Oswego County TodayUS Senator Kirsten GillibrandFREE Independent News for Oswego County

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.

[…]

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.

[…]

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.

[…]

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.

[…]

Gillibrand, Sanders Introduce Postal Banking Act To Provide Financial Services To Underbanked Americans

March 31, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced the Postal Banking Act, legislation that would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities.

[…]

Gillibrand Announces Introduction Of Rural Prosperity Act

March 24, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday announced the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Rural Prosperity Act. Currently, there are more than 400 federal programs dedicated to helping rural communities, spread across 13 departments, and over 50 offices and sub-agencies.

[…]

Gillibrand Urges USDA To Clarify Snap Benefit Eligibility Rules For At-Risk College Students

March 5, 2022 Contributor

On March 1st, 2022, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand partnered with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Al Lawson (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.) in a bicameral effort urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to issue guidance clarifying college students’ eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to address the growing food insecurity crisis among college students.

[…]

Gillibrand: Statement On Russia Attack On Ukraine

February 24, 2022 Contributor

Addressing Russia’s attack on Ukraine, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement:

[…]

Gillibrand Supports Two Bills Advocating For Victims, Survivors Of Human Trafficking

February 17, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to announce her support of two bipartisan bills, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act and the Put Trafficking Victims First Act, that would support victims and survivors of human trafficking.

[…]

Gillibrand, Graham Celebrate Senate Passage Of Ending Forced Arbitration Of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act

February 11, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced the Senate passage of the bipartisan Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, legislation that will prevent perpetrators from being able to push survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault into the secretive, biased process of forced arbitration.

[…]