Delgado ‘Will Work Hard With Anyone’ To Stop Shutdown

CONGRESSMAN's 1st DAY IN D.C.

He Reviews Top Issues With Press

By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

Congressman Delgado confers with Congressman John Lewis, the Hero of Selma. (Twittered by Delgado office)

Otsego County’s new congressman, Antonio Delgado, D-19, began work in Washington D.C. today, but many of his fellow federal workers weren’t on the job.

“It is incredibly irresponsible to find us in this position,” Delgado said in a conference call this morning with reporters from 19^th District news outlets. “We do right by the people when we keep the government open for the people.”

He pledged to “work hard with anyone” to pass a spending bill that will re-open the government.

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