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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

As Red Flag Cases Soar, Senator Gillibrand, Representative Chu Introduce New Legislation To Keep Firearms Out Of The Hands Of Dangerous Individuals

June 29, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-28) are announcing the introduction of their Fair Legal Access Grants (FLAG) Act. All too often, the perpetrators of mass shootings and dangerous crimes have a known past of threatening or even violent rhetoric or behavior, and individuals in suicidal crisis pose a higher risk to themselves if they have easy access to firearms.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.2 Million In Federal Funding For Fire Departments In New York State

June 27, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1,223,040.65 in federal funding for fire departments across New York State. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across thirteen fire departments. This federal funding was administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG).

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Announces New York To Receive Over Half A Billion In Federal Funding To Expand Broadband Access

June 27, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that New York State will receive $664,618,251.49 in federal funding authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand access to broadband. The funding was allocated through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program and will bring high-speed internet access to underserved communities across the state.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer Announces FDA Is Now Warning Retailers To Stop Illegal Sale Of Youth-Targeting Elf Bar And Other Dangerous E-Cigarettes

June 24, 2023 Contributor
fter standing with Upstate NY students to fight the dangerous new wave of e-cigs targeting teens and kids, U.S Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning retailers for selling unauthorized tobacco products, specifically Elf Bar and Esco Bars products, which Schumer has long sounded the alarm on for deceptive youth targeting practices.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand And Goldman Introduce Bill To Support People Living With Serious Mental Illness

June 24, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) are announcing the Strengthening Medicaid for Serious Mental Illness Act to provide desperately needed mental health support to the 14 million adults in the U.S. living with a serious mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, bipolar illness, and major depressive disorder.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Merkley, Torres Introduce Legislation To Give Asylum Seekers A Pathway To Safe And Legal Work

June 23, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) announced the Assisting Seekers in Pursuit of Integration and Rapid Employment (ASPIRE) Act to give asylum seekers a pathway to safe and legal employment. Under current law, asylum seekers are forced to endure a 180-day waiting period before becoming eligible to obtain the permits needed to work legally in the United States. This delay severely hinders asylum seekers’ ability to provide for themselves and their loved ones and leaves many vulnerable to exploitative living and working conditions.

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