Politics

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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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Secures Full Funding For UAP Office In Senate Defense Bill Markup

June 23, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she had secured full funding for the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier this year, Gillibrand and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led a bipartisan push to fully fund the office after the previous year’s NDAA failed to provide adequate funding.

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The Governor

Governor Hochul Announces Major Milestone For South Fork Wind With Installation Of First Offshore Foundation At New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm

June 23, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, has achieved its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the project’s first monopile foundation. In the coming days, South Fork Wind will install the project’s U.S.-built offshore substation. The project remains on-track to become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal waters when it begins operations by the end of this year and supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to develop 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035.  
  

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Statement On Confirmation Of Natasha Merle To Serve On U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of New York

June 22, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand applauded the confirmation of Natasha Merle to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Senator Gillibrand recommended Ms. Merle to President Biden in 2021 and she was nominated in 2022. 

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