Press Releases
SCHUMER URGES NY NATIONAL GUARD TO BRING SGT. HENRY JOHNSON’S MEDAL OF HONOR BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN OF ALBANY FOR TEMPORARY DISPLAY – SCHUMER LED THE CHARGE TO SECURE POSTHUMOUS MEDAL OF HONOR FOR SGT. JOHNSON
In May, Schumer Successfully Secured Medal Of Honor For African American WWI Hero, Harlem Hellfighter & Albany Resident, Sgt. Henry Johnson, Who Was Denied Our Nation's Highest Military Honor Due To Racism And Segregation Now, Schumer Is Urging The NY National Guard, Where Residents & Visitors Could See In Person This Hometown Hero's Long-Due Honor Schumer: Bring Sgt. Henry Johnson’s Medal Of Honor Home For Display in Albany U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today asked the New … Continue Reading
07.16.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO BE READY TO SWIFTLY APPROVE DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES COUNTIES THAT WERE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY LAST MONTH’S FLOODING
Following SBA Officials Tour Of Tompkins County, Schumer and Gillibrand Write To SBA In Support Of Low-Interest Disaster Loans To Renters, Homeowners, Businesses For Communities In The Southern Tier And Finger Lakes Regions That Experienced Significant Rainfall And Flooding Last Month In Event NYS Hits Threshold And Applies, SBA Disaster Declaration Would Make Available Disaster Assistance Loans For Counties Like Tompkins And Others Throughout The Southern Tier And Finger Lakes Schumer, Gilli… Continue Reading
07.15.15
SCHUMER, DONOVAN, ODDO ANNOUNCE ARMY CORPS TO HOLD PUBLIC COMMUNITY FORUMS ON STATEN ISLAND SEA WALL PROJECT; MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN AUGUST
Earlier this Year, Schumer, Oddo Urged Army Corps to Organize Community Meetings on Status of 'Staten Island Sea Wall Project' to Help Sandy-Impacted Families to Better Understand Project Alternatives & Provide Necessary Community Input to Inform the Study; 'Staten Island Sea Wall Project' Will Finally Implement Coastline Defense Along East Shore Communities Schumer, Donovan, Oddo Announce Public Information Meetings Are Scheduled for August 19th & August 20th at Staten Isla… Continue Reading
07.15.15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HARRIS-EXELIS MERGER, COMPANY HAS HEEDED HIS CALL TO EXPAND IN ROCHESTER; WILL START BY MOVING EXELIS MILITARY RADIO WORK TO ROCHESTER, CREATING UP TO 150 NEW LOCAL JOBS IN ROCHESTER– SCHUMER URGED CEO TO DEVELOP OPERATIONS HUB IN ROCHESTER AND BRING JOBS TO REGION; COMBINED COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF AREA’S LARGEST EMPLOYERS
After Merger Between The Two Companies Was Announced In February, Schumer Urged Harris-Exelis CEO Bill Brown In Personal Call To Grow Joint Workforce In Rochester - Now, New Company Will Create 100 New, Good-Paying Jobs In Rochester to Start, With Plans to Later Add 50 More; Also Will Make Rochester the HQ of One of Harris' Four Divisions Schumer Also Played Integral Role In Brokering Meeting Between Harris-Exelis And NYS Economic Development Representatives To Make The 150 New Jobs Plan a Rea… Continue Reading
07.15.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $23,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE MCDONOUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHENANGO COUNTY
Federal Funding For McDonough Will Be Used To Purchase New Safety Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $23,810 in federal funding for the McDonough Fire Department to purchase new equipment. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The McDonough Fire Department will use this federal investment to purchase fire turnout gear along with additional gloves and hoods fo… Continue Reading
07.15.15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT SENATE BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW NEW EXCESSIVELY LONG & DANGEROUS 84-FOOT TRUCKS – THE SIZE OF AN 8-STORY BUILDING – TO DRIVE ON UPSTATE ROADS & BRIDGES, PUTTING OTHER DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK; SENATOR VOWS TO FIGHT ALARMING PROVISION ADDED TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL
Senate Appropriations Committee Recently Adopted A Provision That Would Allow Twin 33' Trucks On NYS Roadways & Bridges; Schumer Says New Trucks Are Significantly Longer Than Existing Limits And Pose Serious Dangers To Other Drivers and Passengers; Senate THUD Bill Includes A Provision That Would Preempt New York Law On Average 4,000 People Die In Truck-Related Accidents Every Year And New Dangerously Long Trucks, With Wider Turning Radiuses And Longer Passing Distances, Would Make Roadways… Continue Reading
07.15.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $45,000 IN FED FUNDING FOR WELLSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALLEGANY COUNTY
