Press Releases
Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding For Full-Service Community Schools
$6 Million In Funding At Risk For New York Schools, Threatening Services For Rural Students Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to reverse the Department of Education’s decision to discontinue $168 million in...
Gillibrand Response To Trump Threat To Stop Federal Funding For New York
Today, in response to President Trump’s threat to stop payments to states with immigration enforcement policies he disagrees with, including New York, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “President Trump’s continued partisan targeting of...
Schumer, Gillibrand Demand Trump Administration Immediately Reverse Reckless Pause On Offshore Wind Projects, Warn Move Will Raise Energy Costs, Kill Jobs & Threaten Grid Reliability
Trump DOI Halted Five Offshore Wind Projects, Including New York’s Empire Wind 1 And Sunrise Wind, Putting Over 1.7 Gigawatts Of Power And Electricity For 1.1 Million Homes At Risk In Letter To Interior and Defense Secretaries, Senators Demand Immediate Reversal Of...
Gillibrand Statement On Inflation Numbers
Today, in response to the newly released December Consumer Price Index report and inflation numbers indicating that American families are paying 2.7% more than last year under Trump’s economy, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issues the following statement: “Candidate Trump...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge USDA To Expedite Farmer Assistance
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and nine of their Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to expedite and increase payouts, especially...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3.9 Million In Federal Funding For Central New York Projects
Senators Say Pending Legislation Includes Critical Fed Funding For Water Infrastructure Improvements & Syracuse University’s Semiconductor Research Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Secured For Central NY Communities! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator...
Gillibrand Statement On Legal Intimidation Against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement on legal intimidation against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: “A government that demands blind obedience through punishment is the hallmark of authoritarian regimes, not America. “I...
Gillibrand, Parents, Kids Demand That Trump Administration Reverse Decision To Rip Away Child Care Funding For New York
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was joined by parents, children, and elected officials to demand that the Trump administration unfreeze the grants that provide child care assistance to thousands of families in New York. On Tuesday, the Trump...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3.6 Million In Federal Funding For Western New York To Replace Lead Pipes & Upgrade Water Infrastructure
Pending Legislation Includes Critical Fed Funding For Western NY To Replace Lead Pipes, Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water, And Make Wastewater Infrastructure Safer Schumer Stood At Active Lead Pipe Site In Erie County Calling For More Federal Funding To Ensure...
Gillibrand Announces 2026 Service Academy Nominations From The Capital Region
New York, NY – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced her nominations for candidates from the Capital Region to three of the nation’s service academies: the United States Military Academy, the United States...