Press Releases
Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Push To Enforce USMCA Dairy Provisions
Gillibrand: USMCA Dairy Provisions Must Be Adhered To In Order To Create Level Playing Field for New York’s Dairy Farmers
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $950K In Federal Funding For Economic Development In Upstate New York
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $965,000 in federal funding awarded through the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) COVID-19 Recovery Assistance. This funding will support...
Gillibrand Denounces New CDC COVID-19 Testing Guidelines Directing People Not To Get Tested Even If They’ve Been Exposed To The Virus
Addressing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated COVID-19 testing guidelines—which say that people do not need to get tested for COVID-19, even if they’ve been exposed to the virus—U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...
Following Alarming Reports Of Small Farmers Being Disadvantaged By Farm Relief Program, Gillibrand Demands USDA Answer For Inequitable Distribution Of Benefits And Urges Agency To Provide Direct Relief For New York’s Small Farmers
Recent NBC Report Uncovered Striking Disparities In Payouts To Farms: Corporate Agribusinesses And Larger-scale Foreign-owned Farms Received Millions Of Dollars Through CFAP, While Nearly 7,000 Small Farms Nationwide Received Less Than $200, And Nearly 200 Received Less Than $20; Gillibrand To Renew Call For Relief For America’s Small Farmers Act To Provide Crucial Support For Small Farmers Suffering From Limited Operations Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
Senators Gillibrand And Rounds, Representatives Cisneros And Mast Urge Congress To Include Bipartisan Bill To End Military Child Abuse In Final NDAA
Following Push By Gillibrand and Rounds, End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act Passed As Amendment To NDAA in the Senate
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $11.5 Million In Federal Funding For Busing Services In New York City And Long Island
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11.6 million in federal funding for Suffolk County and the New York City Department of Transportation. This funding was awarded through the Department of...
Gillibrand Leads 23 Senators To Submit Amicus Brief On Ending Discrimination In Foster Care And Adoption
Amicus Brief Was Submitted by 172 Members of Congress
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge HHS And CMS To Provide Critical Resources To Home Health And Community Based Care Services As They Adapt To COVID-19 Pandemic
Pandemic Has Challenged Home Health Care And Home And Community-based Services’ Ability To Provide Care To Older Adults And People With Disabilities; Senators Push For Increased Access To Essential PPE As Reports Emerge That Home Care And Hospice Caregivers Have Struggled To Obtain And Maintain Adequate Supplies
Gillibrand Joins Bicameral Call To Invest In Socially Disadvantaged And Veteran Farmers Struggling To Stay Afloat During The Pandemic
Push Follows Trump Administration Decision to Divert Funds Away From Section 2501 Program That Addresses Needs of Black, American-Indian, Asian-American, Latino and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
Gillibrand Cosponsors Legislation To Provide Emergency Federal Relief To Vital Bus, Motorcoach And Ferry Service Operators
The Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act of 2020 Would Save Jobs and Essential Transportation Links