Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"My amendment addresses a very specific issue to this nuclear plant we have in New York State called Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant."

"Many of my constituents on Long Island and I support the idea of turning it into a wildlife refuge in order to conserve this piece of land for future generations."

"We had this issue with microbeads, and we were successfully able in Congress to ban them because it had so many horrible effects for killing fish in a lot of our rivers and water bodies."

"I am sure you are aware of the problems that Long Island and New York City face in terms of managing their solid waste and preventing contamination into our waterways."