Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $6.67 Million in Federal Funds for City of Long Beach for Sandy Cleanup Costs
Superstorm Sandy Winds And Rain Scattered Sand and Debris Onto Critical Thoroughfares in Long Beach
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $141.6 Million in Federal Funds for LIPA for Major Hurricane Sandy Cleanup Work
Superstorm Sandy Downed Trees and Power Lines On Long Island, Leaving Close To One Million Long Islanders Without Power; Additional Workers Were Brought In Post-Storm To Aid In Restoring Power
Gillibrand Statement In Response To President’s Plan To Address Military Sexual Assault
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s comments on addressing sexual assault in the military: “I appreciate the President's deep commitment to solving the sexual...
Gillibrand, Schumer, Nadler, Velázquez, Grimm Urge FAA to Develop Plan to Reduce Excessive Helicopter Noise for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island Residents
Elected Officials Press FAA to Restrict Flight Hours of Operation and Frequency of Helicopters Taking Off and Landing in Lower Manhattan, Ensure that Helicopters Operating Around New York Harbor Follow Flight Paths
At Gillibrand & Kirk’s Urging, Both Houses of Congress Approve Measure Requiring Defense Department Report on U.S.-Israel Cooperative Missile Defense Programs – Heads to President’s Desk as Part of 2014 Defense Bill to be Signed into Law
Senators Pushed for Report on U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation to Help Advance U.S. Partnership with Israel, Strengthen National Security
Gillibrand, Rangel Announce Final Congressional Approval of $31 Million for the Historic Harlem Armory
As A Member Of Senate Armed Services Committee, Gillibrand Fought Hard For Federal Resources To Renovate and Repair the Facility Used By The 369th Sustainment Brigade and the 719th Transportation Company
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.6 Million Grant for Cattaraugus-Wyoming Counties Project Head Start
Cattaraugus-Wyoming Counties Project Head Start Serves 288 Low-Income Preschool Children and Families and Provides Critical Health Services Like Screenings and Immunizations to Toddlers Preparing to Enter Head Start
Schumer, Gillibrand, Goldfeder Announce $1.86 Million in Federal Funds to Repair Sandy-Inflicted Damage at P.S. 207 Rockwood Park in Howard Beach
Superstorm Sandy Inundated School’s Basement with 12 Feet of Floodwater; Caused Total Damage of More Than $2 Million
Billie Jean King, Neera Tanden Keynote Gillibrand’s 2013 Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit Focused on Working Women & Families Having a Fair Shot at Earning Financial Security, Helping Women Lead the Way to Growing Economy, Stronger Middle Class
Participants Discuss Senator Gillibrand’s Opportunity Plan that Updates Rules of the Modern Workplace – Paid Family Medical Leave, Increased Minimum Wage, Affordable Child Care, Universal Pre-K, Equal Pay for Equal Work
New York, Connecticut Delegation Members Lead Effort to Strengthen Metro-North Safety
Lawmakers Briefed In Person By DOT Secretary Foxx On Safety Action Plan – Call For Immediate Steps, Pledge To Fight To Secure Federal Resources