Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has posted on her campaign Web site a copy of the 25-page questionnaire she filled out in order to be considered by Gov. David Paterson for appointment to the Senate.

There also is a copy of the two-page resume she submitted to Paterson.

The documents don’t reveal anything surprising about Gillibrand, who described her [...]

President Barack Obama issued a statement on the unanimous vote the Illinois state senate earlier today to impeach Gov. Rod Balojevich.
The vote ousted Blagojevich from office and replaced him with Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn.
“Today ends a painful episode for Illinois,’’ stated Obama. “For months, the state had been crippled by a crisis of leadrship, Now [...]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wanted to correct the record this afternoon about her mastery of the Chinese language.

Gillibrand said this afternoon she only spoke a few words in Mandarin during her telephone interview Tuesday with a Chinese ethnic newspaper.

Earlier this week Gillibrand’s press secretary disclosed that New York’s new senator had conducted an interview in Mandarin.

“At [...]

New York’s newest senator appears to have a leg up on Sen. Chuck Schumer when it comes to interacting with the state’s ethnic Chinese residents.

An ethnic Chinese newspaper based in New York City called Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s press secretary Tuesday to find out what her name was in Mandarin.

Rachel McEneny, the press secretary who received [...]

As expected, Democratic Rep. John Hall of Dover has retained the subcommittee chairmanship he held the last two years on the House Veterans Affair Committee.

Hall will chair the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

His Congressional District includes the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

State Assemblyman Peter Rivera wants to steal the spotlight from Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand’s swearing in ceremony as New York’s newest senator.

An hour before the 12:30 p.m. ceremony today in Washington, Rivera will hold a meeting in Albany of Hispanic state lawmakers who will discuss a Democratic primary challenge to Gillibrand in September 2010.

In a press [...]

Mamaroneck resident Timothy Geithner has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Barack Obama’s treasury secretary in a less-than-overwhelming 60 to 34 vote.

Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand will have limited options in terms of potential committee assignments when she is sworn in as a member of the Senate.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently released a list of committee assignments for the new Congress that shows some of the most important panels no longer have vacancies.

Sen. Roland Burris, the new [...]

The swearing in ceremony for Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand as New York’s next senator will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Gillibrand said last week she intends to seek a seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee and Armed Services Committee.

She currently serves on those two panels [...]

A Senate vote on the nomination of Timothy Geithner to serve as treasury secretary is expected around 6 p.m. tonight.

Geithner, a Mamaroneck resident, currently serves as president of the New York Federal Reserve.

The Senate Finance Committee voted last week to send Geithner’s nomination to the floor, but five Republicans voted against him because of the [...]