Press Releases
Gillibrand And King Present Medals To Family Of Fallen World War II Veteran
Islip, NY -U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Peter King today presented the family of Sgt. Nicholas Faraone with a Purple Heart, an Air Medal, an Army Good Conduct Medal, an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, and a World War II Victory Medal on Sgt. Faraone's behalf. Sgt. Faraone, who served as a radio operator in the United States Air Force, was killed in action over the Pacific during World War II. … Continue Reading
May 27, 2016
Gillibrand, Schumer Announce Bill To Name Bergen Post Office In Honor Of Bergen Native Barry Miller Has Passed The Senate Unanimously -- Key Hurdle Cleared To Make The Barry G. Miller Post Office Official; Now Heads Over To House Of Representatives For Final Passage
Bergen, NY - U.S Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today announced that the legislation to rename the Bergen Post Office located at 15 Rochester Street in Genesee County as the "Barry G. Miller Post Office" has passed the Senate unanimously. With passage secured in the Senate, the bill now heads to the House of Representatives for final vote. The House is expected to vote on Congressman Chris Collins' version of the bill next month. "Barry Miller was deeply involved in the … Continue Reading
May 26, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.5 Million In Federal Funding For Clean-Up At Brownfield Sites Around Upstate New York
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1.5 million in federal funding for several regions in Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program. Out of 240 recipients, Schumer and Gillibrand secured funding for six projects to help communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated and abandoned properties. Western New York will receive $500,000 for Niagara County, Hudson … Continue Reading
May 26, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $170,00 In Federal Funds For Three St. Lawrence Fire Departments
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $80,000 in federal funding for Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad, $56,381 in federal funding for Pierrepont Fire and $34,448 in federal funding for West Stockholm Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad will use these federal funds to purchase … Continue Reading
May 26, 2016
Senators Gillibrand And Kirk Announce Key Senate Committee Approves $600 Million For Israeli Missile Defense, Measure Now Heads To Senate Floor
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today announced that $600 million in funding for Israeli missile defense programs has cleared a key hurdle and was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The measure will now head to the Senate floor for a vote. Senators Gillibrand and Kirk have been pushing for full funding of the U.S. Israel cooperative missile defense programs to be included in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017. In … Continue Reading
May 24, 2016
Ahead Of Vote On National Defense Bill, Gillibrand And Grassley Lead Bipartisan Coalition Calling On Senate To Finally Pass Legislation To Address Crisis Of Sexual Assault In The Military
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with a bipartisan group of Senators, today called on the Senate to pass the bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act, an amendment that will be offered to the National Defense Authorization Act that would establish an impartial, fair, and accountable military justice system to address the crisis of sexual assault. The Military Justice Improvement Act would remove sole decision-making authority over … Continue Reading
May 23, 2016
Gillibrand Urges EPA To Add Wappinger Creek To The Superfund National Priorities List-After Contamination From Manufacturing Activity, Gillibrand Calls On EPA To Expedite Designation After 60-Day Public Comment Period Officially Ends
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add Wappinger Creek in Dutchess County to the Superfund National Priorities List. Authorization of the designation would allow for the remedial investigation and feasibility study to proceed, and would make the Dutchess County site eligible for funds to conduct long-term cleanup operations on the creek. In Gillibrand's letter to the Administrator of the EPA, explained that … Continue Reading
May 23, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Releases Latest Military Sexual Assault Snapshot Report: New Data Show Despite Recent Congressional Reforms, Dysfunction In Military Justice System Remains
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released a new report on military sexual assault, finding in a review of 329 case files provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) that despite recent Congressional reforms, dysfunction in the military justice system remains. Gillibrand's latest report again found a high prevalence of sexual assault against civilian women near bases and civilian spouses of service members - two survivor groups not counted in DoD prevalence surveys. The … Continue Reading
May 20, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FERC To Suspend Construction On Aim Pipeline Expansion Until Independent Health And Safety Studies Are Conducted
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to suspend action on the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project until independent health and safety reviews of the project are completed. The Senators pointed to the impacted communities' significant environmental, safety and health impacts as impetus for this action, and also cited that this pass-through pipeline burdens many New York communities with risk and costs without … Continue Reading
May 19, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey Announce Over $483,000 In Federal Funds For White Plains Fire Bureau And Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps In Westchester County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Nita Lowey today announced $361,646 in federal funding for the White Plains Fire Bureau and $121,399 in federal funding for Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps both based in Westchester County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the White Plains Fire Bureau will replace 52 air packs for the self-contained breathing … Continue Reading
