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Audio Feature: This week in news for Representative John Faso
May 06, 2017 9:22 am
Click here (9:29) to listen to WGXC's Congressional report, a look back at the week in news for Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook).
Three Democratic candidates -- Steven Mitchell Brisee, Brian Flynn, and Antonio Delgado -- have previously filed paperwork to run for New York’s 19th Congressional District against incumbent John Faso (R-Kinderhook). On April 28, six Democrats turned out to talk about their early campaigns for the Democratic nomination at the Greene County Democrats' "16th Annual Salute to FDR" at the Pegasus Restaurant in Coxsackie. Mostly, though, Jeff Beals from Saugerties, Patrick Ryan, Sue Sullivan from Otsego County, Brisee, Flynn, and Delgado wanted to talk about Faso, and how they disagree with him.
Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that a new poll suggests 50 percent of voters in the 19th Congressional District support the current Affordable Care Act healthcare plan and only 33 percent prefer the proposed American Health Care Act replacement bill currently being considered in Washington D.C. The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling, and commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Local Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) said he would have voted for a previous version of the AHCA, and said on May 1 that he would be agreeable to voting on the newest version of the Republican bill even before the Congressional Budget Office is able to assess the fiscal and social impacts of the new version of the bill. The poll says that 52 percent of local voters oppose the AHCA. A March Quinnipiac poll said that 56 percent of voters across the country disapproved of the Republican health plan, and a March Siena College poll showed that 56 percent of registered voters in New York opposed passage of the AHCA. The PPP poll also found that 62 percent of 19th district voters oppose defunding Planned Parenthood. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.
Casey Seiler is reporting at Capitol Confidential U.S. Rep. John Faso told the Times Union editorial board on Mon., May 1, that he would be agreeable to voting on the newest version of the American Health Care Act even before the Congressional Budget Office is able to assess the fiscal and social impacts of the bill. “I would certainly prefer it,” Faso said, referencing a new CBO “score” on the legislation. The measure could come up for a vote a soon as this week. The CBO found the original AHCA would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 24 million during the coming decade. The Kinderhook Republican said a new CBO score would be less significant than changes made to the bill if it proceeds to the Senate. "It is a process that is undoubtedly going to have additional changes that I would like to see,” he said. Read the full story in the Times Union.
Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) voted for the latest Republican healthcare plan on May 4, which passed the U.S. House. "After careful review of the changes to the AHCA, I believe that this legislation addresses my concerns and I will support it as amended," Faso wrote on Twitter. Faso previously supported an earlier version of the bill, which polled at 17 percent approval. This version of the bill is more conservative, with less coverage. On May 1, Faso said he would be fine voting on the newest version of the American Health Care Act even before the Congressional Budget Office is able to assess the fiscal and social impacts of the bill. Gov Andrew Cuomo released a statement May 4 that said, in part, "As a direct result of the amendment introduced by Congressmen Faso and Collins, this provision alone would cut Medicaid funding for New York by $2.3 billion and cripple hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities across the state." There was a protest in front of Faso's Kinderhook office May 4 over the healthcare issue.
Three Democratic candidates -- Steven Mitchell Brisee, Brian Flynn, and Antonio Delgado -- have previously filed paperwork to run for New York’s 19th Congressional District against incumbent John Faso (R-Kinderhook). On April 28, six Democrats turned out to talk about their early campaigns for the Democratic nomination at the Greene County Democrats' "16th Annual Salute to FDR" at the Pegasus Restaurant in Coxsackie. Mostly, though, Jeff Beals from Saugerties, Patrick Ryan, Sue Sullivan from Otsego County, Brisee, Flynn, and Delgado wanted to talk about Faso, and how they disagree with him.
Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that a new poll suggests 50 percent of voters in the 19th Congressional District support the current Affordable Care Act healthcare plan and only 33 percent prefer the proposed American Health Care Act replacement bill currently being considered in Washington D.C. The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling, and commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Local Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) said he would have voted for a previous version of the AHCA, and said on May 1 that he would be agreeable to voting on the newest version of the Republican bill even before the Congressional Budget Office is able to assess the fiscal and social impacts of the new version of the bill. The poll says that 52 percent of local voters oppose the AHCA. A March Quinnipiac poll said that 56 percent of voters across the country disapproved of the Republican health plan, and a March Siena College poll showed that 56 percent of registered voters in New York opposed passage of the AHCA. The PPP poll also found that 62 percent of 19th district voters oppose defunding Planned Parenthood. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.
Casey Seiler is reporting at Capitol Confidential U.S. Rep. John Faso told the Times Union editorial board on Mon., May 1, that he would be agreeable to voting on the newest version of the American Health Care Act even before the Congressional Budget Office is able to assess the fiscal and social impacts of the bill. “I would certainly prefer it,” Faso said, referencing a new CBO “score” on the legislation. The measure could come up for a vote a soon as this week. The CBO found the original AHCA would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 24 million during the coming decade. The Kinderhook Republican said a new CBO score would be less significant than changes made to the bill if it proceeds to the Senate. "It is a process that is undoubtedly going to have additional changes that I would like to see,” he said. Read the full story in the Times Union.
Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) voted for the latest Republican healthcare plan on May 4, which passed the U.S. House. "After careful review of the changes to the AHCA, I believe that this legislation addresses my concerns and I will support it as amended," Faso wrote on Twitter. Faso previously supported an earlier version of the bill, which polled at 17 percent approval. This version of the bill is more conservative, with less coverage. On May 1, Faso said he would be fine voting on the newest version of the American Health Care Act even before the Congressional Budget Office is able to assess the fiscal and social impacts of the bill. Gov Andrew Cuomo released a statement May 4 that said, in part, "As a direct result of the amendment introduced by Congressmen Faso and Collins, this provision alone would cut Medicaid funding for New York by $2.3 billion and cripple hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities across the state." There was a protest in front of Faso's Kinderhook office May 4 over the healthcare issue.