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Schumer and Gillibrand: New York Set to Receive $211 Million Boost in Sandy Recovery Costs – At Senators’ Urging, Feds Agreed to Cover 90% of Federal Share After NYS Crossed Critical Threshold Allowing for Increased Federal Aid
Schumer and Gillibrand Announce Federal Government Will Cover 90% of the Cost to Repair Public Property Damaged By Sandy – Up from 75%
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Nearly $60,000 Federal Grant for Livingston Fire District
Funds will be used to Update Air Compressor System
Gillibrand Joins Kaine, Rubio, 11 Other Senators in Letter to Egyptian President Morsi Condemning June 4 Sentencing of NGO Workers as Broader Threat to Human Rights
Washington, D.C. – In a letter sent to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Barbara...
Gillibrand Statement on Senate Armed Services Committee Dropping Military Justice Improvement Act from National Defense Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, issued the following statement today after the Senate Armed Services Committee cut the Military Justice Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation she...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $21 Million in Sandy Relief Funds Being Delivered to NYC Dept of Transportation—Large Portion of Funding Will Go Towards Staten Island Ferry
Emergency Protective Measures Were Performed on NYC Transportation Services Before and After Superstorm Sandy to Minimize Storm’s Impact & Prepare for Reestablished Service
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $54 Million in Federal Sandy Aid for Port Authority of NY & NJ
Federal Funding Replaces and Repairs Infrastructure & Equipment, Reimburses Sandy-Related Emergency Response and Operating Costs
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Village of Morris to Receive Over $2 Million in Federal Funding for Water Management
USDA Rural Development Program Brings $1,725,000 Loan and $750,000 Grant to Village of Morris in Otsego County
Gillibrand Opening Remarks at Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee Markup of National Defense Authorization Act
Includes Comprehensive Measure to Combat Crisis of Sexual Assaults in the Military
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.2 Million in Federal Funds to Build New Water Line for Families, Businesses in Batavia
Senators Announce Funds Through USDA Rural Development Funding for New Water Main To Deliver Water to 59 New Residents
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Village of Deferiet to Receive Over $620k in Federal Funding for Water Management
Senators Announce USDA Rural Development Grant for Village of Deferiet in Jefferson County