Press Releases
Following Gillibrand Request, Department Of Education Issues FAQs On Using Emergency Relief Funds To Address School Bus Driver Shortage
New York School Districts Have Reported an Average Bus Driver Shortage of 15-20 Percent This Year; To Address Shortage, Gillibrand Successfully Called on Department of Education for Guidance on Using Emergency Relief Funds to Hire Bus Drivers
Senator Gillibrand Announces An Additional $750 Million In American Rescue Plan Dollars Will Be Provided To New York’s Basic Health Program
Additional Funding Will Help New York State Provide Health Coverage for Approximately One Million Individuals
ICYMI: Senator Gillibrand Op-Ed: Our Veterans Deserve Access To Care
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, penned an op-ed in the Post-Standard and the Watertown Daily Times today calling for the passage of the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to...
Gillibrand Statement On Release Of Report Showing That The Military Is Not Complying With Federal Law Regarding Prosecution Of Special Victims Cases Like Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence
Today, the Department of Defense Inspector General released a report demonstrating that the military is not complying with federal law regarding the prosecution of special victims cases like sexual assault and domestic violence. The report outlined several disturbing...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Fix Major Gaps In Law Burdening Victims Of Domestic Abuse By Service Members
Current Law Places Undue Burden on Survivors of Domestic Abuse, Making it Difficult to Access Transitional Compensation Benefits
Gillibrand, Kildee Lead Colleagues In Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Urging FAA To Take Immediate Action To Enable Airports To Transition To PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam
This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) led over 50 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to take immediate action to enable U.S. civilian airports to...
Gillibrand Fights To Create A 9-11-Style Covid-19 Commission To Mitigate Threat Of Future Health And Economic Crises
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to introduce the bipartisan National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic Act. This legislation would create a 9-11-style commission...
Gillibrand Joins Colleagues To Announce Legislation To Alleviate Supply Chain Bottleneck And Invest In New York Jobs And Businesses
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing legislation to help address ongoing pandemic-related supply chain disruptions that continue plaguing businesses and consumers. The Supply Chain Resiliency Act would alleviate supply chain bottlenecks...
Gillibrand Announces Open Application Period For FEMA Assistance To Firefighters Grants
Last Fiscal Year, The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Awarded Over $16 Million To More Than 100 Fire Departments Across New York State; Application Period To Run From November 8 Through December 17
Gillibrand Praises Infrastructure Bill Passing The House; Recommits To Passing Paid Leave In Build Back Better Agenda
Last night, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will help revitalize America’s aging infrastructure and deliver at least $27 billion in direct funding for New York infrastructure projects....