February 2022
02/15/22
ON THE HEELS OF HELPING SECURE NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FACILITY IN UPSTATE NY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO MAKE NEW YORK THE NATION’S FIRST EVER FEDERAL CLEAN HYDROGEN HUB; SENATOR SAYS BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW’S NEW $8 BILLION REGIONAL HYDROGEN INVESTMENT COULD MEAN THOUSANDS MORE CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN NY AND CHEAPER CARBON-FREE ENERGY PRODUCTION TO POWER THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
02/13/22
SCHUMER: MAIL SERVICE ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK HAS BECOME ALL TOO FREQUENTLY VERY LATE, HURTING THOSE WHO RELY ON RX, ESSENTIAL GOODS, SMALL BIZ, VOTING & MORE; SENATOR ANNOUNCES A VOTE THIS WEEK ON $50 BILLION DOLLAR, MAJOR OVERHAUL OF USPS; PLAN ENSURES DELIVERY AT 6 DAYS A WEEK, SUPPORTS CARRIERS, WORKERS, NEW FLEET & MORE
02/04/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT WYOMING COUNTY’S COVID RESPONSE
02/03/22
SCHUMER REVEALS: PRE-PANDEMIC OUTDOOR RECREATION INDUSTRY PUMPED OVER $21 BILLION INTO UPSTATE NY ECONOMY ANNUALLY; SCHUMER INTRODUCES RURAL OUTDOOR INVESTMENT ACT TO HELP UPSTATE NY KEY INDUSTRY REBUILD AND RECOVER; BILL WILL BOOST FUNDING, CREATE NEW JOBS, SUPPORT THE EXISTING +240,000 NY JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY, & REVITALIZE UPSTATE NEW YORK’S PICTURESQUE TOWNS
January 2022
01/31/22
FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY & VISIT TO STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FEDS HAVE HEEDED HIS CALL WILL DEPLOY MILITARY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO AID ROCHESTER HOSPITAL; SCHUMER SECURES CRITICAL SUPPORT NEEDED TO KEEP ROCHESTER FINGER LAKES COMMUNITIES SAFE & GIVE HOSPITALS THE HELP THEY NEED
01/28/22
SCHUMER, MORELLE ANNOUNCE ROCHESTER’S L3HARRIS SECURES MARINE CORP RADIO CONTRACT WORTH UP TO $750 MILLION; LAWMAKERS FOUGHT SO L3HARRIS COULD COMPETE FOR MULTI-BILLION CONTRACTS AND NOW MARINES RECOGNIZE WORLD-CLASS ROCHESTER WORKFORCE & COMPANY AS LEADING CUTTING EDGE RADIO MANUFACTURER
01/28/22
SCHUMER PERSONALLY BRINGS COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TOP BRASS TO CENTRAL NEW YORK & CONVENES ROUNDTABLE WITH CNY AND MOHAWK VALLEY STAKEHOLDERS TO SEE FIRST-HAND HOW THE REGION IS PRIMED TO POWER AND REVIVE U.S. GLOBAL TECH LEADERSHIP, CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS, & SUPERCHARGE DOMESTIC SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
01/27/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS, MORELLE LAUNCH PUSH TO UPGRADE ARMY TECHNOLOGY TO KEEP SOLDIERS SAFE IN CLOSE-QUARTERS SITUATIONS; REPS HIGHLIGHT CUTTING-EDGE 360-DEGREE OMNIDIRECTIONAL CAMERAS, LIKE THOSE MADE BY BUFFALO’S BOUNCE IMAGING, AS SOLUTION TO GAP IN TACTICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
01/26/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO REDUCE BURNOUT AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
01/24/22
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE “BUY AMERICA” PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS BILL, SCHUMER BRINGS COMMERCE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TO SYRACUSE’S JMA TO SEE THE BENEFITS FIRSTHAND AND CEMENT SYRACUSE AS 5G-WIRELESS CAPITAL OF THE U.S. & GROW MORE JOBS DOWNTOWN; NEW LAW MEANS THAT NY –NOT CHINA- WILL BE AMONG FIRST IN LINE TO COMPETE FOR $65 BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW BROADBAND WORK & UNLEASH JMA’S POTENTIAL
01/24/22
