Press Releases
On the Eve of Memorial Day Weekend, Gillbrand Announces Key Senate Committee Approval of Amendment to Establish Yellow Ribbon Day to Honor Members of the Armed Forces Serving Overseas
Yellow Ribbon Day Serves as Reminder to American People of Continued Sacrifice of Armed Forces, Recognizes History and Significance of Yellow Ribbon as Symbol of Support for American Citizens Serving in Combat and Crisis Situations Abroad
Key Senate Committee Passes Legislation Requiring a Report on Defense Department Plans to Open Combat Roles to Women
Legislation Would Require a Report on Changing Current Policy That Officially Bars Qualified Servicewomen from Combat Roles, Women Already Serving On The Frontlines to Defend the Country, More Than 15% of Active Duty Military Forces Are Women
Vermont and New York Senators Push for Improved Passenger Train Service to Montreal
WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, May 24) -- U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Charles Schumer, (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are urging federal negotiators to move quickly to reach an agreement with their Canadian counterparts on allowing...
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage of Legislation to Provide Relief for Sick Patients & Children, Ensure Access to 14 Life-Saving Medicines Currently in Short Supply
Newly Passed Federal Legislation Will For First Time Require All Drug Makers to Give FDA Early Warning Signs of Shortage, Inspect Foreign Facilities that Import Drugs into U.S.
Gillibrand Announces $320,000 for City of Ogdensburg in Brownfields Assessment Grants
Gillibrand Pushed For Funds, Which Will Support Environmental Site Assessments Central to Waterfront Redevelopment
With One of Two New York Terrorism Emergency Task Forces At-Risk of Being Cut from Defense Budget, Gillibrand And Schumer Announce Key Senate Committee Passes Provision to Preserve New York’s National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams
Gillibrand Secured $700K to Create Task Force in 2009, Fighting to Preserve Critical Emergency Unit
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $24 Million Investment for Stormville Army National Guard Base Construction Project Clears Key Committees Vote – Military Construction Project Will Build State Of The Art Maintenance Shop on Base
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Stormville Army National Guard Construction Project Has cleared Full Appropriations and Armed Services Committees At President’s Requested Level – Will Now Head to Senate Floor for Vote
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $6.1 Million Investment for Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Construction Project Clears Key Senate & House Committees – Military Construction Project Will Build Facility for State-Of The-Art Flight Simulator on Base
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Construction Project Has Cleared Full Appropriations and Armed Services Committees At President’s Requested Level of $6.1 Million– Military Construction Bill Will Now Head to Senate Floor For Vote
Gillibrand Secures Approval for $50 Million for Nanotechnology R&D
Department Of Defense To Invest $50 Million in Microelectronics Research – College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University At Albany Would Compete For Funding
With One of Two New York Terrorism Emergency Task Forces At-Risk of Being Cut from Defense Budget, Gillibrand Announces Key Senate Committee Passage of Provision to Preserve New York’s National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams
Gillibrand Bill to Fund Critical Emergency Unit in Scotia Now Heads to Full Senate