Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On Aprill 22, 2044, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited Stratton Air National Guard Base to double down on his calls for the Air Force to prioritize the recapitalization of the 109th Airlift Wing’s polar fleet and launch his push to secure up to $290 million in the defense appropriations bills to replace the two oldest aircraft in the fleet with two LC-130Js, the newest ski-bird model. Schumer explained these planes are the only ski-equipped heavy U.S. military aircraft capable of flying to the Arctic and Antarctica, and are vital to National Science Foundation research, maintaining national security to compete with China and Russia, and also life-saving rescue missions. Among the most notable is the rescue of legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin in Antarctica, after experiencing a medical emergency.
Unfortunately, after more than three decades of year-round service in harsh environments, these planes—several of which were built in the 1970s and operate on technology developed in the 1950s—are rapidly approaching the end of their service life, jeopardizing mission success, aircrew and operator safety, and U.S. national security. Schumer is now leading the charge to help replace these aircrafts and pushing the Air Force to make this needed investment in the Capital Region’s Stratton Air National Guard Base.
On April 2, 2024, standing in front of Victor Crossing Shopping Plaza, amid a spike in large-scale organized retail thefts, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase enforcement, and use all available measures including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which helped curtail the mafia’s organized crime spree, to investigate and prosecute organized retail theft rings in New York.
The senator explained the RICO Act is a strong federal tool for the DOJ to bust criminal, retail theft organizations – which go far beyond run-of-the-mill shoplifters – in Rochester, Ontario County, and across the state to stop large-scale criminal operations who are hurting local businesses, driving up prices, inconveniencing consumers, and risking community safety.
Standing with Hudson Valley law enforcement, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed that, for the first time in a decade, the key federal provision that makes fully-plastic undetectable ghost guns illegal could expire at the end of this week. Last night, after weeks of negotiations, Schumer helped secure an extension to reauthorize the bipartisan Undetectable Firearms Act in the government funding bill, and plans for a vote by the end of this week.
Standing at Rome Health in the Mohawk Valley following the nationwide Change Healthcare cyberattack last week impacting healthcare providers across NY, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today said he is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to get all hands on deck to help impacted New York hospitals – like Rome Health – recover from the impacts of this vicious ransomware attack. Schumer explained that right now NY healthcare providers are struggling to get paid, process insurance claims, and fill prescriptions, with some seeing millions lost every day as result of this breach. The senator said if this cash-flow interruption continues, ripping larger holes on already strained budgets, it could lead to serious financial consequences for our most vulnerable hospitals.
After years of relentless advocacy to help GlobalFoundries grow in the Capital Region and to position Upstate NY as a global hub for semiconductor R&D and manufacturing, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced on Tuesday, February 20, that GlobalFoundries has reached a $1.5 billion preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS & Science Law. This is the first agreement for a New York company and is the largest potential award yet from the CHIPS Incentives Program funded by Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Law.
On February 19th, 2024, standing at Rochester Regional Health’s Riedman Health Center with doctors, who like many across the country have faced shortages of the brand new, potentially lifesaving Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) immunization for kids that was released just last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer continued his two-pronged push in Rochester calling on the feds and medicine manufacturers to get all hands-on deck to ensure doctors across New York and America have the support they need to keep our kids safe.
On February 19th, 2024, standing with Onondaga County criminal prosecutors, Onondaga County Sheriffs, City of Syracuse police officers and local public officials, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed that, for the first time in a decade, the key federal provision that makes fully-plastic undetectable ghost guns illegal is set to expire next month.
Schumer is now launching his push to reauthorize the bipartisan Undetectable Firearms Act to ensure undetectable, fully-plastic guns remain illegal and stop a potential influx of these weapons on the streets of New York. Schumer said that allowing this law to lapse would create a terrifying new reality of legally-made plastic firearms that could slip through metal detectors and other security, putting law enforcement and communities across America at risk.
On February 19, 2024, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed he secured $7.5 million in the Senate’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills to make long overdue repairs to Barcelona Harbor. Now, with final budget negotiations underway, he is launching his push to protect this vital funding in the final spending bills to deliver these much-needed dollars to Chautauqua County. The senator said the funding he secured will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to help restore the Harbor to full functionality by repairing the west breakwater, evaluating sediment management measures, and dredging the harbor, critical for the local tourism and jobs that rely on the harbor in Westfield.
On January 29, 2024, standing with Albany police officers, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed that, for the first time in a decade, the key federal provision that makes fully-plastic undetectable ghost guns illegal is set to expire next month.
On January 29, 2024, after delivering a historic $113+ million in 2022 for Binghamton to establish its battery manufacturing & innovation hub, and then securing for the Southern Tier the prestigious federal Tech Hub designation late last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Binghamton University to announce that the Binghamton University-led Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine has won the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional “Innovation Engines” Competition. Binghamton was one of only 10 projects across the country chosen to receive $15 million for the next two years, with up to $160 million total over the life of the program from the NSF to supercharge growth and cutting-edge research in battery development and manufacturing in Upstate NY.
On January 29th, 2024, standing at SUNY Upstate Medical University with doctors, who like many across the country have faced shortages of the brand new, potentially lifesaving Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) immunization for kids that was released just last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer has launched his two-pronged push in Syracuse calling on the feds and medicine manufacturers to get all hands-on deck to ensure doctors across New York and America have the support they need to keep our kids safe.
In a letter to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Schumer said it is imperative that with new doses being distributed, those vaccines get to pediatric clinics on the frontlines ASAP, like those in Central NY, who have been seeing vaccine shortages. Schumer said it is especially important to get these doses to pediatricians because they are the first line of defense in protecting children and most often where parents go first. Secondly, the senator said it is vital the drug manufacturers work with all levels of the federal government to ramp up supply now, fix supply chain issues so that all those who need the vaccines are able to get it.
On January 22, 2024, standing at Western New York Pediatrics with doctors, who like many across the country have faced shortages of the brand new, potentially lifesaving Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) immunization for kids that was released last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer launched his two-pronged push calling on the feds and medicine manufacturers to get all hands on deck to ensure doctors across New York and America have the support they need to keep our kids safe.