Press Releases
Schumer & Gillibrand Visit Inner Loop North In Rochester; Senators Push For American Jobs Plan To Fund Removal Of Inner Loop North, Support Local Workers & Revitalize Rochester
Following a year of tireless advocacy for federal aid and support for hard-hit New York state amidst the COVID pandemic, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today visited the Inner Loop North in Rochester to push for the Reconnecting Communities Act and to make permanent an expansion of the local hire pilot program as part of the American Jobs Plan, which would help kick-start the process of removing and reforming the northern portion of the Inner … Continue Reading
June 29, 2021
Schumer & Gillibrand Bring Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg To Visit I-81 In Syracuse; Secretary Joins Senators To Push For American Jobs Plan To Fund I-81 Project, Support Local Workers & Revitalize Syracuse
Following a year of tireless advocacy for federal aid and support for hard-hit New York state amidst the COVID pandemic, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today brought Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit I-81 in Syracuse where together they pushed for the Reconnecting Communities Act and to make permanent an expansion of the local hire pilot program as part of the American Jobs Plan, which would help fund the I-81 … Continue Reading
June 28, 2021
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $200 Million In Emergency Funding For NYC And Long Island Public Housing Authorities, Including NYCHA
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $177,904,896 in funding allocated in the American Rescue Plan for five Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in New York City and Long Island. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and will support tenant-based rental assistance for individuals who are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing homelessness, or who are fleeing from domestic … Continue Reading
June 25, 2021
Gillibrand Celebrates Ward Lumber’s Transition To A Worker-Owned Cooperative At ‘Board’ Cutting Ceremony; Gillibrand’s Main Street Employee Ownership Act Was Instrumental In Ward Lumber’s Ownership Transition
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Ward Lumber to celebrate their successful transition to a Worker-Owned Cooperative. This transition was inspired by Senator Gillibrand's Main Street Employee Ownership Act and will preserve over fifty jobs and generate $15 million in annual sales for Ward Lumber. The bipartisan Main Street Employee Ownership Act, became law in 2018, supports small businesses that invest in their workers and transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) or a … Continue Reading
June 25, 2021
To Curb Rise Of Pandemic-Related Scams, Gillibrand, With Attorney General James, Announces Bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, was joined by Attorney General Letitia James to announce her bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act, which ensures that seniors and their caregivers have access to critical information regarding financial abuse. The bill would standardize and improve the way senior financial abuse is reported, establish a national hotline that would advise seniors on where and how to report fraud, and provide more resources to … Continue Reading
June 25, 2021
To Curb Rise Of Pandemic-Related Scams, Gillibrand, With Attorney General James, Announces Bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, was joined by Attorney General Letitia James to announce her bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act, which ensures that seniors and their caregivers have access to critical information regarding financial abuse. The bill would standardize and improve the way senior financial abuse is reported, establish a national hotline that would advise seniors on where and how to report fraud, and provide more resources to … Continue Reading
June 25, 2021
La Senadora Gillibrand Y La Congresista Adams Promueven Expandir El Programa Suplementario De Asistencia Nutricional (SNAP)
La senadora de los Estados Unidos, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), junto con el senador Bernie Sanders (I-VT), el senador Cory Booker (D-NJ), el senador Alex Padilla (D-CA), la senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) y la congresista Alma Adams (D-NC-12) anunciaron hoy la presentación de la Ley de Cerrar la Brecha Alimentaria de 2021, que busca expandir y fortalecer los beneficios del Programa Suplementario de Asistencia Nutricional (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) para aquellos miembros de … Continue Reading
June 24, 2021
Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Create A National Standard For Adoption And Foster Care Home Studies
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the bipartisan, bicameral National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act of 2021, legislation to create a national standard and database to increase the uniformity and transparency of home studies for families adopting children. Home studies are mandated for every family in the United States adopting domestically from a private agency or public child welfare agency. While these studies provide child welfare agencies and courts with … Continue Reading
June 24, 2021
Senator Gillibrand And Congresswoman Adams Push To Expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) today announced the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021, which would expand and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for vulnerable community members that are struggling to make ends meet and open benefits to Puerto Rico and all U.S. … Continue Reading
June 23, 2021
Gillibrand Urges New York Families To Sign Up For Child Tax Credit Benefits And Pushes To Make Relief Permanent
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference outlining the details of the historic Child Tax Credit expansion that will aid nearly every working family with children in New York State and urging families to take all necessary steps to secure this crucial benefit. The Child Tax Credit monthly payments will help set New York's children up for success and will put more money in the pockets of hardworking parents. It is estimated that New York families will receive $7.03 … Continue Reading
