Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE +$106K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE WEST POTSDAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $106,666.66 in federal funding for the West Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department in St. Lawrence County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to replace 14 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) devices with spare bottles and masks, which help firefighters breathe… Continue Reading
09.12.19
FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, SCHUMER, BRINDISI ANNOUNCE $1.3M IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR UPSTATE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IN UTICA TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY
The Funding, Which Will Be Allocated Over Two Years At $650K Per Year, Is Awarded Through Health Resources And Service Administration's Health Center Program New Access Points Grant Schumer & Brindisi Previously Advocated For Upstate Family Health Center's Grant Application With The Dept. Of Health And Human Services, Which Will Allow It To Expand Services In The Mohawk Valley Schumer, Brindisi: Investment Is Great News For Public Health In The Mohawk Valley Following their push, U.… Continue Reading
09.12.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $498K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN TIER
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment To Assist In Protecting New Yorkers During Fire And Rescue Emergencies U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $498,651.20 in federal funding for three fire departments in the Southern Tier. Specifically, the Binghamton Fire Department will receive $417,484.54, the Corning Volunteer Fire Department will receive $54,976.19 and the Endicott Fire Department will receive $26,190.47. The fundin… Continue Reading
09.10.19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER EXTENSIVE ADVOCACY, “HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA” DESIGNATION FOR OSWEGO COUNTY, WITH CRIME FIGHTING RESOURCES COMING TO AREA—HIDTA DESIGNATION BRINGS ADDITIONAL AID TO FIGHT OPIOID SCOURGE & HELP DISRUPT TRAFFICKING
Oswego County Has Experienced A Serious Spike In Drug Trafficking & Overdose Deaths In Recent Years After A Meeting With Office Of National Drug Control Policy Top Brass And Numerous Letters Of Support, Schumer Today Reveals That Agency Has Heeded His Request, Designated Oswego County A "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" Schumer: Sorely-Needed Designation Will Give Boots On The Ground Tools Needed To Battle CNY Opioid Scourge U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following … Continue Reading
09.10.19
FOLLOWING HIS VISIT, SCHUMER CUTS THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE & DELIVERS FULL $16 MILLION APPROPRIATED DOD FUNDING FOR BUFFALO-BASED CUBRC; SENATOR SAYS FUNDING WILL ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION OF HYPERSONIC TESTING FACILITY AT WORLD-CLASS ORGANIZATION
CUBRC, A Buffalo-Based Independent Not-For-Profit Research Entity, Depends On DOD's Advanced Tech Development Program For Its Large Energy National Shock Tunnel II (LENS II) Complex After DOD Informed CUBRC Over $11 Million In Appropriated Funding Would Be Arriving Up To 6 Months Late, Schumer Leapt Into Action; Senator Today Announces Sorely-Needed Funding Would Be Sent To CUBRC On Expedited Timeline Schumer: Funding Keeps CUBRC's Cutting-Edge Work On Schedule And Helps U.S. Hypersonic Resear… Continue Reading
09.10.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $70K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CHAUTAUQUA CHILDREN’S SAFETY EDUCATION VILLAGE, INC.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $70,107.62 in federal funding for Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Village, Inc. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to provide fire safety training for children aged 4-12 and other community members in Chautauqua and Erie counties. The funding will also be used to provide smoke alarms to … Continue Reading
09.09.19
FOLLOWING NOTICE THAT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL SEIZE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS TO BUILD BORDER WALL, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, AND MALONEY CALL ON CONGRESS TO LIMIT PRESIDENT’S ABILITY TO DIVERT MILITARY FUNDS TO BUILD A BORDER WALL
Members Urge the Leaders of Senate and House Armed Services Committees to Prevent President from Redirecting Military Funding to Construct a Border Wall; Sign These Limits into Law in Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Push Comes After Pentagon's Decision to Divert $3.6 Billion Allocated for 127 Military Construction Projects Across the Country, Including $160 Million for West Point Following the Trump administration's notice that essential military construction funding will… Continue Reading
