U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 32 of her colleagues in a bipartisan letter calling on the Biden administration to provide detailed funding plans to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the President’s budget request to Congress for...
Search Results
Uncategorized
Following The 29th Anniversary Of FMLA, Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Push To Reinstate Covid-19 Emergency Paid Sick And Family Leave
During Omicron Surge, Approximately 8.8 Million Americans Were Unable To Work Due To Illness and An Additional 5.3 Million Stayed Home To Care For A Child; Letter Calls to Reinstate and Expand on Success of the FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave Provisions
Gillibrand Applauds House Passage Of Her Bill To Void And Prevent Forced Arbitration Agreements For Sexual Harassment And Assault; Urges Senate To Quickly Pass Legislation
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today applauded the House passage of the bipartisan Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, legislation she authored to prevent perpetrators from being able to push survivors of sexual harassment and...
Video: Gillibrand Introduces President Biden At National Prayer Breakfast
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced President Joe Biden at the 70th Annual National Prayer Breakfast. Gillibrand is co-chair of the National Prayer Breakfast along with co-chair Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), who introduced Vice President Kamala Harris....
Following Push, Gillibrand Announces Medicare Will Provide Free Rapid COVID Tests For Beneficiaries Starting This Spring
Expanded Federal Guidance Will Ensure Access to Rapid COVID-19 Tests for 3.7 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Medicare
Following The Twin Parks North West Community Tragedy In The Bronx, Gillibrand Announces Legislation Requiring The Installation Of Heat Sensors In Federally Funded Rental Housing
Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 Would Hold Federally Funded Rental Housing Owners Accountable For Heating Violations; Federal Bill Is Supported By NYC Mayor Adams;
After Securing $3 Billion In Funding To Establish A National Public Health Workforce, Gillibrand Announces Push For $55 Billion In Biden’s Budget Proposal To Establish A Health Force In Every Community
Researchers Project That By 2030, NYS Could Be Short As Many As 39,000 Nurses, Leaving Hospitals, Nursing Homes, And Patients In Jeopardy; Health Force Simultaneously Tackles Health and Employment Crises; The Inaugural New York City Public Health Corps – New York City’s New Local Health Force – Received $35 Million in Federal Health Force Funding to Help Kickstart Their Efforts
Gillibrand Statement Celebrating Lunar New Year
Senator Gillibrand released the following statement celebrating Lunar New Year: “Today marks the Lunar New Year, a day of family and festivity for Asian communities across our state and the world. New York’s Asian American communities have always been...
Following One-Year Anniversary of Global Gag Rule Reversal, Gillibrand Joins Colleagues in Letter to Senate & House Leadership Urging Permanent Repeal of Harmful Trump Era Policy
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 45 colleagues in a letter to Senate and House leadership urging the inclusion of a permanent repeal of the Global Gag Rule (GGR) in the FY22 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies government funding legislation. The...
Gillibrand, Maloney, Call For Passage Of Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation Alongside Jennifer Pryear, Mother Of Nyasia Pryear-Yard, And Gun Safety Advocates
Announcement Follows Tragic Shooting in NYC Killing 2 NYPD Officers with Use Of An Illegal, Trafficked Gun; Almost 90% Of Guns Used In Crimes In New York City Are Trafficked; Hadiya Pendleton And Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act Would Make Gun Trafficking A Federal Crime, Address Flow Of Illegal Guns Smuggled Into New York Through The Iron Pipeline
