Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $7 Million In Federal Funding For Sandy-Related Sewage Decontamination At 392 Homes Throughout Nassau County
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $7.3 million in federal funding for Nassau County for sewage decontamination to 392 residences that were made uninhabitable by the discharge of contaminated sewage mixed with floodwaters due to Superstorm Sandy. The funding is being provided under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "Nearly 400 homes in Nassau County were flooded with contaminated sewage after Superstorm Sandy and Nassau County worked hard to … Continue Reading
July 18, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $130,000 In Federal Funds For Erie County Fire Departments
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced more than $130,000 in federal funding for Erie County Fire Departments. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The Buffalo Fire Department will use its $69,971 in federal funds to create a health and wellness program for firefighters as well as expand their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) capabilities. This Health and … Continue Reading
July 17, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $225,000 For Olive Fire Department And The Marbletown First Aid Unit In Ulster County
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $228,375 in federal funding for the Olive Fire Department and the Marbletown First Aid Unit in Ulster County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The Olive Fire Department is located in Olivebridge, New York and will use the $157,007 in federal funding to purchase new turnout gear and mandated personal escape … Continue Reading
July 17, 2014
While Israel Continues To Protect Its Citizens From Rocket Fire With Iron Dome, Key Senate Committee Approves $622 Million For U.S.-Israel Cooperative Missile Defense Programs At Gillibrand & Kirk’s Urging
Washington, DC - As Gaza militants continue to launch a heavy barrage of rockets at Israel, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has appropriated approximately $621.6 million for the U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs, including $351 million for the Iron Dome system that has proved very successful in protecting the people of Israel by intercepting … Continue Reading
July 17, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Key Committee Includes Additional $450 Million In Funds For Lockheed Martin Owego’s Combat Rescue & Marine One Helicopters Has Cleared Key Senate Hurdle – Senators Urge Colleagues To Pass Defense Funding Bill That Will Keep Helicopter Programs On Track
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act that just passed the Senate Appropriations Committee includes $348 million for the Presidential Helicopter program and $100 million for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program, two major helicopter construction projects being undertaken by a team of Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martine Owego. The bill, along with the funding allotment for these two helicopter … Continue Reading
July 17, 2014
Gillibrand Urges Feds To Add Microbeads & Microplastics To List Of Great Lakes Contaminants
Washington D.C - In response to a recent report that identified thousands of plastic particles per square kilometer in Lake Erie and up to 1.1 million particles per square kilometer in Lake Ontario, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add microbeads and microplastics to the list of Great Lakes contaminants. Microbeads are found in personal care products like facial scrubs, body washes, hand cleansers, and toothpaste. These products are … Continue Reading
July 16, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $310,000 For Two Fire Departments In Cortland And Tompkins County
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $311,850 in federal funding for the Cortlandville Fire District in Cortland County and the Dryden Fire Department in Tompkins County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The fire departments will use these federal funds to purchase 70 new self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA). "These much-needed federal funds … Continue Reading
July 15, 2014
To Protect Net Neutrality, Schumer, Gillibrand Call To Reclassify Broadband As A Utility
Washington, DC- As the comment period comes to a close for the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) proposed rulemaking on its Open Internet order, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with eleven Senate Democrats, are calling on the Commission to reclassify the transmission component of broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. In a letter to be sent to the FCC today, the lawmakers point to the need for the … Continue Reading
July 15, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $120,000 In Federal Funds For Capital Region Fire Departments
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $47,500 in federal funding for the Coxsackie Fire Department in Greene County and $74,670 for the Middleburgh Fire Department in Schoharie County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The Coxsackie Fire Department will use this money to purchase a new compressor system, which is used to fill firefighters' self-contained breathing apparatuses … Continue Reading
July 14, 2014
Gillibrand, Senators Call For Review Of Trade Agreement With African Nations That Violate LGBT Rights
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was joined by nine other senators to call on President Obama to examine whether recently enacted anti-homosexuality laws in sub-Saharan African countries should affect those countries' eligibility for duty-free imports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Authorized in 2000, AGOA has offered tangible incentives for African countries to expand trade, stimulate economic growth, and integrate into the global economy. In … Continue Reading
