Andrew joined Island Harvest Food Bank this week for a Mobile Market food distribution at the Patchogue YMCA. Island Harvest Food Bank is a hunger-relief organization with a mission to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. In addition to food distribution, they offer nutrition education programs, workforce skills development, and other services for Long Island's most vulnerable communities. Andrew was glad to have the opportunity to attend this event, hear more about the good work that they do in NY-02, and speak to members of the community they serve.

A disabled Patchogue resident contacted our office over concerns that he was at risk of losing his Social Security Disability due to a paperwork error. Andrew's casework team contacted the Social Security Administration (SSA) on his behalf and the the SSA agreed to file a reconsideration for medical benefits which would allow the resident to retain his benefits.



Andrew knows how frustrating dealing with bureaucracy can be. That is why he has an entire team dedicated to helping constituents get what they need from the federal government. If you need help dealing with a federal agency, contact our office and our team will get to work on your case. 

This week, Andrew joined with Rep. Nick Lalota and other New York colleagues in writing a letter to Governor Hochul and NYC Mayor Eric Adams in response to disturbing reporting indicating New York City has requested migrants be housed at nearly two dozen state-owned facilities, including several locations on Long Island. The letter says in part, "... New York City Officials, who have implemented sanctuary city laws, have exacerbated the Biden Administration’s open-border migrant crisis. Even today, New York City has consistently refused to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and share citizenship status, arrest data and addresses...While New York City Officials have chosen to embrace sanctuary city policies, suburban officials like the ones in our districts have not. As such, suburban counties like the ones we represent must not be forced to incur the financial and public safety burden caused by the policy choices of New York City Officials..." The letter goes on to state opposition to the reported housing plan and to urge Mayor Adams to rescind all current sanctuary city policies and enforce our immigration laws.

This week, Andrew cosponsored H.R. 4021, the Fair and Open Skies Act. This bill would increase the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) powers to regulate unfair business practices from foreign airlines that negatively impact American workers. The United States continues to operate one of the safest aviation systems in the world, and Andrew believes that foreign air carriers should be held to the same standards as American companies if they would like to do business here. Foreign air carriers have a proven track record of undermining wage and safety standards overseas, which should be strenuously curtailed when it comes to their operations on American soil.