Press Releases
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF ‘JUSTICE AGAINST SPONSORS OF TERRORISM ACT’–LONG SOUGHT AFTER BY 9/11 FAMILIES; SENATOR CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS LEGISLATION
For Months, Schumer Has Rallied With 9/11 Families For Final Passage of 'JASTA', Which Addresses An Injustice for Americans Victims of Terror - Recent Unfair Court Decisions Have Prevented Them From Suing Groups & Countries That Funded The Terror That Took Their Loved Ones Schumer: We Are One Step Closer to Holding Those That Fund Terrorist Acts Financially Accountable - House Must Act U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act" (J… Continue Reading
12.12.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HANNA ANNOUNCE AFTER THEIR PUSH, PROVISIONS THAT WOULD PROVIDE CONGRESS WITH MORE OVERSIGHT OVER DFAS PERSONNEL PLANS AND ADD PROTECTIONS FOR ROME DFAS WORKERS PASSES CONGRESS IN ANNUAL DEFENSE BILL
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Richard Hanna today announced, after their push, Congress passes a measure that would help provide additional protections for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). The measure was included in the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and includes language requiring an independent review by the Deputy Chief Management Officer of an Army pilot program that threatens to harm DFAS. The bill also requi… Continue Reading
12.12.14
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER MEDAL OF HONOR REQUEST FOR SGT. HENRY JOHNSON PASSES CONGRESS, HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK – AFTER BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW, NEXT STEP IS FOR PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER & APPROVE MEDAL OF HONOR REQUEST
Schumer: President's Final Signature Would Put Us At The Precipice of Righting Century-Old Wrong Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the provision he authored, which would make late World War I hero and Albany resident, Sergeant Henry Johnson, eligible to receive the Medal of Honor has passed both the House and the Senate. Schumer worked with Rep. Paul Tonko and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to include this provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was unvei… Continue Reading
12.12.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MAFFEI ANNOUNCE LONG-SOUGHT LEGISLATION TO CREATE HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK HAS CLEARED CONGRESS & NOW HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK – REPS URGE PRESIDENT TO SIGN-OFF ON HISTORIC DESIGNATION
Schumer, Gillibrand, Maffei: President's Signature Will Make Richly- Deserved Tubman Recognition A Reality Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Dan Maffei announced that the provision to establish the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn as a National Historical Park, which would also encompass the Tubman Home for the Aged, the Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory, has passed both the House and the Senate. Schumer, Gillibrand and Maffei successfully… Continue Reading
12.11.14
SCHUMER APPLAUDS FHFA DIRECTOR MEL WATT FOR ORDERING THE CAPITALIZATION OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND
Housing Trust Funding To Help Build Much-Needed Affordable Rental Housing In New York City; Will Help Rebuild & Revitalize Low-Income Communities Through Construction, Rehab & Preservation of Rental Housing U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today applauded the decision by FHFA Director Mel Watt to order Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to begin capitalizing the National Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund. This critical investment will help rebuild and revitalize low-income commun… Continue Reading
12.11.14
SCHUMER: JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL RESTORES UNWISE CUT PROPOSED FOR OVER 315 UPSTATE NY WATER & SEWER PROJECTS – ADMINISTRATION ORIGINALLY PROPOSED A DEVASTATING $40 MILLION CUT TO NYS SEWER PROJECTS, BUT SCHUMER SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTED FUNDING
In March, Schumer Urged His Colleagues to Preserve Funding in FY2015 for Critical Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades After President's Budget Threatened Devastating Cut - Failure To Preserve Funding Could Harm Local Budgets & Property Taxes Schumer: Omnibus Bill Would Help Upstate NY Municipalities Keep Vital Water-Sewer Projects On Track Today, on a conference call with reporters, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the just-unveiled omnibus budget bill, legislation that could clear… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS, COLLINS ANNOUNCE USDA HAS ISSUED SECRETARIAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR 7 WNY COUNTIES DEVASTATED BY NOVEMBER SNOWSTORM
Now, Genesee, Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming Counties Will Be Immediately Eligible for USDA Assistance to Help Cover Crop, Livestock, Business Loss Costs Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins, Collins: USDA Support for WNY Agriculture Industry Damaged By Historic Snowfall is Critical Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representatives Brian Higgins and Chris Collins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved primary and cont… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $23 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW ARMY RESERVE TRAINING CENTER IN MATTYDALE IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL
US Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year – includes $23 million in funding to build a new Army Reserve Training Center in Mattydale, New York. The training facility will include administrative, education, assembly, library, and physical fitness areas for fifteen Army Reserve units, including the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a Training Brigade, a… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $27 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FORT DRUM’S UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL
US Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year – includes $27 million in funding to build an unmanned aerial vehicle hangar at Fort Drum. Schumer and Gillibrand both wrote to Senate and House appropriators urging them to include funds for this hangar investment in the omnibus spending bill. "The inclusion of funding for a brand new hangar for Fort Drum… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $58 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO BUILD NEW BARRACKS AT WEST POINT IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL
Funding Is Third Federal Installment Of Funding To Construct New Cadet Barracks US Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year – includes $58 million in funding to build new barracks at West Point. This is the third federal funding installment for the barracks, which will be the first constructed at the United States Military Academy since 1972. Sch… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, SLAUGHTER ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $67 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Louise Slaughter today announced that the Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year – includes $67.016 million in funding for Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which is a much-needed increase of $725,000 from last year's funding level. NTID provides a college education to deaf and hard-of-hearing stu… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $166M IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BROOKHAVEN’S ION COLLIDER & $105M FOR NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON LIGHT SOURCE II IS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL; BNL’S COLLIDER IS ONLY REMAINING ATOM SMASHER IN COUNTRY
