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Schumer Worked To Convince Micron To Invest In Upstate NY, And Passage Of Schumer’s Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Law Sealed The Deal For Micron To Invest In America And Select Syracuse Area To Build Largest Semiconductor Facility In The Country Thanks To Billions In Federal CHIPS Funding Schumer Delivered, Micron Will Make Largest Investment In NY State History, Investing Over $100 Billion In NY Over The Next 20+ Years Creating Up To 50,000 Good-Paying Jobs To Meet Soaring Demand For Micron’s... Read More

Trump DOI Halted Five Offshore Wind Projects, Including New York’s Empire Wind 1 And Sunrise Wind, Putting Electricity For 1.1 Million Homes At Risk In Letter To Interior and Defense Secretaries, Senators Demand Immediate Reversal Of Pause And Access To Classified Defense Reports Used To Justify Decision After Trump’s Department of the Interior (DOI) abruptly paused leases for five offshore wind projects, including two off the coast of New York, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

Trump Admin Unexpectedly Canceled $168 Million In Fed Funding For Public Schools Across America in December – Including $6M For Wayne County Community Schools – To Connect Families To Food, Housing Assistance, Medical Care And Other Services Schumer: Trump Admin Must Restore Critical Fed Grants That Help Wayne County Students Thrive After the Trump administration canceled $168 million in federal funding for public schools across America, including $6 million for Wayne County Community Schools,... Read More

New York, NY – After Delta Airlines last month announced its decision to drop flights at Greater Binghamton Airport, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today announced that following his personal push Delta will continue service in Binghamton: “Delta is the only commercial airline in Binghamton, making a world of difference for families and local businesses across the Southern Tier. When I first heard Delta was planning to end service at the Greater Binghamton Airport, I made it clear that this decision... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cruelly freezing $10 billion in funds for poor families in five blue states, including New York, jeopardizing child care and critical social services for thousands of American families and innocent children: “To threaten to rip away billions for child care and other critical support for working families and their kids for political gain is... Read More

New Grant Will Improve Notorious Roadways In Mount Kisco, Which According To Project Application Sustained 790 Crashes, 98 Injuries & 13 Serious Injuries Between 2018 and 2022 Senators Say Fed $$$ Funded Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Save Lives In Westchester And Make For Safer Commutes With Added Lighting, Wider Lanes, And More Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Paving The Way For Safer Streets In Mount Kisco! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

Earlier This Year, Trump Fired Thousands Of AmeriCorps Staff And Ripped Away Community Grants For Seniors Schumer Revealed Impact Of The Cuts And Cancelled Grants And Demanded Trump Restore Funding For AmeriCorps Programs; Senator Now Announces Trump Backed Down And Fed Funding Is Flowing To Support 1,000+ Older NY AmeriCorps Members Schumer: Despite Trump’s Threats To Dismantle AmeriCorps, Older AmeriCorps Volunteers Continued Their Excellent Work & Now Get The Support They Deserve U.S.... Read More

Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Following Schumer’s Advocacy Bipartisan Bill Will Fix Schumer Says This Is Win-Win To Support Upstate NY Dairy Farmers And Bring Nutritious New Milk Options To School Cafeterias Schumer: We Are FINALLY Bringing Back Whole & Reduced Fat Milk For Students After standing with Upstate NY dairy farmers to call on the House to... Read More

Schumer Vowed To Visit Every Single NY County Each Year During His First Senate Election & The Tradition Continues For A Record 27th Year, Serving As His Motivation & Inspiration To His Daily Work As Leader In Congress Schumer: I Will Keep Traveling All 62 Counties, Listening To Voters, Fighting For New Yorkers & Delivering Resources And Policy Results With his final stop today in Columbia County pushing legislation to both help dairy farmers across Upstate NY and boost nutrition in... Read More

Schumer Celebrates Stop In Columbia County Marking Completion Of Senator’s 27th Annual 62-County Tour Of NY; Senator Says Conversations With Dairy Farmers Across NY Drove Support For This Bill & Calls On House To Vote Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Bipartisan Bill That Just Passed The Senate Can Fix; Schumer Says The House Needs To Act ASAP To FINALLY... Read More

Senators Delivered Critical Authorization To Advance AFRL Rome’s Cutting-Edge Research, Development, And Innovation In Quantum Computing, Unmanned Aerial Systems, And Autonomous Cyberwarfare Schumer And Gillibrand Now Pushing To Deliver Authorized $$ For Rome Lab, Assured Information Security, Griffiss Institute, & CNY Defense Alliance Projects In Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill Schumer, Gillibrand: Authorized Funding Will Supercharge Rome Lab & Mohawk Valley To Ensure... Read More

