Press Releases
Gillibrand Statement on Committee Passage of the Child Nutrition Bill
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after voting in support of the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act in the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee: “The child nutrition...
Gillibrand Statement On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“This holiday gives us a chance to look back and celebrate Dr. King’s incredible life, and then look ahead, to map out where we are heading as a nation. We can tackle inequality. We can reduce gun violence. We can make our families more stable and more...
At Hendy Elementary School, Senator Gillibrand Announces Federal Funding for School Districts for Physical Education and Fitness Programs
Provisions of Senator Gillibrand’s “FIT Kids Act” Recently Passed Congress & Signed Into Law As Part of National Education Bill One-Third of America’s Children are Overweight or Obese; 35.5 Percent in the Southern Tier Senator Gillibrand’s “FIT Kids Act” Provision Makes Approximately $125 Million in Grants Available to New York School Districts to Improve Physical Education & Activity for K-12 Grades
Gillibrand, County Executive Mark Poloncarz, And Buffalo Common Council President Darius Pridgen Hold Roundtable Meeting On Gun Trafficking With Faith Based Leaders, Law Enforcement, And Community Members, Discuss Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On Flow Of Illegal Guns
Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation Would, For the First Time, Make Gun Trafficking A Federal Crime According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, of the 8,539 Total Firearms That Were Recovered and Traced in New York State in 2013 – Nearly 70 percent of Those Came from Out of State – Yet There is Not a Single Federal Law Defining Gun Trafficking as a Crime
Gillibrand Secures $90 Million In Federal Funding For New Apprenticeship Grant Program In Omnibus Bill Signed By President
Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Approximately $90 Million in Federal Funds to Launch a Community-Based Apprenticeship Programs For FY 2016
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $710,000 In National Endowment For The Arts Funding Throughout Upstate New York
Funds to Support Public Arts Programs in Capital Region, Western New York, Rochester-Finger Lakes, Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Hudson Valley & North Country 2015 Marked 50th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts
Gillibrand Statement On President Obama’s Final State Of The Union Address
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement tonight after President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address: “President Obama spoke tonight about the progress we have made toward getting our economy back on...
Gillibrand Leads Official Senate Trip To Middle East to Meet With Allies, Discuss Strategy To Fight Global Terrorism
Trip included meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin
With Asthma Affecting Over 19 Thousand Westchester Children, Senator Gillibrand And Congresswoman Lowey Announces Federal Funding For Schools To Implement Asthma Management Plans
Provisions of Senator Gillibrand’s “School Asthma Management Plan Act” Recently Passed Congress & Signed Into Law As Part of National Education Bill In Westchester, Over 19,000 Children Suffer From Asthma & Over 400 Were Hospitalized Overnight for their Asthma in 2014 Senator Gillibrand’s “School Asthma Management Plan Act” Provision Makes Grants Available to School Districts to Develop Policies and Procedures to Respond to and Prevent Asthma Emergencies
At Proctor High School, Senator Gillibrand Announces Federal Funding For School Districts For Physical Education And Fitness Programs
Provisions of Senator Gillibrand’s “FIT Kids Act” Recently Passed Congress & Signed Into Law As Part of National Education Bill One-Third of America’s Children are Overweight or Obese; 34.4 Percent in the Mohawk Valley Senator Gillibrand’s “FIT Kids Act” Provision Makes Approximately $125 Million in Grants Available to New York School Districts to Improve Physical Education & Activity for K-12 Grades