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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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Barclay: New York’s Climate Goals Have Potential To Result In Dangerous Reliability Crisis

May 7, 2022 Contributor

New York Democrats have a longstanding habit of taking an issue like environmental policy and addressing it with the most extreme, unrealistic solutions conceivable.

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Barclay: Take Care Of Yourself – Mental Health Essential To Overall Health

April 30, 2022 Contributor

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which highlights the importance of taking care of your mental wellness.

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Ritchie Applauds More Than $29 Million In Water Infrastructure Grants

April 20, 2022 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie is applauding an investment of more than $29 million into communities throughout Central and Northern New York, which will help municipalities move forward with critical infrastructure projects that will improve water quality and protect public health.

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Gillibrand, Bass Lead Letter Urging White House To Update Federal Awards Guidelines To Prioritize Local Hire Programs

April 19, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) led 74 of their colleagues in writing a bicameral letter urging Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young to update federal guidelines dictating how states and localities can spend federal money in order to prioritize targeted local hire programs and other high-road employment conditions.

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