Press Releases
Gillibrand Urge A Los Neoyorquinos A Solicitar El Alivio Al Pago De Alquiler Debido Al Covid Antes Del 1 De Febrero
La senadora de los EE. UU., Kirsten Gillibrand, está urgiéndoles a los neoyorquinos a que soliciten un alivio al pago de alquiler mediante el Programa de Alivio al Alquiler por el COVID, un programa administrado por el estado de Nueva York. La fecha límite para solicitar es el primero de febrero. Las personas pueden solicitar en el portal delPrograma de Alivio al Alquiler por el COVID aquí, y está disponible en varios idiomas. Lea sus … Continue Reading
January 13, 2021
Gillibrand Urges New Yorkers To Apply For COVID Rent Relief Ahead Of February 1 Deadline
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging New Yorkers to apply for rental relief through the New York State-administered COVID Rent Relief Program. The application deadline is February 1, and individuals can apply through the COVID Rent Relief Program portal here, which is available in multiple languages. Read her statement below: "Too many New Yorkers are still struggling to pay their rent due to lost income caused by the COVID-19 pandemic-we must ensure that folks understand and can access … Continue Reading
January 12, 2021
Schumer, Gillibrand Re-Up Fight For Direct Federal Aid To State And Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic
Today, incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the upcoming introduction of their bill to provide local governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services, retain vital frontline workers, and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the COVID-19 emergency. Schumer and Gillibrand will reintroduce their Direct Support For Communities Act in the new Congress to deliver urgently needed relief for … Continue Reading
January 11, 2021
Gillibrand Asegura $360 Millones En Fondos Federales Para El Control De Peligros Por Plomo En El Paquete De Gastos Públicos Del Año Fiscal ‘21
La senadora de los EE. UU., Kirsten Gillibrand, hoy anunció la inclusión en el paquete de gastos públicos para el año fiscal 2021 de trescientos millones de dólares para la Oficina de Control de Peligros por Plomo y Hogares Seguros del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD), lo que incluye sesenta millones para el Programa de Hogares Saludables y noventa y cinco millones para reducir las pinturas basadas en plomo. Esta asignación de fondos … Continue Reading
January 11, 2021
Gillibrand Secures $360M In Federal Funding For Lead Hazard Control In FY 21 Spending Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the inclusion of $360 million for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, including $60 million for the Healthy Homes Program and $95 million for lead-based paint reductions, in the recently passed FY 2021 government spending package. This funding provides competitive grants to cities and municipalities to reduce lead paint-based health hazards and correct serious threats to … Continue Reading
January 11, 2021
Following Push, Gillibrand Announces Nearly $25 Million For Poison Control Funding In FY 2021 Appropriations Bill
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that $24,846,000 in federal funding was secured for the Poison Control Program in the bipartisan FY 2021 appropriations package. Gillibrand originally called for $30.1 million to support the nation's network of 55 poison control center, however the appropriated funding is a $2 million increase from FY20. As public health and addiction support services operate on thin margins, these increased federal funds are necessary to continue providing … Continue Reading
January 07, 2021
Gillibrand Addresses Violent Insurrection At U.S. Capitol
**WATCH Senator Gillibrand's Full Remarks HERE** Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to address the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, incited by President Trump. Below are Senator Gillibrand's remarks as prepared for delivery: Yesterday, members of both chambers of Congress gathered inside the Capitol to certify the electoral votes, what is normally a ceremonial and routine step in our nation's process for a peaceful transition of power. We were met … Continue Reading
January 06, 2021
Gillibrand Statement On Storming Of U.S. Capitol
Addressing the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: "My staff and I are safe and currently in lockdown. The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a stain on American democracy. Make no mistake-this disgraceful violence will not stop the inauguration of Joe Biden on January … Continue Reading
January 06, 2021
Following Continued Advocacy, Gillibrand Announces $1.5 Billion In Funding For The Impact Aid Program To Provide Critical Resources For Schools On Federal Land
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the recently passed bipartisan FY2021 government funding package includes $1.5 billion in funding for the country's Impact Aid Program. The funding delivers a $15 million increase from previous years. Federally impacted school districts educate some of the most vulnerable student populations - including Native American and military connected children - and rely on Impact Aid for resources. As these school districts struggle to respond to the … Continue Reading
January 05, 2021
Gillibrand Successfully Secures $5 Million To Stimulate Job Growth And Strengthen New York’s Rural Economies In Recently Passed FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the bipartisan FY 2021 appropriations package includes $5 million in funding for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) grant program. The program was authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill in a provision based off of Gillibrand's Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 2018. Earlier this year, Senator Gillibrand led Senate colleagues in a letter to appropriators calling for robust funding for the … Continue Reading
January 05, 2021