May 18, 2016
Gillibrand Urges Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Hold On Restarting Indian Point Reactor Unit 2 Until Root Cause Analysis Is Complete
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to utilize its regulatory authority to prevent the Unit 2 reactor at Indian Point from restarting until the root cause analysis of the significant incidents of baffle-former bolt degradation is complete. Currently, 227 of the 832 baffle-former bolts were found to be degraded inside Indian Point Unit 2's reactor core, and Unit 3's baffle-former bolts are not scheduled for inspection until next … Continue Reading
May 18, 2016
Gillibrand & Clarke Announce Crown Heights North Historic District Placed On National Register Of Historic Places-Location To Include Site Of The Late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm's Residence
New York, N.Y. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke today announced that the Crown Heights North Historic District was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places. Earlier this year, Senator Gillibrand and Representative Clarke requested to extend the original boundary in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood previously covered by the National Register after the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission revealed an additional 636 … Continue Reading
May 18, 2016
Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Public Safety Officers' Benefit Improvement Act
**WATCH Senator Gillibrand's Speech on the Senate Floor HERE** Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today introduced the bipartisan Public Safety Officers' Benefit Improvement Act, legislation that would ensure families of fallen officers receive benefits in a timely and transparent manner, and called for its swift passage in a speech on the Senate floor. Below are Senator Gillibrand's remarks as prepared for delivery, and video is available here: "Mr. President, I rise to … Continue Reading
May 18, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $620K In Federal Funds For Two Capital Region Fire Departments
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $624,149 in federal funds for two Capital Region fire departments. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Troy Fire Department in Rensselaer County will receive $523,491 in funds to purchase new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) air packs for firefighters. It will also use these funds to provide training to … Continue Reading
May 18, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $845K In Federal Funds For 5 Southern Tier Fire Departments
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $845,284 in federal funds for five Southern Tier fire departments. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, Sidney EMS in Delaware County will receive $14,470 to purchase a new power stretcher to replace two 15-year-old stretchers, which will allow first responders to more easily lift and assist patients with less strain and risk … Continue Reading
May 17, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey Announce Over $3.8 Million In Federal Funding For Westchester County Airport
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Nita Lowey today announced $3,834,000 in federal funding for two critical infrastructure projects at the Westchester County Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to complete existing construction projects currently underway at the airport. The Westchester County Airport will use $2,790,000 of funding to complete the final phase of … Continue Reading
May 17, 2016
Gillibrand Urges White House Office Of Drug Policy To Host Prevention & Treatment Forums To Combat Opioid Addiction In New York State
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to host community forums in New York State to discuss best practices and evidence-based initiatives to prevent and treat prescription drug abuse and heroin use. Last year, Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy, announced that the White House will be hosting the community forums across the country to focus on initiatives that would end the opioid epidemic. … Continue Reading
May 16, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Urges Senate To Pass Legislation To Provide Full Funding For Veterans Crisis Line
Canandaigua, NY - Standing at the Canandaigua Veterans Affairs Medical Center, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today called on the Senate to pass legislation that would provide full funding for the Veterans Crisis Line to hire, train, and staff the call center, and ensure that its facilities and technologies remain up-to-date. "Every year, a staggering number of veterans contemplate suicide or end up dying by suicide," said Senator Gillibrand. "These men and women should never be put on hold … Continue Reading
May 16, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Visit Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station; Senators Launch Campaign To Expand NFARS Training Facilities & Push For New Additions To Base That Will Lock In KC-135s-Like High-Tech Simulator To Train New Pilots-And Create Future Jobs
Standing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS) in Western New York, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a major push to expand and update NFARS in preparation for the KC-135 tankers. In February, Schumer and Gillibrand announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) made the decision to transfer eight KC-135 tankers to NFARS, after their urging. Schumer and Gillibrand said that in anticipation of this transition, there are facility upgrades that still … Continue Reading
May 13, 2016
Governor Cuomo, Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand And Congressman King Announce Federal Approval Of $23.7 Million Project To Strengthen Southside Hospital Against Severe Weather
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Peter King today announced that the $23.7 million Southside Hospital mitigation project in Bayshore has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The Southside Hospital is a critical Suffolk County health care facility and its close proximity to the Great South Bay puts it at risk for damage during extreme weather. The project will receive $17.78 … Continue Reading
