Press Releases
Gillibrand Releases Original Report On How The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Is Shortchanging New York Borrowers; Announces Findings And Policy Fixes To Flawed Program
New York Borrowers Make Up 1 In Every 14 PSLF Program Participants Denied Forgiveness; Just 1.2% Of NY Borrowers Have Had Their Loans Forgiven; More Than 12,000 New York Borrowers Would Have Half of Their Loans Forgiven Under The What You Can Do for Your Country Act
Gillibrand Anuncia $35 Millones En Fondos Federales Para Instaurar Los Cuerpos De Salud Pública De La Ciudad De Nueva York
Los Cuerpos de Salud Pública aumentarán la fuerza laboral de la salud pública y enfrentarán las desigualdades en la salud pública
Gillibrand Applauds President Biden For Signing Bill To Designate The September 11th National Memorial Trail
1,300 Mile Trail Will Unite 9-11 Sites and Provide An Important Space for Healing and Remembrance
Gillibrand Announces $35 Million In Federal Funding To Establish New York City Public Health Corps
Public Health Corps Will Expand Public Health Workforce, Address Disparities in Public Health
To Address Bus Driver Shortage, Gillibrand Presses Department Of Education For Guidance On Emergency Relief Funds
New York School Districts Are Reporting An Average Bus Driver Shortage of 15-20 Percent This Year; Federal Emergency Funding Is Available for Hiring Bus Drivers But Specific Guidance is Lacking; Gillibrand Calls For Clarity And Improved Communication
After Months Of Advocacy, Gillibrand Applauds Reopening Of U.S.-Canada Land Border To Fully-Vaccinated Travelers From Canada
Gillibrand Pressed Admin to Make Reopening of Border a Top Priority; Pressed CDC For Medical Justification On Border Policy
Gillibrand Statement On Anniversary Of January 6 Attack On The Capitol
Addressing the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “The violent insurrection on January 6th was and is a stain on our American democracy. We were doing our jobs, counting...
Gillibrand Presses EPA To Strengthen Its Draft Plan To Address PFAS Discharges From Industry
Experts Estimate Nearly 30,000 Industrial Sites Could Be Discharging PFAS Into The Environment, Including Drinking Water Sources; EPA’s Preliminary Plan Excludes Seven out of Nine Industry Categories Making PFAS Pollution Crisis Worse; Gillibrand and Colleagues Seek Expanded List and Deadlines to Establish Standards for PFAS Polluters
Gillibrand Announces Over $2 Million In Funding To Accelerate Technology Entrepreneurship, Strengthen Regional Economies
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,653,546 in federal funding for programs that promote tech-based regional economic development. The funding was allocated through the Economic Development Association’s Build to Scale Program and will support...
Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Boost And Reinvigorate The City’s Creative Economy And Create Local Jobs
City-Based Arts Organizations Lost Nearly $1 Billion in Income Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic