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...]
Gillibrand Says Federal Transportation Money Should be Used for Local Bridge Improvement Projects
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for a new measure that will give states the authority to use more federal funds on local bridge improvement projects. Federal policy limits the amount of federal transportation funds states can … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Pushes for Legislation Ending Adoption Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Marital Status
NEW YORK - Standing with LGBT families and advocates, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Sunday announced that she will introduce the Every Child Deserves a Family Act to open more homes to children by ending discrimination against adoptive and foster … [Read more...]
Gillibrand in WNY to Push for Passage of Medical Marijuana Bill
AMHERST - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be in Amherst Monday to hold a press conference at DENT Neurological Institute to discuss her new bipartisan legislation to allow patients, doctors and businesses in that have already passed medical marijuana … [Read more...]
Attorney General Warns of Microbeads Hazards, Pushes for Legislation Banning Microbead Products
ALBANY - Microbeads - tiny plastics contained in personal care products - are polluting the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes, New York's attorney general said this week. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Monday released a report saying the … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Introduces Legislation Calling for Paid Family Leave in United States
BUFFALO - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave will stop in Buffalo this afternoon. Earlier … [Read more...]
Schumer Continues Push for Rail Safety
Senator Charles E. Schumer is gaining some allies in his effort to strengthen regulations regarding the transportation of crude oil over the country’s railways – some of which run through Chautauqua County. On Thursday Schumer announced that – for … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Opportunities to Receive $1.32M to Assist with Early Head Start Program
WASHINGTON - Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. will be getting a major boost in operation aid thanks to the federal government. On Tuesday U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1.32 million in federal funding will be … [Read more...]
