Press Releases
Gillibrand Demands That Trump Administration Restore Funding For Youth Mental Health Grants
New York Was Awarded Over $71 Million Through The Now-Terminated Programs From FY2022-FY2024 U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding that the Trump administration restore funding to two grant programs that support school-based mental health services, the Mental...
Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Reduce The Cost Of Prescription Drugs For Seniors
Millions Of Older Adults Struggle To Afford Their Prescription Medication Legislation Would Expand On Law That Lowers Costs For Prescription Drugs That Treat Diabetes, Kidney Disease, And Other Common Conditions Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking...
Gillibrand, Markey Slam Republican Plan To Rescind Over $1 Billion In Federal Funding For The Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Ed Markey led a group of 29 senators in slamming a Republican attempt to rescind $1.07 billion in already-allocated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds local public broadcasting stations...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Improve Seniors’ Access to Health Care
Legislation Would Improve Access To Care For Many Of The Over Two Million New Yorkers Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bipartisan group of senators in reintroducing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act,...
Gillibrand Statement On GAO Finding That The Trump Administration Violated The Law By Blocking Funding For Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, released the following statement on the Government Accountability Office’s conclusion that President Trump is violating...
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Legislation That Would Make Childbirth Free For Families With Private Insurance
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to discuss her Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, bipartisan legislation that would require insurance companies to fully cover the costs associated with childbirth, including labor and...
Senators Gillibrand And Schumer, Rep. Torres Statement On United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Vote To Withdraw E-Bike Safety Proposed Rulemaking
Today, United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, along with Congressman Ritchie Torres, released the following statement on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decision to withdraw the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on...
VIDEO: Gillibrand Secures Commitment From Transportation Secretary Not To Cancel Funding For Major Transit Capital Investment Projects
At today’s Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Transportation’s budget, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand secured an on-the-record commitment from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that he would...
Gillibrand Criticizes Trump Administration Policy That Hurts Students Enrolled In Her Cyber Academy Scholarship Program; Program Provides Free College In Exchange For Government Service
24 Universities Across New York State Are Eligible To Host Students Through The Cyber Academy Program Trump Administration Policy Would Deprive Graduates Of The Jobs They Were Promised U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is condemning a Trump administration...
Gillibrand Slams GOP Proposal To Slash Medicaid
Proposal Would Increase Costs, Put Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closure, Decrease Nursing Home Staffing, And Make It Harder For Kids To Access Care Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference slamming a recent Republican proposal – otherwise...