Federal Transportation Funding Will Allow Airport to Improve Runway Safety U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $45,000 in federal funding for the Wellsville Municipal Airport in Allegany County. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This grant will fund the removal of obstructions on the Runway 10/28 approach and transitional surfaces to improve runway safety. "Keeping our airp… Continue Reading
07.14.15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS ACTED TO PUNISH CHINA FOR REPEAT TRADE VIOLATIONS THAT HURT WESTERN NY TIRE WORKERS – CHINA IS DUMPING TIRE PRODUCTS INTO U.S. MARKET AT ARTIFICIALLY LOW PRICES & HURTING THE U.S. TIRE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; SCHUMER SAYS A HIGH DUTY WILL BE PLACED ON TIRES FROM CHINA TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
More Than 1,000 Western NY Jobs at Goodyear's Rubber And Tire Plants in Buffalo & Niagara Falls Are Threatened By China Dumping Tires In U.S. At Artificially Low Prices Schumer Pushed The ITC To Thoroughly Investigate China's Tire Producers To Prevent Future Predatory Trade Practices from Hurting US Industry - Says ITC Rightly Acted To Level Playing Field for American Producers And Ensure China Plays By the Rules Schumer: U.S. Will Protect WNY Workers From Repeat Trade Cheats Like … Continue Reading
07.14.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MEEKS, DE BLASIO ANNOUNCE OVER $35 MILLION IN SANDY- RELIEF FUNDING FOR REPAIRS MADE TO ROCKAWAY’S BEACH CHANNEL HIGH SCHOOL
Beach Channel High School, in Queens, Was Seriously Damaged by Superstorm Sandy Schumer, Gillibrand, Meeks, de Blasio Announce Millions in FEMA Funding for New York City School Construction Authority's Sandy-Related Repairs to Beach Channel High School U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Gregory Meeks and Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced $35,264,759 in federal funding for the New York City School Construction Authority. The Federal Emergency Managemen… Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $645K FOR 7 CNY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN OSWEGO, ONEIDA, CORTLAND AND MADISON COUNTIES
Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment for New Haven, Deerfield, McGraw, Georgetown, Lake Delta, Trenton and Hamilton Fire Departments U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced nearly $645,000 in federal funding for seven fire departments in the Central NY region. This federal funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, $141,667 in funding will be awarded to the Ne… Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $645K FOR 7 CNY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN OSWEGO, ONEIDA, CORTLAND AND MADISON COUNTIES
Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment for New Haven, Deerfield, McGraw, Georgetown, Lake Delta, Trenton and Hamilton Fire Departments U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced nearly $645,000 in federal funding for seven fire departments in the Central NY region. This federal funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, $141,667 in funding will be awarded to the Ne… Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER: NEW AMENDMENT ON SENATE FLOOR THIS WEEK WILL DEPRIVE NYC SCHOOLS OF A DEVASTATING $170 MILLION DOLLARS BY SHIFTING A THIRD OF FEDERAL ED DOLLARS FROM NY TO STATES IN SOUTH & WEST AT A TIME WHEN NYC CAN LEAST AFFORD IT; SENATOR VOWS TO FIGHT TOOTH & NAIL AGAINST PLAN TO GUT NYC FUNDING; VOTE COUNT IS NOW NECK & NECK
The Senate Is Considering Modification of No Child Left Behind-Senator Says Any Measure That Threatens NYC Schools Is A Non-Starter Proposed Amendment Would Drastically Change Existing Federal Funding Formula For Title I in Many Eastern States & Send Money South & West, Effectively Slashing Critical Funding For NYC Families & Teachers Schumer: This Amendment Is Nails On The Chalk Board For NYC Schools & Families; It Must Not Pass U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer will … Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $560K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CITY OF NORWICH FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHENANGO COUNTY
Federal Funding For The City of Norwich Fire Department Will Be Used to Hire Three New Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today $560,694 in federal funding for the City of Norwich Fire Department in Chenango County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The federal funding will enable the department to hire three new, full-time firefighters, … Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $60K IN FED FUNDING FOR LIMESTONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
