Press Releases
Gillibrand Urges CDC To Report Comprehensive Demographic Data On COVID-19 Cases
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Especially Devastating for New York’s Communities of Color, Reinforcing The Need For Comprehensive Demographic Data to Mount a Strategic and Equitable Response to the Growing Pandemic
Gillibrand Urges Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply, Support Farmers As COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupts U.S. Food System
Bipartisan Letter Calls for Relief to Farmers, Flexible and Equitable Access to Credit to Support Those Struggling to Meet Shifting Demand throughout the Coronavirus Crisis
Gillibrand Joins Bicameral Push To Protect Immigrants, Vulnerable Communities Impacted By COVID-19 Pandemic
As the Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts American Life, Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act Would Provide Access to Critical Resources to Every Community
Gillibrand Denounces Dismissal Of Critical Limo Safety Requirements
Today, addressing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) decision to dismiss recommendations for enhanced limo safety requirements, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “I am deeply disturbed by...
Gillibrand Calls On Trump Administration To Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Automatically Receive Direct Cash Assistance
Push Follows Gillibrand and Colleagues Successful Efforts to Ensure Social Security Beneficiaries Automatically Receive Stimulus Checks
Gillibrand Pushes Trump Administration To Immediately Release $900 Million In LIHEAP As COVID-19 Causes Financial Crisis For Vulnerable New Yorkers
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bipartisan call urging the Trump Administration to immediately release $900 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding that Congress included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
Following Dismissal Of Navy Captain From USS Theodore Roosevelt, Gillibrand Calls For Investigation Into His Removal And The Navy’s Response To COVID-19 Outbreak
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Committee, joined a group of 17 senators calling on the acting Department of Defense Inspector General Glenn Fine to conduct a formal investigation into troubling reports...
ICYMI: Video: Gillibrand Demands Answers On Federal Process For Delivering Disaster Assistance To States
***VIEW THE VIDEO INTERVIEW HERE*** Last night, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand appeared on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber to discuss the need for increased transparency on how the Trump Administration is allocating resources for disaster assistance...
Gillibrand Presses DOJ, BOP For Guidance On Federal Prison Preparedness And Response To COVID-19 Outbreak
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pressed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for updates regarding the response and preparation at Federal Prison Facilities for the growing coronavirus pandemic. Prison facilities face unique public...
Gillibrand Demands Answers From Trump About Unequal Allocation Of Medical Supplies And PPE
Despite the fact that New York is epicenter of outbreak, requests for medical supplies remain unfulfilled