AUBURN PUB: NY Reps. Higgins, Stefanik: Feds should maintain staffing levels at U.S.-Canada border
By, Robert Harding Published on May 9, 2019 As the Department of Homeland Security plans to transfer Customs and Border Protection officers from U.S.-Canadian crossings to the southern border, two New York members of Congress who chair the Northern Border Caucus hope the agency reconsiders. U.S. Reps. Brian Higgins and Elise Stefanik co-authored a letter […]
ROLL CALL: More GOP women want to run for the House. But why now?
Female Republicans are stepping up to run earlier than last cycle Posted May 8, 2019 5:05AM By: Simone Pathé Stephanie Bice is a Republican from a deeply conservativestate that’s only sent three women to Congress. But the election of a record-breaking number offemale freshmen to the House in 2018,all but one of them Democrats, helped […]
Elise Stefanik helps introduce Opioid Workforce Act
Published: Friday, May 3, 2019 at 12:30 AM U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, is co-sponsoring the Opioid Workforce Act. The act will provide support from Medicare to 1,000 medical school residencies focused on the opioid crisis. Ms. Stefanik joins fellow Republican Rep. Susan Brooks and Democratic Reps. Brad Schneider and Ann Kuster in introducing […]
Plattsburgh Airport ready for international flights
By JOE LoTEMPLIO, Press-Republican May 3, 2019 PLATTSBURGH — The federal Customs and Immigration facility at Plattsburgh International Airport is nearly ready for business. “Everything is ready to go. We are just waiting for them to staff it,” said Clinton County Legislator and Airport Committee Chair Robert Hall (D-Area 10, City of Plattsburgh). The installation […]
Post Star: Small business, big impact: Panel discussion on economy includes Rep. Stefanik
By, MICHAEL GOOT mgoot@poststar.com May 3, 2019 GLENS FALLS — The U.S. government purchases a half-trillion dollars of goods and services every year. About 24 percent of that, $130 billion, went to small businesses across the country last year, according to Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Steve Bulger. Bulger said the federal government bids for […]
Stefanik, Lawrence introduce the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
By: Mariann Cabness Posted: May 01, 2019 11:46 AM EDT Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has introduced the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act along with Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI). The companion bill in the Senate is led by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). This legislation authorizes the Department of the Treasury to […]
Watertown Daily Times: Elise Stefanik receives perfect vote score from U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Published: Thursday, April 11, 2019 AT 12:30 AM U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, is one of seven congressional members to receive a 100 percent rating from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on its annual vote scorecard for 2018. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce designates certain votes as pro-growth and rates congressional representatives based on […]
The Federalist: Stefanik Moves To Prevent Comey-Era Spy Abuses At FBI
The bill requires the FBI director to inform Congress when investigations of candidates for federal office are undertaken by federal law enforcement. APRIL 11, 2019 By Mollie Hemingway Elise Stefanik, a Republican lawmaker who sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation Wednesday that would require the FBI director to promptly inform […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Elise Stefanik serving our district very well
Published in the Watertown Daily Times on April 1, 2019 Written by Hunter Sartwell from Peru U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has done an amazing job at representing our diverse district. She votes in a manner that best serves the people of her district. Elise truly is an independent voice and one of the most bipartisan […]
Stefanik: Officials should respect results of Mueller report
POST STAR: U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik released a statement Sunday night following the release of Attorney General William Barr’s conclusions from the Mueller report. “I have consistently supported the Mueller investigation from the beginning,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “Policymakers on both sides of the aisle should respect the findings of this investigation: there was no collusion […]
