Press Releases

Legislation Would Make Gun Trafficking a Federal Crime, Address Flow of Illegal Guns Smuggled into New York through the Iron Pipeline; Nearly 75% of Guns Used In Long Island Crimes are Trafficked From Out of State

U.S. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $27,330,750 in federal funding for the construction of a new railhead loading facility at Fort Drum. The expansion of the railhead loading facility will allow the base to...

Senator Gillibrand, Chair Of The Agriculture Subcommittee On Livestock And Dairy, Held A Hearing To Address Volatile Milk Pricing And Federal Milk Marketing Order System Modernization; Gillibrand Emphasized Need For Federal Milk Marketing Order System Reforms To Keep Up With The 21st Century Market

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security, will hold a hearing to address volatile milk pricing and explore the need for federal milk marketing...

Health Force Would Train Community Health Workers and Work to Increase Vaccination Rates in Most Vulnerable Communities; Researchers Project That By 2030, NYS Could Be Short As Many As 39,000 Nurses, Leaving Hospitals, Nursing Homes, And Patients In Jeopardy; Health Force Simultaneously Tackles Health and Employment Crises

In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio penned a bipartisan op-ed in Newsweek today calling for the passage of the Presumptive Benefits for War...

Letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requests investigation into allegation that Amazon “systematically denies reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees at its fulfillment centers”

Gillibrand Calls on EPA to Exercise Oversight Powers Under the Clean Air Act and Assess Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrency Mining at the Greenidge Generation Plant

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer and Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) called on Congress to pass the 9-11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act. The legislation would...