CBS 6: Stefanik secures over $21 million in funding for Glens Falls Hospital during pandemic
Written by WRGB Staff for CBS 6 on May 19, 2020 GLENS FALL NY (WRGB) – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik successfully secured over $21 million from the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services for Glens Falls Hospital, in a time when the Hospital had shown a desperate need for funds. Congresswoman Stefanik reports that the hospital […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Opinion: Stefanik ensuring safety, success for North Country, says St. Lawrence County legislator
Written by Rita Curran in North Country Now This past week our Congresswoman secured over $33 million in HHS funding for our North Country Hospitals. This means the world to our community, knowing we have a leader at the helm who recognizes the importance of our hospital staff and health care workers. As a Nurse […]
NORTH COUNTRY NOW: Rep. Stefanik cosponsors Advancing Connectivity During the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act
Written by North Country Now on May 19, 2020 Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the bipartisan Advancing Connectivity During the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). Many older Americans and individuals with disabilities rely on nursing homes for care in their older years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has severely isolated them from […]
POST-STAR: Irongate Family Practice reopens with help of federal money
Written by Michael Goot in The Post-Star on May 18, 2020 GLENS FALLS — Irongate Family Practice on Monday reopened its office, with the help of some federal stimulus money. The practice had closed its office on the third week of March after the COVID-19 pandemic hit and furloughed half of its 100 employees, according […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stefanik wisely urges summer camps to open
Written by Meredith George in the Watertown Daily Times I am glad that many of our north country legislators are joining with U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik and seriously considering the steps necessary to open our north country for the summer season. I do not have to tell you how important seasonal work is for employment […]
FOX NEWS: Elise Stefanik asks feds to investigate Cuomo’s ‘failed’ nursing home policy
Written by Marisa Schultz for Fox News on May 16, 2020 Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is demanding a federal probe into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s policy to send recovering coronavirus patients back to nursing homes and related concerns that deaths at the facilities are being knowingly under-counted. The state estimates that more than 5,000 nursing […]
7 NEWS: Cuomo, Stefanik sound off about $3T coronavirus relief bill
Written for 7 News on May 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWNY) – Democrats are pushing Congress’ biggest coronavirus relief bill yet toward expected House passage. The measure is a $3 trillion measure they say the country badly needs. Most Republicans oppose it say it’s simply a bloated election-year Democratic wish list. You’ve heard Governor Andrew […]
LEADER-HERALD: Stefanik, Smullen hold group listening session
Written by Ashley Onyon in The Leader-Herald on May 14, 2020 MOHAWK VALLEY — Local leaders shared their concerns about the impact of the coronavirus and the response to the outbreak on their communities with U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik this week while providing input on what should be included in future federal relief packages. Stefanik, […]
ABC50: Stefanik’s Never Again Education Act passes Senate
Written by Mariann Cabness for ABC50 on May 14, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWTI) – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s legislation, the Never Again Education Act, passed the Senate last night. The legislation will provide teachers throughout the country with the resources and training they need to teach children the important lessons of the Holocaust. The legislation passed […]
POST-STAR: Reopening timeline, getting workers to come back on the minds of businesses
Written by Michael Goot in The Post-Star on May 13, 2020 How soon aspects of the region will open, what would be in the next stimulus package and how to entice hospitality workers to return to work were topics on the minds of local business leaders at a virtual “Conversation with Your Legislators” event held […]
