WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says the federal government should reimburse veterans who paid out-of-pocket for civilian care in medical emergencies when they were unable to receive immediate care from the Veterans Affairs … [Read more...]
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Federal Funding for Dunkirk Airport
WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County will be receiving over $1.1 million in funding to help with renovations with the Dunkirk Airport, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. According to a joint-media release from U.S. Senators … [Read more...]
Gillibrand, 19 Other Female Senators, Call on President to Condemn Abductions in Nigeria
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is joining all 20 women in the U.S. Senate in sending a bipartisan letter to President Obama condemning the abduction and mistreatment of more than 200 girls by a terrorist group in Nigeria. In addition, … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Continues Push to Reform How Military Deals with Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is continuing her push to reform the way members of the military are prosecuted for sexual assault charges. New York’s junior senator – who Chairs the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel – … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Calls for Increased Safety Standards for Transporting Oil via Rail
WASHINGTON - After another derailment of tankers carrying crude oil, this time near Albany, New York's Junior U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is renewing her call for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to urgently update and implement … [Read more...]
Reed Announces Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed is pleased to announce increased support for both the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) under the House-passed consolidated appropriations bill. … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Pushes for More Great Lakes’ Funding to Battle Invasive Species
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing several provisions within the federal omnibus appropriations bill that she says would increase the environmental health of the Great Lakes, including Lake Erie. Specifically, the provisions … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: House Bill Slashes $40 Billion in Food Stamp Funding
WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County's Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning), along with 216 other Republicans in the House of Representatives, voted in favor of a bill Thursday that would significantly reduce funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed, Gillibrand Respond to President’s Speech on Syria
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts to avert retaliatory U.S. missile strikes shift from Washington to the United … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Syria on top of Agenda this Week in Congress
WASHINGTON - Congress returns to session today with a debate on the use of military force in Syria at the top of the list. President Barack Obama is asking lawmakers to authorize restricted force in Syria against the Bashar Assad regime for its use … [Read more...]
