January 2022
01/13/22
AS CHIP SHORTAGE DISRUPTS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO MAKE ALBANY NANOTECH THE NATION’S HUB FOR THE NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND NATIONAL ADVANCED PACKAGING MANUFACTURING PROGRAM; SENATOR SENDS PERSONAL INVITE TO COMMERCE DEPT. LEADERSHIP TO SEE ALBANY’S WORLD-CLASS FACILITY & NY’S UNIQUE ABILITY TO POWER & REVIVE U.S. CHIP INDUSTRY
01/11/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT FIGHT CRIME, INVEST IN COURT SYSTEM IN NEW YORK STATE
01/05/22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE U.S. WINS USMCA DISPUTE WITH CANADA; RULING WILL ENSURE FAIR MARKET ACCESS, HELPING NY DAIRY INDUSTRY & LOCAL ECONOMIES REBUILD FROM PANDEMIC
01/05/22
AS NEW COVID VARIANTS EMERGE, SCHUMER HIGHLIGHTS TO FEDS CORNING INCORPORATED’S POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE ONEONTA LIFE SCIENCES FACILITY TO BOOST DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF BIOPROCESS AND DIAGNOSTIC CONSUMABLES; SCHUMER SAYS NEW PROPOSAL WOULD CREATE HUNDREDS OF NEW GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY, BOLSTER U.S. MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE, AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
December 2021
12/23/21
SCHUMER: WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN FULL SWING AND COVID-19 CASES SURGING IN UPSTATE NY, SENATOR CALLS FEMA TOP BRASS DIRECTLY TO URGE THEM TO IMMEDIATELY DEPLOY 200 NEW MOBILE COVID TESTING SITES IN NEW YORK TO STOP THE SPREAD & KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
12/23/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $7.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATERTOWN’S SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER & LORETTO HEALTH IN SYRACUSE COVID RESPONSE
12/23/21
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR $25 MILLION FED INVESTMENT IN SOUTH BROOKLYN MARINE TERMINAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY CENTER; 35TH ST. PIER IMPROVEMENTS BRING NYC ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN HUB & ARE WIN FOR COMMUNITY, LOCAL JOBS, ENVIRONMENT & NYS MANUFACTURING
12/21/21
FOLLOWING SCHUMER’S VISIT AND DIRECT ADVOCACY, WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AWARDED OVER $1.8 MILLION TO COMBAT RECENT SURGE OF COVID-19, COVER RISING COSTS, AND KEEP THE WESTERN NY COMMUNITY SAFE
12/20/21
SCHUMER SECURES HISTORIC $29.5 MILLION TO MAKE THE PORT OF ALBANY ONE OF THE NATION’S FIRST LARGE-SCALE, OFFSHORE WIND TOWER MANUFACTURING FACILITIES; AFTER DIRECT ADVOCACY TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, SCHUMER DELIVERS +$29M TO CREATE 550 PERMANENT NEW JOBS, BOLSTERING THE U.S. DOMESTIC CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN AND CAPITAL REGION ECONOMY & STRENGTHENING THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
12/20/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $16 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LOW-INCOME & DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK
12/17/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEWLY-PASSED INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS WILL BE USED TO CLEAN UP SUPERFUND SITES IN ELMIRA, TOWN OF VESTAL, AND NIAGARA COUNTY
12/16/21
AFTER VISITING ROCHESTER’S HICKEY FREEMAN EARLIER THIS YEAR, SCHUMER CALLS AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK DIRECTLY TO URGE THE USDA TO RELEASE DESPERATELY NEEDED PANDEMIC RELIEF PAYMENTS TO WOOL TRUST FUND RECIPIENTS; $$$ WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED BOOST TO DOMESTIC TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS LIKE HICKEY FREEMAN AND SUPPORT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED 100 JOB EXPANSION
12/16/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $130 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW YORK AIRPORTS
12/15/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO BROADBAND IN THE SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES
12/14/21
FOLLOWING SCHUMER’S PUSH, DANONE EXTENDS UPSTATE NY CONTRACTS TO 2023; DANONE ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO TERMINATE ALMOST 100 NORTHEAST DAIRY FARMS, BUT SCHUMER INTERVENED AND SECURED CONTRACT EXTENSION, ASSISTANCE TO IMPACTED FARMS, AND RESOURCES TO HELP FARMERS STAY IN OPERATION
12/13/21
FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BINGHAMTON’S NEW ENERGY NY PROJECT SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S FIRST AWARDEES FOR PHASE 1 OF BUILD BACK BETTER CHALLENGE, BRINGING $500K AND A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON THE SOUTHERN TIER AS AN EMERGING BATTERY MANUFACTURING HUB AND PUTTING THE PROJECT IN THE RUNNING FOR UP TO $100 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT
12/13/21
FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES WESTERN NEW YORK ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CLUSTER SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S FIRST AWARDEES FOR PHASE ONE OF BUILD BACK BETTER CHALLENGE, BRINGING $500K AND A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT TO BUFFALO & WNY AS A MANUFACTURING HUB; PUTTING THE PROJECT IN THE RUNNING FOR UP TO $100 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT
12/13/21
FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES CENTERSTATE’S “SMART SYSTEMS CLUSTER” SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S FIRST AWARDEES FOR PHASE 1 OF BUILD BACK BETTER CHALLENGE, BRINGING $500K AND A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT TO CENTRAL NY & THE MOHAWK VALLEY AS A RISING GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR, UAS & QUANTUM COMPUTING TECH HUB; PROPOSAL AIMS TO CREATE +5,000 JOBS, PRIME WHITE PINE FOR CHIPS INVESTMENT & TRAIN THE REGION’S WORKFORCE FOR EMERGING TECH FIELDS
12/13/21
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES TRANSIT SUPERCHARGE FOR CRITICAL NYC/BRONX/LONG ISLAND PROJECTS; PENN ACCESS, CREATING ONE-SEAT RIDE TO PENN & 4 NEW BX STATIONS, WILL BE FAST-TRACKED & LIRR EAST RIVER TUNNELS , WILL GET REHABED FOR SAFE COMMUTE; UNDER SCHUMER DEAL, AMTRAK WILL ALSO COMMIT ADDITIONAL $500 MILLION TO PENN ACCESS IN EXCHANGE FOR MTA’S $432 MILLION FOR EAST RIVER TUNNELS
12/12/21
FOR THE FIRST TIME AS U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER & IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC —SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES; SENATOR CALLS THIS TOUR THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND CONSEQUENTIAL OF HIS CAREER, AFTER DELIVERING OVER $130 BILLION FOR NY THIS YEAR, SCHUMER FINISHES TOUR OF ALL 62 COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND, WITH ALMOST 100 VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND
