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Gillibrand Leads 20 Colleagues In Calling On Biden Administration To Continue, Make Permanent OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Protections For Healthcare Workers

January 13, 2022 Contributor

As the rise of the Omicron variant continues to threaten the safety of our nation’s health care workforce, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is leading her colleagues in a letter calling on the Biden administration to continue and make permanent the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency COVID-19 protections for health care workers.

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Gillibrand Joins Senate Dems Calling For TPS Designations For El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

January 13, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 32 of her Senate Democratic colleagues, led by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), in formally requesting that the Biden administration grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) redesignations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, in addition to a new TPS designation for Guatemala.

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Gillibrand Urges Powell To Answer Questions About Stock Trading By Federal Reserve Officials

January 13, 2022 Contributor

Ahead of the Senate Banking Committee’s confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging Powell to address the Federal Reserve’s trading rules for Federal Reserve officials, policymakers and senior staff.

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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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