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Gillibrand Statement On The Iran Nuclear Agreement

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued the following statement on the announcement of the Iran nuclear agreement: “I strongly supported and helped pass the sanctions that were put in place that brought Iran to the table, but...

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Gillibrand With NYPD, Everytown For Gun Safety & Community Advocates Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On The Flow Of Illegal Guns Through The “Iron Pipeline” And Gang Violence – With 3 NYPD Officers Murdered By Illegal Guns In A Span Of 4 Months This Year, Time For Congress To Act

Similar Measure Came Two Votes Short of Defeating Senate Filibuster in 2013 – New Push Follows Recent Gun Smuggling Sting by Commissioner Bratton and AG Schneiderman that Netted 93 Guns Over Six-Month Period, Gang Violence Reportedly Responsible for Shooting Death of Father Holding His One-Year-Old Child According to NYPD, 90 Percent of Guns Used in Crimes Come From Out of State – Yet There is Not a Single Federal Law Defining Gun Trafficking as a Crime Bill Would Also Crack Down on Bad Gun

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Schumer, Gillibrand, Serrano, Rangel, Crowley Announce Congress Has Passed Legislation That Will Recognize The First Puerto Rican Congressman In Us History, Herman Badillo, By Naming Bronx’s Morrisania Post Office In His Honor; Urge President To Sign Legislation Immediately

History Maker Herman Badillo Served as Bronx Borough President & Was First Puerto Rican to Serve as Congressman; Badillo Also Served as NYC Deputy Mayor Under Ed Koch Schumer, Gillibrand, Serrano, Rangel, Crowley Put Forth Legislation to Rename Post Office in the Bronx After Herman Badillo, Which Has Now Passed Both Senate & House; Next Step Is For President Obama To Sign Bill Lawmakers: Dedication of Morrisania Post Office Is a Lasting Tribute to Herman Badillo’s Steadfast Commitment & Dedi

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