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06.24.11
Schumer, Gillibrand And Meeks Announce V.A. Abandons Plan To Allow Private Development At St. Albans Veteran's Facility
United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, and Congressman Gregory Meeks announced today that after a meeting with officials from the US Depart...Read More
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06.21.11
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Calls On Veterans Affairs To Do More To Prevent Veteran Suicides
A bipartisan group of six Senators called on Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to do more to stem the "unacceptable" level of suicides among veterans currently estimated to be 18 per day. The call came in a letter sent to the Administration...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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04.22.11
At Gillibrand's Urging, Defense Department Grants Crucial Extension 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 U.S. Army Geospatial Center will grant a critically needed period-of-performance extension for Fishkill-based Advanced Reconnaissance Corp....Read More
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04.20.11
Gillibrand Calls on Defense Sec. Gates to Expedite Acquisition of MRI Equipment for Troops in Afghanistan
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on the Department of Defense to support Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen's request to expedite the modest purchase and deployment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment to Afghanistan. Providing MRI eq...Read More
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03.15.11
Gillibrand Calls For Plan To Begin Combat Troop Redeployment From Afghanistan
After nearly a decade at war in Afghanistan and more than 1,600 New York troops deployed there currently, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today called for a clear plan for withdrawal of America&rsq...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
