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Election Integrity
Candidate positionAs a co-founder of the House Election Integrity Caucus, Nicole believes that reforms are required that make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. This includes voter identification, regular maintenance of state voter rolls, stringent safeguards to prevent manipulation and abuse of absentee ballot voting and a streamlined process to ensure that credible claims of election fraud receive a thorough hearing before a judge. In Congress, Nicole introduced HR 8314, the No Foreign Election Interference Act, and cosponsored HR 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent illegal aliens from voting in our elections and she cosponsored the HR 322 the Save Our Democracy Act. Nicole was the lead plaintiff in the successful litigation preventing New York City from allowing non-citizens to vote in our municipal elections.
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As a co-founder of the House Election Integrity Caucus, Nicole believes that reforms are required that make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. This includes voter identification, regular maintenance of state voter rolls, stringent safeguards to prevent manipulation and abuse of absentee ballot voting and a streamlined process to ensure that credible claims of election fraud receive a thorough hearing before a judge. In Congress, Nicole introduced HR 8314, the No Foreign Election Interference Act, and cosponsored HR 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent illegal aliens from voting in our elections and she cosponsored the HR 322 the Save Our Democracy Act. Nicole was the lead plaintiff in the successful litigation preventing New York City from allowing non-citizens to vote in our municipal elections.
Foreign Affairs
Candidate positionNicole also sponsored HR 529 to stand with the Cuban people against the communist government, HR 377 condemning the human rights atrocities committed by the Maduro regime in Venezuela, HR 376 opposing the illegal occupation of Cyprus and HR 4129 to authorize bilateral and multilateral engagement between the U.S., Greece, Israel, and Cyprus to promote strategy and defense cooperation.
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Nicole also sponsored HR 529 to stand with the Cuban people against the communist government, HR 377 condemning the human rights atrocities committed by the Maduro regime in Venezuela, HR 376 opposing the illegal occupation of Cyprus and HR 4129 to authorize bilateral and multilateral engagement between the U.S., Greece, Israel, and Cyprus to promote strategy and defense cooperation.
Taxes and Economy
Candidate positionIn the State Assembly, Nicole proudly voted against tax increases 336 times and, in her campaign for New York City Mayor, she fought against inequity in city property taxes—leading to the creation of a property tax commission to review the entire system. She was a strong supporter of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and, in Congress, Nicole has opposed efforts by House Democrats to repeal it.
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In the State Assembly, Nicole proudly voted against tax increases 336 times and, in her campaign for New York City Mayor, she fought against inequity in city property taxes—leading to the creation of a property tax commission to review the entire system. She was a strong supporter of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and, in Congress, Nicole has opposed efforts by House Democrats to repeal it.
Transportation
Candidate positionNicole has been a passionate advocate for the unique transportation needs confronting her constituents on Staten Island and in Southern Brooklyn. As a State Assemblywoman, she successfully fought to restore local bus service, including continuous X1 express service and the restoration of B37 and S93 and weekend service on S76 and X27, and she has been a leader in the effort to upgrade MTA subway signals to Communication Based Train Control to was overcrowding and end service delays. Nicole sued the Port Authority to require the transparency that led to the multi-trip discount on the Port Authority’s three Staten Island bridges and also waged a public fight with Governor Cuomo regarding the Verrazzano Bridget discount for Staten Island.
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Nicole has been a passionate advocate for the unique transportation needs confronting her constituents on Staten Island and in Southern Brooklyn. As a State Assemblywoman, she successfully fought to restore local bus service, including continuous X1 express service and the restoration of B37 and S93 and weekend service on S76 and X27, and she has been a leader in the effort to upgrade MTA subway signals to Communication Based Train Control to was overcrowding and end service delays. Nicole sued the Port Authority to require the transparency that led to the multi-trip discount on the Port Authority’s three Staten Island bridges and also waged a public fight with Governor Cuomo regarding the Verrazzano Bridget discount for Staten Island.
