Press Releases
Semator Gillibrand & Congressman Higgins Urge U.S. Dept. Of Energy To Conduct New Environmental Impact Statement Prior To Transport Of Radioactive Liquid Material Via The Peace Bridge Through Western New York
The Old Environmental Impact Statement Only Should Apply to Solid Radioactive Material Gillibrand & Higgins Calling on Interdepartmental Coordination Between Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of Housing & Urban Development and Others to Evaluate Risk Factors of Transportation of Radioactive Liquid Material in Densely Populated Areas, in Different Types of Weather
Standing At The Eleanor Roosevelt Historic Site, Senator Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Legislation To Establish Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission In Honor Of 100th Anniversary Of Passage And Ratification Of 19th Amendment
Senator Gillibrand’s bill would help recognize New York’s role in the women’s suffrage movement, provide funding opportunities to organizations in the Hudson Valley to support educational programs commemorating the 19th Amendment
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $750K In Fed Funds To Combat Human Trafficking In The Hudson Valley
Federal Grants Will Allow ‘My Sister’s Place’ In Westchester to Provide Support to Victims & Survivors of Human Trafficking
Senators Gillibrand, Portman And Blumenthal And U.S. Representatives Wagner, Gabbard, And Jolly Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Clear Criminal Records Of Human Trafficking Victims
Bill Would Provide Post-Conviction Relief to Victims of Sex Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, and Other Forms of Human Trafficking
Gillibrand Statement On The Passing Of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued the following statement on the passing of former Israeli President Shimon Peres: “I am very saddened by the death of Shimon Peres. Israel and the world have lost a visionary leader who was...
Senators Gillibrand, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Close Broadband Gap In Rural Areas, Build An Improved Broadband System In Areas Of Highest Need
With More Than a Third of Rural Americans Lacking Access to High-Speed Internet, Bill Would Create New Opportunities to Finance Rural Broadband Projects
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $115K In Federal Funds For University of Rochester’s AIN Center For Entrepreneurship – Center Aims To Spur Innovation & Job Creation Across Rochester-Finger Lakes Region
Funds Aim To Expand Business In Both Urban & Rural Areas Throughout The Finger Lakes Region
Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Clear Criminal Records Of Human Trafficking Victims
Bill Would Provide Post-Conviction Relief to Victims of Sex Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, and Other Forms of Human Trafficking / Gillibrand: When Human Trafficking Victims Manage to Escape, We Shouldn’t Brand Them as Criminals – We Should Protect Them
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2 Million In Federal Funding For Job Training Program Provided To NYCHA Residents
NYCHA is One of Six Funding Recipients Selected from Across the Country to Launch Program Connecting Public Housing Residents with Education and Employment Opportunities
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1.1 Million In Federal Funding For United Way Of Long Island’s Youthbuild Program
Department of Labor’s YouthBuild Program Provides Occupational Skills to Young Adults Who Have Been in Juvenile Justice System, Aging Out of Foster Care, Dropped Out of High School Or At Risk of Failing Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1M to Help At-Risk Young Adults on Long Island Earn Degrees & Build Construction-Related Job Experience for the Real World