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  1. Kathy Hochul
    December 15 via mobile
    As details continue to emerge about the tragic shootings in Connecticut, it is impossible to comprehend the pain that the families of those lost are experiencing. As a mother, I know first-hand that we send our children off to school to learn, to interact, and to play, but to always come back into our arms. That did not happen for these grieving families. As we search for answers, let us pray for the loved ones of the children and adults so senselessly lost in this unspeakable tragedy.
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    • Erik Hesse
      MESSAGE SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE KNESSET AND DIRECTED TO EACH OF US My Dearest Brothers and Sisters, There is much strife and seeming complexity regarding peace and brotherhood among all of us in the world. There are many, who believe they have the right answer and are militant to impose their “right” answer on all. They seem to forget the earliest message of our holy scriptures, whether the Koran, the Bible or the Thora, namely that each of us, within our hearts, have been provided with the spirit and love of the Father of us all. This was revealed to our common earthly father, Adam, who understood this in his heart before the writing of any scripture. Each of us have access to this fundamental truth, whether Muslim, Christian, Jew and also our fellow human beings, who have not had the good and fortunate access to the teachings. When we pray, we pray to our Father, present and living within in hearts of each of us. The secret to the peace and brotherhood we all yearn for is to see the presence of our Father in each of us and to love each other as our Father loves us. Within this context, the actions required to address the problems of our contemporary times will not seem insurmountable. “We have sent by inspiration to you as We commended to Abraham, Moses and Jesus, namely that you should be steadfast in religion and make no divisions therein… Allah is our Lord and your Lord… there is no contention between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is our Homecoming.” (Sura 42.13 - 15) My access to our Father is through the Christian teaching, neither less nor more important than the teachings of Abraham or Mohammad. It is the Christmas season, a time when Christians celebrate the love of the Father for and within us all. I give you the following teaching of the Apostle Paul and invite you, whether Muslim, Christian, Jew or a brother seeking access to our Father, to live this teaching within your life: “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” From Love and Brotherhood, Erik Hesse
      Wednesday at 9:22am
    • Brian Higgins
       Maintaining the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station’s C-130 fleet is important to our community and to our nation’s security. Kathy Hochul, Louise Slaughter, and I sent a letter to conferees for the National Defense Authorization Act asking to include the language that passed the House of Representatives protecting the C-130 aircraft fleet.
      161 · Tuesday at 9:55am
    • Bill Ruddy
      Please use some of the money the NRA donated to you to wipe the blood of the children off of your hands. The gun used is designed to kill people and mass murder, not rabbits and intruders. Please help find some middle ground on the gun control issue. Why does it have to be all or nothing?
      December 16 at 10:44am
    • Neil Schleifer
      Shame on you for contributing $3,000 to the NRA -- an organization that, today, has the blood of 30 more people (20 of them kindergarten children) on its hands.
      December 14 at 2:31pm
    • Rachel Kenyon
       Good morning, Congresswoman, My name is Rachel Kenyon. I am a proud and battle-tested Army wife and mom of two beautiful babes, one with autism. As Committee confers to reconcile House and Senate versions of the FY2013 NDAA, I personally ask for your acceptance and consideration of the attached 2,497 petition signatures and 421 individual comments regarding the Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act/Gillibrand Autism Amendment. I have spent the last two years pouring my heart and soul into seeing this legislation pass. I thank those of you who have offered your support and I beg those of you who are hesitant to accept this legislation to look again. Look at our bravest families. Look at the thousands of names and stories our citizens have lent to this cause. They represent only a small fraction of our military families in crisis. They speak for the thousands who are simply unable to fight for this while fighting every day for our country and for their own children with autism who need care. Currently, TRICARE military healthcare provides less than half the recommended treatments for autism, and only to children of active duty service members. Service members who retire after more than twenty years and Wounded Warriors forced to medically retire are stripped of what little treatment TRICARE allows via the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO). On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Congressman John Larson took to the House floor armed with embarrassingly large photos of our little family and made the case for Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act to be included as an amendment to the FY2013 NDAA. It worked, because for Mr. Larson, this had become personal. It worked because Rep. Tom Rooney had the courage to walk up to Chairman Buck McKeon and tell him it was personal. Mr. Rooney has two nephews with autism. Mr. McKeon did the right thing, because now he understood, it was personal. The amendment passed as part of the NDAA in the House. Senator Gillibrand and several bipartisan cosponsors passed a similar amendment in the Senate. Now our thousands of military families await conference committee members to approve this life-changing legislation. I contact you today because this fight is so very personal for so many of us serving our country each day. Not only do I want my husband to feel that his more than 26 years of service warrant the medical care our daughter with autism needs, but I want my daughter to have the security of being able to access the tools that can give her a richer, more meaningful life. It’s personal because I now hold 23,000 other children in my heart, and more than that many parents who serve our country. I love them as I love my own. I want them to feel proud of their country’s service to them in return. I want them to sleep at night, knowing that though autism may have knocked on their door, they can live their lives to the fullest with the care they need and deserve. It’s personal. I started this petition on Change.org several months ago to garner support for this legislation. I believe in my heart that if you read even a small portion of the petition comments from your constituents, both military and civilian, you all will choose to do the right thing. To take this fight personally. To share with your fellow staffers, Senators and Representatives that our families are proud. That our children are worthy. That if just one military child was denied the cancer treatments he or she needed, we would not be wasting time with emails and petitions and action alerts. A true American who hears that 23,000 military children are being denied the medical standard of care for autism takes that personally. Well, for real American patriots, it is so very personal. I appreciate your time and I pray for all of you and your loved ones, because I know that your own public service to our country is so vital as well. For our little family, we will be spending another holiday season living with autism in our house and praying so hard that this is one fight we can say we have found victory. Best, Mrs. Rachel E. Kenyon Wife to Command Sergeant Major William W. Kenyon, 1BN 102IN (MTN) CTARNG. Mother of two beautiful babes – one with autism. http://www.change.org/petitions/congress-make-recommended-autism-treatment-available-to-all-military-children
      December 9 at 7:09am
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    December 10
    Starting today, applications for guest worker visas are now available online for farmers in Western New York and across the country. Electronic filing for guest worker visas is a common sense reform that will streamline the process for farm...ers, saving time and money while ensuring farmers have the labor to support their production and grow their businesses. For answers to frequently asked questions about the implementation of the online visa application program, please visit this site:See More
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  5. Kathy Hochul
    November 27
    I'm proud that my legislation to assist veterans, The Clothe a Homeless Hero Act, passed with the bi-partisan support of my colleagues today. This legislation will require the TSA to partner with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and local charities to distribute unclaimed clothing left at airport security checkpoints to homeless and needy veterans and veterans’ families. As cold weather approaches across much of the country, this legislation will be a help for homeless veterans while we work to end homelessness for good. It is unconscionable that so many of our veterans are homeless, and we must support our returning heroes.
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  6. Kathy Hochul
    November 24 via mobile
    Today is Small Business Saturday! Go out and support the hundreds of wonderful small businesses here in Western New York!
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  7. Kathy Hochul
    November 22
    This Thanksgiving Day, as we count our blessings, let us also be mindful of those brave men and women away from their families, serving overseas to protect our freedom and defend others around the world. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. I wish Western New York and the nation a safe, peaceful, and happy Thanksgiving.
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