2024 ENDORSEMENTS
Candidate positionHumane Society Legislative Fund
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Animal Welfare
Candidate positionNicole is a strong proponent of educational freedom and student safety. She wrote the HR 8914, the University Accountability Act, and passed it in the House. This legislation would impose significant fines on colleges and universities that violate students’ civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. To combat the rise in antisemitism on college campuses, Nicole introduced HR 7232, the No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act.
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Nicole is a strong proponent of educational freedom and student safety. She wrote the HR 8914, the University Accountability Act, and passed it in the House. This legislation would impose significant fines on colleges and universities that violate students’ civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. To combat the rise in antisemitism on college campuses, Nicole introduced HR 7232, the No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act.
Foreign Affairs
Candidate positionIn Congress, Nicole has taken a strong stand against illegal immigration cosponsoring HR 4828 requiring the federal government to secure our nation’s international borders, HR 1259 the Remain in Mexico Act and legislation to protect American taxpayers from being used to pay illegal immigrants in lawsuits against the United States government.
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In Congress, Nicole has taken a strong stand against illegal immigration cosponsoring HR 4828 requiring the federal government to secure our nation’s international borders, HR 1259 the Remain in Mexico Act and legislation to protect American taxpayers from being used to pay illegal immigrants in lawsuits against the United States government.
Taxes and Economy
Candidate positionNicole is a founding member of the Congressional SALT Caucus and a cosponsor of HR 613 to restore the State and Local Tax deduction and she has sponsored HR 5933 and 5985 to create inspectors general to root out waste, fraud and abuse in state spending and the budgets of major cities, like New York.
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Nicole is a founding member of the Congressional SALT Caucus and a cosponsor of HR 613 to restore the State and Local Tax deduction and she has sponsored HR 5933 and 5985 to create inspectors general to root out waste, fraud and abuse in state spending and the budgets of major cities, like New York.
Transportation
Candidate positionIn Congress, Nicole successfully led the effort to erase decades of systemic underfunding for New York’s transit needs, which led to New York receiving only 16% of federal mass transit funding while having over 30% of national ridership. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, New York will receive a significant portion of this funding for mass transit, road and bridge repair, ferries, rail stations, and airports and sewer and water systems. This includes more than $10 billion for the MTA, which it announced would prevent planned toll and fare increases.
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In Congress, Nicole successfully led the effort to erase decades of systemic underfunding for New York’s transit needs, which led to New York receiving only 16% of federal mass transit funding while having over 30% of national ridership. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, New York will receive a significant portion of this funding for mass transit, road and bridge repair, ferries, rail stations, and airports and sewer and water systems. This includes more than $10 billion for the MTA, which it announced would prevent planned toll and fare increases.
As the representative for New York’s 11th Congressional District, Nicole is focused on lowering the cost of living, promoting government accountability, supporting law enforcement, securing our nation’s borders and combating the spread of socialism.
Candidate positionIn the State Assembly, Nicole was the leading voice against corrupt former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his criminal conduct. She created more transparency in state government by opening committee meetings to public scrutiny through streaming on the internet and making votes taken in committee part of the public record. Nicole also successfully sued the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to expose records that should have been public and she was the leading proponent of property tax reform in New York City.
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In the State Assembly, Nicole was the leading voice against corrupt former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his criminal conduct. She created more transparency in state government by opening committee meetings to public scrutiny through streaming on the internet and making votes taken in committee part of the public record. Nicole also successfully sued the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to expose records that should have been public and she was the leading proponent of property tax reform in New York City.
Animal Welfare
Candidate positionNicole is also working to equip every school with a trained police officer and security equipment and provide immediate access to crisis mental health care services. As a sponsor of HR 6056, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Nicole is working to provide transparency and more parental input in school curriculum. She supports expanding parental school choice so over a million more students can receive the education their parents know is best.
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Nicole is also working to equip every school with a trained police officer and security equipment and provide immediate access to crisis mental health care services. As a sponsor of HR 6056, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Nicole is working to provide transparency and more parental input in school curriculum. She supports expanding parental school choice so over a million more students can receive the education their parents know is best.
