Press Releases
Standing In Front Of Hostos Community College, Senator Gillibrand Announces Eats Act To Expand Snap Benefit Eligibility To More College Students
Gillibrand Was Joined By CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Assembly Member Amanda Septimo, Hostos President Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Hostos Health And Wellness Director Fabián Wander, And Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg; As Many As 290,000 New York College Students Will Become Newly Eligible For SNAP Benefits Under The EATS Act
On Senate Floor, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Include Paid Leave In The Build Back Better Bill
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke on the Senate floor urging her colleagues to include paid family and medical leave provisions in the Build Back Better bill. For nearly ten years, Senator Gillibrand has been fighting to create a national paid leave...
Gillibrand, Leahy, Collins Introduce Bill To Lift Voices Of Dairy Farmers By Calling For Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings Addressing Class I Milk Pricing
Bipartisan Bill Inspired by Sen. Gillibrand’s September Hearing Addressing Volatile Milk Pricing; Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act Strong First Step to Broader FMMO Reform
Gillibrand Leads 65 Colleagues In Letter Pushing Committee Leadership To Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill In Final NDAA Language
Gillibrand: “This Bill Has Widespread Bicameral And Bipartisan Support And It Must Be Passed In The Final NDAA;” Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act Supported By 66 Senate Co-Sponsors, 220 House Co-Sponsors, 29 State Attorneys General + Coalition of Major Veterans Groups
ICYMI: Military Times: Veterans Groups Urge Congress To Include Military Sexual Assault Reforms In Defense Authorization Bill
In case you missed it, the Military Times published a story about a coalition of veterans groups pushing Congress to not remove or water down military sexual assault reform provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate NDAA includes Senator...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $300,000 In Federal Funding For Local Arts Organizations
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $300,000 in federal funding for local arts agencies in Westchester and St. Lawrence counties. The funding was allocated through the National Endowment for the Arts as part...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $500,000 In Federal Funding For Substance Use Disorder Recovery Services In Delaware And Otsego Counties
Delaware, Otsego And Chenango Counties Have No Drug Addiction Residential Treatment Facilities Or Detoxification Services; Region Is A Designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area
Gillibrand Bill Modernizes WIC Program And Makes Families First Coronavirus Response Act Waivers Permanent
MODERN WIC Act Would Invest $60 Million to Modernize and Increase Access to Critical Safety Net Program; Remote Services Implemented During Pandemic Removed Barriers to WIC Benefits and Helped Increase Child Retention; Bill Would Make Changes Permanent
Ahead Of The Holidays, Gillibrand Volunteers At The Foundry Center For Youth Development In Buffalo
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand participated in service activities across the state to help New Yorkers in need ahead of the holiday season. In Buffalo, Gillibrand volunteered at The Foundry, a community-based center committed to youth development and afterschool...
Gillibrand Visits Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach Center For Day Of Service And Joins Community Leaders To Kick Off The North Star Coalition In Rochester
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand participated in service activities across the state to help New Yorkers in need ahead of the holiday season. In Rochester, Senator Gillibrand visited Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach Center to assemble food packages and hygiene...