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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a group of 13 Senate Democrats to call on Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to hold railroads accountable for failing to implement sufficient safety measures. The Senators have requested a status report on railroads’ implementation of positive train control (PTC), a lifesaving technology required by Congressional mandate to be fully implemented by 2018. The Senators’ letter comes four days... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Investment Will Train Workers To Adapt To New World Of High-Tech Manufacturing U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,500,000 in federal funding for Hudson Valley Community College. The funding was allocated through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and will be used for a new Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) training facility.  Specifically, this investment will... Read More

The Department of Education Awarded Pioneer New Contract to Resume Its Work With Federal Student Loan Borrowers Recovering From Defaults  – With New Contract, Local Wyoming & Chemung County Company will Hire 200 Workers U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Pioneer Credit Recovery with operations in Wyoming County and Chemung Counties will begin hiring 200 new workers as a result of a new award-term extension... Read More

Schumer Urges Army Corps To Issue Review And Approve Proposal So Legoland Can Turn Vacant Property In Orange County Into A Family Theme Park Destination That Will Provide Jobs For Residents and Significant Tax Revenue for Localities, Including Goshen; Schumer Says Park Can Boost The Local Economy And Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To Orange County  Project Expected To Employ More Than 500 Permanent Full-Time Jobs, 500 Seasonal Jobs, 300-Part-Time Jobs And An Additional 800 Construction Jobs;... Read More

Amidst New ISIS Threat To NYC & On Heels Of Last Week’s Failed Terror Attack In Subway, Schumer Says Feds Must Rigorously Test Bomb Detection Technology In NYC & Speed-Up Adoption Of Machines That Should Be Placed In Some Of NYC’s Busiest Transit Hubs, Like Subways, Penn Station & Airports TSA Has Been Working On The Technology Since 2004 With Partners Like Amtrak & NJT; Schumer Says, Given Era Of Terror & Lone Wolves, Feds Must Put Device That Can Detect Suicide... Read More

Yesterday’s Vote By The FCC To Repeal Net Neutrality Could Jack Up The Cost Of  Internet Access & Means The Internet Is No Longer Open Or Fair Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Will Now Be Allowed To Deliberately Speed Up Or Slow Down Traffic From Specific Websites, Apps, Or Charge More For Different Content  Schumer: We Must Hit ‘Control, Alt, Delete’ On FCC’s Vote To Kill The Open Internet Standing at WeWork headquarters, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Schumer: Fed Policy That Blocks Shipping Christmas Trees Is Straight Out of The Grinch’s Playbook U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged United States Postal Service Postmaster General Megan Brennan to immediately waive any and all procedural changes that are preventing New Yorkers from sending donated Christmas trees to soldiers serving overseas.  According to Schumer, this week dozens of donated Christmas trees in New York were returned to sender by the United... Read More

Despite Months Without Permanent Coverage, Federal Bureau of Prisons Has Yet to Hire A Priest at Metropolitan Detention Center With Christmas Fast Approaching, Schumer Says a Catholic Chaplain Should Be Hired Immediately; Senator Says Priest Could Help Provide a Safer Environment & Offer Spiritual Guidance to Inmates Seeking Support Amidst the Christmas season, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is dragging on hiring a priest for... Read More

Schumer: Fed Policy That Blocks Shipping Christmas Trees Is Straight Out of The Grinch’s Playbook U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged United States Postal Service Postmaster General Megan Brennan to immediately waive any and all procedural changes that are preventing New Yorkers from sending donated Christmas trees to soldiers serving overseas.  According to Schumer, this week dozens of donated Christmas trees in New York were returned to sender by the United... Read More

Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act Will Help Holocaust Survivors & Families of Holocaust Victims By Requiring the State Dept. Report on Progress of The Return of or Restitution for Nazi-Confiscated Assets   Schumer: JUST Act is a Drop of Justice in What Was An Ocean of Injustice   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced Senate passage of the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act, which will assist Holocaust survivors and the families of... Read More

Schumer: Lack Of Safety "Underride Guards" On Trucks Is A Flashing Red Light   “Requiring trucks be equipped with underride guards is a proven technology that will save lives and make our roads safer. Whether to get to work or to drop their kids off at school or to get home for the holidays, most New Yorkers drive regularly on roads where our truck safety standards are lacking and in need of improvement to fill critical gaps and adapt to new safety technology. The reality is... Read More

Schumer: Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project Is Essential To Help Revitalize Buffalo’s East Side; Historic Northland Avenue Property Is Central To The Project   Northland Corridor Project And Planned Training Center Will Address Buffalo's Skills Gap And Help Prepare Workers For Jobs That Local Companies Need U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today called on the National Park Service (NPS) to approve the Northland Corridor Redevelopment... Read More

USDOT Just Decided-- Out Of Thin Air -- To Scrap A Critical Consumer Protection That Would Have Forced Airlines to Disclose Bag Fees Upfront; Senator Worries, Without Disclosure, Bag Fee Increases Are On The Way Latest Decision Is Made Even Worse By Recent USDOT’s Notices To Axe Other Consumer Protections Including Ones for Missing Or Damaged Wheelchairs; Meanwhile, Airlines Collected $7 Billion In Baggage Fees In 2016 Alone Schumer: USDOTs Last-Minute Christmas Gift To Airlines Hurts... Read More

 During Schumer’s 1998 Senate Election, He Made A Pledge To Visit Every Single New York County Each Year – After 19 Years, The Tradition Continues   Even As Senate Dem Leader, Schumer Staunchly Believes That Visiting Every Single New York County Is Essential To His Daily Work In U.S. Capitol   Schumer Leaves His Mark In All 62 Counties For 19th Year In A Row   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, now the Senate minority leader today completed his 19th consecutive... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Agricultural Economic Development in the Hudson Valley and Capital District Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $100,000 in federal funding for the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC). HVADC is a non-profit organization that works to enhance the agricultural sector in the Hudson Valley and Capital District. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S.... Read More

Schumer Urges Feds To Move to Begin Offering the “Malting Barley Endorsement” IN NYS To Increase Protection Available For NYS Growers; Earlier This Year, Senator Successfully Pushed USDA To Provide Malt Barley Crop Insurance For 44 NYS Counties – Including Columbia County Senator Says Capital Region Now Needs USDA’s Special Malt Barley Endorsement To Keep Up With Upstate's Craft Beverage Growth Schumer: Capital Region Could Become The Napa Valley of Craft... Read More

In 2007, A Nor’easter Storm Produced Record Flooding In and Near The Village Of Mamaroneck, Causing Loss of Life, Costing Millions In Damages And Forcing Close To 40% Of Residents To Seek Evacuation Assistance; Reps Say Residents In Mamaroneck And Sheldrake River Basins Remain At Risk To Severe Flooding Approving Army Corps “Chief’s Report” On The Flood Risk Management Is A Key Step In Addressing  Flooding, But Is Being Held Up By Bureaucratic Red Tape; Reps Call On... Read More

Senators Say Disaster Declaration Unlocked Federal Funds for Flood-Impacted Communities, But Cayuga County Was Not Included; FEMA Can Take Up to 90 Days to Act on Appeals, but Senators Say Cayuga Should Not Have to Wait That Long  The Senators To FEMA: Stand Ready For Additional Data & Damage Assessments To Add Cayuga County To The Lake Ontario Flooding Disaster Declaration U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the Federal... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In The Schoharie County Child Development Council, Inc.   U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,130,658 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the Schoharie County Child Development Council, Inc. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to support child... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In The Wayne County Action Program, Inc.  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,820,422 in federal funding  for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at Wayne County Action Program, Inc. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to support child care services for low-income... Read More