Will Impeachment Vote Since Delgado’s Future? GOP: Freshman Voted Against Constituents; Democrats: He Was Following His Conscience By JIM KEVLIN • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Impeachment is part of the issue. The other part is: By voting for President Trump’s impeachment, is freshman Congressman Anthony Delgado, D-19, endangering his chances of reelection? Yes, said Otsego County Republican Chairman Vince Casale: “He’s going against the majority of the will of his constituents, against how they voted in 2016.” Regardless, Delgado…
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CLICK FOR SYRACUSE NEWSPAPER’S STORY Brindisi Backs Impeachment Utica-based Congressman Anthony Brindisi, D-22, has joined his colleague in the neighboring 19th District in announcing he plans to vote tomorrow for President Trump’s impeachment, he said today in an exclusive interview with the Syracuse Newspapers. Brindisi “has attracted national attention as a key swing vote on impeachment. He had been considered one of the most likely Democrats to split with his party on the historic vote.” Otsego County’s congressman, Antonio Delgado,…
DELGADO: I Will Vote To Impeach Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, will vote for President Trump’s impeachment, he announced at 12:32 p.m. today. The freshman congressman, whose district includes Otsego County, released this statement saying he supports both Articles of Impeachment the House of Representatives plan to vote on this coming week: “The President pressured a foreign government for personal political gain while withholding congressionally approved foreign aid, and in doing so, both abused his power and put our national security…
DEMOCRATS RALLY AT ROOTS With Midterms Arriving, Delgado Tells Rally: Vote CLICK FOR LIST OF CONTESTED RACES…
CONGRESS OKs IMPEACHMENT Voting Yes, Delgado Sought ‘Transparency, Accountability’ U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, who represents Otsego County in Congress, said he voted aye Thursday to launch a formal impeachment proceeding against President Trump “because I am committee to transparency and accountability.” The 232-196 vote along generally partisan lines — only two Democrats voted against the measure — established a “formal process for the relevant committees to continue their work, Delgado said. He said, “I believe this resolution will allow…
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Delgado: Treatment, Not Just Incarceration, Will Help End Opioid Scourge By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Drug courts and treatment, rather than immediately resorting to incarceration, are key to tackling the opioid-addiction epidemic, Congressman Antonio Delgado, R-19, said in a press conference this morning. “The more we can get away from incarceration and toward treatment, the better,” he said. Though he did not offer specifics, Delgado has been meeting with organizations ranging from hospitals providing medical treatment and potential…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Sci-Fi & Horror Festival Returns SCI-FI & HORROR – 11 a.m. Day 2 of the strange and horrific festival. Features authors, vendors, speakers, activities, more. Cost, $6/person for day pass. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/SciFiHorroFest/…
Is Delgado Risking Reelection Over Call For Impeachment? Within minutes of Antonio Delgado proclaiming his support for impeaching Donald Trump on Monday, Sept. 23, the National Republican Campaign Committee declared it is the freshman 19th District congressman’s “political death sentence.” It’s out of character, for sure. On issues to date, Delgado’s played it safe, focusing legislative efforts on agriculture, broadband and healthcare, knowing, regardless, little legislation sent from the Democratic House of Representatives to the Republican U.S. Senate is going…
Delgado Visits County Board, Surprising Some He Discusses Broadband, Energy, Opioids, Housing; Fields Questions, Shakes Hands By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – “He’s here. I know he’s here,” county board Chair David Bliss said around the noon hour, looking into Clerk of the Board Carol McGovern’s office through a door at the front left of the board meeting room. Suddenly, there he was: Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, all 6-foot-4 of him, who said he’d just driven up…
