Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle Secure $83 Million Boost In Funding For Rochester Laser Lab In The Recently Passed Bipartisan Spending Package For Fy2022; Funding Will Boost Cutting Edge Energy Research, Strengthen National Security, & Ensure New York Continues To Lead In Innovation
Following Their Push, Reps Secure Boost For U Of R’s Laser Lab, An Increase Of $1 Million Compared To Last Year; Bipartisan Funding Will Help Support Nearly 900 Jobs In Rochester & Throughout Upstate New York; Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Funding Will Keep Rochester Laser Lab Focused On Keeping America As World Leader In Nuclear Stewardship & Research
Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Senate Delegation In Visit To Poland And Germany
Senator Gillibrand Will Join Nine Fellow Senators to Meet With U.S. Military Leaders, NGOs, and Ukrainian Refugees In Poland
Gillibrand Announces Win For City Of Salamanca In Bipartisan Funding Package
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the City of Salamanca will receive $303,000 in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The funding will allow the city to upgrade HVAC equipment and water conservation and conduct...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Job Protection Act To Expand FMLA Coverage To Millions Of Americans
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined five of her Senate colleagues to introduce the Job Protection Act. The legislation would expand the protections of the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows eligible employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid,...
Gillibrand Announces Several Of Her Priorities For Central New York, Including More Than $1.2 Million In Federal Funding, Passed In Final Bipartisan Funding Package
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing that several of her priorities for Central New York, including $1,280,000 in federal funding for the Town of Volney and Village of Pulaski, were successfully passed in the final omnibus funding package for...
Gillibrand Secures $2.5 Million In Bipartisan Funding Package To Rehabilitate City Of Cohoes’s Drinking Water Treatment Facilities
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the City of Cohoes will receive $2,500,000 in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to be used to rehabilitate the city’s aging drinking water treatment facilities. ...
Ahead Of SASC Subcommittee Hearing On Health Effects Of Burn Pits, Gillibrand Discusses Path Forward On Bipartisan Burn Pits Legislation
SASC Personnel Subcommittee Hearing Will Focus on the Health Effects of Exposure to Airborne Hazards, Including Toxic Fumes from Burn Pits
Gillibrand Applauds Senate Committee Passage Of COVID Commission Bill
Gillibrand’s provision would create a 9-11-style commission to investigate the COVID-19 outbreak and identify lessons learned regarding U.S. preparedness, response and recovery to improve our nation’s ability to respond to future outbreaks
Gillibrand Announces Unanimous Senate Passage Of The Sunshine Protection Act To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Gillibrand: “The Senate Has Passed This Commonsense Bill. Now It’s Time For The House To Spring Forward So We No Longer Fall Back on This Tired Tradition.”
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Announce Over $10 Million To Revolutionize Buffalo’s Transportation Infrastructure: Reps Secure Massive Fed $$$ To Transform Buffalo’s Long-Overdue Riverline Project, Supercharging The WNY Economy And Local Electric Buses, Adding New Bike Paths, & Greenways, Reconnecting Buffalo’s Neighborhoods To The Waterfront
ed Funding Is Greenlight For Long Overdue Projects To Better Connect Buffalonians To One Of WNY’s Greatest Gems: Lake Erie, And Revitalize Waterfront Schumer, Gillibrand Higgins Deliver $$$ To Make Buffalo Greener With Cleaner Electric Buses, Expand Bike And Pedestrian Paths, & Create New Environment Focused Infrastructure Reps: Buffalo Is Now In The Fast Lane For A Transportation Revolution!