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Following Tragic 2009 Plane Crash That Claimed Lives of 50 People, Including Many WNYers, Families Of Flight 3407 Fought to Create Tough Flight Safety Regulations, Including Requirement That Pilots Log 1,500 Flight Hours In Order To Receive Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Congress Must Re-Authorize FAA Charter This Year & Some May Use Opportunity To Weaken Provisions That Are Making Air Travel Safer – Schumer, Gillibrand Say Some in The Industry Want to Water Down Or Eliminate... Read More

Schumer Announces Lockheed Martin In Owego Receives Navy Awards For The Manufacture and Delivery of Automatic Radar Periscope Detection and Discrimination (ARPDD) Multi-Mode Radar Kits and For The Integration of Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare In MH-60R/S Aircraft Avionics Operating Program. Schumer: Navy’s Investment Means The Nation And Our Allies Will Benefit From Owego’s First Class Work Force Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Lockheed Martin Rotary and... Read More

Mass Chaos At Airports, Where Fed Agencies Are Forced To Detain Refugees—Some Of Whom Served U.S. Government Or Face Imminent Persecution In Homeland—Is Totally Unnecessary; Schumer Makes Case To Reverse Nasty & Misguided Orders As Many Sit In Limbo, Locked Away From Loved Ones Experts Agree, Orders Make America Less Safe & Less Secure; Turns Much Of World Against Us Schumer: What We Have Right Now Is Executive Disorder—And For No Good Reason Standing with refugees,... Read More

EPA Survey Found That LI Water Districts Exceeded the NYS & National Average for Traces of 1,4 Dioxane—A Possible Carcinogen; Federal Maximum Contaminant Level in Drinking Water Does Not Yet Exist for the Chemical & Many Questions On Health Risks Remain  Senators Backed TSCA Law That Names LI Chemical As One EPA Must Investigate; Senators Urges Agency To Accelerate Must-Finish Risk Evaluation For 1,4-Dioxane & Consider Max Contaminant Level  Schumer, Gillibrand: We... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Revealed Feds Planned to Move Millions of Dollars from NYS to Fund Broadband Projects in Other States $170 Million Will Connect Rural Upstate NY to The World In a bipartisan effort, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo , and Congressman Chris Collins today announced that more than $170 million in federal funds that could have been sent to other states will be returned to Upstate New York to expand broadband and high speed internet service. “This is... Read More

Sherrill Manufacturing Is The Last Maker Of Flatware In The USA Schumer: This Is A Sterling Opportunity For Sherrill Manufacturing  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the White House to stock their cabinets and drawers with silverware and other dining products that are proudly stamped “Made in America.” Schumer specifically pointed to Oneida County’s flatware manufacturer, Sherrill Manufacturing, America’s last  manufacturer of flatware.... Read More

 Following Joint Push By Lawmakers, Army Corps Expeditiously Approved the Project’s Feasibility  Report, Permitting the Army Corps to Begin Intensive Design Work; Approval Was Granted Months Ahead of Schedule  Schumer, Donovan, Oddo Announce Millions in Federal Funding to Create Blueprints  for Ultimate Construction of Sea Wall Project U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan, and Borough President James Oddo today announced $2 million in federal funding... Read More

USDA Funding Will Be Used to Make Critical Water System Upgrades Red Hook, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4.9 million in federal assistance for the Village of Red Hook in Dutchess County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. Specifically, the Village of Red Hook will receive $1.2 million in federal grant funds along with a federal... Read More

USDA Funding Will Be Used to Make Critical Water System Upgrades New Haven, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,266,000 in federal assistance for the Town of New Haven in Oswego County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. Specifically, the Town of New Haven will receive $265,000 in federal grant funds along with a federal low-interest... Read More

American Just Became The Latest Major Airline To Adopt “Me-Too” Overhead Bin Ban For Customers Flying ‘Basic Economy’; Policy Bans Free Use Of Overhead Bin For Travelers Buying the Cheapest Ticket; Schumer Says Upcoming FAA Bill Will Be Best Chance To Add New Consumer Protections That Undo Unfair Fees & More; Creeping Overhead Bin Fee Will Create Real Turbulence For Travelers But Is Just One Of Many New Nickel & Dime Ideas By Very Profitable Airlines Schumer:... Read More

