Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $200,000 In Funding For The Legal Services Corporation Of Western New York To Help Low-Income Individuals Access Legal Assistance
Funding Will Be Used To Provide Legal Aid To Individuals Navigating Legal System Without Resources Or Legal Representation
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Rushed Confirmation Of Judge Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court
Addressing the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation represents the efforts of the Republican Party...
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Gillibrand Denounces Rushed Confirmation Vote Of Judge Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court
Gillibrand Criticizes Republican Efforts To Rush Through Confirmation To Overturn ACA and Eliminate Medicaid Expansions; Overturning The ACA Would Immediately End Medicaid Coverage For Nearly 1.9 Million Beneficiaries In New York
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $200,000 Dollars In Funding To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease In New York State
U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced $180,366 in federal funding for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation...
Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration To Address And Aid Global Humanitarian Crises Exacerbated By COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led Senate Democrats in pushing the Trump administration to address the global humanitarian crises exacerbated by COVID-19. In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting...
Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey, Engel, Maloney Renew Call On Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Hold A Public Hearing Before Moving Forward On Indian Point License Transfer
NRC Staff Is Expected to Provisionally Approve License Transfer Application To Holtec After Ignoring Petitions by New York State and Local Stakeholders to Hold Public Hearing And Address Community Concerns Before Moving Forward; Lawmakers To NRC: “Your Continued Failure to Act on These Petitions For Public Hearings, Most Notably Your Failure to Act On New York State and the Town of Cortlandt, Village of Buchanan, and the Hendrick Hudson School District’s Petitions, Which Were Submitted 8 Months
Gillibrand Announces Bicameral Legislation To Create More Equitable Health Care System
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside a group of colleagues led by U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), announced comprehensive legislation to create a more equitable health care system and address health disparities for underserved communities. The Health...
Gillibrand, Cruz Lead Bipartisan Call To Expand U.S.-Israel Cooperation In National Defense Authorization Act Negotiations
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Ted Cruz (R-TX), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led their colleagues in sending a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the...
Gillibrand, Blumenthal Press Armed Service Committees To Pause Implementation Of New Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT); New Test Relies On Flawed Data And Could Undermine Military Readiness
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee urging the postponement of implementation of the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). The senators...
Senator Gillibrand, Restaurateurs David Chang And Tom Colicchio Call For Bipartisan Legislation To Help Independent Restaurants Survive Economic Crisis
Restaurants Across New York Face Growing Uncertainty As Cold Weather Limits Outdoor Dining And Uptick In Coronavirus Cases Threatens to Bring More Restrictions; Bipartisan RESTAURANTS Act Would Revitalize New York’s Second Largest Industry And Keep Struggling Restaurants In Business