Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand And Representative Velázquez Push For $1 Billion In Critical Supplemental Nutrition Assistance For Puerto Rico In FY22 Funding Package
Supply Chain Disruptions in U.S. Due to COVID-19 Have Detrimental Impact on Puerto Rico’s Food Supply; Funds Would Be Made Available Through September 30, 2023; Gillibrand: “Without an additional $1 billion in NAP funding, the projected disparity between the maximum SNAP benefits in the continental United States and the District of Columbia versus Puerto Rico NAP benefits will increase to 44%”
Senator Gillibrand, Representative Porter Reintroduce STOCK Act 2.0; Bicameral Legislation Would Expand Stock Act And Issue New Restrictions To Prevent Government Officials From Lining Their Pockets With Taxpayer Dollars
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, lead sponsor and author of the original STOCK Act, and Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) are announcing the reintroduction of the bicameral STOCK Act 2.0. The STOCK Act 2.0 would build on the STOCK...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Provide Comprehensive Funding Plan To Address PFAS
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 32 of her colleagues in a bipartisan letter calling on the Biden administration to provide detailed funding plans to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the President’s budget request to Congress for...
Following The 29th Anniversary Of FMLA, Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Push To Reinstate Covid-19 Emergency Paid Sick And Family Leave
During Omicron Surge, Approximately 8.8 Million Americans Were Unable To Work Due To Illness and An Additional 5.3 Million Stayed Home To Care For A Child; Letter Calls to Reinstate and Expand on Success of the FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave Provisions
Gillibrand Applauds House Passage Of Her Bill To Void And Prevent Forced Arbitration Agreements For Sexual Harassment And Assault; Urges Senate To Quickly Pass Legislation
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today applauded the House passage of the bipartisan Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, legislation she authored to prevent perpetrators from being able to push survivors of sexual harassment and...
Video: Gillibrand Introduces President Biden At National Prayer Breakfast
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced President Joe Biden at the 70th Annual National Prayer Breakfast. Gillibrand is co-chair of the National Prayer Breakfast along with co-chair Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), who introduced Vice President Kamala Harris....
Después De La Tragedia De La Comunidad Twin Parks North West En El Bronx, Gillibrand Anuncia Un Proyecto De Ley Para Requerir La Instalación De Detectores De Calor En Las Viviendas De Alquiler Subvencionadas Por Fondos Federales
La Ley de Seguridad en la Temperatura de los Hogares de 2022 responsabilizaría a los propietarios de viviendas de alquiler subvencionadas por fondos federales por violar las normas de temperaturas calientes; la medida federal la apoya el alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Eric Adams
Following Push, Gillibrand Announces Medicare Will Provide Free Rapid COVID Tests For Beneficiaries Starting This Spring
Expanded Federal Guidance Will Ensure Access to Rapid COVID-19 Tests for 3.7 Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Medicare
Following The Twin Parks North West Community Tragedy In The Bronx, Gillibrand Announces Legislation Requiring The Installation Of Heat Sensors In Federally Funded Rental Housing
Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 Would Hold Federally Funded Rental Housing Owners Accountable For Heating Violations; Federal Bill Is Supported By NYC Mayor Adams;
After Securing $3 Billion In Funding To Establish A National Public Health Workforce, Gillibrand Announces Push For $55 Billion In Biden’s Budget Proposal To Establish A Health Force In Every Community
Researchers Project That By 2030, NYS Could Be Short As Many As 39,000 Nurses, Leaving Hospitals, Nursing Homes, And Patients In Jeopardy; Health Force Simultaneously Tackles Health and Employment Crises; The Inaugural New York City Public Health Corps – New York City’s New Local Health Force – Received $35 Million in Federal Health Force Funding to Help Kickstart Their Efforts