Press Releases
SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO MODIFY INFLEXIBLE, OUTDATED FISHING REGS & WORK WITH DEC TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL FISHERS TO CATCH BLACK SEA BASS IN JUNE; CLOSING BLACK SEA BASS FISHING SEASON—EVEN THOUGH STOCKS ARE THRIVING—MAY DRAMATICALLY HURT LI FISHING INDUSTRY
Senator Cites Healthy Stocks, Late-Arriving Bass, Below Average Catch Rates & Bad Weather As Reasons To Reassess June Closure; Senator Has Long History Supporting Anglers & Commercial Fishers Who Often Face Inflexible Rules Based on Bad Science Senator Says Commercial Fishers Are Allowed To Annually Catch Almost 200K Pounds Of Black Sea Bass But Have Barely Put A Dent Into Quota Due to Late Migration, Catching Just 40K Pounds So Far This Year; June Gap May Result In LI Fishers Losing O… Continue Reading
06.01.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $230K IN FED FUNDS FOR THE BLASDELL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY
Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment to Keep Firefighters Safe U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $231,858 in federal funding for the Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department in Erie County. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, this funding will be used to purchase 25 new sets of personal protective turnout gear, and allow the department to replace self… Continue Reading
06.01.16
SCHUMER, DONOVAN: WITH PLANS FOR VITAL STATEN ISLAND EAST SHORE SEA WALL NOW HEADED TO ARMY CORPS’ DESK FOR FINAL APPROVAL, LAWMAKERS CALL FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW OF PROJECT AND ACCELERATED SIGN-OFF; SAY APPROVAL OF PROJECT SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY
Schumer, Long-Time Supporter of Staten Island Sea Wall Project, Helped Secure Federal Funding In Sandy Relief Bill for Necessary Resiliency Project to Finally Implement Coastline Defense Along East Shore Communities; Schumer Also Successfully Pushed to Expedite Project's Internal Review Process Staten Island Lawmakers Urge Army Corps to Treat Sea Wall Project As a Top Priority; Express Support for Expedited Stamp of Approval U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan, Borough Pr… Continue Reading
06.01.16
SCHUMER CALLS ON PORT AUTHORITY TO ACCELERATE COMPLETION OF NOISE STUDIES IN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING JFK & LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS ; COMPLETION OF ‘PART 150 NOISE STUDIES’ COULD HELP REMEDIATE AIRPLANE NOISE & PROVIDE LONG - SOUGHT RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES
Part 150 Studies Will Better Evaluate Noise Impacts to Communities Surrounding JFK & LaGuardia Airport & Recommend Mitigation Measures; Schumer Has Long Supported Part 150 Studies, And Other Ways to Address Airplane Noise Schumer Pushes Port Authority to Expedite Completion of Part 150 Studies; Senator Says a Completed Study Could Mean Additional Federal Resources for Noise Mitigation Measures Schumer: While There Is No Silver Bullet When Addressing Airplane Noise, the Completion of … Continue Reading
05.31.16
AS WE CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY, SCHUMER MEETS WITH USS FRANK E. EVANS FAMILY MEMBERS AT THEIR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY HOME; SCHUMER HAS LED THE CHARGE TO ADD WESTERN NEW YORKER TERRY LEE HENDERSON TO THE VIETNAM WALL
Schumer Meets With Terry Lee Henderson's Mother & Brother at Their Home & Provides Update On Campaign To Add Names To Wall Schumer: Terry Lee Henderson & 73 Other Sailors Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice For America & Deserve To Be Honored On The Vietnam Memorial Wall Schumer: In Honor Of Memorial Day, It's Time To Etch 74 Names On The Vietnam Wall U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, for the first time, met with Terry Lee Henderson’s mother and brother today&… Continue Reading
05.31.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
Town of Norfolk Will Use Funds to Extend Critical Water Mains To Provide More Than 50 Homes With Safe, Reliable Water U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $694,000 in federal low-interest loans and $500,000 in federal grant funding for the Town of Norfolk in St. Lawrence County. This funding will allow the town to make new investments in its local water infrastructure. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Developm… Continue Reading
05.31.16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $575 MILLION IN FED FUNDS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN OWEGO’S COMBAT RESCUE & MARINE ONE HELICOPTER PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED SENATE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL – SENATOR URGES COLLEAGUES IN BOTH SENATE AND HOUSE TO PASS IT
Funding Would Keep Helicopter Programs on Track & Help Maintain Southern Tier Jobs - Bill Includes $302 Million in Funding for New Fleet of Presidential Helicopters & $273 Million in Funding for New Fleet of Combat Search & Rescue Helicopters, Major Elements of Both Are Produced By Lockheed Martin in Owego Schumer: Funding Is Critical for Lockheed Martin Owego, At The Forefront Of Two of The Most Important Helicopter Programs In World U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announce… Continue Reading
