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In Anticipation Of Powerful Winter Storm, Senator Gillibrand To Announce $5 Billion In Federal Home Heating Assistance Included In The Bipartisan Funding Package

December 21, 2022 Contributor

With a blizzard on the horizon and energy bills rising across New York State, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will host a video press conference to reveal the $5 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding she helped fight to include in the recently released bipartisan funding package.

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Gillibrand Statement On 9/11 Health Funding Fix Being Left Out Of Funding Package

December 20, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand expressed deep disappointment that her bipartisan 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act was omitted from the FY2023 omnibus funding package, but recommitted herself to passing the bill.

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AMIDST RISE IN HATE CRIMES, GILLIBRAND, PETERS, ROSEN CALL ON CONGRESS TO FUND NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM; FUNDING WOULD HELP AT-RISK RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER NONPROFITS PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST TERROR ATTACKS

December 19, 2022 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amidst a troubling rise in hate crimes and antisemitism nationwide, today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Gary Peters (D-MI), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) called on Senate leadership to robustly fund the Federal Emergency […]

Senator Gillibrand Announces Defense Bill Wins; Hails Historic Military Justice Reforms

December 16, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Personnel Subcommittee, announced that several of her provisions were included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023.

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Gillibrand Calls on President Biden To Develop Unified National Stragety To Counter Antisemitism

December 7, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 125 of her congressional colleagues are calling on President Biden to develop a whole-of-government approach to monitor and combat antisemitism.

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Gillibrand Hails Historic Military Justice Reforms In Defense Bill

December 7, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, hailed historic changes to the military justice system in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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Gillibrand Calls For Nearly $2 Billion In Funding For Older Americans Act Nutritional Programs For Fiscal Year 2023

November 18, 2022 Contributor

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, is holding a video press conference to call for $1.93 billion in FY23 funding for the Older Americans Act (OAA) nutritional programs.

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Gillibrand Leads Call For EPA To Further Address Toxic PFAS Pollution In Upcoming Guidance

October 14, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with 13 colleagues, sent a letter calling for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase its efforts to stop the flow of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances?(PFAS) into our communities.

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Gillibrand Calls For Emergency Energy Assistance Funding For Low-Income New Yorkers

September 23, 2022 Contributor

With residential energy costs expected to rise nationwide this winter, today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference calling for emergency supplemental funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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Gillibrand Statement On Proposed Federal Bill To Ban Abortion

September 15, 2022 Contributor

On Tuesday, September 13, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand responded to legislation introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham that would strip more than half of the American population of their bodily autonomy and right to privacy regardless of where they live.

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