Politics

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act

December 2, 2021 Contributor
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Gillibrand (D-NY), Leahy (D-VT) and Collins (R-ME) introduced their bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to initiate the process of holding Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearings within six months allowing producers and industry to consider and review proposals that could change Class I skim milk pricing.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand: Bill Modernizes WIC Program, Makes Families First Coronavirus Response Act Waivers Permanent

November 24, 2021 Contributor
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Senator Roger Marshall, introduced the bipartisan More Options to Develop and Enhance Remote Nutrition in WIC Act (MODERN WIC) to make WIC more accessible to low-income families and help ensure more applicants receive needed benefits by allowing them to certify and recertify for WIC services remotely.

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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRC’s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer: Fact That Americans Ration Insulin Is Unacceptable But Now We Can Do Something About It In BBB

November 22, 2021 Contributor
Amid negotiations to pass Build Back Better in the Senate, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed that the GOP is aiming to kill a critical provision in the law that will bring the cost of life-saving insulin down from its current $300-600 per vial to $35.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Barclay: New York Farmers Cannot Withstand Another Round Of Labor Cost Increases

November 20, 2021 Contributor
In the coming weeks, the Farm Laborers Wage Board will make a determination with respect to the state’s overtime rules governing New York farms. Depending on what that board decides, New York farmers could be facing a devastating blow to their ability to operate.

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