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Senator Gillibrand Announces 9-11 Bill Has Reached Filibuster-Proof Support of Bipartisan Coalition of 60 Senators

Jun 25, 2019

Renews Call for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Put Victims Compensation Bill on the Floor for Standalone Vote upon Passage in the House

Schumer and Gillibrand Joint Statement on the Issuance of a Humanitarian Visa for Benjamin Barragan, Man With Young Children and Terminally Ill Wife in Brooklyn

Jun 25, 2019

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand issued this joint statement after Benjamin Barragan was issued a temporary humanitarian visa to visit his terminally ill wife, Maria Paxtor Perez:

Senator Gillibrand Statement On 9-11 First Responders’ Meeting With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Jun 24, 2019

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on tomorrow’s meeting between 9-11 first responders and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: “While I appreciate that Senator McConnell is meeting with the 9-11...

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.5 Million in Federal Funds for Ogdensburg International Airport in St. Lawrence County

Jun 24, 2019

Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund Critical Lighting System Upgrades

Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Children, and Families Entering the Country

Jun 21, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, legislation that would take important...

Gillibrand, Murkowski Announce Bipartisan Bill to Give More Kids Access to Healthy Meals When School Is Out For the Summer

Jun 21, 2019

During Summer Months, Children Who Rely on School Meals Are at Risk of Going Hungry; Legislation Would Build on Successful USDA Program to Provide Free, Healthy Meals for Low-Income Children

Gillibrand Announces Legislation to Block Proposed HUD Rule Prohibiting Families with Mixed Citizenship Status from Receiving Federal Housing Aid

Jun 20, 2019

Proposed HUD Rule Would Put Approximately 108,000 Individuals – Including an Estimated 55,000 Children – Receiving Federal Housing Assistance At Risk Of Eviction, Homelessness, Or Family Separation

As Alarming Reports Emerge That Trump Administration Is Risking Unnecessary and Unauthorized War with Iran, Gillibrand Sends Urgent Letter to President Trump, Demands That No U.S. Armed Forces Are Sent To War with Iran without an Explicit Congressional Authorization per the Constitution

Jun 20, 2019

Gillibrand’s Letter to Trump Comes as Members of Administration and Congress – Including Advocates of the Iraq War – Are Urging the President to Send Americans to Fight in a War with Iran; Trump Administration Has Already Begun Sending More U.S....

Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Improve Adoption And Foster Care Standards Nationwide

Jun 20, 2019

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and James Lankford (R-OK) today announced bipartisan legislation to improve the placement of children with families in the foster care and adoption system in the United States. The National Adoption...

With Report After Report Detailing The Mistreatment Of Migrant Children At Detention Facilities, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Restrict Funding For Facilities That Do Not Meet Minimum Standards Of Care To Protect Unaccompanied Children

Jun 18, 2019

Gillibrand’s Call Comes as Trump Administration Requests Emergency Humanitarian Supplemental Funding to Help Address Border Crisis; Gillibrand Also Calls on Appropriators to Ensure Funding is Not Used to Intimidate Children’s Sponsors, Which Helps Create Capacity Problems; Gillibrand’s Two-Step Approach Would Help Reduce Over-Capacity and Ensure Children Held in Government Custody Are Safe and Receive Adequate Care

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