In Brief – Hudson Valley Representative Antonio Delgado was honored Tuesday for working with Republicans as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. Delgado and 19 other representatives were awarded the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The accolade recognizes representatives who reach across the aisle, with the honor going…
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan announced a temporary tax break for businesses and gave details on COVID-19 testing procedure in the county during an information session streamed live on Facebook Thursday. He was joined by Congressman Antonio Delgado, who discussed actions to combat the Coronavirus on the federal level and talked about hospital bed capacity…
In Brief- Indivisible Ulster endorsed Democratic state Sen. Jen Metzger Monday in her re-election campaign against Republican challenger Mike Martucci. The progressive grassroots group, formed after President Trump’s election in 2016, cited her legislative accomplishments in their endorsement, especially her work towards reducing regulatory burdens on farms and battling the Lyme epidemic. Metzger – who…
Congressman Antonio Delgado introduced a bill Monday to make a form of Medicare available to all Americans, fulfilling assertions on the campaign trail he would address what he has repeatedly called the “health care crisis.” The bill would provide the “public option” of Medicare X, which would use existing Medicare physician networks but would keep…
Veterans organizations from the Hudson Valley and beyond celebrated a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals reversing the policy of denying disability benefits to a group of 90,000 Vietnam veterans who say they were exposed to a deadly toxin by the military. The federal Veteran’s Administration (VA) began giving disability benefits under the Agent…
Congressman Antonio Delgado threw his support behind two bills seeking to benefit veterans earlier this month, some of the first legislation he sponsored since taking office at the beginning of the year. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act seeks to extend healthcare, disability and death benefits to Navy personnel sickened by exposure to Agent…
The “Blue Wave” hit the 19th District in the 2018 midterms — hard. Antonio Delgado’s victory in the midterms was helped by a surge of voter participation, with the number of voters turning out in some parts of the 19th District looking more like a presidential election. This increase in voting numbers went to the…
About 150 activists braved the drizzle Friday to rage against the policies of Republicans John Faso and Donald Trump mere feet from Faso’s office. Protestors have been gathering at Rep. Faso’s offices in Kingston, Kinderhook and Delhi since Faso and Trump were elected two years ago, hoisting signs, playing music and leading chants about what…