June 22, 2021
Gillibrand Statement On Release Of Military Leadership Letters Opposing Military Justice Reform
Addressing the release of letters from military leadership opposing reforms to the military justice system, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: "The content of these letters is disappointing, but not surprising. From racially integrating the armed forces to enabling women to serve in combat to allowing LGBTQ service members to serve openly, the chain of command has always fought to protect the status quo, just as they are doing here. Their arguments are recycled … Continue Reading
June 22, 2021
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $5 Million In Emergency Funding For Upstate New York Public Housing Authorities
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,369,148 in funding allocated in the American Rescue Plan for sixteen Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across Upstate New York. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and will support tenant-based rental assistance for individuals who are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing homelessness, or who are fleeing from domestic violence, … Continue Reading
June 21, 2021
Gillibrand Pushes To Make Universal School Meals Program Permanent In Upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization Packag
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is pushing for her recently introduced Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 in the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization currently being negotiated by the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bicameral legislation would permanently implement a Universal School Meals program to provide free school meals for all students. While the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently provides free school meals … Continue Reading
June 21, 2021
Gillibrand Pushes To Make Universal School Meals Program Permanent In Upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization Packag
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is pushing for her recently introduced Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 in the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization currently being negotiated by the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bicameral legislation would permanently implement a Universal School Meals program to provide free school meals for all students. While the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently provides free school meals … Continue Reading
June 21, 2021
Gillibrand Announces Push To Protect Workers’ Right To Organize
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, bicameral legislation to strengthen workers' rights to organize and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits, and a safer workplace. Intensifying long-running trends, the coronavirus pandemic benefited the wealthiest individuals and many large corporations, while workers' rights weakened and income inequality worsened - particularly for women and workers of color. The comprehensive … Continue Reading
June 21, 2021
ICYMI: NY Times Editorial: The Two Men Blocking Military Sexual Assault Reform
In case you missed it, this weekend, the New York Times published an editorial highlighting the urgent need to pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act, while also criticizing ongoing obstruction. The Editorial Board noted that the bill has "a supermajority of U.S. senators," and opined that delay, dilution or derailment of the bill would be a "disservice to the country." Over the past few weeks, Senator Gillibrand has called for unanimous consent to open debate on … Continue Reading
June 18, 2021
Gillibrand, Maloney Announce Renaming Of Manhattan Va To Honor Margaret Corbin; Manhattan Va Is First In The Country To Be Named After A Woman Veteran
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer announced the historic renaming of the Manhattan VA Medical Center to the "Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System." The Manhattan VA is the first in the nation to be named after a woman veteran. Earlier this year, the lawmakers announced the signing of H.R. 1925 into law, which … Continue Reading
June 17, 2021
Gillibrand Y Collins Proponen Nuevamente La Ley Bipartidista De Empoderamiento Financiero Para Los Adultos Mayores
Las senadoras de los Estados Unidos, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) y Susan Collins (R-ME), miembros del Comité Especial sobre el Envejecimiento, presentaron nuevamente el proyecto de ley bipartidista Ley de Empoderamiento Financiero de los Adultos Mayores (en inglés, Senior Financial Empowerment Act) con el fin de garantizar que las personas mayores y sus cuidadores tengan acceso a información vital sobre el abuso financiero. El proyecto de ley normaliza y optimiza la forma en … Continue Reading
June 17, 2021
Gillibrand, Collins Reintroduce Bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME), members of the Special Committee on Aging, reintroduced the bipartisan Senior Financial Empowerment Act to ensure that seniors and their caregivers have access to critical information regarding financial abuse. The bill would standardize and improve the way senior financial abuse is reported, establish a national hotline that would advise seniors on where and how to report fraud, and provide more resources to combat and prevent … Continue Reading
June 17, 2021
Gillibrand Introduces New And Improved Consumer Watchdog Agency To Give Americans Control Over Their Data
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced her renewed legislation, the Data Protection Act of 2021, which would create the Data Protection Agency (DPA), an independent federal agency that would protect Americans' data, safeguard their privacy, and ensure data practices are fair and transparent. First introduced in 2020, the updated legislation has undergone significant improvements, including updated provisions to protect against privacy harms and discrimination, oversee the use of … Continue Reading
