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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 10 Democratic women Senators sent a letter calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the Dream Act before the Senate recesses in December. In the letter, Senator Gillibrand and her colleagues...

Gillibrand, Suozzi provision establishes new requirements and provides additional resources to make the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy campus and Sea Year safer for students Shocking survey found more than 19.5 percent of female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen say they were sexually assaulted during the 2015-2016 year, yet only four incidents were reported to Academy officials

Gillibrand Fought In Armed Services Committee to Include New Programs and Funding Supporting Military Families In FY18 National Defense Authorization Act Gillibrand Passes Military Child Care Legislation and Military Family Stability Act as Part of NDAA

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced critical investments in manufacturing and job training programs that she successfully fought to secure in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by both the House and...

Gillibrand Fought to Improve Expertise in Military Justice, Expand Appellate Rights for Military Sexual Assault Survivors, Improve Sexual Assault Prevention Training

Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Train The Next Generation Of Manufacturers More Than 377,000 Students Statewide, Including Close to 500 High School Students in Orleans County, Currently Enrolled In Career And Technical Education (CTE) Training Could Benefit From This Legislation

Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Train The Next Generation Of Manufacturers More Than 377,000 Students Statewide, Including Over 1,500 High School Students in Broome and Tioga Counties, Currently Enrolled In Career And Technical Education (CTE) Training Could Benefit From This Legislation

Gillibrand Announced Reintroduction of Anti-Gun Trafficking Legislation, Urged Congress to Pass Legislation She Has Cosponsored to Ban Assault Weapons and Bump Stocks

Staten Island Student Vets Get Shortchanged When It Comes to DOD’s Housing Stipend Because the Borough is Assessed Differently Than the Rest of NYC; Students Going to School on SI May Live in a Different Borough But Their Housing Stipend Currently Does Not Reflect That Reality Just-Passed NDAA Bill Includes Key Amendment for Staten Island Student Vets; Requires DOD Re-Evaluate Allowance Using Most Recent Housing Data NDAA Now Heads to President’s Desk to Be Signed into Law

As Congress Remains AWOL on Its Oversight Responsibilities, Senators Urge Their Colleagues to Pass Military Justice Improvement Act to Establish an Impartial, Fair, and Accountable Military Justice System Gillibrand: Congress Should Finally Be Out of Excuses to Continue Protecting the Status Quo That Harms Service Members and Protects Predators