Press Releases
Gillibrand Pushes to Close Funding Gap in 9-11 WTC Health Program; Presses for Fix in Reconciliation or Defense Bill
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference to push Congress to pass the 9-11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act in order to deliver $3 billion in supplemental funding to close the impending funding gap in the...
Gillibrand Secures $14m In Funds For Macarthur Airport As Part Of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that Long Island MacArthur Airport is the recipient of a $14,110,000 award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Funds for...
Standing At The Food Bank Of Central New York, Gillibrand Announces Passage Of The Keep Kids Fed Act, Pushes For Further Action To Fight Child Hunger
More Than 1 in 6 Children in Onondaga County Face Food Insecurity; Gillibrand’s Proposals Would Expand Funding For School Nutrition Programs And Make It Easier For Kids To Access Free And Low-Cost Meals
In Rochester, Gillibrand, Morelle Announce Passage Of The Keep Kids Fed Act, Push For Further Action To Fight Child Hunger
Nearly 1 in 5 Children in Monroe County Face Food Insecurity; Gillibrand’s Proposals Would Expand Funding For School Nutrition Programs And Make It Easier For Kids To Access Free And Low-Cost Meals
In Niagara Falls, Gillibrand Announces Passage Of The Keep Kids Fed Act, Pushes For Further Action To Fight Child Hunger
Nearly 1 in 5 Children in Niagara County Face Food Insecurity; 12% Of Households In The Buffalo Niagara Region Live In Food Deserts; Gillibrand’s Proposals Would Expand Funding For School Nutrition Programs And Make It Easier For Kids To Access Free And Low-Cost Meals
A Longtime Advocate For The National Technical Institute For the Deaf, Gillibrand Calls For $95.2 Million in FY23 Funding For Rochester Institution
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing her push for $95.2 million in funding for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in FY23, a $6.7 million increase from FY22. Every year, Senator Gillibrand...
Gillibrand Fights to Ensure Breatfeeding Individuals and Their Infants Can Travel Safely With Formula and Without Fear of Harassment
Improper, Inconsistent Implementation of Screening Processes and Procedures Put Infants And Their Mothers At Risk
Gillibrand, Advocates Push Proposals Giving New Yorkers Tools to Protect and Support People Seeking Access to Reproductive Health Care
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last week overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was joined by New York City Council Member Gale Brewer, President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health Andrea Miller, Associate Chief...
Gillibrand, Adams, Sewell and Gun Safety Advocates Tout Criminalization of Gun Trafficking As Part of Historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was joined by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell, and Senior Director of Community Safety Initiatives for Everytown for Gun Safety Michael-Sean Spence to announce the passage of major...
Gillibrand Statement On Bipartisan Gun Safety Package Becoming Law
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on President Biden signing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law: “I am grateful that President Biden today signed into law the first major gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years. And I...