Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Federal Investment to Buy New Clean Energy Buses for Chemung County – Over $1.3 Million Will Fund New Buses and Power Generator, Boosting Transit System
Department of Transportation Award of Just Over $1.3 Million Will Fund Eight New, Clean Energy Buses and Weather Proof Power Generator
Schumer, Gillibrand: New FDA Delays Will Allow Misleading Sunscreen to Be Sold Throughout Summer – Senators Blast Delays and Call on FDA to Protect Consumers as Summer Begins
Many Sunscreen Labels Promise Protection from the Sun But Instead Leave Beachgoers Vulnerable to Skin Cancer – FDA Told Senators New Standards Would Be In Place By Summer 2012
With 14 Lifesaving Cancer Drugs in Short Supply and Over 100 Drug Shortages This Year Alone, Gillibrand, Parents, and Doctors Urge Congress to Pass Legislation This Week Providing Relief for Sick Patients, Children
New Federal Legislation On the Senate Floor This Week Would For First Time Require All Drug Makers to Give FDA Early Warning Signs of Shortage, Hold Companies Accountable By Penalizing Manufacturers That Fail to Comply
Gillibrand Statement on Death of Lockerbie Bomber
New York, NY – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on the death of Libyan terrorist and convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi: “The deaths of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and Muammar Gaddafi brings to a close the...
Senators Gillibrand, Blunt Bolster Efforts to Address Needs of U.S. National Guard
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Roy Blunt sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense calling for an update on the implementation status of the “National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2011,” a critical law...
Gillibrand Urges EDA to Fund Photech Redevelopment Project in Rochester
New Plans for Site Would Create Industrial Park that Would Support Up to 250 Jobs in Rochester
Gillibrand Urges Amtrak to Include Bicycle Racks on New Baggage Cars
Racks Would Allow Cyclists to Easily Transport Bicycles on Lakeshore Limited, Empire Service and Maple Leaf Train Lines
Gillibrand Helps Queens Resident who Served in Afghanistan Reunite with His Family After Helicopter Crash Left Combat Translator Paralyzed
Gillibrand: “Our Brave Men and Women Who Risk Their Lives Serving Our Country Deserve the Support and Care They Need”
Gillibrand Helps Capital Region Soldier Stationed in Hawaii Get to Buffalo in Time for His Fiance’s Graduation at SUNY Buffalo Law School
Columbia County Resident’s Attempt to Use Frequent Flyer Miles to Purchase Soldier’s Plane Ticket Hit Snag
Gillibrand Urges U.S. Commerce Department to Invest in Griffiss Institute to Develop New Cyber Security Technologies in Rome
Public-Private Partnership With Rome Air Force Research Lab Helps Facilitate And Grow Technology Base In The Mohawk Valley