Press Releases
Gillibrand Announces $5.1 Million In Neighborworks America Grants For Nonprofits Across New York
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), announced $5,101,000 in grants to member organizations of the national NeighborWorks network headquartered...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Press Interior Secretary Burgum On Failure To Comply With Federal Law On Status Of Renewable Projects
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), demanded an update from the U.S. Interior Department on the status of renewable energy projects that have been arbitrarily delayed by the agency, including...
Gillibrand Statement On Release Of Second Avenue Subway Funding
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, released the following statement regarding the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) resuming reimbursements...
Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Ban Sitting Presidents From Plastering Their Name Or Likeness On Federal Property And Currency
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) formally introduced new legislation to stop President Trump’s absurd practice of putting his face and name all over government property. The Halting Unilateral Money and Building Labeling by Egotistical (HUMBLE) Presidents...
Gillibrand, Schumer Urge Trump To Approve Major Disaster Declaration For New York State For February Blizzard
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) called on President Trump to approve Governor Kathy Hochul’s Major Disaster Declaration request in response to the February blizzard that brought record snowfall, high wind speeds, and...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Repeal Of Trump Administration Rule To Politicize Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Trump administration’s effort to politicize and destabilize the Public Service Loan...
Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices And A Cost-Of-Living Crisis, Gillibrand Demands Passage Of Legislation To End War With Iran
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to demand passage of her War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s reckless war with Iran. “New Yorkers want lower costs, not forever wars,” said Senator Gillibrand. “President Trump’s...
Gillibrand, Fetterman, Bonamici, Salinas Introduce Bill To Fight Senior Hunger
Bill Would Expand SNAP Benefits For Seniors 600,000 Older New Yorkers Rely on SNAP To Put Food On The Table Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), and Representatives Suzanne...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To End President Trump’s Reckless War In Iran
**Watch the press conference here** Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a press conference with several of her Senate Democratic colleagues to announce a new wave of War Powers Resolutions that can be used to force a vote to stop President Trump’s...
Senator Gillibrand Tours CPI Aerostructures Facility
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the CPI Aerostructures facility to underscore the intersection of national security, economic development, and New York State’s leadership in the aerospace and defense sectors. “What CPI Aerostructures is doing on Long...