Press Releases
Following Years Of Support For The Rome Air Force Research Lab, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Designation Of The AFRL As The Quantum Information Science Research Center For The U.S. Air Force, Space Force
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) In Rome, NY, Is The DoD’s Premier Research Organization For Discovery, Development and Delivery of Warfighting Technologies for Air, Space and Cyberspace Forces; $8 Million Awarded to Rome Lab to Conduct R&D On QIS Technologies at The Innovare Advancement Center; In 2020, Schumer, Gillibrand Secured Over $278M In Funding For The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome For Fiscal Year 2021 – More Than $37M Above The President’s Budget Request & $6M More Than Fis
ICYMI: Washington Post Op-Ed Praises Senator Gillibrand’s Landmark Legislation Ending Forced Arbitration For Sexual Harassment And Sexual Assault
In case you missed it, the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin published an op-ed praising the passage of Senator Gillibrand’s bill to end forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault as a major civil rights win. Senator Gillibrand first...
Gillibrand Statement On Resignation Of Governor Andrew Cuomo
Addressing the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “First and foremost, I want to thank the incredibly courageous women who came forward and shared their stories. They are the true...
Gillibrand Announces Key Victories For New York In Infrastructure Package
After Months of Negotiations, Record-Breaking Funding Will Deliver Billions to Advance Critical New York Infrastructure Projects And Create Good-Paying Jobs; Includes Funding For Bridge Repairs, Transit, Airports, Highways, And Improved Sewage and Clean Drinking Water; Gillibrand Successfully Pushed For $1 Billion in Funding To Invest in Revitalization Projects that Will Reconnect Neighborhoods And Lay the Foundation for a More Equitable Future
Gillibrand Applauds Biden’s Commitment To 9-11 Transparency; Vows To Continue Fight To Secure Accountability And Justice For Survivors And Families
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement applauding the Biden administration’s filing to review federal documents related to 9-11: “I applaud President Biden’s commitment...
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
Today, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Harlem Hellfighters, a Black infantry regiment of the New York...
Almost Three Years Since The Tragic Schoharie Accident Took 20 Lives, Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Safety Provisions In Infrastructure Bill Setting Federal Limo Safety Standards & Closing Deadly Loopholes To Get Dangerous Limos Off Roads And Save Lives
Schoharie’s October 2018 Limo Accident Was Nation’s Deadliest Accident In Years; Reports Revealed Gaping Loopholes In Federal Safety Regulations; Senators Fought To Include Safety Standards In Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill & Amendments To Boost Safety Limos On NY Roads For Passengers, Drivers, & Pedestrians; Schumer, Gillibrand: The Memory Of The Victims Lives On In The Lives They Will Save
Gillibrand, Colleagues Call For Lower Prescription Drug Costs Reform In Reconciliation Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Aging Committee, joined colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) urging...
Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Protect Consumers From Exposure To Toxic Phthalate Chemicals
Exposure To Dangerous, Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Can Impair Fertility
Gillibrand Statement On The Confirmation Of Eunice Lee To The Second Circuit Court Of Appeals
Addressing the confirmation of Eunice Lee to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “I was honored to introduce Eunice Lee at her confirmation hearing for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and I...