Following Push, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $81.5 Million In Funding For Rochester Institute Of Technology’s National Technical Institute For The Deaf (NTID) In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that following their push, the recently-passed government funding package includes $81.5 million in funding for the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), an increase of $2 million from FY20 funding levels. An additional $11 million in funding for NTID was secured in the latest COVID-19 emergency relief package. NTID provides a college education to deaf and … Continue Reading
January 05, 2021
Gillibrand Announces First Bill For New Congress; Renews Call To Pass Health Force Proposal To Aid Lagging Vaccine Distribution
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that her first bill in the new Congress will be her Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act in order to aid the country's lagging vaccine distribution campaign. While the Trump administration promised to vaccinate at least 20 million people by the end of December, roughly 4.2 million Americans have received their first dose. In New York State, only a third of available doses have been given so far. Federal aid is urgently … Continue Reading
January 04, 2021
Following Fierce Advocacy, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $5.6B In Statewide Public Transit Funding Included In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced the inclusion of more than $5.6 billion for public transportation agencies across New York state in the recently-passed government funding package. For months, the two senators have been advocating for federal relief for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to address the massive budget deficit the transit agency has been grappling with due to loss … Continue Reading
December 31, 2020
ICYMI: Gillibrand In Buffalo News: Stock Act 2.0 Will Require New Transparency In Congress
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand penned an op-ed in the Buffalo News today, calling for passage of her new legislation, the STOCK Act 2.0. The legislation will require that whenever a member of Congress, a high-ranking staff member in a position to make policy, the president, the vice president, or other executive branch officials apply for or receive a benefit of value from the government, they must report it in the same way they would report the sale of a stock. The … Continue Reading
December 30, 2020
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $22 Million In Federal Funding For Northwell Health Inc.’s COVID-19 Response And Emergency Management
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $22,207,274.93 in federal funding for Northwell Health Inc. in New York City. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to cover previous COVID-19 response and operational costs. Specifically, the funding will be used to cover the costs of cleaning supplies for facility sanitization, medical supplies … Continue Reading
December 29, 2020
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $82 Million In Funding For Rochester Laser Lab In The FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced their successful push to secure $82 million in funding for the OMEGA Laser Facility at University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE). The funding comes as part of $575 million that the senators fought to deliver to the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program in the bipartisan FY 2021 appropriations package. The funding will help … Continue Reading
December 29, 2020
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $150 Million In Breast Cancer Research Funding Included In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Armed Services Committee, today announced that the recently-passed government funding package authorized $150 million for the Department of Defense peer-reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program (DoD BCRP), enabling the program to continue making scientific breakthroughs in breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Earlier this year, Senator Gillibrand, a leader in the fight against breast cancer and for women's health care, led a … Continue Reading
December 29, 2020
Gillibrand Hace Llamado Al Líder Mcconnell Para Que Permita Un Voto En El Senado Sobre Los Cheques De Emergencia De $2,000
Hoy la Senadora Kirsten Gillibrand emitió las siguientes declaraciones en las que insta al Líder de la Mayoría del Senado Mitch McConnell permitir que el Senado vote sobre un proyecto de ley aprobado en la Cámara de Representantes que le proporcionaría a los estadounidenses pagos directos por cheque de $2,000 por las dificultades económicas que enfrentan debido a la pandemia de la Covid-19: "Ayer la Cámara de Representantes aprobó un … Continue Reading
December 29, 2020
Gillibrand Calls On Leader McConnell To Allow The Senate To Vote On $2,000 Emergency Checks
Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow the Senate to vote on House-passed legislation to deliver $2,000 direct payment checks to Americans facing economic hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic: "Yesterday, the House passed bipartisan legislation to send $2,000 direct payment checks to Americans weathering an unprecedented public health and financial crisis. Now, the Senate must do the same. Along with … Continue Reading
December 23, 2020
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces Snap Increase And P-EBT Eligibility Expansion Included In Coronavirus Relief Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced that following her push, a vital 15% increase in SNAP benefits and her proposal to expand the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program are included in the latest coronavirus relief package. Senator Gillibrand also secured $175 million for Older Americans Act Nutrition Services to support efforts to deliver nutritious meals for older adults. Food banks across New York and the country have experienced growing and … Continue Reading