05.31.16
SCHUMER ATTENDS OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING OF OWEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SURROUNDED BY STUDENTS, PARENTS & TEACHERS – SCHOOL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY TROPICAL STORM LEE IN 2011; SENATOR IMMEDIATELY INTERVENED BY PUSHING FEMA TO CUT RED TAPE & AWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT MORE THAN $24 MILLION IN FED FUNDING TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL
Delays & Roadblocks From FEMA When Considering Application For New Elementary School Building Left Children Without A Local School And Left Residents To Shoulder The Cost To Rebuild Senator Played Key Role In Successfully Securing $24 Million In Fed Funding That Made Building New School A Reality Schumer: Owego Students Once Again Have Their Own School To Call Home U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today stood with students, teachers, parents and school administration as he cut th… Continue Reading
05.30.16
WITH HOLIDAY WEEKEND TRAVEL PROVING AIRPORT LINES ARE STILL FAR TOO LONG, SCHUMER OUTLINES NEW PLAN THAT WOULD BRING MORE TSA AGENTS TO NYC & REDUCE WAIT TIMES THIS SUMMER
Schumer Says He Will Lead Push For TSA To Hire 600 More & Move $28 Million Needed To Bring Another 2,500+ Agents To Full-Time; Senator Says LGA, JFK & Newark Airports Deserve Large Share Of New Agents Schumer Recently Called on TSA to Hire More NYC Agents-Successfully Securing 200+ For City-But Schumer Says New Plan Would Convert Part-Time Agents To Full-Time & Bring Even More Agents To NYC, Really Putting Dent In Lines As Summer Travel Heats Up Schumer: Public Outcry Demands Cong… Continue Reading
05.27.16
GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE BILL TO NAME BERGEN POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF BERGEN NATIVE BARRY MILLER HAS PASSED THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY – KEY HURDLE CLEARED TO MAKE THE BARRY G. MILLER POST OFFICE OFFICIAL; NOW HEADS OVER TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR FINAL PASSAGE
In September 2015, Bergen Volunteer Firefighter & EMT Barry Miller Tragically Lost His Life In the Line Of Duty Earlier this year, Gillibrand Introduced Legislation to Rename Bergen Post Office After Fallen Hero Bergen, NY - U.S Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today announced that the legislation to rename the Bergen Post Office located at 15 Rochester Street in Genesee County as the "Barry G. Miller Post Office" has passed the Senate unanimously. With passage secu… Continue Reading
05.26.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $170,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE ST. LAWRENCE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Emergency and Protective Equipment For Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $80,000 in federal funding for Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad, $56,381 in federal funding for Pierrepont Fire and $34,448 in federal funding for West Stockholm Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Gouv… Continue Reading
05.26.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLEAN-UP AT BROWNFIELD SITES AROUND UPSTATE NEW YORK
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Funding for Five Brownfield Sites in WNY, Hudson Valley, Rome & North Country U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1.5 million in federal funding for several regions in Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program. Out of 240 recipients, Schumer and Gillibrand secured funding for six projects to help communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated a… Continue Reading
05.26.16
AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, KEY NYC ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDS RESTORED TO $600 MILLION; PREVIOUSLY RELEASED WHITE HOUSE BUDGET WRONGLY CUT FUNDS BY HALF, PUTTING VITAL NYPD ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS IN JEOPARDY
After White House Made Ill-Advised Cuts to Anti-Terrorism Funds, Schumer Vowed Fight; Dept. of Homeland Security's UASI Program Provides Critical Funding To Terror-Target Cities Like NYC & Funds Key Tools To Keep NYPD A Step Ahead Of Terrorists Schumer Announces Congress Will Pass Homeland Security Spending Bill With $600M Going to DHS's UASI Program; Spending Bill Reverses White House’s Proposal to Cut NYC’s Terror Funds By Nearly $300M Schumer: Absurd Cuts To NYC Anti-Terror … Continue Reading
05.25.16
SCHUMER URGES HOLOCAUST VICTIMS & FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE WHO WERE DEPORTED FROM NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE VIA FRENCH RAIL COMPANY (SNCF) TO QUICKLY FILE CLAIMS FOR RESTITUTION—DEADLINE TO FILE IS MAY 31ST; TOTAL OF $60M WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS & FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE WHO PERISHED
French Rail Company, SNCF, Transported Over 75,000 Jews, & Thousands of Others, to Concentration Camps During WWII; Using Legal Duplicity Company Has Dodged Responsibility for Its Collaboration with Nazi Regime Until Now Schumer Has Long Advocated for Monetary Compensation & Was Sponsor of the Holocaust Rail Justice Act, Which Would Allow American Survivors & Relatives to Pursue Justice Against French Rail Company; Senator Says Restitution Fund Finally Provides Some Justice to Survi… Continue Reading
