Press Releases
With Heating Prices Expected To Increase Nationwide This Winter, Gillibrand Calls On HHS To Ensure New York State Is Equipped To Keep Residents Safe During The Looming Energy Crisis
Sharp Increase In Energy Costs Means LIHEAP Purchasing Power Could Drop Significantly; The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Put Unprecedented Financial Burdens on Low-Income Families And Seniors – Rising Heating Costs Will Add To This Strain
Gillibrand Announces Nearly $30 Million In Federal Funding For Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturing At The Port Of Albany
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that $29.5 million in federal funding was granted for the Port of Albany’s Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Port Project. In a letter sent earlier this year, Senator Gillibrand advocated for...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Newly-Passed Infrastructure Dollars Will Be Used To Clean Up Superfund Sites In Elmira, Town Of Vestal, And Niagara County
Of the 49 Backlogged Sites on the National Priorities List Receiving Funding, 3 New York Locations Prioritized For Hazardous Waste Cleanup; Projects in Elmira, Town of Vestal, and Niagara County Funded Following Schumer, Gillibrand Securing Record-Breaking Funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law
Gillibrand Announces Her Recommendation For U.S. District Court For The Southern District Of New York, Jennifer Rochon, Has Been Nominated By President Biden
U.S. Senator Gillibrand applauded President Biden for nominating Jennifer L. Rochon to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Gillibrand recommended Rochon to President Biden earlier this year. “I am proud and grateful...
NDAA Final Language Includes Roadmap To Establish Gillibrand’s Seminal Cyber Academy
Gillibrand: “The Technological Advancement Of The 21st Century Has Made Cybersecurity One Of Our Most Important Lines Of Defense, But Right Now Too Many Parts Of The Government Don’t Have The Reinforcements They Need.”; Cyberattacks Cost the United States More Than $100 Billion Annually
Gillibrand, Chair Of The Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, Announces Her Hard-Fought NDAA Wins That Will Improve The Well-Being Of Service Members And Their Families
Gillibrand Secures 12 Weeks of Parental Leave for Both Mothers and Fathers, Expanded Health Care Benefits, and a 2.7% Base Pay Increase for All Service Members; NDAA Includes $27 Million Investment That Will Help Fund The Wellfield Expansion Resilience Project To Improve Fort Drum’s Water Supply
Gillibrand, Schumer Call on Federal Transit Administration to Fund the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wrote to the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority’s (RGRTA) application for funding from the Bus and Bus Facilities...
Gillibrand’s Groundbreaking Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Amendment Included In Final NDAA
Gillibrand’s Provision Will Establish a Formal Office to Carry Out a Coordinated Effort on Collection and Analysis Related to UAPs
Gillibrand Statement On The Gutting Of Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms By House And Senate Armed Services Leadership
Addressing the gutting of bipartisan military justice reforms by House and Senate Armed Services leadership, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “As sexual assault survivor advocates warned would happen for months, House and Senate...
As Omicron Cases Are Detected In New York, Gillibrand Pushes For Creation Of Covid-19 And Pandemic Response Centers Of Excellence To Prepare For Future Variants And Help Prevent Public Health Emergencies
Uncertainty Remains As Mutations Continue to Threaten Progress Combating COVID-19; The COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act would improve ability to track variants, prepare for public health emergencies and improve readiness