POST-STAR: Letter To the Editor: Stefanik inspires women in GOP
December 19, 2021 by Donald Lavarge While electing the right politicians to our local, state and federal governments is important, Congresswoman Stefanik has rightly recognized that helping to elect Republican women is the way towards a better state and country. Since launching E-PAC, Stefanik has enabled many Republican women to succeed at the ballot box. […]
NCN: Stefanik: Hochul’s decision to close Ogdensburg prison will ‘devastate’ North Country communities
December 16, 2021 OGDENSBURG – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today led a rally to save the North Country’s prisons following Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement of the closure of six New York prisons, including Ogdensburg Correctional Facility and Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility.“I am proud to speak out for our law enforcement families and the North Country […]
INFORM NNY: Rep. Stefanik meets with Watertown small businesses, discusses COVID impacts
December 17, 2021 by Isabella Colello WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — A local lawmaker visited the North Country on Thursday. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who represents New York’s 21st District, visited Watertown on Thursday and hosted a Small Business Roundtable. This was held at Renzi Food Service and included local small businesses.Rep. Stefanik seeking to end requirements […]
PRESS-REPUBLICAN: Stefanik cosponsors fire station construction bill
December 16, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Schuylerville) recently cosponsored theAssistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Act. According to a press release, theFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers grants to help staff fire departments and assist in equipping and training personnel, but these grants do not include funding for facility construction or […]
ABC 10: Stefanik wants to end requirements at Canadian Border for essential travelers
December 15, 2021 by Isabella Colello WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWTI) — A local lawmaker is seeking to end travel requirements that require vaccinations for essential travelers. On Wednesday, a letter led by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was sent to U.S. President Joe Biden, urging to drop travel requirements at the U.S.-Canada border. The letter specifically asked […]
THE SUN: Congress votes to raise debt ceiling by $2.5T
December 15, 2021 by Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. | With a final 221-209 vote in the House, Congress approved raising the nation’s debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion late Dec. 14. President Joe Biden is now set to sign the legislation that narrowly staved off the first-ever default. The move gives the Treasury Department the ability […]
ADIRONDACK DAILY ENTERPRISE: SUNY chancellor resigns, effective Jan. 14
December 10, 2021 by Joe Mahoney ALBANY — Under fire from lawmakers and faculty and student activists, SUNY Chancellor James Malatras announced today he is resigning from his $450,000-a-year job, declaring he wants to avoid becoming an “impediment” to the success of the 64-campus system. Malatras said in a letter to Merryl Tisch, chairwoman of the SUNY […]
THE SUN: Stefanik leads push against N.Y.’s elective procedure pause
December 9, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. | As certain elective procedures were officially paused across the state Dec. 9, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik condemned the New York executive order that led 32 hospitals to pause certain medical procedures under the guidelines of the state’s recent emergency disaster order. “Our rural hospitals have suffered enough from this […]
THE SUN: Stefanik applauds final passage of National Defense Bill
December 8, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after she voted to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. “As the leading advocate for Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, I am proud to successfully […]
NNY 360: Stefanik meets with IJC officials, pushes for north country goals in Plan 2014 modifications
December 7, 2021 by Alex Gault Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik met Tuesday with the International Joint Commission, where she pushed officials to make sure they listen to north country voices as they rework Plan 2014. In January, IJC members will be announcing their findings as they consider phase one of reworking the plan, which dictates […]
