Politics

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Leads 20 Colleagues In Calling On Biden Administration To Continue, Make Permanent OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Protections For Healthcare Workers

January 13, 2022 Contributor
As the rise of the Omicron variant continues to threaten the safety of our nation’s health care workforce, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is leading her colleagues in a letter calling on the Biden administration to continue and make permanent the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency COVID-19 protections for health care workers.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Joins Senate Dems Calling For TPS Designations For El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

January 13, 2022 Contributor
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 32 of her Senate Democratic colleagues, led by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), in formally requesting that the Biden administration grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) redesignations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, in addition to a new TPS designation for Guatemala.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Urges Powell To Answer Questions About Stock Trading By Federal Reserve Officials

January 13, 2022 Contributor
Ahead of the Senate Banking Committee’s confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging Powell to address the Federal Reserve’s trading rules for Federal Reserve officials, policymakers and senior staff.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Federal Energy Regulatory Commission To Protect Consumer From Unfairly High Energy Costs With Heating Prices Expected To Increase This Winter

January 10, 2022 Contributor
U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined colleagues in a bicameral letter urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to use its statutory authority to ensure that Americans’ household energy bills are not driven up by energy market manipulation in wholesale natural gas and electricity markets.

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Assembly Will Barclay

Barclay: Public Safety Must Be Priority In 2022 In Albany

January 7, 2022 Contributor
The start of 2022 offers us many opportunities to change the way we do things. In New York, there are a number of issues that need to be addressed as we begin the New Year, and at the top of that list are the dangerous criminal justice policies that continue to put the public and the law-enforcement community at risk.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Higgins, Jacobs Urge DHS To Keep U.S.-Canada Land Border Open To Vaccinated Individuals

January 7, 2022 Contributor
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises new challenges and continues to spread, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), and Congressman Chris Jacobs (R-NY-27) are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain the open U.S.-Canada land border for vaccinated individuals safely and efficiently.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Announces Bill To Address Retention, Recruitment Of Health Care Professionals Through Student Loan Repayment Program

January 5, 2022 Contributor
As the New York State health care system battles worker shortages and hospital strain, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing her support of the Bolstering Infectious Outbreak (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act.

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