Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More than $230K In Fed Funds For The Blasdell Fire Department In Erie County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $231,858 in federal funding for the Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department in Erie County. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, this funding will be used to purchase 25 new sets of personal protective turnout gear, and allow the department to replace self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) packs that are more than a decade … Continue Reading
May 31, 2016
After Being Caught Willfully Misleading Congress And Distorting The Facts On Sexual Assaults, DoD Doubles Down On The Eve Of Reform Vote By Offering A Bizarre Explanation Of What Happened
Last week, the Pentagon offered its weakest effort yet in an attempt to stave off badly needed reform to hold those who commit sexual offenses in the military accountable. In response to a bipartisan Congressional inquiry made after an Associated Press report titled "Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases," the Secretary of Defense sent the lawmakers a lengthy document intended to question the Associated Press's conclusions. Instead, Secretary Carter's response raised more … Continue Reading
May 31, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $1 Million In Fed Funding For Waste Water Infrastructure Upgrades In St. Lawrence County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $694,000 in federal low-interest loans and $500,000 in federal grant funding for the Town of Norfolk in St. Lawrence County. This funding will allow the town to make new investments in its local water infrastructure. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Grant Program. These funds will be used to extend water infrastructure to bring … Continue Reading
May 27, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Tours Demers Ambulances & Announces New Bipartisan "Made In America Manufacturing Communities Act" To Create Manufacturing Jobs
Plattsburgh, NY - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today toured Demers Ambulances and announced her new bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act legislation. Senator Gillibrand's legislation would grow the manufacturing industry in Upstate New York by creating a permanent program that designates local regions as "Manufacturing Communities," which would put them in the front of the line to receive federal economic development funding specifically for the purpose of investing in … Continue Reading
May 27, 2016
Senator Gillibrand & Hanna Tour Candella's Farm & Announce New Bipartisan "Made In America Manufacturing Communities Act" To Create Manufacturing Jobs
Marcy, NY - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Richard Hanna today toured Candella's Farm and Greenhouses and announced her new bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act legislation. The legislation would grow the manufacturing industry in Upstate New York by creating a permanent program that designates local regions as "Manufacturing Communities," which would put them in the front of the line to receive federal economic development funding specifically for … Continue Reading
May 27, 2016
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
