Press Releases
As New York’s Local Governments Face Billions In Lost Revenue Due To COVID-19 Crisis, Gillibrand Calls For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Binghamton
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for legislation to provide local governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services and offset lost revenues and increased costs stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. As local governments have faced slashed revenues due to the pandemic, direct assistance is needed to help state and local governments recover from this crisis. Concerned about the layoffs of public health care workers, firefighters, police, … Continue Reading
July 31, 2020
Gillibrand, MTA Leadership, NYS Senators And Assemblymembers Visit North White Plains Metro-North Station To Call For Federal Funding For MTA In Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, visited the North White Plains Metro-North station, to call for federal relief for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to be included in the COVID-19 relief legislation being negotiated in Congress. She was joined by MTA CEO Pat Foye, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, NYS Senator Shelley Mayer, NYSAssemblymembers Amy Paulin, David Buchwald, Steve Otis, and … Continue Reading
July 30, 2020
Gillibrand Calls For HHS To Address Maternal Health Disparities And Support Pregnant People Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside 14 Senate colleagues, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the agency's meek response to the public health needs of at-risk populations and pregnant people during the COVID-19 outbreak. The maternal health and mortality crisis has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of July 16, over 12,000 pregnant people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 35 pregnant people have died. Underserved populations have been … Continue Reading
July 30, 2020
Gillibrand, Wyden, Booker, And Sanders Urge Senate Leadership To Prioritize Direct Relief For Small Farmers In Response To Ongoing Economic Crisis
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are calling for direct relief for small farmers who have been hit hard by months of closed restaurants, schools, and farmers markets. In a letter sent to Senate leadership, the senators urged the Senate to include the Relief for America's Small Farmers Act in the … Continue Reading
July 29, 2020
Gillibrand Statement On DHS Memo Outlining Recession Of DACA
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum enacting significant changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, including reducing grants from two years to one year and outright rejecting new DACA applications. Addressing the memo, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: "Barely two months after the Supreme Court ruled that it was unlawful to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the … Continue Reading
July 29, 2020
Gillibrand Urges McConnell To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
As the Senate negotiates the next coronavirus relief legislation, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to extend enhanced unemployment benefits in the upcoming legislation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 million people have lost their jobs, 49 states have experienced rising unemployment and with states scaling back plans to reopen businesses, unemployment numbers continue to rise. In the week ending July 18, there were 1,416,000 new unemployment … Continue Reading
July 29, 2020
As New York Communities Plan To Reopen Schools, Gillibrand Cosponsors Legislation To Increase Funding For Students With Disabilities
As communities across New York State begin planning to reopen schools, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is cosponsoring legislation to increase funding for children with disabilities. The coronavirus pandemic poses a unique threat to the education of more than 7 million school-aged children with disabilities, and nearly 500,000 infants and toddlers with disabilities, who rely on support and services that have been difficult to continue or adjust during school closures. The Supporting Children … Continue Reading
July 28, 2020
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1 Million In Federal Funding For Economic Development In New York’s Southern Tier And Capital Region
U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,200,000 in federal funding to help recovery efforts from COVID-19 economic disruptions in New York's Southern Tier and Capital Region. The funding was allocated by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be used to spur economic development and offset costs from the COVID-19 emergency. "In these trying and … Continue Reading
July 28, 2020
Gillibrand Joins Call On Anthony J. Tata To Withdraw Nomination For Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee, joined Senate colleagues in calling on retired Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata to withdraw his nomination to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Department of Defense (DoD) and resign his current position as a senior advisor to the secretary of defense. Years of bigoted, sexist, and conspiratorial comments by Tata -- on matters including Islam, President Barack … Continue Reading
July 27, 2020
In Poughkeepsie, Senator Gillibrand And Lt. Governor Hochul Meet With Local Child Care Providers, Call On CDC To Clarify Guidance For Reopening, And Urge Congress To Stabilize Child Care Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited Community Family Development, Inc. in Poughkeepsie to meet with local child care providers and discuss the need for critical support for the child care industry. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of all child care providers have had to shut their doors and the industry faces a potential loss of more than 4 million child care slots, which would leave millions of families without access to essential child … Continue Reading
July 27, 2020
