By Chris Wales
I am happy to say that U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has introduced legislation to
repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), also known as the “Motor Voter” Act.
The NVRA has fundamentally compromised the integrity of our electoral system by requiring
states to register voters without proof of citizenship. House Resolution No. 55 (H.R. 55) seeks to
repeal this unconstitutional legislation.
On January 8th the Queens Village Republican Club kicked off the New Year with the installation of our Club Officers and Board Members. True to our motto, “Educating and Informing all New Yorkers since 1875,” we were treated to a comprehensive and informational presentation on NYC’s green energy mandates, by commercial real state and energy policy expert, Edward Lombardo. See the videos below of the full presentation and Q & A. Thank you to our videographer, Jim Doukas.
Chris Mancz performed the swearing in of our club Officers at the January 8th 2026 meeting of QVRC. Chris is the owner of Mancz Auto & Tire now in Floral Park, formerly Robert Mancz Service Station. They have been a neighborhood institution with over 75 years of honest service.
Greg Hach isn’t afraid to tell it like it is! He’s a Republican running to unseat Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi, aka “Taxman Tom” for proposing a federal tax hike on people making over $400,000 and voting ‘NO’ on Big Beautiful Bill tax cuts and ‘NO’ to enhancing SALT deductions for New Yorkers. Greg is a US Air Force veteran, and co-founder of Hach & Rose, LLP law firm. He believes in secure borders, a strong middle class, tax relief, national security and “peace through strength.”
At the 1/8/26 QVRC club meeting we learned from the foremost expert on the subject, Edward Lombardo, a commercial real estate mortgage and energy policy expert. New York City’s green energy mandates are no longer theoretical—they are hitting property owners with higher electric bills and serious penalties will be forthcoming under Local Law 97. This is the green energy agenda NYC has initiated to combat climate change. Knowledge is Power!
These Guidelines mark the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in our nation’s history.
The message is simple: eat real food.
To Make America Healthy Again, we must return to the basics. American households must prioritize diets built on whole, nutrient-dense foods—protein, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Paired with a dramatic reduction in highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, unhealthy fats, and chemical additives, this approach can change the health trajectory for so many Americans.
The United States is amid a health emergency. Nearly 90% of health care spending goes to treating people who have chronic diseases. Many of these illnesses are not genetic destiny; they are the predictable result of the Standard American Diet—a diet which, over time, has become reliant on highly processed foods and coupled with a sedentary lifestyle.
The consequences have been devastating. More than 70% of American adults are overweight or obese. Nearly one in three American adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 has prediabetes. Diet-driven chronic disease now disqualifies large numbers of young Americans from military service, undermining national readiness and cutting off a historic pathway to opportunity and upward mobility.
For decades, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly processed foods and pharmaceutical intervention instead of prevention. This crisis is the result of poor policy choices; inadequate nutrition research; and a lack of coordination across federal, state, local, and private partners.
Learn more below….
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Brooke L. Rollins
Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
