Kirsten Gillibrand

Several Democratic lawmakers criticized federal spending priorities, arguing that billions directed toward military action related to Iran should instead support health care, housing and lower costs for families. Lawmakers Slam Iran War Funding On Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) posted on X...

Pop star Taylor Swift has not publicly endorsed Kamala Harris, but that hasn't stopped her fans — as well as legendary songwriter and singer Carole King — from rallying in her name to campaign against Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: A "Swifties for Kamala Rally...

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced a new stablecoin bill, aiming to define how these digital tokens will operate within the American financial system. What Happened: Under the proposed legislation, companies issuing stablecoins for payments...

Two members of Congress have introduced legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying and selling of stocks. Over the years, conflicts of interest and stock transactions by members of subcommittees have drawn criticism from the public. Members of Congress beat the S&P 500...

The collapse of a leading cryptocurrency platform has been linked to the U.S. Congress, thanks to many political donations from the disgraced co-founder of the company. Here’s the latest on who is giving back the money they previously took in. What Happened: FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried...

Benzinga cordially invites Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to attend Benzinga's next event, The Future of Crypto summit, on December 7-8, 2022, at NYC's Pier Sixty. No RSVP is required. Just show up, and we'll cover your stay, too! We know you're busy and haven't been able to...

The 2022 stock market weakness continued this week, with major indexes trading lower on another round of discouraging inflation data. What Happened: On Friday morning, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) dropped 2.6% after the Labor Department reported the consumer price index rose 8.6...

With the bipartisan support of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), the Responsible Financial Innovation Act was proposed earlier today. Alongside a number of regulatory clarifications presented in the legislation, one major component is its endeavor to...

A leaked copy of the new bipartisan Senate bill appears to favor a much tighter regulatory environment for cryptocurrency assets. What Happened: A June 3 Barrons report details a revised bill put forward by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand. The oversight...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will introduce on June 7 the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which proposes integrating digital assets formally into the American financial systems. With bipartisan backing and thorough effort, this proposed legislation...

The call for members of Congress to be banned from buying and selling stocks continues to heat up with a new report that seven members of the House of Representatives failed to disclose their stock trades. What Happened: An ethics group found that seven U.S. House of Representatives members...

Who "won" and who "lost" this week's Democratic debate in Detroit? That's hard to say before any new large-scale polling comes out. Checking with the pundits can give a sense of what the pros thought, but there's little widespread agreement.  Even the...

The presence of former Vice President Joe Biden onstage Wednesday on the second night of debate among Democratic presidential candidates put the Obama administration’s policies in the spotlight in clashes over health care, immigration and criminal justice.  Biden, who has a comfortable...