Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $1.4 Million In Federal Funds To Two Ithaca Institutions To Train Returning Vets To Be Farmers & Ranchers
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Funds Will Allow Cornell University & Center for Transformative Action in Ithaca to Increase Training, Resources for Returning Veterans Seeking to Start Farm-Related Careers & Beginning Farmers, Ranchers in Finger Lakes Region
Gillibrand: President’s Budget Important First Step For Middle Class Families & Important Investment To Fight Campus Sexual Assault
Gillibrand’s Paid Family Leave Plan Goes Farther Than President’s – Extends Benefit to Every American Worker
Gillibrand Urges Congress To Fully Fund Department Of Homeland Security
As Washington Politics Threaten to Undermine Department’s Responsibilities, Senator Says Funding Should Not Be Politicized
Senators Urge Administration To Counter Palestinian Authority’s Efforts To Join International Criminal Court
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today led a group of 75 senators in urging the Obama Administration to counter efforts by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to seek membership in the International Criminal Court...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Rochester-SUNY Proposal Will Advance To Final Round Of Competition For $110 Million To Create New National Institute Of Photonics – Senators Have Supported Effort & Say Rochester Is Well-Positioned To Win, As Home Of World’s Greatest Concentration Of Expertise In Optics, Photonics, Imaging
DOD Now Evaluating Final Round of Proposals for Fed Funds To Establish New “Institute for Manufacturing Innovation” with Focus on Photonics – Schumer & Gillibrand Say NYS Proposal Backed by UR, RIT, SUNY Poly, Others Would Create New Photonic Assembly & Packing Facility in Rochester
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1m In Federal Hazard Mitigation Funding For Staten Island University Hospital; Grant Will Help Fund Phase 1 In Project That Will Elevate Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Systems At Hospital’s Central Utility Plant
During Sandy, SIUH Had Flood Water At Its Doorsteps & During Hurricane Irene the Facilities Were Ordered to Evacuate; In 2013, Schumer Secured a Personal Tour By FEMA Expert to ID Needed Flood Mitigation Measures
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $191 Million In Fed Funds For 680 New York State Organizations Working To End Homelessness
Funding Will Be Used to Help Non-Profits, Local Governments Relocate Homeless Individuals & Families, Promote Self-Sufficiency Programs
Gillibrand Introduces Loretta Lynch During Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
Gillibrand: Loretta Lynch is Extraordinarily Qualified and Deserves a Swift Confirmation
Gillibrand Statement Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement today to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau: “On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, we remember the more than...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $4 Million In Fed Funding For Westchester County For Hurricane Sandy Repairs At Glen Island Park
FEMA Funds Will Cover Cost to Permanently Repair City of New Rochelle’s Glen Island Park