COUNTY EXECUTIVE JENKINS INAUGURATION HIS MESSAGE
GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL DROPS IN AND SAY’S He’s THE MAN I NEED
APRIL 4—SENATOR GILLIBRAND REACTS TO TRUMP PUTSCH OF TOP 2 MILITARY TOP SECURITY OFFICIALS.
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON OUSTING OF HEAD OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND U.S. CYBER COMMAND
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s politically motivated firing of General Timothy Haugh, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and Wendy Noble, the deputy director of the NSA.
“President Trump’s dismissal of General Haugh and Ms. Noble at the insistence of a far-right conspiracy theorist is unprecedented and deeply disturbing. General Haugh served our country for over 30 years and was confirmed to his former position with unanimous bipartisan support. This is the latest in the president’s chilling purge of military and national security leadership, and the loss of decades of experience leaves civilians, critical infrastructure — including elections — and our men and women in uniform more vulnerable to sabotage, espionage, and compromise.
I demand President Trump immediately justify to Congress why he valued the opinion of a far-right conspiracy theorist over decades of nonpartisan national security leadership in service of the United States.
The military is not a partisan institution, and Congress must ensure that President Trump does not make it one.”
APRIL 3–Senator Gillibrand Decries Administration Attack on LOW iNCOME Energy Assistance Program
CUTS THREATEN TO RAISE COST OF LIVING FOR MORE THAN ONE MILLION NEW YORK HOUSEHOLDS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the Trump administration firing all the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) staff running the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which will render the program incapable of disbursing funding to New York and deprive low-income New Yorkers of energy assistance they rely on:
“LIHEAP is a commonsense, bipartisan program,” said Senator Gillibrand. “In the coldest and hottest months of the year, it lowers the cost of living and saves lives. By firing everyone who disburses LIHEAP funding, President Trump and the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ are preventing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding that Congress has already allocated to LIHEAP from reaching families in need. President Trump is raising the cost of living, all to provide tax cuts for billionaires. I will be doing everything in my power to get President Trump to reverse these cuts and deliver financial assistance to New Yorkers who need it.”
LIHEAP helps tens of thousands of low-income households across the state afford their energy bills and make cost-effective repairs to their heating systems. During winter 2022-2023, the program helped 1.1 million New York households heat their homes.
Gillibrand has been a longstanding advocate of the program. Every year, she secures hundreds of millions in LIHEAP funding for New York. She also cosponsors legislation to expand LIHEAP and ensure that no household pays more than three percent of its annual income on energy costs.
APRIL 3–FOG WEEK CONTINUES
Fourth morning of Fog overnight in White Plains New York USA.