Press Releases
Gillibrand Speaks On The Senate Floor Following Mass Shooting In Texas: “Americans Are Being Slaughtered, And Congress Is Refusing To Stand Up For Them”
**WATCH Senator Gillibrand’s Speech on the Senate Floor HERE** Washington, DC – Following the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, yesterday that killed 26 people, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke on the Senate floor this afternoon...
As Victims Of Sexual Harassment In Congress Come Forward To Tell Their Stories, Gillibrand To Introduce Comprehensive Legislation To Combat Sexual Harassment In Congress, Overhaul The Current Inadequate Process Staffers Must Go Through To Report Sexual Harassment
Gillibrand’s Bill Would Increase Accountability and Transparency in Sexual Harassment Reporting Process
Schumer, Gillibrand, Menendez And Booker Urge Secretary Of State Tillerson And Acting Secretary Of Homeland Security Duke To Extend Temporary Protective Status For Approximately 58,000 Haitians Before Upcoming Deadline
Extension Deadline is November 23rd for Haitian Designees Who Have Lawfully Worked and Lived in the United States Starting in 2010 The 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake in 2010 Displaced 1.5 Million Haitians and Caused Catastrophic Damage to the Country’s Infrastructure
Gillibrand Introduces Pedestrian Safety Bill To Provide Federal Funding For Installation Of Bollards And Traffic Barriers
Senate Companion to Bipartisan House Bill Would Help Cities Install Traffic Barriers That Would Prevent Acts of Terror on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Pathways Like the West Side Highway Bike Path
Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Announce Karen Hill’s Appointment To Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission In Honor Of 100th Anniversary Of Passage And Ratification Of 19th Amendment
Hill’s Appointment to the Commission Recognizes Her Dedication to Honoring New York’s Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
As GOP Moves To Pass Tax Overhaul That Protects Corporate Profits, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Close Tax Loopholes That Force Taxpayers To Subsidize Massive CEO Compensation
Gillibrand’s legislation would put taxpayers first by closing loopholes that allow large companies to deduct part of the amount they spend on bonuses and raises for CEOs
Gillibrand Urges EPA Administrator Pruitt To Continue Dredging Of Upper Hudson, Investigate PCB Contamination In Lower Hudson
EPA Has Not Yet Achieved The Objectives It Set In 2002 For The Hudson River Superfund Project, EPA’s Final Review Report Must Also Outline Specific Steps To Investigate and Remediate Downriver PCB Contamination
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $495,000 In U.S. Department Of Agriculture Funding For Cornell University
Cornell University Will Use NIFA Funds To Research New Identification Methods, Treatment Techniques & Establishing Automated Health- Monitoring Technology in Cows to Reduce Labor Costs of Dairy Farmers
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $149 Million In Fed Funding To Aid Ny State Economic Development & Affordable Housing
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) And The HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Provides Essential Funds For Transformative Development Initiatives Across New York States, Programs Have Created Good-Paying Jobs By Supporting Local Housing And Development Projects, And By Investing In Neighborhood Rehabilitation, Senators: This Funding Creates Good Paying Jobs, Promotes Economic Development And Supports Affordable Housing Projects Across New York State
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $149 MILLION IN FED FUNDING TO AID NY STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) And The HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Provides Essential Funds For Transformative Development Initiatives Across New York States, Programs Have Created Good-Paying Jobs By Supporting Local Housing And Development Projects, And By Investing In Neighborhood Rehabilitation, Senators: This Funding Creates Good Paying Jobs, Promotes Economic Development And Supports Affordable Housing Projects Across New York State