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Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $16,191 in federal funding for the Village of Endicott in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and will be used to purchase new equipment, including a gear washer-extractor, a gear dryer, and a self-contained breathing apparatus... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Breathing Equipment for Firefighters, Replace 30-Year-Old, Outdated Equipment  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $59,524 in federal funding for the Greenfield Fire District. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The Greenfield Fire District will use the funding to purchase a new air compressor storage... Read More

With Over 2,000 Zombie Houses Across Rochester Community Driving Down Property Values By Millions, The Department Of Housing And Urban Development Has Now Approved An Agreement With Rochester To Give The City The Right To Purchase And Rehabilitate The Homes  Schumer Says New Agreement Provides Rochester With The Ability To Reduce Amount Of Vacated Zombie Homes, Gives First-Time Homeowners Ability To Purchase Property At Reduced Cost  Schumer: New Agreement Will Let Rochester Tackle Its... Read More

As The Hardest Hit Area By Acid Rain In The Country, The Adirondack Park Has Made Significant Strides In Its Ongoing Recovery From The Pollution, Even Though Many Lakes And Ponds Continue To Struggle To Fully Recover The Clean Air Act, And Regulations Under It Like The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule & The Mercury And Air Toxics Standards Have Helped Bear Pond Become Ten Times Less Acidic Over The Past Thirty Years; Schumer Today Vowed To Fight Any Attempt To Repeal And Roll Them Back Schumer... Read More

Giant Hogweed, An Invasive Species That Can Cause Both Burns And Blindness When Touched, Has Spread Rampantly Through Schuyler County And Across The Southern Tier  In Schuyler County, Schumer Sounds The Alarm On The Dangerous “Giant Hogweed”; Senator Calls On The Department Of Agriculture To Immediately Increase Efforts To Help Local Officials Continue Eradication Of Harmful Plant While Investing Federal Resources Into Educating Locals On The Ground On Risk Of Giant Hogweed... Read More

Despite Over 2,000 Zombie Houses Across Rochester Community Driving Down Property Values By Millions, Senator Says HUD Is Dragging Its Feet On Renewing Vital Approval Needed by City of Rochester To Get Rid Of Zombie Houses Since 2003, City Has Rehabbed 750 Zombie Houses, Many Acquired Through HUD Agreement; HUD Routinely Renewed Prior 2-Year Agreements, But Has So Far Failed To Act Since Latest Agreement Expired In February Schumer To HUD: Give Rochester Immediate Approval To Combat Zombie... Read More

Yates County, New York, Is Continuing To Suffer From The Ongoing Opioid Epidemic, With The Second Highest Rate Of Opioid Overdoses Per Capita In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region  Standing At The Finger Lakes Area Counseling & Recovery Agency, Schumer Today Continued His Efforts To Ensure That The Battle Against Opioids Is Fully Funded                  Schumer: We Need All Hands On Deck To Fight Back Against The Opioid Scourge In Yates... Read More

Funding Will Be Used For Infrastructure Upgrades At The 100-Acre Business Complex At Watertown International Airport  Schumer: Investing in Watertown’s Business Park Will Boost Jobs And North Country Economy  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $700,000 in federal funding for the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) and the Town of Hounsfield. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)... Read More

Spending Bill That Just Passed The Senate Provides $425 Million For USDA Broadband Pilot Program To Install High-Speed Internet Projects In Rural Communities – And $53 Million For Telemedicine Grants, $20 Million Of Which Is Dedicated To Helping Communities Address The Opioid Crisis  Schumer, Gillibrand Pushed To Include This Funding In The New Grant-Loan Broadband Program Modeled After Gillibrand’s Bipartisan B-CROP Legislation This Newly-Passed Funding For The Broadband Pilot... Read More

