WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Only 8 States Provide Universal School Meals: California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Vermont Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood at M400 High School for Environmental Studies in NYC to advocate for the passage of the Universal School Meals Program Act, which would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all schoolchildren regardless of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the Senate passage of the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA), which combines the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children's and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, or COPPA 2.0). KOSA mandates that technology companies take reasonable measures to prevent and mitigate harm to anyone under the age  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) joined a bipartisan group of senators pushing the USDA to fix problems with Tribal federal food aid programs, which have caused widespread disruptions in food distribution to more than 100 Tribal organizations and some 50,000 people who rely on the program nationwide. The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides food to income-elig  more