09.09.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION
Funding Will Be Used To Implement a Fire Safety Program and Install Fire Alarms in Low-Income Homes U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $993,314.29 in federal funding for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Foundation. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will specifically be used to help implement a fire safety outreach and education pro… Continue Reading
09.08.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: DANGEROUS CHOPPER COMPANY—FlyNYON—PERSISTS WITH BRAZEN MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO BAIT MORE CUSTOMERS ABOARD BY INCLUDING NEW INCENTIVE TO STRAP IN YOUR DOG; DESPITE DEATH OF FIVE IN SIMILAR FLIGHT, FlyNYON CONTINUES DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; SCHUMER & MENENDEZ DEMAND FED ACTION
Despite On-Going NTSB & DOT Investigations Into Deadly East River "Doors-Off" Chopper Crash FlyNYON Was Involved In, The Company Is Still Performing The Dangerous Flights Thanks To A Loophole Allowing For "Aerial Photography" - A.K.A Instagram “Shoe Selfies” Schumer & Menendez Want FAA Action To Address Safety While PETA & Humane Society Of U.S. Stand With Senators In Effort To Stop The Cruel Campaign Where Dogs All But Dangle Over NYC Buildings, Bridges & More Sc… Continue Reading
09.06.19
FOLLOWING LAST MONTH’S TERRIFYING INCIDENT OF ROCK CHUNKS RAINING DOWN +140 FEET FROM CSX TRESTLE IN KINGSTON, RESULTING IN HOSPITALIZATIONS & TOTALED CARS, SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO IMPLEMENT CRITICAL SAFETY MEASURES ASAP; SENATOR URGES CSX TO INSTALL SAFETY NETTING UNDER TRESTLE, TO SHIELD PASSERBY FROM FALLING DEBRIS, RESTORE SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND IN ULSTER COUNTY
On July 30, Large Ballast Rocks Were Dislodged From A CSX Train Crossing The Abeel Street Trestle, Plummeting 140 Feet To The Ground, Hospitalizing Two And Damaging Vehicles; FIVE More Incidents Have Been Reported Since In Ulster County, Schumer Says CSX Must Do More To Promote Rail Safety In Community; Urges Company To Install Netting Above Abeel Street And Issue Comprehensive Safety Plan ASAP Schumer To CSX: It Shouldn't Be Raining Ballast Rock In Ulster County-Install A Net! … Continue Reading
09.06.19
AMIDST HURRICANE SEASON & STANDING WITH WORRIED STOCKADE HOMEOWNERS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REFORM BILL HE’LL PUSH TO PASS ASAP WHILE WAGING FIGHT TO PREVENT CRITICAL PROGRAM FROM LAPSING IN UPSTATE NY THIS MONTH
After Irene, Lee And Sandy, Schumer Championed Major Reforms To National Flood Insurance Program For NY; Now, Many of Those Reforms Are Included in Bipartisan Legislation He Wants To Pass This Hurricane Season Senator's Push Comes While Hurricane Dorian Wreaks Havoc On Atlantic Coast, As Threat Of More Storms Could Loom & With The NFIP Clock Set To Run Out September 30th Schumer: This Bipartisan Plan Puts High Pressure On Congress To Do Something Meaningful This Hurricane Season Standing … Continue Reading
09.06.19
FOLLOWING HIS MAJOR PUSH AT WEST POINT, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE ARMY’S INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING CONDITIONS AT BASES LIKE WEST POINT; SENATOR SAYS REPORT IS A CRITICAL STEP IN IMPROVING HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR NATION’S HEROES & THEIR FAMILIES
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the Army heeded his request and expedited the release of the Inspector General Report on the shortcomings of privatized military housing at installations like West Point: "I'm glad the Army was responsive to my request and decided to release its IG report on the shortcomings in privatized housing. I've been continuously urging the DoD to be more transparent and honest with military families, Congress and the American p… Continue Reading
09.06.19
AS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, SCHUMER RINGS THE BELL ON INTENSIFYING TEACHER SHORTAGE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK THAT THREATENS TO RESTRICT SCHOOLS & IMPEDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO BOOST TEACHER RECRUITMENT IN SYRACUSE
In Recent Months, A Serious Shortage Of Teachers In Numerous Educational Fields Has Been Reported In Central New York; Over The Last Decade, NY State Has Lost 21,000 Teachers To Address The Escalating Teacher Shortage, Schumer Launches Two-Pronged Approach: To Maintain Critical Federal Funding For Teacher Recruitment, And To Forgive Crippling Student Debt For Prospective Educators Schumer: Central New York Teacher Shortage Must Be Expelled Standing at Pine Grove Middle School in East Syracuse… Continue Reading
