Press Releases
Gillibrand, Schumer, Maloney, Velázquez, Nadler, Espaillat Introduce Legislation To Rename Manhattan Va Medical Center After Revolutionary War Hero Margaret Corbin
Margaret Corbin Fought Alongside the Revolutionary Army, Was Injured in Battle, and Became the First Woman to Receive Official Recognition from the United States for Military Service
Gillibrand Calls On DOJ To Follow The Law And Keep Census Responses Confidential
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that she and 14 Senate colleagues called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to follow the law and protect the confidentiality of responses collected through the census. According to recent...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $3.2 Million In Neighborworks America Grants For 12 Upstate New York Organizations Working To Provide Affordable Housing
NeighborWorks America Grants Will Support Efforts To Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities and Build Strong Neighborhoods; Funding Will Leverage Private Investment In Communities Across Upstate New York
Following Push From Senator Gillibrand And Rep. Chu, Treasury Waves Underpayment Penalty For More Americans
Washington, DC – The Treasury Department today announced that it would waive the under-withholding penalty for taxpayers who paid at least 80% of their taxes, down from the current 85%, after Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Judy Chu’s push. Last month,...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.5 Million In Neighborworks America Grants For New York City And Long Island Organizations Working To Provide Affordable Housing
NeighborWorks America Grants Will Support Efforts To Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities and Build Strong Neighborhoods; Funding Will Leverage Private Investment In Communities Across NYC and LI
Schumer, Gillibrand Demand Answers On Acting Secretary Of Interior’s Plan For Offshore Drilling
Schumer and Gillibrand’s Push for Answers Comes Before Senate Considers Nomination of Acting Secretary David Bernhardt to Lead the Department of Interior; As Department of Interior Prepares Its National Five-Year Plan for Oil and Gas Leasing, Senators Urge Bernhardt to Listen to Local Leaders’ Concerns on Potential Harm of Drilling for Coastal Economies and Ecosystems
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Call On King Of Saudi Arabia To Immediately Release Political Prisoners
Many Political Prisoners Held by Saudi Government, Including American Citizen Walid Fitaihi, Are Held on Dubious Charges or Without a Fair Trial for Long Periods of Time
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2.5 Million In Federal Funds For The Village Of Saltaire In Suffolk County
Funding Will Be Used To Repair the Damaged Lighthouse Promenade Walkway
Gillibrand, Toomey Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Federal-Work Study Program To Let Students Get A Full-Time Job Experience In Their Field Of Study While In School
Currently, Federal Work-Study Assistance is Largely Limited to Part-Time Administrative Jobs on Campus, Which Does Not Give Most Students the Direct Skills And Experience They Need to Succeed in their Field of Study After Graduation; Bipartisan “Classroom to Careers Act” Would Better Prepare Students in the Work-Study Program for the Future by Allowing Them to Get Experience Working at a Full-Time Job in The Career Field of their Choice
Senators Gillibrand And Gardner Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Opioid Crisis By Limiting Prescriptions To Seven Days
Legislation Would Help Combat Addiction and Abuse by Creating Tougher Law on Initial Opioid Prescriptions