Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John W. Mannion today released the following statement denouncing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to end collective bargaining rights for more than 40,000 TSA employees responsible for aviation safety:
“The millions of Americans who pass through airports each year should be deeply troubled by the Homeland Security Secretary’s unilateral decision to strip collective bargaining rights from 40,000 TSA employees who keep our airports and skies safe, including at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John W. Mannion today released the following statement on President Trump’s address to Congress:
“I was hoping President Trump would talk about how we could work together—Republicans and Democrats—to lower costs, lift people up, and improve the lives of families in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.
Instead, I heard the same lies, attacks, and Kremlin talking points that Donald Trump and Elon Musk have unleashed into American discourse.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today continued his strong support for students and New York dairy farmers by helping to advance the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act through the Education and Workforce Committee. Mannion’s legislation will give students access to more milk options produced locally by New York dairy farms at school.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today joined Members of Congress at the Department of Education to demand answers from Acting Secretary Denise Carter on threats from the current administration to illegally dismantle the agency. Earlier this week, Mannion and his colleagues sent a letter to the Department to request a meeting. Mannion and his colleagues were denied entry to the building.
SYRACUSE, NY – Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today sent the following letter to Acting Director Vaeth at the Office of Management and Budget regarding memo M-25-13 which orders all federal agencies to pause funding which could harm public safety, health care, rural communities, schools, child care, and other essential services in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.
Dear Acting Director Vaeth:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today was appointed to serve on the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Agriculture Committee. These assignments reflect Representative Mannion’s extensive teaching and organized labor experience and ensures strong support for the Micron project and NY-22’s thriving agricultural sector.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced $3.9 million in federal support to establish nearly sixty miles of bicycle infrastructure across Central New York. The funding will help enable the design and engineering of the Central New York Regional Planning & Development Board’s “CNY Peace Trail” that will cover scenic routes through five counties.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today met with Manish Bhatia, Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Micron Technology, for an update on the company’s $100B semiconductor manufacturing project located in in Clay, NY, which Mannion represents as part of NY-22.