December 2021
12/10/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TO FUND THE ROCHESTER-GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
12/09/21
SCHUMER URGES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE RAIMONDO TO SELECT THE SOUTHERN TIER’S NEW ENERGY NY PROJECT AS ONE OF NATION’S FIRST BUILD BACK BETTER REGIONAL CHALLENGE AWARDEES; PROJECT WOULD ACCELERATE BUDDING BATTERY MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM IN SOUTHERN TIER, CREATE THOUSANDS OF GOOD PAYING JOBS, COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, & EXPAND CRITICAL EMERGING INDUSTRY IN U.S. DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN
12/09/21
SCHUMER, IN DIRECT CALL WITH COMMERCE SEC. RAIMONDO, ADVOCATES FOR CENTERSTATE’S “SMART SYSTEMS CLUSTER” TO BE SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S FIRST BUILD BACK BETTER CHALLENGE AWARDEES, POSITIONING CNY & MOHAWK VALLEY AS A GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR, UAS, & QUANTUM COMPUTING TECH HUB; PROPOSAL WILL CREATE OVER 5,000 JOBS, PRIME WHITE PINE COMMERCE PARK FOR CHIPS INVESTMENT & TRAIN THE REGION’S WORKFORCE FOR EMERGING TECH FIELDS
12/09/21
SCHUMER, IN DIRECT CALL WITH COMMERCE SEC. RAIMONDO, ADVOCATES FOR CENTERSTATE’S “SMART SYSTEMS CLUSTER” TO BE SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S FIRST BUILD BACK BETTER CHALLENGE AWARDEES, POSITIONING CNY & MOHAWK VALLEY AS A GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR, UAS, & QUANTUM COMPUTING TECH HUB; PROPOSAL WILL CREATE OVER 5,000 JOBS, PRIME WHITE PINE COMMERCE PARK FOR CHIPS INVESTMENT & TRAIN THE REGION’S WORKFORCE FOR EMERGING TECH FIELDS
12/09/21
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO SELECT UPSTATE NEW YORK OPTOELECTRONICS CLUSTER IN $1 BILLION BUILD BACK BETTER REGIONAL CHALLENGE; PROJECTS WOULD POSITION REGION TO LEAD IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, CREATING THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS, SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF EMERGING TECH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, AND DRIVING THE UPSTATE NY ECONOMY INTO THE FUTURE
12/09/21
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO SELECT WESTERN NEW YORK ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CLUSTER & UPSTATE NEW YORK OPTOELECTRONICS CLUSTER IN $1 BILLION BUILD BACK BETTER REGIONAL CHALLENGE; PROJECTS WOULD POSITION REGION TO LEAD IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, CREATING THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS, SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF EMERGING TECH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, AND DRIVING THE UPSTATE NY ECONOMY INTO THE FUTURE
12/09/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ANNOUNCE OVER $39 MILLION IN COVID RELIEF FUNDING FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK AIRPORTS
12/09/21
FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $4.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENSURE AMERICAN AIRLINES CONTINUES TO OPERATE AT WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
12/09/21
SCHUMER, IN DIRECT CALL WITH TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG, URGES FEDS TO SEND MILLIONS TO FUND THE PORT OF ALBANY OFFSHORE WIND TOWER MANUFACTURING PROJECT, CREATING 550 NEW JOBS & BOLSTERING THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
12/08/21
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES EPA WILL PROVIDE A MASSIVE WINDFALL OF OVER $428 MILLION FOR NEW YORK’S CLEAN AND DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS IN 2022 ALONE AS A PART OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL; NEW FED $$$ WILL MAKE HISTORIC INVESTMENT TO UPGRADE UPSTATE NY’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, CREATE GOOD PAYING JOBS, AND ENSURE ALL NEW YORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE CLEAN DRINKING WATER
12/07/21
SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL CALL WITH CEO OF TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, URGES TOWER TO MAKE UPSTATE NEW YORK FUTURE HOME OF NEW MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR U.S. CHIP MANUFACTURING FAB & BRING A THOUSAND JOBS TO UPSTATE NY; SENATOR SAYS HISTORIC FEDERAL SEMICONDUCTOR FAB-INCENTIVE LEGISLATION WILL BE CATALYST TO INCENTIVIZE COMPANIES LIKE TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR TO INVEST IN NY
12/06/21
SCHUMER: STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT ‘PAUSE’ EXPIRES IN JUST 57 DAYS—BUT CITING PANDEMIC & NEW DATA ON BORROWERS, SENATOR PUSHES BIDEN ADMIN TO EXTEND THE PAUSE; NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR FEDS TO RESTART INTEREST & PAYMENTS
12/05/21
SCHUMER: A KEY TO CONTROLLING OMICRON IS THE AT-HOME TEST; SENATOR URGES SURGE OF AT-HOME TESTS TO NEW YORK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS & MOBILE SITES SO PEOPLE CAN JUST PICK ONE UP– AND THEY SHOULD BE FREE FOR EVERYONE
12/02/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ANNOUNCE ORANGE COUNTY TO RECEIVE CRITICAL FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FOR DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IDA
12/01/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY & ONEIDA COUNTY’S COVID RESPONSE
12/01/21
SCHUMER TO AMTRAK CEO: USE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE $$$ TO REBUILD THE CAPITAL REGION’S LIVINGSTON AVENUE BRIDGE ASAP; SCHUMER CALLS ON AMTRAK TO PRIORITIZE LIVINGSTON AVENUE BRIDGE REPAIRS; SAYS 120 YEAR OLD BRIDGE IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF ATTENTION & FAILURE TO ACT COULD HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS
November 2021
11/30/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS ACT CONTAINS AN INFUSION OF NEW FUNDING FOR THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION, A HUGE BOON FOR NY’S SOUTHERN TIER; ARC WILL RECEIVE $1 BILLION WHICH WILL SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CREATE JOBS, AND GROW THE UPSTATE NY ECONOMY
11/30/21
FOLLOWING THEIR CONTINUED ADVOCACY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL CREATES FIRST-EVER PROGRAM TO REVITALIZE UPSTATE NY COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY HIGHWAYS; SENATORS SAY $1 BILLION FOR RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES KEY FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING HISTORIC INEQUITIES & INCREASING INVESTMENT IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS
11/24/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW YORK’S 360,000 LEAD PIPES TO SEE OVERHAUL BECAUSE OF VITAL FUNDS IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL; SENATOR FOCUSED ON DELIVERING $15+ BILLION NATIONWIDE TO ELIMINATE LEAD PIPES & ENSURE NY’S CHILDREN & FAMILIES GET THE CLEAN DRINKING WATER THEY DESERVE DURING NEGOTIATIONS
11/24/21
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $300,000 In Federal Funding For Local Arts Organizations
