Press Releases
Gillibrand Calls On Leader McConnell To Allow The Senate To Vote On $2,000 Emergency Checks
Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow the Senate to vote on House-passed legislation to deliver $2,000 direct payment checks to Americans facing economic hardship due to the...
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces Snap Increase And P-EBT Eligibility Expansion Included In Coronavirus Relief Package
As COVID-19 Has Exacerbated The Nation’s Hunger Crisis, Senator Gillibrand Has Fought For 15% Increase In SNAP Benefits And Legislation To Expand Eligibility For The P-EBT Program For Low-income Children Who Were Previously Left Out; Relief Package Also Includes Funding For Senior Nutrition Services
ICYMI: In El Diario Op-Ed, Gillibrand Outlines Tools To Fight Senior Fraud This Holiday Season
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Special Committee on Aging, wrote an op-ed for El Diario outlining tactics and strategies for families to use against the threat of fraud this holiday season. Scam calls have...
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $6 Billion In WIC Funding Included In The FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
Senator Gillibrand Urged Appropriations Leaders To Invest $6 Billion In The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, And Children (WIC) As 1 In 5 Parents Struggle To Feed Their Children
Gillibrand Announces Passage Of Her Horseracing Integrity And Safety Act
Bipartisan HISA Legislation Included in the FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
Gillibrand Statement On Senate Passage Of $900 Billion Relief Package And Omnibus
Following Senate passage of a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and omnibus, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, released the following statement: “While I am disappointed that Senator McConnell continues to oppose funding for state and local...
Gillibrand Statement Following Meeting With Secretary Of Agriculture Nominee Tom Vilsack
Following her meeting with Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement: “Today I had a productive meeting with Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom...
As Coronavirus Surge Prompts Renewed Stay At Home Orders, Gillibrand Calls For Extension Of Emergency Paid Leave Provisions
National Paid Sick Days And Family Leave Will Expire At The End Of December For Nearly 22 Million Americans, One-fifth Of The Workforce Will Be Forced To Choose Between Their Health Or Their Paycheck As COVID-19 Cases Surge Across The Country; Recent Study Shows Emergency Paid Leave Policies Reduced COVID-19 Infections; Gillibrand’s PAID Leave Act Would Provide All Employees With 14 Emergency Paid Sick Days And 12 Weeks Emergency Paid Family And Medical Leave
Gillibrand Calls For $16 Million In Funding To Combat The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
Destructive Spotted Lanternfly Threatens To Destroy Vineyards In Finger Lakes And Hudson Valley And Impede Region’s Economic Recovery
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen State Dept Role In Combating Anti-Semitism
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the Senate passage of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2019 (S.238, H.R. 221), a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would enhance the State Department’s role in...