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Schumer Secures Funding for Three Brownfield Sites in Upstate New York  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $700,000 in federal funding for several regions in Upstate NY. The funding was allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program. Out of 172 communities across the U.S., Schumer secured funding for three projects to help communities in Upstate NY to survey, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated and abandoned... Read More

After Huge Push, Schumer Successfully Secured $432M in Sandy Relief Funds For East River Tunnel Repairs; Says: “Tuesday’s Electrical Failure & Massive Delay Is A Sign Of What Can Happen If Action Is Delayed & Breakdowns Continue;” Since Superstorm Sandy, Disruptions Related to the East River Tunnels Have Increased by 72% Schumer Says Salt Damage From Superstorm Sandy Will Continue To Erode The ERT For LIRR Riders; Despite Fed Funding Being in Place for Nearly a Year,... Read More

Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport Serves 2 Million Passengers Each Year, Provides Thousands of Jobs & Generates Hundreds of Millions in Economic Impact Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $900K in FAA Funds Will Go Towards the Design of a Rehabilitated Runway 6/24 at LI MacArthur Airport U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that The Town of Islip is receiving a $900,000 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant... Read More

USDOT Funding Will Be Used For Over 36 Infrastructure Projects At Airports Across Upstate New York Funding Will Be Used For Renovations and Improvements to Operational Efficiency In The Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, Central & Western New York, Rochester-Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and The North Country Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $17,182,465 in federal funding for 36 critical infrastructure projects at local... Read More

USDOT Funding Will Be Used For Over 36 Infrastructure Projects At Airports Across Upstate New York Funding Will Be Used For Renovations and Improvements to Operational Efficiency In The Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, Central & Western New York, Rochester-Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and The North Country Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $17,182,465 in federal funding for 36 critical infrastructure projects at local... Read More

A Simple CMS Data-Entry Error Left Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY On The Hook For A $250K Loss For No Real Reason – Putting Health Of Practice At Risk Schumer & Katko Successfully Pushed CMS To Reverse Course – Touting Hematology-Oncology Associates As The ‘High Quality’ Provider It is & Protected Reimbursements That Will Be Used For Vital Care   Schumer, Katko: Return Of Fed Funds To HOA Will Keep Staff In Place & Care Top-Notch For Countless... Read More

Roswell Park Will Receive Thousands In Funding From The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) To Continue Translating Lab Research Into Real-Life Treatments For Patients Funding Will Be Used To Continue Research On Psychological Outcomes of Pediatric Cancer Caregiving Schumer and Gillibrand: HHS Funding Ensures Buffalo Will Remain On Forefront Of Cancer Research U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that Roswell Park Cancer Institute will receive... Read More

This June Marks the 50th Anniversary Since the Six Day War & The Reunification of the City of Jerusalem Schumer Says Resolution Reaffirms The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, Which States that Jerusalem Should Remain the Undivided Capital of Israel in Which the Rights of Every Ethnic and Religious Groups are Protected  Schumer: Semi-Centennial of the Reunification of Jerusalem is An Important Milestone for Israel & Jewish People Across Globe U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer introduced... Read More

We Are On The Heels Of Yet Another High-Profile Terror Attack In A Big City—But Trump Budget Takes Away NYC Anti-Terror Funds; Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Program Provides Critical Funding To NYPD & NYC; Funding  Keeps NYPD A Step Ahead Of Terrorists Schumer Has Continuously—Under Both Administrations—Made The Case For NYC UASI Anti-Terror Funds—And Won Them Back Schumer: At A Time When Terrorism Is On The Rise, We Should Not Be Disinvesting in NYC... Read More

Terry Lee Henderson, Larry Reilly Jr., and 72 other American Sailors Tragically Died When U.S.S. Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Deemed “Not Directly Linked to War,” These 74 Names  are Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall  Schumer Says These 74 Americans Bravely Served Their Country Inside & Outside The Combat Zone; Adding the Names of These Heroes to the... Read More

Federal Funds Will Be Used To Make Security Engineering Stronger, Easier, and Cheaper   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that Cornell University will receive $2,499,998 in federal grant funding from the National Science Foundation.  Federal funds will be used to develop sophisticated cryptographic mechanisms in order to increase software security.  Under this program, Cornell University will build more secure software systems using... Read More

Fed Investment Will Be Used For Section Of Track Between Poughkeepsie & Amsterdam; Is Leased By NYS Which Must Implement PTC – Senator Successfully Pushed FRA to Use Newly-Created Federal Grant Program to Help Fund Rail Improvements On State-Run Portion of Empire Corridor  Last Year Schumer Gave Former FRA Admin A Tour of Tracks, Discussed Importance of Quickly Installing Life-Saving PTC Technology  Schumer: PTC System For Empire Line Can Help Prevent Fatal Crashes  U.S.... Read More

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