Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $257 Million In Anti-Terrorism Funding For NYPD & Law Enforcement Agencies
Dept. of Homeland Security’s UASI Program Provides Funding to Address Needs of High-Threat Urban Areas, Like NYC, and Protects Against Acts of Terrorism State Homeland Security Program Provides Funding to Support Implementation of Homeland Security Strategies
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $780K In Federal Funding For North Country Airports In Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson & Clinton Counties
Federal Dept. of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $300K In Federal Funding For Oneonta Municipal Airport In Otsego County
Federal Dept. of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Over $5.1 Million To Improve Emergency Preparedness For Religious Institutions & Organizations In-And-Around NYC; Grants Awarded To 66 At-Risk Jewish Schools and Congregations
Schumer and Gillibrand Secured over 25% Of Total Funding For Organizations Based in New York – Out of the Total $20 Million Granted to Awardees Across the Country The Awardees Include 66 Jewish Educational Institutions and Congregations; The Money Will Help These At-Risk Nonprofits For Security Preparedness Schumer, Gillibrand: These Schools and Congregations are Vital Parts of our Community and Like Institutions Have Been Targeted Before; We Must Do All we can to Protect all At-Risk Instituti
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $800,000 In Federal Funding For Lighting Upgrades At Brookhaven and Republic Airport
Brookhaven Airport’s Current Taxiway Lighting System Has Reached End of Its Useful Life & Requires Rehabilitation to Enhance Safe Airfield Operations; Republic Airport is In Need of a New Beacon Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Federal Aviation Administration Grants for Brookhaven Calabro Airport’s Taxiway Lighting System & Installation of New Beacon at Republic Airport
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $10 Million In Federal Sandy Relief Funds For Repairs To Nassau County Buildings & Equipment
FEMA Funds Will Go Towards Sandy-Related Repairs to Nassau County Buildings, Including Bay Park Sewer Maintenance Building, Cow Meadow Park Buildings, Wantagh Park Community Center & More Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $10M in FEMA Funding To Reimburse The Cost Of Repairs For Nassau County Public Works
Gillibrand, Feinstein, DeLauro & Slaughter Urge USDA To Revise Pathogen Testing Protocols
Recent study found three antimicrobial sanitizers commonly used to reduce pathogens on poultry carcasses may cause false-negative results Gillibrand, Feinstein, DeLauro & Slaughter: The USDA must respond to scientific findings that suggest testing techniques may interfere with or invalidate pathogen results
Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Protect New York’s Natural Resources, Prevent Invasive Species From Entering The U.S.
Gillibrand’s Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act would allow federal wildlife officials the ability to block importation of species that pose an imminent threat
Senator Gillibrand Calls On EPA To Use New Toxic Substances Law To Determine If Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Should Be Restricted Or Banned
President Obama signed Toxic Substances reform bill this week to make it easier to investigate contaminates like PFOA for health and environment effects Gillibrand: EPA assessment will better protect Village of Hoosick Falls and the Towns of Hoosick and Petersburgh against PFOA
Standing At The Matilda Joslyn Gage Home, Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Legislation To Establish Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission In Honor Of 100th Anniversary Of Passage Of 19th Amendment
Gillibrand’s bill would help recognize New York’s role in the women’s suffrage movement, provide funding opportunities to organizations in Central New York to support educational programs commemorating the 19th Amendment