I’m calling on the FBI to provide information regarding my request for an anticipated timeline of their internal investigation into the Bureau’s actions surrounding the 2018 Schoharie limousine crash, so the families impacted and the entire Schoharie community can have answers.

The FBI is completely failing their responsibility to inform Congress, and they can no longer brush off my requests on behalf of New York families. These families and the entire Schoharie community were devastated by the deadly limo tragedy that could have been avoided if not for FBI negligence. Make no mistake, House Republicans will have control of the gavels next Congress, and the FBI can expect rigorous oversight next year for their involvement in the most deadly transportation disaster in decades to get answers for these families. The subpoenas are coming in the Republican majority.

New York’s 21st District is home to many brave correctional officers, and I am proud to advance the bipartisan Prison Camera Reform Act, which I cosponsored, to give our federal correctional officers one more tool to increase their safety on the job. Outdated and inadequate equipment, including security cameras, radios, and public address devices, jeopardize the safety of the nation’s correctional officers and make it more difficult for investigators to substantiate incidents of misconduct. This bipartisan legislation will address critical deficiencies, so officers, who put their lives on the line daily, have the support they need. Now, that it has passed the House and Senate, it is on its way to being signed into law.

One-party Democrat rule in Washington has increased the price of almost everything for every hardworking family and created the most expensive Christmas in history. This week, at the final hour, Lame Duck Democrats are failing to responsibly keep the government running in pursuit of their radical agenda. From the beginning, Democrats have cut House Republicans out of negotiations to attempt one more Far Left radical spending package before they lose power. 

I will reject the Far Left’s wish list that pushes trillions of taxpayer dollars to fund their radical agenda. Make no mistake, on day one in the Republican majority, am committed to reining in Democrats’ reckless spending and failed policies.

This week, my colleagues on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which I serve on, released a bombshell report revealing more questions about COVID-19’s ties to China’s bioweapons research, and we learned that key information was withheld from authorized public officials. As we learn more evidence, the facts are clear, China lied, released this virus on the world, and people died. 

The American people deserve to know the truth about the origins of COVID-19, and I will continue to push for answers.

I am supportive of statehood for Puerto Rico, if that is what the people of Puerto Rico decide to pursue, and I have consistently supported legislation throughout my time in Congress that would achieve the goals of self-determined statehood, a principle which has been a long-held position of the Republican Party. However, I do not support this week’s proposal that would allow independence. The United States should bring the over three million American citizens in Puerto Rico closer, rather than pushing them further away. 

This last minute bill was brought to the floor by Nancy Pelosi without a committee hearing on the text. A proposal as complicated and impactful as statehood requires a thorough review and debate.

Spectrum News NY 1: Stefanik vows subpoena for FBI records in Schoharie limousine crash 

Sun Community News: Stefanik votes to advance Prison Camera Reform Act 

Watertown Daily Times: Bill to fund oil spill studies on St. Lawrence River included in defense act, on its way to passage 

Finger Lakes Daily News: NY GOP Congressional Delegation Wants Investigation Into NY AG’s Office

WTEN Albany Channel 10: Renewed push for probe into FBI’s possible role in Schoharie limo crash

Fox News: Stefanik slams Pentagon for late review of diversity official: 'Coverup of their radical woke agenda’

Red State: Blockbuster GOP Report Points to Potential Link Between COVID and China's Bioweapons Program

Homeland Preparedness News: Agricultural Foreign Investment Transparency Act seeks increased scrutiny of foreign owners of U.S. agricultural land

Daily Mail: Bombshell House Republican report links COVID-19 to China's bioweapons program: Lawmakers suggest virus may have reached humans via 'lab-related incident' in Wuhan

North Country Now: Stefanik calls on FBI to release investigative findings into limo crash that killed two Clarkson alums

New York Post: NY GOP wants special prosecutor to probe how AG James handled aide’s sexual harassment case

 North Country Now: Stefanik’s St. Lawrence River protection act passes in National Defense Authorization Act