Chris Gibson

What we need to do is have empathy and that ultimately, at the end of the day, it's a woman's private choice... I don't support federal funding for abortions, nor do I support late-term abortions. ”

I've seen the human condition under the most trying of circumstances. ”

We can bring people together in an era rife with partisanship and divide. ”

Ultimately, for our family, the opportunity to spend increased time together, balanced with a return to academia, was one we could not pass up. ”

What my voting record reflects is constantly looking to improve the amount of resources we having going into research, development, and prototypes we have going into renewable energy sources. ”

While I have strongly and consistently supported the Clean Power Plan, and continue to do so, I cannot and will not support a proposal for a cap-and-trade system. ”

I had four combat tours, and I never saw death on a scale like I saw in Haiti. A quarter-million people lost their lives. ”

I thank the voters of Upstate N.Y. for this privilege to serve and pledge to continue to work tirelessly on their behalf in this final term. ”

Cap-and-trade is a dangerous policy fraught with the potential for significant corruption, and it would hurt my constituents and our economy by raising energy costs. ”

Legislation on Lyme disease, weather patterns, helping farmers, helping veterans - these are not partisan issues. ”