Press Releases

November 10, 2020 Press Release

(Erie County, N.Y.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) sent a letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to include Scaffold Law reform in his next budget proposal. Specifically, Congressman Jacobs called for implementing a comparative liability standard for gravity-related injuries.

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October 29, 2020 Press Release

 

(Erie County, N.Y.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) held a press conference this morning to highlight the critical need for additional state and local COVID-19 relief funding. He was joined by NYS Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, Assemblyman Mike Norris, Niagara County Legislature Chair Rebecca Wydysh, and Orleans County Legislature Chair Lynne Johnson. 

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October 28, 2020 Press Release
Says threat of the Chinese Communist Party is undeniable and urgent

 

October 27, 2020 Press Release

 

(Erie County, N.Y.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) joined Bestself Behavioral Health in Orchard Park, NY today to announce $1.6 million in Department of Justice (DOJ) grant funding to help Bestself further improve services offered to the Western New York Community.

 

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October 26, 2020 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) has cosponsored the Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019 (H.R. 692).

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October 26, 2020 Press Release

(Erie County, N.Y.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) issued the following statement in response to news that President Trump signed an executive order to commission a 90-day study on avenues to reimburse lost pension payments of salaried and non-union retirees of Delphi Corporation.

 

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October 23, 2020 Press Release

(Erie County, N.Y.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) is releasing the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture announced it has authorized $500 million to support a fourth round of the Farmers to Families Food Box program.

 

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October 14, 2020 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) has cosponsored the State Municipal Assistance for Response and Transition (SMART) Act.

October 8, 2020 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) has cosponsored H.R. 8025 – Protecting Access to Rural Care Act.

 

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