Kirsten Gillibrand

Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the endorsement of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the 2010 U.S. Senate race. ...  

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...  

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...  

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...  

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.  

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...  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has to avoid getting sucked down by the governor's historic low ratings without appearing ungrateful to the man who picked her to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gillibrand, a little-known second-term congresswoman before Paterson named her in January to her powerful new job, is unique among New York...  

The Biggest Loser came to D.C. — and found Sens. Bob Casey and Kirsten Gillibrand. As is generally the case with reality shows, the real world people had bit roles, saying suitably concerned legislative things about America’s obesity epidemic. We’re sure the senators were cut drastically, and Casey got the short end of the stick with the slightly odd declaration, “We’re moving through a time of real darkness right now.” Cast member Daniel...  

It's a loaded question, we'll admit that. But since taking over Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has not been silent on LGBT rights. Whatever her legislative legacy becomes — will she help kill DADT? DOMA? — she will be known for this Ted Kennedy-esque quality: Continuing to speak up in America's most [...]  

A State Senator and a candidate for congress in the 23rd district will visit Lowville today. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Democratic congressional candidate Bill Owens will be stopping at the Tug Hill Winery this afternoon.  

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed the support of Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) who have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill to establish the first ever multi-agency, comprehensive program targeted at lung cancer.  

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is back in the capital region this weekend to meet up with old high school friends. Gillibrand attended her classes' 25th high school reunion at Emma Willard in Troy. Our Sabina Kuriakose caught up with the Senator and her some of her friends who say they expected great things from her even back then.  

New York’s two U.S. senators called Monday for fellow Democrat Hiram Monserrate, the state senator convicted last week of misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend, to resign his seat. Sen. Charles Schumer, of Brooklyn, said Monserrate “should do the right thing” for New York and his constituents and step down. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Hudson Valley congresswoman [...]  

Someone thinks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s conference calls are a joke, or at least treats them like it. New York’s junior senator has picked some pretty wonky topics to weigh in on as she builds a legislative and issue foundation — such as with today’s call on spurring innovation to create jobs. But one of the regular conference participants apparently finds these efforts amusing, and regularly peppers the calls with recorded sound effects of...  

New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion and Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has to avoid getting sucked down by the governor's historic low ratings without appearing ungrateful to the man who gave her the powerful job she holds.