agriculture
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06.14.11
Gillibrand Continues To Fight For Healthier School Meals
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee to protect new rules to make school meals healthier under the Child Nutrition bill-the first major nutritional overhaul in 15 years. The House...Read More
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06.07.11
As Unknown E. Coli Strain Claims Lives Overseas, Gillibrand Fights To Protect Funding For Historic New Food Safety Laws From GOP Attacks - Introduces Meat Safety Legislation To Regulate Unchecked, Deadly E. Coli Strains In Meat Supply
As a previously unknown strain of E. coli is claiming lives in Europe, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is fighting to protect funding for the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, the first major update to America's food safety laws in...Read More
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06.03.11
Gillibrand Meets with Central New York Farmers, Continues Listening Tour to Discuss 2012 Farm Bill
Preble, NY - As Congress begins debate over the next Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, today met with Central New York farmers to continue her statewide listening session...Read More
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05.25.11
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge President And USDA To Swiftly Declare New York Counties Federal Disaster Areas; Storms Caused $38 Million In Damage To Land, Critical Infrastructure And Farms
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand wrote to President Barack Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, urging the immediate approval of New York State's recent request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the April 26th storms that caused more than $38 m...Read More
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04.14.11
To Help NY Dairy Farmers and Protect Consumers, Schumer, Gillibrand Push Legislation to Require Country of Origin Labeling on All Dairy Products
In an effort to ensure that families know where the dairy products in their shopping carts come from and to help New York dairy farmers stand out in a crowded marketplace, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, the first New York Senator...Read More
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03.29.11
Gillibrand To Serve As Chair For The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing And Agriculture Security
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that she will serve as Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security. The first New York Senator in 40 years to serve on the Senate...Read More
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02.18.11
Gillibrand Meets With Schoharie County Farmers, Continues Listening Tour To Discuss 2012 Farm Bill
Cobleskill, NY - As Congress begins debate over the next Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, today met with Schoharie County farmers to continue her statewide listening sessions to discuss new efforts to...Read More
