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Senator Gillibrand Calls For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women And Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care
Black Non-Hispanic Women in the United States Are 2.5 Times As Likely To Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications As White Women; Maternal Mortality Rate In New York State Is 10% Higher Than The National Average; Ahead of Final Negotiations, Gillibrand Is Pushing House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fund Two New Maternal Health Programs for FY22; Renews Previous Push for FY22 Funding for Maternal Health Programs
Senator Gillibrand, Deputy Mayor Owens, And Health Leader Sequoia Kemp Call For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women And Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care
Black Non-Hispanic Women in the United States Are 2.5 Times As Likely To Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications As White Women; Maternal Mortality Rate In Onondaga County Is 85% Higher Than The National Average; Ahead of Final Negotiations, Gillibrand Is Pushing House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fund Two New Maternal Health Programs for FY22; Renews Previous Push for FY22 Funding for Maternal Health Programs
Senator Gillibrand, Mayor Evans, And Members Of Rochester’s New York State Delegation Call For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women And Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care
Black Non-Hispanic Women in the United States Are 2.5 Times As Likely To Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications As White Women; Maternal Mortality Rate In Monroe County Is 46% Higher Than The National Average; Ahead of Final Negotiations, Gillibrand Is Pushing House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fund Two New Maternal Health Programs for FY22; Renews Previous Push for FY22 Funding for Maternal Health Programs
Gillibrand Statement On Shooting Of NYPD Officers
Addressing the shooting of two NYPD officers tonight, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “I'm horrified that one NYPD officer was killed in the line of duty tonight and another is in critical condition. My heart is with their...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge President Biden, Federal Officials To Purchase And Distribute Made-In-America Masks
Purchasing American-Made Masks Would Support Domestic Manufacturing, Protect Domestic Supply Chains, And Create And Save American Jobs
Following Another Violent Attack On The Jewish Community In Colleyville, Senators Gillibrand, Peters, Rosen, Portman, Lankford Lead Bipartisan Push For Funding To Help Protect Nonprofit Institutions
Following another violent attack on the Jewish community, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Rob Portman (R-OH), and James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee today...
As New York Faces Extreme Weather And Dangerous Cold Fronts, Gillibrand Announces Bill That Would Invest $40 Billion Annually To Expand Access To LIHEAP And Help End Energy Poverty
Even Before COVID-19, Low-Income Households in New York Were Spending 1 in Every 8 Dollars Earned on Energy Bills; Heating And Cooling Relief Act Of 2022 Can Eliminate Utility Debt For Every Household Receiving LIHEAP Funds
Gillibrand Leads Colleagues In Push To Expand TRICARE Coverage Of At-Home Covid-19 Tests For Service Members And Their Families
Letter to DoD Says TRICARE Coverage Should Follow Same Requirements as Biden Administration is Requiring For Those Covered Under Private Insurance
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $400,000 In Federal Funding For Economic Development In New York State
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $420,000 in federal funding to develop and implement regional economic development strategies throughout New York State. The funding was allocated through the Economic...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Call On Biden Administration To Mobilize COVID Assistance To New York
Amidst a surge of COVID hospitalizations and deaths in New York, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 12 of her colleagues in writing a letter to President Biden urging the administration to provide more COVID rapid testing kits for New York State. The letter calls...