Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3 Million In Federal Head Start And Early Head Start Funding For Ulster County Community Action Committee, Inc.
Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children in Kingston, Ellenville, Plattekill, and Saugerties
Following Scathing New Report, Gillibrand, Murray, Kaine And Senate Democrats Call On Department Of Justice Inspector General To Complete Full Investigation Of Epstein Case Process
In 2007, then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta Granted a Non-Prosecution Agreement to Jeffrey Epstein, Accused Serial Sexual Assaulter of Young Girls; According to Miami Herald report, Epstein was given “The Deal of a Lifetime”
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce, Following Their Push, Hud Has Delivered Almost $5 Million In Delayed Community Development Block Grant Funding To Syracuse; Senators Say With Funding Now Accessible, On-Hold Development Projects And Programs In The City Can Move Forward Once Again
The Community Development Block Grant Program Provides Essential Funds For Transformative Development Projects Across Syracuse And Upstate NY; Schumer And Gillibrand Fought To Secure $3.3 Billion For Program In Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill; After Schumer And Gillibrand Demanded HUD Disperse Delayed CDBG Allocation To Syracuse, Senators Today Announce That HUD Has Heeded Their Call, Made Much-Needed CDBG Funding Accessible; Senators: We Vow To Always Fight To Ensure Syracuse Recei
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce, Following Their Push, Hud Has Delivered Over $13 Million In Delayed Community Development Block Grant Funding To Buffalo; Senators Say With Funding Now Accessible, On-Hold Development Projects And Programs Can Move Forward Once Again
The Community Development Block Grant Program Provides Essential Funds For Transformative Development Projects Across Buffalo And Upstate NY; Schumer And Gillibrand Fought To Secure $3.3 Billion For Program In Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill; After Schumer And Gillibrand Demanded HUD Disperse Delayed CDBG Allocation To City Of Buffalo, Senators Today Announce That HUD Has Heeded Their Call, Released Much-Needed CDBG Funding To Buffalo; Senators: We Vow To Always Fight To Ensure The
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $750,000 In Federal Funding For The Suny Research Foundation’s Binghamton Xceed Project
Federal Investment Will Support Entrepreneurs, Promote New Businesses And Encourage Job Creation In The Southern Tier
After Trump Administration Rolled Back Protections Against Discriminatory Lending Practices That Result In People Of Color Paying Thousands Of Dollars More When Buying A Car, Gillibrand Calls On Federal Trade Commission To Protect Consumers Against Discrimination In Auto Lending
Communities of Color Face More Discriminatory Practices When Purchasing a Car, Often Receiving Higher-Interest Loans, Longer Loan Terms, Higher Monthly Payments, and Being Offered Less Financing Options than their White Counterparts
As Trump Administration Drags Its Feet On Implementing New Law That Would Help End The Use Of Dangerous Pfas Chemicals At Airports Across New York And The Country, Gillibrand Calls For Immediate Implementation Of Law That Would Finally Allow Airports To Stop Using Toxic Chemicals That Poison Local Waterways
Gillibrand Successfully Fought to Pass New Law as Part of FAA Authorization that Passed Two Months Ago, Yet Trump Administration Has Done Nothing to Enact the Law, Leaving Local Communities Vulnerable to PFAS Contamination; PFAS Are Toxic Chemicals Used as the Primary Ingredient in Firefighting Foams at Airports Nationwide and Have Poisoned the Drinking Water Supplies for Nearby Communities
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1 Million In Federal Funding For The City Of Ogdensburg In St. Lawrence County
Funding Will Be Used for Improvements to Ogdensburg’s Wastewater Treatment System
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $130k In Federal Funding For The Village Of Whitehall In Washington County For A Sewer System Improvement Project
Project Will Provide Upgrades to the Village Sewer System
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 Was the First Woman to Receive Official Recognition from the United States For Her Military Service