FOLLOWING HIS PERSONAL INVITATION & LONGSTANDING ADVOCACY, SCHUMER BRINGS COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY GRAVES TO ALBANY NANOTECH TO PITCH FACILITY AS THE IDEAL HUB FOR THE NATION’S FIRST NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND NATIONAL ADVANCED PACKAGING MANUFACTURING PROGRAM; SENATOR – WITH GOVERNOR HOCHUL– SAYS UPSTATE NEW YORK CAN REVIVE U.S. CHIP INDUSTRY, ALLEVIATE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS, & POWER U.S. TECH LEADERSHIP
01/21/22
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: GENERAL MOTORS WILL INVEST NEARLY $154 MILLION AT LOCKPORT MANUFACTURING PLANT; SENATOR SAYS INVESTMENT WILL BRING ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPONENTS PRODUCTION AND OVER 200 GOOD-PAYING JOBS TO WESTERN NEW YORK, FUELING SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL GROWTH TO THE REGION, AND SUPERCHARGING DOMESTIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE ECONOMY
01/21/22
STANDING AT STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT HEALTH SYSTEMS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH, CALLING ON FEDS TO DEPLOY MILITARY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO COMBAT OMICRON SURGE; FEMA, DHHS, AND MILITARY MEDICAL TEAMS CAN PROVIDE ESSENTIAL STAFFING RELIEF & SUPPORT NEEDED ON THE FRONTLINES TO BEAT BACK RECENT COVID WAVE & KEEP UPSTATE NEW YORK COMMUNITIES SAFE
01/21/22
FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY, SCHUMER SECURES OFFICIAL HOLD-IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CURRENT SERVICE AND PROHIBIT SKYWEST TERMINATION OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE TEMPORARILY AT PLATTSBURGH & OGDENSBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS WHILE LOCAL LEADERS AND USDOT WORK TO IDENTIFY NEW CARRIER
01/20/22
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR ADVANCEMENT FOR GATEWAY TUNNEL: PROJECT HAS JUST LOCKED IN A LONG-AWAITED FED RATING THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO BILLIONS IN GRANT FUNDS; SENATOR ALREADY SECURED MUCH OF THESE FUNDS WHILE REGULATORY PROCESS PLAYED OUT & VIA ‘BIF’
01/20/22
FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE $10 MILLION FOR CRITICAL REPAIRS TO LITTLE SODUS BAY HARBOR; FUNDING FROM BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WILL UPGRADE WEST PIER & FIX SEVERELY DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE KEEPING COMMUNITY SAFE FROM FUTURE FLOODING, PROTECTING VILLAGE OF FAIR HAVEN FROM PROPERTY DAMAGE, & PRESERVING ESSENTIAL TOURISM INDUSTRY
01/20/22
FOLLOWING SKYWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCING IT WILL TERMINATE SERVICES AT PLATTSBURGH & OGDENSBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, SCHUMER URGES USDOT TO MAINTAIN CURRENT SERVICE AND IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WORK WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO IDENTIFY NEW CARRIER TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICES TO OGDENSBURG & PLATTSBURGH AIRPORTS
01/19/22
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $400,000 In Federal Funding For Economic Development In New York State
01/14/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION WILL PROVIDE A MASSIVE SURGE OF OVER $378 MILLION TO REPAIR NEW YORK’S AGING BRIDGES IN 2022 AS FIRST PART OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW; NEW FED $$$ WILL MAKE HISTORIC INVESTMENT TO FINALLY FIX UPSTATE NEW YORK’S MOST DILAPIDATED & DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS BRIDGES, CREATES JOBS-JOBS-JOBS & SAVES LIVES
01/14/22
FOLLOWING HIS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY WILL RECEIVE $1.6 MILLION THROUGH THE EDA TO ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES TO INVEST AND ESTABLISH OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN TIER
