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Gillibrand: Comprehensive Paid Leave Would Help Add $1.6 Trillion To Economy

October 21, 2021 Contributor

As the Senate continues negotiations on the Build Back Better legislation, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a group of senators to reinforce the critical need for the inclusion of a federal paid family and medical leave program in the package.

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Gillibrand Announces Over $13 Million In Federal Funding For Rural Water Infrastructure

October 20, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $13,734,000 in federal funding for water infrastructure in New York’s rural communities.

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Gillibrand Successfully Leads Senate Push Encouraging EPA To Strengthen National Plan To Address PFAS Discharges

October 19, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand commends the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the improvements made to the agency’s draft Strategic Roadmap to confront PFAS contamination nationwide.

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Katko Announces $200k In Federal Funding To Meet Needs Of Homeless, Runaway Youth In Oswego County

October 15, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko today announced $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been awarded to Oswego County Opportunities, a Community Action Agency that administers health and social services in Oswego County.

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Barclay: Governor Hochul’s Fulton School Veto Unfairly Punishes Students

October 15, 2021 Contributor

Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul, following in lock-step with her predecessor, vetoed a bill that would have saved the Fulton School District from losing more than $1 million in state aid due to a clerical error dating back to the 2016-17 school year.

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Gillibrand Applauds Reopening Of U.S.-Canada Border To Fully-Vaccinated Travelers From Canada

October 14, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand praised the Biden administration’s decision to allow fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico to travel to the U.S. for non-essential travel through all ports of entry.

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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRCâ€™s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.

Schumer: U.S. Border Reopening Will Be The Shot-In-The-Arm Upstate NY’s Economy Needs

October 14, 2021 Contributor

Capping a months-long effort to safely reopen the U.S.-Canadian border at land crossings, U.S. Senate Majority Leader yesterday announced that he has direct confirmation from Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas that the U.S. plans to reopen the U.S.-Canadian border to nonessential vaccinated travelers by early November.

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Barclay: October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 8, 2021 Contributor

Each year, more than 16,000 women in New York state are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it one of the most common types of cancers in the state and in the nation.

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Barclay’s 2nd Annual Landscapes & Landmarks Features 20 Local Artists

October 8, 2021 Contributor

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) hosted an art opening yesterday at the Art Association of Oswego to welcome the public and contributing artists to his second-annual Landscapes and Landmarks Art Exhibit.

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Gillibrand Presses EPA To Strengthen Its Draft Plan To Address PFAS Discharges from Industry

October 7, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for the passage of her Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021 and pushed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand and strengthen regulatory efforts to address industrial PFAS discharges.

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