Press Releases
Gillibrand Statement On Meeting With Supreme Court Nominee Judge Merrick Garland
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after meeting with President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland: "After meeting with Judge Merrick Garland, it is clear he is highly qualified to serve on the Supreme Court. I urge all my colleagues to meet with him and assess his qualifications, hold hearings and vote on his confirmation. The issues before the Supreme Court are too important to go months with a vacancy on the … Continue Reading
March 28, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FERC To Open New Public Comment Period For Natural Gas Storage Facility In Schuyler County- Senators Say Residents Should Be Given A Second Opportunity To Voice Concerns In Light Of Company's Expiring FERC Authorization And New, Pending Environmental Safety Regulations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to open a new public comment period for the Arlington Storage Company's proposal to expand its underground gas storage facility near Seneca Lake - the largest glacial lake of New York's Finger Lakes region, a source of clean drinking water to over 100,000 residents in the area, and one of the most trafficked tourist destinations in the region. Senators Schumer … Continue Reading
March 23, 2016
Gillibrand Urges Senate Appropriations Committee To Boost Federal Funding For The Appalachian Regional Commission - Funding To Support Economic Development Projects Across 14 NYS Counties
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged federal appropriators to include funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget. The Senator is requesting $120 million in federal funding for ARC, which includes $70 million to support economic development efforts across Appalachia and $50 million for the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. New York is currently one of 13 states … Continue Reading
March 23, 2016
Gillibrand Reminds 9/11 First Responders, Survivors Of Possible Tax Relief Available Through IRS
IRS Resource Page Available Here Washington, D.C. - Two years after announcing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had updated Publication 3920: Tax Relief for Victims of Terrorist Attacks, Senator Gillibrand today reminded 9/11 responders and survivors about IRS tax relief that they may be eligible to receive. This updated publication clarifies eligibility for tax relief under the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief law and provides examples relevant to present-day situations faced by the … Continue Reading
March 22, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $190,000 In Federal Housing & Urban Development Funding For Akwesasne Housing Authority
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $193,164 in federal funds to the Akwesasne Housing Authority in Hogansburg, located in Franklin County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program and will be used to advance local programs designed to help those most in need become self-sufficient. "These federal funds from HUD's … Continue Reading
March 21, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Make New Senate Push To Preserve Plum Island & To Prevent Sale To Highest Bidder; Unless Congress Acts, Home To Endangered Species & Wildlife Sanctuary Will Be Sold, Possibly Uprooted By Private Developer
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the Senate Committee on Appropriations to prevent Plum Island from being sold to a private developer. Schumer and Gillibrand are pushing to repeal law that would allow the land to be sold to be the highest bidder. Plum Island is currently home to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), a federal facility that will soon be put up for sale by GSA in order to offset the construction costs of new facility being constructed … Continue Reading
March 21, 2016
Gillibrand, Kirk Lead Call To Fully Fund U.S-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today led a bipartisan group of 30 senators in calling for full funding of U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the senators urged full funding for all three cooperative missile defense programs (Arrow System Improvement … Continue Reading
March 18, 2016
As Opioid & Heroin Related Deaths In New York Continue To Climb, Senator Gillibrand Urges Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic
Binghamton, N.Y. - As opioid and heroin related deaths in New York continue to climb, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand along with families and advocates are calling on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to help end the opioid epidemic. Senator Gillibrand introduced the Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act, legislation that would require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue guidelines for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. The CDC … Continue Reading
March 18, 2016
As Opioid & Heroin Related Deaths In New York Continue To Climb, Senator Gillibrand & Nassau County District Attorney Singas Urge Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic
Massapequa, N.Y. - As opioid and heroin related deaths in New York continue to climb, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas along with families and advocates are calling on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to help end the opioid epidemic. Senator Gillibrand introduced the Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act, legislation that would require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue guidelines for the safe prescribing of … Continue Reading
March 16, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Launch Push To Secure $75 Million In Fed Funding For The West Valley Demonstration Project In 2017 Budget-Program Has Been Shortchanged For Years&Continues To Pose Environmental Risk To WNY; Senators Say Funding Is Needed Funding Is Needed For Waste Cleanup At The Cattaraugus County Site
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today launched their push to secure $75 million in federal funding for the West Valley Demonstration Project in Western New York. Schumer and Gillibrand explained that the West Valley Demonstration Project in Cattaraugus County needs an allocation of at least $75 million per year for at least 10 years in order to complete the first phase of clean up at the former nuclear site, but it has been continually underfunded over the past several … Continue Reading
