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Protecting The Social Safety Net: Gillibrand And East Harlem Elected Officials Demand No Cuts To Social Security

March 30, 2025 Contributor

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Senator Gillibrand stood alongside East Harlem elected officials to urgently call on the Trump administration to protect Social Security after their repeated actions to cut back the agency and the […]

Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration Attempts To Close Social Security Offices, Limit Phone Support

March 28, 2025 Contributor

So-Called “Department Of Government Efficiency” Listed 47 Social Security Administration Offices for Closure – Including 2 in New York DOGE’s Attacks on the SSA Have Resulted in Skyrocketing Wait Times and Website Crashes Trump Administration […]

Gillibrand Condemns Trump Policy Making It Harder For Veterans To Get Mental Health Care

March 27, 2025 Contributor

Trump’s Indiscriminate, Haphazard Policies Are Once Again Hurting Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to highlight a Trump administration policy that is making it harder for veterans to […]

Gillibrand, Schumer, Mannion Demand Answers On Trump Administration’s Potential Plans To Close Syracuse Usda Offices, Layoffs Of Usda Staff Who Serve New Yorkers

March 21, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Representative John Mannion are demanding answers on the Trump administration’s reported plans to potentially close the statewide offices for the Natural […]

Gillibrand Statement On Trump’s Reckless Executive Order To Eliminate The Department Of Education

March 21, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order to eliminate the Department of Education: “President Trump is playing games with our kids’ futures. By gutting the […]

Senator Gillibrand Demands Usda Reverse $1 Billion In Canceled Funding For Local Food Purchases

March 18, 2025 Contributor

In New York, the cancellation of funding jeopardizes more than $63 million for food purchases for food banks, schools, child care centers Washington, D.C. – Senator Gillibrand joined a group of 31 senators demanding a […]

Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Schumer Lead 18 Democrats In Calling On Trump Administration To Halt And Reverse Contract Cancellations Impacting Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits

March 12, 2025 Contributor

585 Canceled Contracts Included Those Supporting Implementation of Bipartisan PACT Act, Helping Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, […]

As Avian Flu Rages, Gillibrand Calls On Trump Administration To Take Action To Fight Spread, Bring Down Skyrocketing Cost Of Eggs

March 6, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As avian flu rages across the country and drives up the cost of eggs, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference calling on the Trump administration to take action to […]

Gillibrand, Schumer, Garbarino, Nadler, Kean, Goldman Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Fix World Trade Center Health Program Funding Shortfall

February 27, 2025 Contributor

Without Congressional Action, The WTCHP Will Have To Start Turning Away First Responders And Survivors, Cut Back Access To Care For Existing Enrollees By 2028 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Minority […]

Gillibrand Statement On President Trump’s Efforts To Strip Away Health Care Benefits From Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Substances

February 27, 2025 Contributor

Washington, NY – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, author of the burn pits section of the PACT Act, issued the following statement about President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to cancel contracts for the PACT […]