Press Releases
Gillibrand Holds Aging Committee Hearing On Preventing Falls, Requests Study On Emerging Technology That Can Help Seniors Age Safely
Watch The Hearing Here Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, held a committee hearing alongside Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) to examine the threat of falls among older Americans and evaluate how...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Prioritize American Workers In U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Negotiations
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with 14 of her Senate colleagues, wrote a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Trump administration to prioritize American workers during the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
Gillibrand Demands Passage Of Bill To Provide Free Meals For All K-12 Students To Help New York Families Struggling Amid Rising Grocery And Gas Prices
Over 14 million children are food insecure, and nearly 40% of SNAP recipients are 18 or younger Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to call for passage of her Universal School Meals Program Act, legislation that would provide...
Gillibrand Secures $40.5 Million To Combat PFAS Contamination In New York
Funding Will Help Ensure That New Yorkers Have Safe Drinking Water Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, announced $40,525,000 in federal funding to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Expand Service Members’ Access To Reproductive Health Care
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), reintroduced legislation to guarantee service members access to reproductive...
Gillibrand, Schumer Announce $156.5 Million ASAP Grant For Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced that the $156.5 million All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)...
Gillibrand Statement On Long Island Rail Road Strike
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, released the following statement regarding the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike that began Saturday morning after...
On Long Island: Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Gillibrand Demands End To Reckless War With Iran To Provide Relief To Long Island Families
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at the Mobil gas station in Massapequa, slamming President Trump for causing the highest gas prices in years. With the average cost of gas in New York State today at $4.60 per gallon—nearly 50 percent more...
In Mattydale: Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Gillibrand Demands End To Reckless War With Iran To Provide Relief To Central New York Families
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at Byrne Dairy in Mattydale, calling out President Trump for causing the highest gas prices in years with direct impacts on Central New York families and farmers. With the average cost of gas in New York...
In Buffalo: Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Gillibrand Demands End To Trump’s Reckless War With Iran To Provide Relief To Western New York Families
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at an ARCO gas station in Buffalo, slamming President Trump for causing the highest gas prices in years. With the average cost of gas in New York State today at $4.60 per gallon—nearly 50 percent more than...