Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Final Congressional Approval of $24 Million for New York Army National Guard Construction Project – Military Construction Project Will Build State-of-the-Art Maintenance Shop on Base
$24 Million Investment Would Build Central, Multi-Faceted Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance Shop; Create Jobs in Dutchess County
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Final Congressional Approval of More Than $190 Million to Build New Barracks at West Point
Gillibrand, Member Of Senate Armed Services Committee, Wrote and Passed Amendment To Restore Funding For New Barracks as Part of 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Final Congressional Approval of Nearly $140 Million for Construction at Fort Drum
Gillibrand, Member Of The Senate Armed Services Committee, Fought Hard For Federal Resources For New and Improved Facilities
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $800,000 for Lake Champlain/ Lake George Regional Planning Board
Federal Economic Development Investment Will Help Spur Small Business Growth In Communities Recovering From Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee
Schumer, Gillibrand, Bishop Announce Final Congressional Passage of Bill to Rename Mastic Beach Post Office for Revolutionary War Hero Nathaniel Woodhull
Woodhull, Son of Mastic, Served in American Revolutionary War
Gillibrand Legislation to Name Baldwinsville Post Office After Fallen Marine Clears Final Senate Passage
Kyle Schneider Died At Age 23 In Afghanistan from an Improvised Explosive Device
Gillibrand Measure to Remove Convicted Sex Offenders from Military Included in Final Agreement Between Senate-House Defense Bills – Will Head to President’s Desk as Part of 2013 Defense Bill to be Signed into Law
Gillibrand: “Sexual Assault Has No Place in the Military, We Must Hold Perpetrators Accountable”
Gillibrand Announces Measure Requiring a Feasibility Report on DOD Plans to Open More Combat Roles to Women Included in Final Agreement Between Senate-House Defense Bills – Will Head to President’s Desk as Part of 2013 Defense Bill to be Signed into Law
Gillibrand Led Push in the Senate Requiring a Report on Changing Current Policy That Officially Bars Qualified Servicewomen from Some Combat Roles, Women Already Serving On The Frontlines to Defend the Country, Nearly 15% of Active Duty Military Forces Are Women
Gillibrand Announces her Amendment to Cover Care for Military, Other Uniformed Services Kids with Autism Included un Final Agreement Between Senate-House Defense Bills – Will Head to President’s Desk as Part of 2013 Defense Bill to be Signed Into Law
Gillibrand Amendment Lifts Restrictions on Treatment for Tens of Thousands of Uniformed Services Children Suffering from Autism
Gillibrand Statement on President Obama’s Announcement of Interagency Task Force to Reduce Gun Violence
Washington, D.C. – As President Obama announces a new comprehensive effort to reduce gun violence, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a vocal advocate for commonsense measures to end senseless gun crime, issued the following statement: “I stand firmly...