The House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), H.R. 647, authored by Tom Reed and Congressmen Eliot L. Engel and Buddy Carter (R-GA). This legislation would create programs to train the next generation of hospice and palliative care providers, educate patients about the benefits of hospice and palliative care, and expand research in these fields. This bill passed with 296 bipartisan cosponsors and endorsements from 54 nati... Read more

U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, today introduced new bipartisan legislation to cut the price of most insulin products by more than 75%. The legislation – known as the Insulin Price Reduction Act – would give the nation’s three makers of insulin an incentive to lower the current list price of their insulin products, which is approximately $300 a vial, to the price it was listed at in 2006, which was, on average, approximately $6... Read more

Dear Neighbor, Diabetes and access to insulin are very important issues to me since they both have hit very close to home. It is heartbreaking to hear stories about people rationing their insulin or choosing between buying this life-saving drug or paying their bills. Recently, to help remedy this situation, we offered an amendment to Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing plan which would lower the cost of insulin for people on Medicare Part D by requiring rebates to go directly to people paying for insuli... Read more

Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed H.R. 3497, the Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, to expand Pell Grant eligibility for qualifying short-term training programs, helping more Americans gain access to industry-recognized credentials. This bill is the companion to legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tim Kaine (D-VA). The bill was introduced in the House by Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and Cedric Richmond (D-LA), ... Read more

Today, Tuesday, October 22, 2019, a bipartisan group of lawmakers comprised of Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Tom Reed (NY-23), Max Rose (NY-11), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), called on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, to stop blatantly violating U.S. law, to immediately change their policy, and to remove all content from Foreign Terrorist Organizations and affiliated profiles, including Hamas and Hezbollah, by November 1st. If Twitter is better at determining violent extremist content than the... Read more

Today, October 21, 2019, the Problem Solvers Caucus praised the passage of H.R. 724, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act of 2019, which utilized the new House “Consensus Calendar” to help get a debate and vote on the House floor. This legislation creates a federal animal cruelty statute prohibiting the most heinous acts of abuse which can occur beyond the reach of state cruelty laws. The initiative received priority consideration on the House floor by having more than 290 bipart... Read more

Dear Neighbor, Did you know there are currently more job openings than there are Americans looking for work? Employers are in search of more qualified workers and there are untapped opportunities. We need to start encouraging people to get the skills they needed to fill the good paying jobs employers are desperate to fill. Currently, needs-based Federal Pell Grants are only available to students who enroll in a program of study that requires at least 600 clock hours of instruction over 15 weeks.... Read more

Today, Rep. Tom Reed announced a $86,500 USDA Rural Development grant to provide the Finger Lakes Regional Prosperity Network in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County the needed funding to support its Food Business Incubation Program, also known as “FoodBIP.” Launched in December of 2018, this program acts as technical support for the Finger Lakes food and beverage manufacturing sector. “We care about making sure local manufacturers, including those in the food and be... Read more

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Tom Reed co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to expand access to financial aid for technical education programs. The JOBS Act expands Pell Grant eligibility to qualifying short-term training programs to help more Americans gain access to industry recognized credentials. “Nationwide, there are currently more job openings than there are Americans who are looking for work. With employers clamoring for more qualified workers, these jobs are untapped opportunities,” Tom said.... Read more

Today, Rep. Tom Reed announced a $38,563 USDA Rural Development grant to provide Tioga County with funding to create an action plan for the Tioga County Workforce Development Pipeline Strategy. The plan will be completed by Tioga County Economic Development and Planning. It will help find ways to meet the workforce needs of local employers and employers in contiguous counties and position these communities for paced renewal and economic sustainability. Reed also announced a $58,200 USDA Rural De... Read more