Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY GRANT TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS TO ECUADORIAN NATIONALS RESIDING IN U.S.—WILL ALLOW THEM TO STAY IN U.S. WHILE ECUADOR RECOVERS FROM DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE
A 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake That Struck Off Ecuador's Central Coast Earlier this Month Destroyed Parts of Country, Killed Hundreds & Injured Thousands; In the Past, USCIS' TPS Designation Has Been Designated to Countries in the Wake of a Natural DisasterSchumer, Gillibrand Call for Department of Homeland Security to Support TPS for Ecuadorian Individuals Living in U.S.; Temporary Benefit Would Help Ecuadorians Who May Be in Danger of Being Deported Despite Severe Devastation In the wake of … Continue Reading
04.28.16
SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW LONG ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD TESTING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN SENATE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT – WHICH JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE - SENATOR CALLS $20 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL LEAD TESTING A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE FED FUNDING
Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Across NY Communities, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill -Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation - Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and Teacher Health & T… Continue Reading
04.28.16
SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW STATEN ISLAND SCHOOLS & OTHER NY SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD TESTING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN SENATE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT – WHICH JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE - SENATOR CALLS $20 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL LEAD TESTING A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE FED FUNDING
Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In Schools Around New York State, Including at Eight Schools on Staten Island, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill -Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation - Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and Teacher Health & To H… Continue Reading
04.28.16
SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW UPSTATE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD TESTING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN SENATE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT – WHICH JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE – SENATOR CALLS $20 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL LEAD TESTING A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE FED FUNDING
Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Across Upstate NY Communities, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill - Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation - Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and Teacher Healt… Continue Reading
04.28.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF BEACH RENOURISHMNET PROJECT AT LONG ISLAND’S SMITH POINT COUNTY PARK; DUNES AND BERMS ARE PART OF 83-MILE LONG FEDERALLY-FUNDED ‘FIRE ISLAND TO MONTAUK POINT’ PROTECTION PROJECT
Superstorm Sandy Breached Smith Point County Park Leaving South Shore Communities Vulnerable to Future Storm Damage; Senators Secured Full Federal Funding for Projects Along Fire Island to Montauk Point Coastline, Including Smith Point County Park Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Approximately 2.2 Million Cubic Yards of Sand Have Been Placed At Smith Point County Park; Dunes & Beach Berm Will Make Shoreline Stronger Schumer, Gillibrand: After Decades of Planning, South Shore Communities Like … Continue Reading
04.27.16
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO APPROVE $5.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL LEAD FUNDING FOR ONONDAGA COUNTY & CITY OF SYRACUSE – SENATOR SAYS CENTRAL NY RESIDENTS STILL SUFFER FROM LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THEIR HOMES, AND IT IS TAKING A TOLL ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Onondaga County & City Of Syracuse Are Applying For Two Separate Federal HUD Programs, Which Would Allow Them To Remove Lead-Based Paint Hazards In Homes Throughout The County While Onondaga County Has Received Fed Funding In The Past, It Is Not Nearly Enough To Mitigate All Lead-Based Paint Hazards, And Currently There is No Funding Source for a Solely City-Base Lead Remediation Program - Schumer Urges HUD To Quickly Approve Both The County And City Applications For Funding Schumer To HU… Continue Reading
04.27.16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: HICKEY FREEMAN WILL MANUFACTURE SHORTS FOR TEAM USA’S UNIFORM FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY IN RIO THIS SUMMER
