Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand
United States Senator, New York, Democrat
Senator Gillibrand was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009 and elected to a full term in 2010. She served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. She sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing, and Agriculture Security; Armed Services; Environment and Public Works; and the Special Committee on Aging. The following is from the March 7, 2012, Senate floor debate on S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for the 21st Century Act. I rise to speak about an issue of great importance to millions of…
