Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
The North Country’s representative in Washington, Republican Elise Stefanik, has cast her first vote in the House of Representatives after being sworn in this week The vote was an easy one, in …
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The North Country’s representative in Washington, Republican Elise Stefanik, has cast her first vote in the House of Representatives after being sworn in this week
The vote was an easy one, in support of H.R. 22, the Hire More Heroes Act. The bill passed unanimously Tuesday.
“This important legislation will help our nation’s bravest get back to work by exempting veterans who already have health insurance from being counted as full-time workers under Obamacare’s employer mandate,” said Stefanik.
“Business owners should be able to hire veterans without worrying about being slapped with an Obamacare penalty, and I urge the Senate to quickly send this bipartisan, commonsense legislation to the president’s desk.
“Far too many of our nation’s bravest remain unemployed,” she said.
Stefanik, elected to represent New York’s 21st Congressional District, easily won in the November election over Democrat Aaron Woolf and Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello. She is the youngest woman ever to serve in the House.
