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Elise Stefanik

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Elise Marie Stefanik is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 21st congressional district since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she has held various leadership roles within the party, including serving as the House Republican Conference Chair. Stefanik is known for her advocacy on issues such as economic growth, national security, and education reform. She has been a prominent voice in Congress, particularly on matters affecting her constituents in upstate New York.

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Jan 6, 2024

I have concerns about the treatment of January 6th hostages. I have concerns – we have a role in Congress of oversight over our treatments of prisoners. And I believe that we're seeing the weaponization of the federal government against…

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Jan 6, 2024

So, it's Democrats that are a threat to democracy.

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Jan 6, 2024

In fact, in 2022, Democrats lost the House, and House Republicans ran on the issues that matter to the American people. We ran on securing the border. We ran on addressing the historic inflation, which the American people know is a result…

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Jan 1, 2024

The House Education Committee is investigating these plagiarism allegations.

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Jan 1, 2024

Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? Yes or no?

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Jan 1, 2024

As a Harvard graduate myself, we have seen a failure of leadership from Claudine Gay, a failure of moral leadership.

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Dec 13, 2023

It is only a first step, but it is an important step. I commend my colleagues, Congressman Moskowitz, Majority Leader Scalise, and Congressman Gottheimer, for joining to lead this historically important, bipartisan effort to stand for…

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Dec 9, 2023

It does not depend on the context. The answer is yes, and this is why you should resign.

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Dec 6, 2023

Ms. Magill, at Penn, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Penn's rules or code of conduct, Yes or no?

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Dec 4, 2023

The bottom line is that the buck stops with university presidents and all students should feel safe on a college campus.

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Dec 4, 2023

You are aware that Harvard ranked dead last when it came to free speech, are you not aware of that report?

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Dec 4, 2023

Does that speech not cross that barrier? Does that speech not call for the genocide of Jews, and the elimination of Israel?

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Dec 4, 2023

You understand that the use of the term intifada in the context of the Israeli Arab conflict is indeed a call for violent armed resistance against the State of Israel, including violence against civilians and the genocide of Jews.

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Dec 4, 2023

Harvard ranks the lowest when it comes to protecting Jewish students. This is why I have called for your resignation.

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Dec 4, 2023

Dr. Gay, a Harvard student calling for the mass murder of African Americans is not protected free speech at Harvard, correct?

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Nov 13, 2023

Over 30 radical student organizations at Harvard released a joint statement outrageously claiming that Israel was entirely responsible for the Hamas terrorist attacks.

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Nov 13, 2023

Instead of leading with moral clarity and condemning Hamas's terrorist attacks, university administrators at Harvard and other institutions failed their students.

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Nov 13, 2023

Hamas's barbaric terrorist attacks against innocent Israeli civilians on October 7th shocked the conscious of the free world.

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Nov 13, 2023

I have called for the resignation of President Claudine Gay, and we will continue standing up with morale clarity.

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Sep 30, 2023

Thank you for adding in the importance of college completion, because as we grapple with the student loan crisis, raising that completion rate is a critical piece to the puzzle.

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Sep 30, 2023

Earlier this month, I reintroduced the bipartisan Flexible Pell Grants for the 21st Century Students Act, which reinstates year-round Pell grants.

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Sep 20, 2023

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 705 Resolved, That William McFarland of the State of Maryland, be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the…

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Jul 26, 2023

This hearing is important to bring transparency and shed light and ultimately answers to those families, particularly our Gold Star families.

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Jul 26, 2023

This disastrous decision leading up to the Afghanistan withdrawal forced Charlie Company 4-31 into a mission that was nearly impossible to execute.

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Jul 26, 2023

A battalion. That is a big difference from a company.

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