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Gillibrand, Colleagues Call For $32B In Transit Funding In Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 24 colleagues in urging Senate leadership to provide an additional $32 billion in emergency supplemental funding for public transit agencies in the next COVID-19...
Gillibrand Joins Call To Strengthen Public Health Workforce To Reinforce Nation’s Response To COVID-19 Pandemic
Gillibrand Cosponsors Strengthening The Public Health Workforce Act To Fund Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program And Support Our Frontline Workers During Coronavirus Crisis
Gillibrand, Stabenow Letter To Secretary Perdue: Farmers To Families Food Box Program Must Have Kosher And Halal Options
Today, United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Perdue requesting information on what the USDA is doing to include Kosher and Halal foods in their Farmers to Families Food Box...
Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler Announce Over $450K In Federal Funding For Maritime Infrastructure Renovations In New York City
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) today announced $456,664 in federal funding for marine...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.5 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,377,992 in federal funding to provide additional telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The eleventh set of telehealth funding was...
With Evictions Across New York Expected To Rise, Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Increased Housing Protections
With evictions in New York State expected to rise, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are pushing for legislation to increase protections for renters by expanding the nation-wide moratorium on evictions for housing through March...
ICYMI: Gillibrand Makes Major Push For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus
In case you missed it, last Friday Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse calling for legislation to provide local New York governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2 Million In Federal Funding For Local Housing And Financial Counseling Programs
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,193,208 in federal funding allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Housing Counseling Grant program. The program provides...
Gillibrand Calls For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Syracuse
Decreasing Revenues Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic Have Left Local Governments Strapped; Dedicated Federal Funding for Local Communities Would Provide Necessary Relief for Lost Revenues, Increased Costs And Will Help Avoid Local Tax & Fee Increases; The Direct Support for Communities Act Will Complement Direct Relief to States
Gillibrand, Morelle Call For Direct Federal Relief Funding For Local Governments Responding To And Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic In Rochester
Decreasing Revenues Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic Have Left Local Governments Strapped; Dedicated Federal Funding for Local Communities Would Provide Necessary Relief for Lost Revenues, Increased Costs And Will Help Avoid Local Tax & Fee Increases; The Direct Support for Communities Act Will Complement Direct Relief to States