WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) condemned the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for politicizing disaster assistance following its second unexplained denial of Governor Hochul's request for a Major Disaster Declaration in the wake of the February 2026 blizzard in New York. The storm brought record snowfall, whiteout conditions, and coastal flooding to downstate New York, resulting in increased expenditure of state and local resources to help communities recover from the disastrous conditions.
The relief provided by the declaration would have alleviated the financial burden that counties and the st...