Gillibrand calls for full funding for US Postal Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand demanded answers on the state of operations in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and urged him to…
Higgins Responds to Northern Border Travel Restriction Extension
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), who serves as Co-Chair of the Northern Border Caucus, released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the Canadian government is extending travel restrictions…
Gillibrand announces support for environmental bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her cosponsorship of bicameral legislation to ensure environmental justice and health equity for all. Environmental racism has fueled disparities in environmental and…
Higgins Sounds Alarm, Calls for Reversal As USPS Pulls Mail Equipment Out of Buffalo
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) wants the Postmaster General to return the equipment that is being taken out of the William Street Mail Processing Facility in Buffalo. An internal memo outlining…
Gillibrand supports $1B plan for school aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tom…
Schumer, Gillibrand announce $6M in funding for firefighters
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,333,677.90 in federal funding to provide essential PPE, training, and supplies for firefighters…
Gillibrand joins group pushing to extend census deadlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bipartisan group of 50 senators urging congressional leadership to extend deadlines to deliver data for the 2020 Census in the next…
State sues egg distributor for price gouging during pandemic
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against Hillandale Farms, one of the country’s largest producers and wholesale distributors of eggs, for illegally gouging…
Gillibrand among those introducing COVID-19 legislation to protect pregnant women
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Tina Smith (D-MN), and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood to introduce…
Gillibrand leads push to provide more than $1B funding to older adults during pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Special Committee on Aging, and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, led Senate…