Schumer: Made In America' Means 'Made In Rochester' By Hickey Freeman Workers U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Ralph Lauren has selected Hickey Freeman, to produce Team USA’s shorts for the closing ceremony uniforms. Schumer played a pivotal role to help position Hickey Freeman to secure this contract, which will help maintain and create new jobs in Rochester. Schumer said the ? shorts being made by Hickey Freeman would be available at all Ralph Lauren stores and selec… Continue Reading
04.26.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $165,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STEPPING STONES LIGHTHOUSE IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD
Schumer, Gillibrand secure key funding to begin initial Stepping Stones Lighthouse renovations; Installation of temporary floating dock and ramp to be built for safe access & construction to prevent further water damage to the foundation After infrastructure renovations to lighthouse are completed, Stepping Stones can move forward with full construction process U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $165,000 in federal funding to the Stepping Stones Lightho… Continue Reading
04.25.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO REORGANIZE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ONEIDA COUNTY
Under current framework, Oneida County's FTZ process burdens businesses with lengthy and complex application process Reorganization through the Alternative Site Framework would cut through red tape and streamline process for businesses to apply for FTZ benefits; Instead of seven month waiting period, business would be able to process applications within one to four months U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Commerce Department to approve Oneida County'… Continue Reading
04.25.16
SCHUMER: ALBANY’S LANDMARK “NIPPER” BUILDING SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL & STATE REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES; SENATOR URGES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE & NYS HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO EXPEDITE APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT VITAL FEDERAL HISTORIC TAX CREDITS CAN BE USED TO TRANSFORM THE BUILDING AND PRESERVE THE BELOVED STATUE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
The Old RCA Victor Dog Nipper Is Still Sitting On The Roof of The Former RCA Building In Albany; Senator Says The Statue Has Become a Regional Icon, And Represents A Part Of Albany History: New Development Plan Would Transform Nipper Building Into a Vibrant Downtown Residential and Commercial Space Schumer To Feds: Expedite Application To Unlock Tax Credits Before Nipper Is "Ruffed" Up U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today visited Albany and urged the National Park Service (NPS) and the State … Continue Reading
04.25.16
SCHUMER: WITH CONFIRMED ZIKA CASES IN NIAGARA & ERIE COUNTIES, SENATOR URGES CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS EMERGENCY FUNDING TO BATTLE ZIKA VIRUS BEFORE IT SPREADS; FUNDS WILL GREATLY BOLSTER WESTERN NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO FIGHT ZIKA
Schumer: Fight To Prevent & Treat Zika Virus Is Dramatically Underfunded; Upstate NY Health Officials & Medical Providers Need Immediate Federal Funding, Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold Senator Says $1.9 Billion In Emergency Fed Funding Is Vital To Preventing & Treating The Spread of Zika Virus In WNY Schumer: Congress Must Get Serious About Stopping The Spread of Zika Standing at Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo, in the wake of recently rep… Continue Reading
04.25.16
SCHUMER VISITS ROCHESTER TO CUT RIBBON AT RIT'S NEW BIZ INCUBATOR; SENATOR SAYS NEW FACILITY COULD CREATE MANY NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW JOBS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA
Senator Led Push to Secure $1.5 Million EDA Grant to Renovate Building To House RIT's New Biz Incubator Standing at Rochester Institute of Technology's brand new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) business incubator at the redeveloped historic former Rochester Savings Bank building in Rochester, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today participated in a historic ribbon cutting, which symbolized the official opening of Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) brand new Ce… Continue Reading
04.24.16
FOLLOWING HEIGHTENED THREAT & 60 ZIKA CASES IN NEW YORK, SCHUMER PUSHES EMERGENCY $1.9 BILLION FUNDING TO HELP STEM SPREAD OF VIRUS; STITCH IN TIME WILL SAVE NINE; EMERGENCY PLAN HEADED TO SENATE FLOOR
Funds Must Be Delivered Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold; Already, More Than 800 Americans In 40 States Have Been Infected; New York State Saw New Case Just Days Ago, For Total Of Over 60; Swift Action is Necessary For Travelers, Pregnant Women & New Yorkers' Health Schumer Says Critical Fed Funds Would Allow Funding for Mosquito Control Programs Across Country & Diagnostic Testing to be Perfected & Simplified; Vaccine Development Would Also Progress Schumer: Anyone Repellent to … Continue Reading
04.22.16
SCHUMER, CANTWELL PUSH NATIONAL PLAN TO INCREASE FEDERAL RESOURCES IN NYC FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING & TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS; NEW EFFORT WOULD BE KEY TO EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN NYC
