March 2022
03/10/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL NEWLY UNVEILED BIPARTISAN OMNIBUS LEGISLATION INCLUDES $293 MILLION FOR ROME LAB; FED FUNDING WILL ENSURE UPSTATE NEW YORK CONTINUES TO LEAD THE GLOBE IN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY & UAS
03/10/22
SCHUMER SECURES $3 MILLION FOR THE OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AND PORT AUTHORITY TO MAKE CRITICAL REPAIRS TO THE OGDENSBURG-PRESCOTT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, ONE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY’S MAIN GATEWAYS TO CANADA; UPGRADES WILL IMPROVE STABILITY OF THIS MAJOR PORT OF ENTRY, CREATE JOBS, & BOOST NORTH COUNTRY’S ECONOMY
03/10/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FORT DRUM RECEIVES $27 MILLION IN OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE TO FORTIFY BASE’S WATER SUPPLY; FUNDING WILL PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER TO THE 35,000 SOLDIERS & FAMILIES AT FORT DRUM
03/10/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL SYRACUSE WILL RECEIVE OVER $4 MILLION FOR LOCAL PROJECTS IN SOON-TO-PASS BIPARTISAN SPENDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES I-81 JOB TRAINING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, A NEW CATHOLIC CHARITES HOUSING SERVICE CENTER, & PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING
03/10/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL LOCAL ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES PROJECTS WILL RECEIVE OVER $9 MILLION IN SOON-TO-PASS BIPARTISAN OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES $$$ FOR ROCHESTER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICE, URBAN LEAGUE BIZ START-UP, FOODLINK UPGRADES, RURAL BROADBAND & KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
03/10/22
SCHUMER: WATERTOWN’S METALCRAFT MARINE LANDS HUGE $43 MILLION U.S. NAVY CONTRACT; AWARD WILL BRING NEW JOBS TO THE NORTH COUNTRY
03/10/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL WESTERN NY LOCAL PROJECTS WILL RECEIVE OVER $22 MILLION IN SOON-TO-PASS BIPARTISAN OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL; INCLUDES FUNDING FOR REPAIRING DUNKIRK & BARCELONA HARBOR, RURAL BROADBAND, UPGRADING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, & BOLSTERING LOCAL HEALTHCARE
03/10/22
FOLLOWING PUSH, GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE FUNDING PACKAGE INCLUDES HUGE BOOST TO CYBERSECURITY FUNDING TO HELP NEW YORK STATE GUARD AGAINST RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACKS
03/10/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL CAPITAL REGION TO RECEIVE NEARLY $12 MILLION FOR LOCAL PROJECTS IN SOON-TO-PASS BIPARTISAN FUNDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, BATTLING FOOD INSECURITY, SUPPORTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INTERNET UPGRADES AND MORE
03/08/22
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: BREEZE AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH SERVICE AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
03/07/22
SCHUMER REVEALS: INDIAN POINT’S SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FACING MILLIONS IN POST-SHUTDOWN ECONOMIC LOSS YET LIFELINE FEDERAL PROGRAM STILL ISN’T PERMANENT; SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO FULLY AUTHORIZE THE NUCLEAR CLOSURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM AND PROVIDE A NEW INFUSION OF FUNDS TO HELP RECOVER FROM THE CLOSURE OF INDIAN POINT
03/07/22
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER'S INNER LOOP
03/04/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BROOME COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $1.8 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN; NEW FUNDING WILL ENSURE WHEELS KEEP TURNING & ACCELERATE BROOME COUNTY TRANSIT’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
03/03/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LEAD EFFORT TO REAUTHORIZE AND SECURE A CRITICAL INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION – TO ACCELERATE PANDEMIC RECOVERY, JOB CREATION, HOUSING AND CHILDCARE EXPANSION, & INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK
03/03/22
SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL MEETING WITH BREEZE AIRWAYS CEO, URGES BREEZE AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST UPSTATE NY SERVICE OUT OF SYRACUSE; WITH CNY’S GROWING TECH ECONOMY & THRIVING AIRPORT, SCHUMER SAYS HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED & READY FOR TAKE OFF WITH NEW AIR SERVICE TO UNSERVED MARKETS
03/01/22
SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL CALL WITH CEO OF MENLO MICRO, URGES COMPANY TO MAKE NY FUTURE HOME OF NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CHIP MANUFACTURING FAB & BRING 160 JOBS TO UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATOR SAYS HIS FEDERAL SEMICONDUCTOR FAB-INCENTIVE LEGISLATION WILL BE THE LIGHTNING ROD FOR COMPANIES LIKE MENLO MICRO TO FURTHER INVEST IN NY
03/01/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THE HARRIET TUBMAN BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT PASSES THE SENATE; WHEN SIGNED INTO LAW, PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE HARRIET TUBMAN HOME IN AUBURN, NY TO PRESERVE TUBMAN’S LEGACY AND FUND EDUCATION INITIATIVES OF THE HISTORIC SITE
February 2022
02/25/22
SCHUMER: SAAB, INC. WILL AGAIN ADD GOOD PAYING, HIGH TECH JOBS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AFTER BEING SELECTED TO UPGRADE U.S. NAVY’S DIGITAL RADAR; SCHUMER-BACKED FUNDING ALLOWED NAVY TO CHOOSE SAAB’S MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY TO MODERNIZE RADAR & BOLSTER NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS
02/23/22
SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON PUSH TO REDUCE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF INSULIN FOR THE 1.7M NEW YORKERS—51,000 IN CENTRAL NY—WITH DIABETES; STANDING WITH SYRACUSE DIABETES ADVOCATES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE WILL CALL FOR SENATE VOTE IN MARCH TO GET INSULIN COST DOWN FROM $300-$600 PER PRESCRIPTION TO $35
02/23/22
SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON PUSH TO REDUCE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF INSULIN FOR THE 1.7M NEW YORKERS—62,000 IN THE CAPITAL REGION—WITH DIABETES; STANDING WITH ALBANY DIABETES ADVOCATES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE WILL CALL FOR SENATE VOTE IN MARCH TO GET INSULIN COST DOWN FROM $300-$600 PER PRESCRIPTION TO $35
