THE EPOCH TIMES: Lawmaker Urges NY AG, DOJ to Subpoena Cuomo’s Office Over Handling of CCP Virus Pandemic
January 29, 2021, BY JANITA KAN Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is demanding answers after a new report revealedNew York state health officials underreportedCOVID-19-relatednursing homedeaths by as much as 50 percent in some places. The New York House member characterized the revelations as “a massive corruption and coverup scandal at the highest level of New York State […]
SPECTRUM NEWS: Bipartisan Plan Aims to Ease Restrictions, Reopen U.S.-Canadian Border
11:00 AM ET JAN. 29, 2021, By Spectrum Staff It has been nearly a year since the border to Canada was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a bipartisan effort led by New York Congressional Representatives Brian Higgins and Elise Stefanik aims to ease restrictions and eventually reopen the border. In a letter to […]
PRESS-REPUBLICAN: Pandemic deaths at New York nursing homes undercounted, attorney general report finds
January 28th, 2021 By Joe Mahoney ALBANY — The Cuomo administration has significantly undercounted COVID-19 fatalities at nursing homes, with data from facilities revealing the actual number of deaths may be as much as 50% higher, the state attorney general’s office reported Thursday. “Preliminary data obtained by O.A.G. (Office of the Attorney General) suggests that […]
THE SARATOGIAN: Stefanik, Delgado look to help rural hospital vitality
January 28, 2021 by Staff WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced the Protecting Rural Access to Care Act with Rep. Antonio Delgado. This bipartisan legislation will protect the Critical Access Hospital designation, an important certification that provides rural hospitals in New York’s 21st Congressional District enhanced reimbursement rates to keep essential healthcare services in rural […]
NY POST: Rep. Elise Stefanik says nursing home probe is ‘first step toward justice’
January 28, 2021 , By Elizabeth Elizalde New York Rep. Elise Stefanik said Thursday that Attorney General Letitia James’ damning report about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration’slack of transparency in reporting the total number of nursing homes deathsis a “first step toward justice” for grieving families. Stefanik went on Fox News’ “Hannity” to blast Cuomo’s “massive […]
Letter to the Editor: Leftist newspaper will not print this letter
By Frank Shaw The reason why we are not getting the COVID-19 vaccine is we vote Republican in the north country and our dictator in Albany doesn’t like it. Stay strong, North Country! He can’t break us! I know you will never print this because it doesn’t meet the approval of your Democratic beliefs and […]
Letter to the Editor: Where has fairness gone?
By Rik Cassidy I was born and raised in the Tri-Lakes, and until the last few years I had found the papers to be fair and objective. In the last few years, this has not been the case. Right now they are on a crusade to destroy Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Ninety-nine percent of the articles […]
LETTER: Where has fairness gone?
By Rik Cassidy I was born and raised in the Tri-Lakes, and until the last few years I had found the papers to be fair and objective. In the last few years, this has not been the case. Right now they are on a crusade to destroy Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Ninety-nine percent of the articles […]
LETTER: Stefanik has positively represented district
By Ted Totten I watched the inauguration of President Joseph Biden and listened to his call for unity of all Americans. Nice to hear; I wondered if he really meant it. We will find out shortly. But mostly, it seemed a relief to think that those of us interested in politics would be able to […]
LETTER: Elise Stefanik: profile of loyalty
By Keith Wells George Bryjak, in his letter to the editor of Jan. 19, tries to ascribe our congresswoman, Elise Stefanik, as a sycophant. He rants on and on about various attributes of a sycophant and includes other Republicans he also ascribes as sycophants. What George does not understand is the true meaning of loyalty.“A […]
