Press Releases
Gillibrand Pushes For Increased Funding For Lyme Disease And Tick-Borne Illness Research
Gillibrand Calling For Funding For CDC Research and Surveillance And For The Department of Defense Tick-Borne Disease Research Program; Despite High Number Of Lyme Disease Cases In United States, Federal Investment In Research And Prevention Remains At Just $191 Per Case
Gillibrand Announces New Legislation To Clean Up PFAS At New York State Military Installations With Highest Levels Of Contamination
New Legislation Includes $10 Billion Investment To Protect Military Communities From Toxic PFAS Chemicals; New Data Shows Little To No Progress Has Been Made To Clean Up Most Contaminated Military Bases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1 Million For Public Park Repairs In The Town Of North Hempstead
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,007,533.80 in federal funding to repair the Harbor Hills Park that incurred severe damages during Superstorm Sandy. The park posed a serious threat to public health...
Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan And Bicameral Bill To End LGBTQ+ And Religious Discrimination In The Child Welfare System
Approximately 122,000 Children in Foster Care System Waiting for a Home, But Discriminatory Laws are Keeping Them From Caring Families Wanting to Foster or Adopt, Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Marital Status and Religion; In New York State, More Than 3 In 4 LGBTQ+ Youth Ran Away Or Were Removed From Their Foster Homes
Gillibrand, Espaillat, James Stand At Youth Action YouthBuild In East Harlem Calling For Funding To Support Apprenticeship Program For At-Risk Youth
250,000 Young Adults In New York City Aged 16-24 Are In Need Of YouthBuild Mentorship; YouthBuild Program Participants Develop Formative Occupational And Academic Skills Training By Giving Back To Their Communities: In The Last Three Years, Over 1,000 New York YouthBuild Participants Have Built 97 Houses And Rehabbed At Least 146 Units Of Housing; Immediately Following Program, 50% Of All Enrollees Successfully Placed In Either Employment Or Postsecondary Education
Gillibrand: Time For Pathway To Citizenship For Essential Workers, Dreamers, TPS Recipients
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement calling for lawmakers to consider all options to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers who were on the frontlines of the pandemic response: “We must...
Gillibrand, Meng, Ocasio-Cortez Push For Federal Funding To Fight Maternal Mortality At Elmhurst Hospital
Elmhurst Hospital Was at the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Crisis; Lawmakers Highlight Obstetrical Inpatient Facilities Renovation as Top Priority
As Caregivers Are Forced To Choose Between Financial Security And Staying Home To Care For A Loved One, Gillibrand Pushes For Caregiver Social Security Credit
New York State’s Family Caregivers Provide Approximately $31 Billion in Unpaid Care Annually
ICYMI: NYT: Old-Guard Senators Defy Changes In How Military Treats Sex Assault Cases
Piece Details How Two Senators Are Blocking A Filibuster-Proof Bipartisan Majority From Reforming The Military Justice System; “If a foreign power were to attack any of our servicemen and women overseas, there would be a stampede of senators coming to the floor and demanding action. Now I hear only the footsteps of those coming to stop us from consideration of something that would help prevent attacks on our servicemen and women by one of their own.” – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA); Gillibrand’s MJI
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.6 Million For Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development To Provide Direct Access To Capital For Small Farms And Food Businesses
Investment Projected to Create Or Retain Nearly 300 Jobs, Leverage $2 Million In Private Investment; Revolving Loan Fund Will Provide Gap Financing for Businesses in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties