Adam Schleifer Hosts Town Hall on Pandemic Response & Recovery

Adam Schleifer is running for Congress to serve the people of Rockland County and northern & central Westchester County.

On Sunday afternoon, Adam hosted the latest of his weekly policy-focused virtual town halls to discuss to discuss the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery for Westchester and Rockland. Over 100 residents, activists and community leaders from the district joined in the program that was streamed on Zoom and Facebook Live.

Joining Adam for the engaging virtual panel and discussion were leaders in the medical and science fields including:

• Dr. Tom Marron: Clinician and Researcher, Mount Sinai
• Dr. Lauren Shawn: Emergency Medicine Physician, Northwell Health
• George Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D.: Chief Scientific Officer at Regeneron.

Adam and the panelists offered a deep-dive into addressing the COVID-19 pandemic response and the challenges and opportunities ahead as we work towards a successful recovery for all residents and businesses in Rockland and Westchester Counties.

For a full recording of the event, please visit Adam's Facebook page.

Adam Schleifer hosts twice-weekly virtual Town Halls on the biggest issues facing the 17th District on Tuesdays at 6pm and Sundays at 2pm. RSVP at www.AdamSchleifer.com/Events and stream live on Zoom or on Facebook Live.

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About Adam Schleifer:

Adam Schleifer is running for Congress to serve the people of Rockland County and northern & central Westchester County (NY-17).

Adam Schleifer, 38, graduated from Chappaqua’s public schools in 1999 and went on to attend Cornell University and Columbia University Law School, where he served as a Senior & Staff Development Editor on the Columbia Law Review. After graduating from law school, Schleifer served two years as a federal law clerk, first in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Schleifer then built a career at one of the nation’s leading law firms before reentering public service, first as a New York State consumer-protection regulator, and then as an Assistant United States Attorney. Schleifer has prosecuted regulatory and federal-criminal actions against predatory payday and subprime auto lenders; taken dangerous and illegal weapons out of communities; prosecuted crimes of sexual violence and predation; and protected our clean air by prosecuting a conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. Adam Schleifer and his wife, Nicole, are residents of New Castle.

Read more about Adam Schleifer at www.AdamSchleifer.com.