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Posted August 10th, 2011 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
For most parents, a trip to the pharmacy shopping for baby products is a routine experience. And while we make choices on which products to buy for any number of reasons, we would never imagine any one of these products could be unsafe. We have faith that baby products are safe for our kids because [...]
Posted June 29th, 2011 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Since 2007, 11 million drop-side cribs have been recalled – including through 14 different recalls by 8 crib companies – due to the danger of death to infants. The plastic materials that drop-side cribs are made of can break off or become loose, causing children to slip through the gap and risk suffocation or strangulation. [...]
Posted June 23rd, 2011 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked up to 1.6 million women from suing Walmart for sex discrimination in a class action lawsuit. The court’s 5-4 conservative majority sided with business over women, claiming that Walmart’s well-documented wage and hiring disparities are coincidences and not a result of a persistent culture of discrimination. This is [...]
Posted May 8th, 2011 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
As we celebrate Mother’s Day today, we pay tribute to our extraordinary mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and sisters who are a beacon of strength in our families, our communities, and our nation, particularly in these difficult economic times. And that means we must pledge, now more than ever, to make sure women have the opportunities and [...]
Posted April 12th, 2011 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
As we continue to mourn the passing of Geraldine Ferraro, and honor her extraordinary life, women today must not forget the words she spoke in her 1984 convention speech, “The issue is not what America can do for women, but what women can do for America.” These words should serve as a clarion call for [...]
Posted March 29th, 2011 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
The 2010 election was a mandate for one thing: creating jobs and strengthening our economy for the long term. I heard that message loud and clear from New York families in every corner of our state, and I am working with my colleagues in Congress on solutions that will help create good-paying jobs and get [...]
Posted May 21st, 2010 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Child obesity is a crisis in this country. Over the last 30 years, child obesity rates have reached historic highs – more than tripling from just 5 percent to nearly 18 percent today. We must make improving child nutrition a top priority. If we fail to get serious about this issue today, we will face [...]
Posted March 18th, 2010 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Each year approximately 87 million Americans — 5 million in New York alone — are made ill by contaminated food. Of those, 371,000 are hospitalized with foodborne illness, and 5,700 die. In 2010 America, this is simply unacceptable. The fact is, our food safety laws have not truly been overhauled in more than a century. [...]
Posted December 9th, 2009 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
As the mother of two young boys, food safety is extremely important to me, as I know it is to all of you. I’m sorry to say though, that right now, the statistics are startling. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year an estimated 87 million Americans are sickened by [...]
Posted November 24th, 2009 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Too often lost in the debate over health care reform is the importance of preventive measures such as exercise and healthy eating to ensure that a doctor’s visit is less likely to be needed in the first place. This is especially true for children whose early brain development and future health depend on good nutrition [...]
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