Tague Votes To Declare February 2021 “Career and Technical Education Month” in New York
Feb 17, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) was joined by other lawmakers in declaring February 2021 as Career and Technical Education Month in New York state in a recently passed legislative resolution. A former student of the BOCES vocational training...
Tague Drafts Letter to Academy with Other Minority Members Demanding Cuomo’s Emmy Be Vacated
Feb 17, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) drafted a letter alongside other lawmakers this Tuesday to National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences President Adam Sharp echoing the demand he made last Friday that the Academy vacate Gov. Cuomo’s Emmy...
Tague Demands The Academy Vacate Gov. Cuomo’s Emmy Following Nursing Home Cover-Up Report
Feb 12, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is calling on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to vacate Gov. Cuomo’s Emmy award following recent revelations that the governor actively covered up the amount of deaths that took...
Tague Demands Commencement of Impeachment Discussions Following Report Gov’s Aide Admitted to Covering Up Nursing Home Deaths
Feb 12, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is demanding discussions of prosecution and impeachment for Gov. Cuomo begin immediately following a shocking report from the New York Post that the governor’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, admitted the Cuomo administration...
Tague Announces Effort to Introduce Recall Mechanism for Statewide Officials in New York
Feb 12, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) joined New York State Minority Chairman Nick Langworthy and Sen. George Borrello (R, C, I, LIB) in a press conference today in front of the state Capitol to announce an effort to bring a recall mechanism to New...
Tague Calls on Colleagues to Sign Petition to Subpoena Health Commissioner
Feb 11, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) joined his Assembly Minority colleagues in a press conference calling on Majority members of the Oversight, Health, and Aging committees to sign a petition requesting a public hearing in response to the attorney...
Tague Continues to Push for Hearings, Ending of Gov’s Emergency Powers Following Press Conference on AG Report
Feb 3, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie), after making several attempts alongside his Assembly Minority colleagues to do so, is continuing to demand legislative hearings into the state Department of Health’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing...
Tague Demands Legislative Hearings Following AG Report NYS DOH Underreported Covid-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes
Jan 28, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is demanding legislative hearings into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic within nursing homes by Gov. Cuomo’s administration, as well as the rescinding of Gov. Cuomo’s emergency powers, following a report...
Tague Announces “Food Insecurity, Farm Resiliency, And Rural Poverty Initiative” Alongside Minority Leader Barclay And Assembly Minority
Jan 21, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) was joined by Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski), other members of the Assembly Minority Conference and industry professionals as they announced the “Food Insecurity, Farm Resiliency and...
Tague Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s ‘Budget’ Address
Jan 19, 2021
“The 55-minute, long-winded speech by the Governor included multiple calls for unity while encouraging elected officials to work together. He immediately pivoted to threatening the incoming Biden administration with litigation should they not comply...
Tague Selected to Serve on Legislative Commission on Dairy Industry Development
Jan 16, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) was selected to be one of the Assembly Minority Conference's members on the Legislative Commission on Dairy Industry Development. Tague also serves as the ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture...
Assembly Majority Moves to Pass ‘Spitzer’s Law’
Jan 16, 2021
BREAKING From New York State Assembly Majority: Earlier today, Assembly Majority politicians banded together to advance “Spitzer’s Law,” which would further decriminalize prostitution while empowering lawbreakers. The bill would loosen state laws...
Tague Joined by Assembly Minority Colleagues in Letter Calling for Local Involvement in Planning Vaccine Distribution
Jan 15, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) has called on Gov. Cuomo and Health Department Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to empower local authorities within communities to play a larger role in developing vaccine distribution plans in a letter written...
Tague Announces “Jump-Start New York” Plan for Economic Recovery Alongside Assembly Minority
Jan 15, 2021
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) joined his Assembly Minority colleagues today in announcing the “Jump-Start New York” plan for economic recovery, a comprehensive package of 20 legislative proposals that would restore the power of the legislative...