Last Week Trump Threatened To Withhold SNAP Funding From New York And Twenty-One Other Democratic-Led States As Food Banks See Surging Need And Grocery Prices Skyrocket From Tariffs Over The Summer, Trump Rushed To Pass Largest Cut To SNAP In History – Nearly $200 BILLION - To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires With Those Cuts Beginning Now; Schumer Says These Cruel SNAP Cuts Hurt Our Families, Farmers & Food Banks And Now Is Announcing New Legislation To Keep Hudson Valley Families Fed,... Read More

Communities From North Country, Finger Lakes, CNY, Capital Region Win Funding For Critical Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Healthcare, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure, Building New Educational Facilities & More Schumer, Gillibrand: NBRC Continues Delivering Vital Fed $$ For North Country & Upstate NY U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,394,774.01 in federal funding for 18 projects across Upstate New York through the... Read More

Over The Summer, Trump Rushed To Pass Largest Cut To SNAP In History – Nearly $200 BILLION - To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires With Those Cuts Beginning Now Just Before Thanksgiving; Food Banks Are Already Seeing Surging Need As Grocery Prices Skyrocket From Tariffs Schumer Says These Cruel SNAP Cuts Hurt Our Families, Farmers & Food Bank And Now Is Announcing New Legislation To Keep Southern Tier Families Fed, Reverse Anti-Hunger Cuts Schumer: Thanksgiving Is A Time For Us To Take Care Of... Read More

Over The Summer, Trump Rushed To Pass Largest Cut To SNAP In History – Nearly $200 BILLION - To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires With Those Cuts Beginning Now Just Before Thanksgiving; Food Banks Are Already Seeing Surging Need As Grocery Prices Skyrocket From Tariffs Schumer Says These Cruel SNAP Cuts Hurt Our Families, Farmers & Food Bank And Now Is Announcing New Legislation To Keep Western NY & Rochester Finger-Lakes Families Fed, Reverse Anti-Hunger Cuts Schumer: Thanksgiving Is A... Read More

Congress Has Authorized Millions In Community-Based Grants Through Federal “Continuum Of Care” Program That Currently Helps House Thousands Of New Yorkers, But Trump Now Plans to Slash Fed $$ And Add New Restrictions Without Congressional Approval That Could Kick People Out of Their Homes With Over 1,500 NYers Across WNY And Rochester-Finger Lakes At Risk Of Eviction Starting In January, Schumer Says We Must Protect Vital Funding Source For NY As Rochester-area and Western New York organizations... Read More

WILD Center’s New “Wild Encounters Trail” Will Build & Upgrade 16 Outdoor Habitats, Increasing Visitor Access To Native Animal Species In Franklin County For Major Tourism Driver Schumer In 2023 Toured WILD Center And Pledged To Deliver Fed $$ To Support WILD Center’s World-Class Collection And Now A Promise Made Is Promise Kept! Schumer: New Outdoor Exhibit Will Be Win-Win For WILD Center & North Country Community U.S. Senator Schumer today stood at the WILD Center and celebrated... Read More

New Arts And Early Childhood Education Hub Will Boost Access To Arts & Education For Essex County Residents, Promote Cultural Tourism To North Country & Establish LPCA’s Continued Leadership Schumer In 2023 Toured LPCA And Pledged To Deliver Fed $$ To Create Much-Needed Expansion – Including Classrooms, Art Studios, And Office Workspace – And Bring This Project To Life; Schumer Previously Delivered $1 Million For Project From Northern Border Regional Commission Schumer: New Arts &... Read More

Micro Bird Invested $38 Million To Purchase Former Nova Bus Facility, Which Was Slated For Closure, After Schumer Personally Called Volvo CEO Urging Company To Sell Facility To Another Transportation Manufacturer And Work With Local Leaders Schumer Says Now With The Factory Up & Running We Must Continue To Drive Demand For These Top-Of-The-Line Buses, And Leads Fight To Boost Federal “Low Or No Emission Grant” Which Communities Use To Buy American-Made Buses And Will Help Support Micro... Read More

Over The Summer, Trump Rushed To Pass Largest Cut To SNAP In History – Nearly $200 BILLION – To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires With Those Cuts Beginning Now Just Before Thanksgiving; Local Schools & Food Banks Are Already Seeing Surging Need As Grocery Prices Skyrocket From Tariffs Schumer Says These Cruel SNAP Cuts Hurt Our Students, Families, Farmers & Food Banks And Now Is Announcing New Legislation To Keep The North Country Fed, Reverse Anti-Hunger Cuts Schumer: Thanksgiving Is A... Read More