9-11 VCF Bill to be Renamed in Honor of Late 9-11 Heroes Luis Alvarez, Ray Pfeifer, and James Zadroga; With Filibuster-Proof Majority in the Senate and 332 Bipartisan Cosponsors in the House, Senators and Representatives Renew Call for Congress to Pass 9-11 Victims Compensation Bill As Soon As Possible
Call Comes in Support of County Executive George Latimer’s Request for the FAA to Hold a Public Meeting and Directly Listen to the Noise Concerns of Westchester Residents; Federal Legislation Passed Last Year Requires FAA to Address Overhead Aircraft Noise Pollution
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is Currently Contracting with Companies That Do Not Have Properly Vetted Staff and Are Not Adequately Equipped to Care for Children; Numerous Reports of Sexual Abuse at Facilities Revealed by Public Records Request; ORR Recently Received the Nearly $3 Billion in Funding It Requested; Senators Say There Should Be No More Excuses for Not Providing the Standard Of Care Called for in the Law
Funding Will Be Used To Construct a New Water Distribution System
Funding Will Be Used To Construct a New Water System
Senators’ Push Comes as FAA Recently Postponed Implementation of Two Flight Pattern Changes Intended to Reduce Air Traffic Noise over Long Island and Queens; With Increase of Summer Air Traffic, Overflight Noise Becomes Significantly Worse for Many Long Island and Queens Residents — Despite Federal Legislation Passed Last Year to Address Community Noise Concerns
Discriminatory Discharges Can Prohibit Service Members from Accessing Benefits They Earned
With Indian Point Energy Center Set to Shut Down Next Year, Gillibrand Called for New Public Meeting with Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Discuss Community Concerns
Funding Will Help State University of New York (SUNY) Create a New Pre-Apprenticeship and Job-Training Program; Program Will Help Unemployed and Underemployed New Yorkers, as Well as Veterans, Women, and People of Color, Get Good Paying Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Across New York State
After Passing Both Chambers of Congress Unanimously, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Signed Into Law by President Trump, Guaranteeing All Sailors Exposed to Agent Orange Serving Off Vietnamese Coast Have Access to Benefits
