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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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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:... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

Funding will be used to Provide Technical Assistant and Resources To Help Communities Clean-Up and Reuse Polluted and Contaminated Sites Washington, DC – 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... Read More

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... Read More

Meeting Follows Extension Of Public Comment Period Pushed By Schumer & Gillibrand Public Meeting Will Be Held At John Jay College of Criminal Justice In August New York, NY – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting in New York City on the Hudson River PCBs Five-Year Review Report on August 9th. The... Read More

Federal Investment For Town of Brownville Joint Fire District, Sackets Harbor Fire Company, and Glen Park Village Fire Department Will Enable The Purchase Of New Portable Radio Systems U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $$212,381 in federal funding for the Town of Brownville Joint Fire Department, Sackets Harbor Fire Company, and Glen Park Village Fire Department in Jefferson County. With this funding, the Departments will be able... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Emergency And Protective Equipment For Firefighters U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $120,000 in federal funding for the Village of Milford Fire Department in Otsego County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, the Village of Milford Fire Department will use the funding to­­­... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Emergency and Protective Equipment For Firefighters  Buffalo, NY – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $184,477 in federal funding for the North Evans Fire Department in Erie County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the North Evans Fire Department will use the funding to... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Hire 4 New Firefighters U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $690,390 in federal funding for the City of Kingston Fire Department. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. This funding will allow the City of Kingston Fire Department to expand its emergency services capabilities by hiring four new... Read More