Press Releases
SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON PUSH FOR ARMY TO SELECT FORT DRUM FOR MULTI-DOMAIN TASK FORCE SITE; WITH NORTH COUNTRY BASE IN FINAL ROUNDS OF SELECTION PROCESS, SCHUMER PERSONALLY CALLS ARMY SECRETARY TO MAKE THE CASE FOR FORT DRUM AS IDEAL LOCATION FOR FUTURE OF AMERICA’S NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
Fort Drum Is In The Final Rounds Of Selection For The Army’s New Multi-Domain Task Force To Address New Global Threats, Which Would Bring Millions In New Infrastructure And Potentially Thousands Of New Soldiers To The North Country Base Schumer Has Been Fighting Non-Stop To Elevate Fort Drum, And As Decision Gets Closer, He Again Calls Army Secretary Wormuth To Highlight Base As Ideal Spot For Next Phase Of Army’s Growth To Combat New National Security Threats From Countries Like R… Continue Reading
03.24.23
AMID CLAIMS THAT CAPITAL REGION UNION JOBS ARE BEING RIPPED AWAY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO CALL ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO INVESTIGATE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AT KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY IN NISKAYUNA
Reps Express Support For Local Union Workers Claiming Fluor Marine Propulsion Is Inappropriately Moving Jobs From New York to Non-Union Facility In Pennsylvania – Resulting In Potentially Significant Loss Of Union Jobs At Knolls Union Says Fluor Marine Propulsion Is Hurting New York Workforce By Violating Local 147 Contract And Undermining President Biden’s Pro-Union Directive Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko: FMP Must Reverse Course And Keep Family-Wage Jobs & This Critical Work Rig… Continue Reading
03.24.23
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.7 MILLION FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW FOR ITHACA – PAVING THE WAY FOR SAFER STREETS DOWNTOWN FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN AND FIRST RESPONDERS
Ithaca Is Among The First In The Nation To Tap The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program To Use Innovative Technology To Improve Public Transit And Safety Senators Say $1.7 Million SMART Grant Will Put Ithaca In The Fast Lane For Smarter Traffic Signals And Safer Streets, Paving The Way For A Brighter Future And A Faster Commute Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Helping Greenlight The Future Of… Continue Reading
03.23.23
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, AMERICAN HERO, ALBANY RESIDENT & HARLEM HELLFIGHTER, SGT. HENRY JOHNSON WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE FORT POLK RENAMED IN HIS HONOR THIS SUMMER
Schumer Has Campaigned For Sgt. Henry Johnson, An African American WWI Hero, Who Was Denied Recognition Due To Racism and Segregation; Now Securing His Name On Louisiana Base Currently Named After A Confederate Soldier GeneralIn 2015, After Years of Schumer’s Advocacy, The White House Posthumously Awarded The Medal Of Honor To Sgt. Henry Johnson For His Heroics In Fighting Off Dozens Of German Soldiers And Schumer Has Fought To Continue To Honor This American HeroSchumer: An American Hero,… Continue Reading
03.23.23
FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FEDS RELEASE ROADMAP FOR GAME CHANGING CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT’S INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT – TO GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND BOOST SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY JOBS IN UPSTATE NY
Schumer’s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred The Proposed Creation Of Thousands Of Jobs In Upstate NY – With Billions In CHIPS Grants On The Horizon Now, Following His Push, Treasury Releases Guidance On New Investment Tax Credit, Vital To Upstate Semiconductor Manufacturers, To Level The Playing Field With Overseas Competitors And Accelerate Ongoing Chip Projects In Upstate NY Schumer: New ITC, Investment Tax Credit Means Jobs, Jobs, Jobs For Upstate NY Follow… Continue Reading
03.20.23
SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF SCHENECTADY & THE CAPITAL REGION, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS UPSTATE NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
Xylazine, Known On The Street As ‘Tranq,” Has Been Linked To Dozens Of Overdose Deaths Across Upstate And Is Already Spreading Through Capital Region Streets – Causing Fear Among Law Enforcement & Local Addiction Service Professionals – As The Drug Is Narcan Resistant Schumer Wants Feds To Accelerate Import Crack Down And Better Track Down Dangerous Xylazine Wave Heading Towards Schenectady And Across Upstate NY – By Working With Local Law Enforcement And Boost… Continue Reading
03.20.23
SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF ROCHESTER & THE FINGER LAKES, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS UPSTATE NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
