I will hold the Department to that commitment, and I’ll keep working with USDA, Governor Hochul, and local partners to make sure relief reaches the farms and families that need it.
Hold the USDA to its commitment to move New York's disaster declaration forward without delay.
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Evidence
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USDA FSA announced a Secretarial natural disaster designation for New York for frost and freeze that occurred April 19 through April 21, 2026, with emergency-loan eligibility for listed primary and contiguous counties including Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, and others relevant to NY-22.
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The New York State Governor's Office announced that New York had been granted a USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation after Governor Hochul's request. The release quoted Rep. John W. Mannion saying that after pressing Secretary Rollins and securing her commitment to move the request forward without delay, he was pleased USDA approved the declaration.
Assessments
USDA issued the Secretarial natural disaster designation for New York on July 28, 2026, covering the April 19-21, 2026 frost and freeze and making affected counties, including NY-22 counties, eligible for FSA emergency loans. A state release also ties the approval to Mannion's oversight pressure on USDA and Secretary Rollins. Because the outcome occurred during Mannion's current House term and matched the promised action, this counts as delivered in the same term.