Press Releases

Gillibrand, Palmieri Announce Federal Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act

Jan 10, 2014

FAMILY Act Would Establish National Paid Family and Medical Leave

Gillibrand Statement on New Defense Report on Sexual Assaults at U.S. Military Academies

Jan 10, 2014

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement today after the Defense Department released a report on sexual assaults at U.S. military academies: “It is hard to draw any conclusions since no incidences survey was...

Gillibrand, Sheehan Announce Federal Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act

Jan 10, 2014

FAMILY Act Would Establish National Paid Family and Medical Leave

Gillibrand, Hanna Announce Expansion of Greek Yogurt Pilot Program in School Lunches to Four More States

Jan 9, 2014

New York State Leading National USDA Pilot Program to Serve Greek Yogurt in National School Lunch Program that Feeds Nearly 31 Million Students Monthly

After Schumer’s & Gillibrand’s Push, Senators Announce Belden Inc. Employees in Horseheads Have Received Fed Signoff for Trade Adjustment Assistance; Will Help Laid-Off Workers Retrain for New Fields & Search for New Jobs

Jan 9, 2014

Following Belden Inc’s Acquisition of PPC in DeWitt, Announced Plans to Close Its Horseheads Plant Moving 50 Jobs to Dewitt And Cutting 123 More as a Result of Redundancies – Since Then, Laid-Off Workers Have Sought Trade Adjustment Assistance, But a Certification from the Federal Dept. of Labor Was Needed