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Blogs Comment On Nelson, Stupak, Mikulski Amendments In Health Reform Bills

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:28:30 GMT

~ "Stopping Stupak in the Senate," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), The Hill's "Congress Blog": "I'm extremely disappointed that one of my fellow Democratic colleagues is introducing a measure similar to the House's Stupak-Pitts amendment" in its...
Source: Medical News Today

Bills fight hunger surge

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:36:11 GMT

WASHINGTON -- With the economic downturn overshadowing the holiday season for families struggling to get food on the table, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. , said Tuesday that she is pushing bills in Congress to fill local food banks and curb hunger...
Source: Albany Times-Union

Call for emergency food is highest in Bronx, up 110%

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:49:16 GMT

Dinorah Rodriguez enjoys a meal at Morris Senior Center in March 2008. Since then, demand for emergency meals has surged while supplies have fallen well short.
Source: New York Daily News

Gillibrand supports aid for food banks, soup kitchens

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:09:20 GMT

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced her support Tuesday for several measures in Congress to aid food banks and soup kitchens in hopes of staving off hunger for hundreds of thousands of New York residents.She said she will push for the proposals, which...
Source: Newsday

Bloomberg and Paterson Push for Changes to Health-Care Bill

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:39:45 GMT

NEW YORK, NY December 08, 2009 —In a rare joint statement, Gov.
Source: WNYC | New York Public Radio

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Visits Schenectady County (Part II)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:26:14 GMT

Updated: Gillibrand raps the Stupak Amendment

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:56:43 GMT

Here’s video of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday on the Senate floor, critiquing the amendment to health care legislation that would extend current provisions against federal monies going to abortion to include not only people covered by the “public...
Source: Capitol Confidential

SSP Daily Digest: 12/7

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:46:35 GMT

• AR-Sen: State Sen. Gilbert Baker has generally been treated as the frontrunner in the Arkansas GOP's Senate field, and that became a little clearer over the weekend with the state party's straw poll.
Source: Swing State Project

Stopping Stupak in the Senate (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:22:06 GMT

As you know, last week the U.S. Senate began debate on our version of the health insurance reform legislation. As I wrote a few weeks ago, the fact that we have gotten this far is monumental but the fight is not over.
Source: The Hill

Quoted in 'Ford vs. Gillibrand?'

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:40 GMT

said in Beltway Blips:

Democratic sources say that former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr. -- who relocated to New York City after his unsuccessful Senate bid in 2006 -- has been talking about the possibility of running against vulnerable rookie New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Quoted in 'Ford vs. Gillibrand?'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:28:00 GMT

said in The Politico:

I live in NY and was just polled about a possible primary between Kirsten Gillibrand and Harold Ford Jr. for the Senate seat. I was wondering if anyone had heard if he was considering to run

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Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) leans in to kiss Henry Gillibrand (C) on the head before re-enacting the swearing-in of Henry's mother, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) at the US Capitol on January 27, 2009 in Washingto...

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Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 27: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (2nd R) holds her son Theo (R) and walks with her husband Jonathan (2nd L) and baby son Henry (L) after her swearing-in to at the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.