Schumer & Cantwell, Joined By Leading NYC Housing Builders and Advocates, Urge Congress to Expand Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Critical Resource That Has Helped Finance Nearly 3M Homes Across the United States, Thousands in NYC Schumer's & Cantwell's Affordable Housing Proposal Would Add 400,000 Additional Units of Affordable Housing Nationwide Over the Next Decade U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) were today joined by local housing builders and … Continue Reading
04.22.16
AFTER URGING FROM SENATORS, SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE APPROVES THE AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH THE HARRIET TUBMAN RESIDENCE IN AUBURN AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK
With key approval secured, Harriet Tubman Residence one giant step closer to becoming a National Historic Park Schumer, Gillibrand: National Park would preserve the historic site of a woman who was a beacon of freedom and played an integral role in our nation's history U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Attorney General, Loretta Lynch signed on to the General Agreement that will allow the Harriet T… Continue Reading
04.21.16
SCHUMER PUSHES TO PASS PROVISION IN ADAM WALSH REAUTH ACT THAT WOULD GIVE CHILD VICTIMS OF SEX CRIMES & ABUSE MORE TIME TO SUE THEIR ABUSER; CURRENT LAW SAYS VICTIM ONLY HAS THREE YEARS AFTER THEY TURN 18 TO SEEK JUSTICE; SENATOR SAYS THAT’S JUST NOT ENOUGH
Schumer Champions Provision In His Adam Walsh Bill That Would Give More Power To Victims Of Sex Crimes Like Trafficking, Abuse & Child Pornography; Passage Would Guarantee More Time To Sue For Pain & Suffering Schumer Says Minors May Not Even Learn They Were Victims Of Child Porn Until Later In Life Schumer: Provision in the Adam Walsh Act Reauthorization Gives Victims Of Abuse More Time To Seek Justice U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced today that a… Continue Reading
04.21.16
AFTER SCHUMER’S URGING, DRONE GEO-FENCING PROPOSAL PASSES THE SENATE; NEWTECHNOLOGY COULD PROHIBIT DRONES FROM FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS, SENSITIVE AREAS, SPORTING EVENTS & ABOVE 500FT
Schumer Pushed For Drone Safety Language In FAA Reauthorization Legislation That Has Now Passed The Senate; Senator Cited This Past Weekend's Drone Collision With British Airways Plane, NYC Near-Misses & Pilot Sightings When Making Final Push For Passage Geo-Fencing & Other Similar Technology Solutions Prevent Drones From Flying Where They Shouldn't & Can Help Stop Drones From Colliding With Planes Schumer: Geo-Fencing Could Soon Become Law Of The Sky U.S. Senator Char… Continue Reading
04.20.16
SCHUMER URGES DOD TOP BRASS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH AMPHENOL TO GET SHIPMENTS FLOWING & GET WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB – SENATOR SAYS COMPANY IS STRUGGLING WITH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE
Amphenol is Critical to the Southern Tier Economy and to the Nation's Defense Industry; Schumer Urges Top Brass To Immediately Intervene And Work Directly With Company Schumer to DOD: Don't Let Red Tape Choke Off Amphenol Jobs U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that he spoke with Mr. Alan Estevez, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and the Director of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Lt. General Busch at the Department of &nb… Continue Reading
04.20.16
SCHUMER: WITH DISCOVERIES OF LEAD IN ITHACA AND THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK, SENATOR LAUNCHES A MAJOR PUSH TO PROTECT UPSTATE NY’S DRINKING WATER; NEW BILL WILL HELP PREVENT WATER CONTAMINATION, IMPROVE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE & CREATE HUNDREDS OF NEW CLEAN WATER JOBS IN NY
Across Upstate NY, Communities Have Experienced Decades Of Underinvestment And Lax Regulation Of Water Infrastructure, Especially When It Comes To Lead Contamination; New Senate Bill Will Tackle Lead Problem Head On Schumer-Supported Bill Would Create New Grants, Loans And Tax Credits, Investing Over $70 Billion Over The Next 10 Years Into Water Infrastructure And Lead Relief Programs; Creating Hundreds of Jobs In NY Schumer: It's Time Congress Shows True LEADership In Protecting Our Drin… Continue Reading
04.19.16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, $36 MILLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WNY VETERANS’ CEMETERY HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SENATE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS BILL – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL BILL
Since 2009, Schumer Has Worked With Local Veteran Leaders To Bring Much-Needed Veterans' Cemetery To Western New York - Cemetery Site Is Currently In Planning & Design Stages, Which Are Set To Be Completed In 2016, But Subsequent Funding For Construction, Set To Start In 2017, Had Not Yet Been Prioritized by VA While VA Has Funding Needed To Complete Design & Planning Phases Of The Project Through 2016, Subsequent Construction Phase - Expected To Start In 2017 – Has Not Yet Been … Continue Reading
