Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $240K in Housing and Urban Development Funds for the Rochester-Finger Lakes Region
2 Housing Authorities in Monroe & Ontario Counties Will Receive HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program Funds Funds Will Be Used To Support Housing & Job Training Programs For Those in Need
Gillibrand Announces, After Her Push, New Measure to Give States the Authority to Use More Federal Funds on Local Bridge Improvement Projects was Passed by Congress Last Night, Will Head to President’s Desk to Become Law
Senator’s Proposal, Announced In June, Was Part of the Final Federal Transportation Authorization Bill that Congress Passed Last Night; Proposal Would Open Up More Resources to Support Local Infrastructure Investment 50 Percent of New York’s 17,000 Bridges Are Locally Owned, Yet Current Federal Policy Limits Funding New York Can Spend on Two-Thirds of Bridges across the State
Senator Gillibrand Statement on Defense Secretary Carter’s Decision to Open All Military Positions to Women
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the ranking member on the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s decision to open all military positions to...
Senator Gillibrand Announces New Legislation to Help Expand Small Businesses, Boost Manufacturing
Legislation Would Increase Access to Capital & Help Small Businesses Create & Keep High-Paying, High Skilled Manufacturing Jobs in the U.S
Senator Gillibrand Announces New Legislation to Address Skills Gap, Enhance Job Training with Apprenticeship Programs
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Legislation to Address Skills Gap, Tours Revere Copper Products Bipartisan Legislation Incentivizes Employers to Provide Workers On-The- Job Training
After Superstorm Sandy Victims Faced Burdensome & Fraudulent Insurance Claims Process, Senator Gillibrand & Congresswoman Rice Push for New Legislation to Protect Homeowners in Future Storms; Renews Push for FEMA to Move Faster on Claims
Gillibrand and Rice’s Bipartisan Legislation Would Increase Transparency & Accountability to Improve How FEMA Handles Insurance Claims Three Years Since Superstorm Sandy, More than 17,000 Claims STILL Under Review Following Evidence of Thousands of Denied or Underpaid Homeowner Claims
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce more than $340,000 in Federal USDA Funding for New York Wine and Grape Foundation
USDA Funds Will Boost Export Marketing Capabilities
Gillibrand Announces Lincoln Gardens Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Hornell, N.Y. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that Lincoln Gardens was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places. The site is currently undergoing structural renovations to a 25-unit apartment complex for senior citizens and...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $120,000 in Federal USDA Funding for Agricultural Centers in Rochester
USDA Farm to School Funds Will be Used to Bolster Child Nutrition Programs
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $100,000 in Federal USDA Funding for Agricultural Center in Hudson Valley
USDA Farm to School Funds Will be Used to Bolster Child Nutrition Programs