Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins Announce Nearly $29 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law For The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority To Purchase 20 New 40-Foot Clean Electric Buses To Replace Dirty Diesel-Powered Buses And Expand Charging Infrastructure
After Delivering Historic Federal Funding To NFTA, Buffalo And WNY Will Now Get Major Boost To Purchase Game Changing 20 New Electric Buses To Help Reach Lower Emissions Goals Reps Secure Highly Competitive Federal “Low & No Emission Grant” For NFTA To Accelerate...
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Legislation To Fend Off Fentanyl Overdoses Poisoning Long Island
Fentanyl Was Involved In 70% of Overdose Deaths in Nassau County In 2021; 1.5x More People Die from Synthetic Opioids Than Car Crashes Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her bill to fend off fentanyl overdoses that are poisoning Long Island’s communities...
In Watertown, Gillibrand Announces Major Broadband Investment For The North Country And Legislation To Invest $50 Billion In Rural Economic Development
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood with local leaders at the Watertown Family YMCA to announce her Rebuild Rural America Act, legislation that would invest $50 billion in rural economic development, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and small businesses....
In Hamilton, Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Invest $50 Billion In Rural Economic Development
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood with local leaders at The Hub in Hamilton to announce her Rebuild Rural America Act, legislation that would invest $50 billion in rural economic development, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and small businesses. The...
Gillibrand, Lankford Lead 24 Senate Colleagues In Effort To Deter Iranian Nuclear Program; Senators Call On Admin To Prepare Snapback Mechanism
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and James Lankford (R-OK) announced a bipartisan push with 24 of their Senate colleagues to deter Iran from advancing its nuclear weapon capability. In February, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported the...
Gillibrand Announces Nearly $500,000 In Federal Funding For New York Institutions From African American History And Culture Program
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $498,435 in federal funding for three New York cultural institutions from the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) Program. The funding was allocated through the Institute of Museum and Library...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $23 Million In Federal Funding For New York Airports
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $23,455,963 in federal funding for 13 New York airports, including $9,294,391 for the Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The funding was allocated through the Federal...
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Major $14+ Million Grant To Expand Broadband For The North Country From The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Bringing High-Speed Internet Access To Thousands Of Homes, Biz, And Community Anchors To Close The Digital Divide
Senators Says Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Expand Nearly 350 Miles Of Broadband Fiber In The North Country, CNY And The Mohawk Valley, To Bring High-Speed Internet To Underserved Communities Schumer, Gillibrand: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is...
Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Prevent Farmer Suicide
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, held a video press conference announcing the National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act to provide desperately needed mental health support to New York’s 55,000+...
Senators Gillibrand, Graham, & Durbin, Rep. Mace Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Victims Of Age Discrimination To Seek Justice And Accountability
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Protecting Older...