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Schumer And Morelle Have Long Supported Department Of Defense’s Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP), Which Has Now Delivered $10+ Million For Monroe Community College Schumer Fought To Secure Boosts In FY26 Federal Budget For Critical DoD Program To Strengthen MCC’s World-Class Optics & Photonics Engineering Programs, Giving Workers The Skills They Need For Good-Paying, Hi-Tech Local Jobs Schumer, Morelle: New Fed $$ Is A Win-Win For Rochester-Finger Lakes Workforce, Local... Read More

Senators Say NYS&W Main Line Is A Key Corridor For Freight Rail Needed To Support Central NY Businesses And Major Manufacturing Projects Like Micron Thanks To Schumer’s Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, New Fed Investment Will Help NYS&W Upgrade Infrastructure Between Cortland And Virgil Schumer, Gillibrand: Getting CNY Rail Infrastructure Back On Track! After Schumer two years ago stood in Cortland to tout major federal funding to upgrade rail infrastructure in Cortland and... Read More

New Fed Funding Includes $11M To Replace Ten Miles Of Track In Wayne County And Nearly $10M To Replace Forty Miles Of Track Between Brockport And Lockport Funding Comes From U.S. Department Of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure And Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, Which Senators Boosted In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer, Gillibrand: Getting Rochester-Finger Lakes Rail On Track For Safer Future! U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

New Fed Investment From Appalachian Regional Commission, Which Schumer Boosted In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, Will Improve Infrastructure At Business Park And Support New Economic Growth Schumer Previously Delivered More Than $200M From His Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law For Water System Improvements In Chemung County Schumer: Fed $$ Flowing For Water Infrastructure In Chemung County U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced $1,400,000 through the Appalachian... Read More

Federal Funding Will Help Van Cortlandt Manor Support HVAC Upgrades And Help Creek Meeting House Install Efficient Heat Pump Heating System Both Historical Sites Tell Stories About The Hudson Valley’s Role In The American Revolution Schumer: Fed $$ Will Ensure Hudson Valley History Can Be Preserved For Generations To Come U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today delivered $1,281,961 in federal funding for critical repairs to Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-On-Hudson and the Creek Meeting House in Dutchess... Read More

Schumer Seeks Assurances From Verizon That New Yorkers—Including Seniors, Residents On Fixed Incomes, and Small Businesses—Won’t Face Higher Costs And Be Forced To Pay More For Essential Phone Service Schumer Says Alternative Equipment Must Provide Reliable Emergency Service & 911 Access During Power Outages, Especially For Residents In Rural Communities With Limited Connectivity Schumer To Verizon: Landlines Are Lifelines As Verizon transitions away from copper-wire landlines, generating... Read More

Schumer Says Transformative 30-Year DOD Loan Commitment Positions Wolfspeed As A Supplier Of Silicon Carbide Semiconductors Essential To U.S. National Security, Catalyzing Domestic Chip Production & Creating Good-Paying Jobs In The Mohawk Valley As Longtime Champion Of Wolfspeed, Schumer Previously Delivered The CHIPS Investment Tax Credit From His Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Law To Expand Production & Workforce At Wolfspeed’s Fab In Marcy Schumer: We’re Making The Mohawk Valley A Key... Read More

Federal Lead Hazard Reduction Program Will Boost Rensselaer County To Help Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards Schumer Has Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Capital Region – Securing Millions In Fed $$ To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes – And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Homes Across Upstate NY Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Is A Shot In The Arm To Protect Western NY’s Children And Public Health U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

Federal Lead Hazard Reduction Program Will Boost City Of Buffalo And Niagara County To Help Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards Schumer Has Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Western NY – Securing Millions In Fed $$ To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes – And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Homes Across Upstate NY Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Is A Shot In The Arm To Protect Western NY’s Children And Public Health U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S.... Read More

Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs To Train, Equip, And Staff Fire Departments Across Upstate NY Schumer Pushed To Re-Authorize Programs In 2024 To Continue Delivering Gear, Training, And Other Vital Support For First Responders Schumer, Gillibrand: Keeping Upstate NY’s Firefighters & First Responders Safe U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $13,230,088.46 in federal funding for dozens of fire departments across Upstate... Read More