In Ithaca, Senator Gillibrand And Lt. Governor Hochul Meet With Local Child Care Providers, Call On CDC To Clarify Guidance For Reopening, And Urge Congress To Stabilize Child Care Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Downtown Ithaca Children's Center (DICC) to meet with local child care providers and discuss the need for critical support for the child care industry. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of all child care providers have had to shut their doors and the industry faces a potential loss of more than 4 million child care slots, which would leave millions of families without access to essential child care … Continue Reading
July 27, 2020
In Troy, Senator Gillibrand And Lt. Governor Hochul Meet With Local Child Care Providers, Call On CDC To Clarify Guidance For Reopening, And Urge Congress To Stabilize Child Care Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lieutenant Governor KathyHochul visited Unity House of Troy to meet with local child care providers and discuss the need for critical support for the child care industry. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of all child care providers have had to shut their doors and the industry faces a potential loss of more than 4 million child care slots, which would leave millions of families without access to essential child care services when normal work … Continue Reading
July 24, 2020
In Syracuse, Senator Gillibrand And Lt. Governor Hochul Meet With Local Child Care Providers, Call On CDC To Clarify Guidance For Reopening, And Urge Congress To Stabilize Child Care Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited Child Care Solutions in Syracuse to meet with local child care providers and discuss the need for critical support for the child care industry. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of all child care providers have had to shut their doors and the industry faces a potential loss of more than 4 million child care slots, which would leave millions of families without access to essential child care services … Continue Reading
July 24, 2020
Gillibrand, Kaine And Warren Lead Colleagues To Call For Fixes To Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program To Be Included In Relief Package
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a group of eighteen senators to call on Senate leadership to include fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in the next COVID-19 relief package. In a letter, the senators called for the inclusion of components from Senator Gillibrand and Senator Tim Kaine's What You Can Do For Your Country Act in the relief package to ensure that public servants who are working on the … Continue Reading
July 24, 2020
In Rochester, Senator Gillibrand And Lt. Governor Hochul Meet With Local Child Care Providers, Call On CDC To Clarify Guidance For Reopening, And Urge Congress To Stabilize Child Care Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited Ibero Early Childhood Services in Rochester to meet with local child care providers and discuss the need for critical support for the child care industry. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of all child care providers have had to shut their doors and the industry faces a potential loss of more than 4 million child care slots, which would leave millions of families without access to essential child care … Continue Reading
July 24, 2020
In Buffalo, Senator Gillibrand And LT. Governor Hochul Meet With Local Child Care Providers, Call On CDC To Clarify Guidance For Reopening, And Urge Congress To Stabilize Child Care Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Buffalo State College Child Care Center to meet with local child care providers and discuss the need for critical support for the child care industry. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of all child care providers have had to shut their doors and the industry faces a potential loss of more than 4 million child care slots, which would leave millions of families without access to essential child care … Continue Reading
July 23, 2020
Gillibrand Calls For Essential PPE And Sanitizing Equipment At Polling Locations This November
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined her colleagues in urging Vice President Pence and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor to provide ample PPE and sanitizing equipment for polling locations and workers during the November elections. As COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the United States, the Trump administration must provide comprehensive hygiene, disinfecting, sanitizing, and physical distancing protocols to ensure safety during the election … Continue Reading
July 23, 2020
Gilibrand Statement On President Trump Lifting Global Entry Ban Targeting New Yorkers
Addressing the Trump administration's announcement that they would be lifting the Department of Homeland Security's ban on New York residents enrolling in Global Entry, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: "There was never a factual basis for banning New York residents from enrolling in Global Entry-the ban's true purpose was to punish New York State for embracing diversity and inclusion. I am pleased that President Trump has reversed this deeply misguided policy … Continue Reading
July 22, 2020
Gillibrand Statement On The Passing Of Ed Bartholomew, Former Mayor Of Glens Falls And President Of EDC Warren County
Addressing the passing of Ed Bartholomew, former Mayor of Glens Falls and President of EDC Warren County, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: "I'm deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ed Bartholomew, a devoted public servant and a passionate advocate for his community. Ed worked tirelessly to secure funding and support for the projects that have built present-day Warren County, including his leadership in the continued revitalization of downtown Glens Falls. … Continue Reading
July 22, 2020
Gillibrand Statement On Trump Effort To Ban Undocumented Immigrants From Being Counted In 2020 Census
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement in response to President Trump's effort to ban undocumented immigrants from being counted in the US Census 2020: "The Census is a vital tool to ensure that all our communities receive the resources they need to thrive. As New Yorkers work to rebuild our economy and our neighborhoods, we can't afford to leave a single dollar on the table of much needed funding for education, transportation, hospitals, and infrastructure. We must … Continue Reading
