{"id":1036661,"date":"2024-06-28T00:07:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1036661"},"modified":"2024-06-28T00:07:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:07:23","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-elise-stefanik-will-do-anything-to-push-trumps-maga-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-elise-stefanik-will-do-anything-to-push-trumps-maga-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Elise Stefanik Will Do Anything to Push Trump\u2019s MAGA Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt every opportunity, Elise Stefanik has put Donald Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda above everything else \u2013 including our democracy and the rule of law. Whether it\u2019s supporting a national abortion ban, backing Trump\u2019s efforts to slash health care access and critical programs for millions of Americans, or echoing dangerous election denialism and conspiracy theories, Stefanik will do whatever it takes to move up the MAGA ladder and follow Trump\u2019s commands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik attempted to overturn the 2020 election results, promoted baseless election lies, and downplayed Trump\u2019s role in the January 6 insurrection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cElise Stefanik tried to get election overturned, promoted election lies\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStefanik \u2026 supported a lawsuit that tried to get the Supreme Court to invalidate Joe Biden\u2019s victory.<\/strong> On January 6, after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, she voted to reject some of President Joe Biden\u2019s electoral votes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth before the riot and immediately afterward, Stefanik made false claims about the conduct of the election in some of the states Biden won. <\/strong>And in previous remarks, she amplified baseless claims that there were major \u2018irregularities\u2019 with both voting and election software.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cIn December, Stefanik was one of 126 House Republicans to sign on to an amicus brief in support of a Republican lawsuit that asked the Supreme Court to toss out Biden\u2019s win. \u2026 On January 6, Stefanik was one of 147 Republicans to vote against certifying Biden\u2019s electoral votes from at least one state. Earlier that day, prior to the storming of the Capitol, Stefanik had told constituents in an open letter that she planned to object to certifying Biden\u2019s wins in all four of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCPR<\/a>: \u201c’Dominion’ voting conspiracy, which Stefanik amplified, debunked in Jan. 6 hearings\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cIn the open letter on January 6, Stefanik wrote that, in Georgia, \u2018more than 140,000 votes came from underage, deceased and otherwise unauthorized voters \u2013 in Fulton County alone.\u2019 This is just false.<\/strong> Nearly two months before Stefanik\u2019s letter was published, journalists had already debunked claims that there might have been 132,000 ineligible voters who cast ballots in Fulton County, which contains most of Atlanta. It\u2019s not clear if Stefanik was referring to these same claims or to some other tale, but she was wrong regardless.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCPR<\/a>: \u201cNorth Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted to object to one of two state\u2019s electors as Congress certified Joe Biden as the President-Elect early Thursday morning. \u2026 Those concerns have already played out in lawsuits Trump lost in those states.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WWNY<\/a>: \u201c[Stefanik] said President Trump did not cause what happened [on January 6], even though President Trump encouraged his followers to come to Washington for Wednesday\u2019s congressional debate over the results of last November\u2019s presidential election. \u2018This is not encouraged,\u2019 Stefanik said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik has only doubled down on her extreme election denial \u2013 she called January 6 insurrectionists \u201chostages,\u201d signaled she would not have certified the 2020 election as vice president, and refused to commit to certifying the 2024 election results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes<\/a>: \u201cTrump Loyalist Elise Stefanik Won\u2019t Promise She\u2019ll Certify 2024 Election Results\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cRep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Sunday stopped short of saying she will certify the 2024 election results,<\/strong> saying she will \u2018see\u2019 if this year\u2019s election is \u2018legal and valid.\u2019 Pressed on NBC News\u2019s \u2018Meet the Press\u2019 over whether she will vote to certify the 2024 election results no matter what the result is, Stefanik said, \u2018We will see if this is a legal and valid election.\u2019 The question was sparked after Stefanik\u2019s comments earlier in the interview when she discussed why she objected to certifying Pennsylvania\u2019s 2020 election results on Jan. 6, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cRep. Elise Stefanik, possible Trump VP contender, signals she wouldn’t have certified 2020 election\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I would not have done what Mike Pence did,\u2019 Stefanik said.\u201d<\/strong>
Stefanik<\/a>: \u201c\u2018I have concerns about the treatment of January 6 hostages.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik supports the same extreme anti-abortion agenda as Trump, which includes banning abortion nationwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cHouse GOP conference chairwoman calls for 15-week federal abortion ban post-Dobbs\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen pressed on a definitive statement regarding a federal abortion ban, Stefanik said that \u2018we do have a role\u2019 at the federal level <\/strong>\u2026 \u2018We should embrace this debate,\u2019 Stefanik said, noting the vital role of the local, state, and federal governments in fulfilling the \u2018promise of new and better policies.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/a>: Stefanik received an A+ rating from extreme anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik helped write the RNC\u2019s platform in 2012, which called for ending Social Security and Medicare as we know them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cStefanik is no stranger to Washington. \u2026 [Stefanik] helped author the Republican National Committee\u2019s platform in 2012.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cWhen it comes to Medicare \u2026 the Republican platform would reshape the program for those under 55 so they would get \u2018an income-adjusted contribution toward a health plan of the enrollee\u2019s choice,\u2019 including a government plan. And while the Democratic platform opposes any privatization of Social Security, the Republican platform says younger workers should be given the option of \u2018personal investment accounts as supplements to the system.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like Trump, Stefanik supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would rip away health care from millions of Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press-Republican<\/a>: \u201c[Stefanik] said she is in favor of repealing \u2018Obamacare\u2019<\/strong> \u2026 \u2018It\u2019s an overreach of government, and it is costing businesses too much,\u2019 she said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC 5<\/a>: \u201cNew York Rep. Elise Stefanik voted in support of a House bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.<\/strong> \u2026 The American Health Care Act of 2017 passed by a vote of 217 to 213.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFF<\/a>: \u201cAnalysis: 6.3 Million People with Pre-Existing Conditions Would Be at Risk for Higher Premiums under the House\u2019s Health Bill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik consistently sides with the NRA and the gun lobby over the safety of our communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC 5<\/a>: \u201cStefanik reaffirms position against gun control after school massacre\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Stefanik] received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association in 2020, with the group\u2019s head touting her as \u2018New York\u2019s strongest defender of the Second Amendment.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times Union<\/a>: \u201cN.Y. Reps. Faso, Stefanik support concealed carry bill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefanik has voted against legislation that is helping hardworking American families \u2013 and she\u2019s shamelessly bragged about funding that she opposed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cElise Stefanik is touting $12.9 million to support rural hospitals in her district. The source of that funding? Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid aid package \u2014 which she voted against last year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA repeating pattern: Stefanik has done this before, touting the receipt of another $1 million Rural Development Grant back in August.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Country Public Radio<\/a>: \u201cStefanik votes against infrastructure bill to fund roads, bridges and broadband\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/a>: Stefanik voted against the Inflation Reduction Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/a>: Stefanik voted against the CHIPS and Science Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: \u201cAt every opportunity, Elise Stefanik has put Donald Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda above everything else \u2013 including our democracy and the rule of law. 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