Press Releases
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
As Pride Month Begins, Gillibrand Calls For The Inclusion Of A Permanent Gender Inclusive Marker (“X”) On All Federal Ids
Third Gender Marker An Important Step Toward Equality For Transgender, Intersex, And Non-binary Americans
Gillibrand, Pappas, Delgado Reintroduce Legislation To Finally Stop Polluters From Contaminating Waterways With Toxic Levels Of Pfas
The Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act Would Regulate PFAS Chemicals by Requiring Creation of New Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Discharge into Waterways; PFAS Contamination Has Been Detected in 49 States Across the Country
Release Of Gateway Environmental Impact Statement Is Long-Awaited Greenlight For Gateway Tunnel
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s release of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Gateway Tunnel Project, which clears the path for the project to receive federal...
Gillibrand, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Resolution Condemning Recent Global Surge Of Antisemitism
Resolution is Co-Sponsored by 58 Senators
ICYMI: Video: Ahead Of Memorial Day, Senator Gillibrand And Veterans Advocate Jon Stewart Double Down On Push To Secure VA Benefits For Veterans Exposed To Toxic Burn Pits
The Presumptive Benefits For War Fighters Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxins Act Would Establish Presumption Of Service Connection For Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxins And Streamline The Process For Obtaining VA Benefits
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.5 Million For The BOC Capital Corporation To Support Minority Entrepreneurs And Small Businesses In New York City
Investment Projected to Create 800 Jobs, Save 2,000 Jobs, Leverage $18 Million Private Investment; Funding Will Support Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs in Kings, New York, Queens, Bronx, and Westchester Counties
Gillibrand Reintroduces Safe School Meals For Kids Act; Calls On Congress To Eliminate Harmful Pesticides From Produce In School Meals
Chlorpyrifos, A Pesticide Widely Used On Fruits and Vegetables Including Apples and Oranges, Has Been Linked to Developmental Disabilities in Children