Press Releases
[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...
Gillibrand Announces Nearly $117 Million to Help NYS Businesses in Underserved Communities Recover From Covid-19
Funding will go to 43 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Across New York State CDFIs provide credit, capital, and financial services to underserved populations and communities across the country Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten...
Gillibrand Statement on Holtec Canceling Plans to Dump Radioactive Wastewater Into The Hudson
“I am grateful that Holtec listened to our call to halt this ill-advised plan to begin dumping more than a million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) into the Hudson River. The lack of transparency and inadequate...
Gillibrand, Grassley, Hirono And Warren Press Ft. Hood On Investigation Into The Death Of Private Ana Basaldua Ruiz
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter on April 11, 2023 to Ft. Hood Commander Lieutenant General Sean Bernabe expressing concerns about the circumstances...
Gillibrand, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson Call For $50 Million To Help End Food Deserts And Food Insecurity
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson held a press conference at the Hunts Point Produce Market to call for $50 million in...