Press Releases
Gillibrand, Blackburn, And Smith Meet With Ukrainian Civil Society Leaders
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Tina Smith (D-MN) met with leaders of Ukrainian civil society, Olena Tregub and Maria Berlinksa. Olena Tregub has an extensive career focusing on corruption prevention in Ukraine and since 2017, has served as a secretary general of NAKO (the Independent Defense Anti-Corruption Committee). Maria Berlinksa is a Ukrainian military volunteer and women's rights advocate who volunteered for the War in Donbas as an aerial … Continue Reading
April 07, 2022
Gillibrand Statement On Confirmation Of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement regarding the bipartisan confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: "Throughout her confirmation process, Justice Jackson exhibited the steady temperament, legal expertise and dedication to equal justice that our nation needs on the Supreme Court. Justice Jackson will make history in more ways than one: not only will she be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, but she will also be the Court's first former public … Continue Reading
April 06, 2022
Following Her Senate Armed Services Hearing On Suicide In The Armed Forces, Senator Gillibrand Announces Letter To Secretary Austin Calling For Timely Access To Mental Health Care For Service Members
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, held a hearing on suicide in the armed forces and, subsequently, held a video press conference to discuss findings from the morning's hearing and her Senate priorities to address the rising toll of suicide in the military. Last week, the Department of Defense released a new report showing that 518 service members died by suicide in 2021, and the suicide rate among active-duty personnel rose to … Continue Reading
April 06, 2022
Gillibrand Announces Over $7 Million In Federal Funding For Public Health Americorps Projects In New York State
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $7,082,762 in federal funding for seven Public Health AmeriCorps projects in New York State. Public Health AmeriCorps is a joint initiative between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was established in the American Rescue Plan in order to support the recruitment, training, and development of young public health leaders. The funding will support 275 new Public Health AmeriCorps members in New York who will work to … Continue Reading
April 05, 2022
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce The Bipartisan Support Kids Not Red Tape Act; Bill Would Help Schools Continue To Provide Free Meals To Low-Income Students
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 51 of her colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Support Kids Not Red Tape Act. The bill would extend USDA pandemic school meal waivers that have helped students access much-needed meals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would extend school meal waivers to September 2023 as they are currently set to expire on June 30, 2022. These flexibilities limit burdensome paperwork requirements and provide schools with additional support to deal with rising … Continue Reading
April 05, 2022
Senators Gillibrand and Padilla Introduce Bicameral Bill to Support LGBTQ Businesses and Protect Against Lending Discrimination
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are introducing the bicameral LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act. Last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau clarified that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) includes sexual orientation discrimination and gender identity discrimination, consistent with the Supreme Court's landmark 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. The LGBTQ … Continue Reading
April 01, 2022
ICYMI: Gillibrand Ranks 9th In Congress For Delivering Funding Back Home; Gillibrand Delivered More Than $230 Million For New York Projects
In case you missed it, an analysis from the New York Times found that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ranked 9th in Congress in terms of securing earmarks for her home state. Gillibrand delivered $230.6 million for New York projects, such as upgrading drinking water treatment facilities in Cohoes, revitalizing the Buffalo waterfront, constructing new hospital facilities in Brooklyn, and more. Furthermore, if members of the Appropriations Committee and Senate leadership are excluded, Gillibrand … Continue Reading
April 01, 2022
Standing Alongside Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, Senator Gillibrand Announces Plan To Slash Drug Prices During Visit To University Of Rochester Medical Center
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the University of Rochester Medical Center to announce her policy package to slash prescription drug prices, the "Gillibrand Prescription for Lower Drug Prices," and pushed congressional leadership to take action on reducing drug prices. Joined by CEO of University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group Dr. Mike Rotondo, Chief Pharmacy Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center Dr. Curt Haas, and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, Gillibrand … Continue Reading
April 01, 2022
Senator Gillibrand Announces Plan To Slash Drug Prices During Visit To Marra’s Pharmacy In Cohoes
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Marra's Pharmacy in Cohoes to announce her policy package to slash prescription drug prices, the "Gillibrand Prescription for Lower Drug Prices," and pushed congressional leadership to take action on reducing drug prices. Joined by Mayor of Cohoes Bill Keeler, Assembly Member John McDonald, and Deputy Director of the New York StateWide Senior Action Council Gail Myers, Gillibrand outlined the tenets of the bill package, which would help tackle the … Continue Reading
April 01, 2022
Gillibrand Announces Over $250,000 In Federal Funding For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Research At The Research Foundation For The SUNY Stony Brook University
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $252,000 in federal funding for greenhouse gas emissions research at The Research Foundation for The State University of New York Stony Brook University. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology and will be used to quantify and research CO2 and methane emissions from urban environments along the Northeast Corridor, including New York City. "Stony Brook and SUNY are … Continue Reading
