Press Releases
As Congress Debates National Defense Bill, Senator Gillibrand Announces New Push For Bipartisan Measures To Help Military Families
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a new push to include bipartisan legislation aimed at accommodating service members and their families when their duty stations change in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act, legislation Congress is set to debate this month. Senator Gillibrand's legislation, The Military Family Stability Act, would provide flexibility to military families with up to six months of support for geographic stability either before or … Continue Reading
May 09, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $650K In Fed Funding For Waste Water Infrastructure Upgrades In Ontario County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $652,000 in federal funding for the Town of Richmond in Ontario County to make new investments in local water infrastructure. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Grant Program. Specifically, this funding comes in the form of a loan, which can be paid back over 38 years with low interest. These funds will be used to install approximately … Continue Reading
May 05, 2016
Gillibrand Statement On Latest DOD Report On Sexual Assault In The Military
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement on the Department of Defense's latest report on sexual assault in the military: "Last month we learned that Pentagon officials intentionally misled Congress when they falsely claimed that in 93 instances, civilian prosecutors declined to pursue cases. Now they are undercutting their own findings from last year's report on the massive retaliation problem against service members who reported being … Continue Reading
May 05, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $24,000 In Federal Funding For Brier Hill Fire District In St. Lawrence County
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $24,858 in federal funding for the Brier Hill Fire District. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Brier Hill Fire District will use these federal funds to purchase 12 full sets of new National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard protective turn-out gear, including helmets, boots, gloves and nomex … Continue Reading
May 05, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $68,000 In Federal Funding For City Of Cortland Fire Department
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $68,620 in federal funding for the City of Cortland Fire Department. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the City of Cortland Fire Department will use these federal funds to purchase a washer-extractor and dryer to clean turnout gear. "This vital funding will provide our City of Cortland firefighters with … Continue Reading
May 04, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $41K In Fed Funds For Steuben & Allegany County Fire Departments
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $41,815 in federal funding for two Southern Tier Fire Departments. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the City of Hornell Fire Dept. in Steuben County will use $19,315 in federal funds to purchase 3,000 feet of new hoses and nozzles for use on multiple fire trucks. This will replace outdated hose from the 1960s, which no … Continue Reading
May 04, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $165K In Fed Funds For City Of Poughkeepsie Fire Department In Dutchess County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $165,024 in federal funding for the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Poughkeepsie Fire Dept. will use these federal funds to purchase personal protective equipment for its fire fighters. This includes jackets, pants, helmets, gloves, and more - everything needed to create a … Continue Reading
May 04, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $24K In Fed Funds For City Of Lackawanna Fire Department In Erie County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $24,762 in federal funding for the City of Lackawanna Fire Department. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Lackawanna Fire Dept. will use these federal funds to purchase a new electronic respirator fit testing system. This machine allows the fire department to instantly check whether or not a self-contained breathing … Continue Reading
May 04, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney Call On EPA To Provide Immediate Assistance To Help City Of Newburgh Comprehensively Test Water For PFOA-Related Contamination; Say EPA Experts Should Help Newburgh To Identify Sources- And Develop A Plan To Eradicate Any Threats
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, today called on the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) to immediately provide testing and planning assistance to the City of Newburgh, where two bodies of water were found to contain a highly-toxic chemical, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). Schumer, Gillibrand and Maloney also called on the EPA to finally publish their promised new standards for the related chemical, PFOA … Continue Reading
May 04, 2016
Gillibrand Urges National Park Service To Designate FDR Presidential Library And Museum-The Nation's First Presidential Library, As National Historic Landmark
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today wrote to the National Park Service urging that the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, be designated as a National Historic Landmark. The FDR Library, located in Hyde Park, first opened to the public in 1941, and highlights the lasting contributions of President Franklin and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The library and museum details his political career and interests with personal memorabilia and … Continue Reading
May 02, 2016
Gillibrand Urges Dept. Of Housing And Urban Development To Designate City Of Schenectady As A Federal Promise Zone
