Amid Sky-High Grocery Prices, Trump Is Denying Food To Hungry Families New York Food Banks Receive Tens Of Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Food Through Now Slashed Federal Programs Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference slamming the Trump administration’s massive cuts to funding for food banks. Last month, President Trump slashed […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, released the following statement on President Trump’s remarks earlier today terminating the Hudson Tunnel Gateway Project: “The Trump administration is — once again — using New York City as a political pawn in a way that could […] The post Gillibrand Statement On President Trump’s Comments On Gateway appeared first on Kirsten Gillib...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, following the release of 20 Israeli hostages, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “I am filled with relief and joy seeing 20 hostages rejoin their families after two long years of anguish and I pray for their healing. While we celebrate their freedom, I hold in my heart the 28 families who still […] The post Gillibrand Statement On The Release Of Israeli Hostages appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement following reporting that New York State Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted: “I am deeply disturbed by the reports that Attorney General James has been indicted at the hands of the same Trump-appointed partisan prosecutor who was behind James Comey’s political indictment just two […] The post Gillibrand Statement On Indictment Of New York State Attorney General Letitia James appeared first on K...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement regarding Israel and Hamas’ agreement on the first phase of a peace deal: “I am encouraged that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a peace deal to release the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza and finally bring an end to this […] The post Gillibrand Statement On Initial Peace Deal Between Israel And Hamas appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Bill Would Protect Federal Workers From Eviction and Other Challenges As Over 100,000 Federal Employees in New York Go Without Pay Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) alongside 17 Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and […] The post Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introdu...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) reintroduced the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, legislation that would help combat sexual assault on college and university campuses. The bipartisan legislation would improve the way institutions of higher education address and report incidents of sexual assault that take place on their campuses, and it […] The post Gillibrand, Grassley Reintroduce Legislation To Combat Sexual Assault On College Campuses, Improv...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
A county-by-county breakdown of expected ACA premium increases across New York can be found at gillibrand.senate.gov/trumphealthcareincrease Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to discuss the impact of rising health insurance premiums on New Yorkers across the state and to call on Republicans to extend the health insurance subsidies that help […] The post With New Yorkers’ Health Insurance Premiums Set To Soar, Gillibrand, Details The Impact Of Ri...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, on the second anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “Today marks two years since Hamas carried out a senseless act of terror, brutally killing 1,200 innocent people, including dozens of our fellow Americans and several New Yorkers. In the single deadliest day for the […] The post Gillibrand Statement On The Second Anniversary Of The October 7 Attack On Israel appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Gillibrand: “Americans deserve to retire with dignity — not spend their retirement struggling to make ends meet.” There are approximately 3.8 million current Social Security beneficiaries in NY U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, is leading the charge to press President Donald Trump directly on his administration’s threats to […] The post Gillibrand Presses Trump On Possible Plans To Raise Social Security Retirement Age appeared firs...| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to withhold $18 billion in infrastructure funding from New York City for the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 and the Hudson Tunnel Gateway project: “The Trump administration is using […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Legislation Would Help Support the 2.3 Million Small Businesses Across New York, Many of Which Are Struggling to Keep Up with Rising Costs Caused By Trump’s Tariffs U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, visited the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association to highlight the $500,000 in congressionally directed spending (CDS) she is working to secure to expand the mental health services for law enforcement provided by the nonprofit New York Law Enforcement Assistance Program (NYLEAP). […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
So-Called “Department Of Government Efficiency” Listed 47 Social Security Administration Offices for Closure – Including 2 in New York DOGE’s Attacks on the SSA Have Resulted in Skyrocketing Wait Times and Website Crashes Trump Administration Official Claims That Only “Fraudsters” Would Complain About Missing Social Security Checks Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
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 letter to Michelle King, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
Legislation would help prevent Social Security field office closures, hire new staff, protect Americans’ data, and decrease wait times for assistance Bill would benefit the nearly 4 million New Yorkers who receive Social Security payments every month Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, announced the Keep Billionaires Out of […]| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York
