Press Releases
Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Provide Direct Relief To Small Farms Struggling To Stay Afloat Amid The Pandemic
Bill Provides A One Year Window To Apply For Debt Relief; Will Keep Farmers Operating For At Least Two Years After Receiving Loan Forgiveness
Gillibrand, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Push To Fully Fund U.S-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) led a bipartisan group of 38 senators in calling for $500 million to fully fund U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022....
ICYMI: Video: Gillibrand Introduces Eunice Lee, Judicial Nominee For Second Circuit Court Of Appeals, Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing
[Watch Video Here] Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced Second Circuit Court of Appeals judicial nominee Eunice Lee ahead of her confirmation hearing. Throughout her career, Lee has represented more than 380 indigent clients in proceedings...
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