Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is appalled by the Senate Majority’s rejection of amendments that would end the governor’s emergency powers. Tague is calling for New York to return to its constitutional government operated by three...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is leading the charge alongside his Minority colleagues to pass legislation that would limit the governor’s expanded powers during emergencies while increasing local capabilities to handle them with a...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is demanding an investigation into the Department of Health’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic following thousands of COVID-19 related deaths in nursing homes. The Health Department...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is demanding the Legislature return to session to resume its constitutional responsibilities and address the needs of New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tague says New Yorkers deserve representation...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has drafted a letter with his Minority colleagues in the Assembly calling on the governor to add more representatives to his “Reimagine Education Advisory Council” to make it more effective in addressing...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference wrote a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling for the re-opening of dental offices and resuming of dental work in New York state. The American Dental Association...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanding that he re-open places of worship as soon as possible. Religious institutions are crucial resources for people...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has joined his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference in writing a letter to President Trump and Sen. Schumer calling for the federal government to allocate a sizeable portion of CARES Act broadband...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and state Senate candidates Mike Martucci and Peter Oberacker, today took exception to comments made by actress Edie Falco demanding Gov. Cuomo abandon New York’s dairy farmers and ignore requests for...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to focus on the unemployment crisis caused by COVID-19 as working people throughout the state struggle to receive their benefits and pay their bills. As families throughout...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) fully supports the Assembly Minority effort to provide relief to volunteer firefighter and EMS personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would allocate $90 million generated from state wireless surcharge...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) wrote a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and President Trump on April 5 requesting the USDA’s assistance protecting New York farmers. Tague received a letter back on April 29 detailing...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) fully supports the Nourish New York program announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday. The Nourish New York program would connect upstate farmers with food banks, paying farmers for food that would otherwise...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is calling on the governor to lift a Project Labor Agreement requirement on the upcoming Department of Transportation project planned for I-88 in Schoharie and Otsego counties. Such a requirement would de-incentivize...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) and his fellow Minority politicians in the Assembly have come together to propose a “Regional Restart” plan for New York to re-open for business on a regional basis. This regional re-opening would...

Assemblyman Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is joining his Minority colleagues in the Assembly to call for the implementation of the “Jump Start NY” plan to revitalize small businesses in New York in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The plan calls...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has rallied his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference to write a letter calling on the governor to provide financial and regulatory relief for farmers struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19...

Assemblyman Christopher Tague (R,C,I–Schoharie) has recently brought a breakthrough in COVID-19 treatment by a local doctor in Schoharie County to the attention of the White House, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the entire...

Christopher Tague (R,C,I–Schoharie) has been in contact with President Donald Trump, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball, and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue to highlight the unique threat that COVID-19 poses to agriculture...

Assemblyman Christopher Tague (R,C, I-Schoharie) recently stood up to debate bad policy included in the 2020-21 New York State Budget. Tague was specifically concerned by the focus taken by the Assembly Majority during the worst public health crisis in...