NBC 5: North Country officials give COVID-19 update in tele-town hall
Written by Elena Barilla for NBC 5 on April 9, 2020 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Thursday’s tele-town hall, hosted by the North Country Chamber of Commerce, was an opportunity for local officials to talk about keeping track of where COVID-19 is in the community, and how to prevent it spreading further into the region. Congresswoman Elise […]
FOX NEWS: GOP Rep. Stefanik claims victory after Cuomo softens order bringing medical equipment downstate
Written by Tyler Olson for Fox News on April 8, 2020 Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., claimed victory Tuesday after raising objections to a plan by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would have used the state’s National Guard to take 20 percent of unused ventilators and other medical equipment in upstate New York and bring them […]
NEWSCHANNEL 13: New York farmers seeking federal assistance
Written by Emily DeVito and WNYT Staff for NewsChannel 13 on April 8, 2020 Restaurants and small businesses are not the only industries taking a hard hit during the coronavirus pandemic. Farmers and growers have also been feeling the impact. The New York Farm Bureau is asking for immediate help for farmers who are facing […]
NBC 5: Stefanik weighs in on stimulus check distribution, COVID-19 testing
Written by Brandon Menard for NBC 5 on April 8, 2020 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Rep. Elise Stefanik says help is coming to the North Country. Many are at home waiting for a one-time stimulus check payment issued by the federal government, which is expected to arrive within the next two […]
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Meet the GOP’s New Generation of China Hawks
Written by Yuichiro Kakutani and Collin Anderson in The Washington Free Beacon on April 8, 2020 A group of Republican lawmakers is pushing to hold China accountable for a propaganda campaign they say was conceived to obfuscate the country’s responsibility for the spread of the coronavirus. Leading the charge in the House are longtime China […]
POST-STAR: NOTEBOOK: Stefanik calls for farmers to be eligible for stimulus
Written by Michael Goot in The Post-Star on April 6, 2020 U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, is asking that farmers be made eligible for funding through the coronavirus stimulus bill. Last week, Stefanik signed onto a letter to Small Business Administration and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue, asking that farms be able to access Economic Injury […]
SPECTRUM NEWS: Stefanik: More COVID-19 Tests Needed In North Country
Written by Nick Reisman for Spectrum News on April 6, 2020 More tests for COVID-19 are needed for the state’s North Country region, Rep. Elise Stefanik on Monday said. Stefanik pointed to the state Department of Health’s coronavirus tracker that shows counties in her sprawling district, which runs from the northern Albany suburbs to the […]
PRESS-REPUBLICAN: Stefanik calls for transparency on ventilator redeployment order
Written by Cara Chapman in the Press-Republican on April 3, 2020 PLATTSBURGH — North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-Schuylerville) has called for transparency from Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding the redeployment of ventilators from hospitals that currently do not need them to those with the highest need as they fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “If we truly […]
ADIRONDACK DAILY ENTERPRISE: Seniors on Social Security don’t need to file tax returns to get stimulus payments
Written by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on April 3, 2020 WASHINGTON — Seniors receiving Social Security who don’t normally file tax returns will not have to do so to receive Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,200, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday night. These people will automatically receive […]
ADIRONDACK DAILY ENTERPRISE: Stefanik, Gillibrand: IRS shouldn’t make people file tax returns to get stimulus
Written by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on April 2, 2020 North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand don’t like that the IRS is requiring people to file tax returns — even senior citizens and others who don’t normally have to file — before they receive stimulus checks Congress approved amid the COVID-19 crisis. […]
