Press Releases
As Chautauqua Lake Continues To Suffer From Recurring Algal Blooms, Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Provision To Protect Lake’s Water Quality Passed Out Of EPW Committee, Heads To Full Senate For A Vote
Schumer, Gillibrand Fought to Include a Provision in the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to Authorize an Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Study to Restore the Lake’s Watershed
Schumer, Gillibrand: Senate Committee Clears Bill That Includes Authorization For Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Senators Say Program Is Necessary To Protect Great Lakes From Invasive Species, Population; Senators Vow To Push For Full Appropriation Of Authorized Funds
After A Major Push From Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, The Senate Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) Includes An Increase in Authorized Funding For The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Funding Totals For The Initiative Set To Increase Over Each Of Next 3 Years; GLRI Funds Have Brought Millions Of Dollars In Environmental Research, Clean-Up And Restoration Across Upstate NY & Great Lakes Region Since First Established In 2010; Schumer, Gillibrand: Protecting Our Waterways Must Always Be A
Schumer, Gillibrand, Engel Announce Senate Committee Clears Bill That Will Authorize Mamaroneck And Sheldrake River Basin Project; Project Is Vital To Protect Mamaroneck Residents’ Homes & Businesses Which Remain At Risk Of Being Flooded
Inclusion Of Project In The Senate Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) Is Next Big Step Forward; Reps Say More Must Be Done To Address Flooding; Schumer, Gillibrand, Engel: Village Of Mamaroneck Residents Must Be Protected From Future Flooding
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate EPW Committee Clears Bill That Will Authorize First Of Its Kind Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study; Senators Say Project Is Needed To Protect Lake Ontario Shoreline From Erosion Damage, Flooding, And Aging Infrastructure
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Shoreline Is Susceptible To Erosion, Flooding, Nutrient Runoff, And Aging Infrastructure; Senate Water Resources Development Act Contains Schumer, Gillibrand-Backed Study To Prevent Future Great Lakes Erosion; Senators Say Study Is Essential To Preserve And Protect The Great Lakes And Nearby Communities; Schumer, Gillibrand: This Study Can Help Provide A Long-Term Solution To Protect Lakefront Communities From Flooding
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, & Rep. Maloney Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Potential Disaster Declaration For Hudson Valley Counties Impacted By Recent Tornadoes And Severe Weather
Senators, Representative Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Impacted Counties Still Recovering From Fatal Storm; Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney To FEMA: Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid for Hudson Valley Residents
Gillibrand, Tillis Announce Committee Passage Of Bipartisan Bill To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner Violence And Child Abuse
More Than 12,000 Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Involving Military Families Were Reported in FY 2017, Including 17 Child Abuse-Related Deaths
Senators Gillibrand, Murray, Baldwin Announce Resolution Opposing Trump Administration’s ‘Gag Rule’ To Take Away Women’s Access To Critical Health Care
New Restrictions Would Discourage Providers from Discussing the Full Range of Reproductive Care Options with Patients, Undermine Access to Potentially Life-Saving Health Care for Millions of Americans
Gillibrand Announces Inclusion of New Provision On Military Protective Orders In Senate National Defense Bill
Provision Allows Military Judges and Magistrates to Issue and Enforce Military Protective Orders for Domestic Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault
Following Trump Administration’s Decision To Eliminate Protections Against Predatory Student Loan Practices, Gillibrand Calls For New Oversight Regulations, Pushes For Legislation That Lowers Monthly Payments To Help Protect College Graduates Against Loan Default And Financial Despair
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today called for new oversight regulations and legislation that could dramatically lower student loan payments for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. This announcement comes after the Trump...
Following CBS News Investigation Of Fraud In National Flood Insurance Program, Gillibrand And Cassidy Decry “Shocking Lack Of Oversight,” Demand Answers From FEMA
CBS Reports Louisiana Homeowners Affected by 2016 Flooding are Victims of Same Schemes and Underpayments that New York and New Jersey Families Faced After Superstorm Sandy