March 2022
03/22/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $4 MILLION FOR ITHACA & TOMPKINS COUNTY LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE; FUNDING WILL REPLACE CRUMBLING BRIDGES, BOLSTER DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCELERATE ITHACA’S GREEN ENERGY GOALS
03/22/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR FOR 15-YEAR EXTENSION
03/22/22
SCHUMER SECURES $800,000 FOR BUFFALO’S MICHIGAN STREET AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CORRIDOR TO REVITALIZE HISTORIC BAPTIST CHURCH, PRESERVE LANDMARKS TO WESTERN NY’S CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, & SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BUFFALO’S EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD
03/21/22
AFTER HUDDLE WITH BUTTIGIEG, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES I-81 CONSTRUCTION IS ON THE FAST-TRACK WITH A CRITICAL APPROVAL OFFICIALLY IMMINENT; SENATOR PUSHES FOR NEXT PHASE, CITES BILLIONS FROM BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW THAT 81 PROJECT & COMMUNITY CAN TAP
03/21/22
SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $22 MILLION TO CAPITAL REGION LOCAL PROJECTS IN JUST-PASSED BUDGET; SENATOR REVEALS 3 MAJOR PROJECT AREAS TO EXPAND ALBANY’S NONPROFIT HUB, BOOST CRITICAL UALBANY & RPI RESEARCH, AND CREATE NEW PORT OF ALBANY TRAINING CENTER THAT WILL HELP ALBANY’S SOUTH END REACH NEW HEIGHTS
03/18/22
SCHUMER, BOWMAN REVEAL: $3 MILLION EN ROUTE TO ADDRESS MT. VERNON SEWAGE CRISIS; REPS SECURED FUNDING TO HIRE ENGINEERS, ACCELERATE CRITICAL REPAIRS ON CITY’S WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FINALLY START TO CREATE THE SEWAGE SYSTEM MT. VERNON RESIDENTS DESPERATELY NEED & DESERVE
03/18/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE SECURE $83 MILLION BOOST IN FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB IN THE RECENTLY PASSED BIPARTISAN SPENDING PACKAGE FOR FY2022; FUNDING WILL BOOST CUTTING EDGE ENERGY RESEARCH, STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY, & ENSURE NEW YORK CONTINUES TO LEAD IN INNOVATION
03/17/22
FOLLOWING HIS VISIT TO YONKERS LAST JULY, SCHUMER DELIVERS ON HIS PROMISE, SECURING NEARLY $1 MILLION TO UPGRADE CITY’S SOLE MATERNITY UNIT, IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL WESTCHESTER MOTHERS – PARTICULARILY MOTHERS OF COLOR, WHO ARE OVER A QUARTER OF ST. JOHN’S RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL’S MATERNAL PATIENTS; SENATOR SECURES FUNDING IN BUDGET TO COMBAT MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS
03/17/22
SCHUMER DELIVERS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO FORT TICONDEROGA TO RESTORE NATIONAL LANDMARK’S CRUMBLING WALLS; FUNDING WILL BOOST ESSENTIAL REHABILITATION OF NEARLY 250 YEAR OLD HISTORIC SITE, BOLSTER TOURISM FOR ESSEX COUNTY, & PRESERVE CRITICAL PIECE OF OUR NATION’S HERITAGE
03/17/22
SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $2.75 MILLION FOR WAVERLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CREATE CHEMUNG CENTER FOR INNOVATION; SENATOR-SECURED FUNDING WILL TRANSFORM ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING INTO SITE FOR STEM JOB TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PROVIDING SKILLS TO OBTAIN GOOD-PAYING CAREERS, & BOLSTERING NEXT GENERATION OF SOUTHERN TIER WORKFORCE
03/16/22
SCHUMER SECURES $1.5 MILLION TO CREATE ALBANY SOUTH END WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER IN JUST-UNVEILED SPENDING PACKAGE; SCHUMER-BACKED FED FUNDING WILL ENERGIZE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR HUNDREDS OF NEW CLEAN-ENERGY JOBS AT PORT OF ALBANY, CONNECT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY TO CRITICAL WORKFORCE TRAINING AND NEW JOBS, & TRANSFORM ALBANY’S SOUTH END & FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
03/16/22
SCHUMER DELIVERS NEARLY $2 MILLION TO TRANSFORM THE PLATTSBURGH YMCA; FUNDING WILL HELP CREATE NEW STATE OF THE ART HEALTH & FITNESS FACILITY, EXPAND RECREATION PROGRAMS, AND GIVE NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN THE COMMUNITY SPACE THEY DESERVE
03/15/22
FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY, SCHUMER SECURES EXTENDED PAUSE FOR NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESSES’ COVID LOAN PAYMENTS; SENATOR SAYS THIS WILL PROVIDE OVER 330,000 OF NY’S RESTAURANTS, MA & PA SHOPS, OTHER SMALL BIZ, AND NONPROFITS CRITICAL RELIEF AND BREATHING ROOM TO STRENGTHEN & ACCELERATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
03/15/22
SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR INVESTMENT IN ITHACA’S CHILDREN; SENATOR DELIVERS $800,000 FOR THE GREATER ITHACA ACTIVITIES CENTER TO GROW & CREATE NEW COMMUNITY SPACE, ADD JOBS, EXPAND YOUTH PROJECTS FOR ITHACA TEENS, FUND JOB TRAINING, INCREASE CHILD CARE, & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
03/14/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS ANNOUNCE OVER $10 MILLION TO REVOLUTIONIZE BUFFALO’S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE: REPS SECURE MASSIVE FED $$$ TO TRANSFORM BUFFALO’S LONG-OVERDUE RIVERLINE PROJECT, SUPERCHARGING THE WNY ECONOMY AND LOCAL ELECTRIC BUSES, ADDING NEW BIKE PATHS, & GREENWAYS, RECONNECTING BUFFALO’S NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE WATERFRONT
03/14/22
SCHUMER DELIVERS $200+ MILLION TO ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION FROM BIPARTISAN OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE; SCHUMER HIGHLIGHTS NEW IBERO-AMERICAN HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM & CONSTRUCTION OF NEW JOSEPH AVENUE PERFORMING ART CENTER AS PRIME EXAMPLES OF HOW FED $$$ HE SECURED WILL REVERSE DECADES OF DISINVESTMENT IN ROCHESTER
03/14/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: MOHAWK VALLEY TO RECEIVE OVER $9 MILLION FOR LOCAL PROJECTS IN THE RECENTLY PASSED BIPARTISAN FUNDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES FUNDING FOR UTICA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, RURAL BROADBAND, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, & EXPANDING CHILDCARE
03/11/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL HUDSON VALLEY AND WESTCHESTER TO RECEIVE OVER $10 MILLION FOR LOCAL PROJECTS IN BIPARTISAN FUNDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES FUNDING FOR BROADBAND, WATER SYSTEM AND HOUSING UPGRADES, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND MORE
03/10/22
Resources: Historic Omnibus Appropriations Agreement For FY2022
03/10/22
SCHUMER: NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESSES’ COVID LOAN PAYMENTS TO START NEXT MONTH – BUT, CITING OMICRON WAVE & GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, SENATOR CALLS ON SBA TO EXTEND THE PAUSE ON PAYMENTS –TO PROVIDE NY’S RESTAURANTS, MA & PA SHOPS, OTHER SMALL BIZ, AND NONPROFITS CRITICAL RELIEF TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY & STRENGTHEN RECOVERY
