Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $19K In Federal Funding For The Village Of Mexico In Oswego County To Study Water Infrastructure Upgrades
The Village of Mexico’s Water System Is Estimated to be 100 Years Old; Funding Will Be Used for a Study that Will Help the Village Upgrade Its Water System
As NAFTA Renegotiations Resume With Canada This Week, Gillibrand Calls On President Trump To Protect Dairy Farmers In New York And Across The Country
Gillibrand Urges Administration to Reject Any NAFTA Renegotiation Unless It Creates New Opportunities for Dairy Farmers, Ends Unfair Subsidies for Canadian Dairy Farmers; Gillibrand Also Calls on Administration to Immediately Issue Payments to Dairy Farmers Hurt by Trade Tariffs
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $397K In Federal Funding For The City Of Auburn
Funding Will Be Used to Expand the Domestic Violence High-Risk Team and the Domestic Violence Follow-Up Program; Project Will Improve Domestic Violence Response Training and Enhance Support for Victims to Help Keep Them Safe
Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney Announce Over $120K In Federal Funding For The City Of Beacon Fire Department In Dutchess County
This Funding Will Be Used to Hire a Recruitment Coordinator and to Purchase a New Washer Extractor System
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $31K In Federal Funds For Village Of Fayetteville Fire Department In Onondaga County
Federal Funding Will Be Used For CPR Training And “Stop The Bleed” Campaign
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Passage Of Their Amendment Allowing Up To $45 Million In Federal Funding To Reimburse Communities And State For Clean Up Of Pfoa/Pfos At Newburgh, Suffolk/Gabreski & Beyond
With Newburgh And Suffolk Still Fighting To Clean Up Toxic Chemical Pollution That Poisoned Drinking Water, Schumer And Gillibrand Secure Amendment In Appropriations Bill To Reimburse Water Districts And States For Expenses Incurred From PFOS/PFOA Cleanup
As Maternal Mortality Rates Continue To Rise Across The Country And New York State, Gillibrand Announces New Legislation To Help Prevent Women From Dying Before, During, And After Childbirth
New York State Has One of the Highest Maternal Mortality Rates in the Country, and Over the Past Decade, the State Experienced a 60 Percent Increase in Maternal Mortality; Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Provide Funding to Help Hospitals Implement Standardized Best Practices to Prevent and Respond to Complications Arising from Pregnancy and Childbirth
With Maternal Mortality Rates On The Rise In The United States, Gillibrand Announces New Legislation To Help Reduce Maternal Deaths, Help Hospitals Implement Best Practices To Prevent Women From Dying Before, During And After Childbirth
The United States Has the Highest Maternal Mortality Rate in the Industrialized World; the Majority of These Deaths are Preventable; This Crisis is Even Worse in Communities of Color, Where Black Women Die at Up to Four Times the Rate of White Women Due to Racial Disparities in the U.S. Health Care System
Following Report That Department Of Veterans Affairs Mishandled More Than A Thousand Claims Of Military Sexual Trauma, Senators Gillibrand And Jones Call On VA To Immediately Review Denied Claims, Establish New Review Process To Ensure Proper Oversight For Future Military Sexual Trauma Cases
The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General Found That Approximately 1,300 Claims of Military Sexual Trauma Were Improperly Processed by the VA; Gillibrand, Jones Call On the VA to Immediately Review Denied Cases and Establish New Review Process for Cases of Military Sexual Trauma, as Outlined by the Office of the Inspector General
With PFAS Chemicals Still Contaminating Water Supplies In Communities Across New York, Gillibrand Calls On EPA To Hold Community Engagement Meeting To Hear Directly From New Yorkers, Include Their Input In Federal PFAS Cleanup Plan
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold a meeting to hear directly from New Yorkers who have been affected by the harmful contaminants known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....