Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand is a Democratic politician from New York's 20th District. Check back for more coverage of Kirsten Gillibrand, congressional elections and New York senators and representatives.

 
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After losing to Mayor Bloomberg in last week's mayoral election — but winning a moral victory by not getting destroyed — Bill Thompson has quickly become a local star of the Democratic Party. He's even being floated as a potential primary challenger to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Who knows if that'll happen, but if you thought Obama was snubbing Thompson before, watch out. The snubbing he'll get if he runs against the intently protected Gillibrand will make the first snubbing look like a veritable bromance in comparison. [ NYDN ] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: early and often , bill thompson , ... Read Full Story
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Meet U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), who recently argued on the Senate floor against what she described as discriminatory practices in health care coverage of women: "According to the data compiled by the National Women's Law Center, under the current system, a 25-year-old woman pays up to 45 percent more for the same or identical coverage. Some of the most essential services required by women are not covered by most insurance plans, such as child-bearing, pap smears or mammograms." (Quote begins at 0:22 in the video below.) You're invited to sign up on a first-come, first-served basis to join us when BlogHer moderates a ... Read Full Story
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New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion, and the junior senator he appointed is stuck in the middle. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) has to avoid getting sucked down by the governor's low ratings without appearing ungrateful to the man who plucked her from obscurity to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gillibrand is unique among New York Democrats because she can't easily distance herself from Paterson. Other Democrats are already doing so in the state Legislature, Congress and even the White House. National Democrats are eyeing the 2010 races nervously. In the Senate, they have only the 60 votes needed to ... Read Full Story
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says New York has been unable to spend nearly $97 million in federal stimulus dollars allocated for day care centers because a federal agency has not issued adequate guidelines on how to spend it. The Democrat asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a letter to take quick action so the money can be spent. The affected day cares fall under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, which was designed to help low-income families receive day care. Gillibrand says the day cares are counting on the money and need it for staffing and in other ... Read Full Story
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Over the weekend, Towleroad captured two strong videos from someone who's becoming our biggest champion in government, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). One's a speech and the other's an interview. Both are extremely promising. Watch 'em here: In this world there exists a Kirtsen who has made out with a tights-clad Tobey MaGuire, who has starred in a campy film about teen beauty pageants, and who once stated Jake Gyllenhaal. And yet this is the Kirsten who's quickly becoming a gay icon? Smooth move, junior senator! SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND: I WOULD SUPPORT AMENDING 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS BILL TO COVER GAY RIGHTS [Towle] Read Full Story
Queens Democratic Party Chairman Joe Crowley has formally endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bid to maintain her seat in 2010, becoming the first of the downstate party leaders to do so. Crowley is also the 15th of Gillibrand's former New York congressional delegation colleagues to support the junior senator. "In less than a year, Kirsten Gillibrand has proven her commitment to New York families through constant work and dedication to her...  
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WASHINGTON, DC – Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO Rhone Resch released the following statement today in support of the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act, which was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): “We thank Senators Menendez, Stabenow, and Gillibrand for introducing the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act. The solar industry is...  
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Here's Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaking on the Senate floor earlier today and warning that the so-called anti-abortion Stupak amendment to the health care reform bill could force women to "return to back-alley providers." As my DN colleague Michael McAullif noted, Gillibrand came close to suggesting that passage of the amendment -which seems unlikely at this point - would be grounds for a constitutional challenge to the bill. While...  
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Bill Thompson is a man in demand. After his closer-than-expected loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson's name is being floated as a potential candidate for all sorts of offices: Congress, state controller, even the US Senate.  
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The massive federal stimulus package included a sweet tax break to hire veterans, but it’s so low-profile too few businesses are using it and it’s not even on the Labor Department’s relevant Web site, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says. Unemployment is especially high among young veterans just out of the service, above 14%. Gillibrand thinks employers would snap them up - if only more knew they could get up to $2,400 off their taxes for each hire...  
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