NORWICH – Three months into the job as freshman Congressman representing New York in the nation’s capital, 24th District Representative Richard L. Hanna seems thus far unaffected.

In fact, he came alone and drove himself to meetings with business leaders in Chenango County yesterday.

“They have work to do,” he said, referring to his staff in Auburn near where he lives and at his Washington, DC office.

He said the work he’s doing at the federal level is all about creating an environment where businesses can grow and create jobs.

Hanna met with City of Norwich officials, industrial development representatives, nonprofit leaders and a number of local business executives at Commerce Chenango in the Eaton Center, and later toured the Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich.

He updated the group on local subjects, including: