Emilie Munson is reporting for the Times Union Congressional representatives from upstate have joined the chorus of Republicans and Democrats criticizing the decision of President Donald Trump to pull U.S. troops out of northeastern Syria in advance of an expected attack by Turkey and the anticipated impact on Kurdish allies. Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, of Schuylerville, recently returned from a trip to Turkey and the Syrian-Jordanian border. A member of the House Armed Services Committee, Stefanik called Trump's move "a misguided and catastrophic blow to our national security interests," in a joint statement issued along with four Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee. Democrat U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, of Rhinebeck, said the American troops' removal was "deeply alarming." He told reporters, "Making this move without warning, at least without appearance of any coordination with our other allies in the region is reckless and dangerous." Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer called the Kurds a key U.S. friend and ally. "To abandon them would make no sense at all when there's strong bipartisan opposition to that abandonment, from Democrats and Republicans, and we're going to push the Trump administration to reverse its decision," he said. Read the full story in the Times Union.