Department of Transportation Funding will be used to Improve Visibility of Transit Bus Operators & Evaluate Train Detection and Worker Warning Systems New York, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,568,483 in federal funding for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Safety Research &... Read More

Schumer Pushed for Quick Review of New Refinancing Agreement; Without Approval, Co-op Could Have Been Enveloped With High Interest Rates That Would Take Financial Toll On Hundreds of Families New Agreement Will Allow Penn South to Reduce Current Debt Payments & Lock In Current Interest Rates Schumer: Agreement To Keep Penn South Affordable Is Now A Done Deal U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, after his push, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has signed off on a... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Fund “It’s Time: ExOut Extremism” Founded By A Group Of Rochester Institute of Technology Students to Counter ISIS’ Propaganda Machine U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $149,000 in federal funding for a group of Rochester Institute of Technology students to build their online social media platform. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Countering Violent... Read More

Village Of Sidney In Delaware County Will Use Funds To Begin Phase I Of Flood Mitigation Project To Protect Community From Future Damage Following Storms Schumer: FEMA Heeds Call To Protect Delaware County Residents After years of advocacy from U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) will invest $1,949,300 in federal funding for the “Sidney Green Plain” project that will help mitigate flooding risk in the community. The Green... Read More

Schumer Previously Called On Feds To Investigate China’s Practices And Take Up Case Against China’s Aluminum Subsidies Schumer Successfully Pushed Feds To Address China’s Subsidies, Which Have Damaged Alcoa U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced the federal government has finally forced a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address China’s potential cheating practices in its aluminum industry. Schumer said this announcement is a major victory for Alcoa... Read More

Chelsea’s Penn South Co-op Has Provided Affordable Housing Options to Middle-Class Families in NYC For Over 50 Years; Development Co-op Could Be Enveloped With High Interest Rates That Would Take Financial Toll On Hundreds of Families Schumer Pushes For Quick Review of New Refinancing Agreement So Affordability Provisions Remain in Place; Agreement Would Allow Penn South to Reduce Current Debt Payments & Lock In Current Interest Rates Schumer: Now That HUD Has Hammered Out Its... Read More

Schumer Turns Up the Volume on FCC Commissioner to Keep Money for NY, In NY; Says NY Can Be Model for Other States U.S Senator Charles E. Schumer today called FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly to directly urge him to protect the $170 million in federal funds allocated for Upstate New York to expand broadband and high-speed internet service. Many telecommunications companies are using federal investment from the Connect America Fund to expand broadband Upstate, but Verizon did not... Read More

For Years Now, NTSB Has Recommended Sleep Apnea Testing & Inward Cams; FRA Has Agreed; But Far Too Little Has Been Done By Railroads; Some Accidents Still Have Unanswered Questions; Senator Wants Critical Safety Standards – Long Promised – Finally & Immediately Implemented Schumer Says Latest Accident Leaves More Questions Than Answers; Without Proactive Testing & Screening, Deadly Derailments Will Keep Happening; Failure To Implement Initiatives Could Cost Lives And... Read More

Schumer Expresses Concerns That New Federal Policies Would Put This Critical Transfer At Risk For A Community That Has Spent Years Trying To Acquire Long-Vacant EPA-Owned Homes;  Holley Signed EPA Agreement in September to Put Homes On the Market for Sale to New Owners Schumer: Residents of Holley Should Not Have to Wait Any Longer for This Transfer; The EPA Must Do Its Part To Help Holley Strengthen Neighborhoods That Suffered from Diaz Chemical Contamination U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Urged Army Corps To Expedite Federal Reviews So Amy’s Kitchen Could Turn Vacant Property in Orange County Into A Major Distribution Center; Amy’s Kitchen has historically relied on local communities and small businesses to provide ingredients for their distribution centers and product lines With Schumer’s Longstanding Support, U.S. Army Corps Issued Wetlands Review & Nationwide Permit Needed for Site Development At Goshen Property To Create The State... Read More