Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand Joins Local Arts Advocates at World Awareness Children’s Museum, Calls on Senate to Reject President Trump’s Cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities
Glens Falls, NY – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today visited the World Awareness Children’s Museum and stood with arts advocates and community leaders to call on the Senate to reject President Trump’s budget proposal to zero out funding...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $25 Million in Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic in New York State
HHS Funding First of Two Rounds Provided Under the 21st Century Cures Act
Gillibrand, With 24 Senate Colleagues, Urges Appropriations Committee To Designate $154 Million To EPA Brownfields Program In Fiscal Year 2018
Over the last 22 years, EPA’s Brownfields Program has assessed 25,296 properties, made 63,900 acres ready for reuse, supported the creation of 117,525 jobs, and led to $22.612 billion in funding for revitalization projects
Schumer, Gillibrand, Menendez, & Booker Announce Over $229 Million in Federal Funding for Repairs to the Holland Tunnel
Schumer, Gillibrand, Menendez & Booker Secure FEMA Funds to Cover Repairs to 22 Damaged Sites on the Holland Tunnel FEMA Funds to Cover 90 Percent of the $255M Price Tag for Repairs and Renovations
Gillibrand, with 41 Senate Colleagues, Urges Appropriations Committee to Designate $3.3 Billion to HUD Community Development Funding in Fiscal Year 2018- President’s Budget would Eliminate Funding to HUD Program
Over the Last 40 Years CDBG Program Has Invested More Than $149 Billion in Communities Nationwide & Provided Services Helping Over 133 Million People In Fiscal Year 2016, NYS Received Over $288 Million in CDBG Funding
Gillibrand Urges Senate Appropriations Committee To Boost Federal Funding For Omega Laser Facility At University Of Rochester- Pushes For $75 Million In 2018 Funding Bill To Advance Research & Development
Gillibrand also Advocating for $68 Million in this Year’s Appropriations Bill for the OMEGA Laser Facility; Funds Would Help U of R Continue Critical Programs That Protect The Nation and Maintain Over 300 Jobs in New York. LLE Has Attracted Almost $2 Billion to New York State; Serves as the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s Largest University-Based Program
Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey Announce Over $95,000 In Federal Funds For Stony Point Ambulance Corps
Funding will be used to purchase new safety equipment for first responders
Senators Gillibrand and McCain Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Opioid Crisis By Limiting Prescriptions To Seven Days
Bill Would Help Prevent Addiction and Abuse by Creating Tougher Law on Initial Opioid Prescriptions
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $23K In Fed Funds For Victor- Farmington Volunteer Ambulance Corp. In Ontario County
Funds Will Be Used To Improve Ability to Protect Health and Safety of the Growing Communities of Ontario County
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $15K in Fed Funds for Sidney Emergency Medical Services in Delaware County
Grant Funds Will Be Used To Enhance Response Capabilities And Acquire Safety & Operations Supplies