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Barclay: “We Froze” Is Not Good Enough

February 13, 2021 Contributor

At a time when public confidence in health and government officials has never been more important, this administration engaged in a months-long cover-up into their misguided policies. And, the excuse from his office: “We froze.”

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Ritchie Urges For An Independent Investigation Into State’s Nursing Home Deaths

February 12, 2021 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie (R,C,IP,) released the following statement today:

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Cuomo Announces Restaurant, Bar Closing Times To Be Extended To 11 P.M. Statewide Beginning Sunday

February 12, 2021 Contributor

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that given the continued decline in hospitalization and infection rates throughout New York, closing times for restaurants and bars will be extended from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. statewide beginning Sunday, February 14.

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Gillibrand Urges Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

February 12, 2021 Contributor

As Black women across New York struggle with access to maternal health care and negative health outcomes due to racial and systemic discrimination, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined colleagues earlier this week in announcing historic legislation to save moms’ lives and fight for maternal health and reproductive justice for Black women and pregnant people of color.

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Barclay: There Must Be Accountability

February 12, 2021 Contributor

State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay released the following statement yesterday

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Katko Prioritized Access To Treatment For Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders Amid Ongoing Pandemic

February 12, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) yesterday announced the reintroduction of three bipartisan bills to support Central New Yorkers struggling with mental illness and substance use disorders amid the ongoing pandemic.

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Gillibrand Calls For More Funding To Help Older Americans During Pandemic

February 12, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, is leading Senate colleagues in a call for the inclusion of $1.4 billion in funding for Older Americans Act (OAA) programs, including $750 million in funding for the OAA Nutrition Services and $480 million to support providers’ efforts to vaccinate older adults in the next coronavirus relief package.

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“Sign & Subpoena”: State Assembly GOP Calls On Colleagues To Sign Petition To Subpoena State Officials Following Nursing Home Report

February 12, 2021 Contributor

Members of the Assembly Republican Conference are asking lawmakers to “sign” a petition calling for the immediate “subpoena” of New York State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Howard A. Zucker after a recent report from Attorney General Letitia James found the state covered up thousands of deaths in state nursing homes.

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Cuomo, NYS Health Commissioner Zucker Provide Statement On Update CDC Guidance

February 12, 2021 Contributor

Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker released the following statement regrading an update in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance eliminating quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated people following close contact exposure.

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Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bills To Help Struggling Families Secure Diapers

February 12, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate colleagues to introduce the bipartisan End Diaper Need Act of 2021, which would provide resources to assist low- and middle-income families access diapers and help ensure the health and well-being of those who rely on diapers, including infants, toddlers, medically complex children, and adults with disabilities.

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