Latest Fact-checks on Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice: “Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 23, 2021 in an interview with WNYC: “We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet: “Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 31, 2019 in the Detroit debate: "When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’" Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 9, 2019 in a campaign event: A transaction tax in countries like the UK "didn't affect their financial markets at all." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 10, 2019 in an interview: "Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 2, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: "Remember after the shooting in Las Vegas, (President Donald Trump) said, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re going to ban the bump stocks.’ Did he ban the bump stocks? No." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop: "I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 18, 2019 in a town hall: For Cabinet posts, "I have the best voting record against Trump nominees of anyone else running for president" Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet: "A black woman in New York City is 12 times more likely to die in childbirth than a white woman." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on November 12, 2018 in a television interview: "Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Black and Latino people in NYC are arrested at TEN times the rate of white people for virtually the same rate of marijuana usage." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 16, 2017 in a speech at a conference: A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation: The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on January 24, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice: “Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 23, 2021 in an interview with WNYC: “We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet: “Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 31, 2019 in the Detroit debate: "When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’" Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 9, 2019 in a campaign event: A transaction tax in countries like the UK "didn't affect their financial markets at all." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 10, 2019 in an interview: "Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 2, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: "Remember after the shooting in Las Vegas, (President Donald Trump) said, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re going to ban the bump stocks.’ Did he ban the bump stocks? No." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop: "I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 18, 2019 in a town hall: For Cabinet posts, "I have the best voting record against Trump nominees of anyone else running for president" Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet: "A black woman in New York City is 12 times more likely to die in childbirth than a white woman." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on November 12, 2018 in a television interview: "Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Black and Latino people in NYC are arrested at TEN times the rate of white people for virtually the same rate of marijuana usage." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 16, 2017 in a speech at a conference: A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation: The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on January 24, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice: “Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 23, 2021 in an interview with WNYC: “We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.”
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet: “Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.”
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 31, 2019 in the Detroit debate: "When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’"
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 9, 2019 in a campaign event: A transaction tax in countries like the UK "didn't affect their financial markets at all."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 10, 2019 in an interview: "Even in the last Congress, President Trump signed 18 of my bills."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 2, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: "Remember after the shooting in Las Vegas, (President Donald Trump) said, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re going to ban the bump stocks.’ Did he ban the bump stocks? No."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop: "I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 18, 2019 in a town hall: For Cabinet posts, "I have the best voting record against Trump nominees of anyone else running for president"
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet: "A black woman in New York City is 12 times more likely to die in childbirth than a white woman."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on November 12, 2018 in a television interview: "Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Black and Latino people in NYC are arrested at TEN times the rate of white people for virtually the same rate of marijuana usage."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 16, 2017 in a speech at a conference: A national paid leave program "would potentially put into the economy $21 billion dollars annually."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation: The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on April 23, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "One in five" women in the military "are receiving unwanted sexual contact," as are "3.3 percent of men."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on January 24, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check."
