Some union leaders praise Rep. Stefanik’s handling of shutdown

Some union leaders praise Rep. Stefanik’s handling of shutdown BY EMILY RUSSELL (PLATTSBURGH REPORTER, PRODUCER) NCPR Jan 29, 2019 — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended on Friday, Jan. 25. Many federal workers in the North Country say they suffered because of the standoff between President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress. Some […]

Elise Stefanik praises end of shutdown

Elise Stefanik praises end of shutdown By ABRAHAM KENMORE AKENMORE@WDT.NET PUBLISHED: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019 AT 5:15 AM U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, voted on five bills in roll call votes this week. On Friday, President Donald J. Trump also announced a short-term solution to the government shutdown, a move praised by Ms. Stefanik […]

MCCARTHY BACKS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITISM AND ANTI-ISRAEL SENTIMENT

MCCARTHY BACKS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITISM AND ANTI-ISRAEL SENTIMENT Mike Brest | Reporter The Daily Caller 4:03 PM 01/25/2019 | POLITICS House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy backed a resolution to condemn the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in politics on Friday. The three Republican members of Congress to introduce the resolution were New York Reps. […]

Republican Congresswoman Warns GOP Leaders Of Gender ‘Crisis’

Republican Congresswoman Warns GOP Leaders Of Gender ‘Crisis’ Danielle Kurtzleben NPR, January 20, 20191:03 PM ET New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is deeply worried about her party. “We are facing a crisis level of Republican women in Congress,” Stefanik said on Thursday, noting that there are only 13 Republican women in the U.S. House, […]

Stefanik rolls out PAC committed to electing more GOP women

Stefanik rolls out PAC committed to electing more GOP women By Dan Freedman Published Thursday, January 17, 2019 Albany Times Union WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, took center stage Thursday as arguably her party’s leading hope to recruit women Republican candidates and win back some suburban women voters who abandoned the GOP in droves […]

50 years at Crown Point

Cook cited for his service to the fire department By Tim Rowland, Sun Community News CROWN POINT | Francis Cook began running fire calls on an engine that was built more than 70 years ago. At that time, the engine was not particularly old — in fact, it was four years younger than Cook himself. He was 14 […]