Press Releases
Gillibrand, Kim, Pingree, Goldman, And Anti-Hunger Leaders Demand Increased Action To Fight Hunger
***A Recording of The Press Conference is Available Here*** 47 Million Americans—Including Roughly 2.4 Million New Yorkers—Experienced Food Insecurity in 2023 Hunger Free America Released New National Reports To Fill The Information Gap Caused By The Elimination of...
Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Call On Leader Thune To Quickly Bring The Epstein Files Transparency Act To Floor For Vote
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and the rest of the Senate Democratic caucus, called on Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to...
Gillibrand, Schumer Announce More Than $100 Million For New Low- And No Emission Buses — Plus Key Transit Improvements Across New York State
The funding was secured and distributed under the FY25-26 Low or No Emission Grant Program and the FY25 Buses & Bus Facilities Program U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban...
Amid Rising Costs For Seniors, Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Trump Release Next Round Of Medicare-Negotiated Drug Prices
As Costs For Seniors Skyrocket, Gillibrand Calls on Trump to Focus on Lowering Prices, End Revolving Door of Special Interests Today, as costs for seniors continue to climb, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Senate Special Committee on...
Gillibrand, Schumer Deliver $104 Million For New York State Projects
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Minority Leader Charles Schumer announced that they secured $104 million for critical local projects in New York State in the FY2026 Agriculture-Rural Development and Military...
Gillibrand And Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Swiftly Release Home Heating Funds
With the federal government shutdown over but utility rates continuing to rise, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan push for the U.S. Department...
Gillibrand Statement On Veterans Day
Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, made the following statement in recognition of the roughly 18 million veterans in America: “Today, I...
With Medicare Open Enrollment Underway, Gillibrand Highlights Resources Available To Help Seniors Explore Their Options
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is offering seniors a slate of resources to help them navigate this year’s Medicare Open Enrollment period. During Medicare Open Enrollment, which started on October 15, 2025 and will last through December 7, 2025, beneficiaries...
Gillibrand, Ricketts Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Flood And Infrastructure Resiliency
New York Experiences Dozens Of Floods Per Year Resulting in More Than $130 Million in Annual Damages Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced bipartisan legislation to boost long-term flood resilience and help...
Gillibrand Statement Opposing Republicans’ Continuing Resolution
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement on Republicans’ continuing resolution: “Republicans currently control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Their refusal to work with Democrats to make life more affordable has led to the...