LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cheers for Elise

Written by Riley Sartwell in the Press-Republican TO THE EDITOR: Cheers to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and the group of bipartisan legislators in the House and Senate who cosponsored the State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Fund. This fund provides $500 billion dollars to state, municipal and tribal governments. The closure of businesses […]

STEFANIK CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON TEDRA COBB’S RELUCTANT ENDORSEMENT

June 9, 2020 Saratoga, NY: Following Taxin’ Tedra’s recent endorsement announcement, the Stefanik campaign released the below statement: “We assume this is the same Bill Owens who never cracked 50 percent of the vote? The same Bill Owens who endorsed every losing Democratic candidate that Congresswoman Stefanik handily beat in every campaign? The same Bill […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stefanik has supported environmental bills

Written by Lelan O’Brien in the Watertown Daily Times The environment is a hotly contested topic in Washington. Democrats argue for the best plan to combat climate change and Republicans are taken aback by their concern for the economic impact such plans may have. Luckily, when it comes to environmental legislation that keeps the threat […]

POST-STAR: Officials, business leaders discuss changes in federal loan program

Written by Will Springstead in The Post-Star on June 4, 2020 The town of Chester held an online meeting Thursday, featuring many local business and county, state and federal government officials, on reopening the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, kicked things off with some welcome news. Stefanik said the Small […]

ICYMI: BILL OWENS BELIEVES COBB IS UNLIKELY TO WIN

June 4, 2020 Glens Falls: If you are covering Tedra Cobb and Bill Owens’ factually inaccurate attack on Congresswoman Stefanik, note that that Bill Owens was extremely unenthusiastic on Cobb’s candidacy in 2018, saying he did not think she could win and would not campaign for her. Watertown Daily Times, 2018: “But in the interview, […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Elise stands up

Written by Scott Sartwell in the Press-Republican TO THE EDITOR: I am writing to urge voters to pay attention to Congresswoman Stefanik and her leadership in Congress. Over her tenure, Elise has represented and advocated for our district and our communities wholeheartedly. Elise repeatedly ranks in the top 5 percent most bipartisan members of Congress […]

SPECTRUM NEWS: Stefanik: Law Enforcement Needs National Guard Support

Written by Nick Reisman for Spectrum News on June 3, 2020 Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik backed the deployment of the National Guard to support local law enforcement officers across the state as protests continued in cities across New York and in the United States. Tensions eased somewhat last night after several days of violent unrest, […]