Press Releases
Gillibrand, Cassidy, Houlahan, Bice Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Paid Leave Working Group To Request Input On Paid Leave Proposal
Bipartisan group of eight senators and six House members sent a letter to advocates, experts and organizations requesting suggestions on a bipartisan national paid leave policy Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representatives...
Gillibrand, Rosen, Ernst, Collins, Cardin Lead Bipartisan Push Condemning United Nations’ Inaction On Hamas’s Sexual Violence Against Women
Senators Call For An Independent International Investigation Into Hamas’s Use Of Rape And Sexual Assault As “Weapons Of War” U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chairman of the Senate Foreign...
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Nearly $18 Million For Safer Streets Across Upstate NY–Through The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law–To Improve Local Roadways, Pilot New Traffic Upgrades, And Strengthen Pedestrian Safety
New Grants Will Help NY Communities Develop Safety Action Plans And Boost Road Safety Features In The Capital Region, Rochester-Finger Lakes, And Across Upstate NY Senators Say Fed $$$ Through “Safe Streets and Roads for All” Program, Created In The Bipartisan...
Senator Gillibrand Visits Rochester Institute Of Technology To Announce Push For Millions In Federal Funding For National Technical Institute For The Deaf, Highlight Investment In Semiconductor Laboratory At RIT
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to call for over $95 million in federal funding for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of nine colleges within RIT. Every year, Senator Gillibrand leads...
Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan Call On The Department Of Defense To Expedite Clean-Up At Stewart Air National Guard Base, Push For New Measures To Mitigate PFAS Contamination – Doubling Down On Years-Long Push To Clean Up Pollution In Newburgh And New Windsor
Schumer Has Led Charge For Years To Clean Up Stewart ANGB, Where Toxic PFAS Pollution Forced Municipalities Serving Tens Of Thousands Of Newburgh And New Windsor Families To Tap Different Sources For Reliable Access To Safe, Clean Drinking Water Working Alongside...
Senator Gillibrand Promotes Cyber Service Academy At Suffolk County Community College; Encourages Students To Apply For Scholarship-For-Service Cyber Program
Suffolk County Community College Is One Of 19 New York Institutions Eligible To Offer The Program; Students To Receive A Year Of Free College For Every Year Of Public Service Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined elected officials and educators to encourage...
WATCH: Gillibrand Delivers Floor Speech On Hostages And Israelis Murdered By Hamas
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand delivered a speech on the Senate floor to tell the stories of innocent Israeli victims who were murdered by Hamas and to call for the release of the hostages who are still being held in Gaza by Hamas. ** WATCH GILLIBRAND’S SPEECH...
Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan Announce Nearly $3.9 Million For Riverkeeper For Removal Of Holden Dam On Quassaick Creek – Boosting Ongoing Efforts To Protect Hudson River Watershed
Fed $$$ From NFWF Will Fund Removal Of Aging Nearly 100 Year Old Holden Dam on Quassaick Creek In Newburgh – Protecting Local Infrastructure, Enhancing Flood Resilience, And Restoring Critical Habitat For Fish And Wildlife Reps Say This Major Federal Investment For...
Senator Gillibrand Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Report On Arrests And Illegal Guns Seized Under Anti-Gun Trafficking Law In Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Gillibrand’s Legislation Formed the Centerpiece of BSCA’s Anti-Gun Trafficking Provision; Analysis Shows More Than 1,300 Illegal Guns Seized And More Than 200 Defendants Charged Report Also Analyzes Distribution Of Mental and Behavioral Health Funding Today, U.S....
At United Nations, Gillibrand Delivers Remarks Condemning Rape And Sexual Violence Committed By Hamas Against Israelis
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand delivered remarks at a special session convened by Israel's Permanent Mission to the UN. At the session, Gillibrand and other women's rights experts denounced the use of rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas terrorists...