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Gillibrand: Need more security funding for synagogues

By Ami Eden · May 21, 2009

From U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.):

“The NYPD and the FBI have done an outstanding job working together to keep our City and state safe.  I know I speak for all New Yorkers, when I thank them for the work they have done over the past year of this investigation. I've heard from Commissioner Kelly and the New York office of the FBI and I understand that this is indeed an isolated matter.  In the coming days, I plan to work with my colleagues in Washington to deliver the security funding we need to safeguard our synagogues and other community and religious institutions."