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Gillibrand, Colleagues Announce Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Citizens United

September 23, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined colleagues to announce the reintroduction of the Democracy for All Amendment next week.

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Gillibrand Pushes For Implementation Of Health Force, Her Multibillion-Dollar Public Health Legislation Passed In American Rescue Plan

September 15, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for the implementation of Health Force, her multibillion-dollar public health legislation passed in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) earlier this year.

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Gillibrand, Schumer, House Colleagues Call On Congress To Pass 9/11 Responder And Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

September 10, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer and Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) called on Congress to pass the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act.

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Gillibrand: Statement On President Biden’s Executive Order Increasing Transparency Around 9/11 Investigations

September 3, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement addressing President Biden’s executive order increasing transparency around federal 9/11 investigations:

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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $11 Million In FEMA Funding For Fire Departments In New York State

September 1, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,499,044 in federal funding for fire departments across New York State.

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Gillibrand: Statement On Attacks In Kabul

August 26, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chairwoman of the Personnel Subcommittee on the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the terror attacks in Kabul:

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Establish Federal Heat Standard To Protect Workers

August 12, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh demanding the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) take action to establish a federal heat stress standard to protect U.S. workers exposed to excessive heat.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Call For Lower Prescription Drug Costs Reform In Reconciliation Package

August 9, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Aging Committee, joined colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) urging them to include reforms to lower prescription drug costs in the upcoming reconciliation bill.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce National Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights Alongside National Domestic Workers Alliance

July 30, 2021 Contributor

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), introduced the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

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Gillibrand Announces EATS Act To Expand SNAP Benefits For Eligible College Students

July 28, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced her bicameral legislation that would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit eligibility to college students attending 2 and 4-year universities part-time or more and some graduate students who also meet traditional SNAP income and other eligibility requirements.

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