WASHINGTON - New York’s two representatives in the U.S. Senate both took time out on Wednesday to address to growing heroin and opioid epidemic that continues to affect communities across upstate new York, including here Chautauqua County. On … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Announces Preventing Over-Prescribing for Pain Act
WASHINGTON - New York’s Junior Senator in Washington is continuing to push for prescription drug reform in an effort to reduce the number of people getting addicted to Opioids and other pain killers. On Tuesday U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Calls for Stricter Federal Guidelines When Prescribing Pain Medication
WASHINGTON - New York’s junior senator in Washington is calling on the federal government to develop stricter guidelines regarding how and when doctors should prescribe pain medications to their patients. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is … [Read more...]
Cuomo Says Accepting Refugees is the Right Thing to Do
BOSTON - Governor Andrew Cuomo has weighed on the Syrian Refugee controversy, saying he supports accepting them into the country and New York - adding that the moral cost of not doing so would be too high. Cuomo told the audience at a forum at … [Read more...]
Reed Says U.S. Should Evaluate Screening Process Before Allowing Refugees into Country
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday said the U.S. will still allow Syrian refugees to resettle in the U.S. This after authorities in France revealed Sunday that at least one terrorist entered Paris among Syrian refugees. Not everyone … [Read more...]
Jamestown Receives $14,000 Federal Law Enforcement Grant
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday that the City of Jamestown has been awarded $14,156 in federal funding to support law enforcement initiatives through the purchase of new equipment. The funds … [Read more...]
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Federal Grant for to Help Remove Lead from Area Homes
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have announced a federal grant of $2,217,833 in Lead Hazard Control funding for Chautauqua County to address lead hazards in 150 housing units. According to the senators, the … [Read more...]
Teresi Calls Proposed Federal Cuts to CDBG and Home Programs ‘Devastating’
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown – along with other municipalities in Chautauqua County and the rest of New York State - could be adversely affected by an effort to cut funding from a federal program. Lawmakers in Washington are considering the … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Gillibrand Speaks Out Against Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) is showing her support for Planned Parenthood. On Wednesday Thursday the state’s junior senator spoke on the Senate floor against the latest partisan threat to shut down the federal … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Calls for Expansion of Summer Food Service Program
BUFFALO - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Buffalo Monday to continue her fight to protect healthier food standards and programs for schools. The Senator’s appearance in Western New York comes as Congress prepares to debate child nutrition … [Read more...]
