Press Releases
Gillibrand Statement On Postal Banking Pilot Program
Gillibrand praises “first step” to create a postal bank; pushes for her bill, the Postal Banking Act
As Biden Administration Eases Global Travel Restrictions, Gillibrand Presses CDC For Medical Justification On Canadian Northern Border Policy
Gillibrand Has Repeatedly Urged for Reopening the Land Border To Vaccinated Canadians; Beginning In November, Travel Restrictions Eased for Fully Vaccinated, Non-Essential Travel Via Air for The EU, UK, And Parts Of Asia
For Build Back Better Agenda, Gillibrand Calls For Historic Investment In Long-Term Care And Caregiver Economy In Binghamton
Between 2012 And 2016, Employment In Home Health Care In New York State Grew By More Than 56,000 Jobs; In 2017, 2.5 Million Family Caregivers In New York State Provided Approximately 2.1 Billion Hours Of Unpaid Care, Worth An Estimated $31 Billion; Home Care Workers Nationwide Earn a Median Wage Of $12 Per Hour and Roughly 18% Live In Poverty
For Build Back Better Agenda, Gillibrand Calls For Historic Investment In Long-Term Care And Caregiver Economy In Ithaca
Between 2012 And 2016, Employment In Home Health Care In New York State Grew By More Than 56,000 Jobs; In 2017, 2.5 Million Family Caregivers In New York State Provided Approximately 2.1 Billion Hours Of Unpaid Care, Worth An Estimated $31 Billion; Home Care Workers Nationwide Earn a Median Wage Of $12 Per Hour and Roughly 18% Live In Poverty
For Build Back Better Agenda, Gillibrand Calls For Historic Investment In Long-Term Care And Caregiver Economy In Buffalo
Between 2012 And 2016, Employment In Home Health Care In New York State Grew By More Than 56,000 Jobs; In 2017, 2.5 Million Family Caregivers in New York State Provided Approximately 2.1 Billion Hours Of Unpaid Care, Worth An Estimated $31 Billion; Home Care Workers Nationwide Earn a Median Wage Of $12 Per Hour and Roughly 18% Live In Poverty
With The Rate Of Military Suicide Outpacing Military Operation Deaths Four To One, Senator Gillibrand Presses For Improved Access To Mental Health Care For Active-Duty Military And Veterans
DoD 2020 Annual Suicide Report Released Today: 580 Service Members Died by Suicide in 2020, An Increase From 498 Service Members in 2019 According to Recent Reporting, Since 9-11, Approximately 7,057 Service Members Have Died In Combat During Military Operations While A Staggering 30,177 Active Duty Personnel And Veterans Have Died By Suicide; As U.S. Soldiers Withdraw From the Longest War In United States History, Many At Home Will Bear The Physical And Mental Scars Of Warfighting in Afgha
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $26 Million In Federal Funding For Head Start Across New York State
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S .Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $26,325,641 in Head Start funding to support early childhood education and care services for low-income children. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of...
Senator Gillibrand Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation In Elmira
Settled on the Border of Pennsylvania and the Iron Pipeline, Elmira Has Experienced a Rise in Gun Violence Over the Past Year; Legislation Would Make Gun Trafficking a Federal Crime, Address Flow of Illegal Guns Smuggled into New York through the Iron Pipeline
Today In Seneca Falls, Birthplace Of Women’s Suffrage, Senator Gillibrand Delivers Keynote Speech For Dedication Of “Ripples Of Change” Statues Honoring Brave Women Who Fought To Secure The Right To Vote
Gillibrand Successfully Fought for the Creation of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission; Supported The Appointment Of Karen Hill, President And CEO Of The Harriet Tubman Home, To Serve On Commission
Senator Gillibrand Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation In Syracuse
60% of Guns Used In Syracuse Crimes are Trafficked From Out of State; 13 Individuals Killed By Gun Violence In Syracuse So Far This Year; Legislation Would Make Gun Trafficking a Federal Crime, Address Flow of Illegal Guns Smuggled into New York through the Iron Pipeline