In New York, more than 422, 000 students have borrowed through Stafford loans, Gillibrand said.
Most federal student debt is set at an interest rate higher than 6 percent, Gillibrand said.
Kirsten Gillibrand also wrote to LaHood, imploring him to redirect the funds to New York.
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Both Schumer and Gillibrand are up for re-election this year, boosting their campaign contributions.
Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, also criticized the House decision not to include congressional spouses and children.
Gillibrand said her bill would lower interest rates for nearly nine in 10 federal student loans nationwide.
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, is proposing new legislation to combat this problem.
Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, who chaired a hearing last month on the issue.
"We're trying to restore just a small measure of confidence through this kind of transparency and accountability, " Gillibrand said.
Gillibrand said she will introduce the bill in the Senate this week.
This is the very opposite of what Gillibrand has in mind when she calls for more women to get off the sidelines.
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Kirsten Gillibrand, the likeable junior senator from my home state of New York, has been promoting a new initiative this past week.
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is on a mission to change all that.
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Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, also criticized the House decision not to include congressional spouses and children when the loophole was brought to her attention.
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, on Wednesday announced legislation that would reinstate air-traffic controllers using funds generated by ending a tax break for corporate jets.
Well-intentioned people like Senator Gillibrand are innumerable, each with their own constituency of supporters who will argue vociferously to have one thing or another covered.
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In addition to her legislation, Gillibrand said Sunday she would push to stop interest rate hikes set to go into effect in July for federal Stafford loans.
Kirsten Gillibrand said earlier this week on the Senate floor.
No surprise there--if Charles Schumer, one of the most prominent members of Congress, and Kirsten Gillibrand want to raise money, the Democrats go where the rivers of cash run deepest.
Following the change, Gillibrand issued a statement applauding it.
The latter include both Senators from New York (Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand), Colorado (Mark Udall and Michael Bennet), Minnesota (Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar) and Oregon (Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley).
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"More city graduates and middle class families are burdened by student loans than ever before and are struggling to repay a higher amount of debt than ever before, " Gillibrand said in a statement.
Thus when I began reading a recent New York Times piece about how Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hopes to mobilize women through her Off the Sidelines campaign, I was initially excited.
The measure combines anti-trafficking elements contributed by three Democrats, Leahy, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, with elements contributed by two Republicans, Illinois Senator Mark Kirk and Maine Senator Susan Collins.
Ms. Gillibrand, an appointed Senator who is under 50% support in the polls, could also have a tougher race than expected if the GOP nominee who emerged from last night's primary can raise enough money.
After a lunch with his pick for the Senate seat, Kirsten Gillibrand, Paterson told reporters that the United States should help make low-cost loans available to other countries, to get the global economy back on track.
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This morning, FEMA Administrator Fugate traveled to New York where he met with Governor Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, County Executives, and other local officials, to discuss the ongoing response and recovery efforts as well as longer term challenges.
Gillibrand as the hottest member.
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The bill is endorsed by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a bipartisan coalition of state and local legislators, law enforcement and medical professionals, and most recently the New York chapter of Treatment Communities of America, an association of providers serving people with substance abuse issues.
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