August 2020
08/04/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THE BIPARTISAN, GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW, GIVING OVER $17 BILLION TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING PUBLIC LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, & HISTORIC SITES
July 2020
07/31/20
ON THE HEELS OF HIS SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO INCLUDE GAME-CHANGING SEMICONDUCTOR AMENDMENT IN DEFENSE BILL, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO JOLT U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY & WNY ECONOMY INTO HIGH GEAR, BRING CRITICAL FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO GENESEE’S STAMP CAMPUS, & CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS
07/31/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS CENTRAL NEW YORK SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
07/31/20
ON THE HEELS OF HIS SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO INCLUDE GAME-CHANGING SEMICONDUCTOR AMENDMENT, SENATOR PUSHES MASSIVE FEDERAL INITIATIVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING IN FINAL NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL – TO BRING MASSIVE FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO GLOBALFOUNDRIES, CREATE NEW JOBS, AND KICK CAPITAL REGION ECONOMY INTO HIGH GEAR
07/30/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3.3 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
07/29/20
AFTER MONTHS OF CALLOUS INACTION & CYNICAL DELAYS, SENATE REPUBLICANS FINALLY INTRODUCE COVID RESPONSE PROPOSAL THAT FALLS FAR SHORT FOR NEW YORKERS; SCHUMER CALLS ON LEADER MCCONNELL TO IMMEDIATELY COME TO THE TABLE WITH SENATE DEMOCRATS, ADOPT URGENTLY NEEDED ELEMENTS INCLUDING: BILLIONS FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, MUNICIPALITIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, FRONTLINE WORKERS TO HELP UPSTATE NY REBUILD & RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC
07/29/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, & BRINDISI ANNOUNCE SIX-FIGURE GRANT FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RECOVERY
07/28/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK’S SOUTHERN TIER AND CAPITAL REGION
07/28/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, DELGADO ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL EMERGENCY TRANSIT FUNDING FOR ULSTER COUNTRY AREA TRANSIT
07/28/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $200 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS’ COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
07/28/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $5.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL EMERGENCY TRANSIT FUNDING FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR ONONDAGA, OSWEGO, AND CAYUGA COUNTIES
07/24/20
AFTER PERSONAL INTERVENTION, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES TORONTO BLUE JAYS CHOOSE BUFFALO AS THEIR HOME FOR THE 2020 MLB SEASON
07/23/20
AFTER MONTHS OF ADVOCACY, SCHUMER SECURES CRITICAL STEP TO PROVIDING WELL-DESERVED CARE & COMPENSATION FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK VETS SUFFERING FROM AGENT ORANGE-LINKED ILLNESSES, CEMENTING CRITICAL HEALTH BENEFITS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL; FOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S SENATE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT, SCHUMER VOWS TO GET FINAL BILL ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
07/23/20
AS THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS DECIDE THEIR HOME FOR THE 2020 MLB SEASON, SCHUMER, IN LETTER & PERSONAL CALL TO MLB COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED, PITCHES BUFFALO’S SAHLEN FIELD TO HOST THE TEAM FOR THE 2020 SEASON
07/22/20
FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MASSIVE FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING – INCLUDING INCENTIVES TO EXPAND & BUILD ROBUST DOMESTIC MICROELECTRONICS INDUSTRY – SECURED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL
07/22/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND TO IJC: IMMEDIATELY TAKE UP VITAL RECS IN FORTHCOMING GAO REPORT ON PLAN 2014; AT SENATORS’ REQUEST, GAO INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION TO REVIEW PLAN 2014 FOLLOWING RECORD HIGH LAKE ONTARIO WATER LEVELS, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS IMMINENT, SENATORS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION
07/22/20
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ED BARTHOLOMEW
07/21/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $98 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA)
07/21/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO MAKE CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNITY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK
07/20/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $15 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM, INC.
