Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today joined Doug Goudie on WGY Mornings and discussed Kathy Hochul’s assault on New Yorkers’ Second Amendment Rights, New York Farm Laborers Wage Board’s devastating decision to lower the overtime threshold, and Joe Biden’s border crisis.
Highlights from the interview include:
On Governor Kathy Hochul’s Far Left gun-grabbing agenda:
“I believe it's unconstitutional, and from my Congressional office, I wrote a letter to these credit card companies signed by over 100 Republicans demanding answers to very important questions.”
“Credit card companies now have to code gun and ammunition purchases—we oppose that. That is an overreach, that is a very slippery slope towards a gun ammunition database, and there's no business for these credit card companies or banks to have any knowledge of purchasing for Americans who are using their own Second Amendment rights.”
“When I think about the firearm retailers across my district, these are small businesses. It's yet another infringement on their ability to do business. What do I see every single day in my district? Because of the crime wave in New York State, gun and ammunition purchases are up because people feel less safe in their home, whether they're in urban settings or in rural settings.”
“We are proud gun owners in my district, including my household, and it's not a partisan issue in my district. Republicans, Democrats, Independents—they support our Second Amendment rights. They...
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