Press Releases
With Over 23,000 Police and Fire Departments Across NYS That Cannot All Communicate With Each Other Effectively During Emergencies, Gillibrand Calls for Upgrade to Emergency Communications System
First Responders Across County Lines, Different Regions Operating on Different Radio Frequencies, Unable to Share Information In Real Time
NY Lawmakers Urge Regulators to Reconsider Derivatives Rule That Would Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Says Plan, If Carried Through, Would Put U.S. Firms at Disadvantage Compared to Foreign Competitors
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Call for Swift Passage of First Responder Communications Bill
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today stood with her colleagues Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to call on the House and Senate to join them in...
At Gillibrand, Clarke Urging, Obama Administration Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Haitians
Extension Will Allow Haitians in the U.S. to Continue Living and Working Here for the Next 18 Months
Gillibrand Statement on Obama Administration’s New International Cyber Security Strategy
Washington, DC – Following the Obama Administration’s announcement of a new strategy to address international cyber threats, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement: “I am encouraged the Administration is taking...
On One Year Anniversary of Historic Gang Raids Schumer, Gillibrand and Hinchey Invite FBI Director Mueller to Visit Newburgh
Washington, DC -- One year after a Federal Bureau of Investigation led raid removed scores of gang members from the City of Newburgh's streets, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), are...
Gillibrand Statement on Thwarted Terror Plot
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement today after the announcement that NYPD arrested two men who were plotting an attack on a synagogue in New York City. “As they do time and time again, our NYPD remained one step...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.2 Million Federal Fire Grant for Firemen’s Association of NY; Funding for Statewide Recruitment of Firefighters Over Next Four Years
Funding for Firemen’s Association of the State of New York Comes From DHS SAFER Grant Program That Promotes and Maintains Adequate Staffing and Training at Volunteer Fire Departments FASNY Will Recruit Thousands of New Firefighters, Provide Tuition Reimbursement for Student Volunteers Schumer and Gillibrand Have Continually Pushed for Funding to Assist Fire Departments and First Responders
Gillibrand Joins Durbin, Reid, Menendez, 30 Others in Introducing the DREAM Act
Bill Will Help Immigrant Students Earn Path to Legal Status Gillibrand: “Every Young Person Deserves a Chance at the American Dream”
As Oil Company Profits Continue to Soar Leaving New York Families Feeling the Pain at the Pump, Gillibrand Calls to Close Big Oil Loophole
This Week, Speaker Boehner Visited NY Calling For Trillions Of Dollars In Cuts, But Won’t Include Billions to Big Oil On The Chopping Block Gillibrand Calls For An End To Balancing The Deficit On The Backs Of Families, While Oil Companies Receive Billions in Subsidies New Yorkers Currently Paying More Than $4.16 Per Gallon For Regular Gas