SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – When Corey Fram looks out of his window at work he sees both the American and Canadian flags flying high.
“It’s on my property in the United States, but we carry two flags here, a lot of places and that means something to us,” said Fram, the director of the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council.
The US-Canadian border remains closed until June 21, when it will be readdressed. Fram said the lack of communication between the two countries throughout the pandemic has really hurt border towns within the Thousand Islands.
“There just seems to be no international discussion between the United States on what easing these border restrictions are going to look like,” he said. “And until that happens, it’s just more frustration.”
Democrats are facing significant internal stumbling blocks to getting their voting rights legislation through the Senate, as President Biden calls on Congress to get the bill to his desk.Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is driving Democrats toward a fight later this month on a sweeping election reform bill that, among other provisions, would aim to expand access to the ballot by creating nationwide election standards.But.
Stefanik, Chamber call on U.S. to unilaterally reopen Canada border
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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, citing Canada s lack of urgency, on Thursday called on the United States to unilaterally open the U.S. border to Canadians.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, citing Canada s lack of urgency, on Thursday called on the United States to unilaterally open the U.S. border to Canadians.
“As Co-Chair of the Northern Border Caucus, I have worked with my colleagues across the aisle, our Canadian counterparts, the North Country Chamber of Commerce, and essentially anyone who will listen over the past several months to establish a bilateral, metrics-based plan to reopen the northern border, but the Canadian Government continues to lack the urgency this situation demands, Stefanik said in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Enough is enough – the United States needs to do what’s best for the American people and small businesses and reopen th
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