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Gillibrand, Schumer Announce Unanimous Senate Passage Of Bill To Establish The Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park

December 16, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer announced unanimous Senate passage of S. 3490, which included the bipartisan Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act. The passed bill […]

Gillibrand Leads Democrats In New Legislation To Stop Trump Administration Ploy Threatening Seniors’ Access To Treatment Under Traditional Medicare

December 16, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, introduced legislation to halt a pilot program that would allow private insurance companies and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to […]

Schumer Announces Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act Has Passed Congress & Is On Its Way To Becoming Law To Bring More Milk From Upstate Ny Dairy Farms To School Cafeterias Across America

December 16, 2025 Contributor

Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Following Schumer’s Advocacy Bipartisan Bill Will Fix […]

Oswego County Is Ready To Power New York’s Nuclear Future

December 13, 2025 Contributor

It is nearly impossible to imagine meeting local, regional and even global energy demands without nuclear energy. Data processing, high-tech manufacturing and cryptocurrency infrastructure are among just a few of the major drivers necessitating greater […]

Gillibrand Statement On Republicans’ Refusal To Extend Enhanced Aca Tax Credits

December 12, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, after Senate Republicans blocked the Democratic plan to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for three years and lower health care costs for tens of millions of Americans, U.S. Senator […]

Gillibrand, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Expand Workplace Rights For Domestic Workers

December 9, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) reintroduced the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, commonsense legislation that would extend common workplace rights […]

Gillibrand, Alsobrooks, Kim Introduce Bill To Incentivize States To Help Seniors And People With Disabilities Live With Dignity

December 7, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) —ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee — and U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) reintroduced landmark legislation that would create a […]

Any Plans To Raise New York’s Taxes Must Be Wholly Rejected

December 6, 2025 Contributor

New York’s economic climate is toxic, and any talk about exacerbating our existing tax burden must be met with fervent skepticism. Since New York City elected socialist Zohran Mamdani to be mayor, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s […]

As Financial Scams Spike During The Holiday Season, Senator Gillibrand Demands Stronger Safeguards To Protect Seniors; Announces Legislation To Sleigh Scammers

December 5, 2025 Contributor

Gillibrand’s National Strategy for Combating Scams Act Would Help “Sleigh” Scammers by Requiring the FBI to Develop a Coordinated National Strategy to Combat Scams Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of […]

Gillibrand Statement Calling On Secretary Hegseth To Resign

December 4, 2025 Contributor

Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the Department of Defense Inspector Generalreport finding that Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering American troops and compromising mission objectives when he communicated war plans over Signal, U.S. Senator […]