Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand, Markowitz, Hynes Announce $200,000 Investment for Brooklyn; Funding for Domestic Violence Homicide Reduction Demonstrative Initiative
DOJ Funding Through the Schumer-Gillibrand Sponsored Violence Against Women Act Will Support Brooklyn and Safe Horizon Work to Identify Barriers Faced By Victims of Domestic Violence and Families
Gillibrand, Crowley Announce Legislation to Increase Kosher Food in Emergency Food Supply
Gillibrand-Crowley Legislation Requires USDA to Target, Label, and Increase Kosher Meals to Meet Growing Demand
Lautenberg, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Provide Unemployment Aid for Families and Businesses Affected by Superstorm Sandy
Washington, D.C— With federal disaster unemployment benefits to victims of Superstorm Sandy scheduled to end this month, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced legislation to extend through July...
Gillibrand: End Major Flight Delays by Closing Corporate Jet Loophole to Pay for Air Traffic Controllers
Furloughed Air Traffic Controllers Due To Sequestration Delayed Flights Up to 2 Hours or More at New York’s JFK, LaGuardia Airports
Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduces Legislation Lifting Ban on Use of Private Funds for Abortions in Military Hospitals
The MARCH Act Of 2013 Would Allow Women In The Military To Use Their Own Money To Pay For Abortions In Military Medical Facilities
Schumer, Gillibrand Push Two-Pronged Plan to Keep Ithaca Airport Contract Tower Open For Long-Term – Calls On FAA To Reverse Course Considering Grave Safety & Economic Implications for Travelers & Upstate Communities
Ithaca-Tompkins & Griffiss Int’l Are Only Airport Control Towers Scheduled For Closure in NY, Set for June 15th – Senators Argue That Airports Are Essential For Local Economies, Growth of Local Businesses & Universities, And Security
Schumer, Gillibrand Push Two-Pronged Plan to Keep Griffiss Airport Contract Tower Open for Long-Term – Calls on FAA to Reverse Course Considering Grave Safety & Economic Implications for Travelers & Upstate Communities
Griffiss Int’l & Ithaca Thompkins Are Only Airport Control Towers Scheduled For Closure in NY, Set for June 15th – Senators Argue That Airports Are Essential For Local Economies, Business Growth, And Security
Gillibrand Responds to New DOD Survey Showing More Than 1 in 5 Women Servicemembers Reported Unwanted Sexual Contact in 2011
Health-Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel for 2011 Also Shows Increase in Reporting of Male Victims From 2008 Survey
Gillibrand, Johanns Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Encourage Use of Mechanical Insulation – Help Businesses Cut Energy Costs, Create New Green Jobs
Legislation Creates Tax Credit For Businesses, Hospitals, Universities To Install Mechanical Insulation
Senate Confirms Gillibrand Recommended Judge Analisa Torres to Sit on Federal Bench
Torres Confirmation Adds Another Exceptional Female Jurist to Federal Bench