Press Releases
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...
Senator Gillibrand Statement On President Trump’s Preliminary Budget Request
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 preliminary budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in programs related to education,...
In Syracuse, Gillibrand Condemns President Trump’s Actions To Dismantle Head Start
Proposal Would Deprive 50,000 Low-Income Children In New York State Of Critical Early Childhood Education Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the PEACE, Inc. Merrick Head Start in Syracuse to condemn President Trump’s actions to dismantle...
In Rochester, Gillibrand Condemns President Trump’s Actions To Dismantle Head Start
Trump Actions Would Deprive 50,000 Low-Income Children In New York State Of Critical Early Childhood Education Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited an Action for a Better Community (ABC) Head Start Center in Rochester to condemn President...
Senator Gillibrand Raises Alarm On Secretary Of Education McMahon’s Decision To Withold Income Of Federal Student Loan Borrowers In Default
Following reports that the United States Department of Education plans to involuntarily withhold the incomes of federal student loan borrowers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand expressed deep concern towards Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s decision to garnish...
In Buffalo, Gillibrand Condemns President Trump’s Plan To Eliminate Head Start
Proposal Would Deprive 50,000 Low-Income Children In New York State Of Critical Early Childhood Education Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the Ferry Academy Head Start Program to condemn President Trump’s plan to eliminate Head Start....