Adirondack Daily Enterprise:
New York’s 21st Congressional District can feel isolated from the rest of the world, snuggled against a friendly border and far from any major threats. Through Fort Drum, however, the district has provided many of the soldiers for America’s post-9/11 military missions and is home to many active-duty and retired military personnel — more than any other district in the state.
The question of military and national security issues is particularly important, then, for whoever wins the upcoming congressional race.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, said there has been no update on the national security project that would most immediately impact the district, the East Coast Missile Defense, yet. But she has continued to bring it up with the administration.
