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With Heating Prices Expected To Soar This Winter, Gillibrand Fights For Robust LIHEAP Assistance

October 21, 2021 Contributor

With colder weather around the corner and energy costs projected to sharply increase this winter, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for robust Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assistance.

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Gillibrand: Comprehensive Paid Leave Would Help Add $1.6 Trillion To Economy

October 21, 2021 Contributor

As the Senate continues negotiations on the Build Back Better legislation, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a group of senators to reinforce the critical need for the inclusion of a federal paid family and medical leave program in the package.

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Gillibrand Announces Over $13 Million In Federal Funding For Rural Water Infrastructure

October 20, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $13,734,000 in federal funding for water infrastructure in New York’s rural communities.

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Gillibrand Successfully Leads Senate Push Encouraging EPA To Strengthen National Plan To Address PFAS Discharges

October 19, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand commends the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the improvements made to the agency’s draft Strategic Roadmap to confront PFAS contamination nationwide.

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Gillibrand Applauds Reopening Of U.S.-Canada Border To Fully-Vaccinated Travelers From Canada

October 14, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand praised the Biden administration’s decision to allow fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico to travel to the U.S. for non-essential travel through all ports of entry.

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Gillibrand Presses EPA To Strengthen Its Draft Plan To Address PFAS Discharges from Industry

October 7, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for the passage of her Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021 and pushed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand and strengthen regulatory efforts to address industrial PFAS discharges.

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Gillibrand Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation In Syracuse

September 24, 2021 Contributor

In the wake of persistent gun violence in Syracuse, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was joined by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh to announce her plans to reintroduce the Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act.

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Gillibrand Urges FTC To Protect Seniors From Targeted Financial Scams

September 24, 2021 Contributor

On the heels of the Senate Aging Committee holding a hearing today on “Frauds, Scams, and COVID-19: How Con Artists Have Targeted Older Americans During the Pandemic,” U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, renewed her support for the bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act.

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Gillibrand Urges USDA Secretary To Support Small, Mid-Sized Organic Dairy Farmers

September 24, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing her push to support small- and mid-sized organic dairy farmers facing market loss following news that Horizon Organic, a subsidiary of multinational food conglomerate Danone, plans to terminate milk contracts with 89 farmers in New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire by August 2022, leaving these small farmers without buyers.

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Gillibrand Announces $350k In Federal Funding For Women’s Equality In Workplace

September 24, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $350,000 in federal funding for New York State Department of Labor programming to support women’s equality in the workplace.

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