Press Releases
Gillibrand Announces $1 Billion In Funding For Second Avenue Subway Extension And Gateway Hudson Tunnel
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), announced $307 million in funding for the Second Avenue Subway Extension project and $700 million for the Gateway...
Gillibrand Statement On Release Of UAP Files
Today, after the Trump administration announced its release of files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement. Gillibrand has long championed UAP disclosure and transparency, and in the FY2024...
Gillibrand Statement On Trump’s Tariffs Being Struck Down Yet Again In Federal Court
Today, after the Court of International Trade ruled that President Trump’s global 10% tariffs were unlawful, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “Once again, Donald Trump’s price-hiking tariffs have lost in court. It’s time for the...
Gillibrand, Cantwell, Wyden, Booker Press FTC On Anti-Competitive Business Practices That Exacerbate Food Insecurity And Raise Grocery Prices
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) pressed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the need to crack down on anti-competitive restrictive covenants that exacerbate food insecurity and raise...
Senators Gillibrand And Tillis Pass Resolution To Honor “Donut Dollies” For Wartime Service
Volunteers offered recreational activities, emotional support, and a sense of home to troops in combat zones during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced Senate passage of their...
Senators Gillibrand And Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Federal Pensions For Sex Offenders
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit convicted sex criminals from collecting federal pensions. Under current law, federal employees...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Announce Plan To Accelerate Tree Planting In Underserved Communities
The Neighborhood Tree Act would authorize $2 billion for urban tree-planting programs U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced the Neighborhood Tree Act, legislation to provide federal funds for tree-planting programs in...
Gillibrand Statement On The 60-Day Mark Of President Trump’s Unauthorized War In Iran
Today, on the 60-day mark of President Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran, which has caused costs to soar for American families and spiked gas prices at unprecedented levels compared to the last four years, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate...
On May Day: Senator Gillibrand Stands With Labor Across New York State
Gillibrand Stands with Teamsters Local 118, IBEW Local 43, and NYSUT in Union Visits New York, NY – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, stood with labor leaders and advocates at the Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester, the International Brotherhood of...
Gillibrand, Schumer Lead Bronx Congressional Delegation In Call For Trump Administration To Release $156.5 Million In Bronx Stations Accessibility Upgrade Funding
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, along with Senator Charles Schumer, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, and...