Press Releases
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
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Children, and Families Entering the Country
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, legislation that would take important...
Gillibrand, Murkowski Announce Bipartisan Bill to Give More Kids Access to Healthy Meals When School Is Out For the Summer
During Summer Months, Children Who Rely on School Meals Are at Risk of Going Hungry; Legislation Would Build on Successful USDA Program to Provide Free, Healthy Meals for Low-Income Children
Gillibrand Announces Legislation to Block Proposed HUD Rule Prohibiting Families with Mixed Citizenship Status from Receiving Federal Housing Aid
Proposed HUD Rule Would Put Approximately 108,000 Individuals – Including an Estimated 55,000 Children – Receiving Federal Housing Assistance At Risk Of Eviction, Homelessness, Or Family Separation
As Alarming Reports Emerge That Trump Administration Is Risking Unnecessary and Unauthorized War with Iran, Gillibrand Sends Urgent Letter to President Trump, Demands That No U.S. Armed Forces Are Sent To War with Iran without an Explicit Congressional Authorization per the Constitution
Gillibrand’s Letter to Trump Comes as Members of Administration and Congress – Including Advocates of the Iraq War – Are Urging the President to Send Americans to Fight in a War with Iran; Trump Administration Has Already Begun Sending More U.S....
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Improve Adoption And Foster Care Standards Nationwide
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and James Lankford (R-OK) today announced bipartisan legislation to improve the placement of children with families in the foster care and adoption system in the United States. The National Adoption...
With Report After Report Detailing The Mistreatment Of Migrant Children At Detention Facilities, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Restrict Funding For Facilities That Do Not Meet Minimum Standards Of Care To Protect Unaccompanied Children
Gillibrand’s Call Comes as Trump Administration Requests Emergency Humanitarian Supplemental Funding to Help Address Border Crisis; Gillibrand Also Calls on Appropriators to Ensure Funding is Not Used to Intimidate Children’s Sponsors, Which Helps Create Capacity Problems; Gillibrand’s Two-Step Approach Would Help Reduce Over-Capacity and Ensure Children Held in Government Custody Are Safe and Receive Adequate Care
Gillibrand Calls For Sans Historic District in Suffolk County to Be Placed On the National Register of Historic Places
Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Beach Subdivisions (SANS) Communities Are One of the Last African American Beachfront Communities in the United States; Inclusion of Iconic Historic District on National Register of Historic Places Would Help Protect Rich History of SANS Communities
Gillibrand and Delgado Introduce Legislation to Help Communities in New York and Across the Country Repair Their Aging Water Infrastructure
Water Infrastructure Investments for New York State Will Require Tens of Billions of Dollars in Repairs in the Coming Decades; Legislation Would Create A New $5 Billion Grant Program to Help State, Local, and Tribal Governments Pay for Water System Projects
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.2 Million In Federal Head Start Funding For Early Childhood Learning Center Of Greene County
Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children