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Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Across Upstate NY Communities, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill – Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation – Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and... Read More

Superstorm Sandy Breached Smith Point County Park Leaving South Shore Communities Vulnerable to Future Storm Damage; Senators Secured Full Federal Funding for Projects Along Fire Island to Montauk Point Coastline, Including Smith Point County Park  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Approximately 2.2 Million Cubic Yards of Sand Have Been Placed At Smith Point County Park; Dunes & Beach Berm Will Make Shoreline Stronger Schumer, Gillibrand: After Decades of Planning, South Shore Communities... Read More

Onondaga County & City Of Syracuse Are Applying For Two Separate Federal HUD Programs, Which Would Allow Them To Remove Lead-Based Paint Hazards In Homes Throughout The County While Onondaga County Has Received Fed Funding In The Past, It Is Not Nearly Enough To Mitigate All Lead-Based Paint Hazards, And Currently There is No Funding Source for a Solely City-Base Lead Remediation Program –  Schumer Urges HUD To Quickly Approve Both The County And City Applications For... Read More

Schumer: Made In America’ Means ‘Made In Rochester’ By Hickey Freeman Workers U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Ralph Lauren has selected Hickey Freeman, to produce Team USA’s shorts for the closing ceremony uniforms. Schumer played a pivotal role to help position Hickey Freeman to secure this contract, which will help maintain and create new jobs in Rochester. Schumer said the ? shorts being made by Hickey Freeman would be available at all Ralph... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand secure key funding to begin initial Stepping Stones Lighthouse renovations; Installation of temporary floating dock and ramp to be built for safe access & construction to prevent further water damage to the foundation After infrastructure renovations to lighthouse are completed, Stepping Stones can move forward with full construction process U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $165,000 in federal funding to the Stepping Stones... Read More

Under current framework, Oneida County’s FTZ process burdens businesses with lengthy and complex application process Reorganization through the Alternative Site Framework would cut through red tape and streamline process for businesses to apply for FTZ benefits; Instead of seven month waiting period, business would be able to process applications within one to four months Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Commerce... Read More

The Old RCA Victor Dog Nipper Is Still Sitting On The Roof of The Former RCA Building In Albany; Senator Says The Statue Has Become a Regional Icon, And Represents A Part Of Albany History: New Development Plan Would Transform Nipper Building Into a Vibrant Downtown Residential and Commercial Space Schumer To Feds: Expedite Application To Unlock Tax Credits Before Nipper Is "Ruffed" Up U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today visited Albany and urged the National Park Service (NPS) and the State... Read More

Schumer: Fight To Prevent & Treat Zika Virus Is Dramatically Underfunded; Upstate NY Health Officials & Medical Providers Need Immediate Federal Funding, Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold Senator Says $1.9 Billion In Emergency Fed Funding Is Vital To Preventing & Treating The Spread of Zika Virus In WNY Schumer: Congress Must Get Serious About Stopping The Spread of Zika Standing at Women and Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, in the wake of... Read More

Senator Led Push to Secure $1.5 Million EDA Grant to Renovate Building To House RIT’s New Biz Incubator Standing at Rochester Institute of Technology’s brand new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) business incubator at the redeveloped historic former Rochester Savings Bank building in Rochester, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today participated in a historic ribbon cutting, which symbolized the official opening of Rochester Institute of... Read More

Funds Must Be Delivered Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold; Already, More Than  800 Americans In 40 States Have Been Infected; New York State Saw New Case Just Days Ago, For Total Of Over 60; Swift Action is Necessary For Travelers, Pregnant Women & New Yorkers’ Health Schumer Says Critical Fed Funds Would Allow Funding for Mosquito Control Programs Across Country & Diagnostic Testing to be Perfected & Simplified; Vaccine Development Would Also Progress Schumer: Anyone... Read More

