Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $981,000 USDA Grant for Wastewater Disposal Project in Hastings – Grant Will Improve Environment and Could Relieve Pressure on Local Budget
Funding Will Help Hastings Residents And Businesses Find Solutions To Wastewater Issues
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $5 Million to Build New Water Systems in Finger Lakes Region
Funding Will Expand Access to Clean Drinking Water for Wayne & Ontario County Residents, Help Attract New Business Development
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1.8 Million in Federal Funding for Debris Removal in Town Of Brookhaven After Superstorm Sandy
Superstorm Sandy Resulted in Massive Amounts of Debris Deposited on Roads Throughout Brookhaven; Town Officials Worked Around the Clock Removing Vegetative Debris After the Storm
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Urge Secretary of Interior to Approve HH Richardson Complex Preservation Certification; Say Approval Will Make Project Eligible for $21m in Historic Tax Credits
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins say Dept. of Interior Approval Would Help Unlock $21M in Credits and Create 500 Construction Jobs and up to 90 Full-Time Jobs as Part of Richardson Olmsted Complex Rehabilitation (or reuse) Project
Gillibrand Joins Davidson Brothers Brewing, Calling on FDA to Ensure New Spent Grain Rules Don’t Hurt New York Breweries and Distilleries
New York Is Home To More Than 100 Breweries and Distilleries, Plus Over 5,200 Dairy Farms That Could Be Impacted By New Rules
Gillibrand Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in The World for 2014
New York, NY – Earlier today, TIME magazine named U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to the 2014 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Senator Gillibrand, a member of the Senator Armed Services Committee,...
Schumer, Gillibrand Call for ‘Proof Of Loss’ Extension for Sandy Victims; Deadline Fast Approaching & Many Homeowners Still Need Time to File Flood Insurance Claims
FEMA’s ‘Proof of Loss’ Form Must Be Submitted By April 28th for Flood Insurance Coverage of Personal Property that was Damaged By Floodwaters; Many Sandy-Victims Are Still Recovering & Need More Time to File Claims
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2 Million in Fed Health And Human Services Grant for University of Rochester & Naked Mole Rat Researcher – Grant Will Fund Research Into Aging Process & Cancer Prevention
HHS Grant Will Fund Research on Aging Process of Naked Mole Rats & Other Rodents that Could Lend Insights into Treatments that Would Extend Human Lifespan or Delay Onset of Age-Related Diseases – Study Will Be Done In Conjunction With Harvard
Gillibrand Statement On Palestine Liberation Organization-Hamas Agreement
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement after the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) reached an agreement to form a unity government with Hamas, a militant Islamic group: “Today's announcement that the...
Congressman Higgins, Senator Gillibrand & Community Action Organization of Erie County Announce Over $13.66 Million Grant for Head Start/Early Head Start
A Total of $21 Million Awarded this Year Will Support Early Education Programs at 29 Locations Throughout Buffalo and Erie County