Press Releases
Gillibrand, Schumer Continue To Press Secretary Kennedy On World Trade Center Health Program Staff Cuts
This week, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) launched a new effort to press U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to quickly address the staff cuts and administrative delays at the World...
Gillibrand Releases Original Report Detailing Trump’s Extensive Harm To Seniors
Read the report here. Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to discuss her new report on the harm caused by President Trump’s attacks on Social Security, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other programs that seniors rely on....
Gillibrand, Clyburn Reintroduce Legislation To Protect Voting Rights
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC-6) reintroduced bicameral legislation to modernize America’s voter registration system and protect voting rights. The Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) would expand voter registration...
Gillibrand Statement On Trump Administration’s Move To Send ICE Agents To U.S. Airports
Today, in response to the Trump administration’s move to send untrained ICE agents to U.S. airports, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “Senate Republicans and the Trump administration created this crisis, and they're making it worse for...
Gillibrand Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On SNAP Skimming
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), to support the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act, legislation aimed at strengthening security protections for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer, Blackburn, Reps. Gillen, Obernolte Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Boost American Quantum Innovation
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced thebipartisan Advancing Regional Quantum Hubs Act to support our nation’s quantum innovation hubs and position the United States as...
Senator Gillibrand, Congressman Riley Call On USDA To Quickly Release FY25 And FY26 Cost Share Funding For The National Organic Certification Cost Share Program
The Senator and Congressman Calls for the Full Reimbursement Levels Authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Congressman Josh Riley (D-NY) called on U.S. Department of...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Reauthorize And Expand The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with eight Senate Democratic colleagues, introduced the Delaware River Basin Restoration Reauthorization Act, legislation to reauthorize the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program (DRBRP), which provides key funding to...
Amid Substantial Job Losses And Rising Prices, Gillibrand Calls For Tax Rebate For Working Families
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to call for a tax rebate for working families who are struggling amid rising prices and working-class job losses due to President Trump’s reckless tariffs. Gillibrand’s Tariff Refunds for...
Amid Surging Energy Costs, Gillibrand And Colleagues Call On Trump Administration To Release Energy Assistance Funding
As working families across the country face sticker shock from their eye-popping gas and utility bills, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a bipartisan group of senators are calling on the Trump administration to take action and provide energy assistance to...