Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has received the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)’s “Friend of Farm Bureau” award recognizing her efforts and advocacy on behalf of farmers. The American Farm Bureau Federation gives the award to members of Congress who were nominated by their respective state Farm Bureaus and approved by the AFBF Board of Directors.

Two St. Lawrence County municipalities received more than $5 million in combined grant funding from the USDA to support their water and sewer systems. The village of Potsdam received a $1,895,000 grant to renovate its water tank and provide clean water to residents. The town of Whitehall received $3,760,000 to renovate its sewer system and prevent large amounts of storm water from entering the sanitary sewers.

Thousands of grieving New York families who lost loved ones because of Governor Cuomo’s failed and fatal nursing home policy deserve these answers and this long overdue accountability. After speaking with constituents who have lost loved ones during the COVID-19 crisis in New York nursing homes, I have advocated consistently for months for this federal independent investigation.

NY-21 Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, paid a visit to her district Monday at Glens Falls Hospital, to hold a presentation commending the hospital’s work through the COVID-19 pandemic. Stefanik presented hospital president Dianne Shugrue and board chairman Bill Powers with a Congressional Record, following her work supporting the hospital in its search for federal funding to keep things going through the coronavirus pandemic. The total is over $44 million in federal funding, which is split between medicare advance payments, the provider relief fund, and rural pool funding.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted today in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation that she cosponsored in the House. This legislation is comprised of two bills, the Restore Our Parks Act and the permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

As Ranking Member of Intelligence, Emerging Threats, and Capabilities on the House Armed Services Committee, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has secured critical wins for Fort Drum, our troops, military families, and the North Country as a whole in today's 14-hour markup of the FY2021 NDAA.