Limestone Volunteer Fire Department Will Use Funds To Replace Outdated Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $66,343 in federal funding for Limestone Volunteer Fire Department in Cattaraugus County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The Limestone Volunteer Fire Department will use this federal funding to purchase new Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses (S… Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO FULLY FUND THE LAST 5 MAJOR PENN YAN FLOOD REPAIR PROJECTS, INCLUDING OWL’S NEST BUILDING SITE; BUILDING COLLAPSED DUE TO HEAVY FLOODING MORE THAN A YEAR AGO – FEMA HAS APPROVED 12 FUNDING REQUESTS FOR OTHER REPAIR PROJECTS BUT HAS YET TO APPROVE FINAL 5 REQUESTS
Village of Penn Yan Applied to FEMA for $2.5M for Repairs, But More Than $410,000 Needed for Most Visible Repairs Has Yet to Be Approved By FEMA Owl's Nest Community Center In Yates County, Collapsed Shortly After Being Severely Damaged By May 2014 Flooding Leaving Behind a Hole and Exposed Culvert; Village of Penn Yan Requested More than $410,000 to Fix "Owl Hole" Site and Make Other Critical Repairs to Rebuild Sidewalks, Road Surfaces, Retaining Walls and More Throughout The Village … Continue Reading
07.13.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $53,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE DELANSON FIRE COMPANY IN SCHENECTADY
Federal Funding For Delanson Will Be Used To Purchase New Safety Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $53,953 in federal funding for the Delanson Fire Company to purchase new equipment. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The Delanson Fire Company will use this federal investment to purchase ten Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) or air packs. "It is … Continue Reading
07.10.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $500K IN FED FUNDS FOR LACKAWANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY
Federal Funding For Lackawanna Fire Department Will Be Used to Hire Four New Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $536,324 in federal funding for the Lackawanna Fire Department in Erie County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The federal funding will allow the Lackawanna Fire Department to hire four new, full-time firefighters, incre… Continue Reading
07.09.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, SERRANO, RANGEL, CROWLEY ANNOUNCE CONGRESS HAS PASSED LEGISLATION THAT WILL RECOGNIZE THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN CONGRESSMAN IN US HISTORY, HERMAN BADILLO, BY NAMING BRONX’S MORRISANIA POST OFFICE IN HIS HONOR; URGE PRESIDENT TO SIGN LEGISLATION IMMEDIATELY
History Maker Herman Badillo Served as Bronx Borough President & Was First Puerto Rican to Serve as Congressman; Badillo Also Served as NYC Deputy Mayor Under Ed Koch Schumer, Gillibrand, Serrano, Rangel, Crowley Put Forth Legislation to Rename Post Office in the Bronx After Herman Badillo, Which Has Now Passed Both Senate & House; Next Step Is For President Obama To Sign Bill Lawmakers: Dedication of Morrisania Post Office Is a Lasting Tribute to Herman Badillo's Steadfast Commitmen… Continue Reading
07.08.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $152,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ONEIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Federal Funding For Oneida Fire Department Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $152,858 in federal funding for the Oneida Fire Department. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The Oneida Department will use this federal investment to replace all of the fire department's Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) or air packs. The … Continue Reading
07.08.15
SCHUMER: NEW SENATE AMENDMENT TO BE INTRODUCED THIS WEEK WOULD SLASH FUNDING FOR NEW YORK ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT OVER 680 DISTRICTS, AT A TIME WHEN THEY CAN LEAST AFFORD IT; SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT FOR NY’S EDUCATION FUNDING & URGES COLLEAGUES TO MAINTAIN FUNDS NECESSARY FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS
This Week, The Senate Considers the K-12 Education Bill, "Every Child Achieves Act" - Senator Says Any Measure That Threatens New Yorkers Is A Non-Starter Proposed Amendment Would Drastically Change Existing Federal Funding Formula For Title I in Many Eastern States, Effectively Slashing Critical Funding For Upstate Families and Teachers Schumer: Education Cuts Would Be Devastating Cut For New York Students, Schools, & Districts On a conference call with reporters, U.S. Senator Charles … Continue Reading
