Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce That $1 Billion Investment Secured In The Federal Infrastructure Package Will Accelerate Great Lakes Cleanup In New York
Funding Will Target Areas of Concern in the Buffalo River, Eighteenmile Creek, the Niagara River, the Oswego River, the Rochester Embayment, and the St. Lawrence River at Massena/Akwesasne; On Average, Every Dollar Spent on Great Lakes Restoration Produces an Additional $3.35 Of Economic Activity
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Congressman Tonko Push Postmaster General DeJoy To Keep Academy Station Post Office Doors Open
Closing Academy Station Would Leave One-Third of Albany Residents without A Post Office In Their Neighborhood
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Congressman Tonko Push Postmaster General DeJoy To Keep Academy Station Post Office Doors Open
Closing Academy Station Would Leave One-Third of Albany Residents without A Post Office In Their Neighborhood
Gillibrand Pushing For EDA Funding For CAPNY Coalition For Good Jobs
Project Would Lead to 1,000 Job Placements and 500 Upskilled Workers in Capital Region
Gillibrand Pushing For EDA Funding For CAPNY Coalition For Good Jobs
Project Would Lead to 1,000 Job Placements and 500 Upskilled Workers in Capital Region
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand And Congresswoman Maloney Announce Senate Passage Of Legislation To Rename Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Post Office In Honor Of Joseph R. Lentol
Bill Now Heads to President’s Desk for Signing
Senator Gillibrand Fights For Victims Of Human Trafficking; Announces Support Of Bipartisan Bills To Improve Data Collection And Victims Services, And Expunge Criminal Records Of Trafficked Victims
New York Ranked Fourth Highest State for Reported Human Trafficking Cases In 2020; Legislation Would Help Provide Trauma-Informed Support And Non-Violent Conviction Relief To New York Survivors Of Human Trafficking
Gillibrand Successfully Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Call To Protect Civil Rights For People With Disabilities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic; HHS Issues New Guidance To Health Care Providers To Enhance Protections For Those With Disabilities
In March Of 2020, A Bipartisan Coalition Urged HHS to Ensure States Adhere To Existing Disability Anti-Discrimination Laws; In May of 2021, A Similar Bipartisan Coalition Requested A Proposed Rule From HHS’s Office for Civil Rights Regarding Disability Anti-Discrimination; As of March 2021, Approximately One out of Three People Who Died of COVID-19 Experienced Disabilities In Long-Term Care Facilities
ICYMI: Washington Post Op-Ed Praises Senator Gillibrand’s Landmark Legislation Ending Forced Sexual Arbitration for Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
In case you missed it, the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin published an op-ed praising the passage of Senator Gillibrand’s bill to end forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault as a major civil rights win. Senator Gillibrand first...
Senator Gillibrand, Attorney General James Fight For Victims Of Human Trafficking; Announce Support Of Bipartisan Bills To Improve Data Collection And Victims Services, And Expunge Criminal Records Of Trafficked Victims
New York Ranked Fourth Highest State for Reported Human Trafficking Cases in 2020; Legislation Would Help Provide Trauma-Informed Support and Non-Violent Conviction Relief to New York Survivors of Human Trafficking