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Jan 17, 2019 · Gillibrand’s senior senator in New York is Chuck Schumer, the Jewish minority leader and a nuts-and-bolts Democrat.
Oct 19, 2010 · U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a petite woman with pale-blue eyes and perfectly coiffed blonde hair, is sitting at a long table in a huge barn on a farm in upstate New York.
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- Campaign finance: Overturn Citizens United. Refuse corporate PAC donations. Gillibrand would reverse the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allowed for nearly unlimited campaign contributions from corporate and non-profit organizations.
- Climate change: Create a cap-and-trade commodity market for carbon emissions. Ban new drilling on federal lands. Writing in the Wall Street Journal in 2009, Gillibrand proposed establishing a cap-and-trade commodity market to mandate a limit on carbon emissions and allow businesses to trade their emissions allowances as commodities.
- Education and child care: Make public higher education debt free. Make childcare more affordable and accessible. Gillibrand says she wants to create a path to college for those that can’t afford it by creating better education programs for low-income students and creating tax deductions on college tuition.
- Guns: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Make background checks universal. Gillibrand would reinstate a ban on assault weapons as well as ban high-capacity magazines, which enable a weapon to fire dozens of rounds without reloading.
During her Senate tenure, Gillibrand has shifted to the left. She has been outspoken on sexual assault in the military and sexual harassment , having criticized President Bill Clinton , Senator Al Franken , and Governor Andrew Cuomo , all fellow Democrats, for alleged sexual misconduct.
A Champion for New Yorkers. In the Senate, Senator Gillibrand is a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and is chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Jun 21, 2019 · Name: Kirsten Gillibrand. Current occupation: U.S. Senator for New York; serves on four Senate committees: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Environment and Public Works;...
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Senator Gillibrand, Senator Warren, you honor us with your presence here today. We salute your willingness to come off the sidelines to enter the political fray and to fight for a more equitable world.
