Month: April 2021

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Colleagues Announce Reintroduction Of Voter Empowerment Act

April 1, 2021 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Reverend Raphael Warnock, and U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and Congresswoman Nikema Williams announced the reintroduction of the bicameral Voter Empowerment Act, legislation originally authored in the House by civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, who passed away last year.

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Katko

Katko, Cuellar Tackle Border Crisis With Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Surges

April 1, 2021 Contributor
In response to the ongoing crisis at the southwest border, U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24), lead Republican of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D, TX-28), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, introduced the Border Surge Response and Resilience Act, which would require DHS and federal partners to establish a plan to address migrant surges at the border with transparent metrics in place to activate access to supplemental funds.

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Katko

Katko Discusses CNY Projects, Implementation Of Water Infrastructure Legislation U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

April 1, 2021 Contributor
U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today announced he spoke directly with the District Commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, to request updates on local water infrastructure projects and discuss the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, a bipartisan bill he worked across the aisle to develop on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and supported passage of in the House.

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