Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2.8 Million in Federal Head Start Funding for Cortland County Community Action Program
Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children In Cortland County
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $600,000 in Federal Funding To Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Upstate New York
Funding Will Be Used By Three Organizations Helping to End Opioid Addiction In the Hudson Valley, the North Country, and Western New York
Gillibrand, Grassley Bill To Help First Responders And Their Families Access Benefits They Earned Unanimously Passes Senate
The Bipartisan Protecting America’s First Responders Act Would Allow First Responders and Their Families To Receive the Benefits They Deserve
Gillibrand, Capito, Carper Introduce Bill To Identify The Sources Of PFAS Emissions In New York And Across The Country
PFAS Are A Toxic Group of Chemicals That Are Pervasive in the Environment and Linked to Serious Health Problems; Have Been Detected in 43 States Across the Country
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3 Million in Federal Funding for Sullivan County International Airport
Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund Critical Improvements To Sullivan County International Airport’s Taxiway
Schumer, Gillibrand, Rose Announce Over $13 Million In Federal Funds For Repairs To Lemon Creek Marina On Staten Island, Which Was Damaged By Superstom Sandy
Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congressman Max Rose (D-NY-11) today announced $13,041,325.24 in federal funding to repair three clubhouses at Lemon Creek Marina on Staten...
Senators Gillibrand And Wyden Introduce New Bill To Protect American Elections From Interference
The Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019 Would Require Paper Ballots, Help States and Local Governments Guard Against Cyberattacks, and Create Mandatory Cybersecurity Standards for All Federal Elections; This Legislation Comes as Florida Governor Reveals that Two Counties Were Hacked During 2016 Elections
Gillibrand, Capito Announce New Bipartisan Legislation That Would Require The EPA To Set An Enforceable Standard For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water To Protect Public Health
PFAS Are Toxic Chemicals That Have Been Detected In 43 states across the country, Potentially Affecting Public Water Systems Used By Approximately 19 million Americans; EPA Announced PFAS Action Plan This Year But Has Yet to Set a Maximum Contaminant Level for PFAS Chemicals Under the Safe Drinking Water Act to Help Protect Americans from Exposure to Dangerous Class of Chemicals
After House Passes Bipartisan Blue Water Navy Legislation Unanimously, Gillibrand And Daines Call On Senate To Act Swiftly To Pass Their Legislation To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get The Benefits They Have Earned
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) today called on the Senate to quickly pass their bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act after the House passed this legislation with unanimous support this evening....
Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey Announce Over $4.7 Million In Federal Funds For Westchester County Airport
Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund Critical Runway Rehabilitation