Press Releases
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: HARRIS SET TO COMPETE FOR $12.7 BILLION DOD “MANPACK” RADIO CONTRACT FOLLOWING SCHUMER PUSH TO OPEN CONTRACT PROCESS TO MULTIPLE VENDERS SO COMPANIES LIKE HARRIS COULD BID; FINAL BID PROPOSALS DUE OCT. 2 – SCHUMER’S PUSH GAVE HARRIS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD TO COMPETE FOR $3.9 BILLION “RIFLEMAN” CONTRACT THAT HARRIS WON IN APRIL
DOD Is Set To Close Window For Companies Making Bids To Produce "Manpack" Radios That Help Troops Communicate & Coordinate Overseas On October 2nd; Announcement On Which Companies Will Be Selected Could Come As Soon as This Year Schumer Lauds DOD For Heeding His Call & Opening Up Application Process To Multiple Vendors - This Type of Bid Process Paved Way For Companies Like Harris Radio In Rochester To Apply & Be Selected This Year For 5-Year "Rifleman" Radio Contract, Now Competiti… Continue Reading
10.01.15
SCHUMER: IDLING TRAINS FROM CANADIAN PACIFIC RR BLOCK THE ONLY ENTRANCE & EXIT POINT FOR TOWN OF DICKINSON’S ROGERS MOUNTAIN WAY NEIGHBORHOOD; TRAINS SITTING ON TRACKS FOR HOURS CUT OFF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES FROM TOWN & PREVENT EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM REACHING COMMUNITY – SCHUMER URGES COMPANY TO BE GOOD NEIGHBOR BY REMOVING IDLING TRAINS & HELPING FUND CONSTRUCTION OF ALTERNATE ROADWAY
Rogers Mountain Way Neighborhood Only Has One Entrance & Exit Point And It Is Regularly Blocked By Trains Passing Through Broome County; Idling Trains Sit on RR Crossing Track & Leave Residents Trapped In Their Neighborhood For Hours On End, Cutting Residents & Businesses Off From Surrounding Town, Emergency Responders, Snow Removal Services, Road Repair Crews And More Town Of Dickenson Has Secured Permits To Create Alternate Road For Residents When Idling Trains Are Blocking Off Ne… Continue Reading
10.01.15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: NY NATIONAL GUARD AGREES TO BRING SGT. HENRY JOHNSON’S MEDAL OF HONOR TO ALBANY
Schumer Urged NY National Guard In July To Bring Hometown Hero's Medal of Honor To Albany U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that the New York National Guard will bring Sgt. Henry Johnson's medal of Honor to his hometown of Albany for temporary display in the near future. "We have had dozens of Capital Region citizens call and ask if the medal could visit Henry Johnson’s hometown," said Schumer. "Finally, Albanians and New Yorkers from all over the Capital Region will soon … Continue Reading
10.01.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & HANNA ANNOUNCE OVER $2.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Grant Will Be Used To Advance Analytics In Educational Development U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Richard Hanna today announced $2,226,635 in federal funding over five years for Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in Oneida County. This funding was allocated through the Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program. The Mohawk Valley Community College will use this grant to support the Pathway to Graduation Project to introduce new init… Continue Reading
09.30.15
SCHUMER: FOLLOWING SENATOR’S CALL FOR INVESTIGATION, FEDERAL DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION CONCLUDES KUWAIT AIRWAYS IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ISRAELI CITIZENS, EVEN WHEN FLYING TO COUNTRIES THEY CAN LEGALLY ENTER; SENATOR URGED FEDS TO INTERVENE AFTER AN ISRAELI CITIZEN HAD BEEN DENIED TICKETS TO BOARD A KUWAIT AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM NYC TO LONDON
After An Israeli Citizen Was Not Permitted to Fly From NYC to London via Kuwait Airways, Schumer Urged DOT to Intervene; Senator Said Kuwait Airways Has Been Violating American Law & Discriminating Against Israeli Citizens Schumer Announces Federal Department of Transportation Finds Discrimination By Kuwait Airways; DOT Says Kuwait Airways Must Comply With U.S. Laws, As It Operates a Route Out of the U.S. Schumer: Those, Like Kuwait Airways, Who Choose to Run a Business in America Must Pla… Continue Reading
09.30.15
SCHUMER REVEALS: DANGEROUS TOXIC ALGAE IS DRAMATICALLY SPREADING ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YOK; SENATOR SAYS ALGAE FOUND IN MORE THAN 80 UPSTATE NY WATERWAYS COULD CONTAMINATE DRINKING WATER AND DAMAGE UPSTATE FISHING INDUSTRY – URGES USDA TO DEDICATE MORE FED RESOURCES TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF TOXIC ALGAE TO HELP PROTECT NY RESIDENTS AND WATER BODIES
Dangerous Toxin Has Been Detected In 14 Bodies Of Water Across CNY, 5 Bodies Of Water Across WNY, 11 Bodies Of Water Across The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region, 8 Bodies Of Water Across The Capital Region, 10 Bodies Of Water Across The Southern Tier, 26 Bodies Of Water Across The Hudson Valley, 13 Bodies Of Water Across North Country NY is Approaching Record Levels Of Toxic Algal Blooms, With 126 Outbreaks Across 87 Upstate Water Bodies In 2015 - Blooms Could Contami… Continue Reading
