Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1.4 Million in Federal Funding for Town of New Haven in Oswego County
Funding Will Be Used To Construct a New Water System
As Helicopter and Airplane Noise Continue To Plague Long Island and Queens Communities, Schumer, Gillibrand Call on Nominee for FAA Administrator to Prioritize Reducing Aircraft Noise for New Yorkers before Senate Considers His Nomination
Senators’ Push Comes as FAA Recently Postponed Implementation of Two Flight Pattern Changes Intended to Reduce Air Traffic Noise over Long Island and Queens; With Increase of Summer Air Traffic, Overflight Noise Becomes Significantly Worse for Many Long Island and Queens Residents — Despite Federal Legislation Passed Last Year to Address Community Noise Concerns
Gillibrand and Schatz Announce “Restore Honor to Service Members Act” To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Discriminatory Discharges Can Prohibit Service Members from Accessing Benefits They Earned
Gillibrand Announces That Following Her Push, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Will Host Public Meeting At Indian Point in Westchester
With Indian Point Energy Center Set to Shut Down Next Year, Gillibrand Called for New Public Meeting with Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Discuss Community Concerns
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $7.9 Million In Federal Funds For A New SUNY Pre-Apprenticeship Program To Help Train New Yorkers For Good Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
Funding Will Help State University of New York (SUNY) Create a New Pre-Apprenticeship and Job-Training Program; Program Will Help Unemployed and Underemployed New Yorkers, as Well as Veterans, Women, and People of Color, Get Good Paying Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Across New York State
After Her Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand Announces Major Victory For Thousands Of Veterans After Legislation She Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get The Benefits They Have Earned Has Been Signed Into Law
After Passing Both Chambers of Congress Unanimously, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Signed Into Law by President Trump, Guaranteeing All Sailors Exposed to Agent Orange Serving Off Vietnamese Coast Have Access to Benefits
Senator Gillibrand Announces 9-11 Bill Has Reached Filibuster-Proof Support of Bipartisan Coalition of 60 Senators
Renews Call for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Put Victims Compensation Bill on the Floor for Standalone Vote upon Passage in the House
Schumer and Gillibrand Joint Statement on the Issuance of a Humanitarian Visa for Benjamin Barragan, Man With Young Children and Terminally Ill Wife in Brooklyn
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand issued this joint statement after Benjamin Barragan was issued a temporary humanitarian visa to visit his terminally ill wife, Maria Paxtor Perez:
Senator Gillibrand Statement On 9-11 First Responders’ Meeting With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on tomorrow’s meeting between 9-11 first responders and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: “While I appreciate that Senator McConnell is meeting with the 9-11...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.5 Million in Federal Funds for Ogdensburg International Airport in St. Lawrence County
Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund Critical Lighting System Upgrades