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Gillibrand Leads Colleagues In Push To Fight Food Insecurity

June 17, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is leading 32 of her Senate colleagues in a push to extend child nutrition waivers ahead of their expiration and enact a robust set of child nutrition priorities in any upcoming legislative vehicles.

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Gillibrand Reacts To Senate’s Vote To Pass Honoring Our PACT Act

June 17, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on Senate passage of the PACT Act:

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Gillibrand Leads MARCH Act In Senate To Protect Abortion Rights For Service Members

June 9, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is introducing the MARCH for Servicemembers Act in the Senate to protect the right to abortion for service members.

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Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation To Create Regulatory Framework For Digital Assets

June 7, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that will create a complete regulatory framework for digital assets that encourages responsible financial innovation, flexibility, transparency and robust consumer protections while integrating digital assets into existing law.

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Gillibrand Urges Congress To Pass Burn Puts Legislation

June 6, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference at VanKeuren Square to make a major push to gain the 60 votes necessary for passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022.

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Gillibrand Lays Out Multipronged Plan To Fight Domestic Terrorism, Violent Extremism

May 25, 2022 Contributor

As acts of domestic terrorism and violent extremism continue to rise across the country, most recently in the racist attack that killed 10 people in Buffalo, today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is outlining her multipronged plan to combat these dangerous threats and racist acts of violence.

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Gillibrand, Rounds Lead Forty-four Senators In Bipartisan Push To Fully Fund U.S.- Israel Missile Defense Cooperation

May 20, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) led a bipartisan group of 44 senators in calling for $500 million to fully fund U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023.

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Gillibrand, Bass Lead Letter Urging White House To Update Federal Awards Guidelines To Prioritize Local Hire Programs

April 19, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) led 74 of their colleagues in writing a bicameral letter urging Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young to update federal guidelines dictating how states and localities can spend federal money in order to prioritize targeted local hire programs and other high-road employment conditions.

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Gillibrand Announces Letter To Secretary Austin Calling For Timely Access To Mental Health Care For Service Members

April 6, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, held a hearing on suicide in the armed forces and, subsequently, held a video press conference to discuss findings from the morning’s hearing and her Senate priorities to address the rising toll of suicide in the military.

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