US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Calls On Biden Administration To Swiftly Implement Debt Relief Provisions For Small Farmers Passed In The IRA

September 14, 2022 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conferencing announcing her letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the USDA to quickly implement the small farmer debt relief provisions in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Coons Lead Colleagues In Push To Permit Individuals Living With HIV, HBV To Serve In Military

September 8, 2022 Contributor
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Chris Coons (D-DE) led their Senate colleagues in a push to permit individuals living with well-managed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) to enlist and serve in the military.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Calls For Additional Funding For Community Health Force Workers To Help Tackle Ongoing Health Crises

September 8, 2022 Contributor
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on congressional leadership to include at least $1 billion for community health workers in any upcoming COVID-19 supplemental funding package to help tackle health care issues at the local level.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Applauds EPA Proposal To Designate Two PFAS Chemicals As Hazardous Substances Under Superfund

September 3, 2022 Contributor
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as “Superfund.”

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand: Department Of Transportation Takes Critical Steps To Hold Airlines Accountable And Investigate Potential Unfair Or Deceptive Business Practices Of More Than Ten Airlines

August 12, 2022 Contributor
WASHINGTON – Following their push, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are announcing new actions the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be taking to hold airlines accountable in the midst of […]
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling On Administration To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Access To Monkeypox Vaccines

August 4, 2022 Contributor
As monkeypox continues to spread rapidly throughout the United States, yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is leading eight of her senate colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to increase domestic production of and access to monkeypox vaccines.

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