New York Providers Warn That Federal Changes Could Weaken Head Start Programs And Put Essential Services For Families At Risk Schumer Leads Senate Democrats Against Changes That Could Lower Head Start Quality Standards And Hurt New York Families Schumer: Head Start Is Under Attack. We Must Protect It. After a new federal proposal was released earlier this summer that threatens Head Start programs in New York and across the country, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today rallied... Read More

Major New Investment Upgrades Research Equipment And Modernizes Infrastructure To Support Next-Gen Aerospace Research Schumer Has Long History Of Supporting GE’s Growth And Boosting Upstate New York As Leader In Aerospace Technology Research Schumer: The Sky Is The Limit For Capital Region’s Workforce! Following his continued advocacy to boost Upstate New York as a leader in aerospace technology research and manufacturing, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today celebrated GE Aerospace’s $225 million... Read More

In 2024, Tropical Storm Debby Devastated Communities Across The Southern Tier & Upstate New York, Schumer Says New Federal Funding Will Help Town Upgrade Roads & Critical Infrastructure Schumer Will Continue To Advocate For More Federal Investment To Ensure Town Has Resources Needed To Complete Project And Protect Local Taxpayers From Shouldering Crushing Costs of Storm Recovery Schumer: Fed $$ Puts Hamden On Road To Recovery! Following his advocacy, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today applauded the finalization of the U.S. Commerce Department’s agreement to award up to $1 billion in federal CHIPS R&D funding, combined with an additional $1 billion in investment from IBM, to form a new entity to operate a secure 300mm quantum wafer fab at Albany NanoTech: “I’m thrilled that IBM has finalized and fully secured up to $1 billion in federal funding to launch a brand-new, cutting-edge quantum business in the... Read More

After Trump Attempted To Eliminate Job Corps Program, Schumer Announces Trump Admin Formally Backs Off Plan To Shut Down America’s 99 Job Corps Centers That Provide Workforce Training For Tens of Thousands of Americans Each Year Five Job Corps Centers In Upstate NY – Located In Albany, Sullivan, Orleans, Oneonta & Chautauqua – Help Workers Get Skills Needed To Access Careers In Healthcare, Construction, Manufacturing, And Other Fields Schumer: A Win-Win-Win For Students, Small Businesses,... Read More

Elmira/Corning Regional Airport To Receive Over $11M For Runway Construction And Syracuse International Airport To Receive Nearly $13M For Public Use Deicing Pad Announcement Includes Fed $$ – For Central New York, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, Western New York And North Country Airports – From FAA’s Airport Improvement Program Which Senators Boosted In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law And FAA Reauthorization Law Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Helping Upstate NY Reach New Heights! U.S.... Read More

New York, N.Y. – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today applauded the finalization of the U.S. Commerce Department’s agreement to award up to $375 million in federal funding from Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Law to launch Quantum Technology Solutions, a new quantum business within GlobalFoundries that will position America at the forefront of technology innovation. “Quantum technology will define the next generation of innovation, and Upstate New York is where that future is being... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Introduced And Led To Passage Bipartisan Legislation To Celebrate Historic Ice Hockey Game And Honor Olympic U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey Champions With Congressional Gold Medal Recognition – Including One To Be Displayed At New York’s Lake Placid Olympic Center Senator Reveals His Office Is Participating In Efforts to Explore Potential 2042 NYC-Lake Placid Bid To Have Highest Level Of Competition Featured At New York’s World-Class Facilities Schumer: Lake Placid Has A Rich Olympic... Read More

New Fed Investment Secured By Schumer Will Rehabilitate Thousands Of Yards Of Pavement And Keep North Country Passengers Safe After Rule Change Ten Years Ago Rendered Piseco Airport Unable To Receive FAA Grant Funding For Repairs, Schumer Fought To Restore Piseco Airport’s Eligibility For Fed Infrastructure Funds Schumer: Piseco Airport Can Reach New Heights! After fighting to ensure the Piseco Airport would remain eligible for federal funding, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today visited the... Read More

Last Year Congressional Republicans Unilaterally Passed Largest Health Care Cut In History – Now NY Hospitals Are Dealing With The Impacts – With Adirondack Medical Center Listed As One Of NY’s Top Financially Distressed Rural Hospitals Schumer’s Legislation Will Reverse Medicaid Cuts Before Permanent Damage Is Done And 1.5 Million New Yorkers Lose Health Care, Revive ACA Tax Credits, And Make Health Insurance More Affordable And Accessible For Families Schumer: We Must Reverse These Awful... Read More