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today wrote the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to designate the City of Schenectady as a federal Promise Zone. The proposed Promise Zone would help address living conditions and economic development in the North End, Central Business District, Eastern Avenue, Hamilton Hill, Mont Pleasant, and Central State Street neighborhoods in the city. The designation would provide federal support to programs that focus on creating … Continue Reading
May 02, 2016
Gillibrand Urges Dept. Of Housing And Urban Development To Designate Utica As A Federal Promise Zone
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today wrote the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to designate the City of Utica as a federal Promise Zone. The proposed Utica Promise Zone (UPZ) would cover a population of 20,228 where the average household income is approximately $20,299 - less than half of the national household median income. The designation would provide federal support to programs that focus on creating sustainable jobs, supporting economic development, … Continue Reading
April 29, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Call On Obama Administration To Immediately Grant Temporary Protected Status To Ecuadorian Nationals Residing In U.S.-Will Allow Them To Stay In U.S. While Ecuador Recovers From Devastating Earthquake
In the wake of the Ecuadorian earthquake, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today called for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuadorian nationals currently residing in the United States. The TPS designation is a temporary benefit aimed at providing relief to foreign nationals in the United States and countries devastated by natural disasters. It would allow Ecuadorian nationals, now in the country, to stay in the … Continue Reading
April 29, 2016
Gillibrand Announces Key Long Island Sound Environmental Provisions Passed Out Of Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, Headed To Senate Floor For A Vote
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today new provisions to improve environmental measures for the Long Island Sound and revise the Army Corps of Engineers' standards for disposing dredged material have passed out of committee and are headed to the Senate floor for a vote. Gillibrand's two provisions passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee as part of the final Water Resources … Continue Reading
April 28, 2016
Senators Request Meeting With Defense Secretary Carter To Discuss Allegations That DOD Deliberately Misled Congress On Military Sexual Assault Cases
Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) today requested a meeting to discuss new reports that allege the U.S. Department of Defense deliberately misled members of Congress as they were considering policy to address sexual assault in the … Continue Reading
April 28, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Completion Of Beach Renourishment Project At Long Island's Smith Point County Park; Dunes And Berms Are Part Of 83-Mile Long Federally-Funded 'Fire Island To Montauk Point' Protection Project
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the beach renourishment project at Smith Point County Park is complete. The project is part of the larger New York Fire Island to Montauk Point Reformulation Study known as FIMP. Completion of this project was critical in protecting Long Island's south shore in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, as low-lying communities like Mastic Beach remained unprotected by the flattened dune system. "After more than 50 years of … Continue Reading
April 26, 2016
To Combat Campus Sexual Assault, Republican Leaders And Sexual Assault Survivors Join Senators Gillibrand And McCaskill To Renew Push For Senate To Pass Campus Accountability and Safety Act
***WATCH Full Press Conference HERE**** Washington, D.C. - To mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and survivors of sexual assault joined Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill today to urge the Senate to pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. This bipartisan legislation would protect students, professionalize the response to and reporting of sexual assault cases, and provide colleges and universities with incentives to solve the problem … Continue Reading
April 26, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $165,000 In Federal Funding For Stepping Stones Lighthouse In The Town Of North Hempstead
Long Island, N.Y. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $165,000 in federal funding to the Stepping Stones Lighthouse: First Steps to Rehabilitation initiative in the Town of North Hempstead on Long Island. Funding was allocated through the Department of Transportation's National Maritime Heritage Program and the National Park Service. The initial funding will be used to install a temporary floating dock and ramp and includes further construction to prevent … Continue Reading
April 25, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Commerce Department To Reorganize Foreign Trade Zone Application Process For Oneida County
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Commerce Department to approve Oneida County's application to reorganize under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF) application process, which would allow more businesses in the region to benefit from duty savings. Reorganization under the ASF would allow Oneida County businesses to tap into duty savings opportunities in the Mohawk Valley Region by streamlining the process for businesses to apply … Continue Reading
April 25, 2016
Gillibrand Announces EPA Environmental Champion Award Recipients From New York State
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, today announced six New York recipients of the Environmental Protection Agency's annual Environmental Champion Awards. Last March, Senator Gillibrand nominated NY Sun Works and Alexandra Ferguson, based in New York City, Christopher J. Gobler, based on Long Island, Sherri Mason, based in Western New York, Save the Rain, based in Central New York, and Dani Glaser, based in the Hudson Valley. These award recipients, nominated by Senator … Continue Reading