March 31, 2022
Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pressing him to improve the postal banking pilot programs that the United States Postal Service launched last September. Last spring, Gillibrand, Sanders, Kaptur, Ocasio-Cortez and Pascrell had sent a letter to appropriators pushing for the pilot … Continue Reading
March 31, 2022
Senator Gillibrand, Representative Cohen Call On Dot To Swiftly Execute Provisions In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package To Address Preventable Deaths Caused By Underride Crashes
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Steve Cohen led 25 of their colleagues in a letter urging Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to swiftly execute the provisions from their Stop Underrides Act, which passed in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The legislation requires the creation of a rule within a year of enactment mandating trucks to have strengthened rear underride guards to stop cars from sliding underneath trucks in the event of a … Continue Reading
March 30, 2022
Gillibrand Announces Open Application Period For Northern Border Regional Commission State Economic & Infrastructure Development Grants
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the application period for the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBRC) 2022 State Economic and Infrastructure Development grant round is open until April 22nd. The NBRC is a federal-state partnership for economic and community development in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Since 2010, the NBRC has granted 66 awards totaling $23,233,933.26 to organizations in New York State. Organizations in the following 28 New York … Continue Reading
March 30, 2022
Gillibrand, Sanders Introduce Postal Banking Act To Provide Financial Services To Underbanked Americans
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced the Postal Banking Act, legislation that would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities. The Postal Banking Act would strengthen the Postal Service by establishing a nonprofit bank offering low-cost checking and savings accounts, ATMs, mobile banking, and low-interest loans. At the same time, Gillibrand released an original … Continue Reading
March 28, 2022
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Nearly $7 Million For Critical Repairs To Oswego And Little Sodus Bay Harbors; Funding Will Upgrade Severely Damaged Infrastructure, Dredge To Remove Debris, Improve Trade Navigation & Protect Tourism Economy
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced nearly $7 million in funding for Oswego and Little Sodus Bay Harbors as a part of the recently passed bipartisan omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2022. Specifically, the senators said that $5,900,000 will go to repairs to Oswego Harbor's West Arrowhead Breakwater and fixing Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse, and $1,000,000 to dredge Little Sodus Bay Harbor. "With this funding in hand … Continue Reading
March 28, 2022
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Nearly $7 Million For Critical Repairs To Oswego And Little Sodus Bay Harbors; Funding Will Upgrade Severely Damaged Infrastructure, Dredge To Remove Debris, Improve Trade Navigation & Protect Tourism Economy
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced nearly $7 million in funding for Oswego and Little Sodus Bay Harbors as a part of the recently passed bipartisan omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2022. Specifically, the senators said that $5,900,000 will go to repairs to Oswego Harbor's West Arrowhead Breakwater and fixing Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse, and $1,000,000 to dredge Little Sodus Bay Harbor. "With this funding in hand … Continue Reading
March 28, 2022
Gillibrand, Joined By Congresswoman Meng, Officials And Advocates, Announces Plan To Slash Drug Prices During Visit To The Korean Community Services Older Adult Center
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her policy package to slash prescription drug prices, the "Gillibrand Prescription for Lower Drug Prices," and sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to take action on reducing drug prices. Joined by Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council Member Linda Lee, Asian American Federation Associate Director of Advocacy and Policy Ravi Reddi and President & CEO at Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (KCS) Myoungmi Kim, … Continue Reading
March 28, 2022
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Chuck Schumer & Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Secure $9.2 Million For The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Yesterday, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced that they secured $9.2 million in funding for The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) through the recently-passed government funding law. Serving more than 70,000 patients per year in its Emergency Department, TBHC is the oldest hospital in Brooklyn and an independent, nonprofit, safety-net hospital that is neither government owned nor part of a larger … Continue Reading
March 25, 2022
Gillibrand Announces $500k In Federal Funding For Centerstate Ceo Passed In Final Bipartisan Funding Package
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing that $500,000 in federal funding for CenterState CEO was successfully passed in the final omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. "I'm proud that I was able to secure $500,000 in this year's funding package for CenterState CEO to support the development and initial capitalization of the Growth & Equity Fund," said Senator Gillibrand. "I will remain vigilant in the Senate fighting for the resources that will promote economic … Continue Reading
March 24, 2022
Photo Release: Gillibrand Meets With Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Following the meeting, Senator Gillibrand issued the below statement: "During our meeting, as in her nomination hearing, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made it evident that she has the temperament, the experience, and the dedication to the rule of law necessary to serve on our nation's highest court. Her confirmation would not only make history, it would mark the addition of a brilliant legal … Continue Reading
