OBBBA
He Announced a $35 Million-a-Year Bill to Help States Screen Newborns for Panel Conditions. He Did Not Mention That HHS Abolished the Expert Committee That Builds the Panel.
Why this matters
Every baby born in New York gets a heel-prick blood test in the delivery unit. Which conditions that test looks for is decided state …
He Calls the Rural Health Fund a 'Historic Investment.' The Same Law Cut Medicaid by $911 Billion, and His Oversight Committee Has Not Held a Hearing on Where the Money Went.
Why this matters
Three times in one week he posted about the same $76 million of rural health money: “we created the Rural Health Transformation …
He Says He Takes the 'Oversight' in Oversight Committee Seriously. The Committee's Own Vote Sheets Show Him Absent for 69 of Its 145 Markup Roll Calls.
Why this matters
A committee seat is the reason he gives for investigating a project outside his district. On September 10 he posted that he takes …
A 76-Year-Old Asked About 'No Tax on Social Security.' He Told Him Three Times It Was a Tax Credit. It Is a Deduction.
Why this matters
“No tax on Social Security” was one of the most-repeated promises attached to the law Rep. Langworthy voted for, and it …
State of the District: Eight Hospitals on a Federal At-Risk List, 28 Pharmacies Gone Since 2023, and a Congressman Who Says They 'Aren't Going Anywhere'
Why this matters for NY-23
This is a baseline. It sets down, from public records, what the district has for health care and food, what it has lost …
"Accounts for Every American Child": The Account Is Open to Nearly Every Child. The $1,000 Is Not.
Why this matters
Trump Accounts are real, they went live on July 4, 2026, and the Congressman voted for the law that created them. A family in NY-23 …
'A Seat at the Table': His Two Committees and What He Did With Them on the Medicaid Cuts
Why This Matters
Most laws are championed by a sponsor and then navigate committees that filter them, so the end product reflects a specific set of …
Home Care: The Meeting Is Real, and So Is the Letter He Signed. The 'Stewardship' Framing Omits What His Vote Did.
Why This Matters
Home care is how rural NY-23 seniors and people with disabilities stay out of nursing homes and hospitals. Rep. Langworthy’s …
"These Hospitals Aren't Going Anywhere": At His June Town Hall, He Contradicted It Himself Three Minutes Later
Why This Matters
On his June 25, 2026 telephone town hall — the official recording is posted on his YouTube channel — Rep. Langworthy told listeners …
"450,000 New Yorkers Lose Health Insurance Today": The Essential Plan Cliff, the Affordability Trap, and Where the Money Went
Why This Matters
A claim circulating today — that roughly 450,000 New Yorkers lose health insurance on July 1, 2026 — matches the state’s own …
The 'Largest Tax Cut in History,' by the Deficit: $4.1 Trillion Added, the Bill Routed Up Now and the Cost Down Later
Why This Matters
Rep. Langworthy’s post marks the one-year anniversary of Public Law 119-21 (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”), …
'Socialist' Fits, 'Communist' Doesn't — and the Redistribution Langworthy Condemns in Mamdani He Made Permanent in His Own Tax Law
Why This Matters
Langworthy shares a Newsmax chyron about Mamdani-backed candidates winning June 2026 NYC primaries and adds his own framing: …
Operation Epic Fury's Cost Meets the Cuts He Voted For: $132 Billion in War Costs, $911 Billion in Medicaid Cuts
Why This Matters for NY-23
With a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement reached in April 2026 — a ceasefire that did not hold, see the September 17, 2026 …
Schuyler County's Hospital Is on a Federal At-Risk List. Langworthy Voted for the Bill Behind It — Twice — and Has Said Nothing.
On April 21, 2026, a national watchdog named Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls as one of the New York hospitals most exposed to the Medicaid cuts in …
Three Nursing Home Closures in Chautauqua County; One Was Failing the Federal Floor His Vote Blocked
Why This Matters for NY-23
Between November 2023 and January 2026, three skilled nursing facilities have closed or announced closure in Chautauqua …
'$212 Million for Rural Hospitals': What the December 2025 Announcement Said, and What It Left Out
Why This Matters for NY-23
On December 29–30, 2025, CMS announced first-year awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) — a $50 …
Two Drug-Pricing Claims, Two Different Programs, and Savings That Don't Start Until 2027
Why This Matters for NY-23
NY-23 has one of the oldest populations in New York, with high Medicare enrollment in every county. Prescription drug …
The Company in the District: Corning, the Reconciliation Bill, and $65,775 in Donations
Why This Matters for NY-23
Corning Incorporated — headquartered in Corning, NY, the largest private employer in Steuben County — was actively lobbying …
Nursing Home Donations and the Staffing Rule That Disappeared
Why This Matters for NY-23
In 2024, the federal government finalized the first-ever minimum staffing standard for nursing homes. University of …
Energy: 'All-of-the-Above' Framing Omits His Votes Against Clean Energy for Rural NY
Why this matters in NY-23
Propane is genuinely important infrastructure in rural NY-23. In areas without natural gas pipelines — common across the …
Working Families Tax Cut Posts: 'No Tax on Social Security' Is False; Filer Counts Are Inflated
Why This Matters for NY-23
NY-23 has a high share of working-class households, retirees on fixed incomes, and service-sector workers who earn tips or …
OBBBA Vote: Langworthy Backed Legislation That Locks In IDA-Friendly Tax Provisions
Why This Matters for NY-23
On May 22, 2025, Rep. Langworthy voted YES on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Among its provisions: Opportunity …
Agriculture Week: Langworthy Touts 'Family Farm' Tax Wins. His Own District Tells a Different Story.
Why This Matters for NY-23
NY-23 contains some of New York’s most productive farmland — Chautauqua County’s Lake Erie Grape Belt (one of …
Langworthy Claims 'Largest Middle-Class Tax Cut in History.' What the Data Shows.
In his February 22, 2026 newsletter and a Facebook post from Waverly, Rep. Langworthy describes “the largest middle-class tax cut in …
What SNAP Changes Mean for NY-23 Families
Why This Matters for NY-23
One in eight Steuben County residents receives SNAP. The CBO projects $186 billion in SNAP cuts over 10 years — the largest …
What Medicaid Cuts Mean for NY-23 Healthcare
Why This Matters for NY-23
Six hospitals in NY-23 are operating at negative margins, some losing 30-59 cents on every dollar. Many get 30-40% of their …
SNAP Benefits: Claiming 'Not a Single Dollar Cut' While CBO Documents $186 Billion in Reductions
Why this matters in a rural district
In NY-23, SNAP is not an urban welfare program. It is off-season food stability for farm families, nutrition for …
Rural Hospitals: Calling Closure Warnings 'Pure Fiction' While NY Leads Nation in At-Risk Hospitals
Why this matters in a rural district
In NY-23, the nearest hospital isn’t a convenience — it’s the margin between life and death. When …