Press Releases
As Health Care Systems Battle Worker Shortages, Gillibrand Announces Push For $67 Million In Federal Funding For Local Health Care Workforce Development Program
Area Health Education Centers Provide Critical Opportunities to Recognize and Respond to Local Health Needs; Gillibrand Continues to Push for the Implementation of Landmark Public Health Force Legislation
Following Tropical Storm Fred, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Availability Of Disaster Loans For Private Non-Profit Organizations In Upstate New York
Following their push for a Presidential disaster declaration for upstate New York after Tropical Storm Fred, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the availability of funding to aid Private Non-Profit organizations...
With Heating Prices Expected To Soar This Winter, Gillibrand Fights For Robust LIHEAP Assistance To Keep New Yorkers Safe And Warm
According to Recent Reporting, New York Residents Will Pay 21% More For Heat This Year; Utility Debt Grew From $12 Billion to As Much As $32 Billion Nationwide Last Year
Senator Gillibrand Leads Group Of Senators To Call On Congressional Leadership And Biden Administration To Prioritize Comprehensive National Paid Leave Program In Build Back Better Package
Comprehensive Paid Leave Would Help Add $1.6 Trillion to the Economy; Gillibrand: “I urge congressional leadership and the Biden administration to continue prioritizing this measure and I am ready to keep fighting alongside my colleagues to get this over the finish line.”
Gillibrand Announces $13 Million In Federal Funding For Rural Water Infrastructure
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $13,734,000 in federal funding for water infrastructure in New York’s rural communities. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program and...
Gillibrand Successfully Leads Senate Push Encouraging EPA To Strengthen National Plan To Address PFAS Discharges
Earlier this Month, Gillibrand Led the Push Seeking Expanded Industry List and Deadlines to Establish Standards for PFAS Polluters In EPA Roadmap; EPA’s Final Plan Includes Many Suggestions from Gillibrand’s Letter
Gillibrand Pushes To Keep Major Affordable Housing Investments For New Yorkers In Build Back Better Package
70% Of Extremely Low-Income Renter Households In New York Spend More Than Half Their Income On Housing
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Agriculture Disaster Declaration For Orange County
Following multiple disaster events in the 2021 Crop Year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a primary agricultural disaster designation...
Gillibrand Announces $15 Billion Delivered Directly To Families In Fourth Child Tax Credit Payment; Cumulative $61 Billion Has Gone Out Since July, Including Nearly $3.3 Billion For New Yorkers
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released a statement following delivery of the fourth Child Tax Credit payments: “The American Rescue Plan’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit is the largest anti-poverty measure in decades, and since July,...
Gillibrand Announces $15 Billion Delivered Directly To Families In Fourth Child Tax Credit Payment; Cumulative $61 Billion Has Gone Out Since July, Including Nearly $3.3 Billion For New Yorkers
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released a statement following delivery of the fourth Child Tax Credit payments: “The American Rescue Plan’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit is the largest anti-poverty measure in decades, and since July,...