Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen as Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb. Reads a certification during a joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College votes, affirming President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

After winning election for his second term in Congress, Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, is looking forward to getting to serve with a fellow Republican president.

Republicans now control both the House of Representatives and the Senate. During a video conference, Langworthy said he is ready to work.

“We have an awful lot of work ahead of us in order to steer America back on the right track,” he said.

Langworthy said he wants to “reign in the federal government so we can lower costs for hard working families.”

Other points he highlighted included securing America’s borders, restoring American energy independence, and “end the woke policies that are holding our country back from really enjoying the potential that our next generations deserve.”

Langworthy said he hopes Republicans and Democrats can work together to improve the country, but added that if Democrats don’t, Republicans will continue to press forward.

“We are going to deliver with or without that bipartisan cooperation,” he said.

Trump will be sworn in office on Jan. 20. Langworthy said they are ready for the term to begin.

“We are cooperating very closely with President Trump and the transition team to ensure that his first 100 days are hugely successful,” he said.

Langworthy noted that he will be serving on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee

“That will give our region a strong voice and a seat at the table on critical issues like energy, healthcare, manufacturing and rural broadband initiatives,” he said.

The 23rd District includes nine counties in Western New York, including all of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties.

During the question and answer portion of the video conference, Langworthy was asked what goals he has specifically for Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties.

“We’re working with our local leadership to try to encourage as many new business and manufacturing opportunities that we can,” he said.

Langworthy expressed disappointment that the Senate did not pass the Farm Bill that he worked on last year but will be re-introducing some of the key points of that legislation to try and get it approved.

He noted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ study of Chautauqua Lake is underway and will fight for funding.

During the video conference, Langworthy was critical of New York’s policy of not allowing the federal government access to New York’s Department of Motor Vehicle database, arguing that policy may cause federal officials to block vehicles with New York plates that are in Canada from entering the state.

Langworthy also called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to issue a pardon for Trump’s conviction in the hush money trial, saying it was a “rigged trial” to try to make Trump look bad.

“She should strongly consider issuing that pardon so we can all turn the page. It’s a new year ahead. There can be bipartisan cooperation. The American people fully believe that it was a hyper-political case that was done to politically harm the now-president elect and there’s only one person that can make that go away and that’s Kathy Hochul,” he said.