Press Releases
Following Years Of Advocacy, Schumer, Gillibrand, Jones Secure Independent Review Of Safety Risks Posed By Aim Pipeline Projects For Lower Hudson Valley Communities Surrounding Indian Point; In New Letter, Reps Reinforce Community Concerns, Call On PHMSA To Exercise Oversight On All Existing Pipelines For Full, Comprehensive Review
Following Public Meeting With Local Officials, HV Community Leaders, Reps Announce PHMSA Has Heeded Calls For Oak Ridge National Lab to Preform Independent Review of AIM Pipeline Projects; Schumer, Gillibrand Jones: Independent Review Must Be Done Right With Comprehensive Community Input & Involvement; Federal Reps Remain Committed to Advocating for Transparency, Jobs, and Safety Throughout Decommissioning Process For IPEC Communities
Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Ban Foreign Nationals From Funding Ballot Initiatives And Influencing American Democracy
Today, Senator Gillibrand introduced the Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act, which would prohibit foreign nationals from donating money to fund ballot initiatives and referendums. Gillibrand introduced the bill following a ruling from the Federal...
Gillibrand Announces Nearly $1 Billion Included For Rural Communities In Build Back Better Agenda Framework; Gillibrand Pledges To Fight To Keep It In Package As Negotiations Continue
Rural Partnership Program, Modeled After Senator Gillibrand’s Rebuild Rural America Act, Was Included In The Latest Build Back Better Framework; During Negotiations, Gillibrand Successfully Fought For Lifeline to Rural Communities in Updated Build Back Better Framework
Gillibrand Statement Supporting Speaker Pelosi’s Paid Leave Proposal In Build Back Better Act
Addressing Speaker Pelosi’s proposal to include paid leave in the Build Back Better Act, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “I strongly support Speaker Pelosi’s proposal to include four weeks of universal paid family...
Gillibrand, Maloney Announce Major Debt Relief For Farmers Included In Build Back Better Package
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced that the...
Gillibrand Statement On Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy making landfall in New York: “Nine years after Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New York, devastating families, destroying homes and our coastlines, we...
Gillibrand, Suozzi Announce Inclusion Of Their Bill In Biden’s Build Back Better Framework To Ensure Long Islanders Are Not Taxed On Upgraded Septic Systems
The Lawmakers Previously Introduced the Bill to Help Long Islanders Save Money and Incentivize Upgrades Free From Fear of Taxes
Gillibrand Statement On Status Of Paid Leave Program In Build Back Better Agenda
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “Until the bill is printed, I will continue working to include paid leave in the Build Back Better plan.”
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
A Leading Advocate For Increasing Transparency In Congress, Senator Gillibrand Joins Colleagues In Introducing Legislation To Stop Federal Reserve Officials From Profiting Off Of Their Positions
Legislation Would Ban Fed Officials from Trading Individual Stocks to Help Restore Public Trust in the Federal Reserve Amid Recent Reports of Possible Conflicted Trading; Legislation Builds On Gillibrand’s STOCK Act; Gillibrand: “Public officials should serve the American people — not their own stock portfolios.”