Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Their Request For Funding For Buffalo Development Corporation – Organization Set To Receive $3,000,000
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill which includes $3,000,000 for the City of Buffalo-Buffalo Development Corporation. The funding will be used to develop a mixed-use commercial building that will include more than 11 floors of parking and 4 floors of premium office space . Schumer and Gillibrand worked closely with members of … Continue Reading
July 27, 2010
Just Months After Meeting With Long Island Officials About Gang Violence, Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $200,000 For Suffolk County Gun, Gang, Heroin Suppression Initiative
Washington, DC - Just months after meeting with Long Island officials about gang violence, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $200,000 to help Suffolk County Police Department combat gang, gun, and drug related crimes. Senator Gillibrand aggressively lobbied members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill. "We can never allow the lure of gangs to surpass opportunities for our … Continue Reading
July 27, 2010
Just Weeks After Visit To Ryan Community Center, Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $1 Million For Rochester After-School Program For At-Risk Youth
Washington, DC - Just weeks after her visit to the Ryan Community Center, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $1 million to provide after-school job training and employment counseling for high school students. Senator Gillibrand aggressively lobbied members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill. "Earlier this month, I heard first hand from young people about the importance of this … Continue Reading
July 26, 2010
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Their Request For $200,000 For Monroe County Veterans Outreach Center
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill which includes $200,000 for the Monroe County Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. The funding will be used for the Veterans Alterative to Incarceration Program (VATIP) which focuses on getting substance-abusing veterans off drugs and out of jail, and giving them job skills to help rebuild their lives as stable, productive members of the … Continue Reading
July 26, 2010
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $500,000 For Freight Rail And Transfer Facility At Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced today that the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee has approved $500,000 to help improve the freight rail and transfer facility at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market in the South Bronx. Senator Gillibrand worked closely with members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill. Senator Gillibrand said, … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Standing With Local Business Leaders, Gillibrand Announces New Legislation To Help Small Businesses Create Jobs Across Central New York
Syracuse, NY - Standing with local business leaders, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced new Senate legislation to help small businesses create good-paying jobs across Central New York. Small businesses are responsible for half of all private sector jobs and roughly 70 percent of all new jobs in the past decade. Senator Gillibrand announced her new proposal that would support entrepreneurs, incentivize investments in small businesses, and increase lending. "The number one issue on … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Standing With Rochester Business Alliance, Gillibrand Announces New Legislation To Help Small Businesses Create Jobs Across Finger Lakes Region
Rochester, NY - Standing with the Rochester Business Alliance, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced new Senate legislation to help small businesses create good-paying jobs across the Finger Lakes Region. Small businesses are responsible for half of all private sector jobs and roughly 70 percent of all new jobs in the past decade. Senator Gillibrand announced her new proposal that would support entrepreneurs, incentivize investments in small businesses, and increase lending. "The … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Key Senate Panel Approves $250,000 For Army Corp Study Of Staten Island’s South Shore
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill, which includes $250,000 for an Army Corp of Engineers study along the south shore of Staten Island. Funding will be used to identify solutions and protection measures for several Staten Island communities hit hard by hurricane and storm damages. The loss of beachfront currently leaves the area vulnerable … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Their Funding Request For Monroe County Department Of Public Safety – Department Set To Receive $300,000 For Sex Offender Monitoring Systems
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee has approved the FY2011 Appropriations Bill which includes $300,000 for the Monroe County Department of Public Safety. The funding will help law enforcement officials monitor high risk sex offenders through the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The updated protections will allow law enforcement to alert probation officers immediately whenever … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $700,000 For Nassau County Green Energy Sustainable Loan Program
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development approved $700,000 for Nassau County's Green Energy Sustainable Loan Program in the FY11 Appropriations Bill. Senator Gillibrand aggressively lobbied members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill. "Developing new, clean, homegrown sources of energy is a vital part of our economic recovery," … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Gillibrand Urges Empire Bluecross Blueshield Ceo To Return To Negotiating Table With Stellaris Health Network
Westchester, NY - As contract negotiations between Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Stellaris Health Network of Hospitals reached a standstill, forcing tens of thousands of New Yorkers to pay higher health care costs at four major hospitals in Westchester, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged the Empire BlueCross BlueShield CEO today to return to the negotiating table to reach a new multi-year agreement so patients can continue to receive quality, affordable care. Senator Gillibrand … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
After Asian Carp Found Within Six Miles Of Great Lakes, Gillibrand Renews Call For Temporary Lock Closure, Announces Legislation To Expedite Study Of Long Term Solution To Stop Spread Of Invasive Species
Buffalo, NY -After Asian carp was found six miles from the Great Lakes, U.S. Senator Gillibrand today renewed her call for temporary lock closure and announced legislation to expedite the study of long term solutions to stop the spread of this species. Senator Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has demanded swift action by the federal government to temporarily close the O'Brien and Chicago Locks as a temporary management solution to stop the spread … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $100,000 For New York City Outward Bound Program For At-Risk Bronx Youth
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced today that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill, which includes $100,000 for a health program to help at-risk students from the Validus Preparatory Academy in the Bronx. The "Building Strong Minds & Strong Bodies Initiative" addresses alarmingly high rates of asthma, diabetes, gun-related deaths and other health issues facing … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $375,000 For The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced today that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill, which includes $375,000 for the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center in the Bronx. Funding will be used to create dozens of jobs, help prepare hundreds of high-risk teens for college and help them enter the workforce through job training. Senator Gillibrand worked closely with members … Continue Reading
July 23, 2010
Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Panel Approves $700,000 For Fordham University Energy Project
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill, which includes $700,000 for Fordham University in the Bronx. The funding will be used to purchase and install a new "green" energy efficient chiller plant at Fordham's Rose Hill Campus, helping to reduce the University's carbon footprint and ease the burden on the borough's electricity and power supply. Senator Gillibrand … Continue Reading
July 22, 2010
Gillibrand, Mcmahon Announce Key Senate Panel Approves $200,000 For Staten Island Jewish Community Center
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Representative Michael McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) announced today that the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill, which includes $200,000 for the installation of a solar electric system at the Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Staten Island. Funding will be used to green the organization and … Continue Reading
July 22, 2010
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Full Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Their Funding Request For City Of Yonkers Police Department – Yonkers Pd Set To Receive $500,000
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the City of Yonkers Police Department. The funding will be used to expand the Westside Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) program, to strategically target school and domestic violence, as well as robberies and other violent crime on the Westside. Schumer and Gillibrand worked closely with members of the … Continue Reading
July 22, 2010
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Full Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Their Request For Funding For Fulton-Montgomery Community College – School Set To Receive $250,000
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the FY11 Appropriations Bill which includes $250,000 for Fulton-Montgomery Community College. The funding will be used to expand the Center for Engineering and Technology (CET) to include an alternative and renewable energy curriculum. Schumer worked closely with members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's … Continue Reading
July 22, 2010
Schumer, Gilliband Announce Key Committee Approves Their Request For Funding For Rochester’s Midtown Plaza – Project Set To Receive $2 Million
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that a key Senate committee has approved their request for funding for the Midtown Plaza. The Midtown Rising is expected to attract hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment and create or maintain 1,500 jobs, and will play a huge role in the future of Rochester. The request was approved by the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and will be inlucded in the FY11 … Continue Reading
July 22, 2010
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Their Request For Funding For International Bridge Repair Project In St. Lawrence – Project Set To Receive $750,000
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee has approved $750,000 for the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority to repair a major international bridge linking rural New York State with Canada. Schumer and Gillibrand worked closely with members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill. "The future of … Continue Reading
