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Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In The Southern Tier  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,051,600 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at Schuyler Head Start, Inc. in Schuyler 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 for low-income families in the Southern Tier... Read More

In Recent Years, Cayuga County Found Detectable Levels Of Toxins In Auburn and Owasco Treated Water Drawn From Algae-Plagued Owasco Lake; With The Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Receiving Final Federal Approval, Officials Can Now Work To Beat Back Algal Blooms And Protect Drinking Water  Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Project – Which Is Imperative To Reducing The Sediment and Nutrient Run-Off That Causes Algal Blooms in Owasco Lake – Was Funded By NYS In 2011, But Has Until... Read More

In Recent Years, Cayuga County Found Detectable Levels Of Toxins In Auburn and Owasco Treated Water Drawn From Algae-Plagued Owasco Lake; With The Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Receiving Final Federal Approval, Officials Can Now Work To Beat Back Algal Blooms And Protect Drinking Water   Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Project – Which Is Imperative To Reducing The Sediment and Nutrient Run-Off That Causes Algal Blooms in Owasco Lake – Was Funded By NYS In 2011, But Has... Read More

Schumer Says in Upcoming Trade Talks, USTR and Dept. of Commerce Must Press Chinese Officials on Unfair Practices Undermining American Steel and Aluminum Producers Senator Says Foreign Subsidies Cause Artificially Cheap Aluminum & Steel Imports To Undercut U.S. Producers, Putting Jobs At NY Companies At Risk Schumer To Feds: Stop China and Others From Hurting Upstate Aluminum & Steel Industry U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged Secretary of Commerce... Read More

Federal Investment Will Be Used For The Development Of A Pulsed-Power Driver For The Investigation Of Extreme States Of Matter & To Produce Electricity U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,181,837 in federal funding for The University of Rochester (UR). The funding was allocated through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and will be used to develop a High Amperage Driver for Extreme States (HADES). The driver will produce... Read More

Department Of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Airport Infrastructure   U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $733,351 for Sullivan County International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, this federal investment will be used for the reconstruction of airfield guidance signs, taxiway edge... Read More

Department Of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Airport Infrastructure U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $648,270 for Sky Acres Airport in Dutchess County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the grant will be used to rehabilitate the runway. “Keeping our airports in top-notch shape is crucial to... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In Western New York  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4,211,371 for Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early Head Start Expansion programs at Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. in Chautauqua County. Specifically, Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs will receive $2,868,278. While Chautauqua Opportunities,... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment For Firefighters U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $48,556 in federal funding for South Wales Fire District No. 1 in Erie County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, South Wales Fire District No. 1 will use the funding to purchase a new air compressor for filling... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment For Firefighters  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $217,387 in federal funding for two Central New York fire departments. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Cortlandville Fire District will receive $166,667 in federal funds to purchase a 2000-gal tanker with a... Read More

Federal Investment Will Design, Develop, And Test A New Curriculum Unit For High School Chemistry Courses U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,258,223 in federal funding for the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. The funding was allocated through the Nation Science Foundation (NSF) and will design, develop, and test a new curriculum unit for high school chemistry courses. “The Institute of Ecosystem... Read More

Federal Investment Will Be Used To Promote STEM Degree Completion and Careers For Low Income, Academically Gifted Students  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4,153,852 in federal funding for Binghamton University. The funding was allocated through the Nation Science Foundation (NSF) and will be used to promote Bachelor of Science degree completion in STEM fields through partnerships with community... Read More

Schumer Calls On Jetblue To Enhance Its Presence At Syracuse Hancock Intl Airport; Bringing More Affordable Air Service To Upstate NY Has Been One Of Senator’s Major Priorities – Schumer Says There Is A Need In Central NY For More Flights To Popular Destinations Like Boston Schumer Says New Jetblue Flight Would Benefit Company And Central New York Community  Schumer To Jetblue: New Upstate Flights, Including Syracuse-To-Boston Flights Should Be Cleared For Take-Off U.S. Senate... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Expand Recruitment And Support Retention  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $130,120 in federal funding for the Sennett Fire Department. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. This funding will allow the Sennett Fire Department to expand its emergency services capabilities and to retain... Read More

Federal Investment Will Be Used To Develop Life-Saving, Wearable Smart Health Monitoring Devices for Diagnosis and Detection of Cancer  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,000,000 in federal funding for University at Buffalo. The funding was allocated through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and will be used to develop a smart service system for advanced health monitoring and disease diagnosis... Read More

Federal Funding For Orange County Fire Departments Will Be Used To Purchase New Communications & Safety Equipment U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $216,377 in federal funding for Chester Fire Department and New Hampton Fire Department. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, Chester Fire Department will receive $52,272 to... Read More

Schumer & Gillibrand Secure Funding For Six Northern Border Regional Commission Projects In St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Clinton, Oswego & Madison Counties Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand today announced $2.2 million in federal funding for six projects aimed at improving the economy in Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Economic &... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Led Effort To Pass Bipartisan Law—21st Century Care Act—That Included Sweeping Plan To Tackle Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Nightmares Schumer: With Recent NY Death & Another Confirmed Case of Deadly Powassan Virus, Feds Must Work Faster So Cures Are Delivered & So Public—Especially Kids— Are Better Protected  Schumer To Feds: Get Serious About Preventing More Lyme/Powassan Disease Exposures Standing at Cloves Lake Park, one of... Read More

After Long Fought Schumer Push, In 2016 Fed Railroad Admin Finally Agreed To Begin Process For Requiring Sleep Apnea Testing For Train Operators; But Now With Sudden Fed Back-Track On Critical Safety Pledge, Senator Says Lives Are At Risk; And Even Though LIRR Has Committed To Implementing Testing, Lack Of Fed Mandate Is Cause For Real Concern   Senator Says Without Proactive Testing & Screening, Deadly Derailments & Big-Rig Accidents Will Keep Happening; Failure To Implement... Read More

Schumer: Vets Like Rochester Resident Tom Cray –Who Served Two Combat Tours In Vietnam And Was Exposed To Agent Orange- Are Now, Decades Later Being Diagnosed With Glioblastoma VA Does Not  Recognize Glioblastoma‎ ‎As An Agent Orange-Related Illness And Thus Forces Vets Like Tom To Pursue An Arduous Years-Long Appeals Process To Get Disability Compensation Schumer Calls On U.S. Department Of Veterans' Affairs To Establish A Presumption Of Service Connection For... Read More