09.06.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $304K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT FIRE DEPARTMENT IN BROOME COUNTY
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $304,920.70 in federal funding for the Village of Endicott Fire Department in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) and will specifically be used to help hire two firefighters. "Whether it’s a fire, flood, car accident, or when disaster… Continue Reading
09.06.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE +$1.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BREITBECK PARK RESTORATION IN OSWEGO COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used For Repairs To Breitbeck Park, Which Sustained Major Damage From Extreme Flooding On Lake Ontario In 2017 & 2019 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,875,606.15 in federal funding for critical repairs to Breitbeck Park in Oswego County. The federal funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to restore Breit… Continue Reading
09.05.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED DECISION AGAINST BEES COULD STING SOUTHERN TIER, LOCAL AG, FOOD SUPPLY & LOCAL ECONOMY IF NOT REVERSED; AS HONEY BEE POPULATION SPIRALS, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO STEP-UP DATA COLLECTION OF INSECT TO HELP COMBAT TREND & KEEP LOCAL POPULATIONS, BIZ & JOBS BUZZING
Upstate NY Is An Agricultural Hive Of Productivity, But Recent Fed Decision That Imperils The Future Of Bees Would Threaten Much Of What Makes This Part Of New York Buzz With USDA Recently Announcing Its Intention To Stop Collecting Data On Honey Bee Colonies In Places Like The Southern Tier, Schumer Pushes Plan To Reconsider, & Step-Up Work, Not Stop It Schumer To Feds: Honey Bees Are Fundamental To Upstate NY's Sweet Ag Industry, And Local Jobs Standing amidst a swarm of advocate… Continue Reading
09.05.19
AS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, SCHUMER RINGS THE BELL ON INTENSIFYING TEACHER SHORTAGE IN ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION THREATENING TO RESTRICT SCHOOLS & IMPEDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO BOOST TEACHER RECRUITMENT IN MONROE COUNTY
In Recent Months, A Serious Shortage Of Teachers In Numerous Educational Fields Has Been Reported In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region; Over The Last Decade, NY State Has Lost 21,000 Teachers To Address The Escalating Teacher Shortage, Schumer Launches Two-Pronged Approach: To Maintain Critical Federal Funding For Teacher Recruitment, And To Forgive Crippling Student Debt For Prospective Educators Schumer: Rochester-Finger Lakes Teacher Shortage Must Be Expelled Standing at the Brighton Centr… Continue Reading
09.05.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $450,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RETREAT, INC. ON LONG ISLAND
Funding Will Be Used to Provide Transitional Housing and Support Services for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $450,000 in federal funding for Retreat, Inc. in East Hampton. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Transitional Housing Grant Assistance Program and will be used to provide transitional housing and support services for survivors of sexual assaul… Continue Reading
09.05.19
FOLLOWING MONTHS-LONG STAFFING SHORTAGES AT NORTHERN BORDER, AS LONG LINES & SECURITY RISKS LOOM, SCHUMER, HIGGINS PUSH PLAN TO SET MINIMUM STAFFING REQUIREMENT AT NORTHERN BORDER; REPS CALL FULLY STAFFED NORTHERN BORDER CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, TRADE & SECURITY IN REGION
In May, Customs And Border Protection Executed A Plan To Temporarily Move Up To 300 Northern Border Officers To The Southern Border; Staffing Shortages Caused Hours-Long Delays At WNY Ports Of Entry, Impeded Cross-Border Trade And Created The Risk Of Security Vulnerabilities To Prevent Such Needless Security And Economic Danger In The Future, Schumer, Higgins Announce Legislation-BOUND Act-To Set A Minimum Customs Staffing Requirement At The Northern Border Schumer, Higgins: With Long Lines Lo… Continue Reading
09.04.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: CRITICAL EFFORT TO PROTECT NASSAU’S BACK BAY COMMUNITIES FROM FUTURE HURRICANES & STORMS COULD SIMPLY CEASE UNLESS FEDS ACT; SENATOR URGES ARMY CORPS TO FINISH BACK BAYS WORK NOW---WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME
Smack In Middle Of Hurricane Season & Just As Dorian Skirts Coast, Nassau's Army Corps Study To Protect Bay Communities Could Drown In Bureaucracy Unless It's Rightfully Extended By Feds Corps’ Has Already Invested $3 Million Schumer Fought For Studying Ways To Reduce Risk Of Surges, Flooding & Other Damage Experienced During Sandy-But On Sept 30th, The Work Will Needlessly Stop Schumer: Feds Mustn’t Turn Blind-Eye To Nassau Just As Eye Of Any Hurricane Could Set Sights; Fi… Continue Reading
