Press Releases
Gillibrand Announces “Every Child Deserves a Family” Legislation to End Discrimination Against LQBTQ Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents and Children in the Federal Foster Care System and Help Give More Children a Loving Home
Approximately 120,000 Children in the Foster Care System are Waiting for a Home, but Discriminatory Laws are Keeping Them Away from Caring Families Who Want to Foster or Adopt Them, Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Marital Status and Religion; Legislation Would Support the Best Interests of Children, Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents Alike
After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act
Gillibrand’s Renewed Push Follows Shocking DoD Report Showing Sexual Assaults in the Military Dramatically Increased While the Number of Cases Going to Trial Went Down; Five Years After Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey Said Military Was ‘On the Clock’ to Fix Military Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Remains Pervasive and Many Service Members Still Have Little Faith in the System; Bipartisan Legislation Would Create Impartial, Fair, and Accountable Military Justice System
After Years-Long Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand and Daines Announce Senate Passage of Legislation They Have Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get the Benefits They Have Earned
Following Unanimous Voice Vote in the Senate, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Now Heads To the President’s Desk to be Signed Into Law
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $800K in Federal Railroad Administration Funding for the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority in St. Lawrence County
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Acquire New Equipment To Boost The Multi-Modal Capabilities Of New York & Ogdensburg Railway And Port Of Ogdensburg
Senator Gillibrand Praises Unanimous Passage of 9-11 VCF Bill out of House Judiciary Committee, Urges Congress to Move Quickly
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed legislation to make the 9-11 Victim Compensation Fund program permanent: “The House Judiciary Committee took an...
Schumer, Gillibrand Call on Army Corps of Engineers to Approve Two Critical Projects for Town of Greece and Youngstown to Protect Against Lake Ontario Flood Damage
With Lake Ontario Water at Record High Levels, Senators Urge Army Corps of Engineers to Approve Pending Emergency Shoreline Protection Projects for Town of Greece and Fort Niagara State Park
Gillibrand, Merkley, Baldwin Introduce Bill to “Level the Playing Field” for American Workers in Global Trade Agreements
Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2019 Would Enforce Wage, Workplace, and Environmental Standards for Countries that Enter Into Trade Agreements with the U.S.
Senator Gillibrand Statement on Tragic Accident at West Point
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the tragic accident early this morning involving cadets and soldiers at the United States Military Academy. “The...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.1 Million in Federal Funding for Ithaca College
Federal Investment Awarded Through National Science Foundation Will Be Used To Train, Recruit And Retain STEM Teachers
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $6.6 Million in Federal Funds for Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Department of Transportation Grant Will Fund Taxiway Rehabilitation