Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce over $781 Thousand in Early Head Start Funding for Community Action of Orleans and Genesee
Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In Orleans And Genesee County
Gillibrand, McEachin, Lofgren Unveil Legislation To Guarantee Legal Counsel For Children, People With Disabilities, And Other Eligible Groups During Immigration Court Proceedings
FAIR Proceedings Act Would Ensure that Eligible Groups – Including Children, Individuals with Disabilities, Victims of Abuse, Torture, and Violence, and Individuals at or Below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level – Have an Attorney While Facing Removal Proceedings
Gillibrand Calls On Department Of Justice Inspector General To Review AG Barr’s Decision Not To Charge NYPD Officer In Garner Case
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after the New York Police Department (NYPD) suspended Officer Daniel Pantaleo following the recommendations from an NYPD administrative judge and the New...
Gillibrand, Bass Introduce Landmark Legislation to Make Bold Reforms to American Infrastructure Investment to Raise Wages and Labor Standards, Train a New Generation of Workers, Put Low-Income Communities First, and Help End Decades of Failed Federal Policies That Have Isolated Communities of Color
Build Local, Hire Local Act Would Prioritize Crumbling Infrastructure in Low-Income Communities, Ensure At Least Half of Construction Jobs are Dedicated to Local Residents And Struggling Workers, Revitalize American Manufacturing, and Guarantee At Least 30 Percent of New Infrastructure Contracts Go to Minority-, Women-, or Veteran-Owned Businesses
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $750K In Federal Funds For Cornell University’s Prototype To Production Accelerator
Federal Investment Will Help Entrepreneurs Bridge The Gap Between Prototype And Commercialization And Encourage Job Creation In The Southern Tier
Gillibrand Announces “Resilient Highways Act” to Give New York State and States Across the Country More Flexibility to Use Federal Funding to Protect Bridges and Highways from Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change
Gillibrand’s Legislation Expected to Be Marked Up in America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
Gillibrand Statement on President Trump Signing Permanent 9-11 Victim Compensation Fund Bill Into Law
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September...
Ahead of FCC Vote That Could Put Public Access Channels at Risk, Gillibrand and Schumer Call on FCC to Protect Local TV Programming
FCC Recently Announced New Proposal That Could Force State and Local Municipalities to Choose Between Continuing to Provide Public Access Channels or Lose Vital Funding for Other Community Services; New York State Has Over 70 Public Broadcast Channels that Could Be Under Threat If New FCC Proposal Is Implemented; Senators’ Letter Comes Ahead of FCC’s Vote on this Proposal Next Week
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $900K In Federal Funding For CDC Health Study On Toxic PFAS Chemicals In New York State
Hoosick Falls, Newburgh, Suffolk County, and More Have Recently Suffered From PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water That Has Impacted Public Health
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $115k In Federal Funding To Pro Action Of Steuben & Yates, Inc.
Funding Will Be Used to Expand and Upgrade Child Care Services in Steuben, Schuyler, and Chemung Counties