Schumer & Cantwell, Joined By Leading NYC Housing Builders and Advocates, Urge Congress to Expand Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Critical Resource That Has Helped Finance Nearly 3M Homes Across the United States, Thousands in NYC Schumer’s & Cantwell’s Affordable Housing Proposal Would Add 400,000 Additional Units of Affordable Housing Nationwide Over the Next Decade   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) were today joined by local housing... Read More

With key approval secured, Harriet Tubman Residence one giant step closer to becoming a National Historic Park Schumer, Gillibrand: National Park would preserve the historic site of a woman who was a beacon of freedom and played an integral role in our nation’s history  U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Attorney General, Loretta Lynch signed on to the General Agreement that will allow... Read More

    Schumer Champions Provision In His Adam Walsh Bill That Would Give More Power To Victims Of Sex Crimes Like Trafficking, Abuse & Child Pornography; Passage Would Guarantee More Time To Sue For Pain & Suffering Schumer Says Minors May Not Even Learn They Were Victims Of Child Porn Until Later In Life    Schumer: Provision in the Adam Walsh Act Reauthorization Gives Victims Of Abuse More Time To Seek Justice  U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced today... Read More

Schumer Pushed For Drone Safety Language In FAA Reauthorization Legislation That Has Now Passed The Senate; Senator Cited This Past Weekend’s Drone Collision With British Airways Plane, NYC Near-Misses & Pilot Sightings When Making Final Push For Passage Geo-Fencing & Other Similar Technology Solutions Prevent Drones From Flying Where They Shouldn’t & Can Help Stop Drones From Colliding With Planes   Schumer: Geo-Fencing Could Soon Become Law Of The... Read More

Amphenol is Critical to the Southern Tier Economy and to the Nation’s Defense Industry; Schumer Urges Top Brass To Immediately Intervene And Work Directly With Company  Schumer to DOD: Don’t Let Red Tape Choke Off Amphenol Jobs U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that he spoke with Mr. Alan Estevez, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and the Director of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Lt. General Busch at... Read More

Across Upstate NY, Communities Have Experienced Decades Of Underinvestment And Lax Regulation Of Water Infrastructure, Especially When It Comes To Lead Contamination; New Senate Bill Will Tackle Lead Problem Head On Schumer-Supported Bill Would Create New Grants, Loans And Tax Credits, Investing Over $70 Billion Over The Next 10 Years Into Water Infrastructure And Lead Relief Programs; Creating Hundreds of Jobs In NY Schumer:  It’s Time Congress Shows True LEADership In Protecting... Read More

Since 2009, Schumer Has Worked With Local Veteran Leaders To Bring Much-Needed Veterans’ Cemetery To Western New York – Cemetery Site Is Currently In Planning & Design Stages, Which Are Set To Be Completed In 2016, But Subsequent Funding For Construction, Set To Start In 2017, Had Not Yet Been Prioritized by VA  While VA Has Funding Needed To Complete Design & Planning Phases Of The Project Through 2016, Subsequent Construction Phase – Expected To Start In 2017... Read More

Schumer Previously Led The Charge To Get The FAA To Choose NUAIR As A Premier National UAS Research And Testing Site Legislation That Includes 5-Year Extension Of NUAIR Test Site Just Passed The Senate; Schumer Urges House To Pass This Bill Schumer: NUAIR Has Put Oneida County On The Map As A Leader In UAS Testing And Research U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his push, the Senate has passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, which... Read More

Screenings for employees in safety-sensitive positions will identify those deemed at risk and provide them with treatment Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced the expansion of a successful sleep apnea testing program for MTA employees. Testing was first begun as a pilot program in January 2015 to screen Metro-North Railroad train engineers, and now the MTA will make the program permanent at Metro-North and bring it to other agencies in the MTA family, including... Read More

Federal Funds Will Be Used to Replace Deck Scows on Dock, Upgrade Ramps at Ferry Maintenance Facility  Schumer, Gillibrand, Donovan, de Blasio Announce Passenger Ferry Grant Funds for NYC DOT   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressmember Dan Donovan and Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that $6 million in federal Department of Transportation grant funds will be provided to the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) for Staten Island... Read More