Press Releases

As Senate Environment And Public Works Committee Prepares To Set Its Agenda For The New Congress, Gillibrand Calls For Action On Solving The Climate Change Crisis, Eliminate Carbon Emissions, Modernize Our Economy And Create Good, New Jobs For American Workers Throughout New York And All Across The Country

Gillibrand’s Support for a Green New Deal Comes as Scientific Reports Repeatedly Warn that Climate Change Crisis is Real and Getting Worse; Latest Reports from US Government and UN Warn that Inaction Could Lead to a Dramatically Worse Crisis, but Taking Large-Scale Action Now Can Stop This Dangerous Trend; Investing in a Green Economy Could Create Potentially Huge Numbers of New, Good-Paying Jobs all over New York and around the Country; Jobs Could Range from Making Energy Efficiency Retrofits t

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As Maternal Mortality Rates Continue To Cause A Public Health Crisis In New York, Gillibrand Stands With Christy Turlington Burns, Nyc Mothers, Advocates, And Medical Professionals To Announce Her Push On Legislation To Reduce Maternal Deaths, Give Hospitals Funding To Implement Best Practices To Prevent Women From Dying Before, During, And After Childbirth

Over the Past Decade, New York State Experienced a 60 Percent Increase in Maternal Mortality; This Crisis is Even Worse in Communities of Color; A Study Estimates Black Women in New York City Are up to Twelve Times More Likely to Die Due to Racial Disparities in the Health Care System; Gillibrand’s Bill Would Help Hospitals Implement Best Practices to Prevent Women from Dying Before, During, and After Childbirth

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