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GOP Is Moving Full Steam Ahead With Tax Proposal That Is Real Danger To New York Homeowners & Middle-Class; Schumer, Cuomo Will Detail How Plan Totally Eliminates New York’s Ability To Claim Significant Deductions On State & Local Taxes (SALT); Property Taxes, Too  In the Capital Region More Than 29% Residents Use the SALT Deduction With An Average Deduction Worth $12,916 Now At Risk  Schumer, Cuomo To NY House Members: Block This Gut-Punch To New York’s... Read More

It’s Been More Than A Month Since Maria Devastated Puerto Rico; More Than One Million American Citizens Still Do Not Have Access to Running Water; Millions Lack Electricity; This Is Unacceptable  President Trump Said Everything Is Going Great—But Even A Quick Look At Island Shows That Is Not The Case; Desperate Situation Needs Correction; Schumer Just Met Personally With Puerto Rico Governor Rossello; FEMA Alone Doesn’t Have Ability To Manage Disaster  Schumer: White... Read More

FCC Plan Downgrades The Minimum Standard Of High-Quality Internet Service And Treats Lower-Quality Service As A Stand-In For Fixed Home Internet; Schumer Says Proposal Is Real Blow To Consumers, Businesses, Hospitals And Universities Upstate Who Desperately Need Better Internet Quality And Reliability FCC Rules That Promote More High-Speed Internet Access Are Threatened; Senator Says, If Approved, Internet Under New Standard Will Be Like Driving Tractor Instead Of A Trans Am Schumer: This Plan... Read More

Cornell University Will Use NIFA Funds To Research New Identification Methods, Treatment Techniques & Establishing Automated Health- Monitoring Technology in Cows to Reduce Labor Costs of Dairy Farmers Ithaca, NY – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $495,000 in new federal funding for Cornell University. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and... Read More

The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) And The HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Provides Essential Funds For Transformative Development Initiatives Across New York State   Programs Have Created Good-Paying Jobs By Supporting Local Housing And Development Projects, And By Investing In Neighborhood Rehabilitation   Senators: This Funding Creates Good Paying Jobs, Promotes Economic Development And Supports Affordable Housing Projects Across New York... Read More

QUOTES FROM AROUND NEW YORK STATE OPPOSING THE ADMINISTRATION’S TAX PLAN WHICH ELIMINATES STATE & LOCAL TAX DEDUCTIONS AND HARMS THE MIDDLE CLASS  Across New York, families, businesses, and elected officials are sounding the alarm on the administration and Republican tax plan that eliminates the state and local tax deduction. Schumer said eliminating the state and local deduction, while slashing taxes for the wealthy and huge corporations, will hurt middle-class taxpayers, damage... Read More

USDA Funding Will Help Purchase A New Street Sweeper    U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $268,500 in federal funding, including a loan of $229,000 and a grant of $39,500, for the Village of Attica in Wyoming County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. Specifically, the Village of Attica will use the funding to help finance the purchase of a new street sweeper/vacuum truck. The... Read More

New Study Shows 20% Of NY Kids Are Using E-Cigs; Almost Double National Avg; New Numbers Revealed As FDA Foot-Drags Regs To Protect NYC/LI Kids   Latest Nicotine-Charged E-Cig—‘Juul’—Promises The Nicotine Of An Entire Pack Of Actual Cigs & Even Masks As A Classroom Gadget; Students Say It Fools Teachers; Health Experts Warn It’s The  Kids Being Fooled With ‘Mystery Chemicals’  Schumer To FDA: It’s High Time To Smoke Out... Read More

FEMA Funding Will Be Used To Cover The Cost Of Emergency Response & Communications Equipment U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,870,613.20 in federal funding for the Town of Brookhaven. The funding was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to upgrade emergency operations and enhance emergency response capabilities in the community. Specifically the funding will be used to upgrade... Read More

As Harmful Algae Has Been Detected In 6 Reports In Sullivan County This Year, Federal Program That Delivers Resources To Help Fight Problem Needs Re-Authorization; Blooms Could Contaminate Drinking Water & Put Recreational Activities At Risk Throughout The Hudson Valley Schumer Says If Bipartisan Plan, Which Has Already Passed The Senate, Passes The House, Sullivan, Orange And Ulster County Would Be Eligible For More Resources’ To Combat Threat To People & Environment Schumer: If... Read More

