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The Newly Passed Federal Funding Deal Includes Increase In ‘Impact Aid’ That Will Help Districts In The Western NY Including: Salamanca, Gowanda, Lake Shore, And Silver Creek  Schumer & Gillibrand: Impact Aid Critical to Western New York  Schools and Makes Up For Lost Tax Revenue  U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced their successful fight to increase federal funding for the Impact Aid Program by $23 million, bringing total... Read More

Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Is Now Entering Upstate New York & A Rising Number of Heroin Deaths Are Linked To This New, More Dangerous Form Of The Drug Schumer Says HITDA Program Helps Law Enforcement Fight Drug Trafficking & Provides The Surveillance, Equipment, & Coordination With Feds & Local PD’s Schumer: Eliminating Drug Fighting Program Will Make Our Neighborhoods Less Safe Today in light of growing use of heroin in the Upstate New York and the prevalence of new,... Read More

Additionally, Schumer Condemns New White House Plans To Gut Vital Drug Prevention Programs That Have Worked For NY & Saved Lives; Without Them, Opioid Crisis Will More Easily Take Hold Schumer: We Must Choke Off The Source Of Fentanyl Before Hundreds More Die U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced his support for a new, bipartisan plan that would help cutoff the flow of illicit fentanyl from China, Mexico, and other countries into New York and across the United... Read More

In 2013, Flooding Submerged The Streets Of Herkimer, Which Caused Extensive Damage Village Has Sought Funding Approval Since 2014; After Major Push By Schumer, FEMA Finally Approved Funding For Repairs  and Flood Prevention Schumer: These Crucial Flood Mitigation Repairs Will Protect Citizens Of Herkimer U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that, nearly four years after the Village of Herkimer’s storm drainage systems were severely damaged by flooding, the... Read More

Senators Say Pilot Program Confirms DFAS Is Too Vital To DOD; And Praise the Efficient, Productive and Cost-Effective Workforce at DFAS U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced, following years of work, the current Army Financial Management Optimization (AFMO) pilot program has concluded. Schumer and Gillibrand said the pilot failed to support the idea of centralizing financial management at Army hubs; as a result, there will be no structural... Read More

Bipartisan Bill Will Provide Feds With More Resources To Support Locals, Including Additional Border Agents And Scientists, Drug Test Labs, Training & New Portable Devices To Detect & Intercept Illicit Fentanyl And Other Synthetic Opioids  Senator Says Long Island Has Experienced An Explosion Of Drug Use Including Fentanyl-Laced Heroin; In 2016, At Least 233 People on Long Island Were Killed By Fentanyl  Schumer: We Must Choke Off The Source Of Fentanyl & Its... Read More

Just-Revealed Federal Spending Agreement Provides $5.3 Billion for Office of Science, An Increase of $42 Million From Last Year; Specifically, Bill Provides $1.8 Million for BNL Revitalization Project Last Year Alone, BNL Received Critical $500-Plus Million In Fed Funds From These Same Offices To Carry Out Critical Projects That Keep LI On the Cutting-Edge Of Research and Innovation Schumer: This Is A Win For Science, For BNL & For Long Island’s Economy U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

SCHUMER SAYS MILLIONS WILL BE USED TO ACCELRATE REPAIR BACKLOG IN AND AROUND PENN STATION & BOOST ESSENTIAL GATEWAY TUNNEL PROJECT In the midst of significant challenges to rapidly repair infrastructure at Penn Station and move forward with the essential Gateway Tunnel Project, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced an increase of $105 million in federal funding for Amtrak, including a major increase in funding for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the bipartisan federal spending... Read More

Federal Funding Deal Includes Increase In ‘Impact Aid’ That Will Help Districts In The North Country That Educate Children Of Men And Women In Uniform Schumer & Gillibrand: Impact Aid Critical to North Country Schools, And Future of Education in New York State U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the federal funding deal provides $1.3 billion, a $23 million increase from last year, for the Impact Aid Program. The Impact Aid program is a... Read More

Schumer: I Made it Crystal Clear to USAF Nominee Wilson That the USAF Must Maintain Full Responsibility for the Swift Remediation of Toxic PFOS Mess at Stewart AFB and in Newburgh’s Water Supply U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday directed U.S. Air Force Secretary Nominee Heather Wilson to prioritize the prompt clean-up of the toxic PFOA water contamination caused by the USAF at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New Windsor, NY. Schumer demanded Wilson pledge that,... Read More

