Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand, Joined By Bipartisan Group Of 26 Senators And Representatives, Urges President Obama To Remove Barriers To Research On Medical Marijuana
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), joined by a bipartisan group of 26 Senators and Representatives, today sent a letter urging President Obama to remove barriers to research on medical marijuana and facilitate new medical research on...
As Opioid & Heroin Related Deaths In New York Continue To Climb, Senator Gillibrand Urges Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic
Opioid Related Deaths At All Time High; Deaths In Capital Region Increased by Over 400 Percent Since 2004; 51 People are Killed Every Day by an Overdose Involving Prescription Opioids Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Require CDC to Issue Guidelines for Prescribing of Opioids for Treatment of Acute Pain Gillibrand: “When someone gets a tooth out and only needs medication for three days – why are they sent home from the doctor’s office with 30 Percocet?”
Gillibrand Urges National Park Service To Designate New York State Barge Canal As National Historic Landmark
Gillibrand: Designation Would Honor Nationally-Significant Role New York’s Canal System Has Played In Our Country 2018 Marks NYS Barge Canal’s Centennial Anniversary
On Equal Pay Day, Gillibrand Goes To Senate Floor To Urge Support For Paycheck Fairness
Gillibrand: “More women than ever before are earning their family’s paycheck. And because of the pay gap, their children are getting shortchanged.”
Schumer, Gillibrand Urges FEMA To Renew Federal Funds For Newburgh Fire Department-Funds Senators Secured In 2013 Set To Expire This May
Schumer, Gillibrand Urging to Renew $2.4 Million in Federal Funds to Hire 15 Additional Firefighters for Newburgh Community
Schumer, Gillibrand & Rice Announce Sandy Recovery Grant Awards For Repairs To Island Park School, Long Beach Water Purification Plant
$2.6 million awarded for repairs to Island Park middle school, nearly $1.7 for repairs to Long Beach water purification plant and eight wells
Gillibrand & Clarke Urge National Park Service To Place Crown Heights North Historic District On The National Register Of Historic Places-Location To Include Site Of The Late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s Residence
With Crown Heights Historic District Added to the National Register in 2014, Gillibrand & Clarke Urging to Include Northern District which Encompasses the Four Residences of Shirley Chisholm- the First African-American Woman Elected to Congress, First African-American Woman to seek the Democratic Nomination for President & 2015 Posthumous Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Gillibrand & Clarke: Designation to the Register Would Help Preserve the Integrity of this Culturally Signific
As Opioid & Heroin Related Deaths In New York Continue To Climb, Senator Gillibrand And Rep. Katko Urge Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic
Opioid Related Deaths At All Time High; Deaths In Central New York Increased Nearly 3,000 Percent Since 2004; 51 People are Killed Every Day by an Overdose Involving Prescription Opioids Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Require CDC to Issue Guidelines for Prescribing of Opioids for Treatment of Acute Pain Gillibrand: “When someone gets a tooth out and only needs medication for three days – why are they sent home from the doctor’s office with 30 Percocet?”
Schumer, Gillibrand & Gibson Statements On Kingston Post Office Renaming Ceremony In Honor Of World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Robert H. Dietz
Schumer, Gillibrand & Gibson: Dedication of Kingston Post Office in Staff Sergeant Dietz’s Name Is a Fitting Memorial to Honor His Heroic Service
Gillibrand Statement On Meeting With Supreme Court Nominee Judge Merrick Garland
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after meeting with President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland: “After meeting with Judge Merrick Garland, it is clear he is highly...