Antonio Delgado
Hochul picks Rep. Antonio Delgado for lieutenant governor
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Delgado had been running for re-election against Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.
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Delgado had been running for re-election against Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.
“Making sure that our milk can go to our schools, milk can go to our hospitals, milk can go to our community centers. Wherever there’s more localized opportunities to grow and build from, that should be the focus.”
“We can’t accept a world where sovereign nations can be impeded upon,” Rep. Delgado (D-19) said Tuesday.
Molinaro, who currently serves as Duchess County Executive, was entertaining a second run for governor in 2022, but later joined other Republicans endorsing Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-01) for that race.
“There still is a digital divide, particularly in rural parts of the state, and for lower-income New Yorkers, who don’t have access or can’t afford a home subscription.”
“When our sales tax is cut by that much it affects us, when other counties weren’t nearly as affected because the majority of their revenue comes from tax revenue.”
No House Republicans voted in favor of the bill.
“The Rebuild Rural America Act would transform the federal government away from being a complicated, siloed and top-down enterprise or bureaucracy, into a more responsive, effective partner for our rural communities.”
“To allow the president of the United States to incite this attack without consequence is a direct threat to the future of our democracy.”
Van De Water said he looks forward to a rematch in 2022.
Incumbent Delgado leads Republican Kyle Van De Water by just over 2 percent.
Candidates also discussed the ongoing confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
The Army veteran will try to unseat Rep. Antonio Delgado in November.
“I am humbled to have the support of the Republican voters across NY-22.”
“Our state and local budgets are hemorrhaging”
“Folks who deal in dairy and specialty crops will be provided meaningful support when it comes to price losses.”
“Our farmers, who are now eligible for the economic injury disaster loan, had been told that while they’re eligible in name only, they’re not eligible in practice.”
“It is incredibly unfair that local governments serving populations under 500,000 or less were not given direct access to funding in the CARES Act”
The conversation comes after the federal stimulus package passed last week.
President Trump signed the measure Friday afternoon.
According to the Federal Election Commission, Delgado’s campaign had over $2 million in cash on hand for his reelection at the end of last year.
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The new bill will allow visas for year-round workers and it provides a path to legal status for current farm workers already in the U.S.
The vote went along party lines.
“Despite this great victory, we must not confuse the death of this evil man with the total defeat of ISIS.”
“Elijah Cummings was not just a great congressman, but a great man.”
The hearing is expected to cover how internet access affects students, small businesses and rural hospitals.
Democrat represents a region that showed support for Trump in 2016.
The measure defends Department of Defense, but also includes related measures.
Farmers gain breathing room during tough financial times.
During a tour of immigrant detention facilities, New York 19th District Congressman Antonio Delgado said he saw human beings who were suffering.
“Family and professional obligations will make it impossible for me to wage another campaign, especially since such efforts would have to begin almost immediately.”
New York has a program that aims to expand access across the state. But NY-19 Congressman Antonio Delgado said some practical changes to implementing broadband could help speed things along.
For Freshman Democratic Congressman Antonio Delgado, entering Congress amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history was frustrating.
Two Southern Tier congress members were sworn into their new posts on Thursday. They join the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.
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WSKG’s Gabe Altieri and Monica Sandreczki walk us through some of the big issues in the race with each candidate: the Green Party’s Steve Greenfield, Independent Diane Neal, Democrat Antonio Delgado and Republican John Faso.
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