Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3.5 Million In Federal Funding To Help Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In The City Of Utica
Schumer and Gillibrand Fought for this Funding to Help Protect Low-Income Families from Lead Throughout Utica
As New York’s Barley Industry Continues To Grow And With Brewers Around The State And The Country Relying On High-Quality New York Barley To Produce Their Beer, Gillibrand Announces That Her Amendment To Support New York’s Barley Growers Has Passed The House And Senate In Final Version Of The Farm Bill
New York Barley Supports Breweries around the State and the Country, but Growers Lack Information They Need to Get Better Insurance and Uniform Contracts; Gillibrand’s Amendment Would Direct USDA to Collect these Essential Data & Allow New York’s Barley Industry to Continue to Thrive; Final Version of the Farm Bill, which Includes Gillibrand’s Barley Legislation, Now Heads to the President’s Desk for Final Signature, One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces That Final Farm Bill – Which Just Passed Senate And House – Includes Her Amendment To Protect Long Island Shellfish Producers And Expand Insurance Coverage
Shellfish and Other Aquaculture Producers Are Highly Susceptible to Losing their Products Because of Weather, Disease, and Changes in the Marine Environment – But They Currently Do Not Have the Same Insurance Protections That Are Available to Other Producers; Farm Bill Now Heads to the President’s Desk for Final Signature, One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $4 Million In Federal Funding To Help Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In Broome County
Broome County Will Use Funds To Address Lead Hazards In Housing Units To Help Protect The Health & Safety Of Families & Children
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2 Million In Federal Funding To Help Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In Niagara County
Niagara County Will Use Funds To Address Lead Hazards In Housing Units To Help Protect The Health & Safety Of Families & Children
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Successfully Includes Bipartisan Rural Broadband Legislation In The Final Senate-Passed Version Of The Farm Bill
Gillibrand Provision Would Help Expand Access to High-Speed Broadband Internet to Rural and Tribal Areas in New York and Around the Country; Final Version of the Farm Bill, which Includes Gillibrand’s Broadband Legislation, Passed Senate 87-13 and Now Heads to House of Representatives for a Final Vote
As Rural Communities Throughout New York State Face Declines In Businesses And Jobs, Gillibrand Announces That Her Bipartisan Amendment To Invest In New Rural Businesses And Create Rural Jobs Has Passed The Senate In Final Conferenced Version Of The Farm Bill
Nearly 60 Percent of Rural Communities Throughout New York State Have Experienced Declining Number of Businesses; Gillibrand’s Bipartisan Legislation Would Help Attract Investment to Upstate New York and Create a Federal Grant Program to Help Entrepreneurs Start and Grow Their Businesses and Promote Job Growth; Final Version of the Farm Bill, Which Includes Gillibrand’s Rural Jobs and Investment Act, Passed Senate 87-13 and Now Heads to House of Representatives for a Final Vote
Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces That Senate-Passed Final Version Of The Farm Bill Includes Her Bill To Provide Refund For Dairy Farmers Who Paid Into Failed Insurance Program
Gillibrand Successfully Secured Funding to Put Money Back into the Pockets of New York Dairy Farmers; Farm Bill Now Heads to the House, One Step Closer to Becoming Law
In The Aftermath Of Widespread Food Contamination Outbreaks Across The Country – Including New York – Gillibrand Reveals That Fda Has Failed To Implement A Law She Championed And Helped Pass Years Ago That Would Protect Americans From Food-Borne Illness, Notify Consumers About Tainted Products That May Already Be On Their Shelves
Gillibrand Calls on Trump Administration to Immediately Implement Long-Overdue Regulations to Ensure Grocery Stores Tell Consumers about Potential Food Safety Risks Lurking in their Pantries and Freezers; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Estimates that 48 Million Americans – Including Three Million New Yorkers – Get Sick from Foodborne Disease Each Year
After Senate Blocks Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, Which Already Passed The House Unamiously, Gillibrand Calls On Senate Colleagues To Immediately Come Together To Pass This Critical Legislation Before Time Runs Out This Year
Gillibrand Has Long Championed the Fight in the Senate to Pass the Bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act to Ensure that Thousands of Navy Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange During the Vietnam War Get the Benefits They Earned; Legislation Has Strong Bipartisan Support, but One Senator Blocked This Bill in the Final Days of The 115th Congress