Washington, Aug. 25 -- Congressman Tim Kennedy issued the following press release:
"If Donald Trump spent half as much time trying to make life more affordable as he does trying to rename bodies of water, working families might actually be able to afford their rent, utility bills, and food costs. His pathetic proposal to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" proves what we already know him to be: a petty, vindictive, failed president.
"By declaring economic war on Canada, our strongest ally and New York's largest trading partner, President Trump is waging that same war on border communities like Western New York, and we have been paying the price. Canadian tourism to New York is down 26 percent and Canadian spending is down 28 percent.
"Af...