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Reed, Sempolinski, Langworthy

 A Member . . . [or an] officer, or employee of the House [paid at or above the “senior staff” rate], may not –(d)  serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of an association, corporation, or other entity; —House Rule … Continue reading

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What does Nick Langworthy say about himself?

What if the Trump coup succeeds? It’s still going on you should know, backed by some of those who swore to protect The Constitution. What does Nick Langworthy say about himself? What does Nick Langworthy say about himself? It isn’t … Continue reading

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New York Republicans shift right

What is clearly happening on both sides is turnover: New York is losing a slew of Republican and Democratic House members this year, along with one of its 27 seats due to reapportionment. Nine House members elected in 2020 — … Continue reading

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Tom Reed’s Campaign Funds

Tom Reed’s 1Q 2022 Campaign Report shows that he is spending little; he has $116,230.31 left to spend. He is no longer paying any staff. He made only two political contributions: $1000 to Mike Sigler, a Republican running for Congress … Continue reading

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World Oil and Natural Gas Reserves

Alternative facts abound. The U.S. is the world’s energy superpower. –– Republican letter dated March 3, 2022 The United States has the energy resources to knock Russia out of the oil and gas market entirely, … — Rep. Tom Reed. … Continue reading

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Partisan Comments on “The State of the Union.”

It is delightful to see two powerful women behind the President for a State of the Union Address, I suspect for the first time in our history. Thankfully the President’s agenda didn’t pass, because even members of his own party … Continue reading

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Two Republicans on Agriculture

Tom is Tom. I am me. There are things we agree on, but there are also a lot of things we disagree on. — Joe Sempolinski Tom Reed: Agriculture is the backbone of our local economy. Our region features a … Continue reading

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What’s fair and what’s not.

Years ago, when I was hired by an electric utility company, a VP took me and other new hires out to dinner. He had two messages for us: the first had to do with unions, the second with Rural Electric … Continue reading

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Having it both ways

Rep. Tom Reed strongly favors the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill” which is now law and not the proposed “Build Back Better Act, which he describes as “reckless spending.” This may confuse people for two reasons: Both are associated with investment in … Continue reading

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Tom Reed’s career in Congress

I certainly think bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view.–Richard Mourdock When Tom Reed was first elected to Congress, he was a fiscal conservative. He predicted incessantly that government was at the brink of … Continue reading

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