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Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Senate Delegation Visit To Israel And Abraham Accords Countries

January 13, 2023 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced she is taking part in a bipartisan delegation visit to the Abraham Accords member countries of Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco.

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Gillibrand Statement On New York’s First Prosecutions Under Federal Anti-Gun Trafficking Law

January 13, 2023 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today applauded the charging of four gun traffickers in New York under the new federal anti-gun trafficking provisions that passed as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Gillibrand authored the anti-gun trafficking provisions in 2009 and worked for more than a decade to pass them into law.

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Gillibrand Leads 15 Senate Colleagues In Push To Include 12 Weeks Of National Paid Family And Medical Leave In President Biden’s Budget

January 13, 2023 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a coalition of 16 senators to call on the Biden administration to remain firm in its commitment to paid leave by advancing a national paid family and medical leave program in the FY2024 budget.

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Gillibrand Announces Over $130 Million In Federal Funding To Help Assist And Revitalize New York’s Overburdened Health Care System

January 10, 2023 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to announce over $130 million in federal funding she secured to help assist and revitalize New York’s overburdened health care system.

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Gillibrand Visits Syracuse Hancock International Airport To Announce $2.5 Million Investment In Airport Security Operations

January 5, 2023 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport to announce a $2.5 million federal investment in upgrades to the airport’s security operations.

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ICYMI: Gillibrand’s Big Year

December 27, 2022 Contributor

In case you missed it, last week, Politico New York published a piece on Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s “big year” that highlighted her historic accomplishments this Congress. The following day, Gillibrand added another item by delivering $1 billion in additional funding for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which provides health benefits to 9/11 first responders and survivors.

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GILLIBRAND BRINGS HOME MAJOR WINS FOR NEW YORK STATE IN THE FY2023 SPENDING PACKAGE

December 23, 2022 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing major wins for New York State that she helped secure in the recently-passed $1.7 trillion FY2023 spending package. As part of this funding, Senator Gillibrand […]

Gillibrand, Schumer Secure $1 Billion For 9/11 Health Program In Funding Package

December 23, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announced that they’d secured $1 billion for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which provides health benefits to 9/11 first responders and survivors.

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Senator Gillibrand Announces Several Of Her Defense Priorities Included In Soon-To-Pass Fy2023 Bipartisan Funding Bill

December 22, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, is announcing that several of her defense priorities were included in the soon-to-pass FY2023 bipartisan funding bill.

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Gillibrand Announces Inclusion Of Her Legislation To Protect Snap Beneficiaries From Fraud In Omnibus Bill

December 22, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the framework of her legislation, the SNAP Theft Protection Act, is included in the end-of-year omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

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