Schumer Announces That The Bipartisan Budget Bill Includes More Than $3.8 Billion for the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, a $35 Million Increase From Last Year; Funding Agreement Also Increases Support for HIDTA and Law Enforcement  Funding Agreement Also Provides Nearly $450 Million in Federal Funds for Treatment Programs, Prevention Programs & Enforcement U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the federal budget agreement provides $3.8 billion, a... Read More

The Recently Released Bipartisan Funding Bill Allocates More Than $66 Million to West Valley, an Increase of $7.2 Million To Clean Up Out-of-Use Former Nuclear Site Schumer, Gillibrand: Increase In Fed Funds Will Give West Valley The Necessary Funds to Keep Clean Up on Track for 2017, But More is Needed U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced more than $66 million was included in the recently announced federal funding deal for the West Valley Demonstration... Read More

Senators and Reps Have Led Fight to Improve Protection of LI Sound, A Cornerstone of Long Island’s and Connecticut’s Economy; Funding Will Support Cleaner Members Secure Double the Funding for LI Sound – $4 Million More Than Last Year Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Representatives Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Tom Suozzi (NY-3) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today announced... Read More

Members Secure $2 Million More Than Previously Authorized Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko and Brian Higgins today announced that the Omnibus Appropriations package, which is set to pass Congress, raises the lifetime funding cap for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to $12 million. Designated as a National Heritage Area in 2000 (NHA), the federal investment is $2 million more than the previously... Read More

Schumer Announces: Bipartisan Funding Bill Is Filled With Dozens Of Important Victories For Upstate New York  Schumer Successfully Pushed For Including HOME/CDBG Funding, Heroin-Opioid Prevention & Treatment Programs, GLRI, Transportation & Farm Disaster Programs & More Schumer: Federal Funding Bill Is A Major Win For Upstate NY  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced major victories in the bipartisan federal funding bill that will greatly help Upstate New York.... Read More

New York Taxpayers Benefit the Most From State & Local State Deduction In Country; Elimination of the State and Local Deduction Would Mean an Average Tax Increase of $5,500 for New York City and $4,300 for Long Island Taxpayers. Schumer Fights To Keep Vital Federal Deductions Many NYC/LI Residents Depend On, Especially In The Boroughs  Schumer-Backed Deductions Help NYC/LI Families Pay State & Local Taxes & Keep Cost Of Living Here More In Check Schumer:... Read More

Schumer Announces: Bipartisan Funding Bill Is Filled With Dozens Of Important Victories For Upstate New York  Schumer Successfully Pushed For Including HOME/CDBG Funding, Heroin-Opioid Prevention & Treatment Programs, GLRI, Transportation & Farm Disaster Programs & More Schumer: Federal Funding Bill Is A Major Win For Upstate NY U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced major victories in the bipartisan federal funding bill that will greatly help Upstate New York.... Read More

Modern Bridge Replacing Decrepit One Builds The Case For Schumer/Senate Dem Infrastructure Plan To Invest A Trillion Dollars and Create 15 Million Jobs Upgrading Roads, Bridges, Mass Transit, Water-Sewer, Schools And More Across the USA Over-Relying on Private Investment To Build and Modernize Vital Infrastructure Will Reward Big Banks, Leave Thousands of Projects on the Shelf & Saddle Everyone Else With a Lifetime of High Tolls; Without Direct Federal Investment, Kosciuszko Bridge... Read More

HHS Grant Will Fund Research on Alcohol’s Effects on Adolescents as well as Innovative Addiction Prevention and Treatment Methods  Schumer: Grant Will Help Binghamton Lead The Way On A Pressing Public Health Issue    U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced $324,826 in federal funding for public health research at Binghamton University. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute on Alcoholism and... Read More

In January, Schumer Successfully Pushed for Quick Review of New Refinancing Agreement; Without Approval, Co-op Could Have Been Enveloped With High Interest Rates That Would Take Financial Toll On Thousands of Families And Seniors Schumer Calls Penn South “A Vital Oasis of Affordability in the Heart of Manhattan” And Says New Agreement Allows Penn South to Reduce Current Debt Payments & Lock In Current Interest Rates Schumer: Federal Loan to Help Keep Penn South Affordable Is Now... Read More