Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $50k for Naples Ambulance Inc.; Funding Means Vital Equipment for First Responders
With DHS/FEMA Funding, Naples Ambulance Will Purchase Monitors and Other Advanced Life Support Systems
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $11 Million in FEMA Funding for Debris Removal in Nassau County After Superstorm Sandy
Superstorm Sandy Resulted in Hazardous Debris Deposits on Roads and in Neighborhoods of Nassau County
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1 Million in Federal Funds for Repair of Orient Beach State Park Parkway in Wake of Superstorm Sandy
FEMA Funding Awarded to New York State Department of Transportation for Orient Beach State Park Parkway Restoration After Damage from Superstorm Sandy
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $11 Million in FEMA Funding for Debris Removal in North Hempstead After Superstorm Sandy
Superstorm Sandy Resulted in Hazardous Debris Deposits on Public Land Maintained by the Town of North Hempstead
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $350,000 Federal Grant for Levittown Fire District; Funding Means Vital Equipment for First Responders
Funding Comes from Schumer Sponsored AFG Program that Promotes Effective Firefighting Operation
Gillibrand, Rangel Announce Key Senate Committee Passage 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
Gillibrand Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional: “Today is a historic day for our country on its long march towards upholding...
Gillibrand Statement on President Obama’s Plan to Address Climate Change
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, issued the following statement today after President Obama announced a new plan to help address climate change: “There is no doubt that...
Gillibrand Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act: “The Voting Rights Act has been a cornerstone of ensuring the rights won in the Civil...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2 Million in Federal Funds to Repair Boardwalk at Jones Beach Due to Superstorm Sandy-Related Damages
Two-Mile Long Boardwalk at Jones Beach Damaged by Superstorm Sandy; NYS Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation Awarded Contract to Repair & Replace Boardwalk Decking