Press Releases
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...
Sen. Gillibrand, Reps. Kennedy And Meng Introduce New Legislation To Ban Enhanced Body Armor Use By Civilians
Legislation would ban armor like that worn by the assailant in the 2022 Tops supermarket shooting in Buffalo, NY, which killed 10 people Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation to prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced body...
Watch: Gillibrand Presses The Pentagon On Cost Of Iran War And U.S. Bombing Of Civilian Schools And Hospitals
Watch the exchange HERE At U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, CENTCOM’s Admiral Cooper acknowledged Pentagon has not investigated reports that U.S. and Israeli strikes hit 22 schools and several hospitals in Iran Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a...
Sen. Gillibrand, Reps. Pou And Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Civilian Victims Of Toxic Exposure
***Watch the Members’ Press Conference Here*** The Kenya Merritt Renewing Our PACT Act would allow civilians who served with U.S. troops in proximity to toxic burn pits to receive compensation for illnesses Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and...