Representative Eric J. Massa, a freshman Democrat from upstate New York who faces an investigation after being accused of harassing a male aide, said Friday that he would resign next week. Mr. Massa was reported to the House ethics committee last month after a member of his Congressional staff accused him of harassment, according to [...]
The 29th Congressional District will be a key battleground in the 2010 elections, according to both Republican and Democratic officials. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Eric Massa, D-Corning, will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Saturday in Centerway Square in Corning to announce his plans. While Massa won’t officially indicate until Saturday if he plans to [...]
More than 1,000 people filled the Victor High School auditorium and 250 people initially left in the halls — listened on a speaker in the school gym to Rep. Eric Massa’s town hall session on health care Wednesday. The meeting quickly turned boisterous. People booed, applauded and shouted out comments periodically as Massa, D-Corning, took [...]
The area could see twice as much money than originally thought from the economic stimulus package signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama. U.S. Rep. Eric Massa, D-Corning, is touring the 29th Congressional District this week explaining how the $787 billion federal investment will benefit the local and national economies. He said the district [...]
Republicans on Wednesday attacked freshman U.S. Rep. Eric Massa for his decision to begin taking campaign contributions from corporate political action committees. “It didn’t take long for Eric Massa to get comfortable with the way Washington Democrats operate,” said Ken Spain, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. “After breaking his pledge not to accept [...]
Even though the votes are still being counted, Democrat Eric Massa is acting as though he’s already won the race for the 29th Congressional District. Massa took a break Wednesday from the Congressional Fresh-man Orientation to meet with New York Gov. David Paterson, Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and other members of [...]
