Congresswoman Tenney's Weekly Newsletter Have questions? Contact Me Here Leading the Charge to Hold NY Attorney General Letitia James Accountable This week, I sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul calling on her to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of sexual harassment within New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office. Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and Congressman Chris Jacobs joined me in sending this letter. On December 2, 2022, the New York Times reported that Ms. James’ longtime Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Khan, resigned due to at least two sexual harassment allegations against him. This comes after allegations leveled in 2017 that Mr. Khan had drugged and sexually assaulted a coworker at a December 2014 holiday party. This long track record of inappropriate and possibly criminal behavior over many years brings into question Ms. James’ claim that she was not aware previously of Mr. Khan’s conduct. It is also concerning that Ms. James hired a law firm, Littler Mendelson, to which she has a personal connection, to perform an audit on her office. In addition, unlike her investigation into disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Ms. James refused to vet the Littler Mendelson contract with Comptroller DiNapoli. Letitia James is the most partisan Attorney General in the nation, and she has lost the public’s trust. Unfortunately for the people of New York, she is not above Albany Democrats’ rampant culture of corruption, and instead she is proving to be just another part of it. To restore public trust in this important office, it is imperative that Governor Hochul immediately appoint an independent special counsel to probe the culture of sexual harassment in Attorney General James’ office as well as her efforts over the years to conceal it from the public. Governor Hochul told New Yorkers she would put an end to Albany’s culture of sexual harassment and corruption. If she truly means what she says, now would be an excellent opportunity for her to prove it to New Yorkers. Read my full letter here. READ MORE: NY GOP wants special prosecutor to probe how AG James handled aide’s sexual harassment case I joined "Common Ground" to talk about how Republicans and Democrats can come together to tackle big challenges Earlier this week, I joined Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Bret Baier's "Common Ground" segment to discuss issues that Republicans and Democrats are working together on. One of these issues of bipartisan importance is countering China, which is among the greatest threats of our time and one which will require a whole-of-government strategy and cooperation from both parties. We also discussed ongoing efforts to combat global food insecurity, which also helps support the continued agricultural exports of New York's farmers. During this segment, I also discussed the bipartisan commitment to civility I first took as a member of Congress in 2017, when I was sworn in alongside Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue to promote constructive discourse and positive leadership for our Nation. Our country faces many challenges today, and it is critically important that Congress works together to find solutions that help seniors, working families and small businesses and family farms. I will always be a compassionate advocate for my community. Watch my full interview here or at the link above. I'm committed to restoring transparency to government, which is why I explain every vote I take on the House floor. While we may not always agree, you will always know where I stand on the issues and how I vote in Congress. This Congress my office has already explained more than 420 votes. One piece of legislation we considered this week, the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, impacts the great research and development happening in our own community. H.R. 7535 is a win for the Research Lab in Rome and our national security. To read more about my votes and see the full list with explanations of all the legislation considered this week, please click here As I mentioned, I voted “Yes” on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7535, the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. Although still in its developing stages, the creation of quantum computing has shown the potential to radically improve our computing capacity by reducing the computing time for some calculations from years to mere minutes or even seconds. A great deal of the research into this new technology is occurring right here in upstate New York at the Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York. However, this increased capacity also brings the risk of allowing bad actors to easily override the algorithms and encryption methods that currently secure most of our digital data. This bill with help mitigate national security risks, requiring the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a rule or binding guidance related to the migration of Executive Branch cryptographic systems to post-quantum cryptography. These are the types of necessary steps we must take to keep the data of Americans safe. This bill passed by a vote of 420-3. Congratulations to the 10 outstanding students from NY-22 nominated by the Military Service Academy Committee Every year, I am honored to have the opportunity to nominate students from across New York's 22nd District to serve their country by attending a Military Service Academy. Students are selected based on their academic achievement and community service by an expert panel that includes leaders from across our region, including many veterans. My son Trey was selected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy and went on to become an officer in the United States Marine Corps, which makes this nominating process especially meaningful to me. Below are the 10 names of the outstanding students nominated for Military Service Academies from across New York's 22nd District: Brad Bishal (Chittenango) Julia Reff (Cazenovia) Connor Clark (Munnsville) Josh Grabowski (Newport) Delaney Francisco (Mohawk) Jerald Barnard (Apalachin) David Gleeson (Oneida) Liam Gleeson (New Woodstock) Luke Williams (Marcy) Mateo Ripa (New Hartford) I offer my sincere congratulations to each of these students and wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavors! I will be sure to keep you updated as students receive formal offers from the Service Academies. If you or someone you know would like to be considered for a Military Service Academy next year, you can find more information here. Another casework win - always fighting for my constituents One of the greatest honors I have as your representative in Congress is to advocate for your needs through the federal casework process. My office was recently contacted by a Broome County family on behalf of an individual who faced eviction because his Social Security Disability application had been lost in the bureaucratic shuffle. The individual was no longer able to work and needed these federal benefits to survive. My office contacted the local Social Security office, flagging his case as urgent and expediting the process on their behalf. No matter the issue, I will always be an advocate for my constituents! If you or someone you know ever needs assistance with a federal agency, we are here to help. Please contact my Binghamton District Office at 607-242-0200 or my Utica District Office at 315-732-0713. We are here to serve you! Have news or updates to share? Email me! If you have updates regarding events in the community or other news to share from across New York's 22nd District, please visit the "Contact Me" page on my website to share it with me. My team will try to include as many of your updates from around #NY22 as we can each week. ‌ ‌ ‌ Rep. Tenney | 1410 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]