Press Releases

08.04.17

SCHUMER CO-SPONSORS BIPARTISAN TAYLOR FORCE ACT, WHICH WILL CUT U.S. FUNDS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY UNLESS PAYMENTS TO ?TERRORISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE HALTED

Legislation is Named for Taylor Force, An American Student Who Was Tragically Killed By a Palestinian Terrorist in Israel Last Year; Relatives of the Terrorist Who Killed Taylor Force-And Other Terrorists Who Have Committed Heinous Acts--Are Being Paid a Monthly Stipend From the 'Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund' Taylor Force Act Aims to Stop Palestinian Authority’s Policy of Rewarding Terrorists & Their Families By Restricting U.S. Funds That Benefit the PA, Unless They Cease Thi… Continue Reading


08.03.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL EARLY HEAD START FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF ERIE COUNTY

Funding will be used to Support Early Education for Low-Income Children in Western New York Buffalo, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,040,919 for Early Head Start programs at the Community Action Organization of Erie County. 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 families in Western New York. "Stu… Continue Reading


08.03.17

IN ONE-ON-ONE MEETING, SCHUMER URGES FEMA ADMINISTRATOR BROCK LONG TO STAND READY TO SWIFTLY APPROVE DISASTER DECLARATION FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK COUNTIES IMPACTED BY RECENT THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE FLOODING

Schumer To FEMA Boss: Stand Ready To Approve Aid for Upstate New Yorkers U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, urged him to stand ready to swiftly review and approve any forthcoming requests from New York State for a major disaster declaration following recent thunderstorms and severe flooding in Upstate New York last month. Schumer pushed the Administrator to stand ready to expeditiously re… Continue Reading


08.03.17

SCHUMER, IN MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF THE ARMY NOMINEE, DR. MARK ESPER URGES HIM, IF CONFIRMED, TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH HARRIS CORP

During In-Person Meeting With Nominee For Secretary Of The Army, Schumer Urges Him To Continue The Army's Work With Harris Radio Schumer Told The Army Secretary Nominee, Dr. Mark Esper, Of The Importance Of Harris' Radios To Our Military And The Rochester-Finger Lakes’ Economy Schumer To Army Secretary Nominee: Products Made By Harris Corp Are Used Every Day Around The World U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the nominee for U.S. Secretary … Continue Reading


08.02.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $42,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FIVE MILE POINT FIRE COMPANY, INC

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase System Filling And Maintaining Breathing Apparatus Tanks U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $42,048 in federal funding for the Five Mile Point Fire Company, Inc. in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Five Mile Fire Company, Inc. will use the funding to purchase new air casca… Continue Reading


08.02.17

IN ONE-ON-ONE MEETING, SCHUMER URGES SECRETARY OF THE ARMY NOMINEE, DR. MARK ESPER, IF CONFIRMED, TO CONTINUE MAKING FORT DRUM AN ARMY PRIORITY AND TOUTS BASE’S POSITIVE IMPACT ON REGION; SCHUMER ALSO URGES NOMINEE TO VISIT FORT DRUM

In Recent Years, Schumer Has Successfully Fought To Shield Fort Drum From Budget Cuts And Has Secured Significant Investments For The Base Schumer Stressed To Nominee, Dr. Mark Esper, How Essential Fort Drum Is To Both Our Nation's Defense And The North Country's Economy Schumer To Army Secretary Nominee: Come Witness Fort Drum’s Capabilities First-Hand U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the nominee for U.S. Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark Es… Continue Reading


08.02.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $25K FOR THE VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY IN BROOME COUNTY

Federal Funding Will Be Used For New Emergency Vehicle Equipment U. S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $25,000 for the Village of Johnson City in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Impact Initiative Program. Specifically, the Village Johnson City will use the funding to purchase a new 2017 patrol SUV and an unmarked 2017 police vehicle. The vehicles will be … Continue Reading


08.02.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR THE COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE CAPITAL REGION

Funding will be used to Support Early Education for Low-Income Children in the Capital Region Albany, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,192,469 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) for the Greater Capital Region. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and will be used to support and grow early education and de… Continue Reading


08.02.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR ALBANY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in Albany County Albany, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,336,005 for Head Start services at Albany Community Action Partnership (ACAP). The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Head Start Program and will be used to support and grow early education and development service… Continue Reading


08.01.17

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $12 MILLION ARMY ORDER FOR HARRIS MANPACK RADIOS; WORK WILL BE A BIG SHOT IN THE ARM FOR THE FINGER LAKES’ ECONOMY AND WILL ENHANCE TROOP COMMUNICATION

This Fed Investment Is Critical To Growth Of Rochester & Harris Radio Schumer: This Is A Win-Win For Our Troops, Harris, And the Finger Lakes' Economy U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that Harris Corp. in Rochester New York received a $12 million order from the U.S. Army to deliver 100 manpack radios. "This well-earned, $12 million order will support jobs at Harris Radio, in addition to boosting the entire Rochester-area economy. Harris Radio has proved tim… Continue Reading


