Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement in response to an announced extension of the U.S. – Canada border restrictions through July 21.

“Extending the travel restrictions for yet another month, despite the tremendous progress the U.S. has made in fully vaccinating Americans and safely reopening, is absolutely inacceptable to the families, businesses, and communities along the northern border. President Biden missed a huge opportunity at the G-7 summit to stand up for America and deliver a plan to safely reopen, instead caving to Prime Minister Trudeau’s incessant desire to delay. I’ve called on the Biden Administration to begin taking unilateral steps towards easing restrictions for families and property owners, and the failure to do so is unacceptable for our northern border communities.”

Congresswoman Stefanik is a cosponsor of the Northern Border Reopening Transparency Act, legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and the Centers for Disease Control to produce a report on all information regarding efforts to reopen the U.S. – Canada border.

Earlier this month, Congresswoman Stefanik sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas urging DHS to unilaterally ease restrictions for non-essential travel across the northern border if a bilateral reopening plan is not established before current restrictions expire on June 21, 2021.

In January, Congresswoman Stefanik led a bipartisan letter to President Biden outlining specific actions his administration should take to safely reopen the northern border.