09.30.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $150,000 FOR WARRENSBURG FIRE DISTRICT IN WARREN COUNTY
Warrensburg Fire District Will Use Federal Funds to Purchase New Breathing Apparatus To Protect Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $150,627 in federal funding for the Warrensburg Fire District in Warren County. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. This funding will be used to purchase 26 new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). "It is critical that we pr… Continue Reading
09.30.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $880,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ON LONG ISLAND
Grant Will Be Used To Enhance Survivor Safety Programs and Increase Offender Accountability U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $887,198 in federal funding for Suffolk County's Domestic Violence Enforcement (DoVE) project. The funding was allocated through the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. Funding to the Domestic Violence Enforcement project will be used to enhance survivor safety and offender accountability in cases of sexua… Continue Reading
09.29.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION IN FED FUNDS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ERIE COUNTY
Federal Grants Will Be Used To Fund Task Force to Develop & Implement Strategies to Prosecute Sex and Labor Traffickers and Help Human-Trafficking Survivors U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand today announced $1,250,000 in federal funding for the International Institute of Buffalo and the Erie County Sheriff's Office. Specifically, the International Institute of Buffalo will receive $750,000 and the Erie County Sheriff's Office will receive $500,000 to combat … Continue Reading
09.29.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AT SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE & ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION
Initial $3 Million in Federal Funds Will Be Used To Train Students For Future Careers in The Healthcare Field - Funds Have Potential to Reach $15 Million Over Next 5 Years Grant Will Enable SCCC to Form Partnership of Colleges, Including Fulton-Montgomery Community College and SUNY Adirondack, To Train 2,200 Students Over The Next Five Years U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Paul Tonko today announced $3,000,000 in federal funding for the Schenectady C… Continue Reading
09.29.15
SCHUMER: IN MIDST OF DIRE FISCAL CRISIS, PUERTO RICO NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS; SENATOR CALLS FOR SWIFT FEDERAL ACTION ON ‘PUERTO RICO CHAPTER 9 UNIFORMITY ACT,’ WHICH WILL GIVE PUERTO RICO—A U.S. TERRITORY— SAME CHAPTER 9 AUTHORITY AS U.S. STATES
With Over 1M Puerto Ricans Living in New York, Schumer Has Been Strong, Outspoken Leader On Providing Puerto Rico & Its Residents With Equitable Treatment; Schumer is Sponsor of Legislation That Would Give Puerto Rico Authority to Access Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protections & Schumer is Sponsor of Legislation That Would Finally Treat PR Fairly in Federal Health Programs - Medicare & Medicaid Schumer Calls for Immediate Action, Including a Hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, On … Continue Reading
09.29.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE AIR FORCE BRASS TO SELECT NEW DIRECTOR OF ROME LABS WHO WILL ENSURE IT CONTINUES TO BE A LEADING FORCE AGAINST CYBER THREATS AND DRIVER OF THE CENTRAL NEW YORK ECONOMY
George Duchak, Former Director of Rome Labs, Left After 2 Years of Successfully Leading The Facility - Under Duchak, Rome Labs Continued As National Leader of Air Force Cybersecurity Research & Development And Provided Shot in the Arm to CNY Economy Senators Urge Top Air Force Officials To Pick A New Director Who Will Maintain Rome Labs' Reputation As A Premier Research Facility For The Air Force - Schumer, Gillibrand Call On USAF Secretary James to Urge Swift Action Schumer, Gillibrand To… Continue Reading
09.29.15
SENATOR SCHUMER & CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS CALL FOR RE-USE OF DILLON COURTHOUSE; URGE GSA TO GUARD AGAINST LAND SPECULATION AND WAREHOUSING – AND FACTOR-IN COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT IN DIVESTIURE OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS
Schumer & Higgins Push GSA to Ensure that the Next Owner of Dillon Courthouse Gets the Building Up and Running Quickly and Doesn't Let it Continue to Sit Vacant Schumer & Higgins Fight to See that Dillon Reuse Project is the Right Fit for the City of Buffalo & Niagara Square Schumer & Higgins: Don't Let Dillon Become a Black Hole Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) are calling on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to guard agains… Continue Reading
09.29.15
