Tom Reed

During a tour of immigrant detention facilities, New York 19th District Congressman Antonio Delgado said he saw human beings who were suffering.

The group will head to the Rio Grande Valley

"I think the sentiment can be interpreted, rightfully, as offensive and I think it’s, it was inappropriate."

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is touring upstate New York on Wednesday.

Mental health issues are a community concern, not just one for the schools, according to Kelly Houck, Dundee Superintendent of Schools.

Theresa Alt was one of two people who stopped by for a visit. Alt met Tuesday with staff at Congressman Tom Reed’s Ithaca office. That office last opened its doors two weeks ago, but there were no visitors. This time, people showed up.

Over the weekend, Republican congressman Tom Reed hosted a series of three town halls around his Southern Tier district. They came just after the partial federal shutdown ended.

Today is the 35th day of the partial government shutdown. For New York Republican congressman Tom Reed that’s 35 days too long.

Representative Tom Reed said there are compromises available to both parties which would reopen the federal government and give them a victory. First, Reed says Congress must stop what he calls partisan ‘political theater’ and start working to each other.

When Democrats formally assume control of leadership in the House of Representatives Wednesday, they're expected to push for passage of House rule changes. A Western New York Republican said in his weekly conference call Wednesday that he will support those changes.