March 2023
03/28/23
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
03/17/23
SCHUMER DELIVERS $750,000 TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN BROOME COUNTY
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
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
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
03/14/23
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON FIRST-EVER PROPOSED EPA STANDARD TO LIMIT TOXIC PFAS IN DRINKING WATER
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
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
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
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
03/10/23
AFTER FIGHTING TO RESTORE SERVICES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE AMTRAK’S ADIRONDACK LINE TO RESUME THIS APRIL
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
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