Taxes and Economy
Candidate positionNicole is widely credited with defeating Joe Biden’s massive $3.5 trillion socialist Build Back Better socialist spending plan. To help ensure that BBB’s provision enabling the Internal Revenue Service to track the financial transactions of every American from separately becoming law, she cosponsored the HR 5451 known as the Protecting Financial Privacy Act and HR 4485 the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act.
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Nicole is widely credited with defeating Joe Biden’s massive $3.5 trillion socialist Build Back Better socialist spending plan. To help ensure that BBB’s provision enabling the Internal Revenue Service to track the financial transactions of every American from separately becoming law, she cosponsored the HR 5451 known as the Protecting Financial Privacy Act and HR 4485 the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act.
Transportation
Candidate positionNicole believes that we must do more to assist the brave men and women who have honorably served our country. In the State Assembly, she successfully fought to restore funding for peer-to-peer counseling and mental health programs for veterans and led the effort to provide free college tuition to the children of military parents who died or were disabled in the line of duty. She also passed legislation requiring a portion of state contracts to be awarded to service-disabled veterans.
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Nicole believes that we must do more to assist the brave men and women who have honorably served our country. In the State Assembly, she successfully fought to restore funding for peer-to-peer counseling and mental health programs for veterans and led the effort to provide free college tuition to the children of military parents who died or were disabled in the line of duty. She also passed legislation requiring a portion of state contracts to be awarded to service-disabled veterans.
As the representative for New York’s 11th Congressional District, Nicole is focused on lowering the cost of living, promoting government accountability, supporting law enforcement, securing our nation’s borders and combating the spread of socialism.
Candidate positionRecovery from Hurricane Sandy was a hallmark of her tenure as a member of the State Assembly, as her district, which encompassed the eastern shore of Staten Island, was among the hardest hit by the October 2012 storm. In addition, Nicole successfully fought to restore and expand transit service in her district, improve programs for senior citizens, and reform education in our state. She worked to improve New York’s economic climate and reduce the tax burden on small businesses and residents. She is also a passionate advocate for animal rights and the strengthening of animal cruelty laws.
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Recovery from Hurricane Sandy was a hallmark of her tenure as a member of the State Assembly, as her district, which encompassed the eastern shore of Staten Island, was among the hardest hit by the October 2012 storm. In addition, Nicole successfully fought to restore and expand transit service in her district, improve programs for senior citizens, and reform education in our state. She worked to improve New York’s economic climate and reduce the tax burden on small businesses and residents. She is also a passionate advocate for animal rights and the strengthening of animal cruelty laws.
Transportation
Candidate positionIn Congress, Nicole has built upon this record by sponsoring HR 2475 to allow disabled veterans to use HOV lanes and cosponsoring HR 1476 to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program making grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health services for veterans. She has also led the effort to stop the Biden Administration from closing the VA’s Brooklyn Medical Center in Fort Hamilton and linking the VA’s Staten Island clinic with New Jersey. She voted to provide medical coverage for Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans suffering from burn pit toxicity and expand the GI program for education.
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In Congress, Nicole has built upon this record by sponsoring HR 2475 to allow disabled veterans to use HOV lanes and cosponsoring HR 1476 to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program making grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health services for veterans. She has also led the effort to stop the Biden Administration from closing the VA’s Brooklyn Medical Center in Fort Hamilton and linking the VA’s Staten Island clinic with New Jersey. She voted to provide medical coverage for Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans suffering from burn pit toxicity and expand the GI program for education.
Transportation
Candidate positionNicole strongly supports President Trump’s reforms to provide veterans with community care and she believes it’s vital to improve mental health services to combat homelessness, addiction and suicide among veterans. Currently, Nicole is leading the fight against the Biden Administration’s proposal to close the Brooklyn Veterans Affairs’ hospital.
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Nicole strongly supports President Trump’s reforms to provide veterans with community care and she believes it’s vital to improve mental health services to combat homelessness, addiction and suicide among veterans. Currently, Nicole is leading the fight against the Biden Administration’s proposal to close the Brooklyn Veterans Affairs’ hospital.