Press Releases
Ahead of First Public Meeting of Farm Bill Conference Committee, Gillibrand Leads Coalition of More Than One-Third of Senate Colleagues Urging Congressional Negotiators to Reject Cuts to Food Stamps for Millions of Children, Seniors, Food Insecure Families
House Bill Slashes $40 Billion in Food Stamps – Drastic Cuts Would Eliminate Free School Meals for 280,000 Children, Remove Food Aid for Millions of Families
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $8.6 Million Loan for Corning Community College – Federal Funding to Construct & Renovate Library, Gymnasium & Student Commons
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $8,635,000 Loan Coming to Corning CC Through USDA Rural Development Program – Loan Will Fund Renovation, Expansion, & Construction of Campus Infrastructure
Standing at the Agroforesty Resource Center, Senator Gillibrand & Congressman Gibson Discuss Legislation to Combat Lyme Disease
Greene And Columbia Counties Have The Highest Rates Of Occurrences Of Tick Borne Illnesses In The State
Gillibrand Responds to Testimony by Nominee for Navy Undersecretary Advocating Against Sexual Assault Cases Being Decided “Based on Evidence”
Jo Ann Rooney, Nominee To Be The Next Undersecretary of the Navy Testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee Today: “I believe the impact would be decisions based on evidence rather than the interest in preserving good order and discipline.”
At Gillibrand’s & Schumer’s Urging, FEMA Extends Deadline for Flood Insurance Claims for Sandy Homeowners
Federal Officials Pushed for an Extension to Meet Thousands of Homeowners’ Recovery Needs
Schumer, Gillibrand, Meeks, Goldfeder Announce Over $8 Million in Federal Funding for Sandy-Related Repairs to the Rockaway Water Pollution Control Plant
Rockaway Water Control Plant Serves Population of Nearly 100,000; Superstorm Sandy Flooded Water Plant’s Tunnels as Deep as 20 Feet
Gillibrand to Feds: Federal Employees Working on Sandy Recovery Programs Should be Exempt from Potential Government Shutdown
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged feds to exempt federal employees who are working on Sandy-related recovery efforts and programs from any furloughs that may result from a potential government shutdown. Senator Gillibrand noted that...
Gillibrand, Schumer, Bipartisan Group of Congressional Members Urge FEMA to Extend Deadline for Flood Insurance Claims for Sandy Homeowners
Federal Officials Push for an Extension to Meet Thousands of Homeowners’ Recovery Needs
Schumer, Gillibrand, Owens Announce Ogdensburg Facility Wins $20 Million Army Contract for Bomb Disposal Suits
Ogdensburg’s Med-Eng facility will produce the Advanced Bomb Suit Ensemble that will protect soldiers as they dispose of improvised explosive devices, other explosive threats.
Breaking: Defense Advisory Committee Voted Today in Favor of Removing Decision Whether to Prosecute Sexual Assaults from the Chain of Command – First Body Connected to DoD to Endorse Gillibrand Approach
Since 1951, DACOWITS Committee Composed Of Civilian And Retired Military Women And Men Appointed By The Secretary Of Defense Provide Advice And Recommendations On Policies For Military Women