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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Provide Social Security Credits To Caregivers

May 17, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Aging Committee, held a video press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act, legislation that would provide Social Security credits to caregivers. Millions of Americans leave the workforce to become unpaid caregivers for sick, disabled, or elderly loved ones; Gillibrand’s legislation would make sure that their retirement is not threatened as a result.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Provide Free Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner To Schoolchildren

May 11, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, held a video press conference to announce the introduction of the Universal School Meals Program Act. The bill would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all schoolchildren regardless of income, expand access to free meals over the summer, and eliminate school meal debt. 

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator Gillibrand Joins President Biden In Westchester To Call For Passage Of Clean Bill To Avoid Catastrophic Default

May 11, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined President Biden at SUNY Westchester Community College to call on House Republicans to join Democrats to pass a clean bill to avoid a catastrophic default. A clip from her speech can be found below.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Marshall, Feinstein, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Create 9/11 Commission-Style COVID-19 Task Force

May 10, 2023 Contributor
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act, legislation that would create a 9/11 Commission-style task force to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force would investigate the origins of the pandemic, the U.S. response, availability of medical supplies and other resources, public health messaging, the government’s role in the development and distribution of vaccines, and more. The task force would have the authority to hold hearings, take testimony and issues subpoenas, and would be comprised of 10 members, 5 appointed from each party. The task force would submit an interim report to Congress and the president within one year, and a final report within 20 months of its initial meeting.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

In Process & Product, Final State Budget Misses The Mark

May 7, 2023 Contributor
After a month-long delay that featured six emergency extenders, secretive meetings and several backdoor deals, the recently passed state budget amounted to another missed opportunity. At a time when inflation remains problematic and the state’s sky-high cost of living has driven hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers away, we needed a budget focused on relieving the enormous fiscal pressure facing New York families. Unfortunately, the record-setting spending plan that was just passed completely ignores that reality.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Demands IRS Address Backlog, Issue Overdue Tax Refunds To Small Businesses

May 5, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to demand that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) address its backlog and issue overdue Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refunds to small businesses and nonprofits that have filed for them. The ERC was established in 2020 to provide tax relief to businesses that retained their employees during the pandemic. The IRS currently has as many as 1 millionunprocessed ERC claims, meaning that many struggling small New York businesses have yet to receive the money they are owed. 

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