Press Releases
In The Midst Of Record-Breaking Flight Cancellations And Chaos At Airports, Senator Gillibrand Calls For An Investigation Into Potential Unfair Or Deceptive Airline Business Practices
More Flights Were Canceled In June 2022 than Any Other Previous June In the United States
Gillibrand Fights To Provide Mandatory Funding For The Title X Family Planning Program
This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined her colleagues in support of the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act to provide consistent and mandatory funding for the Title X Family Planning Program. This robust source of funding would help provide and protect...
ICYMI: Buffalo News Editorial Board Praises Landmark Burn Pits Legislation
In case you missed it, The Buffalo News published an editorial praising the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, a key cornerstone of which is Senator Gillibrand’s bipartisan Presumptive...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Declare A National And Public Health Emergency On Reproductive Rights
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 17 of her colleagues in urging the Biden administration to declare a national and public health emergency over Americans’ access to reproductive care. Within weeks of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, dozens...
Gillibrand And Schumer Call For The Reopening Of Amtrak’s Adirondack Line To Help Revitalize North Country Economy
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on Amtrak to reopen the Adirondack line, the upstate rail service between Montreal and New York City that has been suspended for more than two years due to the COVID-19 global...
Gillibrand, Blackburn, Hirono, Graham Introduce Bill To Prohibit Non-Disclosure Agreements In Cases Of Sexual Misconduct
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the Speak Out Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would prohibit predispute non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in instances in which...
Gillibrand Pushes to Close Funding Gap in 9-11 WTC Health Program; Presses for Fix in Reconciliation or Defense Bill
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference to push Congress to pass the 9-11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act in order to deliver $3 billion in supplemental funding to close the impending funding gap in the...
Gillibrand Secures $14m In Funds For Macarthur Airport As Part Of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that Long Island MacArthur Airport is the recipient of a $14,110,000 award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Funds for...
Standing At The Food Bank Of Central New York, Gillibrand Announces Passage Of The Keep Kids Fed Act, Pushes For Further Action To Fight Child Hunger
More Than 1 in 6 Children in Onondaga County Face Food Insecurity; Gillibrand’s Proposals Would Expand Funding For School Nutrition Programs And Make It Easier For Kids To Access Free And Low-Cost Meals
In Rochester, Gillibrand, Morelle Announce Passage Of The Keep Kids Fed Act, Push For Further Action To Fight Child Hunger
Nearly 1 in 5 Children in Monroe County Face Food Insecurity; Gillibrand’s Proposals Would Expand Funding For School Nutrition Programs And Make It Easier For Kids To Access Free And Low-Cost Meals