Press Releases
Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Federal Workers
Bill Would Protect Federal Workers From Eviction and Other Challenges As Over 100,000 Federal Employees in New York Go Without Pay Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) alongside 17 Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Federal Employees Civil Relief...
Gillibrand, Grassley Reintroduce Legislation To Combat Sexual Assault On College Campuses, Improve Accountability And Transparency For Higher Education Institutions
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) reintroduced the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, legislation that would help combat sexual assault on college and university campuses. The bipartisan legislation would improve the way...
With New Yorkers’ Health Insurance Premiums Set To Soar, Gillibrand Details The Impact Of Rising Costs Across The State; Releases County-By-County Breakdown Of Premium Increases
A county-by-county breakdown of expected ACA premium increases across New York can be found at gillibrand.senate.gov/trumphealthcareincrease Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to discuss the impact of rising health insurance...
Gillibrand Statement On The Second Anniversary Of The October 7 Attack On Israel
Today, on the second anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “Today marks two years since Hamas carried out a senseless act of terror, brutally killing 1,200 innocent people, including dozens of...
Gillibrand Presses Trump On Possible Plans To Raise Social Security Retirement Age
Gillibrand: “Americans deserve to retire with dignity — not spend their retirement struggling to make ends meet.” There are approximately 3.8 million current Social Security beneficiaries in NY U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging...
Gillibrand Releases Statement On Infrastructure Funding Pullback
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to withhold $18 billion in infrastructure funding...
On The First Day Of A Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand Discusses The Need For Negotiations To Lower Health Care Costs And Reopen The Government
20 million Americans --- including at least 1.6 million New Yorkers --- will see a sudden increase in their health insurance costs if health care subsidies are not extended Today, on the first day of a Republican-led government shutdown, U.S. Senator Kirsten...
Gillibrand Statement On Government Shutdown
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement on the government shutdown: “Today, President Trump and congressional Republicans proved that they would rather shut down the government than make Americans’ health care more affordable....
Gillibrand Statement On New Trump Tariffs On Household Furniture And Other Wood Products
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported lumber, timber, kitchen cabinets, and upholstered furniture: “The cost of living for Americans is far too high, and President Trump is...
Gillibrand, 41 Democratic Colleagues Urge State Department To Resume Medical And Humanitarian Visas For Civilians in Gaza
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 39 Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern and demanding an...