SCHUMER, HELLER, KLOBUCHAR, LEE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE & STREAMLINE VISA PROGRAM TO GROW INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES
Current Visa Rules Make it Harder for Many Tourists to Visit the United States, Costing U.S. Businesses Millions in Lost Revenue Every Year The Bipartisan JOLT (Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel) Act Would Expand Access to Visas for Tourism, Limit Delays in Obtaining Visas, and Help Bring More Tourism to the United States Senators: Legislation Would Fix Visa Problems and Provide a JOLT to the U.S. Economy Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Dean Heller, Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee… Continue Reading
09.28.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $440,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM IN HUDSON VALLEY
Grant Will Be Used To Address Legal Representation & Services for Domestic Violence Survivors Hudson Valley, NY - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $448,890 in federal funding for the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. The funding was allocated through the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. This funding will allow the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to provide legal representation to victims of domestic violence, sexua… Continue Reading
09.28.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $4.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR UALBANY TO ADVANCE EARLY WARNING WEATHER DETECTION
NSF Grant Will Foster Interdisciplinary Meteorology Research Between U.S. and Taiwan Universities to Examine New Techniques of Weather Prediction Albany, NY - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today $4,497,533 in federal funding to the University at Albany. The grant, allocated through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE) program, will fund the development of a U.S.-Taiwan consortium which will advance … Continue Reading
09.28.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BILL TO NAME KINGSTON POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF WORLD WAR II SOLDIER
Schumer and Gillibrand Introduced Senate Bill to Rename Post office After Kingston Native Killed in Action During WWII Schumer, Gillibrand: Renaming Kingston Post Office After Dietz is Fitting Tribute For His Ultimate Sacrifice to Protect Our Freedom Kingston, NY - U.S Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced legislation to rename the United States Postal Service located at 90 Cornell Street in Kingston to the "Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building." Co… Continue Reading
09.28.15
SCHUMER APPLAUDS JETBLUE FOR RESUMING NEW FLORIDA ROUTES TO SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; WITH HIGH DEMAND FOR FLORDIA FLIGHTS, SCHUMER PREVIOUSLY URGED JETBLUE TO FILL THAT VOID AND BRING MORE AFFORDABLE AIR SERVICE OPTIONS TO SYRACUSE RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES
Schumer Called On JetBlue to Expand Its Presence at Syracuse Hancock International Airport; Bringing More Affordable Air Service To Upstate NY Has Been One Of Senator's Major Priorities Schumer Said There Was A Clear Need in Central NY For Flights To Popular Destinations Like Florida - Now, New Low-Cost Flights to FL Will Now Be A Major Win for Syracuse & CNY Residents & Businesses Schumer: New Syracuse-to-Florida Flights Are Cleared For Take-off U.S. Senator Charles E. Schume… Continue Reading
09.28.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, RICE ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE SANDY-RELATED REPAIR WORK AT LONG BEACH’S MAGNOLIA SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER & RECREATION CENTER
Magnolia Senior Community Center & Recreation Center Provides Wellness Cultural & Recreational Programs to the Community & Aims to Improve Quality of Life for Senior Schumer, Gillibrand, Rice Announce FEMA Funding to Rebuild Magnolia Child Care Center, New Locker Rooms & Equipment in Rec Center, New Glass Atrium, & More; Funding Allows for Remaining Sandy-Related Repairs at Center U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressmember Kathleen Rice toda… Continue Reading
09.27.15
SCHUMER REVEALS: AVG. PRICE OF EYEGLASSES NOW AT MORE THAN $300 & GOING UP—CONSUMERS ARE DEPRIVED OF COMPLETE PRESCRIPTION INFO WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SHOP AROUND AT STORES & ONLINE FOR BEST DEAL; SENATOR URGES FTC TO ESTABLISH NEW RULES THAT WOULD PROMOTE COMPETITION & DRAMATICALLY LOWER EYEGLASS PRICES
Right Now, Feds Considering Making Changes To National "Eyeglass Rule" That Schumer Says Should Modernize The Eyewear Industry For The 21st Century; Current Rules Don't Give Patients Enough Choice & Often Force Them To Buy More Expensive Eyeglasses Because Competing Retailers-Like Those Online & Elsewhere-Cannot Verify Prescription Info Online Sellers Are Breaking Into Market, Offering Quality Products For Far Less, But Current Marketplace Conditions Should Be Eye-Opener To Feds & … Continue Reading
