Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $500K In Agricultural Research Funding For Rural New York
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced $494,000 in federal funding for agricultural research and development at Cornell University and the Cold Spring Harbor...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $150K In FEMA Funding For Firefighters
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) For First Responders
Schumer, Gillibrand: DOJ Must Take Immediate Action To Implement And Enforce Death In Custody Reporting Act
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand recently joined colleagues in a letter to Department of Justice Attorney General Barr requesting that Department of Justice (DOJ) take immediate action to implement and enforce...
Senator Gillibrand Visits PRG Scenic Technologies, Calls For Legislation To Invest In Workforce Training And Protect American Jobs In Response To COVID-19 Crisis
Facility Revamped Manufacturing to Meet Public Health Guidelines For Worker Safety In Order To Produce Face Shields for Frontline Health Care Workers and Thermal Temperature Scanners for Workplaces; Gillibrand Pushes For Legislation to Strengthen America’s Workforce and Help Workers Gain and Refine Their Skills for In Demand Jobs During the Coronavirus Crisis
Senator Gillibrand Visits Central Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired (CABVI), Calls For Legislation To Invest In Workforce Training And Protect American Jobs In Response To COVID-19 Crisis
CABVI Facility Revamped Manufacturing to Produce Medical Supplies, PPE, and Gloves for Federal and State Governments; Gillibrand Pushes For Legislation to Strengthen America’s Workforce and Help Workers Gain and Refine Their Skills for In Demand Jobs During the Coronavirus Crisis
Senator Gillibrand Visits The Trudeau Institute, Calls For Legislation To Invest In Workforce Training And Protect American Jobs In Response To COVID-19 Crisis
The Trudeau Institute Has Researched COVID-19 Vaccine, Manufactured Thousands of Kits of COVID-19 Testing Liquid To Expand Local Hospitals’ Testing Capacity; Gillibrand Pushes For Legislation to Strengthen America’s Workforce and Help Workers Gain and Refine Their Skills for In Demand Jobs During the Coronavirus Crisis
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge ICE And DHS To Withdraw New Guidance That Threatens International Students With Deportation
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined nearly 100 Senate and House Democrats in a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging the agencies to withdraw new guidance issued by ICE that imperils the...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $6 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,211,956 in federal funding to provide additional telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. This set of telehealth funding was...
Gillibrand Cosponsors Legislation To Provide Resources For Senior Housing Facilities To Protect Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Aging Committee, cosponsored legislation to ensure senior housing facilities have the resources needed to keep older adults safe during the coronavirus pandemic. The Emergency Housing Assistance for Older...
As New York Hospitals Face Sustained Revenue Losses Due To COVID-19 Crisis, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Provide Additional Relief And Forgive Loans In Next Relief Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on Congress to provide financial relief to hospitals struggling to stay afloat due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Senate leadership, Gillibrand called for Medicare accelerated/advanced payment program loan...