Press Releases
Senators Gillibrand And Rubio And Representatives Cohen And Desaulnier Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Put In Place Simple Safety Measures To Help Protect Drivers From Fatal Tractor-Trailer Truck Accidents
Underride Accidents, Which Happen When Cars Slide Under Tractor-Trailer Trucks, Are Often Fatal at Even Low Speeds and Could Be Prevented By Installing Effective Guards on Front, Side, and Rear of Trucks; Bipartisan Legislation Would Help Prevent Deadly Truck Underride Accidents, Which Have Claimed Thousands of Lives Across the Country
Schumer, Gillibrand Call On International Joint Commission And International Lake Ontario-st. Lawrence River Board To Take All Available Actions Now, Including Maximizing Moses-saunders Dam Outflows, To Mitigate Lake Flood Risk
Rising Lake Ontario Water Levels, Additional Precipitation & Snowmelt Intensify Concern For Flooding Along Shore; Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River Communities Still Recovering From Devastating 2017 Floods; Schumer, Gillibrand Today Call On The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board Of Control To Expediently Implement Flooding Mitigation Measures, Including Appropriately Maximizing Outflows At Moses-Saunders Dam; Schumer, Gillibrand To IJC: You Must Do Everything Possible To Prevent
Gillibrand Introduces Clear Act To Increase Transparency In Campaign Finance Reform
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today introduced the CLEAR Act that would help increase transparency and reduce corruption in politics by requiring additional publicly available disclosures for lobbyists funding political ads or...
Gillibrand Leads Group Of 9 Senators To Reintroduce Voter Empowerment Act To Help Protect The Voting Rights Of People Across The Country And Ensure All Americans Have Equal Access To The Ballot
Gillibrand’s Bill, the Senate Companion to Legislation Introduced in the House by Rep. John Lewis, Would Help Ensure Equal Access to the Ballot for Every Eligible Voter, Modernize Voter Registration, and Help Eliminate Deceptive Practices that Deter People from Voting
9-11 Responders And Survivors, Jon Stewart Joins Members Of Congress To Unveil The Bipartisan Never Forget The Heroes: Permanent Reauthorization Of The September 11th Victim Compensation Act And Call For Swift Passage
Sens. Gillibrand, Gardner, Schumer and Reps. Maloney, Nadler, King Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Fully Fund and Permanently Reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and Prevent Announced Cuts to Compensation Awards
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $8.5 Million In Federal Head Start And Early Head Start Funding For The Head Start Of Rockland, Inc.
Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Family Services for Low-Income Children in Rockland County
With Prescription Drug Prices Continuing To Skyrocket, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Pass Legislation To Protect New Yorkers From Drug Price Gouging And Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable For Price Spikes
Gillibrand’s Push for Urgently-Needed Legislation Comes as Pharmaceutical Executives are Set to Testify Next Week During Senate Hearings on Out of Control Prescription Drug Prices; Stop Price Gouging Act Would Punish Drug Companies by Imposing Financial Penalties Proportionate to Price Spikes
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.7 Million In Federal Head Start Funding For Albany County Opportunity, Inc.
Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children in Albany County
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.3 Million In Federal Head Start Funding For Lewis County Head Start
Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children in Lewis County
Gillibrand, Schumer, Blumenthal, Murphy Introduce The Plum Island Conservation Act
Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Preserve and Protect the Environmental Integrity of Plum Island; Unless Congress Acts, Home to Endangered Species and Wildlife Habitat Will Be Sold to Highest Bidder