Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce FEMA Has Approved Major Disaster Declaration For New York State For March’s Winter Storm Stella
Schumer & Gillibrand Announce that Major Disaster Declaration Assistance for NYS Includes Emergency Work, Repairs & Replacement of Disaster-Damaged Facilities
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Military Plane Crash in Mississippi
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement about the tragic military plane crash in Mississippi: “I was devastated to learn about the military plane crash in Mississippi yesterday, and I was heartbroken to hear...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $4 Million in Federal Funds For Syracuse University
Federal Investment Will Be Used To Develop Activities To Recruit And Retain Underrepresented Minority STEM Students.
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $210,000 In Federal Funds For Ellwood Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 In Erie County
Federal Funding For Ellwood Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Will Be Used to Purchase New Safety Equipment
With Lyme Disease Cases Increasing In Suffolk County, Senator Gillibrand Urges Trump Administration To Quickly Implement Her Lyme Disease Law
In 2015 alone, New York State reported 3,252 confirmed cases of Lyme disease to the CDC. Gillibrand’s Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act was signed into law at the end of 2016, but has not yet been implemented by the new Administration. Trump Administration’s proposed budget would cut NIH funding by 22%, which could decrease critical Lyme disease research for prevention, diagnosis, and treatments.
With Lyme Disease Cases Increasing In Ulster County, Senator Gillibrand Urges Trump Administration To Quickly Implement Her Lyme Disease Law
In 2015 alone, New York State reported 3,252 confirmed cases of Lyme disease to the CDC. Gillibrand’s Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act was signed into law at the end of 2016, but has not yet been implemented by the new Administration. Trump Administration’s proposed budget would cut NIH funding by 22%, which could decrease critical Lyme disease research for prevention, diagnosis, and treatments.
Gillibrand & Tenney Unveil National Historic Landmark Plaque At The Erie Canal
Visit Follows Gillibrand’s Multi-Year Push to Designate New York State Barge Canal as a National Historic Landmark
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration For Lake Ontario Communities Impacted By Severe Flooding
Senators Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Flood-Impacted Localities Senators To FEMA: Stand Ready To Approve Aid for Communities Ravaged By Lake Ontario’s Record High Water Levels
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $421,000 In Federal Funds For Three Capital Region Fire Departments
Federal Funding For Capital Region Fire Department Will Be Used to Purchase Safety and Rescue Equipment
Gillibrand, Suozzi Introduce New Legislation To Legally Require U.S. Merchant Marine Academy To Address Sexual Assault of Midshipmen
Shocking survey found more than 19.5 percent of female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen say they were sexually assaulted for the 2015-2016 year, yet only 4 incidents were reported to Academy officials Legislation would subject Merchant Marine Academy to Title IX like every other college in the United States where students are eligible for federal student financial aid