Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
released the following statement on the arrests last night of four men after
allegedly plotting to detonate a bomb outside a Jewish temple and shoot down a
military plane.
“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.”
–U.S. Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand