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Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Federal Energy Regulatory Commission To Protect Consumer From Unfairly High Energy Costs With Heating Prices Expected To Increase This Winter

January 10, 2022 Contributor

U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined colleagues in a bicameral letter urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to use its statutory authority to ensure that Americans’ household energy bills are not driven up by energy market manipulation in wholesale natural gas and electricity markets.

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Gillibrand, Higgins, Jacobs Urge DHS To Keep U.S.-Canada Land Border Open To Vaccinated Individuals

January 7, 2022 Contributor

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises new challenges and continues to spread, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), and Congressman Chris Jacobs (R-NY-27) are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain the open U.S.-Canada land border for vaccinated individuals safely and efficiently.

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Gillibrand Announces Bill To Address Retention, Recruitment Of Health Care Professionals Through Student Loan Repayment Program

January 5, 2022 Contributor

As the New York State health care system battles worker shortages and hospital strain, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing her support of the Bolstering Infectious Outbreak (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act.

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Gillibrand Announces NDAA Wins With Purpose OF Improving Well-Being Of Service Members, Families

December 16, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, announced her FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) wins that will help improve the quality of life of service members and their families.

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As Omicron Cases Are Detected In New York, Gillibrand Pushes For Creation Of COVID-19, Pandemic Response Centers Of Excellence To Prepare For Future Variants, Help Prevent Public Health Emergencies

December 9, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the bipartisan COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act, which would deliver funding to establish COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence programs at academic medical centers across the country.

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Gillibrand: Gutting Of Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms By House, Senate Amed Services Leadership

December 8, 2021 Contributor

Addressing the gutting of bipartisan military justice reforms by House and Senate Armed Services leadership, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement:

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act

December 2, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Gillibrand (D-NY), Leahy (D-VT) and Collins (R-ME) introduced their bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to initiate the process of holding Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearings within six months allowing producers and industry to consider and review proposals that could change Class I skim milk pricing.

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Gillibrand: Bill Modernizes WIC Program, Makes Families First Coronavirus Response Act Waivers Permanent

November 24, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Senator Roger Marshall, introduced the bipartisan More Options to Develop and Enhance Remote Nutrition in WIC Act (MODERN WIC) to make WIC more accessible to low-income families and help ensure more applicants receive needed benefits by allowing them to certify and recertify for WIC services remotely.

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Gillibrand Announces $27 Billion Investment In New York Infrastructure

November 18, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that New York should expect to receive at least $27 billion in direct funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help revitalize New York State’s aging infrastructure.

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Gillibrand Announces Additional $750 Million In ARP Dollars To Be Provided To New York’s Basic Health Program

November 13, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing that $750 million in additional American Rescue Plan funding, which she voted for, will be provided for New York’s Basic Health Program (BHP) to cover the costs of high-quality health insurance for approximately one million low-to-middle income New Yorkers.

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