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Standing With Brand New LI Homeowners, Schumer Pushes To Keep In Place Vital Federal Deductions LI Depends On; Pledges Fight  LI Locals Have Expressed Serious Worries with Secretary Mnuchin & Future of Critical Deductions; Schumer-Backed Deductions Help LI Families Pay Mortgage, State & Local Taxes Schumer: LI Homeowners Cannot Afford a Giant Tax Increase Courtesy Of the Feds Standing with brand new Long Island homeowners, and amidst rising local anxiety about looming tax... Read More

Senator Says Air Force/ANG Must Expand Their Work Plan to Include All Potentially-Impacted and Nearby Off-Post Waterways Like Recreation Pond, That Were Affected By Stewart’s PFOS Contamination Schumer: Air Force/ANG must create a more comprehensive plan to immediately test and remediate water pollution that continues to plague Newburgh-area  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced a new push to add Recreation Pond and surrounding... Read More

Protecting Presidents Is Critical & Necessary Job Of The Federal Government; NYC Has Answered The Call To Fulfill This Duty—Averaging $100K A Day At Present—But Was Left Holding The Bag During Transition    Securing Reimbursement Funds Requires Federal Approval Schumer Says Trump Admin Should Directly Add To Its Own Soon-To-Be-Released Budget  Schumer To Trump Admin: This Is Federal Protection, Put Full Reimbursement In The Budget & Commit To Reimburse New... Read More

After More Than a Decade of Providing the Public With Access to Animal Welfare Records, the USDA Suddenly Pressed ‘Delete’ On Its Online Database, Which Includes Info on Whether Animals Are Being Treated Humanely At Facilities Across the Country  Following USDA’s Decision, Schumer Says USDA Must Re-establish Transparency & Help Deter Future Animal Welfare Violations  Schumer: Animal Advocates Should Not Have To Play Tug Of War On Transparency With New... Read More

Schumer: The Best Military Fighting Force in the World Will Have the World’s Best Tactical Radios and Components – Made By Harris, Right Here in Rochester, USA  Schumer: Fed Investment Is Critical To Supporting Rochester & Harris Radio Jobs U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Harris Radio in Rochester will receive a $403 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to manufacture tactical radio spares and components for the Land and Maritime... Read More

Standing With NY Seniors, Schumer Will Make Pledge To Use New Leader Post To Be A Firewall Against Plans To Attack Medicare & Unravel Its Promise Confirmation Of Tom Price Means Attack On Medicare Is Imminent; Price Has Spent Years Trying To Privatize & Weaken Its Assurance; Senator Rallies Seniors & Makes The Case For A Program That Works, Saves Lives & Give Peace Of Mind To So Many Schumer: New Yorkers Will Pay The Price If HHS Secretary Is Allowed To Dismantle... Read More

For Over a Century, St. John’s Episcopal Church Kept its Doors Open to All Parish Members and Individuals in Need Westchester, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that St. John’s Episcopal Church located in Pleasantville, New York was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places. St. John’s offers many community programs and services including a twelve-step program, homeless outreach efforts, community... Read More

“This is welcome news as today is the 100th day that the 700 men and women of IUE-CWA have been out of work.   Last week I spoke to CEO John Boss and urged him to bring this impasse to an end.  So, this tentative agreement is a major step toward that goal, and puts the union workforce back on the job," said Senator Schumer. ### Read More

Democrats Have Led The Charge For Years To Protect And Preserve Medicare From Those Who Want To Dismantle and Destroy It; Senate Democratic Leader Will Pledge To Prevent Medicare From Being Eviscerated or Weakened Schumer Will Vow All-Out Defense Of Medicare in Face of New War on NY Seniors U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today reaffirmed his bedrock commitment to fight against growing attacks on Medicare, and to ensure the program is protected for current and future generations.... Read More

Senator Says Blauvelt-Cropsey Farm Is A Regional Landmark, And Represents An Often Forgotten Part Of Rockland’s Agricultural History U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the National Park Service (NPS) to immediately add the Blauvelt-Cropsey Farm, one of Rockland County’s last remaining agricultural properties, to the National Register of Historic Places. Schumer said this historic designation is the key to unlocking vital federal Historic Tax Credits to protect one of the... Read More

