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Schumer & Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Western NY, Especially Along Rainbow Bridge & Peace Bridges, Has Seen Surge Of Practice Known ‘FlagPoling’ – Where Canadians Seeking Canadian Work Authorization Exploit A Legal Loophole and Enter The US Only For A Few Hours To Expedite Their Work Permits – Which Are Facing Long Wait Times In Canada – Bogging Down Crossings And Frustrating Border Protection Officers Who Must Take Extra Time To Process These Cases Schumer Is Now Calling On... Read More

Schumer Says New Fed $$ Will Help Transform Properties In Allegany County Like Abandoned Gas Stations, Defunct Manufacturing Sites, And Other Fallow Brownfields Into Sites For Productive Use, Helping To Take The Burden Of Polluted Properties Off Local Taxpayer Schumer: Funding Is Part Of $18+ Million for Brownfield Sites Across NY That Will Improve Public Health, Community Safety, And Create New Economic Development Opportunities Schumer: Cleanup And Reuse Of These Community Eyesores For... Read More

Schumer Says New Fed $$ Will Help Clean Up Brownfields And Eyesores And Transform Blighted Properties Across Oneida County Like The Former Rome Cable Tower Site, The Former St. Luke’s Campus, Vacant Lots, Abandoned Sites, And Other Fallow Brownfields Into Sites For Productive Use, Helping Take Burden Of Polluted Properties Off Local Taxpayer Schumer: This Funding Is Part Of $18+ Million for Brownfield Sites Across NY & Will Improve Public Health & Safety Of Communities By Revitalizing... Read More

Schumer Says New Fed $$ For Fulton & Greene County, And City Of Gloversville, Will Help Clean Up & Transform Eyesores And Blighted Properties Like Abandoned Tanneries, The Former Decca Records Site, And Other Fallow Brownfields Into Sites For Productive Use, Helping To Take The Burden Of Polluted Properties Off Local Taxpayer Schumer: This Funding Is Part Of $18+ Million for Brownfield Sites Across NY & Will Improve Public Health & Safety Of Communities By Revitalizing Hazardous... Read More

Transform Blighted Properties Like Abandoned Gas Stations, Defunct Manufacturing Sites, And Other Fallow Brownfields Into Sites For Productive Use, Helping To Take The Burden Of Polluted Properties Off Local Taxpayers Schumer: This Funding Is Part Of $18+ Million for Brownfield Sites Across NY & Will Improve The Public Health & Safety Of Communities By Revitalizing Hazardous Sites While Creating New Development & Job Opportunities Schumer: Cleanup And Reuse Of These Toxic Community... Read More

Schumer Says Steel Imports From China Furtively Funneled Through Mexico To Avoid U.S. Tariffs Are Harming CNY Manufacturers Like Nucor In Auburn, Crucible Steel In Syracuse, & Novellis in Oswego; Senator Now Calling On Feds To Close This Loophole, Stop The ‘Steel Surge’ From China & Other Countries Which Don’t Play By The Rules Senator Says New Tariffs Just Announced Last Week Are A GIANT, Overdue Step In The Right Direction And We Need To Use This Momentum To Protect U.S. Steel... Read More

Schumer Championed Billions In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Eliminate Lead Pipes And Has Already Delivered $350+ Million Specifically For Lead Pipe Removal Across NY For Communities To Tap, With Much More On The Way; Schumer Wants Communities In Capital Region To Apply Now To Accelerate Efforts To Get The Lead Out Senator Says Homes Can Get Their Pipes Tested Now And He Will Keep Pumping In The Federal Dollars To Help Keep Burden Off The Local Taxpayer and Keep Drinking Water Safe Schumer:... Read More

NEA Grants Help Support Artists, Musicians, As Well As Research And Learning In History, Literature, Arts & Other Areas Of The Humanities Schumer, Gillibrand: Investing In The Arts Is How We Paint A More Vibrant Picture For New York’s Future! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,225,000 for dozens of grants distributed by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to organizations across Upstate New York. The senators said this... Read More

Schumer Has Been Leading The Charge For Decades Against Highly Toxic PFOA/PFOS Chemicals Which Are Common In Firefighting Foam, And Polluted Drinking Water Sources Across NY From Newburgh To Hoosick Falls To Niagara Falls & Watertown In Just Passed FAA Reauthorization, Schumer Helped Establish A New Grant To Dispose Of PFAS Firefighting Foam, Decontaminate Equipment, & Transition Industry To Alternative Foams – Protecting NY Water Supplies, Boosting Public Health & Firefighter... Read More

Schumer Personally Visited The Aging Seaway Visitor Center To Advocate For Renovations in 2018 And Successfully Delivered $6 Million In Fed Funding To Make Today’s Ribbon Cutting Possible Schumer Says New Center Will Be A Major Boost To Region’s Tourist Economy & Will Bolster Vital Saint Lawrence Seaway Operations – An Essential Transportation Link For The Region Schumer: This Grand Opening Will Make Waves For Our North Country Economy & Tourists! Following years of advocacy calling on... Read More

Schumer Fought To Include Extension Of FAA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Test Sites – Like The One At Oneida County’s Griffiss International Airport – In Just-Passed FAA Reauthorization Bill To Ensure The Mohawk Valley & CNY Continue To Lead On UAS Research, Development, Safety & More Schumer Led The Charge To Get FAA To Choose Oneida County and Griffiss As A Test Site To Put Region On The Map As A Leader In Developing Cutting-Edge UAS Technologies And For Safely Operating UAS In The... Read More

Washington, D.C. – The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group comprised of Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Todd Young (R-IN), today released a roadmap for artificial intelligence policy in the United States Senate. A one-pager detailing the roadmap can be found here. The AI roadmap can be found here. Today, after months of discussion, hundreds of stakeholder meetings, and nine first-of-their-kind, all-Senator AI Insight... Read More

Schumer Says FAA Bill That Passed Late Last Night Will Help Ensure America Remains #1 In Aviation Safety, Protecting Regulations Created In The Wake Of Colgan Air Flight 3407 In Western NY, Tackling The Air Traffic Controller Shortage, & Surging Billions For Infrastructure Upgrades At Airports To Keep Them In Top Shape And Attract New Service New Senate-Passed Bill Will Also Ensure Families Can Sit Together On Flights Without Fees, Make It Easier To Get Refunds, And Much More Schumer: New... Read More

If Confirmed, Vacca, Who Is Korean-American, Will Be The First Woman Of Color To Serve On The Western District Of NY Bench And She Will Be The Second Woman Schumer Has Nominated To The WDNY Bench, Which Would Make The Formerly All-Male Court Half Active Female Judges  A Graduate Of The University at Buffalo School of Law A Former Prosecutor & Current Acting State Supreme Court Judge With Experience In Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, & Felony Cases, Senator Says Vacca Will Bring Years Of... Read More

East Breakwall Is The Only Barrier Protecting Lake Ontario & Wayne County Community From Destructive Flood Waves; Deteriorating Sodus Bay Breakwall Has Cost Tens Of Millions In Damage To Homes, Businesses, & Beaches During Floods; Now, Schumer Is Pushing To Get This Long-Desired Project Started ASAP As Community Preps For Busiest Time Of The Year For The Local Economy Schumer Has Led The Charge To Boost Lake Ontario Flood Protections, Securing The Biggest Fed Investment Ever In Sodus To... Read More

Schumer Has Been Leading The Charge To Revitalize Downtown Kingston – Securing $21+ Million – The Largest Grant In Kingston’s History To Reimagine The Rondout Waterfront, Increase Walkability, Biking, Flood Protections Senator Says Dangerous Corridors Like Foxhall & Flatbush, Which Have Had Dozens Of Pedestrians & Cyclists Struck From Lack Of Walkability And Unsafe Railroad Crossings, Hinder Growth And Economic Opportunity – Now He Is Pushing To Land Final Funding Needed To Re-Do Streets... Read More

Schumer Championed Billions In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Eliminate Lead Pipes And Just Delivered $129 Million For New York Last Week, With Much More Still On The Way, For Communities To Begin Applying For Erie County Alone Has A Backlog Of Over 12,000 Lead Pipes And Senator Is Pushing To Help Deliver The Millions Needed With New Grants To Replace Potentially Hazardous Lead Service Lines As They Ramp Up To Meet New EPA Regulations   Schumer: Protecting Our Children From Dangers of Lead... Read More

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES WESTERN NY NATIVE, ROBERT GIOIA, CONFIRMED AS A U.S. JOINT COMMISSIONER TO THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION OVERSEEING THE GREAT LAKES AND THE U.S. & CANADA’S SHARED WATERWAYS Robert Gioia, A Decades Long Civic Leader In The Buffalo-Niagara Region Has Dedicated His Life To Bettering Upstate NY Schumer Says Gioia Will Be Strong Leader On The Commission To Protect U.S. & Canada’s Shared Waterways & Protect Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River Washington, D.C. – U.S.... Read More

Funding Is Part Of $15 Billion In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Schumer Championed To Replace Dangerous Lead Pipes Across The Country Senator Says New York State Has Some Of The Oldest Water Systems In The Country & Approx. 494,000 Lead Service Pipes Throughout State, The 6th Largest Number Of Pipes In The Country; Funding Will Provide Critical Support To Modernize Water Infrastructure For Cities And Municipalities Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law $$$ Are Flowing To NY... Read More

Senators Said Funding Will Protect Unique Fish Species, Like American Eel, Brook Trout, & Atlantic Salmon Living In Boquet River, Which Impacts Sports Tourism And The Local Economy Funding Comes From Biden Administration’s Recently Announced $70 Million For National Fish Passage Program Projects To Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies Schumer: Fed $$ Are Now Flowing To The North Country To Protect Vital Wildlife And Boost Tourism Economy! U.S. Senate Majority Leader... Read More