05.25.16
SCHUMER INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL REQUIRING DOD TO ETCH NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO PERISHED ON THE USS FRANK E. EVANS – INCLUDING SON OF SYRACUSE MAN, LARRY REILLY JR. – ON VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL; 74 SERVICEMEN DIED IN VIETNAM WAR TRAINING EXERCISE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN 1969, BUT BECAUSE ACCIDENT WAS RULED OUTSIDE COMBAT ZONE, THEY WERE LEFT OFF NATIONAL MEMORIAL WALL
Larry Reilly Jr. & 73 Other American Veterans Tragically Died When USS Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Unjustly Deemed "Not Directly Linked to War," These 74 Names Were Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Schumer Introduces Amendment Requiring DOD to Enshrine These Names Onto The Wall As A Part Of The National Defense Bill; Senator Says Adding Names of These Heroes to the Vietnam Memor… Continue Reading
05.25.16
SCHUMER INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL REQUIRING DOD TO ETCH NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO PERISHED ON THE USS FRANK E. EVANS – INCLUDING SON OF WESTERN NY FAMILY, TERRY LEE HENDERSON – ON VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL; 74 SERVICEMEN DIED IN VIETNAM WAR TRAINING EXERCISE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN 1969, BUT BECAUSE ACCIDENT WAS RULED OUTSIDE COMBAT ZONE, THEY WERE LEFT OFF NATIONAL MEMORIAL WALL
Terry Lee Henderson & 73 Other American Veterans Tragically Died When USS Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Unjustly Deemed "Not Directly Linked to War," These 74 Names Were Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Schumer Introduces Amendment Requiring DOD to Enshrine These Names Onto The Wall As A Part Of The National Defense Bill; Senator Says Adding Names of These Heroes to the Vietnam Me… Continue Reading
05.24.16
SCHUMER DEMANDS METRO-NORTH IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH RIDERS DURING EMERGENCIES FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT HUNDREDS OF HUDSON VALLEY COMMUTERS WERE LEFT STRANDED WITHOUT CLEAR DIRECTION ON HOW TO GET HOME DURING LAST WEEK’S FIRE
Metro-North Had Previously Pledged to Improve Communication with Commuters During Emergencies; Yet Reports Last Week Indicated Riders Were Only Given Limited Information About What to Do and How to Get Home During Service Outage Schumer Pushes Metro-North to Make Good on Previous Commitments and Ensure Stations are Adequately Staffed with Clearly Identified Employees to Provide Directions During Emergencies Schumer: Metro-North Communication Breakdowns Could Make Bad Situations Worse U.S. Sen… Continue Reading
05.23.16
SCHUMER REVEALS: STEWART AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING BUSINESSES’ 80 YEAR-OLD WATER & SEWAGE MAINS ARE SEVERELY OUTDATED AND PREVENTING LONG OVERDUE JOB-CREATION & AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECTS; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH A MAJOR PUSH TO SECURE MILLIONS IN FED FUNDING TO OVERHAUL CRITICAL WATER & SEWAGE MAINS PAVING WAY FOR NEW JOBS & MORE FLIGHTS TO STEWART
Federal Investment Will Allow Airport & Orange County To Attract New Commercial Tenants, Accommodate More Personal & Commercial Aircraft, Expand Cargo Space, Add 35,000 Sq. Ft of Terminal Space Schumer To EDA: Green-Light Fed Funds That Will Transform Stewart For Take-Off Standing at Stewart International Airport, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched a major push to secure more than $4 million in federal funding for Stewart International … Continue Reading
05.22.16
AS MEMORIAL DAY APPROACHES & MOSQUITO SEASON TAKES HOLD, SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND TEAM-UP & DEMAND HOUSE PASS AT LEAST $1.1 BILLION IN EMERGENCY ZIKA FUNDS TO HELP BEAT BACK SPREAD OF VIRUS; WITH 114 ZIKA CASES IN NY ALONE, SENATORS SAY STITCH IN TIME WILL SAVE NINE
Millions of Families Will Soon Head Outdoors As Summer Approaches & Temps Rise, But Federal Government Still Doesn't Have Guaranteed Resources to Stop Spread of Zika Virus Senate Approved $1.1 Billion This Past Week to Combat Zika, But Competing House Proposal Would Instead Rob $352 Million from Ebola Emergency Funds to Pay for Zika Response; NY Health Officials Warning Of Consequences Schumer, Gillibrand: Delivering These Funds Is One Of The Best Ways To Beat Back the Bite That Zi… Continue Reading
05.20.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FERC TO SUSPEND CONSTRUCTION ON AIM PIPELINE EXPANSION UNTIL INDEPENDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED
Senators Cite Impacted Communities' Health, Environmental & Safety Concerns; Say That This Pass-Through Pipeline Burdens NY Communities With All the Risks Without Any Long-Term Benefits U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to suspend action on the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project until independent health and safety reviews of the project are completed. The Senators pointed to the impacted communities' s… Continue Reading
