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Kirsten Gillibrand's Public Statements on Issue: Senior Citizens

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for U.S. Senate (NY) - Jr

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06/14/2023 The Lead with Jake Tapper: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Age Discrimination To Protect Older Workers
10/13/2022 Statement From U.S. Senate Aging Committee Member Senator Kirsten Gillibrand On Social Security Cost-Of-Living Increase
06/25/2021 To Curb Rise Of Pandemic-Related Scams, Gillibrand, With Attorney General James, Announces Bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act
06/24/2021 Adams, Gillibrand, Hayes, Lee, and Velázquez Announce Introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021
05/03/2021 In Niagara Falls, Gillibrand Announces Sweeping Legislation To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
05/03/2021 In Rochester, Gillibrand Announces Sweeping Legislation To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
05/03/2021 In Syracuse, Gillibrand Announces Sweeping Legislation To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
04/29/2021 Jayapal, Markey, and Lawmakers Introduce THRIVE Act
04/08/2021 Gillibrand, Joined By Islip Town Supervisor And Suffolk Independent Living Organization Ceo, Announces Sweeping Legislation To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
02/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rosen Calls for Support for Home and Community Based Care Funding in Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Package
02/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Health, Eduction, Labor, and Pensions Committee; Hon. Richard Burr, Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Hon. Bernard Sanders, Chair of Senate Budget Committee; and Hon. Lindsey Graham, Ranking Member of Senate Budget Committee - Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Call To Deliver More Than $1 Billion In Funding To Help Older Adults During The COVID-19 Crisis, Including Millions To Bolster Nutrition Services And Support Vaccination Efforts In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
02/02/2021 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $707,000 in Federal Funding to Support Americorps Seniors Programs Throughout New York
08/10/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Collins, Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Call for Funding for OAA Programs In Next COVID-19 Package to Help Older Adults
08/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Democrats Demand Trump Administration Rescind Proposals Leaving Workers' Retirement Savings at Risk
07/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senators Warren, Casey, Colleagues Urge Inclusion of Home and Community-Based Services Funding for Seniors and People with Disabilities in Future COVID-19 Legislation
07/13/2020 Gillibrand Cosponsors Legislation To Provide Resources For Senior Housing Facilities To Protect Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Shaheen & Colleagues Call for Greater Federal Resources to Support Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Crisis
05/26/2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce: New York's nursing homes to receive $394 million in emergency funding to keep the frontline against the virus going strong; New York gets greatest amount of federal funding
03/12/2020 Letter to Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Shaheen, Hassan Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes
03/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Casey, Colleagues Press Coronavirus Task Force on Situation in Nursing Homes and Preparedness for Seniors, People with Disabilities
01/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits
12/17/2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Colleagues Warn Consumers About Scams Targeting Seniors' Benefits
12/12/2019 Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Puerto Rico's Seniors
11/21/2019 Collins, Brown, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Services for Older Americans
11/07/2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Expand Access To Mental Health Services For Older Adults And People With Disabilities

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