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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Demands Dod Action On Implementation Of Ndaa Basic Needs Allowance Provision To Curb Hunger In The Armed Forces

March 8, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is calling on the Department of Defense (DoD) to review and respond to questions concerning the implementation of the Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) provision passed in the FY22 NDAA. The recent Department of Defense report “Strengthening Food Security in the Force: Strategy and Roadmap” found that 24% of service members experience food insecurity, posing a threat to military readiness and national security.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Senators And 9/11 Advocates Announce Bipartisan Bill To Close Funding Gap In World Trade Center Health Program

March 2, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-4), and Daniel Goldman (D-NY-10), Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), 9/11 health program advocates, and 9/11 responders and survivors announced the bipartisan 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023 to close the funding shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).  

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TUESDAY: GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, GARBARINO, BOOKER, MENENDEZ, NADLER, D’ESPOSITO, GOLDMAN, IAFF GENERAL PRESIDENT EDWARD KELLY, JOHN FEAL AND 9/11 ADVOCATES TO INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO CLOSE FUNDING GAP IN WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM

February 24, 2023 Contributor
WASHINGTON D.C. – On Tuesday, February 28 at 10:45 AM, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Anthony D’Esposito […]
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GILLIBRAND COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO EXPAND FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN SALES

February 24, 2023 Contributor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to reintroduce the Background Check Expansion Act, which would expand […]