Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand Wishes New Yorkers Joyous Passover
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued the following statement wishing New Yorkers who celebrate a Happy Passover: "This evening, Jewish families and friends will gather together around the Seder table to reflect on the exodus from slavery and oppression, and to look forward to a future free from injustice. I share in your fervent hope for a world filled with enduring peace and freedom, and send my best wishes for a sweet and joyous Passover celebration. Chag … Continue Reading
April 02, 2015
Gillibrand Statement on Federal Increase for New York City Anti-Terror Funds
New York, NY - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security announcement that it will increase New York City anti-terror funding to $181 million. Gillibrand has also fought to increase the amount of anti-terror funding for non-profit and religious institutions. "We have been fighting for years for the resources needed to protect the world's number one terrorist target. I want to thank Secretary Johnson for making this sound investment … Continue Reading
April 02, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Speaks at Centerstate CEO Meeting in Syracuse as Part of Statewide Tour to Build Support for Federal Legislation to Provide Every Worker in America with Paid Leave
Syracuse, NY - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke at CenterState CEO's annual meeting in Syracuse today as part of her statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave. Gillibrand spoke before more than one thousand Central New York business leaders gathered at the Oncenter where she discussed the legislation she reintroduced earlier this month that would create paid family leave, … Continue Reading
April 02, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Meets with Capital Region Business as Part of Statewide Tour to Build Support for Federal Legislation to Provide Every Worker in America with Paid Leave
Troy, NY - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stopped in Capital Region today as part of her statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave. On the second day of her tour Gillibrand stopped at 1st Playable Productions in Troy where she discussed the legislation she reintroduced earlier this month that would create paid family leave, including maternity and paternity leave, personal … Continue Reading
April 02, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Meets with Buffalo Business Leaders as Part of Statewide Tour to Build Support for Federal legislation to Provide Every Worker in America with Paid Leave
Buffalo, NY - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with business leaders in Buffalo today as part of her statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave. On the second day of her tour Gillibrand stopped at SPoT Coffee in Buffalo where she discussed the legislation she reintroduced earlier this month that would create paid family leave, including maternity and paternity leave, personal … Continue Reading
April 01, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Meets with Dutchess County Businesses as Part of Statewide Tour to Build Support for Federal Legislation to Provide Every Worker in America with Paid Leave
Hopewell Junction, NY - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today launched a statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave. On the first day of her tour Gillibrand stopped today at Spectral Systems in Hopewell Junction, where she discussed the legislation she reintroduced earlier this month that would create paid family leave, including maternity and paternity leave, personal medical … Continue Reading
April 01, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Meets with Long Island Businesses Leaders as Part of Statewide Tour to Build Support for Federal Legislation to Provide Every Worker in America With Paid Leave
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today launched a statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave. Gillibrand made the first of three stops on the first day of her tour today at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, where she discussed the legislation she reintroduced earlier this month that would create paid family leave, including maternity and … Continue Reading
April 01, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Meets with Broome County Business as Part of Statewide Tour to Build Support for Federal Legislation to Provide Every Worker in America With Paid Leave
Vestal, NY - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today launched a statewide tour to build support for her federal legislation to provide every worker with paid leave. On the first day of her tour Gillibrand stopped today at Curcio Printing in Vestal, where she discussed the legislation she reintroduced earlier this month that would create paid family leave, including maternity and paternity leave, personal medical leave, and spousal … Continue Reading
March 27, 2015
Gillibrand, Kirk Joined By Group of 30 Bipartisan Senators In Push To Fully Fund U.S.-Israel Cooperative Missile Defense Programs
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) were joined today by 30 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense to allocate full funding for U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations bill. Senators Gillibrand and Kirk have been long time champions for funding of U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile defense programs, such as the … Continue Reading
March 27, 2015
Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Push To Help Sick And Dying 9/11 Responders And Survivors
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced the passage of an amendment to the Senate budget resolution that will facilitate future legislation to renew and extend the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which will expire later this Congress. The program was originally passed via unanimous consent in December 2010. The Gillibrand-Ayotte amendment would create a "deficit-neutral reserve fund" that would allow Congress to … Continue Reading
March 18, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation to Provide Every American Worker With Paid Leave
