Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $11 Million In Federal Funding For Health Care Centers In New York State During COVID-19
Funding Will Support Medical Facilities Across New York State During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Following Push, Gillibrand Announces Inclusion Of Bipartisan Legislation To Address PFAS In Drinking Water And Other Key Provisions In Senate Water Resource Development Act And Drinking Water Infrastructure Act Passed By EPW Committee
Gillibrand, Member Of The Senate Environment And Public Works (EPW) Committee, Secured Inclusion Of Bipartisan Protect Drinking Water From PFAS Act, Dam Safety Provisions, Projects For Puerto Rico, And Previously Announced PIPE Act In Committee-Drafted Bill
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $16 Million EPA Water Infrastructure Loan For The City Of Cortland
U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced a $16 million Water Infrastructure Loan allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Gillibrand Calls For Legislation To Ban “Ghost” Guns
As Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms, the Untraceable Firearms Act Would Require Gun Kit Manufacturers and Distributors To Comply with Federal Firearm Safety Guidelines
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $1.6 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,589,591 in federal funding to provide telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The funding was allocated through the Federal...
Senators Gillibrand, Markey, Rubio, And Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen America’s Bioeconomy
The Bioeconomy Research And Development Act Of 2020 Would Strengthen And Broaden Research In Engineering Biology As Scientists And Researchers Search For Vaccine Amidst COVID-19 Emergency
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Bill To Help Families Of First Responders Lost To COVID-19
Legislation Will Help Families of First Responders That Lost Their Lives Quickly Access Survivor Benefits; Senator Gillibrand Released a Video to Applaud the Passage of the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act (SAFR)
Gillibrand Joins Bicameral Push For Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bicameral call on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a criminal civil rights investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and an independent investigation into local authorities’ handling of...
ICYMI: Gillibrand Fast Company Op-Ed: The American Workplace Was Already Broken. This Is How We Rebuild It.
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand published an opinion piece in Fast Company, outlining her plan to rebuild the American workplace by closing the pay gap, instituting universal paid sick and family leave, paying workers a livable...
Gillibrand Leads Group Of Senators To Call For Support For Postal Employees, Including 100,000 Veterans Employed By USPS
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led a group of Senate colleagues calling on Senate leadership to protect and fully support the thousands of employees, including 100,000 veterans employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS), who are playing...