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Schumer Says DEC Has Already Taken Water Samples To Test For PFOA In Newburgh’s Water Supply, However DOD Is Refusing To Use Samples; Delaying Cleanup And Wasting Taxpayer Dollars  Senator Continues To Hold U.S. Air Force Accountable For The Swift Remediation Of Toxic PFOS Mess At Stewart ANGB And In Newburgh’s Water Supply   Schumer: DOD Is Playing Every Trick In The Book To Avoid Paying For Cleanup During a visit to Orange County today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader... Read More

Surrounded by Children at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, Schumer Pledged To Fight For The 74% of Children In The Hospital that Rely On Medicaid for Critical Care  Westchester And Rockland County Families with Children Who Depend on the Children's Health Insurance Program Are Terrified By the Thought Of Their Child Losing Care; Westchester County Has the 6th Highest CHIP Enrollment in the State  Schumer: Westchester Children Cannot Afford To Lose The Care That They... Read More

Federal Funding For Southern Tier Library System Will Be Used To Upgrade Broadband Internet Capabilities For 21 Public Libraries  Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $150,000 in federal funding for the Southern Tier Library System (STLS) in Allegany, Steuben, Yates, Schuyler, and Chemung counties. The funding was allocated by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and will allow the STLS to upgrade existing fiber infrastructure... Read More

Federal Funding For Victory, Brewerton, and the City of Rome Fire Departments Will Be Used to Supplement Funding for Regional Projects, Improve Operations and Safety Infrastructure, and Purchase New Safety Equipment  U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a total of $652,194 in federal funding for three fire departments in Central New York. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant... Read More

GOP-Pushed System-Wide Disinvestment In Infrastructure Is What Caused Penn Station Mess In The First Place & Is Exactly What Trump Is Perpetuating By Slashing Hundreds-Of-Millions From Amtrak’s Ability to Do Infrastructure Upkeep  Trump’s Budget Also Essentially Eliminates The FTA’s “New Starts” Program – Critical To Building the New Gateway Tunnel – And Slashes $96 Billion from Highway Trust Fund, Which Finances Transit Infrastructure for... Read More

Funding Advances Infrastructure Projects from Poughkeepsie to Schenectady Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $33,749,974 in federal funding for New York State Department of Transportation. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to advance safety precautions on railways and provide engineering assistance to implement the Positive Train Control (PTC) system from Poughkeepsie to just west of Schenectady.... Read More

Proposed Budget Will Cut To The Bone Programs that Boost Upstate New York: Healthcare for Children and Seniors, including Medicaid; The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Funding To Combat The Opioid Epidemic; Crop Insurance and Support for Farmers; Medical Research And Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Are All On Chopping Block Admin Budget Targets New York’s Most Vulnerable Citizens and Rewards the Already Super-Wealthy Schumer: Proposed Budget Takes Will Pull Rug Out From Under... Read More

Letter to FEMA, Army Corps Urges Early Collaboration On Flood Map Changes Formal flood map revision process can occur when seawall half-built, but advance planning should begin now Staten Island, NY – May 24, 2017….U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Borough President James S. Oddo, and Minority Leader Steven Matteo today sent a joint letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging early... Read More

In 2015, The University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute Was Awarded A Prestigious Four-Year, $16 Million NIH Funding Award, But Its FY2017 Award Was Just Cut By 10% Due to Budgetary Concerns  Schumer Says Just-Passed Federal Budget Provides $2B Increase to NIH; With Increase in Overall Funds, Senator Urges NIH to Reverse Cuts to the UB CTSI Award  Schumer: NIH Needs To Restore Funding For UB CTSI So Researchers Can Continue Ground-Breaking Cancer Research U.S.... Read More

As July Deadline Approached, Schumer & Gillibrand Fought to Expedite TPS Extension Because of Continued Devastation in Haiti Caused By Hurricane Matthew  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Six Month Extension of TPS, a Temporary Benefit That Will Allow Haitian Nationals to Stay in the U.S. Through January 2018  Senators Say They Will Continue to Fight for Future Extensions Until Haiti is Fully Recovered U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that, after... Read More

Federal Funding For Watkins Glen Fire Department Will Be Used to Purchase New Safety Equipment  U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $183,048 in federal funding for the Watkins Glen Fire Department in Schuyler County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will allow the Watkins Glen Fire Department to purchase 31 new self-contained breathing... Read More

Federal Funding For Danby Fire District Will Be Used to Purchase New Safety Equipment  U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $118,096 in federal funding for the Danby Fire District in Tompkins County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will allow the Danby Fire District to purchase 20 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units. “It is... Read More

NeighborWorks America Grants Will Support Efforts To Provide Affordable Housing Opportunities, Build Strong Neighborhoods, And Create Jobs; Funding Will Leverage Private Investment In Communities Across New York  Millions Will Be Invested in Community Development Organizations in Oneida, St. Lawrence, Onondaga, Rensselaer, Essex, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Steuben, Chenango, Thompkins, Erie, Lockport, Chautauqua, Monroe, Suffolk & NYC U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten... Read More

Federal Funding For Norwich Fire Department Will Be Used To Purchase New Vehicle Exhaust Extraction System   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $ 89,524 in federal funding for the Norwich Fire Department in Chenango County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will allow the Norwich Fire Department to purchase a new vehicle exhaust extraction... Read More

Federal Funding For Brighton Fire Department Will Be Used To Purchase New Fire Hoses   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $78,309 in federal funding for the Brighton Fire Department, which has 70 active volunteers and serves the Town of Tonawanda. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will allow the Brighton Fire Department to replace large... Read More

Federal Funding For Locke Fire District Will Be Used to Purchase New Safety Equipment   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $120,000 in federal funding for the Locke Fire District in Cayuga County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will allow the Locke Fire District to purchase 21 new air packs, and 21 spare bottles, which will support... Read More

Clarkson University Will Use NIFA Funds To Research Anaerobic Digestion Techniques For Small-To-Medium-Scale Dairy Farmers  Schumer & Gillibrand Urged The Creation of NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative In 2014 Farm Bill Potsdam, NY – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $500,000 in new federal funding for Clarkson University. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and... Read More

Oneida County Continues To Experience A Surge Of Heroin Use & Drug-Related Crime—Between 2010 and 2016, Drug Arrests Have Increased By 26%. Schumer Says HIDTA Program Helps Law Enforcement Effectively Fight Drug Trafficking & Provides The Surveillance, Equipment, & Coordination With Regional Law Enforcement Agencies That Might Be Gutted In The Administration’s Budget Schumer: Eliminating This Program Will Make It Harder For Oneida County To Combat Scourge of... Read More

Federal Funding For Palmyra Fire Department Will Be Used To Purchase New Safety Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $163,917 in federal funding for the Palmyra Fire Department in Wayne County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funding will allow the Palmyra Fire Department to purchase new National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) compliant... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase 24 New SCBA Air Packs Corning, NY – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $137,143 in federal funding for the Corning Fire Department in Steuben County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Corning Fire Department will use the funding to purchase 24 new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) air packs. “It is... Read More