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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote Secretary Rollins demanding she use contingency funds to make SNAP payments to the over 80,000 people across NY-19 at risk of losing benefits due to the government shutdown.

I’ll continue fighting to ensure the most vulnerable in our community receive the nutrition assistance they need.

New work requirements, government shutdown put N.Y. SNAP recipients at risk

Starting Nov. 1, all states must be fully complying with the broad policy and tax law passed in July.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 5d

Adelita Grijalva was elected a month ago, but Mike Johnson refuses to seat her because he knows she’ll be the deciding vote to release the Epstein files.

I joined Freshman Democrats in demanding she be sworn in. Stop protecting predators. Let the people be heard.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 7d

Political violence has no place in this country. We all have a responsibility to take the temperature down. Grateful to local, state, and federal authorities for their swift action.

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Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested on charge that he threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries | CNN Politics

A New York man who was convicted of charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack was arrested Sunday on a charge that he threatened to kill Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 18d

I’ll never stop fighting to keep care close to home.

At our Sullivan County town hall this week, we talked about the fight to protect rural hospitals, lower utility bills, and make sure every Upstate family can get the care they need.

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Rep. Josh Riley Discusses Healthcare, Gaza, NYSEG at Sullivan County Town Hall

New York 19th District Congressmember Josh Riley visited Sullivan County on Monday evening to discuss how to keep healthcare close to home. Riley criticized lawmakers backing One Big Beautiful Bill’s...

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 28d

House Republicans jammed through a spending bill that decimates rural hospitals and healthcare.

They refuse to work with Democrats to undo these cuts and are now dragging us towards a shutdown.

I'll work with anyone to keep our hospitals open and do right by Upstate New Yorkers.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 29d

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Democrats Raise Alarm Over Cancellation of Annual Hunger Survey

The Agriculture Department’s Household Food Security Report has offered an essential measure of national and state-level food insecurity for 30 years, House Democrats warned in a letter sent Friday.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · 29d

We can’t fix what we refuse to face. Hunger is rising in Upstate New York, and families can’t wait.

That’s why I joined colleagues in demanding USDA reinstate this critical survey — we need the data to deliver real solutions.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 23

When workers form a union, it shouldn't take years to get a first contract.

I'm supporting the Faster Labor Contracts Act to give workers the power to win fair wages and crack down on the big corporations who use delay tactics to wear them down.

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Riley pushes bill to speed up union contracts, curb corporate delays | Fingerlakes1.com

Workers who vote to unionize shouldn’t have to wait years to see the benefits — that’s the message behind a new bill introduced by Congressman Josh Riley. The Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), a...

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 23

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Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up — Again

Electric bills in New York haven't been this high for a decade, and they're about to rise even more. Here's why.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 23

Utility bills in Upstate New York haven’t been this high in a decade.

More than a million homes are now at least two months behind on payments.

That’s why I introduced the Keep the Lights Local Act—to cut costs and put power back where it belongs: with the people who pay the rates.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 19

The FCC strong-arming a private company to pull a comedian off the air is clearly unconstitutional, and the courts need to say so.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 18

Foreign corporations who own our utility companies are raking in record profits while Upstate New Yorkers are getting crushed by utility bills.

Today I introduced the Keep The Lights Local Act to ban foreign corporations from owning our utility companies.

We're taking our power back–literally.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 16

The system is rigged.

Utility monopolies like NYSEG & their foreign owners cash in.

Regulators roll over.

Families pay the price.

That’s why we’re fighting back.

Thank you to the American Economic Liberties Project for joining us in the fight.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 12

Central Hudson rips $80M a year out of our community and ships it to a Canadian energy giant. And the Albany regulators who should’ve had our backs sold us out. I filed this appeal because our fight isn’t over — it’s just getting started.

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Riley files appeal to reverse Central Hudson rate hikes, calling approval ‘rigged’

KINGSTON, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Josh Riley has filed an appeal with the state Public Service Commission to reverse its decision approving Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation’s latest rate …

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 11

9/11 survivors, their families, and first-responders deserve more than words. They deserve action.

I'm supporting the bill to provide long-term funding for the World Trade Center Health Program so those who still carry the weight of that day get the medical care they need.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 10

The shooting of Charlie Kirk is sickening and heartbreaking. We must take the temperature down and reject political violence always and everywhere. Praying for his family and everyone impacted.

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Live updates: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot at Utah college event

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 10

GOP budget cuts would decimate rural hospitals and leave communities like ours without care, all so billionaires can get another handout. It's going to cost lives.

I’m fighting back with $500 million in emergency aid, because no family should have to drive hours for a doctor. Not now. Not ever.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our country misses out on billions each year when the wealthy use tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair share.

Now, Trump is gutting the IRS' ability to fight back.

This administration will stop at nothing to protect their billionaire puppet-masters.

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Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 9

Release the damn files. All of them.

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House Panel Releases Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 3

Release the files.

Today, I signed the discharge petition to make all of the Epstein Files public because you deserve the transparency you were promised.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's the honor of my life to represent Upstate in Congress, and I will always fight to protect our jobs and deliver a square deal to working families.

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Josh Riley recognized by labor and community organizations

U.S. Representative Josh Riley (D-19) has been recognized by labor and community organizations for his leadership in supporting jobs in New York State.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation

Electricity prices are rising more than twice as fast as overall inflation. That's especially costly during the dog days of summer when air conditioners are working hardest. In addition to hot weath...

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's easy to understand why our electric bills are rising more than twice as fast as inflation.

NYSEG ➡️ Iberdrola

Central Hudson ➡️ Fortis

Rate hikes are merely a tool to pad the pockets of corporate executives overseas.

I'm fighting back against the utility monopolies.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Aug 15

Job Corps is a promise to every young person in Upstate New York that if you work hard, you can learn a valuable skill and build a meaningful career.

I will always fight to protect this program from the senseless cuts Washington extremists have proposed.

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Rep. Josh Riley @reprileyny.bsky.social · Aug 15

The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill guts Medicaid, puts hundreds of rural hospitals at risk, and drives doctors & nurses out of Upstate NY. I voted no, called it out on the House floor, and I’m not done—I’ll keep fighting to protect our care.

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Rural New York’s healthcare staffing crisis deepens amid Medicaid funding battle

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit on August 7, which found that 16 rural counties in New York are lacking in primary care doctors, pediatricians, OB-GYNs, dentists, and mental health pr…

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