Press Releases
Gillibrand, Portman Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Help Support People With Disabilities During Hospital Stays
The Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act Would Allow Patients to Maintain Their Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) During Short Hospital Stays; DSPs Are Critical For People with Disabilities And Older Adults, Helping Them Live Independently and Advocating For Their Needs
Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey Call On Feds To Extend Comment Period For Indian Point Transfer; Reps Say 30 Days Isn’t Nearly Enough To Ensure Thousands Of NY’ers Impacted By Indian Point’s Closure Have Their Voices Heard
In 2019, Entergy Announced It Would Be Selling The Plant To Holtec For Decommissioning; Tomorrow’s License Transfer Announcement Only Provides Public 30 Days To Comment On Major Agreement With Thousands Of NYers Impacted By License Transfer & Decommissioning...
Schumer, Gillibrand Call On Army Corps To Advance First-Of-Its Kind Resiliency Blueprint To Protect Great Lakes Shorelines; Senators Say With Upstate Ny Being Ravaged By Floods In Recent Years, There Is A Paramount Need To Identify And Fix Shoreline Vulnerabilities
In Both 2017 And 2019, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions Of Dollars In Damages; Today’s Water Levels Are Well Above Seasonal Average, With Local Communities Bracing For A Repeat; Senators Urge U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Include “Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study” In Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan, To Plan & Fund New Great Lakes Shoreline Protections; Schumer, Gillibrand To Army Corps: With Risk Of Continued High Water, Army Corps Must Act Now To P
On 10th Anniversary Of The Citizens United Decision, Gillibrand Announces Her 100% A+ Rating On Democracy Reform Scorecard
Gillibrand Recognized By End Citizen’s United Action Fund for Her Efforts to Defend Democracy From Dark Money
Schumer, Gillibrand Reveal: Feds Plotting To Exclude New York From Vital $20 Billion Pot Of Funds To Expand Rural Broadband Connectivity; Senators Say Rural Broadband Access Is Essential To Thrive In The Modern Economy, Call On FCC To Reverse Course At Once
The FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Will Allocate +$20 Billion For States To Connect Rural, Unserved Communities To High-Speed Internet; New FCC Proposal Would Unjustly Prevent New York From Participating In Fund FCC Disqualifying NYS Due To Its...
Schumer, Gillibrand And Brindisi Announce Construction Will Finally Start On Long-Awaited And Once Threatened Rome Lab Perimeter Security; Reps Say $13.15m Army Corps Contract Marks Major Progress In Effort To Shield Rome Lab From Potential Harm
Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, NY Is DoD’s Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber & Intelligence Technologies; After Securing $13.2M Project In 2019 Defense Appropriations Package And Personally Lobbying Air Force...
As Chautauqua Lake Continues To Suffer From Toxic Algal Blooms, Schumer, Gillibrand Call On Army Corps Of Engineers To Prioritize Funding To Protect Lake’s Water Quality
Chautauqua Lake Is A Major Recreation and Tourist Destination in Western New York – As Well As Drinking Water Source; Feasibility Study Would Develop a Strategy to Restore the Lake’s Watershed
Gillibrand Statement On The Start Of President Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement on the start of President Trump’s impeachment trial: “With the Senate trial set to begin, I will do my constitutional duty to hold the president accountable and...
After Report Reveals Challenges To Access Child Care On College Campuses Nationwide, Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Help Expand Child Care Services For Student Parents
In New York, Nearly 200,000 Undergraduates Are Parents; Almost Half Are Single Mothers; Bill Would Fund $9 Billion in Grant Programs to Provide High-Quality Child Care Services at No Cost to Low-Income Parents Attending Community Colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions
Gillibrand Statement On Voting Against USMCA
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement on her vote against the USMCA: “I plan to vote against President Trump’s USMCA agreement. “President Trump’s USMCA deal may be slightly better than...