Press Releases
As New York’s Local Governments Face Billions In Lost Revenue Due To COVID-19 Crisis, Gillibrand Calls For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Plattsburgh
Decreasing Revenues Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic Have Left Local Governments Strapped; Dedicated Federal Funding for Local Communities Would Provide Necessary Relief for Lost Revenues, Increased Costs And Will Help Avoid Local Tax & Fee Increases; The Direct Support for Communities Act Will Complement Direct Relief to States
As New York’s Local Governments Face Billions In Lost Revenue Due To COVID-19 Crisis, Gillibrand Calls For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Binghamton
Decreasing Revenues Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic Have Left Local Governments Strapped; Dedicated Federal Funding for Local Communities Would Provide Necessary Relief for Lost Revenues, Increased Costs And Will Help Avoid Local Tax & Fee Increases; The Direct Support for Communities Act Will Complement Direct Relief to States
Gillibrand, MTA Leadership, NYS Senators And Assemblymembers Visit North White Plains Metro-North Station To Call For Federal Funding For MTA In Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Legislation
As New Yorkers are Beginning to Go Back to Work, MTA Must be Fully Equipped to Operate Safely and Efficiently; Gillibrand Previously Wrote to McConnell Requesting Funding in Upcoming Legislation to Cover MTA Revenue Loss Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gillibrand Calls For HHS To Address Maternal Health Disparities And Support Pregnant People Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside 14 Senate colleagues, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the agency’s meek response to the public health needs of at-risk populations and pregnant people during the COVID-19...
Gillibrand, Wyden, Booker, And Sanders Urge Senate Leadership To Prioritize Direct Relief For Small Farmers In Response To Ongoing Economic Crisis
Family Farms Have Received Minimal Small Business Relief Under The CARES Act And Struggle to Access Emergency Federal Farm Aid Allocated to USDA; The Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act Would Provide Critical Support For Small Farmers Suffering From Reduced Operations Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gillibrand Statement On DHS Memo Outlining Recession Of DACA
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum enacting significant changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, including reducing grants from two years to one year and outright rejecting new DACA...
Gillibrand Urges McConnell To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Unemployment Benefits Expanded Under CARES Act Are Set to Expire on July 31
As New York Communities Plan To Reopen Schools, Gillibrand Cosponsors Legislation To Increase Funding For Students With Disabilities
As communities across New York State begin planning to reopen schools, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is cosponsoring legislation to increase funding for children with disabilities. The coronavirus pandemic poses a unique threat to the education of more than 7...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1 Million In Federal Funding For Economic Development In New York’s Southern Tier And Capital Region
U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,200,000 in federal funding to help recovery efforts from COVID-19 economic disruptions in New York’s Southern Tier and Capital Region. The funding was allocated by the...
Gillibrand Joins Call On Anthony J. Tata To Withdraw Nomination For Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy
Following The Discovery Of Hateful And Conspiratorial Comments By Tata, Gillibrand And Her Colleagues Are Calling For His Resignation From The Pentagon; Tata Is Slated To Appear Before The Senate Armed Services Committee On Thursday