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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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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Gillibrand Calls On IRS To Expedite Unprocessed Employee Retention Credit Refunds

January 27, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig to expedite and clear the backlog of unprocessed Employee Retention Credit (ERC) payments that were passed and guaranteed in the CARES Act in March of 2020.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Quickly Distribute Additional Rent Relief To Low-Income Renters

January 27, 2022 Contributor

Following the end of New York’s eviction moratorium, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined seven of her colleagues in urging the Biden administration to reallocate funding from the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program to assist low-income renters.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Require Medicare To Pay For Rapid COVID Tests

January 27, 2022 Contributor

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 18 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Biden administration to require Medicare to pay for rapid COVID tests.

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Gillibrand Calls For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women, Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care

January 25, 2022 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood at South Side Communication Center with Deputy Mayor of Syracuse Sharon Owens and Co-Founder of Sankofa Reproductive Health and Healing Center SeQuoia Kemp to call for funding to address the nation’s maternal mortality crisis among Black women and eliminate racial bias in maternal care.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge President Biden, Federal Officials To Purchase, Distribute American Made Masks

January 22, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined her colleagues in writing letters to President Biden and other top federal officials urging them to prioritize the purchase of American-made masks in order to support domestic manufacturing and reduce dependence on foreign-made PPE.

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Gillibrand Announces Bill To Invest $40 Billion Annually To Expand Access To LIHEAP

January 21, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday announced her plan to introduce the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2022, which would invest $40 billion in annual funding to expand access to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and expand eligibility criteria so families never pay more than 3% of their annual income on energy costs.

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