March 16, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Appropriations Committee To Boost Federal Funding For The Knolls Atomic Power Lab In The Capital Region-Funding Would Upgrade Facilities & Advance Training Opportunities For U.S. Navy
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged federal appropriators to include funding for the United States Navy and the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget. The Senators are requesting $1,375,496,000 in federal funding for the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), particularly the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL). The … Continue Reading
March 16, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $230,000 In Federal Housing & Urban Development Funding For Binghamton Housing Authority
Binghamton, N.Y. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $230,108 in federal funds to the Binghamton Housing Authority. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program and will be used to advance local programs designed to help those most in need become self-sufficient. "These federal funds from HUD's Self-Sufficiency program will help the Binghamton … Continue Reading
March 16, 2016
Gillibrand & Heller Postpartum Depression Legislative Priority Passes Help Commitee
Washington DC - Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Dean Heller (R-NV) praised the passage of the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP). Included in this bipartisan legislation was Senator Gillibrand's and Senator Heller's postpartum depression (PPD) bill, the Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act (S. 2311), which was included in Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander's manager's amendment. "I … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $730K In Fed Housing & Urban Development Funding For 3 Utica Area Housing Councils
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $738,000 in federal funds for three housing councils in Utica, NY. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program. Specifically, a total of $246,000 will be allocated to Adrean-Matt Resident Association, Inc. in the City of Utica; another $246,000 will be allocated to Gillmore-Humphrey Resident Association, Inc. in … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $1 Million In Fed Housing & Urban Development Funding For 4 Hudson Valley Area Housing Councils
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $984,000 in federal funds for four housing councils in the Hudson Valley Region. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program. Specifically, a total of $246,000 will be allocated to the Curran Court Homes Tenant Council in the City of Yonkers; another $246,000 will be allocated to the Troy Manor Tenant Council in … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Blumenthal & Murphy Urge Senate Appropriations Committee To Boost Federal Funding To Protect Long Island Sound
Long Island, N.Y. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), today urged Senate leaders of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies to fund the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound program for Fiscal Year 2017. The Senators are requesting $10 million in federal funding for FY17 to facilitate habitat restoration projects, water quality projects and water quality monitoring. The … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
Schumer & Gillibrand Urge Senate Appropriations Committee To Boost Federal Funding For The Northern Border Regional Commission-Funding To Promote Economic Development & Federal, State, Local Partnerships
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged federal appropriators to include funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget. The Senators are requesting $10 million in federal funding for FY 2017 for NBRC's programming that helps support counties throughout the region in building basic water and wastewater systems and transportation infrastructure, enhancing broadband access, and increasing workforce and … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Announce More Than $24.2 Million Head Start Grant For The Community Action Organization Of Erie County
Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Brian Higgins today announced $24,294,448 in federal funding for the Community Action Organization of Erie County. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Head Start and Early Head Start Program to support and expand education and development services for low-income children in the community. Funding was allocated through two grants, one for $22,472,229 … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
As Humanitarian & Economic Crisis In Puerto Rico Continues To Escalate, Senators Gillibrand, Warren & Schumer & NYC Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, With Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda, Announce New Push To Put Puerto Rico On The Path To Recovery
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren and Charles E. Schumer and New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, with Grammy award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda of the Broadway show Hamilton, and community leaders, today launched a new push to address the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico. Senators Gillibrand and Warren introduced new legislation that would give Puerto Rico the ability to file for bankruptcy protection and restructure its debt in … Continue Reading
March 15, 2016
As Humanitarian & Economic Crisis In Puerto Rico Continues To Escalate, Senators Gillibrand, Warren& Schumer & NYC Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, With Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, Announce New Push To Put Puerto Rico On The Path To Recovery
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren and Charles E. Schumer and New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, with Grammy award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda of the Broadway show Hamilton, and community leaders, today launched a new push to address the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico. Senators Gillibrand and Warren introduced new legislation that would give Puerto Rico the ability to file for bankruptcy protection and restructure its debt in … Continue Reading
