Caregivers Age 50+ Who Leave The Workforce Lose An Average Of $304,000 In Wages, Private Pensions, and Social Security; 2.2 Million Family Caregivers Across New York Provide $39 Billion Worth Of Care Every Year Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of...
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Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Provide Free Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner To Schoolchildren
1 in 6 Children In New York Face Hunger; Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Get Free Meals To Kids Who Need Them Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, held a video press conference to announce the introduction of the...
Senator Gillibrand Joins President Biden In Westchester To Call For Passage Of Clean Bill To Avoid Catastrophic Default
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined President Biden at SUNY Westchester Community College to call on House Republicans to join Democrats to pass a clean bill to avoid a catastrophic default. A clip from her speech can be found below....
Gillibrand, Marshall, Feinstein, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Create 9/11 Commission-Style Covid-19 Task Force
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act, legislation that would create a 9/11 Commission-style task force to conduct...
With Emergency Covid-19 Snap Benefits Set To Expire, Senator Gillibrand Announces Eats Act To Expand Snap Benefit Eligibility To More College Students
As Many As 290,000 New York College Students Would Become Newly Eligible For SNAP Benefits Under The EATS Act Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood at Baruch College to announce the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition...
ICYMI: Gillibrand Responds to Plan by Grace Baptist Church in Troy to Auction AR-15 Rifles
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand responded to the plan by Grace Baptist Church in Troy to auction off an AR-15 or a flamethrower during its annual revival meeting in July. Her full statement is...
Gillibrand Pushes for Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Enhance Banking Access for Legal Cannabis Businesses
This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for the bipartisan, bicameral Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to ensure that legal cannabis businesses have access to critical banking and financial services. Most state legal medicinal or...
Gillibrand Demands IRS Address Backlog, Issue Overdue Tax Refunds to Small Businesses
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to demand that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) address its backlog and issue overdue Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refunds to small businesses and nonprofits that have filed for them. The ERC was...
Gillibrand Presses DOD to Investigate Rotary-Wing Aircraft Accidents; Push Comes in Wake of Helicopter Crashes
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting a review of all rotary-wing aviation accidents that resulted in a loss of life and/or the loss of aircraft. The letter...
Senator Gillibrand Pushes To Provide Accessible, Affordable Housing For Older Americans And People Living With Disabilities
A HUD Study Found That Less Than 4% Of Housing In U.S. Is Accessible As of 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, is pushing for a bill to address the housing...