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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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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The Governor

Governor Cuomo Announces $25 Million Energy Management Program To Increase Energy Efficiency In Commercial Office Space, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Create Health Workplaces

April 16, 2021 Contributor
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced the $25 million Real Time Energy Management + Tenants Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency in commercial spaces as office and building capacity begin to increase during the COVID-19 economic recovery.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

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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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRC’s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer: NY Needs Mental Health Funds ASAP

April 12, 2021 Contributor
In a new push to combat a silent but devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on mental health, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer pushed the feds to ‘quick release’ $5 billion dollars he worked to include in the recently-passed American Rescue Plan (ARP) so that the funds can give New Yorkers—and the mental health providers they rely upon—the help they’re asking for amid rising need.

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