Politics

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Cassidy Push To Fund Centers Of Excellence To Fortify Emergency Response Preparedness, Build Resiliency Against Future Pandemics

July 1, 2021 Contributor
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) are pushing for funding to establish a COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Program to designate academic medical centers as research and communication hubs that will improve the United States’ ability to swiftly respond to emerging public health threats and to continue battling COVID-19.

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Katko

Katko Challenges FEMA Administrator To Improve Response To Flooding Along Lake Ontario’s Shoreline

June 30, 2021 Contributor
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing with Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security Committee, yesterday challenged the agency to do more to provide relief to Lake Ontario shoreline communities and other local disaster impacted areas.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Barclay: Education, Prevention Critical Components In The Fight Against Disease

June 26, 2021 Contributor
Summertime in New York is full of opportunities to experience the natural resources across our state. There is no shortage of lakes, rivers, wooded hiking trails and campgrounds to enjoy, but it is extremely important we utilize these amenities safely. With that in mind, I encourage all New Yorkers to stay alert to the risks of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Barclay’s District Office Collects $500 Of Food From Locals For Blessings In A Backpack

June 18, 2021 Contributor
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) announced yesterday that his district office collected more than $500 worth of food from local businesses and residents to assist the Fulton and Oswego County chapters of “Blessings In A Backpack.”

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