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Gillibrand: USDA’s Extension Of Universal Free School Meals Sets Stage For Lawmakers To Make Critical Flexibility Permanent

April 21, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s announcement that it would extend universal free school meals through the 2021-2022 school year.

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During Black Maternal Health Week, Gillibrand Announces MOMS Act, Maternal CARE Act

April 17, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced two vital pieces of legislation to address the Black maternal health crisis during Black Maternal Health week.

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Gillibrand Asks Biden Administration To Explore All Options, Help Hospitals Recover From COVID-Related Financial Stress

April 16, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Liz Richter, requesting that the Biden administration explore all options to alleviate the financial burdens incurred through the emergency measures of the Medicare Accelerated/Advanced Payments Program.

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Gillibrand, Murkowski Announce Bill To Expand Summer Meal Program, Ensure Children Maintain Access To Nutritious Meals When School Is Out

April 16, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced legislation to expand summer meal programs across the country to ensure children maintain access to nutritious meals when school is out.

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Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Pass Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits, Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA

April 14, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), U.S. Representatives Raul Ruiz, M.D, (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), alongside Jon Stewart, 9/11 activist John Feal, members of BurnPits 360, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and numerous veterans advocates stood together to call for landmark bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Call On FCC To Include State, Local Data In Efforts To Expand Broadband, Close Digital Divide, Homework Gap

April 7, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate Democrats to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include state, local, and tribal data in efforts to expand nationwide broadband.

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Gillibrand Joins Bicameral Push For Gun Records Restoration, Preservation Act To Strengthen Efforts To Prevent Gun Violence

April 2, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate and House Democrats to call for the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Announce Reintroduction Of Voter Empowerment Act

April 1, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Reverend Raphael Warnock, and U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and Congresswoman Nikema Williams announced the reintroduction of the bicameral Voter Empowerment Act, legislation originally authored in the House by civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, who passed away last year.

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Gillibrand: Emergency Educational Connections Act Would Increase Funding For Emergency Broadband Benefits To Help Working Families Access Internet

March 30, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to invest $6 billion for the Emergency Broadband Benefit program to help close the homework gap and ensure families across New York can access essential online services.

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Gillibrand: Attacks On Asian American Communities Are Wake Up Call To Tackle Online Hate

March 23, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement about a declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) that highlighted the heightened threat posed by domestic violent extremism in 2021 and that how white supremacist and militia extremists pose the most lethal threat to our country.

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