Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Reintroduction of Bill to Criminalize Chokehold Announced by Rep. Jeffries, NAN, Gwen Carr
Photo: YouTube Monday, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), the National Action Network and Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, announced the reintroduction of ...
Sanders, Top Democrats Introduce Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $15 by 2025
Photos: YouTube In a press conference today, incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), ...
Velázquez, Gillibrand Probe NYCHA on Recent Lead Reports, and COVID-19 Response
[NYCHA\COVID-19] Sen. Gillibrand: “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated NYCHA’s financial and managerial problems, and has put already vulnerable families with children and elderly members ...
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Close Racial Employment, Wage Gaps
[Racial Employment\Wage Gaps] Senator Warren: “The Fed can use its existing authorities to reverse the serious racial gaps in our economy…Systemic racism and inequality ...
Gillibrand To Congress: Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding for NY Hospitals
[COVID-19\New York Hospitals] Se. Gillibrand: “New York’s hospitals have been on the frontlines of the coronavirus response and the financial strain is staggering. Our ...
SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN: PRISON PROFITEERS COERCING IMMIGRANT DETAINEES INTO “VOLUNTARY” WORK PROGRAMS
[Immigration\Mass Incarceration News] Senator Warren: “GEO’s private claim that ICE policies require, recommend, or allow the use of solitary confinement to coerce participation in ...
SENATORS SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE “FULL COURT PRESS” TO FORCE GUN CONTROL VOTE
[Gun Control News] Sen. Schumer: “It really is a shame that despite the recent shootings, the human tragedies and the overwhelming cries by the ...
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces Legislation To Promote Employee-Owned Companies
[Business & Employment Policy News] Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders introduces initiative to help employee-owned companies… Photo: Wikimedia screenshot
Support for Obama From Dems And Anti-Gun Violence Groups While RNC Denounces Executive Orders
Hillary Clinton, Anti-gun violence organizations and elected Democratic leaders have praised President Obama’s new executive orders to control gun related killings while the ...
Immigration: Temporary Protected Status Extended For Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson [Immigration Matters] The following press release was sent to The Black Star News by the office of Senator Kirsten ...
