Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand Highlights How $1 Billion Could Fund Law Enforcement Instead Of Trump’s Ballroom
During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is highlighting data showing how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars congressional Republicans want to pay for Donald Trump’s ballroom project could instead be used to fund vital federal programs that...
Gillibrand, Schumer Push Secretary Hegseth To Restore Collective Bargaining Rights To 300,000 Department Of Defense Employees
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, along with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressmen Paul Tonko (D-NY) and John Mannion (D-NY), criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s unilateral termination...
Gillibrand Statement On Trump Causing Consumer Prices To Hit Three-Year High
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement after a new consumer price report found that prices have surged to their highest level in three years, driven by Donald Trump's war in Iran and his administration's cost-increasing policies: “At the...
Gillibrand Calls On Centers For Disease Control And Prevention To Provide Public Updates On Hantavirus Spread
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fulfill its obligation to provide timely and accurate information about the spread of hantavirus to both health professionals and the public. Since April,...
Gillibrand Announces $1 Billion In Funding For Second Avenue Subway Extension And Gateway Hudson Tunnel
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), announced $307 million in funding for the Second Avenue Subway Extension project and $700 million for the Gateway...
Gillibrand Statement On Release Of UAP Files
Today, after the Trump administration announced its release of files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement. Gillibrand has long championed UAP disclosure and transparency, and in the FY2024...
Gillibrand Statement On Trump’s Tariffs Being Struck Down Yet Again In Federal Court
Today, after the Court of International Trade ruled that President Trump’s global 10% tariffs were unlawful, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “Once again, Donald Trump’s price-hiking tariffs have lost in court. It’s time for the...
Gillibrand, Schumer Call On Education Secretary McMahon To Rescind And Reissue TRIO Grant Announcements
Senators Sound Alarm about “Fundamental Shift” in Program Mission Last week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Charles Schumer called on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to rescind and reissue the TRIO Talent Search and Educational...
Gillibrand, Cantwell, Wyden, Booker Press FTC On Anti-Competitive Business Practices That Exacerbate Food Insecurity And Raise Grocery Prices
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) pressed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the need to crack down on anti-competitive restrictive covenants that exacerbate food insecurity and raise...
Senators Gillibrand And Tillis Pass Resolution To Honor “Donut Dollies” For Wartime Service
Volunteers offered recreational activities, emotional support, and a sense of home to troops in combat zones during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced Senate passage of their...