Press Releases
Gillibrand, Casey Introduce Landmark Strategic Plan For Aging Act
Bill would create a new, nationwide grant program to incentivize and support states’ efforts to create strategic plans for aging Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Committee on Aging, and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), chair of the...
Gillibrand Pushes For Legislation To Protect Access To IVF In The Wake Of Alabama Supreme Court Decision That Puts Reproductive Rights In Jeopardy
Following an unprecedented decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that puts access to reproductive health care at risk, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to push for the passage of the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce ~$23 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to Kickstart Clean Up of Ley Creek Portion of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site
Funding Is Part Of Over $1 Billion For Clean Up Projects At Superfund Sites Across The Country And Will Help Dispose Of Soil Contaminated With Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) And Other Toxic Pollutants Along Onondaga Lake Superfund Site, Launching Cleanup Activities...
ICYMI: Military.com Highlights Senator Gillibrand’s Military Justice Reforms: Army’s New Special Prosecutors Hit Ground Running With Case Netting 20-year Sentence For Rape, Assault
In case you missed it, Military.com published an article on the implementation of Senator Gillibrand’s hard-fought military justice reforms, which require that sexual assault and certain other serious crimes be tried outside the military chain of command. For nearly a...
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver $82+ Million in Fed Funding For Rural Water Infrastructure Projects Across Upstate NY to Bring Clean Water, Economic Growth to Rural Communities
Funding Is Part Of Over $770 Million for Rural Infrastructure Projects Across The Country Announced By The Biden Administration Earlier This Week Senators Say This Major Funding Will Make Key Upgrades And Provide Critical Support In Grants & Loans To Modernize...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $14+ Million In Federal Disaster Relief For Erie County Medical Center’s Covid Response
Erie County Medical Center Heroically Provided Medical Staff To Help With Increased Patient Loads, Severity And Length Of Stay During COVID Outbreak Senators Say New FEMA Funding – At A 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse Hospital For Expenses Related To Pandemic...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $10+ Million in Fed Funding for Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca to Install New Generators, Strengthening Hospital’s Critical Infrastructure to Maintain Lifesaving Care During Extreme Weather
Senators Say New FEMA Funding – At A 90% Federal Cost Share – Will Boost Cayuga Medical Center For Key Power Infrastructure Upgrades, Improving The Hospital’s Ability To Operate During Extreme Weather Like Blizzards Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Generating The...
Schumer, Gillibrand Applaud EPA Providing A Major $420 Million For New York State’s Clean And Drinking Water State Revolving Funds For 2024 As A Part Of Their Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – To Upgrade NY’s Water Infrastructure, Create Good Paying Jobs, And Boost Safe, Clean Drinking Water For All
Funding Is A Part Of $5.8 Billion Investment For Water Infrastructure Across The Country Announced Yesterday By The Biden Administration Senators Say New York State Has Some Of The Oldest Water Systems In The Country And Funding Will Provide Long-Overdue,...
Gillibrand Statement On The Threat Of A National Abortion Ban Under Trump
Today, in light of reporting that Donald Trump supports a national abortion ban, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “The threat of a national abortion ban is real. We must act now to defend American women’s freedom and equality. We need to...
In Albany, Gillibrand Demands The EPA Take Action To Clean Up PCB “Forever Chemicals” In The Hudson River
Years After Cleanup Effort, PCB Contamination Is Still Beyond Safe Levels Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood with local leaders and environmental advocates at Albany City Hall to demand that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take additional action...