Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $896,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TWO WESTERN NEW YORK REGIONAL AIRPORTS
Department of Transportation funding will be used to make infrastructure upgrades atChautauqua County/Jamestown Airport, and purchase snow removal equipment in preparation of the winter season for Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $896,050 for Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport and Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviati… Continue Reading
09.15.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $7 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT IN CHEMUNG COUNTY
Federal Dept. of Transportation Grant Funds Critical Infrastructure Improvements U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $7,000,000 in federal funding for the Elmira/Corning Regional Airport in Chemung County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the grant will fund the construction of a taxiway and the rehabilitation of the airport apron, an area used for aircraft par… Continue Reading
09.15.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Fed Dept. of Transportation Funding Support Critical Infrastructure Upgrades U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,776,181 for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the funding will allow the airport to install new guidance signs, runway distance-to-go signs and runway lighting. "Making sure our airports are clear for tak… Continue Reading
09.15.16
AFTER MAJOR PUSH BY SCHUMER, US SENATE PASSES CRITICAL LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP UPSTATE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ESTABLISH & PAY FOR A LEAD TESTING PROGRAM; URGES HOUSE TO IMMEDIATELY PASS BILL BEFORE RETURNING HOME
Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Around New York State, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Long-Term Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination Schumer Bill Will Provide Federal Grants For NYS Schools that Want to Test Drinking Water; Results Will Protect Student and Teacher Health and Help Experts Determine The Extent Of Lead Contamination in Upstate NY Schools Schumer: Protecting Our Chi… Continue Reading
09.15.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $400K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE MUSEUMS & ART GALLERIES IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
Fed Funds Will Support Programs At 3 Historic & Significant Rochester Institutions - The George Eastman Museum, The Memorial Art Gallery At The University Of Rochester & The Strong National Museum of Play U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $417,281 in federal funds for three City of Rochester museums and art galleries. The funding was allocated through The Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America discretionary grant progra… Continue Reading
09.15.16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO HELP RECOVER NAZI-CONFISCATED ART PASSES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE; BILL NOW HEADS TO SENATE FLOOR
Schumer's HEAR Act Will Help Return Artwork Confiscated During Holocaust to Rightful Owners & Heirs Schumer: It Is Our Moral Duty to Help Holocaust Survivors & Their Families Achieve Some Justice U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (HEAR) Act. Specifically, the HEAR Act will help facilitate the return of artwork lost to Nazis during the Holocaust to their rightful ow… Continue Reading
09.15.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TWO ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AIRPORTS IN WAYNE & GENESEE COUNTIES
Federal Dept. of Transportation Grants Will Fund Infrastructure Upgrades At Airports in Wayne & Genesee Counties U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,554,613 in federal funding for critical infrastructure projects at two airports in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Program. Specifically, the Williamson-Sodus Airport in Wayne County w… Continue Reading
09.15.16
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON KRENZER FAMILY FARM
Senator Schumer Today Issued The Following Statement: "The Krenzer family has been farming this land for four generations, and after three years of work, today we have a solution that lets the power flow and the crops grow. When I stood at the farm with Marie and Dave Krenzer and their family back in 2013 we said we'd fight for a win-win plan to construct these powerlines and electric substation in a way that would protect local properties, the Krenzer Family Farm and RG&E's plan to bo… Continue Reading
09.15.16
SCHUMER URGES DOJ TO PROMPTLY REVIEW AND APPROVE NEWBURGH’S REQUEST TO REPURPOSE ALREADY-AWARDED GRANT MONEY FOR NEW SECURITY CAMERAS
Newburgh Is Struggling to Confront High Crime Rates and Seeks to Install Urgently-Needed Security Cameras to Deter and Solve Crimes; Cameras Have Wide and Deep Support From the Community and Cops Schumer to DOJ: Return $152,031Grant Money to Newburgh So They Can Install More Security Cameras ASAP U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on U.S. Department of Justice to immediately review and approve the City of Newburgh's request to repurpose $152,031- from a previously approved Project Sa… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLEY $1.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TWO HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORTS
Department of Transportation funding will be used to make infrastructure upgrades at Stewart International and Kingston-Ulster Airports Hudson Valley, N.Y. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,789,111 for Stewart International Airport and Kingston-Ulster Airport, Inc. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the Stewart International Airport located in Orange Count… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $260K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR TWO WESTERN NY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase Critical New Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $266,305 in federal funding for two fire departments in Western New York. The funding was awarded through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Mayville Fire Department in Chautauqua County will receive $30,000 to purchase a new defibrillation unit. The East Aurora Fire Department in Erie County will rec… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, U.S. ARMY WILL GRANT ‘JROTC’ STATUS TO ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL’S PRE-MILITARY PROGRAM – THE SGT. HENRY JOHNSON BATTALION; SCHUMER PUSHED TO MAKE POPULAR NATIONAL DEFENSE CADET CORPS PROGRAM OFFICAL ‘JROTC’ PROGRAM & SECURE FULL FED FUNDING, SO SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN INCREASE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO BECOME CADETS
