LIVE 12 PM ET: Sen. Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators to Host American and Israeli Families of Hostages

Published on January 17, 2024

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will join Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and a bipartisan group of senators for a press conference with American and Israeli families of hostages abducted by Hamas terrorists at 12:00 p.m. on Jan. 17. The senators and families will discuss the urgent need for continued U.S. support to help bring home their loved ones after more than 100 days in captivity following the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. ...

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