Press Releases
Gillibrand Highlights Major Wins For New Yorkers In Farm Bill Framework
Major Legislative Package Would Expand SNAP, Support Dairy Farmers, Invest In Rural Economic Development – And Much More Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, held a virtual press conference to highlight major wins for...
Gillibrand, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Support Victims of Human Trafficking
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced the introduction of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed a non-violent offense as a direct...
Gillibrand Announces Democratic Farm Bill Framework Includes Bill to Expand SNAP to Puerto Rico
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing that her bipartisan Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act was included in the Farm Bill framework released by the Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats. The inclusion of this landmark legislation would...
Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge USDA Secretary Vilsack to Strengthen Interagency Coordination to Respond to Avian Flu Outbreak
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with 16 other senators, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in response to the recent outbreak of avian flu. In the letter, the senators urge the USDA, Food and Drug...
Amidst Housing Crisis, Gillibrand, Clarke Announce Reintroduction Of Housing Bill To Invest $15 Billion Annually In Affordable Housing
According to a Recent Report, One-Half of the City’s Working-Age Households Don’t Earn Enough To Afford the High Cost of Living in NYC Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09) held a joint press conference to announce...
Following Her Relentless Advocacy, Gillibrand Announces Passage Of Legislation To Fight Fentanyl Crisis
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to announce the passage of the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act as part of the national security supplemental. The legislation will empower the U.S. government...
Gillibrand Applauds Biden Administration Move to Reclassify Marijuana
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement about the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) moving to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance: “I’m grateful that the DEA is heeding my call to...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $500,000 in Fed Funding to Replace Boquet River’s Aging Culvert at Moss Road to Protect Critical Wildlife Species and Habitats
Senators Said Funding Will Protect Unique Fish Species, Like American Eel, Brook Trout, & Atlantic Salmon Living In Boquet River, Which Impacts Sports Tourism And The Local Economy Funding Comes From Biden Administration’s Recently Announced $70 Million For...
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver More Than $50 Million For Local Projects On Long Island
Today, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $51,307,000 for critical local projects on Long Island in the FY2024 spending bill. The senators personally delivered funding for these projects as congressionally directed...
Gillibrand, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Take on Antisemitism on College Campuses
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside 29 other senators, announced the introduction of the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act. The bill will help address antisemitic sentiment and action on college campuses—which has been rising across the nation for...