Washington, D.C. - With 4.1 million New Yorkers serving as family caregivers, today U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand reintroduced legislation that would create paid family leave, including maternity and paternity leave, personal medical leave, and spousal support. Gillibrand's Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act would establish a national, gender-neutral paid family and medical leave insurance program, ensuring that American workers would no longer have to choose between a paycheck … Continue Reading
March 15, 2015
Gillibrand & Booker Meet with NY, NJ Families About New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana & Announce Endorsement of Epilepsy Foundation
New York City - Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today joined New York and New Jersey families who would benefit from the new bipartisan bill to allow patients in states that have legalized medical marijuana to access the treatment without fear of federal prosecution. The Senators also announced the support of the Epilepsy Foundation, which has endorsed the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act that Booker and Gillibrand, along with … Continue Reading
March 10, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand, De Blasio, Jeffries Announce Over $15 Million In Sandy-Relief Funding For Repairs Made To The Louis Marshall School In Brooklyn
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries today announced $15,921,938 in federal funding for the New York School Construction Authority. The funding is a reimbursement for permanent repairs made to the K276 Louis Marshall School located in Brooklyn. The school incurred damages from Superstorm Sandy. "There is no better federal investment than one that helps educate students in a safe and learning-friendly environment," said … Continue Reading
March 10, 2015
Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients – Including Veterans – to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution
Washington, D.C. - Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today stood with patients, their families and advocates to announce new bipartisan legislation that will allow the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal without fear of federal prosecution. The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act would reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule II drug to recognize it has accepted medical use, and would … Continue Reading
March 09, 2015
Gillibrand, Daines To Help Thousands Of "Blue Water" Vietnam Vets Harmed By Agent Orange, But Ignored By Feds Due To Technicality In The Law
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced legislation to ensure thousands of Navy veterans known as "Blue Water" vets from the Vietnam War exposed to the powerful toxin Agent Orange will be eligible to receive disability and health care benefits they have earned for diseases linked to Agent Orange exposure. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military sprayed approximately 20 million gallons of Agent Orange in Vietnam to remove jungle foliage. … Continue Reading
March 08, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On 50th Anniversary Of “Bloody Sunday” Selma March For Equal Voting Rights
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement today in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Selma march for equal voting rights: "Today we honor the 50th anniversary of a monumental event in American history. On that Sunday in Selma, Alabama, on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the forces of racism and progress met in a bloody clash that jolted our country forward. "In 2013, I had the honor and privilege to walk hand-in-hand with Congressman John Lewis, … Continue Reading
March 04, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On Mcdonald’s Decision: “Chicken Nuggets Shouldn’t Pose Public Health Risk”
Washington, D.C. - Following the recent introduction of new food safety legislation to combat the overuse of medically-important antibiotics - used to treat human illnesses - in animals raised for food, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement today on McDonald's decision to stop selling chicken raised with medically important antibiotics and milk from cows that are treated with the artificial growth hormone rbST. "Chicken nuggets shouldn't pose a public health risk," … Continue Reading
March 04, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million For Westchester And Rockland Head Start And Early Head Start Programs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced more than $12 million in federal funding for early childhood education programs in Rockland and Westchester counties. The funding will be used to help underserved children from low-income families. Community organizations from across the state applied for the funding, and the award to three programs in the Hudson Valley will support Early Head Start and Head Start programs that provide critical education … Continue Reading
March 04, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand: FEMA Must Ensure That Pending Sandy Flood Insurance Settlement Applies To All Affected Policy Holders, Even If They Didn’t File Lawsuit – Also Urge That New Yorkers With Sandy Damage Have Access To Engineering & Insurance Documents To Determine If Fraud Has Occurred
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today called on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure that all impacted Superstorm Sandy flood victims are included in the ongoing settlement regarding fraudulent engineering reports issued by insurance adjusters, regardless of whether the policyholder has filed a lawsuit. According to federal court records and recent media reports, including a months-long investigation aired by 60 Minutes, there is evidence that private … Continue Reading
March 03, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On Netanyahu’s Address To Congress
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress: "I share the Prime Minister's legitimate concerns about Iran's intentions and I passionately share President Obama's commitment that Iran never obtain nuclear weapons. I have always believed that the best solution is a strong and verifiable diplomatic deal, but whether any deal is truly verifiable and achievable is a serious question … Continue Reading
