July 2021
07/06/21
SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON BORDER REOPENING FIGHT; SENATOR SAYS BORDER MUST SAFELY REOPEN ASAP FOR NORTHERN BORDER COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, & ECONOMIES TO FULLY REBUILD FROM PANDEMIC; SCHUMER SAYS THAT WHILE THE U.S. WAITS FOR CANADA, THE U.S. MUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP – UNILATERALLY OPEN NORTHERN BORDER TO VAXXED CANADIANS – & LET NY BEGIN TO FULLY RECOVER
07/06/21
AFTER MONTHS OF ADVOCACY, SCHUMER SECURES $10.1 MILLION GRANT TO BRING HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET TO THOUSANDS OF HOMES, BIZ, FARMS IN MADISON COUNTY; USDA GRANT FUNDING IS A GAME-CHANGER & WILL NARROW MADISON’S DIGITAL DIVIDE
07/06/21
SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON BORDER REOPENING FIGHT; SENATOR SAYS BORDER MUST SAFELY REOPEN ASAP FOR NORTHERN BORDER COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, & ECONOMIES TO FULLY REBUILD FROM PANDEMIC; SCHUMER SAYS THAT WHILE THE U.S. WAITS FOR CANADA, THE U.S. MUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP – UNILATERALLY OPEN NORTHERN BORDER TO VAXXED CANADIANS – & LET NY BEGIN TO FULLY RECOVER
07/02/21
STANDING AT ASBESTOS-RIDDEN TECHCITY SITE, SCHUMER WILL LAUNCH MAJOR PUSH TO RAMP UP VITAL SUPERFUND PROGRAM AND FULLY CLEAN UP ULSTER COUNTY’S 70-YEAR-OLD TOXIC SITE; SENATOR’S TWO-PRONG PLAN WOULD MAKE A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN CLEANUPS FOR ULSTER & BEYOND WHILE FORCING POLLUTERS TO PAY FOR LONG-TERM REMEDIATION
07/02/21
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH OVER $440 MILLION EN ROUTE TO CAPITAL REGION FAMILIES THIS MONTH, ABOUT 5,000 FAMILIES STILL NEED TO ACT NOW TO GET THE SCHUMER-SECURED CHILD TAX CREDIT; WITH ALMOST 20% OF CAPITAL REGION’S KIDS LIVING IN POVERTY, SCHUMER PUSHES CAPITAL REGION FAMILIES TO FILE WITH IRS ASAP TO RECEIVE $$$
07/02/21
AFTER MAJOR PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: U.S. VISA HAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR 2 YEAR OLD ALTA FIXSLER, ALLOWING HER TO TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES TO CONTINUE HER MEDICAL CARE; ALTA WAS IN GRAVE DANGER AFTER UK COURT RULED TO DISCONTINUE HER CARE, AGAINST FAMILY’S WISHES
07/01/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK STATE
June 2021
06/29/21
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND VISIT INNER LOOP NORTH IN ROCHESTER; SENATORS PUSH FOR AMERICAN JOBS PLAN TO FUND REMOVAL OF INNER LOOP NORTH, SUPPORT LOCAL WORKERS & REVITALIZE ROCHESTER
06/29/21
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND BRING TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG TO VISIT I-81 IN SYRACUSE; SECRETARY JOINS SENATORS TO PUSH FOR AMERICAN JOBS PLAN TO FUND I-81 PROJECT, SUPPORT LOCAL WORKERS & REVITALIZE SYRACUSE
06/28/21
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON PHASE I ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR UTICA PROSPERITY INITIATIVE
06/24/21
AFTER LEADING THE CHARGE TO SAVE UPSTATE NY STAGES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $403K FOR STANELY THEATRE IN UTICA; MOHAWK VALLEY’S HISTORIC THEATER RECEIVES LIFESAVING GRANT ENSURING UTICA SHOWS WILL GO ON
06/24/21
CONTINUING HIS COMMITMENT TO SYRACUSE’S LAST MAJOR CANDLE MAKER, SCHUMER CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION TO CONTINUE PROTECTING AMERICAN CANDLE MAKING BUSINESSES – LIKE CATHEDRAL CANDLE; WITH CURRENT ANTI-DUMPING ORDER DUE TO SUNSET SOON, SENATOR SAYS UNFAIRLY TRADED CANDLES CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO FLOOD U.S. MARKET
06/23/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3.25 MILLION FOR BROOME COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM TO PURCHASE SIX ELECTRIC BUSES; POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS TO BE MADE BY BAE SYSTEMS, SUPPORTING LOCAL JOBS AND GREEN ECONOMY IN BROOME COUNTY
06/22/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES
06/22/21
AFTER THIS MONTH’S VISIT TO TROY’S VELAN STUDIOS, SCHUMER CALLS SECRETARY OF COMMERCE RAIMONDO DIRECTLY TO PUSH FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN CAPITAL REGION’S GAME DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY; SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON COMMITMENT TO BOOST TROY’S ASCENT AS LEADING TECH & GAMING HUB
06/22/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE ANNOUNCE: ROCHESTER-BASED AMERICOM SELECTED BY DOD TO LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BOOST DOMESTIC PRECISION OPTICS INDUSTRY; REPS LED CHARGE TO SECURE FUNDING TO CREATE PILOT PROGRAM & REVOLUTIONIZE OPTICS TECH, MANUFACTURING, AND WORKFORCE
06/22/21
SCHUMER, IN DIRECT CALL WITH SECRETARY OF COMMERCE RAIMONDO, URGES FEDS TO APPROVE $3.4 MILLION GRANT ASAP TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ALSTOM’S MANUFACTURING FACILITIES; PROJECT WILL CREATE 250 NEW JOBS & FURTHER SOLIDIFY HORNELL AS DOMESTIC TRAIN MANUFACTURING CENTER
06/21/21
SCHUMER, IN DIRECT CALL TO CANADIAN AMBASSADOR, URGES CANADIANS TO WORK WITH U.S. OFFICIALS, IMMEDIATELY HALT THE ENDLESS DELAYS, AND ADOPT NEW ESSENTIAL TRAVELER RULES & IMPLEMENT COMMON SENSE NORTHERN BORDER REOPENING PLAN ASAP
06/14/21
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO PUT AN END TO UNSOLICITED ROBOCALLS
06/11/21
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON SYRACUSE’S PLAN FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING
