Senator Gillibrand released the following statement celebrating Lunar New Year: “Today marks the Lunar New Year, a day of family and festivity for Asian communities across our state and the world. New York’s Asian American communities have always been...
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 45 colleagues in a letter to Senate and House leadership urging the inclusion of a permanent repeal of the Global Gag Rule (GGR) in the FY22 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies government funding legislation. The...
Announcement Follows Tragic Shooting in NYC Killing 2 NYPD Officers with Use Of An Illegal, Trafficked Gun; Almost 90% Of Guns Used In Crimes In New York City Are Trafficked; Hadiya Pendleton And Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act Would Make Gun Trafficking A Federal Crime, Address Flow Of Illegal Guns Smuggled Into New York Through The Iron Pipeline
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $9,655,841 in federal funding to address a staffing crisis in our nation’s hospitals by reducing burnout and promoting wellness among health care workers. The funding...
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
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...
As Tax Season Kicks Off, The IRS Is Facing At Least 10 Million Unprocessed Returns From 2021 Alone; ERC Payments Would Deliver Direct Relief In Form of a Payroll Credit For Businesses To Offset Lost Revenue and Increased Costs During the Pandemic
Following the end of New York’s eviction moratorium, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 7 of her colleagues in urging the Biden administration to reallocate funding from the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program to assist low-income renters. The letter...
Expanding Federal Guidance Would Ensure Access To Testing For Over 3.6 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Medicare
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
