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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I rise to support our legislation, which I just spoke on, about Fort Ontario. I want to thank Senator Hawley for his…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2025
I rise to support our legislation, which I just spoke on, about Fort Ontario. I want to thank Senator Hawley for his leadership and making sure we had a bipartisan effort to get this done. With his collaboration, we have literally enshrined now, as a national park, a testament to Americans who supported and helped refugees who fled from the Holocaust. And it is an absolute testament to strength and light in darkness. Thank you, Senator Hawley.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Supporting legislation to designate Fort Ontario as a national park.

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