Press Releases
Gillibrand Announces New Legislation To Finally Stop Polluters From Contaminating New York Waterways With Toxic Levels Of PFAS
There is Currently No Limit to How Much PFAS Polluters Can Release Into the Environment; Gillibrand’s New Legislation Would Help Stop PFAS Contamination at the Source
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2.2 Million In Federal Funding To Aid Dutchess County Economic Development And Smart Growth
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) And The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Provide Essential Funds For Local Development Projects Across Dutchess County; Senators Say These Programs Are A Huge Win For Dutchess County; Senators Have Pushed To Ensure Programs Create Good-Paying Jobs By Supporting Local Smart Growth Projects And Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts; Senators: We Pledge To Protect This Funding Because CDBG and HOME Provide An Irreplaceable Source Of
As Republicans Introduce Legislation To Allow Coal Plants To Further Evade Pollution Regulations, Gillibrand Questions Officials In Senate Hearing On How More Air Pollution Harms New Yorkers
Proposed Legislation Comes After EPA Rolled Back Critical Clean Air Laws that Protected New Yorkers from Acid Rain and Other Serious Health Problems
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Expand Access To Mental Health Services For Older Adults And People With Disabilities
The Medicare Mental Health Access Act Would Reform Medicare Requirements to Allow Clinical Psychologists to Provide Treatment to More Patients
After Hosting Roundtables And Meeting With Older Adults And Disability Rights Advocates Across New York, Gillibrand Unveils Bipartisan Legislation To Support Family Caregivers
The Credit for Caring Act Would Provide Up to a $3,000 Tax Credit for New Yorkers Caring For Family Members With a Behavioral or Medical Condition or Disability
Gillibrand Announces That Following Her Invitation, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Will Meet At Seneca Falls To Honor The 100-Year Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Will Support Projects Across the Country to Celebrate the 100-Year Anniversary of Women Gaining the Right to Vote
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Potential Disaster Declaration For Upstate New York Communities Ravaged By Windstorm, Flooding & Severe Weather
On October 31st, A Severe Halloween Storm Ravaged Upstate NY, Damaging Public Infrastructure, Private Property, Flooding Roadways, Leaving Thousands Without Power, And Resulting In Critical Infrastructure Damages; Senators Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds For Impacted Counties In The Aftermath Of Severe Storm;Senators To FEMA: Mobilize Disaster Assessment Teams & Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid For Upstate Municipalities And Residents
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Potential Disaster Declaration For Western New York Communities Ravaged By Windstorm, Flooding And Severe Weather
On October 31st, A Severe Halloween Storm Ravaged WNY, Damaging Public Infrastructure, Private Property And Resulting In The Partial Failure Of Critical Buffalo Breakwater; Senators Say FEMA Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds For Impacted WNY Counties In The Aftermath Of Severe Storm; Senators To FEMA: Mobilize Disaster Assessment Teams & Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid For WNY Municipalities and Residents
After Shocking Study Reveals More Infant Deaths Linked To Popular Infant Sleep Products, Gillibrand Calls For Retailers To Pull Unsafe Products From The Shelves And Inform Consumers Who Previously Purchased These Items
Recent Study Confirms that No Inclined Infant Sleeper is Safe for Babies; Consumer Product Safety Commission Experts Have Called for New Rules to Essentially Ban These Products, But Months of Expected Delays Mean That Many New York Families Could Still Be Unknowingly Buying Common But Dangerous Products That Have Been Linked to Infant Deaths
Gillibrand Reveals That Long Islanders Are Being Forced To Pay Back Thousands Of Dollars In Disaster Assistance They Received Following Superstorm Sandy, Unveils New Bill To Protect Survivors
Gillibrand’s Bill Would Waive Unfair “Duplication of Benefits Rule” Affecting Long Islanders to Ensure They Can Keep Critical Federal Disaster Assistance They Received to Recover from Storm