Schumer, Gillibrand Have Since Fought to Secure Increased Federal Funds for BNL- Funding Helps US Remain On Forefront of Atomic Research; BNL's Ion Collider Will Receive Nearly $1M More Than in Last Year's Appropriations Bill & NSLS-II Will Receive $46M More Than Last Year Collider Provides Hundreds of Jobs And Plays Important Role In Making Long Island Center of Cutting-Edge Research U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the FY15 Omnibus Appropriat… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF CRITICAL FUNDING FOR HIGHLAND FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT & MILLIONS IN FED AID, WHICH WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN LOST, ARE INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED DEFENSE BILL & FED SPENDING BILL
Omnibus Spending Bill Would Provide $3.5 Million in Federal Aid To Highland Falls School District For FY2015 & Defense Bill Would Extend Additional $2 Million in Federal Aid For Three Years Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney: Legislation A Big Win For Highland Falls Taxpayers Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, announced that two provisions that would secure millions in federal funds for the Highland Falls-Fort Montgom… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BIG VICTORY FOR NEW YORK INCLUDED IN FEDERAL SPENDING BILL: FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EBOLA EXPENSES INCURRED FOR TREATMENT OF DR. SPENCER, TRANSPORT OF POTENTIAL EBOLA CASES, TRAINING & PREPARATION FOR DEADLY DISEASE
Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Historic $5.4 Billion for Domestic & International Ebola Work, Including Hospital Reimbursement for Ebola Care, Training of Emergency Personnel & Hospital Workers & More - Schumer Will Also Push For NY Ebola Treatment Centers To Get Reimbursement Schumer Will Now Urge HHS Secretary to Give NY A Significant Portion of Domestic Ebola Funding, As Secretary Creates Spending Plan in Next 30 Days - This New Federal Funding Will Help Ensure NY & Taxpayers… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.1 BILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR HARBOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL, AN INCREASE OF $100 MILLION OVER LAST YEAR’S FUNDING LEVEL; FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DREDGING PROJECTS AT GREAT LAKES HARBORS – SENATE & HOUSE TO VOTE ON BILL THIS WEEK; SENATORS URGE COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT OMNIBUS
Schumer, Gillibrand Say That First Ever "Great Lakes Funding Set Aside," Secured Earlier This Year, Combined With Increased Federal Funding Mean More Money Will Flow to NYS - Set Aside Requires Great Lakes Harbors be Treated as One Navigation System & Receive At Least 10% of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Dollars Schumer, Gillibrand: Omnibus Bill Will Pump More Federal Funds Into Our Harbors U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Omnibus spending … Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BIG VICTORY FOR NYC & BELLEVUE INCLUDED IN FEDERAL SPENDING BILL: FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EBOLA EXPENSES INCURRED FOR TREATMENT OF DR. SPENCER, TRANSPORT OF POTENTIAL EBOLA CASES, TRAINING & PREPARATION FOR DEADLY DISEASE
Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Historic $5.4 Billion for Domestic & International Ebola Work, Including Hospital Reimbursement for Ebola Care, Training of Emergency Personnel & Hospital Workers & More - Schumer Will Also Push For NY Ebola Treatment Centers To Get Reimbursement Schumer Will Now Urge HHS Secretary to Give NYC A Significant Portion of Domestic Ebola Funding, As Secretary Creates Spending Plan in Next 30 Days - This New Federal Funding Will Help Ensure NYC & Taxpaye… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $122.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CANANDAIGUA VA IS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL; WILL HELP MOVE CONSTRUCTION FORWARD – PASSAGE IN CONGRSS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
Schumer, Gillibrand: Omnibus Bill Would Get Long-Awaited Construction at Canandaigua VA Campus Underway Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the just-unveiled Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year - includes $122,400,000 for construction at the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus. The bill, along with the funding allotment for construction at the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus, could be … Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $68 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
Federal Funds Will Go to Critical Programs that Protect Nation, Maintain Over 300 Jobs in New York Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Will Help Keep Rochester at the Forefront of Laser Technology and Guarantees It Plays A Role In Solving Critical Problems for Our Nation Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year - includes $68 million for the Universit… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $468 MILLION IN FED FUNDS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN OWEGO’S COMBAT RESCUE & MARINE ONE HELICOPTER PROGRAMS IS INCLUDED IN JUST- UNVEILED OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL; URGE CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT BILL – HOUSE AND SENATE WILL VOTE THIS WEEK; PASSAGE IN BOTH HOUSES WOULD THEN SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Is Critical for Lockheed Martin Owego, At The Forefront Of Two of The Most Important Helicopter Programs In World Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Omnibus spending bill - a must-pass bill that funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year - includes $368,086,000 for the Presidential Helicopter program and $100 million for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program, two major helicopter construction… Continue Reading
12.10.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO ANNOUNCE $1.238 BILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR NAVAL NUCLEAR REACTORS IS INCLUDED IN JUST- UNVEILED OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL; WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING CAPITAL REGION’S KESSELRING NEEDS TO KEEP TRAINING PROGRAM RUNNING – PASSAGE IN BOTH HOUSE & SENATE WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
In May, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory's (KAPL) Kesselring Site in West Milton, Which Employs 700 & Trains 1,000+ Navy Personnel, Was At Risk of Having to Shut Down One of Its Training Reactors Due To Major Funding Gap - Schumer, After Personal Calls with DOE Secretary Moniz & Navy Secretary Mabus, Secured An Additional $16 Million in FY14 Funds to Keep The Facility Open Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko: Omnibus Bill Will Help Keep Kesselring Program Off the Chopping Block Today, U.S. Sena… Continue Reading
