US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

In Seneca County, Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Designate The Finger Lakes Region As A National Heritage Area

August 15, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Buttonwood Grove Winery to announce her Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act, legislation that would designate the Finger Lakes region as a National Heritage Area. National Heritage Areas (NHA) are established by Congress to recognize a region’s natural, cultural, or historic significance. Securing this designation for the Finger Lakes would promote tourism and help ensure that the area is preserved for generations to come. 

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $3.2 Million In Federal Funding For Fire Departments In New York State

August 14, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $3,224,471.27 in federal funding for fire departments across New York State. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across twenty-nine fire departments. This federal funding was administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG).

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

ICYMI: The New York Times On President Biden Signing Executive Order Implementing Senator Gillibrand’s Hard-Fought Military Justice Reforms

August 2, 2023 Contributor
In case you missed it, the New York Times published an article regarding President Biden’s executive order implementing historic military justice reforms passed in the FY22 and FY23 National Defense Authorization Acts. For nearly a decade, Gillibrand fought alongside survivors, veterans and legal experts to make these fundamental changes, which remove judicial functions and prosecutorial duties from commanders for certain serious offenses and give these powers to trained, professional military prosecutors independent of the chain of command.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Statement On President Biden Signing Executive Order Implementing Military Justice Reforms

July 30, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order implementing historic military justice reforms passed in the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act:

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Schumer Announce Senate Passage Of Amendment To Defense Bill To Deliver Nearly $700 Million To Close Funding Gap In World Trade Center Health Program

July 29, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced Senate passage of their bipartisan amendment to the FY24 NDAA to close the funding shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). The amendment will help address the long-term funding shortfall by delivering $676 million for the program, and will allow excluded Pentagon and Shanksville responders to join the program.

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Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Ban Distribution Of Blueprints For 3d Printed Firearms And Curb Epidemic Of “Ghost Guns”

July 27, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to announce her work on the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act, federal legislation that would ban online distribution of blueprints for the 3D printing of firearms and help prevent the proliferation of “ghost guns.”

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