Popular Sgt. Henry Johnson Battalion Established A National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC) Program, But The U.S. Army Had Not Recognized It As An Official "Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)" Program - Which Is The Linchpin In Receiving Fed Funding Budget Constraints Forced Albany To Exhaust Resources & Cap The Highly Successful Pre-Military Program To Only 75 Students - In May, Schumer Went To Bat For School & Successfully Urged Army To Promote Albany School District's NDCC… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $227,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN HUDSON VALLEY
Funding will be used to purchase new protective equipment for firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $227,589 in federal funding for the Village of Scarsdale, Nanuet Fire District and Hortonville Volunteer Fire Company Inc. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Village of Scarsdale located in Westchester County will receive $174,991 to purchase approx… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER: DROVES OF NY COLLEGE STUDENTS LEFT OUT IN COLD WHEN ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE CLOSED SCHOOLS IN UPSTATE NY WITH NO NOTICE; SENATOR PUSHES FEDS TO FINALIZE NEW RULES THAT WOULD GIVE ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS & PARENTS FAIR WARNING IF SCHOOL IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING, ABILITY TO SUE SCHOOLS THAT DEFRAUD THEM & BETTER OVERALL PROTECTIONS
Just As Students Were Headed Back To Classes, ITT Tech, Facing Serious Financial Issues & Accreditation Sanctions, Decided To Close, Leaving Hundreds Of Students Across Albany, Getzville & Liverpool Campuses In The Lurch - Last Year, Everest College In Rochester Closed & Left 400+ Students Stranded Senator Pushes Dept. Of Education To Finalize Proposed Rules That Would Allow Students & Parents To Legally Pursue Colleges That Defraud Them, Discharge Students Loans If They've Be… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $20K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SPEIGLETOWN FIRE DISTRICT IN RENSSELAER COUNTY
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase Critical Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $19,334 in federal funding for the Speigletown Fire District in Rensselaer County. The funding was awarded through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase a specialty washing machine and dryer capable of cleaning turnout gear, fire hoses and other equipment. "The men and women… Continue Reading
09.14.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $400K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NYPD TO FIGHT INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Department of Justice Grant Awarded to NYPD's New York City Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; Will Help Enhance Coordination of Enforcement & Prosecution of Crimes Against Children Cases; Better Utilize NYPD Resources in Investigations U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $430,440 in federal Department of Justice (DOJ) funding for the New York Police Department (NYPD)'s New York City Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The funding has b… Continue Reading
09.13.16
SCHUMER: HEROIN RAGING IN NIAGARA COUNTY AND THE FEDS NEED TO GET MORE INVOLVED – SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO DESIGNATE NIAGARA AS HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA, WHICH WILL MEAN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INTELLIGENCE, AND COORDINATION TO HELP DISRUPT TRAFFICKING; EFFORT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN OTHER NEW YORK AREAS
Schumer Calls on Fed. Office of Drug Control to Designate Niagara County A 'High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,' Which Will Provide Much-Needed Resources to Help County Address Growing Drug Problem Niagara County Has Experienced Explosion of Drug Use Including Fentanyl-Laced Heroin & Meth, As Well As Drug-Related Crime Schumer: Feds Must Provide Money, Expertise & Intel U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy (… Continue Reading
09.13.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NYC DNA BACKLOG REDUCTION PROGRAM
Department of Justice Grant Provided to NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Aims to Increase Case Volume and Turnaround of Forensic Analysis U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1 million in federal Department of Justice (DOJ) funding for the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's Department of Forensic Biology in an effort to reduce the backlog and turnaround time of DNA testing. "T… Continue Reading
09.13.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $300K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DNA BACKLOG REDUCTION PROGRAMS ON LONG ISLAND
Department of Justice Grants Provided to Nassau County & Suffolk County; DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Aims to Increase Timeliness & Turnaround of Forensic Analysis U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $362,105 in federal Department of Justice (DOJ) funding for DNA backlog reduction programs on Long Island. The funding has been allocated through the DOJ's National Institute of Justice. Specifically, Nassau County will receive … Continue Reading
09.12.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRIFFISS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Federal Dept. of Transportation Funding Will Allow Airport To Construct Snow Removal Equipment Building U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,808,000 in federal funding for the Griffiss International Airport located in Rome. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This federal funding will enable the airport to construct a snow removal equipment building, so it can safely an… Continue Reading