Xylazine, Known On The Street As ‘Tranq,” Has Been Linked To Hundreds Of Overdose Deaths Across Upstate And Is Already Spreading Through Monroe & Wayne County Streets – Xylazine Opioids Caused 59 Fatal OD’s in Monroe and 3 in Wayne in 2022 & Is Suspected in 10 Fatal OD Cases Now Under Investigation in Wayne. Schumer Wants Feds To Accelerate Import Crack Down And Better Track Down Dangerous Xylazine Wave Heading Towards Rochester And Across Upstate NY – By W… Continue Reading
03.17.23
SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF WATERTOWN & THE NORTH COUNTRY, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS UPSTATE NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
Xylazine, Known On The Street As ‘Tranq,” Has Been Linked To Dozens Of Overdose Deaths Across Upstate And Is Already Spreading Through Jefferson & St. Lawrence County Streets – Causing Fear Among Law Enforcement & Local Addiction Service Professionals – As The Drug Is Narcan Resistant Schumer Wants Feds To Accelerate Import Crack Down And Better Track Down Dangerous Xylazine Wave Heading Towards Watertown And Across Upstate NY – By Working With Local Law En… Continue Reading
03.17.23
SCHUMER DELIVERS $750,000 TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN BROOME COUNTY
Schumer Secured Fed Funding Will Allow Broome Urban League, United Way of Broome County, and Leadership Alliance To Directly Tackle Childcare Deserts In Greater Binghamton, Expanding Programs And Creating Up To 475 New Slots For Families In Need Schumer: Investing In Children & Families Of Broome County Is Investing In The Future Of The Southern Tier U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured a major federal investment of $750,000 to expand access to affo… Continue Reading
03.17.23
SCHUMER BRINGS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG TO WNY TO SPOTLIGHT BUFFALO AS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW’S HISTORIC RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
After Personally Calling USDOT To Help Secure $55 Million From “Reconnecting Communities” Program, Buttigieg Joins Schumer In Buffalo To See Firsthand How Buffalo Can Be A National Model For Equity Schumer: Buffalo’s Neighborhoods Were Torn Apart By The Kensington Expressway – Fed $$$ Will Help Bridge Divides And Reconnect Communities Following his successful push to secure $55 million for the redesign of Buffalo’s Kensington Expressway from the Bipartisan Infras… Continue Reading
03.16.23
SCHUMER REVEALS: PRESIDENT’S BUDGET BLUEPRINT A BOON FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATOR HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR INVESTMENTS FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES, WORKERS, AND UPSTATE COMMUNITIES
President Biden’s Proposed Budget Will Improve Lives In Every Corner Of The Empire State – Making Major Investments In Programs Essential To Upstate, All While Cutting The Deficit By Nearly $3 Trillion Over 10 Years Senator Details What Happens Next With The Budget As He Rallies To Ensure Upstate Is Not Left Out Schumer: Budget Proposal Was Created With Upstate Families And Workers In Mind U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed how the Presiden… Continue Reading
03.16.23
AFTER RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DEADLY WINTER STORM ELLIOTT UNLOCKING FEDERAL FUNDS TO HELP BUFFALO, WESTERN NY AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE RECOVER
Deadly December Blizzard Slammed Buffalo And Upstate Communities With Historic Amounts Of Snow – Bringing Hurricane Force Winds, Impossible Road Conditions And Tragically Resulting In Nearly 50 New Yorkers Losing Their Lives Senators Fought Non-Stop To Elevate Buffalo’s Requests For Help To Highest Levels of Government, Writing - Multiple Letters- With Schumer Personally Lobbying President Biden On Air Force One, Calling The FEMA Administrator, And White House Chief Of Staff Multipl… Continue Reading
03.14.23
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON FIRST-EVER PROPOSED EPA STANDARD TO LIMIT TOXIC PFAS IN DRINKING WATER
Schumer Has Been Relentless In His Calls For EPA To Set A Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) For Highly Toxic PFOA/PFOS Chemicals; Majority Leader Also Included $10 Billion in The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for PFAS Clean-up Senator Says EPA’s Proposed New Nat’l Drinking Water Standard Is MAJOR Step In The Right Direction To Protect NY From PFAS Pollution Schumer: This Critical Step Will Make Drinking Water Safer Across New YorkFollowing years of advocacy to clean up dangerous… Continue Reading
03.14.23
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $400,000 IN FED FUNDING TO HELP THE CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUIT AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF FIREFIGHTERS
