Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Final Senate Passage of Truck Stop Safety Measure, Call on House Leadership to Immediately Follow Suit
“Jason’s Law” Would Prioritize Funding to Address Shortage of Parking for Commercial Vehicles on National Highways
Gillibrand Announces Final Senate Passage of National Teen Driving Safety Plan – Calls on House to Take Same Step to Save Lives
More Than 280 NYers Died in Car Accidents Involving Sixteen & Seventeen Year Old Drivers From 2005-2009 – Over 46,000 Injured
Gillibrand Announces Final Senate Passage of Measure to Improve Funding for NYS Border Infrastructure Projects – Calls on House to Follow Suit
Transportation Bill Includes Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program Reauthorization
With Good-Paying Jobs Going Unfilled Due to a Lack of Training Opportunities, Gillibrand Announces Agenda to Train More Workers for Jobs in Growing Industries
COUNTY-BY-COUNTY Estimates: 3.2 Million New Yorkers with High School Education Could Earn $188,000 More per Person with Additional Education
Gillibrand, Cornyn, Durbin, Ayotte Call for End to U.S. Relationship with Russian Firm Arming Assad
Washington, DC— U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta calling for an end to the U.S. Government’s relationship with the...
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning the Killing of Journalists in Syria
Washington, D.C. – As the armed conflict in Syria continues to escalate, the brave men and women providing news reports from that region are increasingly in danger. Many have been detained or arrested while covering the unrest and some have been wounded or...
Schumer, Gillibrand and Higgins Call for Increased Eligibility for Bethlehem Steel Employee Compensation
Ask NIOSH to Expand Eligibility Period Until 1976
Gillibrand, Senate Democratic Women Call on Boehner to Abandon Pledge to Continue Contraception Fight
Senators to Boehner on International Women’s Day: “Women are tired of being targets for a political strategy that endangers their health care and they want it to stop.”
Gillibrand Announces Congressional Passage of Legislation to Prevent Dumping by Foreign Companies
President Expected To Swiftly Sign Legislation To Preserve The U.S. Government’s Ability To Impose Punitive Tariffs On Countries Like China That Unfairly Subsidize Their Products To Undermine The American Market
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage of Biodefense Bill to Strengthen U.S. Response to Disease Outbreaks, Bioterrorism
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced that the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan biodefense bill last night that will help strengthen the United States’ response to a future bioattack or disease outbreak. The Pandemic and...