Kirsten Gillibrand

I would like to put into the record a letter that Senator McCain and I, Senator Gillibrand, Senator Coons, Senator Blumenthal, and Senator Ayotte wrote to the President urging a fulsome and robust response to the crisis that has developed…

For the most at-risk, at-need, who do not have access to computers, for those communities, we have to make sure it is easily and readily accessible.

But I think that what that piece really shows is we need to test. We need to determine what essential information the patient needs.

I do hope you maintain a focus on actually having a paper pamphlet because for rural areas----

If the professional labels are not accurate and up-to-date, why would the FDA propose using those labels as the foundation for the patient medication information?

We strongly support Senator Gillibrand's Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act, which would permit the Secretary of HHS to pursue this alternative pathway.

Is there any group that is qualified to do it?

So we want to have you consider--heavy consideration--our concern.

But what I hear from my constituents is not good. I hear so many stories of constituents who cannot rebuild, who have not gotten money.

I also want to give a special thanks to Senator Landrieu, who I have dubbed the 'third Senator from New York' during Hurricane Sandy because she was such a vociferous advocate for our families.

So, while we do our best, it is not enough for these homeowners to rebuild.

You have never seen tougher, stronger champions than my colleagues who put themselves in the shoes of every family and advocates for what they need most.

The road to recovery is long and hard, but New Yorkers are strong. We rebuild. We rebuild better, we rebuild stronger.

Our road to recovery is difficult and different, and the solutions are difficult and different, and I think the work that you are doing is essential for us to meet our goals.

Well, I would appreciate that you make that guidance very clear when someone is looking at an SBA loan.

Madam Chairwoman, thank you so much for holding this hearing today on the proposal to reform our Nation's toxic chemical laws.

I agree with Senator Boxer that the Federal Government's role is to set the floor, not the ceiling.

I think that is essential.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, again, for holding this hearing.

If we can set our politics aside and commit ourselves to fixing TSCA's fundamental flaws, our Country will be better for it.

Obviously the issue of preemption is a non-starter.

I know that is what Frank Lautenberg would have wanted us to do, and the best way for this Committee to honor his legacy is to build on the progress he has made.

I would be so dismayed having a child in any State that can't regulate these harmful chemicals.

I am pleased to be the sponsor of S. 925, a bill to improve the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

I have talked to many investors who would be delighted to invest in a high-speed rail line.