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Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Justice For Black Farmers Act

February 9, 2021 Contributor

U. S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), introduced legislation to address systemic discrimination within U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) federal agriculture policy.

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Gillibrand Co-Sponsors Landmark “Baby Bonds” Legislation

February 9, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined colleagues in the reintroduction of the American Opportunity Accounts Act, legislation she has co-sponsored seeking to create a national program commonly referred to as “Baby Bonds.”

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Anthony Brindisi Concedes After Claudia Tenney’s Certified Win For NY-22

February 9, 2021 Contributor

Anthony Brindisi issued the following statement yesterday after New York State certified results in New York’s 22nd congressional district:

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NY-22 Election: Judge Rules In Favor Of Claudia Tenney With 109 Vote Lead

February 6, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw

Friday, February 5, State Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte issued his ruling for the NY-22 race between Democrat Anthony Brindisi and Republican Claudia Tenney in favor of Tenney.

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Heart Health Takes On Greater Meaning This Year

February 6, 2021 Contributor

February is American Heart Month, and it’s important we recognize the importance of heart health and supporting an active lifestyle.

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Cuomo Announces $15 Million Available For Piloting Community Thermal Systems To Reduce Buildings’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

February 4, 2021 Contributor

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that up to $15 million is available through a new program to pilot the use of community thermal systems to reduce buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions.

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Katko To Secretary Buttigieg: I-81 Viaduct Project Is Critical For CNY

February 4, 2021 Contributor

Following Pete Buttigieg’s confirmation as Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today invited the Secretary to tour the I-81 Viaduct in Syracuse and urged his agency to provide an update regarding its consideration of the project.

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Katko, Republican Governance Group Members Call On President Biden To Reject Partisan Efforts, Advance COVID Relief

February 4, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) and members of the Republican Governance Group, a caucus comprised of Congressional Republicans committed to effective governing, yesterday urged the Biden Administration to work with lawmakers from both parties to negotiate and advance the next round of COVID-19 relief.

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Assembly, Senate Minority Conferences, Families Call For Further Investigations In Wake Of Attorney General’s Nursing Home Report

February 3, 2021 Contributor

Leaders of the Assembly and Senate Minority Conferences, joined by Janice Dean and a Capital Region family, today renewed their call for legislative hearings and federal investigations in the wake of Attorney General Letitia James’ scathing report on the Cuomo Administration’s response to COVID-19 in nursing homes.

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Katko Demands Answers From DHS On Vaccine Prioritization

February 3, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, today demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security around its plan to distribute its limited supply of taxpayer-procured COVID-19 vaccines.

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