Press Releases
Senator Gillibrand Pushes To Provide Accessible, Affordable Housing For Older Americans And People Living With Disabilities
A HUD Study Found That Less Than 4% Of Housing In U.S. Is Accessible As of 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, is pushing for a bill to address the housing...
Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Accelerate FDA Approval Of Drugs To Treat Life-Threatening Illnesses
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to announce her bipartisan legislation to expedite provisional FDA approval of drugs intended to treat ALS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other life-threatening diseases. The standard FDA approval...
Gillibrand Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding FDA Approval of Mifepristone
“I am relieved that the Supreme Court has halted the previous misguided and dangerous ruling that reversed FDA approval of mifepristone. Doctors have prescribed mifepristone as a safe and effective treatment for more than 20 years, and I am grateful it will continue...
Gillibrand, Rounds Lead Group Of 41 Bipartisan Senators In Call To Fully Fund U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Programs
This week, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) led a bipartisan group of 41 senators in calling for $500 million to fully fund U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense programs in the Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024. Israel’s...
[Video] Gillibrand Opening Statement At Senate Hearing On Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand chaired a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena. Watch her opening statement here, and read her remarks as prepared for delivery below: The hearing will come to order. I...
Senators Gillibrand & Welch, Rep. Velázquez, Anti-Hunger Advocates Introduce Bill To Boost Snap Benefits
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) and Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) held a press conference to announce the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act, which would expand and strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Senators Gillibrand, Booker & Representatives Torres, Meng & Jayapal Introduce Fairness To Freedom Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), together with Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), introduced the Freedom to Fairness Act.The bicameral bill...
In Macedon, Gillibrand Champions 5-Point Master Plan On Aging To Ensure Every American Can Age With Dignity And Financial Security
Gillibrand’s Comprehensive Plan Provides Pathway to Food Security, Independence, and Social Connection; Senator Gillibrand Has Convened Leaders From Across NYS to Form Her Aging Working Group; Gillibrand’s Master Plan on Aging has Been Developed in...
In Cornwall, Gillibrand Champions 5-Point Master Plan On Aging To Ensure Every American Can Age With Dignity And Financial Security
Gillibrand’s Comprehensive Plan Provides Pathway to Food Security, Independence, and Social Connection; Senator Gillibrand Has Convened Leaders From Across NYS to Form Her Aging Working Group; Gillibrand’s Master Plan on Aging has Been Developed in Collaboration With...
In Binghamton, Gillibrand Champions 5-Point Master Plan On Aging To Ensure Every American Can Age With Dignity And Financial Security
Gillibrand’s Comprehensive Plan Provides Pathway to Food Security, Independence, and Social Connection; Senator Gillibrand Has Convened Leaders From Across NYS to Form Her Aging Working Group; Gillibrand’s Master Plan on Aging has Been Developed in Collaboration With...