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With this week's release of the Senate's health care reform bill, the timing couldn't have been better for BlogHer's chat with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Women bloggers discussed the new bill, as well as Stupak, breastfeeding, and even childhood obesity and food safety.
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Nancy Watzman: Welcome everyone. I'm Nancy Watzman of the Sunlight Foundation representing BlogHer Today and their... Read Full Story
The Human Rights Campaign has officially endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in her 2010 re-election bid:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s record for the LGBT community includes:
-Support of equal marriage rights for same-sex couples
-Helping lead efforts to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the U.S. military. At Sen. Gillibrand's urging, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced it would hold the first hearing on the policy in 15 years
-Cosponsor of... Read Full Story
The Human Rights Campaign has officially endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in her 2010 re-election bid:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s record for the LGBT community includes:
-Support of equal marriage rights for same-sex couples
-Helping lead efforts to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the U.S. military. At Sen. Gillibrand's urging, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced it would hold the first hearing on the policy in 15 years
-Cosponsor of... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
When it comes to next year's primaries, three senators probably are feeling a lot like Rodney Dangerfield: They can't get any respect. As veteran lawmakers, Sens. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Jim Bunning, R-Ky., should be coasting, under normal circumstances, to the general election. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., appointed in January as Hillary Rodham Clinton's successor, has the White House's backing. Yet each has party challengers clamoring for a primary fight in 2010. That's unusual in... Read Full Story
New York congresswoman Carolyn Maloney will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR'-sten JIL'-uh-brand) in the state's Democratic primary. Maloney says in a statement released Friday that she plans to stay in the House of Representatives. She says her decision was based on a desire to deal with current challenges including health care reform, clean energy issues and the economy. Gillibrand was appointed in January to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment as... Read Full Story
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised nearly $1 million more than her likely Democratic primary challenger in the recent fundraising quarter. The New York Democrat says she has raised more than $1.5 million and has more than $3.2 million in cash. New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney's campaign says she has raised $577,000 and has about $1.7 million to spend. The fundraising quarter ended June 30. Two days later, an adviser to Maloney said she would enter the race, but she has not formally announced... Read Full Story
