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After Securing $3 Billion In Funding To Establish A National Public Health Workforce, Gillibrand Meets With Inaugural Public Health Corps Workers At Nyc Health + Hospitals/Bellevue In Nyc; Gillibrand Announces Push For $55 Billion In Biden’s Budget To Establish A Health Force In Every Community

In October of 2021, Gillibrand Announced $35 Million in Federal Funding to Help Establish the New York City Public Health Corps – New York City’s New Local Health Force; Researchers Project That By 2030, NYS Could Be Short As Many As 39,000 Nurses, Leaving Hospitals, Nursing Homes, And Patients In Jeopardy; Health Force Simultaneously Tackles Health and Employment Crises

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Gillibrand Statement On Justice Breyer’s Retirement

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement on reports of Supreme Court Justice Breyer’s plans to retire.   “When Justice Breyer was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1994, President Clinton said that he...

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Senator Gillibrand Calls For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women And Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care

Black Non-Hispanic Women in the United States Are 2.5 Times As Likely To Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications As White Women; Maternal Mortality Rate In New York State Is 10% Higher Than The National Average; Ahead of Final Negotiations, Gillibrand Is Pushing House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fund Two New Maternal Health Programs for FY22; Renews Previous Push for FY22 Funding for Maternal Health Programs

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Senator Gillibrand, Deputy Mayor Owens, And Health Leader Sequoia Kemp Call For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women And Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care

Black Non-Hispanic Women in the United States Are 2.5 Times As Likely To Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications As White Women; Maternal Mortality Rate In Onondaga County Is 85% Higher Than The National Average; Ahead of Final Negotiations, Gillibrand Is Pushing House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fund Two New Maternal Health Programs for FY22; Renews Previous Push for FY22 Funding for Maternal Health Programs

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Senator Gillibrand, Mayor Evans, And Members Of Rochester’s New York State Delegation Call For Major Increase In Funding To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis Among Black Women And Eliminate Racial Bias In Maternal Care

Black Non-Hispanic Women in the United States Are 2.5 Times As Likely To Die From Pregnancy-Related Complications As White Women; Maternal Mortality Rate In Monroe County Is 46% Higher Than The National Average; Ahead of Final Negotiations, Gillibrand Is Pushing House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fund Two New Maternal Health Programs for FY22; Renews Previous Push for FY22 Funding for Maternal Health Programs

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Gillibrand Statement On Shooting Of NYPD Officers

Addressing the shooting of two NYPD officers tonight, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement:  “I'm horrified that one NYPD officer was killed in the line of duty tonight and another is in critical condition. My heart is with their...

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