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In Recent Weeks, Card Skimmers Have Been Found At Gas Stations Across The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region; Skimmers Are Devices That Allow Thieves To Steal Precious Credit Card Information & Empty Bank Accounts Of Unsuspecting Residents Running Errands Or Visiting Gas Stations Senator Says Secret Service Must Triple Their Efforts To End These Scams That Are Ripping Off Rochester Residents Schumer To Secret Service: Do Everything Possible To End This Credit Skimmer Scam U.S. Minority Leader... Read More

Funding Will Be Used By Southern Tier Health Care Systems, Inc. For A Distance Learning Program To Improve Emergency Response to Opioid Overdoses In The Southern Tier Region U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $132,899 in federal funding to Southern Tier Health Care Systems, Inc. The grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. The funds will be used to... Read More

NTSB Just Said Failure To Test And Treat For Sleep Apnea Was The Reason For Two Recent NYC-Metro Crashes; Brooklyn & Hoboken Final Conclusions Prove Fed DOT Must Reinstate Fed Rule To Screen For Sleep-Disorders  Schumer First Got Railroad Admin To Begin Process For Apnea Testing In 2016—But A Year Later Feds Bizarrely Back-Tracked On The Rule Which Would Help Save Lives Schumer To Fed DOT: Wake Up &... Read More

Over $700M in Funds Were Trapped in Limbo, Left Over From Already-Completed Emergency Sandy Recovery But Unable to Fund the Construction of Critical Coastline Protections; Schumer Successfully Transferred Funds To Finally Be Used for Various Vital Resiliency Projects in Army Corps Pipeline Schumer Announces, After His Push, Budget Deal Provides Big Boost to Army Corps to Pay For Critical Storm Protection Projects In Rockaway & Jamaica Bay; Without This Reprogramming, These Critical Projects... Read More

Funds Will Help Purchase Telemedicine Equipment To Expand Medical Services To Rural Areas Of Oneida And Lewis Counties  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $474,258 in federal funding to the Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter. The grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. The funds will be used to purchase telemedicine equipment, including computer... Read More

Investment Tax Credit For Fuel Cells Expired in 2016; Schumer Fought To Renew Tax Credit, Which Has Proven To Be A Job Creator For Capital Region Extending This Tax Credit Will Help Plug Power Continue to Improve Future Investments In Fuel Cells & Maintain Momentum For The Capital Region  Schumer: Tax Credit Could Power Up New Jobs In The Capital Region U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced he successfully included legislation in yesterday’s historic and bipartisan... Read More

Schumer: Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project Is Essential To Help Revitalize Buffalo’s East Side; Historic Northland Avenue Property is Central to the Project  Northland Corridor Project and Planned Training Center Will Address Buffalo's Skills Gap and Help Prepare Workers for Jobs that Local Companies Need U.S Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the National Park Service (NPS) has approved the Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project’s... Read More

Senator Secured  New Federal Funding For Heroin-Opioid Prevention And Treatment Programs, VA Hospitals, Community Health Centers, Infrastructure, Research, And Upstate New York’s Dairy Farmers & Much More  Schumer: Bipartisan Funding Bill Is A Major Win For New York State On a conference call with New York State reporters, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that he successfully negotiated a bipartisan and historic agreement that will significantly... Read More

Funds Will Help Purchase Telemedicine Equipment To Expand Hospital Medical Services  Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $96,775 in federal funding for the Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Steuben County. The grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. The funds will be used to purchase telemedicine equipment such as carts,... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Provide Interactive Distance Learning Services U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $466,686 in federal funding for the Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services (CA BOCES). The grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. The funds will be used to purchase video conferencing equipment,... Read More

Funding Will Help Purchase Telemedicine Equipment To Provide Enhanced Mental Health Services U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $500,000 in federal funding to the New York State Office of Mental Health. The grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. The funds will be used to purchase telemedicine equipment, such as video conference equipment, tablets,... Read More

Long Islanders Are Now Beginning To Prepare For Filing Their Taxes & Senator Says They—And All New Yorkers—Should Be Allowed To Deduct Their 2018 Property Taxes Prepaid To State And Local Governments; New Tax Law Caps SALT Deduction At $10,000 From Hempstead To Oyster Bay To East Hampton & Brookhaven, LI’ers Have Done Everything Possible To Protect Their Wallets; Feds Should Allow 2017 Pre-payments To Count For 2018 Schumer To IRS: Allow LI’ers To Claim... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In Western New York Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,549,528 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the Community Action Organization of Erie County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to support child care services and early childhood education... Read More

Senators Say The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Shoreline Faces Numerous Threats, Such As Erosion, Flooding, Nutrient Runoff, And Aging Infrastructure; Senators Say Federal Investment Is Essential To Preserve And Protect The Great Lakes and Nearby Communities – And That This First-Ever Great Lakes Coastline Study Is a Key First Step  Schumer, Gillibrand: Investing In Our Great Lakes Must Be A Priority U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along... Read More

U.S. Commission For The Preservation Of America's Heritage Abroad Aims To Protect Cemeteries, Monuments And Historic Buildings Associated With U.S Citizens In Eastern And Central Europe; Schumer Has Chosen Longtime Jewish Leader, Rabbi Hershel Billet, To Join Commission Schumer: Rabbi Hershel Billet Is A Pillar Of The Jewish Community In New York And an Exceptional Choice For This Commission Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced he plans to appoint Rabbi Hershel Billet, of Young... Read More

Schumer's Invitation Will Draw Even More National Attention To Critical Issue: The Opioid Crisis U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is bringing Stephanie Keegan, a New Yorker, and mother of a veteran who overdosed on heroin while waiting to be seen at his local VA Hospital, to the State of the Union as his guest. Schumer has invited Ms. Keegan in order to draw more national attention to an issue that is very important to them both: preventing and treating... Read More

Schumer's Invitation Will Draw Even More National Attention To Critical Issue: The Opioid Crisis  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is bringing Stephanie Keegan, a Westchester resident and mother of a veteran who overdosed on heroin, while waiting to be seen at his local VA Hospital to the State of the Union as his guest. Schumer has invited Ms. Keegan in order to draw more national attention to an issue that is very important to them both: preventing... Read More

Over 5K Capital Region Teamster Families Are Now Victims Of A Pension System That Could Collapse On Itself; These Teamsters Have Worked For Years Paying Into The System, But Now Have Been Forced To Take A 30 Percent Cut in Benefits & Could Lose Even More Of Their Hard-Earned Pension   Without Action, The Plan Could Suffer Further Financial Trouble and Beneficiaries Could See Additional Cuts; But Schumer-Backed “Butch Lewis... Read More

Critical Long-Term Federal Funding Which Helps Community Health Centers In Syracuse And Across Central New York To Increase Patient Access To Primary Care Services, Expired Four Months Ago And Still Awaits Long Term Congressional Action Senator Says Community Health Centers Provide Accessible High-Quality Healthcare To Syracuse Residents, Reduce Health Disparities Across Central New York, And Support Local Healthcare Jobs – Enriching Regional Economies Across The... Read More

The Centers For Disease Control & Prevention Can Designate A Special Team To Hone In On NY Virus Data & Help Our Local Hospitals & DOH; Team Would Deliver More Manpower Locally To Help Track & Triage Strains Taking The Biggest Toll; Detect How/If The Virus Is Changing As It Spreads    Schumer Says New York’s Great Hospitals & DOH Deserve “Back Up” To Help Fight Flu; Cases Up 54% This Past Week Alone & Nearly 20k Cases Have Been Reported Across... Read More