September 2021
09/01/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEARLY 14K HOMES & BUSINESSES ACROSS 1,700+ MILES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK LACK MODERN INTERNET ACCESS – INCLUDING 1 IN 4 SYRACUSE HOMES; SENATOR SAYS BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL WOULD DELIVER HISTORIC $65B TO HELP CLOSE CNY’S URBAN & RURAL DIGITAL DIVIDE
09/01/21
STANDING AT STAMP, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PUSH TO GROW AND ATTRACT NEW JOBS & TENANTS TO WNY TECH CAMPUS; SCHUMER LAUNCHES TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO ESTABLISH STAMP AS HOME FOR NEW SEMICONDUCTOR FAB AND SECURE $9.5B+ TO BOOST CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRIES, SUPERCHARGING PLUG POWER’S STAMP SITE AND ROCHESTER FACTORIES
09/01/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $11 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN NEW YORK STATE
August 2021
08/25/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY APPROVE POTENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR UPSTATE COMMUNITIES RAVAGED BY TROPICAL STORM FRED
08/21/21
SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND LETTER URGING FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY APPROVE POTENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR NEW YORK IN ANTICIPATION OF HURRICANE HENRI
08/20/21
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF STARPOINT AP EXAMS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT UPS WILL REIMBURSE ALL 106 STUDENTS FOR TESTING COSTS AND PROVIDE THEM A SCHOLARSHIP; SCHUMER SECURES $440 FOR EACH IMPACTED STUDENT
08/18/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL INCLUDES RECORD $74 MILLION FOR CENTRO – A 34% INCREASE FOR OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL EXPENSES; PACKAGE ALSO PROVIDES MILLIONS IN FUNDING FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT, NEW BUSES AND MORE
08/18/21
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: AFTER LONG SEARCH, LOST STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL AP EXAMS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND ARE IN THE HANDS OF COLLEGE BOARD & WILL BE GRADED; AFTER SENATOR CALLED ON UPS TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES, FIND TESTS, & GET STUDENTS THE CREDIT THEY DESERVED, UPS PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO TRACK DOWN LOST TESTS
08/18/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: $28 MILLION INVESTMENT IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WOULD KICK-START EXPANSION FOR ALBANY AIRPORT & SEND REGION INTO NEW HEIGHTS; SCHUMER-NEGOTIATED DEAL WOULD DELIVER HISTORIC $$$ FOR CAPITAL REGION INFRASTRUCTURE, CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS & HELP REGIONAL ECONOMY TAKE OFF
08/18/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE OVER $3.8 MILLION IN NEW AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING FOR NEW YORK STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
08/16/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: OVER 145 DEFICIENT AND UNSAFE BRIDGES ACROSS ROCHESTER & THE FINGER LAKES REGION; SENATOR SECURES NEARLY $13.5 BILLION TO FINALLY FIX DILAPIDATED & DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS BRIDGES ACROSS NY, CREATING JOBS, SAFER ROADS, AND SAVING LIVES
08/16/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL: WITH CNY IN MIND, SENATORS SECURE LOCAL HIRE PROVISION IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL; SENATORS PUSHED FOR ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION FEDERAL INVESTMENT INTO AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL WORKERS & BUSINESSES TO CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
08/16/21
SCHUMER REVEALS EFFORT TO INCLUDE $1 BILLION INFLUX FOR GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE IN JUST-PASSED BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE; SENATOR’S SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO ADD UNPRECEDENTED & HISTORIC PROTECTION FUNDS REPRESENTS LARGEST EVER SINGLE INVESTMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM TO SAFEGUARD ONE OF WESTERN NEW YORK’S GREATEST ENGINES
08/11/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $4.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
08/10/21
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CUOMO’S RESIGNATION
08/09/21
ALMOST THREE YEARS SINCE THE TRAGIC SCHOHARIE ACCIDENT TOOK 20 LIVES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE SAFETY PROVISIONS IN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL SETTING FEDERAL LIMO SAFETY STANDARDS & CLOSING DEADLY LOOPHOLES TO GET DANGEROUS LIMOS OFF ROADS AND SAVE LIVES
08/04/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL WILL SEND $$$ TO CLEAN UP UPSTATE NEW YORK; SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT DEAL INCLUDES FUNDING FOR CLEAN WATER, ENERGY & POLLUTION CLEANUP IN NY, INCLUDING FUNDS TO ADDRESS LEAD, PFAS, WATER CONTAMINATIONS, AND SUPERFUND SITES THROUGHOUT UPSTATE
08/04/21
FOLLOWING PERSONAL CALLS TO SAMSUNG TOP BRASS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SAMSUNG VISITED GENESSEE SITE LAST MONTH TO GET FIRST-HAND LOOK AT STAMP; HEEDING THE SENATOR’S CALLS, SAMSUNG VISITS AND CONFIRMS NY STILL IN RUNNING FOR NEW $17 BILLION SEMICONDUCTOR FAB
08/03/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND JOINT STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CUOMO
July 2021
07/29/21
SCHUMER: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL DELIVERS RECORD BILLIONS TO NY INFRASTRCTURE – FROM GATEWAY, PENN ACCESS, SECOND AVE SUBWAY, EAST RIVER TUNNELS & MORE; FUNDS WILL ALSO ENSURE MTA/LIRR, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, HIGHWAYS, & OTHER MEANS OF TRANSIT GET MORE MONEY FROM FEDS THAN THEY HAVE IN DECADES
