Press Releases
Gillibrand Condemns DOJ Announcement Identifying New York As “Permitting Anarchy”
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s announcement that New York is among three cities whose federal funding is “under review” for “permitting violence and...
Gillibrand, Colleagues To DHS IG: Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies At ICE Facility
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 42 senators in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General Joseph Cuffari urging him to immediately investigate a whistleblower complaint alleging forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention...
Gillibrand Statement On The Passing Of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The world has lost a giant. A brilliant jurist, a resolute champion for justice and a trailblazer for women’s rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has left a legacy that will echo through history. Justice Ginsburg will forever be a feminist icon who...
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Postmaster General To Reverse Harmful Operational Changes To U.S. Postal Service That Have Resulted In Delays Of Medications To New Yorkers
Following alarming reports that delivery time for critical prescription medications have increased, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling for the immediate reversal of harmful...
Schumer, Gillibrand To Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Restore 9-11 Health Care Funds To FDNY And First Responders
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter this morning to Treasury Department Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding the Treasury Department withholding nearly $4 million in reimbursements to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) for health...
Senators Gillibrand And Sanders Reintroduce Postal Banking Act To Fund United States Postal Service And Provide Basic Financial Services To Underbanked Americans
Gillibrand and Sanders’ Postal Banking Act Would Provide Low-Cost, Basic Financial Services to Americans Who Lack Access to Banks, Protect Families from Predatory Lending, and Create Essential Revenue for Postal Service; Push Follows the Trump Administration’s Repeated Attacks on Postal Service and Refusal to Provide Emergency Funding
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $1.5 Million In Federal Funding For Ithaca’s Cayuga Lake Waterfront Revitalization Project
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,372,533 in federal funding to develop pedestrian-friendly infrastructure along the Cayuga Lake Waterfront in the City of Ithaca. These funds will be used to...
Senator Gillibrand And Colleagues Urge Pompeo To Restore Critical Aid To Yemen To Help Combat Multiple Humanitarian Crises
Gillibrand Led Nearly 20 Senators In Calling for $73 Million In USAID Funding and Disbursement of Essential Medical Supplies; Call Echoes House Effort Led By U.S. Representatives Deutch, Khanna, Lieu, Pocan, Malinowski, and Engel
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discusses Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
Earlier Today, Gillibrand Stood With Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, Advocate John Feal And Veterans Advocates At U.S. Capitol To Announce The Presumptive Benefits For War Fighters Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxins Act; Bill Would Establish Presumption Of Service Connection For Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxins And Streamline The Process For Obtaining VA Benefits; An Estimated 3.5 Million Veterans Could Have Been Exposed To Burn Pits That S
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Jon Stewart, Veterans Advocates Announce Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
The Presumptive Benefits For War Fighters Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxins Act Would Establish Presumptive Of Service Connection For Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxins And Streamline The Process For Obtaining VA Benefits; An Estimated 3.5 Million Veterans Could Have Been Exposed To Burn Pits That Spewed Toxic Fumes And Carcinogens Into The Air; Now The VA Is Denying Veterans’ Benefits, Even As Veterans Suffer From Diseases Linked To Burn Pit Exposure, Such As Cancer And Other Re