Claudia Tenney: “I want to mention one thing that I think is really important. Both Congressman Faso and I served as members of the State…”

“I want to mention one thing that I think is really important. Both Congressman Faso and I served as members of the State Assembly prior to serving in Congress. One thing that we both know is that we are truly interested in helping people who are needy. It isn't about the people who are truly needy; it is about the people who are abusing the system and taking resources that are desperately needed by our seniors and by people who really are, as I said, truly needy. This is a way of providing more resources to them without having the fraud, the abuse and waste, the mismanagement in Albany, and forcing Albany into being more fiscally conservative, protecting our counties so that we can provide those services for our communities. I just want to make sure that we characterize that, because that is something that we all care about as people who take an oath of office, not just to uphold our Federal Constitution but also our State constitution. We take that seriously. I know we are all committed to helping those people, but also remembering that we need to respect the taxpayers. The taxpayers need to have proper management of their funds. I want to commend the gentleman for his work and efforts in making sure this comes to the floor and making sure we get this passed on the Federal level, because it has been a struggle for all of us through many years.…”