Press Releases
Senators Gillibrand And Schumer, Rep. Torres Statement On United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Vote To Withdraw E-Bike Safety Proposed Rulemaking
Today, United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, along with Congressman Ritchie Torres, released the following statement on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decision to withdraw the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on...
VIDEO: Gillibrand Secures Commitment From Transportation Secretary Not To Cancel Funding For Major Transit Capital Investment Projects
At today’s Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Transportation’s budget, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand secured an on-the-record commitment from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that he would...
Gillibrand Criticizes Trump Administration Policy That Hurts Students Enrolled In Her Cyber Academy Scholarship Program; Program Provides Free College In Exchange For Government Service
24 Universities Across New York State Are Eligible To Host Students Through The Cyber Academy Program Trump Administration Policy Would Deprive Graduates Of The Jobs They Were Promised U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is condemning a Trump administration...
Gillibrand Slams GOP Proposal To Slash Medicaid
Proposal Would Increase Costs, Put Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closure, Decrease Nursing Home Staffing, And Make It Harder For Kids To Access Care Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference slamming a recent Republican proposal – otherwise...
Gillibrand, Schumer, Wyden, Sanders, Merkley, Klobuchar Slam Trump Administration’s Attacks On Senior Nutrition Programs
In 2022, Nearly 7 Million Older Americans—Including 13.7 Percent Of Older Americans in New York—Experienced Food Insecurity Now, Republicans Are Trying To Cut Critical Programs That Help Seniors Put Food On The Table, Including Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant,...
Ahead of Sec. Kennedy Testifying Before The Senate, Gillibrand, Schumer Demand Answers On Chaos At The World Trade Center Health Program After Kennedy And President Trump Broke Promises, Fired Workers, And Gutted The Vital Health Care Of 9/11 First Responders
Ahead of Secretary Kennedy’s Testimony Before Senate HELP Committee, Senators Say 9/11 First Responders Deserve Clear Answers On Safety Of Their Health Care After Recurring Firings Of Medical Staff & Lack Of Transparency Gillibrand, Schumer: “Secretary...
Gillibrand, Warren, Wyden, Schumer Welcome Frank Bisignano To Social Security Administration With Nearly 200 Unanswered Questions, Push For Answers On Behalf Of Americans
Lawmakers Sent Bisignano 17 Letters Previously Sent To Acting Commissioner Dudek Bisignano And The Trump Administration Could Cut Benefits For 3.8 Million New Yorkers Who Rely On Social Security U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Senate...
Senator Gillibrand Statement On The GENIUS Act
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the GENIUS Act: “I believe it is essential to the future of the U.S. economy and to everyday Americans that we enact strict stablecoin regulations and consumer protections where none currently...
Gillibrand Sounds Alarm On Trump Tariffs Set To Make Cost Of Baby Necessities Skyrocket
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference on the impact President Trump’s haphazard tariffs on China will have on the availability and cost of essential baby products, including strollers, car seats, and cribs. Over the past weeks,...
Gillibrand Sounds Alarm About Trump Administration’s Decision To Terminate Program That Helps Prevent Opioid Overdoses
In 2024, This Program Distributed Over 280,000 Kits Containing The Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication Naloxone – Often Known As Narcan New York Law Enforcement Has Administered Naloxone Over 12,000 Times Since The Program Began In 2014 Gillibrand: ”Terminating A...