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Gillibrand Statement On U.S. Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

June 22, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Addressing U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: “I am […]

Gillibrand, Colleagues Reintroduce Older Americans Act To Empower American Seniors

June 19, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, joined nine of her colleagues to reintroduce the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act. This legislation renews funding for the […]

Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To End Food Deserts

June 18, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to reintroduce her Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act, legislation to help end food deserts. Food deserts are areas where a significant […]

Gillibrand Statement On Israel-Iran Conflict

June 14, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. […]

Gillibrand Demands Trump Restore Full $1 Billion In Federal Funding For Youth Mental Health Programs

June 13, 2025 Contributor

Funding Allowed Schools To Hire Mental Health Professionals, Including Counselors And Social Workers The Grant Programs Received Major Funding In 2022 Legislation Passed After Deadly Mass Shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX New York […]

In Response To The Recent Antisemitic Attacks Across The Nation, Gillibrand, Schumer, Nadler, Goldman Stand With Jewish Community Leaders In Calling For Additional Funds To Protect The Jewish Community

June 10, 2025 Contributor

NEW YORK, NY – Today, in response to a recent surge in violent antisemitic terror attacks, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer and Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Dan Goldman stood with Jewish leaders and other faith leaders […]

GILLIBRAND DEMANDS THAT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTORE FUNDING FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS

June 7, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding that the Trump administration restore funding to two grant programs that support school-based mental health services, the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant (MHSP) and the […]

Gillibrand Statement On President Trump’s Budget Request

May 31, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s full budget request for the 2026 fiscal year: “President Trump’s budget would cut […]

Gillibrand, Schumer, Wyden, Sanders, Merkley, Klobuchar Slam Trump Administration’s Attacks On Senior Nutrition Programs

May 15, 2025 Contributor

In 2022, Nearly 7 Million Older Americans—Including 13.7 Percent Of Older Americans in New York—Experienced Food Insecurity Now, Republicans Are Trying To Cut Critical Programs That Help Seniors Put Food On The Table, Including […]

Senator Gillibrand Raises Alarm On Secretary Of Education Mcmahon’s Decision To Withold Income Of Federal Student Loan Borrowers In Default

May 3, 2025 Contributor

New York, N.Y. – Following reports that the United States Department of Education plans to involuntarily withhold the incomes of federal student loan borrowers, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand expressed deep concern towards Secretary of Education […]