Timothy M. Kennedy

With New Rules Set to Take Effect January 1st, State Health Officials Estimate at Least 475,000 New Yorkers Could Lose Medicaid Access Kennedy Vows House Democrats Will Fight to Protect Care and Affordability BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) joined 1199SEIU, a coalition of organized labor, and leaders...

Kennedy and Colleagues Warn Proposed Acquisition Threatens Independent Restaurants, Local Jobs, and Affordability by Eliminating a Critical Source of Price Competition BUFFALO, N.Y. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led his colleagues in sending a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging rejection of...

Kennedy Questions ICE Officials and Witnesses State of the Facility and its Detainees Firsthand BUFFALO, N.Y. - After receiving written confirmation from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that ICE is proceeding with a nearly $17 million expansion at their Batavia facility, Congressman Tim...

One Year After Trump Promised Full Reversal of Funding Cuts, First Responders Statewide are Still Without Millions in Federal Investments BUFFALO, N.Y. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, led members of the...

Grant Extends Microloans and Business Support for Refugee Entrepreneurs BUFFALO, N.Y. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) today announced a $62,500 federal grant from the Office of Refugee Resettlement for the Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI), extending its Refugee Microenterprise Development project...

At Kennedy’s Demand, DHS Finally Discloses Details of Batavia ICE Facility Expansion - New $17 Million Structure Will House Women Detainees In a Response to Kennedy’s Letter Written in His Oversight Capacity, DHS's Own Numbers Show More Than 70% of Batavia Detainees Have No Criminal Record, Contradicting...

Standing at Northland Workforce Training Center, Kennedy Highlights How Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Cross-Border Materials are Raising Costs for WNY Manufacturers BUFFALO, N.Y. – Today Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), joined by local employers and advocates at the Northland Workforce Training Center, warned that...

Legislation Would Allow Families to Apply and Interview Together, Reducing Unnecessary Barriers to Cross-Border Travel WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Tim Kennedy’s NEXUS for Families Act, H.R. 9382, legislation that would make it easier for families to enroll in and renew...

Kennedy Presses Federal Agencies for Clarity on Contamination, Testing Timeline, Resident Protections, Relocation Assistance, and Financial Impacts on Affected Families BUFFALO, N.Y. – Congressman Tim Kennedy sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Army Corps of...

After Thorough Review, AG James Determined her Office Lacked Authority to Prosecute, Referred Case to Erie County DA BUFFALO, N.Y. – Standing feet from where Mr. Nurul Amin Shah Alam was found, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) was joined today by House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson...

Delegation Met with Law Enforcement, Local Officials, and Families of 5/14 Victims and Survivors to Examine Emergency Response and Warn Against Trump Administration Cuts to FEMA Preparedness Grants BUFFALO, N.Y. - Today, at the invitation of Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Ranking Member of the House Homeland...