| Happy Sunday – we hope you are enjoying your weekend! | | Welcome back to Team Elise's weekly newsletter! We send a note to Elise's supporters weekly to update them on what she's working on in Capitol Hill and across NY-21. | | Here are a few top Team Elise updates and stories we have been tracking for the past week! | | Elise Hosts E-PAC Rising Stars Event | | This week, Elise hosted the third cycle of E-PAC's Rising Star candidates event in Washington, DC! Elise invited all of the first-slate E-PAC-endorsed candidates to Capitol Hill for a fundraiser and press conference to increase attention on their critical races. These small business leaders, state and local elected officials, veterans, law enforcement officers, and moms are all rising stars and are ready to WIN this November! GOP women will once again make history this election cycle by expanding our House Republican Majority with an even greater number of House Republican women. | | From right to left -- Mayra Flores (TX-34), Yvette Herrell (NM-02), Alison Esposito (NY-18), Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, Laurie BUckhout (NC-01), Monique DeSpain (OR-04), Caroleene Dobson (AL-02) | | Watch the full E-PAC briefing here and read more about the event in Breitbart here. | | Elise Delivers Results for Upstate NY and the North Country | | This week, Elise highlighted some of her legislative work in DC that directly benefits Upstate New York and the North Country. Here is a full update – | | Stefanik Votes to Pass Appropriations Bill Providing Additional Funding for an East Coast Missile Defense Site at Fort Drum | | “Building upon my successful efforts to secure Fort Drum as the location for a third missile defense site on the East Coast, I am proud to deliver an additional $10 million for the planning and design of this third site through the passage of this appropriations bill. Fort Drum is uniquely positioned to house our nation’s third missile defense interceptor site and first on the East Coast which will improve the U.S. homeland missile defense architecture to better protect against adversaries’ increasing and evolving ballistic missile capabilities.” | | The bill also fully funds veterans’ healthcare benefits and Veterans’ Affairs programs. It also blocks the Biden Administration’s attempts to force woke DEI initiatives on our military as well as supports American values by protecting the 2nd Amendment rights of veterans. | | Republicans’ Defense Amendment Would Rescue Military Kids From Radical Leftist Indoctrination In Department of Defense Schools | | In case you missed it, The Federalist published an article highlighting House Republicans' efforts to protect our military children from DEI indoctrination at Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools through the passage of the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This action builds upon Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's Servicemembers Parents Bill of Rights bill included in the FY24 NDAA. | | Stefanik’s Servicemembers Parents Bill of Rights reinforces that service members with children in DoDEA schools have the right to be informed and involved in their children’s education and increases transparency and accountability in DoDEA schools. | | Elise Calls for Increased Transparency, Detailed Timeline from Amtrak and CN After Extended Suspension of the Adirondack Line | | Elise sent a letter to Amtrak President Roger Harris and Canadian National Railway (CN) President and CEO Tracy Robinson demanding transparency regarding the extended suspension of service of the Amtrak Adirondack Line between Saratoga Springs and Montreal. Elise demanded Amtrak and CN provide the rationale behind continued delays of service that our Upstate New York and North Country communities as well as our Canadian neighbors and tourists rely on as a vital source of transportation. | | Elise also told Amtrak and CN to outline a concrete timeline of the resumption of service of the Adirondack Line in order to provide our communities the certainty of service they deserve. The current suspension of service of the Adirondack Line between Saratoga Springs and Montreal hampers tourism and economic development in our region during busy summer months. In the letter, Elise states, | | “Over the past year, I have continuously called for Amtrak and CN to come to an agreement and my office has been engaged ceaselessly in advocating to keep the Adirondack Line fully functional. On May 17, 2024, both Amtrak and CN finally announced they reached an agreement to make the track improvements needed to prevent any future summer stoppages of service of the Amtrak Adirondack Line, stating ‘Amtrak and CN Railway are pleased to have resolved the service issues associated with the Adirondack Line between Rouses Point, New York and Montreal’s Central Station. In an agreement signed today, Amtrak will make a payment to CN and CN has agreed to use the settlement payment to undertake track work on its Rouses Point Subdivision for Amtrak’s benefit.’” | | Elise continues, “While the announcement of an agreement between Amtrak and CN was welcome news, it was short-lived. Initially, Amtrak stated ‘Due to anticipated track work, Amtrak has modified Adirondack service on a short-term basis from May 20 to June 30 and will only operate between New York City and Saratoga Springs.’ However, a few short weeks after the announcement of the agreement, the stoppage of service of the Adirondack Line was extended through Sunday, September 8, 2024. The continued delays in service and lack of transparency from Amtrak and CN for our Upstate New York and North Country communities is completely unacceptable.” | | In September 2023, Congresswoman Stefanik sent a letter demanding that Amtrak and CN provide a plan of action to avoid a future summer stoppage of service of the Adirondack Line. | | In May 2024, Congresswoman Stefanik announced that following her advocacy, Amtrak and CN reached an agreement to make the track improvements needed to prevent any future summer stoppages of service of Amtrak’s Adirondack Line. | | Read the full letter here. | | Elise Unanimously Elected Chair of NY GOP Delegation to RNC | | This week the New York Republican delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention unanimously elected Elise to serve as chair of the delegation. Elise released the following statement thanking her fellow delegates for the honor: | | “Giving the hardworking families of Upstate New York and the North Country a voice at the highest levels of government is the greatest privilege of my professional career. I am grateful to my fellow New York GOP delegates for electing me Chair of the NY GOP Delegation to proudly cast our votes for President Trump. | | Joe Biden and Far Left Democrats have laid waste to our great nation and it's time for Republicans under the leadership of President Trump to save America. I look forward to joining other patriots in Milwaukee where we’ll take the next step in sending President Donald J. Trump back to the White House.” | | NY GOP Chairman Ed Cox Stated: | | “Chairwoman Elise Stefanik’s work as a senior member of House Republican Leadership, support for Republican candidates up and down the ballot in New York, and determination in fighting back against the Far Left's lawfare against President Trump have been unmatched. She represents the best of the New York GOP and we are proud and honored that she will lead New York's delegation as chair at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee." | | Elise Welcomes President Trump to Special House GOP Meeting | | As Chair of the House Republican Conference, Elise hosted President Donald J. Trump for a special meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning. In a press conference following the meeting, Elise emphasized how House Republicans are completely unified behind President Trump and working with him to deliver real results for the American people. | |
