Press Releases
As Communities Prepare For Reopening, Gillibrand Pushes For Legislation To Fund And Stabilize Child Care
Gillibrand is Calling for a $50 Billion Child Care Stabilization Fund to Support Providers Struggling to Stay Open With Limited Revenue Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $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 $2,667,741 in federal funding to provide additional telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The ninth set of telehealth...
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Pass The Justice In Policing Act
Legislation Proposes Sweeping Police Reform Amidst Nationwide Protests On Police Brutality
Schumer, Gillibrand Co-Sponsor Bill To Make Safety Equipment Mandatory On Helicopters
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand co-sponsored the Helicopter Safety Act of 2020, a bill to require terrain awareness and warning systems, crash-resistant flight data, and voice recorders on all helicopters...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $4 Million In Federal Funding For Transportation Services In Chemung County
U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,800,000 in federal funding for Chemung County’s C-Tran System. This federal funding was allocated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the CARES...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $7.8 Million In Federal Head Start Funding For Long Island
Funding Will Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children
Gillibrand Works To Expand Health Care Access For Immigrant Women By Co-Sponsoring The Heal Act
As COVID Crisis Continues To Disproportionately Impact Immigrant Communities, Bill Would Open Health Care Access To Underserved Immigrant Women
Gillibrand, Colleagues Reiterate Call For Federal Investigation Into Racially Discriminatory And Violent Policing At Minneapolis Police Department After George Floyd’s Death
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined two dozen colleagues in a follow up letter to Attorney General Barr reiterating a previous request that the Department of Justice open an investigation into patterns and practices of racially discriminatory and violent...
Gillibrand Joins Call To Eliminate Food Deserts And Address Food Insecurity During Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined more than 20 Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to prioritize programs to improve access to nutritious, affordable food as...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Food Box Program
As Demand at Food Banks Soar Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Senators Question Effectiveness and Efficiency of USDA Program