Press Releases
Gillibrand, Peters, Colleagues Demand Answers As Trump Administration Further Delays Toxic Chemical Cleanups At Military Sites
Trump Administration Newly Postponed Cleanup of Toxic PFAS Chemicals at Over 170 Military Installations – In Some Cases by as Much as Two Decades Senators Request Detailed Explanations for Continued Delays that are Putting Service Members and Military Families at Risk...
Gillibrand Statement on Cruel and Inhumane Supreme Court Decision Allowing Trump to Terminate Temporary Protected Status
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians: “Today’s Supreme Court decision is deeply wrong, cruel, and...
On Fourth Anniversary of Bipartisan Gun Safety Law’s Passage, Gillibrand Announces 1,000+ Defendants Charged and 6,000+ Guns Taken Off the Streets Thanks to Her Anti-gun Trafficking Measure
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced major new developments in her fight to get gun traffickers and illegally trafficked firearms off the streets. As of March 31, 2026, the anti-gun trafficking statute Gillibrand passed in 2022 has been used to charge...
Gillibrand Slams Trump’s Decision To Cancel Signing Of Major Housing Bill, Calls For Congress To Override If He Vetoes
Today, in response to President Trump canceling his planned signing ceremony for the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act in an attempt to pressure Republicans to pursue his dangerous elections bill, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following...
Gillibrand Blasts President Trump’s Costly War And Failed Deal With Iran
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, held a virtual press conference to condemn the failure of the Trump administration's military strategy in Iran and the devastating economic fallout of the president's newly...
Gillibrand, Murphy Introduce Bill To Help Seniors Struggling With Loneliness And Connect Aging Americans To Community
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults (SILO) Act, legislation to combat loneliness in our senior and disabled...
Gillibrand, Suozzi, Gillen Urge Trump Administration To Boost Gas Mileage Deductions Amid Sky-High Prices At The Pump
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), and U.S. Representative Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) urged the Trump administration to raise the federal standard mileage rates for certain business, medical, and moving uses to provide...
Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration For Damage Done By The War With Iran
New Yorkers have spent $2 billion more on gas since the beginning of President Trump’s war Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to discuss the damage done by President Trump’s war with Iran, which has cost the U.S. billions of...
Gillibrand, Schumer Announce $11.8 Million In Disaster Recovery Funding For New York State
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer announced $11,753,017 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for New York State. This federal funding will support ongoing disaster...
Gillibrand On Trump’s Costly Iran Debacle
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, issued the following statement: “Trump's war of choice in Iran has cost American lives, wasted billions of taxpayer dollars, and driven up the price...