Press Releases
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Job Protection Act To Expand FMLA Coverage To Millions Of Americans
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined five of her Senate colleagues to introduce the Job Protection Act. The legislation would expand the protections of the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows eligible employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid,...
Gillibrand Announces Several Of Her Priorities For Central New York, Including More Than $1.2 Million In Federal Funding, Passed In Final Bipartisan Funding Package
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing that several of her priorities for Central New York, including $1,280,000 in federal funding for the Town of Volney and Village of Pulaski, were successfully passed in the final omnibus funding package for...
Gillibrand Secures $2.5 Million In Bipartisan Funding Package To Rehabilitate City Of Cohoes’s Drinking Water Treatment Facilities
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the City of Cohoes will receive $2,500,000 in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to be used to rehabilitate the city’s aging drinking water treatment facilities. ...
Ahead Of SASC Subcommittee Hearing On Health Effects Of Burn Pits, Gillibrand Discusses Path Forward On Bipartisan Burn Pits Legislation
SASC Personnel Subcommittee Hearing Will Focus on the Health Effects of Exposure to Airborne Hazards, Including Toxic Fumes from Burn Pits
Gillibrand Applauds Senate Committee Passage Of COVID Commission Bill
Gillibrand’s provision would create a 9-11-style commission to investigate the COVID-19 outbreak and identify lessons learned regarding U.S. preparedness, response and recovery to improve our nation’s ability to respond to future outbreaks
Gillibrand Announces Unanimous Senate Passage Of The Sunshine Protection Act To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Gillibrand: “The Senate Has Passed This Commonsense Bill. Now It’s Time For The House To Spring Forward So We No Longer Fall Back on This Tired Tradition.”
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Announce Over $10 Million To Revolutionize Buffalo’s Transportation Infrastructure: Reps Secure Massive Fed $$$ To Transform Buffalo’s Long-Overdue Riverline Project, Supercharging The WNY Economy And Local Electric Buses, Adding New Bike Paths, & Greenways, Reconnecting Buffalo’s Neighborhoods To The Waterfront
ed Funding Is Greenlight For Long Overdue Projects To Better Connect Buffalonians To One Of WNY’s Greatest Gems: Lake Erie, And Revitalize Waterfront Schumer, Gillibrand Higgins Deliver $$$ To Make Buffalo Greener With Cleaner Electric Buses, Expand Bike And Pedestrian Paths, & Create New Environment Focused Infrastructure Reps: Buffalo Is Now In The Fast Lane For A Transportation Revolution!
Schumer, Gillibrand: Mohawk Valley To Receive Over $9 Million For Local Projects In The Recently Passed Bipartisan Funding Package; Includes Funding For Utica Pedestrian Bridge, Rural Broadband, Water Infrastructure, & Expanding Childcare
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that the Mohawk Valley will receive over $9 million in funding from the recently passed omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for critical local projects....
Gillibrand Visits Fort Drum To Meet With Major General Milford Beagle Jr. And To Announce $27 Million In Omnibus Funding To Support New York’s Service Members And Military Families
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Fort Drum to announce $27,000,000 in funding secured for the 10th Mountain Division in the recently passed bipartisan omnibus package. Senator Gillibrand fiercely advocated for this funding to be included in the FY22...
Gillibrand Visits YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester To Announce Omnibus Funding To Support Facility & Program Upgrades
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester to announce she has secured $640,000 in federal funds for the organization as part of the historic bipartisan omnibus appropriations agreement for Fiscal Year 2022. Sen....