Press Releases
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...
Gillibrand Statement On President Trump’s Tariffs On Branded Drugs
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the sweeping new import tariffs announced by President Trump, which include 100% duties on branded drugs: “At a time when families are already struggling with high health care costs, President...
Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration Ploy To Undermine Seniors’ Access To Treatment Under Traditional Medicare
New Medicare WISeR Pilot Program Hands Seniors’ Health Decisions to AI and Private Insurance Companies Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, is calling on the Trump administration to halt an experiment that...
Gillibrand Statement On Indictment Of James Comey
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey: “The indictment of James Comey is an extremely disturbing development,” said Senator Gillibrand. “President Trump directed his attorney...
Gillibrand, Gillen, Lawler Demand Reversal Of Proposed Cuts To Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium; Raise Alarm On Impact To NY Pediatric Brain Cancer Patients
Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04), and Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) sent a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and National Cancer Institute (NCI) Principal...