FOX NEWS: Cruz, Stefanik demand Biden admin enforce immigration laws as new caravan embarks for border
November 4, 2021 by Andrew Mark Miller Republicans Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., sent a letter to the Biden administration urging officials to enforce federal immigration law to combat a migrant caravan that is approaching the southern border. “We are deeply concerned about what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is […]
NY POST: Republicans sound alarm to DHS over latest migrant caravan in Mexico
November 4, 2021 by Samual Chamberlain Nearly 100 congressional Republicans demanded Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security detail its plan for dealing with a caravan of migrants making its way through southern Mexico toward the US border. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas obtained exclusively by The Post, the lawmakers said […]
THE SUN: Stefanik votes to advance legislation to support rural broadband
November 4, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. | On Nov. 4, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik voted to advance the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act. “I am proud to support and advance legislation that will directly impact North Country communities,” Stefanik said of the bill she originally cosponsored. “The E-BRIDGE Act will strengthen […]
NEWSMAX: Rep. Stefanik Asks New York Voters to Report Mask Requirements at Polls
November 3, 2021 by Jack Gournall Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., tweeted Tuesday her office has received reports that New York voters in some towns and cities have been told they must wear masks to vote and asked that people let her office know about any such incidents. “Let us be very clear. This is illegal […]
ABC 50: Rep. Stefanik fights COVID vaccine mandate for Border Patrol agents
November 2, 2021 by Isabella Colello WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWTI) — Local lawmakers are fighting vaccine mandates along U.S. borders. On November 1, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-NY, and Congressman Brian Babin, R-TX, led a letter that was sent to President Joe Biden and voiced their stand on vaccine mandates on Border Patrol agents. As Stefanik represents […]
THE SUN: New federal bill looks to incentivize state bail action
November 2, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has joined New York Republican colleagues in introducing the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act-aimed at incentivizing stronger bail laws and improving public safety. Since taking effect in 2020, New York State’s bail reform laws have eliminated cash bail and expanded […]
THE SUN: Stefanik pushes for release of rural education funds
October 29, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling for the Department of Education to release funds for the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program. “Our rural students have faced unique challenges during the past year and a half, making it critical they receive the necessary support to keep them on […]
THE SUN: Stefanik votes to better protect federal law enforcement
October 28, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik voted Oct. 27 to advance legislation that would support federal law enforcement and bring accused killers of federal officers to the U.S. for prosecution. “Our law enforcement, including our border patrol agents, put their lives on the line for our safety,” Stefanik said. “Officers that […]
THE SUN: Local lawmakers gather in Schroon Lake to discuss broadband
October 28, 2021 SCHROON LAKE | Strategies to close gaps in high-speed broadband connectivity were discussed at a meeting organized by Sen. Dan Stec at the Schroon Lake Town Hall Oct. 28. Joining Stec were Assembly members Matt Simpson, Carrie Woerner and Billy Jones, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s regional representative, Michael Zembricki; John Wheatley and […]
ABC50 NOW: Samaritan Medical Center awarded over $1.2M in FEMA disaster relief funding
October 27, 2021 by Isabella Colello WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — The Samaritan Medical Center has received significant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA has awarded Samaritan Medical Center, a hospital in the Samaritan Health System, $1,210,144.13 in disaster relief funding. Funding from this program will assist the 290-bed hospital with costs incurred from […]
