Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand, Chef Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi Push to Keep Strong Nutrition Standards At School, Provide Students with Healthy Meals
Gillibrand Joins Food Policy Action & CSPI to Highlight Need for Healthy School Meals as Congress Negotiates Child Nutrition Standards
Schumer, Gillibrand, Serrano, De Blasio Announce $10 Million in Federal DOT Funding to Complete Final Link Along Bronx River Greenway; Federal Investment Means Thousands of South Bronx Residents Will Be Better Connected to Other Neighborhoods in the Bronx Via Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridges
Bronx River Greenway is a 23-Mile Long Path Along the Bronx River That Allows for Increased Bike & Pedestrian Traffic; Greenway Better Connects Bronx Residents to the Waterfront & Numerous Employment & Educational Centers Like Montefiore Medical Center, Hunts Point Terminal Market, Fordham University & More Schumer, Gillibrand, Serrano, de Blasio Announce DOT TIGER Grant for Final Construction of ¾ Mile Pathway, Including Two Bike & Pedestrian Bridges Between Concrete Plant & Starlights Park
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce: U.S. Dept of Transportation Has Awarded City of Buffalo $18 Million in Fed Funds to Transform Buffalo’s Lower Main Street – Project Will Reopen Car Access, Revamp Metro Rail Facilities on City’s Main Street & Continue to Breathe New Life into Buffalo’s Downtown
Schumer & Gillibrand Urged Federal DOT To Make Major Investment in City of Buffalo’s Cars Sharing Main St. Project; Grant Will Allow City to Move Forward with Lower Main St. Project – Bringing New Life to Downtown & Building on Waterfront Success Schumer & Gillibrand Were Instrumental in Securing Initial $15 Million in TIGER Funds in 2011 for 500 Block of Main St; Now With This Additional $18 Million for Lower Main St. Total Federal Investment in the Project Exceeds $33 Million Schumer, Gilli
After Superstorm Sandy Victims Faced Burdensome & Fraudulent Insurance Claims Process, Senator Gillibrand Announces New Reforms To Protect Homeowners In Future Storms; Renews Push For FEMA To Move Faster On Claims
Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Increase Transparency & Accountability to Improve How FEMA Handles Insurance Claims Three Years Since Superstorm Sandy, More than 16,000 Claims STILL Under Review Following Evidence of Thousands of Denied or Underpaid Homeowner Claims
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Feds Have Released More Than $326 Million in Critical Funds Families Across NY State Rely On To Heat Their Homes – With Winter Just Around The Corner, Senators Urged Feds To Release Home Heating Assistance Funds Immediately, And At Highest Levels Possible, For NY’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Heating Aid Will Help Thousands Of Vulnerable New York Seniors & Families Who Need Extra Help To Pay Their Heating Bills This Winter Home Heating Costs Have Become A Larger And Larger Share Of Every New Yorker’s Budget – Schumer & Gillibrand Urged U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services To Provide Maximum Amount, And As Soon As Possible, To NY Families Schumer & Gillibrand: Every Dollar Counts When It Comes To Keeping NY State Families Warm This Winter
Gillibrand Urges National Park Service to Place Lincoln Gardens on the National Register of Historic Places
Gillibrand: History of Lincoln Gardens Demonstrates the Area’s Long-time Commitment to Education and the Community
On Senate Floor, Gillibrand Honors 11 First Responders Who Have Died Since 9-11 Anniversary Just Six Weeks Ago; Urges Congress to Renew 9-11 Health Program
33,000 First Responders & Survivors Suffering with 9-11-Related Injury or Illness Enrolled in World Trade Center Health Program that Expired on September 30th Since 14th Anniversary of Attacks Just Six Weeks Ago, 11 First Responders Have Died
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More than $113 Million in USDA Funding for Consortium of Colleges Including More Than $6 Million for Cornell University
Federal Funds to Advance Specialty Crop Program
Gillibrand Statement On UNESCO Resolution
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued the following statement on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) adoption of a resolution regarding the Temple Mount. “The resolution as...
Schumer, Gillibrand & Gibson Announce Final Passage of Bill to Rename Kingston Post Office in Honor of World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Robert H. Dietz; Now Heads to the President’s Desk for Signature
Schumer and Gillibrand Introduced Senate Bill in September to Rename Post Office After Kingston Native Killed in Action During WWII Schumer, Gillibrand & Gibson: Dedication of Kingston Post Office in Staff Sergeant Dietz’s Name Will Be Fitting Memorial to His Heroic Service