Press Releases
Gillibrand, Colleagues, Send Letter Calling For Investigation Into Amazon Treatment Of Pregnant Workers
Letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requests investigation into allegation that Amazon “systematically denies reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees at its fulfillment centers”
Gillibrand Presses EPA For Increased Oversight On Bitcoin Mining Operations In Dresden, NY
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
Gillibrand, Schumer And House Colleagues Call On Congress To Pass The 9-11 Responder And Survivor Health Funding Correction Act Ahead Of 20th Anniversary Of 9-11 Attacks
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...
La Senadora Gillibrand Exhorta A Las Entidades Y Personas De Nueva York A Que Soliciten Asistencia De Fema Luego Del Huracán Ida
Gillibrand logró que FEMA aprobara la declaración de desastre para los condados de Kings, Bronx, Queens, Richmond y Westchester; la asistencia individual y pública ahora está disponible para las comunidades recuperándose después del paso de Ida; Para solicitar el Programa de Individuos y Familias, visite DisasterAssistance.Gov/es o llame al 1-800-621-FEMA
Senator Gillibrand Encourages New York Entities And Individuals To Apply For FEMA Assistance In Wake Of Hurricane Ida
Gillibrand Successfully Urged FEMA To Approve Disaster Declaration for Kings, Bronx, Queens, Richmond, and Westchester Counties; Individual and Public Assistance Now Available To Communities Recovering From Ida; To Apply for the Individuals and Households Program Visit DisasterAssistance.Gov Or Call 1-800-621-FEMA
Gillibrand Applauds President Biden Granting A Major Disaster Declaration To Help New York Recover From Ida
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement praising President Biden granting a Major Disaster Declaration for New York State: “I am deeply grateful that President Biden has granted a Major Disaster Declaration for New York State in...
Gillibrand Statement On Biden Executive Order Increasing Transparency Around 9-11 Investigations
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement addressing President Biden’s executive order increasing transparency around federal 9-11 investigations: “I am grateful for President Biden’s executive order, which will help give...
Gillibrand Statement On Supreme Court Allowing Texas Abortion Ban
Addressing the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Texas abortion ban to go into effect, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “The law in Texas – and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it – is...
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration For New York City, Long Island & Hudson Valley Communities Ravaged By Tropical Storm Ida
On September 1st, Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida Deluged New York City, Long Island, and Hudson Valley Regions, Killing New Yorkers, Damaging Homes, Businesses, Subways And Roads With Record-Breaking Rainfall & Dangerous Flooding; Senators Say FEMA Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds For Impacted Communities In Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster & Westchester Counties; Senators To FEMA: Mobilize Disaster Ass
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $11 Million In FEMA Funding For Fire Departments In New York State
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,499,044 in federal funding for fire departments across New York State. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency...