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Senator Says Pandemic Skyrocketed Outdoor Recreation Tourism In Upstate NY, BUT Fed Support For This Economic Driver Has Not Kept Up, Stifling Opportunity For Further Growth In The Over $21B NY Outdoor Rec Industry That Provides 240K+ NY Jobs Schumer’s Rural Outdoor Investment Act Would Give Columbia County’s Rural Communities The $$$ Needed For Outdoor Infrastructure, Planning, And Business Assistance To Drive Tourism & Revitalize Downtowns Schumer: It Is Time To Hike Up Funding... Read More

Toxins In Burn Pit Smoke Can Have Long Term Health Effects From Cancers To Respiratory Illnesses, But Veterans Struggle To Receive Coverage & Have Claims Denied For These Conditions Linked To Burn Pit Exposure Senator Says Honoring Our PACT Act Will Cut Red Tape So Vets Exposed To Environmental Hazards Can Get Their Health Care Benefits; Schumer Promises To Bring Bill For A Vote This Congress. Every Member Will Have to Go on the Record And Show How Much They Really Support Veterans Schumer:... Read More

Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Is One Of Only Two High-Energy Synchrotron X-Ray Sources In U.S.; The Lab Has Generated Revolutionary Scientific Research In Numerous Fields, Including Discoveries That Led To Two Nobel Prizes  Thanks To Schumer’s Years Of Work, CHESS Went From The Chopping Block To An Expansion That Will Create A New Frontier For National Innovation That Is Primed To Tap More Investment From Schumer’s Bipartisan Innovation and Competition... Read More

In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Chautauqua County And WNY Supporting Essential Community And Long Overdue Harbor Upgrades To Safeguard Continued Access The Great Lakes Senator Secures Millions To Fund Essential Repairs & Dredge Harbors To Remove Years Of Sediment Build Up; Ensuring Harbors Remain Navigable For Boats, Boosting Flood Prevention, & Protecting Vital Summer Tourism Industry Schumer: Clear Waters And Full Steam Ahead For Chautauqua County... Read More

Senator Says Pandemic Skyrocketed Outdoor Recreation Tourism In Upstate NY, BUT Fed Support For This Economic Driver Has Not Kept Up, Stifling Opportunity For Further Growth In The Over $21B NY Outdoor Rec Industry That Provides 240K+ NY Jobs Schumer’s Rural Outdoor Investment Act Would Give Finger Lakes Communities The $$$ Needed For Outdoor Infrastructure, Planning, And Business Assistance To Drive Tourism & Revitalize Downtowns Schumer: It Is Time To Hike Up Funding For Finger Lakes... Read More

Last Month, Senator Huddled With Sec. Buttigieg To Ensure Syracuse’s I-81 Was On Fast Track To Be Approved And Community Concerns From Housing To Environmental Needs Would Be Addressed Now Schumer Says Final EIS For Syracuse’s I-81 Is Expected Tomorrow Schumer: Fed Greenlight En Route For I-81 Following his visit to Syracuse last month to ensure the I-81 project stayed on track, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that I-81’s Environmental Impact... Read More

Schumer Says Staten Island Can Be Central To The Offshore Wind Supply Chain—BUT It Will Take Investment; In New Letter To Transportation Sec. Buttigieg, Schumer Pushes For Major Fed Investment To Upgrade Arthur Kill’s Port Infrastructure   Admin & NYS Have Established Bold Goals For Offshore Wind Power By 2030; Funding For Arthur Kill Project Would Help Advance Those Goals & Make Sure Wind Technology Is Made In America, Including In... Read More

USDA Will Boost Delaware County LDC To Provide Low-Interest Loans To Underserved Businesses & Create Jobs In The Region   Schumer: USDA Funding Will Strengthen The Recovery of Delaware County’s Small Businesses U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Department of the Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has approved the Delaware County Local Development Corporation (LDC) for $750,000 in funding from the Intermediary Relending... Read More

Schumer Doubles Down On Boosting Rochester As A Tech Research Hub; Following His Invitation, Senator Brings NSF Top Brass To University of Rochester To See How Finger Lakes Region Can Drive American Innovation and Jobs Schumer’s U.S. Innovation & Competition Act Is Slated To Significantly Increase Federal Investment In Research And Workers, Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing To Fix Supply Chains And Lower Costs for Working Families Schumer To National Science Foundation: From Rochester... Read More

Toxins In Burn Pit Smoke Can Have Long Term Health Effects From Cancers To Respiratory Illnesses, But Veterans Struggle To Receive Coverage & Have Claims Denied For These Conditions Linked To Burn Pit Exposure Senator Says Honoring Our PACT Act Will Cut Red Tape So Vets Exposed To Environmental Hazards Can Get Their Health Care Benefits; Schumer Promises To Bring Bill For A Vote This Congress. Every Member Will Have to Go on the Record And Show How Much They Really Support Veterans Schumer:... Read More

After Schumer Lobbied Commerce Secretary Raimondo Directly To Advocate For Buffalo, WNY; Advanced Manufacturing Proposal Was Selected For Final Round To Compete For Up To A $100 Million Grant To Transform The WNY Economy With Major Tech Hub Funding From Schumer’s U.S. Innovation & Competition Act In The Works, Senator Says WNY Must Strike While The Iron Is Hot To Bolster Its Tech Infrastructure and Workforce To Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S. Schumer: WNY’s Selection As One... Read More

In Letter To OMB & Army Corps, Schumer & Gillibrand Pushed To Fully Fund The Jamaica Bay Stony Creek Marsh Island Project; OMB & USACE Then Included The Funding In Their 2023 Work Plan Vital Funding Will Be Used For Design & Construction Work Today U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $18.61 million in funding they secured for the Jamaica Bay Stony Creek Marsh Island restoration in the 2023 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan... Read More

Schumer Doubles Down On Boosting Rochester As A Tech Center; Will Personally Bring NSF Top Brass To University of Rochester To See How The Finger Lakes Region Can Drive American Tech Leadership Schumer’s U.S. Innovation & Competition Act Is Slated To Make Major Investments In NSF And Tech Hubs, And Grow NY Tech Companies, And Manufacturing Schumer To National Science Foundation: Come See For Yourself Everything Rochester Has To Offer – From Laser Lab To A Topnotch Tech Workforce... Read More

Expanded Partnership Between GlobalFoundries & PsiQuantum Will Develop Next Generation Of Photonic Quantum Computing System Senator Secures Funding To Advance Quantum Computing & Cyber Capabilities Over China; Funding Will Boost The Mohawk Valley & Capital Region Economy, Create Jobs, Bolster National Security Schumer: Upstate New York Is Leading The World In Quantum Computing & Tech Of The Future U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $25 million in... Read More

Expanded Partnership Between GlobalFoundries & PsiQuantum Will Develop Next Generation Of Photonic Quantum Computing System Senator Secures Funding To Advance Quantum Computing & Cyber Capabilities Over China; Funding Will Boost The Mohawk Valley & Capital Region Economy, Create Jobs, Bolster National Security Schumer: Upstate New York Is Leading The World In Quantum Computing & Tech Of The Future U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $25 million in... Read More

NY Hospitals Heroically Responded To COVID Outbreak, Ripping Holes In Their Budgets To Obtain PPE, Cleaning/Disinfecting Facilities, Testing, And More  Reps Say FEMA Funding – At A 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse Hospital For Costs Related to Pandemic Response In Northern Westchester Schumer, Gillibrand, Jones: Fed Funding Will Keep Hudson Valley Hospital Strong & Communities Safe  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand,... Read More

Schumer-Negotiated American Rescue Plan Included $400 Million Investment in AmeriCorps And CDC To Bolster Public Health AmeriCorps Program Now Thanks To Senator’s Advocacy, Over 60 AmeriCorps Members Will Be Added To Southern Tier And Rochester To Meet Public Health Needs  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced over $1.2 million in funding to bolster Upstate New York’s access to healthcare in underserved areas.  Specifically, the Rural Health Network... Read More

From Firefighters To Police To EMS To The Bee-Line, Westchester Relies On Radio For Daily Operations & To Keep Residents Safe; BUT, System Was Decades Old, Putting Essential Services At Risk   Schumer Secured $2 Million In End Of Year Spending Package To Upgrade Westchester’s Critical Emergency Radio System, Saving Tax Payer $$$ & Getting First Responders The 21st Century Support They Need   Schumer: Funding Will Tune Westchester Into The Next Generation Of Emergency... Read More

As Central New York Prepares for I-81’s Redevelopment, NY’s Senators Call For $50 Million In Fed Funding From New Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Program To Revitalize Old 15th Ward Neighborhood, Bolster Over 1,500 Housing Units, Address Historic Inequities Senators Say Any Plan For Equitable Infrastructure Must Include Affordable & Accessible Housing Schumer, Gillibrand To HUD: Syracuse & I-81 Can Become A National Model For Housing Transformation In Reconnecting Communities... Read More

NY Hospitals Heroically Responded To COVID Outbreak, Ripping Holes In Their Budgets To Obtain PPE, Cleaning/Disinfecting Facilities, Testing, And More  Senators Say FEMA Funding – At A 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse The Health System For Costs Related to Pandemic Response Schumer, Gillibrand: From Binghamton To Norwich Federal Funding Will Boost UHS, Southern Tier, Keep Our Hospitals Strong & Communities Safe  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and... Read More