08.01.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

Early Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in Central New York U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,529,532 for Early Head Start Programs run by the Salvation Army. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Early Head Start Program and will be used to support child care and grow early education and development services f… Continue Reading


07.31.17

IN THE WAKE OF A DEATH & ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF POWASSAN VIRUS IN CAPITAL REGION, SCHUMER WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON HIS PUSH TO GET FEDS TO STOP MOVING AT SNAIL’S PACE, AND INSTEAD TO AGGRESSIVELY IMPLEMENT NEW LAW THAT WOULD FAST-TRACK RESEARCH, VACCINES & STRATEGIES TO STAMP OUT DISEASE-CARRYING-TICKS – AND BETTER PROTECT CAPITAL REGION KIDS & FAMILIES

Senator: With More Reported Lyme Infections Each Year From Lyme-Carrying Ticks - Some Also Infected With Rare, Powassan Virus - Feds Need To Stop Crawling While Tick-Borne Diseases Are Rapidly Spreading And Putting Kids And Families At Risk Schumer:  With Recent Death & Another Confirmed Case Of Deadly Powassan Virus, Feds Must Work Faster So Cures Are Delivered & So Public-Especially Kids-Are Better Protected Schumer To Feds: Get Serious About Preventing More … Continue Reading


07.31.17

SCHUMER: THE OWASCO FLATS WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT – WHICH WILL REDUCE DANGEROUS TOXINS IN OWASCO LAKE, THE COUNTY’S LARGEST SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER – HAS BEEN HELD UP BY RED-TAPE FOR OVER 6 YEARS; SENATOR SAYS U.S. ARMY CORPS MUST IMMEDIATELY ISSUE PERMIT SO PROJECT CAN FINALLY BEGIN

In Recent Years, Cayuga County Found Detectable Levels Of Toxins In Auburn and Owasco Treated Water Drawn From Algae-Plagued Owasco Lake; Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Is One Tool Officials Will Use To Beat Back Algae Blooms And Protect Drinking Water Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Project - Which Is Imperative To Reducing The Sediment and Nutrient Run-Off That Causes Algae Blooms in Owasco Lake - Was Funded By NYS In 2011, But Has Been Held Up By State and Federal Permitting Processes … Continue Reading


07.31.17

SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE EPA FINALLY DESIGNATES SUPERFUND SITE IN HOOSICK FALLS

Designation follows multi-year push by Schumer and Gillibrand EPA now given authority to work with New York State to move forward with facilitating cleanup of PFOA at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in the Village of Hoosick Falls Albany, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally added Saint-Gobain Performanc… Continue Reading


07.30.17

SCHUMER: DESPITE MAJOR MEDICAL STUDY & SCIENTISTS WARNING THAT FAST FOOD PACKAGING IS LADEN WITH CHEMICALS—PHTHALATES—THAT GET INTO OUR FOOD & MAKE US SICK, FDA HAS DONE LITTLE TO ACT; SENATOR SAYS CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING INTO THEIR BODIES; PUTS IN ORDER FOR FDA INVESTIGATION INTO FAST FOOD PACKAGING

Some Of These Same Chemicals In Question Are Banned In Toys, Baby Bottles & More But Remain Present Across Fast Food Industry Packaging & Food Prep Materials; Chemicals Then Leach Into Food; Senator Urges FDA To Step In-Cites Risk To Children, Pregnant Moms Journal Of American Medicine Association Showed That People-Especially Kids—Who Consumed Fast Food Had Dangerous Levels Of Phthalates In Their Body; But Since Published, Little Has Been Done To Address The Issue Or Inform Con… Continue Reading


07.28.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR HEAD START OF ROCKLAND

Early Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in Rockland County U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,408,091 for the Early Head Start Programs at Head Start of Rockland. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Early Head Start Program will be used to support childcare and grow early education and development services fo… Continue Reading


07.28.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $42,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RICHMONDVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Communication Equipment For Firefighters U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $42,289 in federal funding for the Richmondville Fire Department in Schoharie County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Richmondville Fire Department will use the funding to upgrade communications equipment inc… Continue Reading


07.27.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION OF ASTOR’S HEAD START PROGRAMS

Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in the Hudson Valley U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand today announced $ 1,078,706 for Early Head Start and Head Start Programs at Astor Services for Children and Families. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Early Head Start Program and Head Start Program and will be used to support and grow e… Continue Reading


07.27.17

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $569,000 In Federal Funding for New York State Brownfields Response Program

Funding will be used to Provide Technical Assistant and Resources To Help Communities Clean-Up and Reuse Polluted and Contaminated Sites U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $569,994 in federal funding for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) Brownfields State Response Program. The funding was allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide technical assistance to communities w… Continue Reading


07.27.17

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAMS

Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in Orange County U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand today announced $1,161,201 for Early Head Start and Head Start Programs at Head Start of Eastern Orange County. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Early Head Start Program and Head Start Program and will be used to support and grow early educ… Continue Reading

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