WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference to push for the passage of her bipartisan Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act (https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/sens-gillibrand-and-cruz-reps-min-and-weber-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-expand-benefits-for-public-safety-officers/). The legislation would amend the existing Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program to expedite benefit claims for injured and fallen public safety officers, especially 9/11 first responders. It would also implement accountability reforms to ensure disabled officers and the families...