July 14, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $335,000 In Federal Funds For Saint John Fisher College Nurse Practitioner Training Program In Rochester
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $335,235 in federal funding for St. John Fisher College's Wegmans School of Nursing training program in Rochester. The program, called the "Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Traineeship Program," will help provide traineeship funding for graduate students pursuing either a Master's Degree in Advanced Practice Nursing or a Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing. This Wegmans School of Nursing Program at St. John Fisher … Continue Reading
July 11, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $17,000 For The Chazy Volunteer Fire Department
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $17,078 in federal funding for the Chazy Volunteer Fire Department in Clinton County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will be used to purchase new fire hoses. "Making sure the brave men and women that serve in our fire departments have the resources they need has always been a top priority … Continue Reading
July 10, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $325,000 For The Rochester Fire Department
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $328,500 in federal funding for the Rochester Fire Department. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). They will use the funding to purchase a new advanced, life-like training system for firefighters. "These much-needed federal funds will help the Rochester Fire Department invest in the training system they need to do … Continue Reading
July 10, 2014
Funds Will Be Used to Purchase New Fire Hoses
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $21,906 in federal funding for the Hammond Fire & Rescue Department. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will be used to purchase new fire hoses. "These much-needed federal funds will help the Hammond Fire and Rescue Department to invest in the equipment they need to do their jobs … Continue Reading
July 10, 2014
Gillibrand Statement After News Reports That Hamas Rockets Targeted Israel’s Main Nuclear Reactor
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement today after recent news reports revealed that among 74 rockets launched by Hamas on Wednesday, three missiles were targeted at Israel's main nuclear facility in Dimona. Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepted one of the rockets while two others landed in open areas. Reports also show that Hamas fired a Syrian-made rocket about 78 miles from Gaza, the furthest penetration into Israel yet. "I … Continue Reading
July 10, 2014
Gillibrand-Fattah Bill To Connect Youth With Strong Job Opportunities Passes Congress – Heads To The President’s Desk To Be Signed Into Law
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) today announced key provisions from their legislation to help increase employment among at-risk youth passed Congress as part of a bipartisan, bicameral deal - the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) - which reauthorizes federal job training programs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The Urban Jobs Act would provide … Continue Reading
July 10, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand, Maffei Announce Senate Passage of Bill To Create Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Dan Maffei today announced Senate passage of legislation to establish the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn as a National Historical Park, which would also encompass the Tubman Home for the Aged, the Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory. The bill also establishes the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Maryland. Schumer and Gillibrand are sponsors of the Senate legislation, … Continue Reading
July 09, 2014
Hobby Lobby: Schumer, Gillibrand To Introduce Legislative Fix To Protect Women’s Health In Aftermath Of Supreme Court Decision
(Washington, D.C.)- Today, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will introduce the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act to restore the contraceptive coverage requirement guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act and protect coverage of other health services from employers who want to impose their beliefs on their employees by denying benefits. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) are introducing companion … Continue Reading
July 08, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce FEMA Has Issued Disaster Declaration For 11 Upstate Counties, Which Will Unlock Critical Federal Funds That Will Help Upstate NY Recover From Recent Storms & Flooding
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced New York State's request for federal support to help communities across upstate New York recover from recent severe flooding has been approved. Specifically, the Major Disaster Declaration for 11 impacted counties includes Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Delaware, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario, Otsego, Steuben, and Yates. Back-to-back severe storms in May and June caused significant flooding, forcing residents … Continue Reading
July 08, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $500,000 For Capital Region Fire Departments
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced nearly $500,000 in federal funding for Capital Region fire departments. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program's priorities and demonstrate financial need. "These much-needed federal funds will help six Capital … Continue Reading
