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Gillibrand Reintroduces Safe School Meals For Kids Act

May 28, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced the Safe School Meals for Kids Act to eliminate harmful pesticides from produce served in kids’ school meals.

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Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Amendment Calling For Transparent, Thorough Investigation Into COVID-19 Origins

May 27, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan amendment offered by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Roger Marshall M.D. (R-KS) that calls for transparency into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) potentially flawed report on the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak, which largely dismissed the possibility that the virus had accidentally escaped from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan.

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Gillibrand Releases Statement On DOD Report Showing Reports Of Sexual Assault Remain At Record Highs, Conviction Rates Continue To Decrease

May 14, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, the Department of Defense released its FY20 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, and the data demonstrates that reports of sexual assault in the military remain at record highs, that the number of cases that went to trial after substantiation of allegations of sexual assault decreased, and conviction rates dropped significantly.

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Schumer, Gillibrand Re-Up Senate Plan To Set Federal Limousine Safety Regulations, Close Safety Loopholes To Get Dangerous Limos Off The Road

May 6, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will re-introduce three pieces of legislation to increase the safety of stretch limousines for all of the Americans and New Yorkers who ride in them: the Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act (SAFE Limos Act), the Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act, and the End the Limo Loophole Act.

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Gillibrand Applauds Inclusion Of National Paid Leave, Critical Investment Of Care Infrastructure In American Families Plan

April 28, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement touting the inclusion of national paid leave and care infrastructure investment in President Biden’s American Families Plan.

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Gillibrand Joins Colleagues To Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation To Establish National Paid Sick Day Policy

April 27, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined her colleagues, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), to reintroduce bicameral legislation to establish a long-overdue national paid sick day policy.

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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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