Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce, Following Their Push, Feds Have Approved Critical Funds Needed For Launch NY In Buffalo, Which Is Already Positively Impacting Upstate Job Growth – Fed Funds Will Provide Resources For Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs To Grow, Expand & Create Jobs
Thanks To Initial Funds Secured By Schumer & Gillibrand, Launch New York Businesses Have Already Created Approximately 1,000 Jobs In Upstate New York; Schumer & Gillibrand Previously Secured $637K In Fed Funds To Help Start Launch NY
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2 Million In Federal Funds For the Akwesane Tourism Working Group
Funding Will Be Used to Promote Tourism & Economic Development
Schumer, Gillibrand, De Blasio Announce Nearly $47 Million In Federal Funds For NYC’s Sandy-Related Repairs In Rockway
NYC Will Be Reimbursed By FEMA for Repairs to Three Public Service Buildings in Rockaway & Repairs to Four Boardwalk Sections, Which Provide Public Beach Access / Repairs Were Necessary In Order to Open Up Rockaway’s Beaches in Time for the Summer After Sandy
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.3 Million In U.S. Department of Agriculture Value-Added Producer Funding For New York State
Funds Will Promote Growth for Small, Independent Producers, Boost Marketing Capabilities, Raise Brand Awareness and Consumer Knowledge
Schumer, Gillibrand: Clock Has Ticked For 27 Months But DHS IG Report On Failures Of Flood Program Is Nowhere To Be Found; Senators Rally For Release Of Full Report On Four Year Anniversary, Critical NFIP Changes On Behalf Of Homeowners Relies On Full Report Senators Want Made Public
Four Years After Superstorm Sandy, Failed Claims Process Has Left Tens Of Thousands Of New Yorkers Without The Protection And Compensation They Deserve; Senators Demand Findings That Would Allow Them To Push For More Reforms
With Winter Just Around The Corner, Senators Schumer & Gillibrand Announce Over $325 Million For Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; Senators Say Families Across New York Rely On These Funds To Help Heat Their Homes
First of Two Installments to Help Thousands of Vulnerable NY Seniors & Families Who Need Extra Help to Pay Heating Bills Schumer, Gillibrand: LIHEAP Funds Help Sure People Do Not Have to Choose Between Paying Energy Bills & Paying for Food or Medicine
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $7 Million In Federal Funds For Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Education Initiatives At NYC Colleges
HSI STEM Funding Program to Help Develop and Expand Learning Opportunities for Hispanic and Low-Income Students / First Installment of Five-Year HSI STEM Funding Set to Begin This Month
Senators Urge Appropriations Committee To Unlock Federal Funds For U.S. Dairy Farmers Struggling With Historically Low Milk Prices
Many Dairy Farmers Have Seen Their Income Cut In Half as Milk Prices Dropped By More Than 40 Percent Over The Past Two Years
Following Roundtable With Spotify Employees, Senator Gillibrand Announces Spotify Is Latest Business To Endorse FAMILY Act
Gillibrand: Spotify’s endorsement of the FAMILY Act is yet another example of a business recognizing that paid leave is a smart and pragmatic workplace policy – that what’s good for employees is good for the company / FAMILY Act would create national, gender-neutral paid family and medical leave program for all working Americans
Senator Gillibrand Announces New Reforms To Combat Scourge Of Sexual Assault And Harassment Of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Midshipmen
Shocking survey found more than six out of 10 female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen say they were sexually harassed and over 17 percent say they were sexually assaulted during the 2014-2015 academic year, yet only one incident was reported to Academy officials / Senator Gillibrand’s proposal would help expose and curb sexual assault and harassment by giving midshipmen more resources to report these crimes and give the Academy more training and resources to respond to and prevent sexual