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She ran as a moderate but has become one of Trump s fiercest defenders.
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Who is Elise Stefanik?
New York Rep. Stefanik began her career as a moderate and has become one of former President Donald Trump s biggest allies.Hans Pennink/AP, FILE
In 2016, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., was one of a handful of prominent Republicans to skip the GOP convention in Ohio and later refused to mention former President Donald Trumpâs name when asked if she would vote for him.
Four years later, after becoming one of his staunchest defenders, Stefanik delivered a keynote speech at the Republican National Convention, calling Trump the only candidate who is capable of protecting the American dream, and voted to challenge the results of the election in two states on Jan. 6.
Governor Cuomo Announces Administration Appointments Share
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced new appointments to his administration. The COVID pandemic has tested our State government more than ever before, and this administration has risen to the occasion time and time again to deliver real results for New Yorkers,
Governor Cuomo said. As we begin to reimagine New York for a post-pandemic world, these talented and dedicated new additions to our team will bring invaluable knowledge and experience to help us build back better and stronger than before.
Dana Carotenuto has been appointed Chief of Staff. Ms. Carotenuto recently served as Deputy Secretary for Legislative Affairs and Policy in the administration, negotiating key policy initiatives for the administration such as congestion pricing and the legalizing of paid gestational surrogacy. Ms. Carotenuto previously served in State Senate staff roles for over 10 years, namely as Chief of Staff
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On today’s 51%, I visit a psychiatric ward in Cleveland to learn how one nurse reaches her patients with tea parties. And we’ll hear from one physician assistant who is trying to educate other healthcare professionals about racial and gender equity.
Remember that old riddle we all heard growing up? A little boy is wheeled into the emergency department and the doctor says, “I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son.” Then the riddler says, this was NOT the boy’s father. Who is he? And the huge reveal: It was the boy’s
mother! Then we all had to feel ashamed for thinking only men were doctors.
Francesca Belouad, MA, is a Research Psychologist in GEB-SDGE. She is responsible for administrating interviews and overseeing clinical aspects of the NIMH Family Study. Francesca has been employed as a Research Psychologist at the NIMH since 2000, when she was recruited by Dennis Charney, MD, during the formation of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Program. Prior to this, she held research positions at the Section on Development Psychology at the NIMH, Outpatient Psychiatry at the Washington Veterans Medical Center, and the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Francesca s work has focused on the writing and submission of the original NIMH Family Study protocol and the development and selection of research measures. She currently administers headache, psychiatric, sleep, and family history interviews to adults and children at initial and follow-up time points. She conducts reviews of clinical assessments a