Press Releases

Provisions of Senator Gillibrand’s “School Asthma Management Plan Act” Recently Passed Congress & Signed Into Law As Part of National Education Bill On Long Island, Over 56,400 Children Suffer From Asthma & Nearly 1,300 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

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued the following statement after President Obama announced his executive action to reduce gun violence: “The only way we are going to make our country safer from this epidemic of gun violence is...

Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Approximately $47 Million in Federal Aid to the Carol M. White Physical Education Program For FY2016

Omnibus Spending Bill Secures about $2.7 Billion in Federal Aid to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program For FY2016

After 65-33 Senate Vote to Renew Zadroga 9-11 Health & Compensation Programs As Part of Omnibus Spending Package, Final Bill Heads to the President to Become Law.

Superstorm Sandy Destroyed Friendship Beach’s Dunes, Erosion Control Features, Drainage System & More Schumer, Gillibrand Announce FEMA Funds for the Town of Brookhaven for Sandy-related Repairs at Friendship Beach; Funds Will Help Protect Against Future Damage

Omnibus Spending Bill Secures about $3.5 Million in Federal Aid To Highland Falls School District For FY2016 That Could Have Been Lost For Years, Schumer, Gillibrand & Maloney Have Worked to Boost Funding for Cash-Strapped Highland Falls School District – Because District Land is 93% Tax Exempt, Highland Falls Has Very Small Tax Base, That Has Led to Property Tax Increases and School Closures Over The Years Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney: Fed Aid A Big Win For Highland Falls Taxpayers

CUBRC, A Buffalo-Based Independent Not-For-Profit Research Entity, Depends on DOD’s Science And Technology Program for its Large Energy National Shock Tunnel (LENS) Complex – But DOD’s Program Budget Has Been Cut 10% Over The Past Few Years Schumer, Gillibrand Urged Appropriators to Restore Funding to Previous Levels to Help Buffalo’s CUBRC Continue to Innovate & Grow Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Will Continue CUBRC’s Cutting-Edge Work & Support 130 High-Tech Jobs in Western New York

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Richard Hanna today announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y. will get a budget increase of $32 million, which will help Rome Lab continue to lead the nation in cutting...

Senators, Congress Members Announce Renewal of Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensations Programs to be Included in Final Omnibus Spending Bill Set to Pass Later This Week