Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: Direct-Support Professionals Need More Resources In NYS
Too often, fiscal and social policies developed by the state’s One-Party leadership are misaligned with the needs of those living here.
Politics
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand Statement On Proposed Federal Bill To Ban Abortion
On Tuesday, September 13, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand responded to legislation introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham that would strip more than half of the American population of their bodily autonomy and right to privacy regardless of where they live.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand Calls On Biden Administration To Swiftly Implement Debt Relief Provisions For Small Farmers Passed In The IRA
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conferencing announcing her letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the USDA to quickly implement the small farmer debt relief provisions in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: Statement On Expiration Of COVID-19 State Of Emergency
Gov. Kathy Hochul has finally decided to acknowledge formally what the majority of us have known for months, COVID-19 is no longer an emergency in New York state.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: Honor Those Lost On 9/11 With Compassion, Camaraderie
After more than 20 years, it is still nearly impossible to comprehend the unspeakable tragedy our nation endured on September 11, 2001.
The Governor
Hochul Announces $16.6 Million In Awards For Five Long Duration Energy Storage Projects, Including $12.5 Million For Nine Mile
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $16.6 million in awards for five long duration energy storage projects that will help harness renewable energy and provide stored energy to New York’s electric grid.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand, Coons Lead Colleagues In Push To Permit Individuals Living With HIV, HBV To Serve In Military
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Chris Coons (D-DE) led their Senate colleagues in a push to permit individuals living with well-managed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) to enlist and serve in the military.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand Calls For Additional Funding For Community Health Force Workers To Help Tackle Ongoing Health Crises
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on congressional leadership to include at least $1 billion for community health workers in any upcoming COVID-19 supplemental funding package to help tackle health care issues at the local level.
Politics
Barclay: California’s Energy Nightmare Is A Cautionary Tale For New York’s Climate Policies
Rushed, politically driven policy making doesn’t work, and California’s current energy crisis is proof of this fact. This week, officials declared a statewide energy grid emergency and warned of potential blackouts as California faces a late-summer heat wave.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand Applauds EPA Proposal To Designate Two PFAS Chemicals As Hazardous Substances Under Superfund
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as “Superfund.”