Press Releases
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
December 22, 2020
ICYMI: In El Diario Op-Ed, Gillibrand Outlines Tools To Fight Senior Fraud This Holiday Season
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, wrote an op-ed for El Diario outlining tactics and strategies for families to use against the threat of fraud this holiday season. Scam calls have been on the rise throughout the pandemic, capitalizing on people's interest in COVID treatments and their need for stimulus checks. The full text of the op-ed can be found here and below: EN ESPANOL: Protejamos a nuestros seres queridos contra el … Continue Reading
December 22, 2020
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $6 Billion In WIC Funding Included In The FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the bipartisan FY 2021 appropriations package includes $6 billion in funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to address the growing hunger crisis. Nationwide, 1 in 5 parents do not have enough money to feed their children. Millions of Americans, especially women, continue to be affected by widespread business closures and subsequent job loss and more low-income households are relying on … Continue Reading
December 22, 2020
Gillibrand Announces Passage Of Her Horseracing Integrity And Safety Act
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), which was included in the bipartisan FY 2021 appropriations funding bill. Gillibrand successfully led Democrats in pushing for this bipartisan legislation, which will create an independent regulatory authority to set national standards and increase safety protocols for thoroughbred racing, including medication use, track safety, and anti-doping measures. "Horseracing has a long and … Continue Reading
December 21, 2020
Gillibrand Statement On Senate Passage Of $900 Billion Relief Package And Omnibus
Following Senate passage of a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and omnibus, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, released the following statement: "While I am disappointed that Senator McConnell continues to oppose funding for state and local governments, I voted for the $900 billion aid package and omnibus in order to get urgent relief to New York families. This bill has many important provisions that will help families and small businesses, including enhanced unemployment benefits, … Continue Reading
December 21, 2020
Gillibrand Statement Following Meeting With Secretary Of Agriculture Nominee Tom Vilsack
Following her meeting with Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement: "Today I had a productive meeting with Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack about the incoming Biden administration's plans to address hunger and food security, and the challenges facing our nation's farmers, all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Having previously served in this position, … Continue Reading
December 16, 2020
As Coronavirus Surge Prompts Renewed Stay At Home Orders, Gillibrand Calls For Extension Of Emergency Paid Leave Provisions
Today. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate lead on the FAMILY Act, called on Congress to extend the bipartisan paid sick days and family leave provisions, authorized in March under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), in the next COVID relief package. The provisions are set to expire at the end of December, in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus that has prompted communities to renew stay at home orders and roll back business and school reopenings. "The next relief … Continue Reading
December 16, 2020
Gillibrand Calls For $16 Million In Funding To Combat The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is calling on Congress to deliver $16.066 million in funding to combat the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species that threatens specialty crops, including grapes, across the Finger Lakes and Hudson Valley. In a letter to appropriators, Gillibrand called for full funding of the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Specialty Crop Pest program in the final FY21 Agriculture Appropriations bill, and … Continue Reading
December 16, 2020
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen State Dept Role In Combating Anti-Semitism
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the Senate passage of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2019 (S.238, H.R. 221), a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would enhance the State Department's role in combating and monitoring anti-Semitism across the globe. Gillibrand was joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as original co-sponsors of the … Continue Reading
