armed forces
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06.20.11
Gillibrand Secures Key Committee Approval On Defense Partnership Boosting Minorities And Women In Military Leadership Positions
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that her amendment requiring a Defense Department review of how to implement key Military Leadership Diversit...Read More
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06.06.11
Slaughter, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation To Give Women In Uniform Same Reproductive Rights As Civilians
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today announced that they have introduced legislation that would provide America's women in uniform with the same rights to reproductive choice as most other employees of the...Read More
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05.27.11
Gillibrand Announces Full Funding For Hudson Valley Company's I.E.D. Technology Program
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) will fully fund the second phase of the Fisher Program, which is administered a...Read More
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04.14.11
Gillibrand Joins With Bipartisan Coalition of Senators to Introduce “Serve” Act to Protect Sanctity of Military Funerals
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today joined with a bipartisan coalition of Senators to announce the introduction of a bill to protect military funerals from disruption by outside groups. The bipartisan legislation would amend existing federal law...Read More
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03.10.11
Gillibrand Announce Stewart Air National Gaurd Base To Keep New C-17 Mission
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Air Force has completed their environmental assessment and concluded that Stewart Air National Guard Base is its preferred choice for a C-17...Read More
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02.11.11
Nearly 700 Vets From Iraq & Afghanistan Out Of Work In Rochester/Finger Lakes – Gillibrand Hosts Important Roundtable With Local Veterans And Business Leaders To Find Solutions
Rochester, NY - With nearly 700 veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan out of work in the Rochester / Finger Lakes Region, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today held an important roundtable meeting with veterans and business leaders at Klein Steel Service in Ro...Read More
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02.11.11
With U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Unable To Attend Jones Beach Memorial Weekend Air Show, Gillibrand Asks Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps To Send Additional Aerial Demonstration Teams
With the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds unable to attend this year's Memorial Day weekend air show at Jones Beach, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps to send additional demonstration teams to e...Read More
