Today, in light of reporting that the Trump administration plans to scale back job protections for pregnant women enacted as part of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “President Trump’s continued attacks on women and families are disgraceful. Now, on...

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on President Trump to approve Governor Hochul’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration following the September 26 and 27, 2026 nor’easter that battered downstate New York. The storm brought coastal flooding and heavy winds to...

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, issued the following statement after reports of large drops in Medicare services in the six states under the Trump administration’s WISeR pilot program, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deny seniors’ medical...

Grant Was Made Possible By The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law That Gillibrand and Schumer Fought To Pass Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), and Democratic Minority Leader Chuck...

Today, Trump and Republicans’ war in Iran has hit its 8-month anniversary. The war has now cost nearly $50 billion dollars of taxpayer money, wounded hundreds and killed at least 23 American service members, depleted our stockpile of long-range missiles, and cost New Yorkers billions in higher costs. Over and over...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Special Committee on Aging, pressed the Trump administration about concerns regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) newly implemented Risk-Based Survey (RBS) program. This policy limits the number and scope of required federal and...

Americans Have Now Spent An Additional $101 Billion On Gas Since The Start Of Trump’s Iran War, Averaging $856 In Added Costs Per Family This week, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) – Minority released a new analysis finding that so far this year, President Trump’s personal wealth from oil and gas stocks has grown...

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand published an opinion piece in Empire Report laying out the stakes for the midterm elections next week. Senator Gillibrand detailed how President Trump and Republicans in Congress have raised grocery and utility costs for New York families, cut healthcare and food assistance,...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined eight of her Senate colleagues to push for answers from the White House on the recently announced gala dinner for top investors of the $TRUMP coin, the president’s latest scheme to continue using the office of the presidency to enrich himself. Senator Gillibrand has long...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) pressed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its plan to mitigate the estradiol transdermal patch shortage, which is making it harder for women to manage symptoms of menopause. Estradiol transdermal patches are the clinically preferred, first-line treatment for managing...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined 19 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding answers on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to break with decades of precedent and unilaterally refuse to enforce a prohibition against the sale of handguns to people under the...

Lawmakers Argue That Dismantling E-Rate Will Widen The Digital Divide And Raise Costs For The Communities That Can Least Afford It U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined a bicameral group of colleagues in urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to withdraw the Commission’s...

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees issued the following statement after President Trump issued an executive order exempting Russia from a new sanctions measure that Congress with bipartisan majorities passed last month: “Instead of offering...

JEC Report: The Average Household In New York Has Had To Pay An Additional $6,000+ For Goods And Services Due To Rising Costs Under President Trump This week, a new Joint Economic Committee (JEC) – Minority report found that as of September 2026, the average household in New York has had to pay an additional $6,000+...

In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand published an opinion piece in The Hill demanding that Congress take action to support victims of sexual assault in the wake of allegations of a horrific gang rape at Cornell University. Senator Gillibrand argues that Congress—after spending two weeks debating...

Today, following the federal government’s release of funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement: “I am relieved that the federal government has released heating assistance funding, allowing New York State to make these...