Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Senator (D), talks about her proposed legislation to deal with the crisis on military sexual assault and fighting cuts to food stamps.

By removing the case from the chain of command, commanding officers with potential conflicts of interest would no longer be in charge of deciding whether a case should go to trial.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) talks about her proposed legislation to combat gun trafficking and other issues.

 

Recap from It's a Free Country.

Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, New York Senator (D) Kirsten Gillibrand rounded up news from Washington as the legislative session wraps up, from the payroll tax cuts to unemployment benefits and more.

 

 

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand discusses the new White House report on the status of women and House Republicans' budget cuts.

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New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talks about pending legislation in the lame duck session, including the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

New York's junior U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her challenger, Gail Goode, Deputy Borough Chief of Trials for the City of New York Law Dept., discuss their election campaigns.

After Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts, the future of health care reform and the larger Democratic agenda is in question. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand discusses the next step for her party; what she's doing for Haitian immigrants here in New York; and the looming election this Fall.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) gives her first extended interview with WNYC since being appointed to the U.S. Senate.