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Barclay: A Recall Election And The Ramifications In New York

June 10, 2022 Contributor

Earlier this week, voters in San Francisco chose to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin for his ineffective, soft-on-crime approach to his job.

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Gillibrand Leads MARCH Act In Senate To Protect Abortion Rights For Service Members

June 9, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is introducing the MARCH for Servicemembers Act in the Senate to protect the right to abortion for service members.

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Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation To Create Regulatory Framework For Digital Assets

June 7, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that will create a complete regulatory framework for digital assets that encourages responsible financial innovation, flexibility, transparency and robust consumer protections while integrating digital assets into existing law.

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Gillibrand Urges Congress To Pass Burn Puts Legislation

June 6, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference at VanKeuren Square to make a major push to gain the 60 votes necessary for passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022.

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Barclay: Statement On End Of 2022 Legislative Session

June 5, 2022 Contributor

Public opinion polls repeatedly show New Yorkers believe their state is headed in the wrong direction. After five months of legislative work and $220 billion in taxpayer money spent, that wrong direction hasn’t changed.

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Barclay: Come Together, Get To Work And Fix This, Whatever It Takes

May 27, 2022 Contributor

As a state and as a nation, we are facing a growing and unprecedented gun-violence and mental-health crisis that has completely shaken our most basic sense of security.

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Gillibrand Lays Out Multipronged Plan To Fight Domestic Terrorism, Violent Extremism

May 25, 2022 Contributor

As acts of domestic terrorism and violent extremism continue to rise across the country, most recently in the racist attack that killed 10 people in Buffalo, today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is outlining her multipronged plan to combat these dangerous threats and racist acts of violence.

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Barclay: May Is Military Appreciation Month

May 20, 2022 Contributor

Military Appreciation Month provides us with the opportunity to recognize the outstanding sacrifices our armed forces make each day to protect our freedoms and keep us safe.

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Gillibrand, Rounds Lead Forty-four Senators In Bipartisan Push To Fully Fund U.S.- Israel Missile Defense Cooperation

May 20, 2022 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) led a bipartisan group of 44 senators in calling for $500 million to fully fund U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023.

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Barclay: Dems Putting Drug Dens, Tax Hikes Ahead Of Nursing Home Deaths

May 13, 2022 Contributor

Too often, the Democrat Majorities in the Legislature fail to properly prioritize the needs of New Yorkers.

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