Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand Headlines The 86th NAACP NYS Conference Convention In Binghamton; Stands With Hazel Dukes To Address Issues Impacting The African American Community
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference with Hazel Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference, at the 86th NAACP New York State Conference Convention in Binghamton to address issues impacting the African American community....
In Rochester, Gillibrand Announces $60 Million Federal Investment In LIHEAP For New York State
Home Heating Bills Are Expected To Be As Much As 40% Higher In Rochester Than Last Winter; Monroe County Households Have Received Over $24 Million Through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in 2021-22
In Niagara Falls, Gillibrand Announces $60 Million Federal Investment In LIHEAP For New York State
Home Heating Bills Are Expected To Be As Much As 50% Higher In Western New York Than Last Winter; Niagara County Households Have Received Over $10 Million Through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in 2021-22
As Canada Lifts Restrictions Along The Northern Border, Gillibrand And Higgins Call For The United States To Ease Restrictions
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) are calling on the Biden administration to ease restrictions along the U.S.-Canada border in light of Canada’s lifting of their border restrictions. Starting October 1st,...
Gillibrand, Blackburn, Hirono, Graham Statement On Senate Passage Of The Speak Out Act
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statement regarding the Senate passage of the Speak Out Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would prohibit predispute...
As Part Of Her Advocacy For New York’s Small Dairy Farmers, Gillibrand Calls For Review Of Federal Milk Pricing System
Between 2018 and 2021, New York Lost 18% Of Its Dairy Farms; Gillibrand Is Fighting For Reforms That Would Help These Farms Stay Viable
Gillibrand Calls On Pentagon To Further Address PFAS Exposure At Military Installations
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, joined a bipartisan group of 40 senators to urge the Department of Defense (DoD) to increase its efforts regarding the testing and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
After Hurricane Fiona, Gillibrand Calls For Billions In Comprehensive Federal Relief For Puerto Rico
A week after Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico, leaving at least 16 people dead and hundreds of thousands more without power or running water, today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood in Midtown Manhattan to call for billions in federal economic relief for...
With Energy Bills Expected To Skyrocket, Gillibrand Calls For Emergency Energy Assistance Funding For Low-Income New Yorkers
Home Heating Bills Are Expected To Be 39% Higher In Parts Of Upstate New York Than Last Winter
Following Devastating Flooding In Pakistan, Gillibrand Calls On President Biden To Grant Temporary Protected Status To Pakistani Nationals
Following unprecedented flooding that has left one-third of Pakistan underwater and affected approximately 33 million people, today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led 11 of her Senate colleagues in writing a letter calling on President Biden to grant Temporary...