Press Releases
As Farm Bill Nears Senate Floor, Gillibrand Outlines Priorities to Strengthen New York Farms
Farm Bill Expected in Committee Within a Week – On To Full Senate The Next
Schumer, Gillibrand, Velázquez Announce Bill to Expand National Park Service Designation for the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Schumer-Gillibrand-Velázquez Legislation Would Expand Designation for 103 Orchard Street, Securing Partnership with National Park Service and Bringing Thousands of New Visitors and Education Programs for City Students
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $115,000 for Dolgeville Volunteer Fire Department; Funding Means Vital Equipment for First Responders
With DHS/FEMA Funding, Dolgeville FD Will Purchase New Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
Gillibrand, Schumer, Blumenthal, Murphy Urge Feds to Boost Federal Funding to Protect Long Island Sound
Senators: LI Sound Is a Vital Part of Long Island and Connecticut’s Economy, Funding Will Go A Long Way To Ensure It Remains Vibrant
As Senate Begins Farm Bill Debate Next Week, Gillibrand, Leading Anti-Hunger Advocates Urge Congress to Stop Balancing Deficit by Slashing Food Stamps for the Most Vulnerable
Senate Farm Bill Expected to Slash $4.1 Billion in Food Stamps For Veterans, Seniors, and Food Insecure Families Over Next Decade — Half of Food Stamp Beneficiaries Are Children
Gillibrand, Hanna Praise New USDA Standard for Greek Yogurt
N.Y. is the top Greek yogurt producing state in the nation
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Congressman Owens Applaud Pfizer Trade Adjustment Approval
Plattsburgh, NY – This week, Pfizer announced that their application to the U.S. Department of Labor for Trade Adjustment Assistance was accepted, opening new opportunities for laid-off workers from Pfizer’s Rouses Point facility. The Trade Adjustment...
Schumer, Gillibrand Call on Feds to Ensure Ithaca-Tompkins and Griffiss Int’l Airport Contract Towers Stay Open – Congress Has Now Spared FAA Cuts, but Fed Plan Not Yet Determined for Contract Towers
Congress Passed Bill Last Friday to Avert FAA Cuts with Enough Funding & Flexibility to End Furloughs And Prevent Contract Tower Closings – Senators Want Guarantee That Funding Will Be Used to Keep Ithaca & Griffiss Towers Open
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $7 Million in Federal Funding for Fire Island’s Village of Saltaire as a Result of Superstorm Sandy
Village of Saltaire’s Boardwalk-Style Roadway Damaged by Superstorm Sandy; Decking Was Uplifted, Twisted and No Longer Safe for Use
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $30,000 Federal Grant for Ogdensburg Fire Department
Funds to Upgrade Dispatch and Portable Radios, Outdated Equipment