Congressional Inaction Caused Vital Medicare Payment Programs Including The Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) And Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Programs To Expire, Hurting Rural Hospitals Like Nathan Littauer, Which Count On This Funding Each Year To Maintain Top-Notch Care For Fulton County Residents Schumer Will Call For The Immediate Renewal And To Make Permanent Key Support Programs For Hospitals That Treat Rural Communities That Rely Heavily On Medicare & Other Critical-Care... Read More

GOP Is Moving Full Steam Ahead With Tax Proposal That Is Real Danger To LI Homeowners & Middle-Class; Schumer Details How Plan Totally Eliminates LI’ers Ability To Claim Significant Deductions On State & Local Taxes (SALT); Property Taxes, Too 47 Percent of Long Islanders Use the SALT Deduction With an Average Deduction of $19,886 Now At Risk    Schumer To NY House Members: Block This Gut-Punch To LI’s Middle-Class Families    Standing in Rockville... Read More

 At Schumer & Donovan’s Request, NPS Recently Expedited & Completed the First Phase of Remedial Work at a Section of Great Kills Park That Overlaps With the Army Corps’ East Shore Sea Wall Project; Completion of This Portion Means That Sea Wall Will Not Be Delayed & Phase Two of Great Kills Remediation is Next Up On NPS To-Do List  Schumer, Donovan Call On Department of Interior to Fully Fund and Begin Phase Two of Remedial Efforts Needed at Great Kills Park;... Read More

ANDRO And Rome Lab Will Partner To Advance Critical Tech Efforts Related To Radio Spectrum Relocation & Comms      Schumer Says Local Win Also Helps Rome Lab; Senator Has Kept Missions Coming To Lab, Along With Critical Fed Investment      Schumer: This Fed Contract Will Be Big Boost For Andro, Work Of Rome Lab & The Oneida County Economy   U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC. of Rome,... Read More

PILOT Agreement Between Genesee County & Empire Pipeline Was Delayed For Months Awaiting FERC Sign-Off ; Schumer Stepped In To Urge FERC To Review And Approve The Application Needed To Fund Phase 2 Water Line Construction At STAMP; With Vital Application Now Approved Construction Can Finally Begin   Schumer Says With FERC’s Approval In Hand, Genesee County Can Work To Keep Waterline Construction On Schedule, And Bring Jobs To Finger Lakes Region   U.S. Senate Minority... Read More

Senator Calls Announcement A Grand Slam for Syracuse   “Let's go Mets and let's go 'Cuse! With Syracuse’s rich history and love of baseball, the Mets purchasing the Syracuse Chiefs is a grand slam for the entire community. Soon the world will see just how deep the love of baseball runs in Upstate New York, between Binghamton’s Rumble Ponies and now the Syracuse Chiefs being owned and operated by the Mets, today is truly a bright day for baseball fans far and... Read More

The Federally-Funded Northeast Center For Occupational Safety And Health For Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (NEC) Provides Farmers With Important Resources, Like Special 1-800 Safety Number, Access To Farm Safety Experts and Information On Next-Gen Farm Safety Equipment Like Rollover Bars; But NEC’s Funding Would Be Severely Cut Under Proposed Budget NEC’s Research Led To National ROPS -- Rollover Bar -- Rebate Program, And Senator Says Slashing Its Funding Could Put The... Read More

In Interview This Weekend, President Trump Said the Administration is Going to Make a Decision in the ‘Not Too Distant Future’; Senator Says Comments Suggest Administration is Indecisive on Embassy Relocation With 2018 Fast Approaching, Schumer Reaffirms His Position That Jerusalem is Undivided Capital of Israel & Says U.S. Should Move Embassy to Jerusalem U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today said that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be moved to Jerusalem. In June,... Read More

Schumer: Sport Fishing Is The #1 Tourism Industry In Orleans County; New Bill Will Support Future Infrastructure Updates To Improve Great Lakes Fisheries And Restore Habitats Across Lake Ontario And Tributaries  Schumer Urges Congress To Quickly Pass Bill To Invest & Protect Our Great Lakes For Future Generations  Schumer: Preserving Lake Ontario’s Fisheries Will Reel In Big Tourism Dollars For Years To Come  Standing with tourism officials, marina... Read More

Sudden Move By EPA To Pull Out Of Clean-Up Effort Of Radioactive Locations In Lewiston Has Left Local Residents Confused & Afraid of Health Impact; Senator Demands Swift EPA Action Radioactive Hotspots In Niagara County Are A Result Of Radioactive Waste Byproducts Left Over From Prior Industrial Uses And Residents Worry Contamination Could Pose A Serious Threat To Public Health and Quality of Life Schumer to EPA: Lewiston and Niagara County Residents Deserve Better than Broken Promises and... Read More