Press Releases
Gillibrand, Schumer, Garbarino, Nadler, Kean, Goldman Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Fix World Trade Center Health Program Funding Shortfall
Without Congressional Action, The WTCHP Will Have To Start Turning Away First Responders And Survivors, Cut Back Access To Care For Existing Enrollees By 2028 Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Representatives...
Gillibrand Statement On President Trump’s Efforts To Strip Away Health Care Benefits From Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Substances
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, author of the burn pits section of the PACT Act, issued the following statement about President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to cancel contracts for the PACT Act Enterprise Program Management Office as a part of the Department...
Gillibrand And Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Establish A Mental Health Hotline For First Responders
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley introduced the bipartisan First Responders Wellness Act, legislation to establish a national mental health hotline for first responders. The bill would also expand mental health services for first responders...
Gillibrand Statement On Politically Motivated Firings Of Senior U.S. Military Officers
Tonight, after President Trump fired a number of senior U.S. military officers, including General Charles Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations; General James Slife, the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff;...
Gillibrand Applauds Restoration of WTCHP Staff Who Serve 9/11 First Responders
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand applauded the reversal of terminations of World Trade Center Health Program staff. Senator Gillibrand and Senator Chuck Schumer had previously demanded that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
Gillibrand Urges VA To Reopen Castle Point VA Medical Center Acute Inpatient Unit
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding answers on the closure of the 20-bed acute inpatient unit for veterans with substance use disorders at Castle Point VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Dutchess County. Castle Point VAMC provides lifesaving care to thousands of...
Gillibrand, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Increase Transparency Of Milk Pricing
Legislation Would Require Mandatory Reporting Of Dairy Processing Costs Every 2 Years U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act. This bill would require manufacturers to report dairy...
Following Deadly Crashes, Gillibrand Demands Answers On Trump Administration Firing Hundreds Of Federal Aviation Administration Employees
Fired Workers Include Safety Inspectors And Maintenance Mechanics; Firings Follow Multiple Deadly Aviation Disasters On Trump’s Watch; Fired Workers Include At Least Two Who Worked On Long Island, Two Who Worked In Queens Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a...
Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Raise Minimum Age To Buy Assault Weapons; Legislation Would Help Prevent Tragedies Like 2022 Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from 18 to 21, the same age requirement that already applies to purchasing handguns from federally licensed...
Gillibrand Demands Answers On Closure Of Social Security Administration Office In White Plains
Thousands of Social Security Cases are Still Pending for Hudson Valley Residents Closure of the White Plains SSA Hearing Office will Require Beneficiaries to Travel More Than 20 Miles to be Serviced by a Nearby Office Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent a...