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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

Schumer: Satellites Orbiting High Above Earth Gather 85% Of Crucial Forecast Data To Protect Upstate New York’s Towns & Farms; Senator Says Proposed Cuts To Satellite Program Could Lead To Less Accurate & Timely Warnings Of Megastorms And Tornados Schumer: With Stronger & Unpredictable Weather Conditions Almost On Regular Basis In Upstate, Senator Launches Push To Protect Millions Needed To Upgrade, Repair & Replace Essential U.S. Extreme Weather Satellite... Read More

President Just Tweeted About Hurricane Preparedness But Schumer Says Slashing Funds To These Critical Satellites That Gather 85% Of U.S. Weather Data Could Do Big Harm To NYC & LI, Where Down-To-The-Block Forecasts Are Demanded; Big Storms Like Sandy Or Joaquin, Even Average Summer Thunderstorms Need Satellites To Deliver Accurate Forecasting  This Year’s Hurricane Season Predictors Put NY At More Risk Than Some Mid-Atlantic States; Senator Launches Push To Protect Fed Funds... Read More

Senator To FEMA: Swiftly Approve Aid For Communities Ravaged By Lake Ontario’s Record High Water Levels U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, urged him to swiftly review and approve New York State’s request for a major disaster declaration for communities affected by flooding along Lake Ontario. Schumer urged the Administrator to expeditiously review and recommend that the... Read More

Admin Budget Seeks To Eliminate Funds That Are Critical To Air Service In Saranac Lake, Watertown, Massena, Ogdensburg And Many Other Airports Schumer: Cuts To North Country’s Airports And Air Service Should Not Clear Senate Runway U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major push to protect important air service in Upstate New York, especially at Saranac Lake, Watertown, Massena and Ogdensburg International Airports from proposed cuts by the Administration. The... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Upgrade Hazardous Sidewalks, Purchase Vehicles And Vital Safety Equipment For The Fire Department, Repair Aging Infrastructure And Support Programs For A Needy Seniors And Children  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand today announced $787,692 in federal funding for the City of Poughkeepsie. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block... Read More

Legislation is Named for Taylor Force, An American Student Who Was Tragically Killed By a Palestinian Terrorist in Israel Last Year; Relatives of the Terrorist Who Killed Taylor Force—And Other Terrorists Who Have Committed Heinous Acts--Are Being Paid a Monthly Stipend From the ‘Palestinian Authority Martyr’s Fund’  Taylor Force Act Aims to Stop Palestinian Authority’s Policy of Rewarding Terrorists & Their Families By Restricting U.S. Funds That... Read More

Funding will be used to Support Early Education for Low-Income Children in Western New York Buffalo, NY – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,040,919 for 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 for low-income families in Western New... Read More

Schumer To FEMA Boss: Stand Ready To Approve Aid for Upstate New Yorkers U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, urged him to stand ready to swiftly review and approve any forthcoming requests from New York State for a major disaster declaration following recent thunderstorms and severe flooding in Upstate New York last month. Schumer pushed the Administrator to stand ready to expeditiously... Read More

During In-Person Meeting With Nominee For Secretary Of The Army, Schumer Urges Him To Continue The Army’s Work With Harris Radio Schumer Told The Army Secretary Nominee, Dr. Mark Esper, Of The Importance Of  Harris’ Radios To Our Military And The Rochester-Finger Lakes’ Economy Schumer To Army Secretary Nominee: Products Made By Harris Corp Are Used Every Day Around The World U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the nominee for... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase System Filling And Maintaining Breathing Apparatus Tanks   U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $42,048 in federal funding for the Five Mile Point Fire Company, Inc. in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Five Mile Fire Company, Inc. will use the funding to... Read More

In Recent Years, Schumer Has Successfully Fought To Shield Fort Drum From Budget Cuts And Has Secured Significant Investments For The Base Schumer Stressed To Nominee, Dr. Mark Esper, How Essential Fort Drum Is To Both Our Nation’s Defense And The North Country’s Economy Schumer To Army Secretary Nominee: Come Witness Fort Drum’s Capabilities First-Hand U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, during an in-person meeting with the nominee for U.S. Secretary of the Army... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used For New Emergency Vehicle Equipment U. S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $25,000 for the Village of Johnson City in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Impact Initiative Program. Specifically, the Village Johnson City will use the funding to purchase a new 2017 patrol SUV and an unmarked 2017 police vehicle. The vehicles will... Read More

Funding will be used to Support Early Education for Low-Income Children in the Capital Region Albany, NY – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,192,469 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) for the Greater Capital Region. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and will be used to support and grow early education... Read More

Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in Albany County Albany, NY – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,336,005 for Head Start services at Albany Community Action Partnership (ACAP). The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Head Start Program and will be used to support and grow early education and... Read More

This Fed Investment Is Critical To Growth Of Rochester & Harris Radio Schumer: This Is A Win-Win For Our Troops, Harris, And the Finger Lakes’  Economy  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that Harris Corp. in Rochester New York received a $12 million order from the U.S. Army to deliver 100 manpack radios. “This well-earned, $12 million order will support jobs at Harris Radio, in addition to boosting the entire Rochester-area economy. Harris... Read More

Early Head Start Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in Central New York U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,529,532 for Early Head Start Programs run by the Salvation Army. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Early Head Start Program and will be used to support child care and grow early education and development... Read More

Senator: With More Reported Lyme Infections Each Year From Lyme-Carrying Ticks – Some Also Infected With Rare, Powassan Virus – Feds Need To Stop Crawling While Tick-Borne Diseases Are Rapidly Spreading And Putting Kids And Families At Risk Schumer:  With Recent 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:... Read More

In Recent Years, Cayuga County Found Detectable Levels Of Toxins In Auburn and Owasco Treated Water Drawn From Algae-Plagued Owasco Lake; Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Is One Tool Officials Will Use To Beat Back Algae Blooms And Protect Drinking Water  Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Project – Which Is Imperative To Reducing The Sediment and Nutrient Run-Off That Causes Algae Blooms in Owasco Lake – Was Funded By NYS In 2011, But Has Been Held Up By State and Federal... Read More