Schumer Urges The TSA To Commit To An Expeditious And Clear Timeline For Critical Equipment Updates; Says Failures Are Causing Delays For Passengers And Employees Given Recent Announcement Of Upgrades Coming To Other Parts of The Airport And Baggage Claim Area, It is Even More Important That TSA Do Their Part And Update this Critical Component Schumer: The TSA Must Clear The Runway for Buffalo Niagara International Airport’s Equipment Upgrades Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Following Tragic 2009 Plane Crash That Claimed Lives of 50 People, Including Many WNYers, Families Of Flight 3407 Fought to Create Tough Flight Safety Regulations, Including Requirement That Pilots Log 1,500 Flight Hours In Order To Receive Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Congress Must Re-Authorize FAA Charter This Year & Some May Use Opportunity To Weaken Provisions That Are Making Air Travel Safer – Schumer, Gillibrand Say Some in The Industry Want to Water Down Or Eliminate... Read More

Schumer Announces Lockheed Martin In Owego Receives Navy Awards For The Manufacture and Delivery of Automatic Radar Periscope Detection and Discrimination (ARPDD) Multi-Mode Radar Kits and For The Integration of Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare In MH-60R/S Aircraft Avionics Operating Program. Schumer: Navy’s Investment Means The Nation And Our Allies Will Benefit From Owego’s First Class Work Force Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Lockheed Martin Rotary and... Read More

Mass Chaos At Airports, Where Fed Agencies Are Forced To Detain Refugees—Some Of Whom Served U.S. Government Or Face Imminent Persecution In Homeland—Is Totally Unnecessary; Schumer Makes Case To Reverse Nasty & Misguided Orders As Many Sit In Limbo, Locked Away From Loved Ones Experts Agree, Orders Make America Less Safe & Less Secure; Turns Much Of World Against Us Schumer: What We Have Right Now Is Executive Disorder—And For No Good Reason Standing with refugees,... Read More

EPA Survey Found That LI Water Districts Exceeded the NYS & National Average for Traces of 1,4 Dioxane—A Possible Carcinogen; Federal Maximum Contaminant Level in Drinking Water Does Not Yet Exist for the Chemical & Many Questions On Health Risks Remain  Senators Backed TSCA Law That Names LI Chemical As One EPA Must Investigate; Senators Urges Agency To Accelerate Must-Finish Risk Evaluation For 1,4-Dioxane & Consider Max Contaminant Level  Schumer, Gillibrand: We... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Revealed Feds Planned to Move Millions of Dollars from NYS to Fund Broadband Projects in Other States $170 Million Will Connect Rural Upstate NY to The World In a bipartisan effort, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo , and Congressman Chris Collins today announced that more than $170 million in federal funds that could have been sent to other states will be returned to Upstate New York to expand broadband and high speed internet service. “This is... Read More

Sherrill Manufacturing Is The Last Maker Of Flatware In The USA Schumer: This Is A Sterling Opportunity For Sherrill Manufacturing  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the White House to stock their cabinets and drawers with silverware and other dining products that are proudly stamped “Made in America.” Schumer specifically pointed to Oneida County’s flatware manufacturer, Sherrill Manufacturing, America’s last  manufacturer of flatware.... Read More

 Following Joint Push By Lawmakers, Army Corps Expeditiously Approved the Project’s Feasibility  Report, Permitting the Army Corps to Begin Intensive Design Work; Approval Was Granted Months Ahead of Schedule  Schumer, Donovan, Oddo Announce Millions in Federal Funding to Create Blueprints  for Ultimate Construction of Sea Wall Project U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan, and Borough President James Oddo today announced $2 million in federal funding... Read More

USDA Funding Will Be Used to Make Critical Water System Upgrades Red Hook, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4.9 million in federal assistance for the Village of Red Hook in Dutchess County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. Specifically, the Village of Red Hook will receive $1.2 million in federal grant funds along with a federal... Read More

USDA Funding Will Be Used to Make Critical Water System Upgrades New Haven, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,266,000 in federal assistance for the Town of New Haven in Oswego County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. Specifically, the Town of New Haven will receive $265,000 in federal grant funds along with a federal low-interest... Read More