Tag Archives: Rep. Langworthy

In case your pants are on fire, pose with a fire department

Posted on June 1, 2023 by whungerford

If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.– MarkTwain

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Rep. Langworthy on the debt default deal

Posted on May 29, 2023 by whungerford

The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law … shall not be questioned.–Fourteenth Amendment The Fiscal Responsibility Act is a historic deal for American taxpayers that will get our country back on the path to … Continue reading →

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Rep. Langworthy speaks

Posted on May 18, 2023 by whungerford

The medium is the message.–Marshall McLuhan Politicians embrace facebook because it is an effective means of mass communication, a one-way street from their propaganda mills into our minds. Posted on facebook: In only two days, a smoke screen of divisive … Continue reading →

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Rep Langworthy on the economy

Posted on May 14, 2023 by whungerford

Certainly labor, number one concern, every employer, every sector of the economy that I’ve talked to. Keeping workers is hard. There are perhaps people that don’t really want to work, and I’m sorry, but we can’t be all things all … Continue reading →

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Insider Trading

Posted on April 25, 2023 by whungerford

S.2038 – STOCK Act 112th Congress CRS Summary (Excerpts, read the whole thing here.) Public Law No: 112-105 (04/04/2012) Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 or STOCK Act – (Sec. 3) Requires the congressional ethics committees to issue interpretive guidance … Continue reading →

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Safe Air Travel

Posted on April 20, 2023 by whungerford

Interested parties talk air travel safety The Pilot’s union likes the current rules, the employer’s association doesn’t. Our representatives chime in. It is unlikely that any party is primarily concerned with safety. Regional Airline Association We need to look at … Continue reading →

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Speaker McCarthy’s Commitment

Posted on April 11, 2023 by whungerford

In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose … Continue reading →

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Western NY Republicans React to Indictment

Posted on March 31, 2023 by whungerford

The indignation of politicians is not a good measure of the gravity of any situation. — Paul Harvey Should everyone running for President be unaccountable for crimes or just one particular person? Indignation Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) Outrageous. The deep … Continue reading →

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Numerical Control

Posted on March 21, 2023 by whungerford

There is a bright future ahead for Corning Community College’s Computer Numerical Control Programming students. The future is tech and these programs are fostering growth in a rapidly growing field. — Rep. Langworthy, facebook 3/20/23 “The future is tech” is … Continue reading →

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Rep. Langworthy, Balanced Budget, National Debt

Posted on March 11, 2023 by whungerford

Anyone who makes alarmist claims about debt by talking about trillions of dollars as opposed to, say, percentages of gross domestic product, is engaged in scare tactics, not serious discussion.–Paul Krugman, “The future of taxes” “We have to get spending … Continue reading →

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