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Interior Appropriations bill that just passed the Senate includes $11 million in federal funding to help protect the Great Lakes from the threat of Asian carp. The funding would be provided to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices and would be used to control Asian carp in the Mississippi and Ohio River Basins to prevent them from... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Fought To Secure Funding Authorizations For Military Construction Projects Ranging From A New Physical Training Center At NFARS, To Increased Perimeter Security At Rome Lab, To An Engineering Center And A Parking Structure At West Point, And A Plant Project At The Kenneth A. Kesselring Naval Nuclear Reactor Site  Schumer, Gillibrand: This Federal Funding Will Keep Key New York Military Operations At Peak Of Readiness, Safety And Excellence  U.S. Senate Minority... Read More

The High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program Provides Special Resources And Critical Coordination To Choke Off Drugs & Drug Trafficking In 25 New York Counties  In The Recently-Passed Senate Appropriations Bill, Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Successfully Fought Admin Proposal That Would Move HIDTA Program Away From The Office Of National Drug Control Policy, Where It Works Well; Senators Also Secured Full Funding For Critical Program  Schumer, Gillibrand: HIDTA... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Secure $4M In Total Funding For Acer Program That Increases Production, Strengthens Conservation And Drives Efficiency In Maple Sugaring  Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Increase Will Help Our Farmers And Landowners Upstate Tap Into Massive Maple Potential U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they secured a $1 million increase in funding for the Acer Access and Development Program, for a total of $4 million... Read More

LI First Responders From --Nassau To Suffolk-- Have Relied On Access To Special Radio Frequency During Slew Of Emergencies This Year, Alone; Recent Babylon Inferno Required 8 Emergency Crews To Come Together To Control Blaze Special Signal Allows LI Firefighters, Cops & EMS To Communicate Day-To-Day, Even When Cell Towers, Electricity Or Internet Are Down; T-Band Even Functions Deep Underground In Tunnels Or Inside Concrete Buildings; But Fed Law Demands LI First Responders Move to an... Read More

National Defense Authorization Act That Just Passed The Senate Includes $40 Million For The Department Of Defense Impact Aid Program And $10 Million For Impact Aid For Severely Disabled Military Children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, today announced that the national defense bill includes $40 million dollars of funding for the Department of Defense Impact Aid Program,... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Modernize Turnout Gear For Overall Protection From Hazards And Carcinogens  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $24,762 in federal funding for the Greene Volunteer Fire Department in Chenango County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to modernize the Fire Department’s turnout... Read More

Schumer: Local Newspapers Are Fundamental To Vibrant Upstate Communities And Healthy Democracy And Lowering These Unwise And Damaging Tariffs Is A Positive Step – But Now The ITC Must Eliminate Them U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that today, following his push, the U.S. Department of Commerce lowered the rates on the tariffs on uncoated Canadian groundwood paper imports imposed earlier this year, that severely impacted New York’s already at-risk community... Read More

The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, New York Is The Nation’s Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber and Intelligence Technologies Schumer And Gillibrand Today Announced That The Newly-Passed Through Conference NDAA Authorizes $14.2 Million In Federal Funding For Security Enhancements At The Lab Schumer And Gillibrand Fought Provision In Final NDAA That Required Cuts That Would Jeopardize DFAS Jobs U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Thermal Imaging Cameras  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $27,104 in federal funding for the Winchester Fire Company in West Seneca Fire District 1 (WSFD) in Erie County, N.Y. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to purchase three new thermal imaging cameras that will... Read More

Schumer Says Having Only Three Bridge Safety Specialists Puts New Yorkers Increasingly At Risk; Inspectors Are Responsible For Bridges Not Only In New York, But Over A Dozen Other States; While Railroad Companies Are Responsible To Fix Their Own Bridges, Fed Inspectors Have The Nearly Impossible Task To Audit & Inspect Hundreds Of Privately Owned NY Bridges Schumer Reveals NYS Bridges Could Be At Risk If They Are Not Inspected & Audited: In The Capital Region, There Are 281 Rail Bridges;... Read More