Homeland Security
As the September 11th attacks made clear, we must be ever-vigilant and do all we can to keep our homeland safe from those who wish to do us harm. New York remains the target of choice for would-be terrorists and to deal with this ongoing threat, Chuck has delivered hundreds of millions in federal aid from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), the Transportation Security and Port Security Grant program, and the Securing the Cities (STC) grant program.
As a member of the judiciary committee, he is focused on maintain the proper balance between the genuine need to gather intelligence on those planning violence against our citizens and the need to protect peoples’ privacy.
Chuck is also a leader in securing federal resources to address crime, from staunching the flow of crime weapons into our neighborhoods to expanding the DEA’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. And he has fought to improve the communication and cooperation between federal, state and local law enforcement organizations.
Latest
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03.10.22
FOLLOWING PUSH, GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE FUNDING PACKAGE INCLUDES HUGE BOOST TO CYBERSECURITY FUNDING TO HELP NEW YORK STATE GUARD AGAINST RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACKS
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02.23.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: TSA IS STILL USING ‘TIKTOK’ APP ON SOCIAL MEDIA; SENATOR SAYS RISKS TO AMERICAN & FED SECURITY VIA THE PLATFORM REMAIN; PENTAGON & DHS HAVE BANNED IT, TSA SHOULD TOO
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02.16.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: BURIED IN JUST-OUT POTUS BUDGET IS RISKY PLAN TO TOTALLY ELIMINATE DOG-SNIFFING BOMB DETECTION TEAMS AT NYC TRANSIT HUBS LIKE PENN, AIRPORTS & MORE; TEAMS ACROSS COUNTRY WOULD BE SLASHED TO ZERO; SENATOR ANNOUNCES NEW FIGHT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFETY PACK PROTECTING US
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02.13.20
FOLLOWING SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND PUSH, FEMA, NYS DHSES & CISA LED SECURITY GRANT WORKSHOP TO AID NONPROFIT APPLICANTS
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02.10.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: NYC COULD SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS TO HELP FEDS TACKLE CORONAVIRUS—BUT CITY STILL HAS NO GUARANTEE FROM FEDS THAT THEY’LL BE REIMBURSED; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS SIGN ON DOTTED LINE & REIMBURSE CITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENSES
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02.10.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: ONONDAGA LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SEEING FRIGHTENING RISE OF ‘GHOST GUNS’ USED IN CRIMES; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO USE LAW ALREADY ON BOOKS TO CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE THAT TRIGGERS UNREGISTERED GHOST GUNS & WORK WITH LOCALS TO MAP EXTENT OF GHOST GUN PARTS IN CNY
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01.29.20
AMIDST PERSISTENT AND GROWING SPATE OF HATE CRIMES IN NEW YORK CITY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA & DHS-LED WEBINARS ON NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FOR NYC NONPROFITS LIKE SCHOOLS, SHULS, CONGREGATIONS AND MORE; SENATORS CALL ON FEMA & NYS DHSES TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM IN BROOKLYN TO ASSIST APPLICANTS