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Four students appointed to U.S. Service Academies

UTICA, N.Y. – Congressman Richard Hanna has announced that four students from the 22nd Congressional District have been appointed to U.S. Service Academies.

Hanna encourages middle schoolers to seek STEM careers

CLINTON, N.Y. (WKTV) - More than 60 middle schoolers gathered Friday in Clinton as Congressman Richard Hanna encouraged them to pursue careers in STEM fields.

Looming sequestration cuts: Congressman Hanna weighs in

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Congressman Richard Hanna (R) - 22nd District, is busy working with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as the clock ticks toward sequestration. Click the video to listen to WKTV's phone interview with Hanna on Monday.

House votes to defuse debt limit crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid a first-time default for at least four months, defusing a looming crisis setting up a springtime debate over taxes, spending and the deficit.

Congressman Bill Owens tours Old Forge, which is now part of the 21st Congressional District

OLD FORGE, N.Y. (WKTV) - Congressman Bill Owens has represented the 23rd Congressional District in New York State since 2009, but in November's election he won the race for the redrawn 21st Congressional District.

Hanna sworn in to represent 22nd Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (R), took the oath of office on the floor of the House of Representatives to serve New York’s new 22nd Congressional District.

House re-elects Boehner as speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and hailing one of their own who returned a year after being felled by a stroke.

Congressman Hanna issues statement on Fiscal Cliff Compromise Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (NY-24) issued the following statement Wednesday on the fiscal cliff compromise bill that was voted on late Tuesday night...

Hanna expects deal to be reached before U.S. goes over Fiscal Cliff

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKTV) - With just two days before the nation hits the so-called Fiscal Cliff, Congressman Richard Hanna believes a last minute deal will be reached between the House and the Senate.

Former North Country Congressman David O'Brien Martin dies

A former Congressman for the North Country has died. Congressman David O'Brien Martin died at his home in West Virginia Tuesday night under the care of hospice and his family.