Funding Will Bolster Recruitment And Restart Cortland’s Successful “Bunk In” Program To Give College Age Students Firsthand Experience To Become Firefighters Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding- And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Is Fighting To Save The Program From Being Eliminated This YearSchumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Train the Next Generation of Firefighters In Cortland To Keep Community SafeU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. … Continue Reading
03.14.23
ON THE HEELS OF HAVERSTRAW’S LATEST HORRIFYING TRAIN-TRUCK CRASH, SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM CSX TO REPLACE NEARBY DANGEROUS CROSSING AND CALLS ON COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE OTHER ROCKLAND RAIL CROSSINGS ASAP
Earlier This Month, A Freight Train Going Through Rockland Collided with A Semi Stuck on CSX Tracks, Which Is No Stranger to Flammable Crude & Toxic Materials, Renewing Concerns After East Palestine Disaster & Newburgh’s 2017 CSX Derailment That Leaked 4,600+ Gallons of Diesel Fuel Near the Hudson River Schumer, In A Personal Meeting with CSX CEO, Sounded Alarm on Dangerous Rockland Rail Crossing & Secured A Major Commitment to Finally Replace By The End Of 2023 West Haverstra… Continue Reading
03.14.23
ON THE HEELS OF HAVERSTRAW’S LATEST HORRIFYING TRAIN-TRUCK CRASH, SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM CSX TO REPLACE NEARBY DANGEROUS CROSSING AND CALLS ON COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE OTHER ROCKLAND RAIL CROSSINGS ASAP
Earlier This Month, A Freight Train Going Through Rockland Collided with A Semi Stuck on CSX Tracks, Which Is No Stranger to Flammable Crude & Toxic Materials, Renewing Concerns After East Palestine Disaster & Newburgh’s 2017 CSX Derailment That Leaked 4,600+ Gallons of Diesel Fuel Near the Hudson River Schumer, In A Personal Meeting with CSX CEO, Sounded Alarm on Dangerous Rockland Rail Crossing & Secured A Major Commitment to Finally Replace By The End Of 2023 West Haverstraw… Continue Reading
03.10.23
SCHUMER KEYNOTES SWEARING IN OF CAPITAL REGION NATIVE, ANNE NARDACCI, TO SERVE AS FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE – SWEARING IN MARKS HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR BENCH – MAKING NDNY A MAJORITY WOMEN BENCH
Schumer Has Singlehandedly Increased Number Of Women On Northern District Bench, And Just In Time For Women’s History Month, Nardacci’s Swearing In Will Make NDNY A Majority Female Bench For The First Time In History Senator Personally Recommended Nardacci For Nomination To The Northern District Federal Bench – The 3rd Woman He Has Recommended To NDNY Schumer: Nardacci Will Bring Profound Expertise, Honor, & History To The Capital Region BenchIn the midst of Women’s History Month, U.S.… Continue Reading
03.10.23
AFTER FIGHTING TO RESTORE SERVICES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE AMTRAK’S ADIRONDACK LINE TO RESUME THIS APRIL
Amtrak Halted Services Along It’s Adirondack Line During The COVID-19 Pandemic – Senators Have Pushed For Months To Restore This Economic Engine Which Runs From NYC To The Capital Region And Up To The North Country To MontrealNow Amtrak Says It Has Heeded The Senators Calls And Will Resume Services Starting April 3rd Schumer, Gillibrand: ALL ABOARD For The North Country Economy!After months of advocacy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today an… Continue Reading
03.10.23
AS OPIOID DEATHS CONTINUE TO SOAR & WITH SULLIVAN STILL LACKING KEY FEDERAL DRUG-TRAFFICKING DESIGNATION, SCHUMER BRINGS NEW YORK HIDTA AND DEA TOP BRASS TO SULLIVAN COUNTY – DOUBLING DOWN TO SECURE FED RESOURCES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN NEW YORK’S OVERDOSE DEATH EPICENTER
Sullivan Continues To Have The Highest Overdose Death Rate In NYS, With 218 Overdose Incidents And 24 Fatalities In 2022 Alone, But Is Still The Hudson Valley’s ONLY County Not In The HIDTA ZoneLast Year, Schumer Personally Visited Monticello To Meet Drug Task Force & Called ONDCP Director Pushing For HIDTA Designation – Now He Is Doubling Down To Deliver Vital Fed Resources, Bringing NY HIDTA Boss To Meet With Sullivan County Drug Task Force Schumer To Feds: Give Sullivan County The… Continue Reading
03.10.23
SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF CORTLAND & ONONDAGA COUNTIES, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS CENTRAL NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
Xylazine, Known On The Street As ‘Tranq”, Has Been Linked To Dozens Of Overdoses Across CNY, And 40 Overdoses In Onondaga County Just Last Week – Including At Least Two Suspected Deaths Last Month – Causing Fear Among Law Enforcement & Local Addiction Service Professionals – As The Drug Is Narcan ResistantSchumer Wants Feds To Accelerate Import Crack Down And Better Track Down Dangerous Xylazine Plaguing CNY And Upstate NY – By Working With Local Law Enforcement And Boosting Federal S… Continue Reading
