Press Releases
SCHUMER, BLUMENTHAL: SAFETY MUST COME FIRST; WE HAVE TO EXAMINE RAIL SAFETY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Richard Blumenthal, who have held several joint rail safety events in the past, released the following joint statement in response to last night's Amtrak derailment along the Northeast Rail Corridor: "Our hearts and prayers go out to those we lost and those who were injured in the tragic derailment last night. Our praise also goes out to the brave first responders, who worked in dark, dire, chaotic conditions, guiding passengers to safety. They are still at wor… Continue Reading
05.13.15
SCHUMER: CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE TO IDENTITY THIEVES; KIDS UNDER 18 ARE EASY TARGETS BECAUSE THEIR CREDIT REPORTS ARE OFTEN CLEAN AND UNMONITORED; SENATOR TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY FREEZE CREDIT FOR KIDS – UNTIL PARENTS UNFREEZE IT —WILL PROTECT KIDS FROM SEVERAL TYPES OF ID THEFT
Over 1.8 Million Children In New York Could Be Victims Of Social Security Identity Theft - Many Only Discover the ID-Theft When Checking their Credit Report for the First Time and Learn That Their Credit Was Ruined by ID Thieves Schumer Plans To Introduce Bill That Would Automatically Freeze Credit For Kids Until Their Parents Decide To Un-Freeze It; Will Prevent Credit Companies From Allowing Someone to Open an Account For A Child Unless They Prove They Are The Parent or Guardian - Thwarting W… Continue Reading
05.12.15
SCHUMER URGES NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE OVER $50K IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO RESTORE PORT WASHINGTON’S HEMPSTEAD HARBOR—PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN SHORELINE & FURTHER PROTECT SURROUNDING NORTH HEMPSTEAD COMMUNITIES
'Long Island Sound Futures Fund' Provides Federal Grants for Local Projects-Like Hempstead Harbor- That Aim to Protect & Restore LI Sound Schumer Urges National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to Swiftly Approve Town of North Hempstead's Application for LI Sound Study Funding Senator’s Support Highlights Importance of a Resilient Hempstead Harbor for Regional Stability— Expeditious Grant Approval Will Allow for the Strengthening of the Ecology of the Harbor, Moving Forward on G… Continue Reading
05.12.15
SCHUMER: NYC’s GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA SHOULD BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO NEW YORKERS & TOURISTS; SENATOR URGES DEPT. OF INTERIOR TO BEGIN TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW THAT COULD LINK SUBWAY STOPS WITH BUS ROUTES & MORE—PLAN COULD BOOST PARK’S VISITORS, BETTER SUPPORT AFTER-SCHOOL & YOUTH PROGRAMS
Gateway National Recreation Area is Visited By Over 7 Million Each Year But Schumer Says Many Are Still Missing Out On Experience; Gateway is Located in a Densely Populated Area Amongst an Economically Diverse Community, Yet the Park Remains Largely Isolated From Neighboring Communities Schumer Urges Department of Interior to Work with MTA & NYC to Help Make Gateway Better Accessible; Senator Pushes for a Bus Route That Will Better Connect Surrounding Communities to Gateway & Encourag… Continue Reading
05.12.15
SCHUMER URGES HBO TO FILM NEW HARRIET TUBMAN MOVIE IN AUBURN; SENATOR SAYS, FILMING IN AUBURN WOULD CREATE LOCAL JOBS & SPARK UNTAPPED TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES
Producing Tubman Film In Auburn, NY Where Tubman Resided From 1857 Until Her Death In 1913, Would Provide Unique Historical Accuracy & Significance To The HBO Mini-Series-Senator's Push Comes After Leading Charge To Bring National Tubman Park To Auburn Senator Says, The Economic Benefits That Accompany Tubman Should Be A Clear Incentive For HBO; As Part Of NY's Film Tax Credit Program, Which means HBO is Eligible For Many Benefits Schumer To HBO: If You’re Looking To Capture Harriet… Continue Reading
05.12.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SBA DISASTER ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE TO HUDSON VALLEY BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Eligible for Low-Interest Loans to Recover From Season Drought SBA Will Accept Applications For Emergency Federal Loans Through June 1st U.S. Senators Charles. E Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that New York businesses affected by last year's drought, beginning August 15, 2014, can now apply for low-interest disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA will accept applications for eme… Continue Reading
05.11.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $16,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BRIER HILL FIRE DISTRICT
Funding For Brier Hill Fire District Will Be Used To Purchase New Communications Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $16,629 in federal funding for the Brier Hill Fire District in St. Lawrence County to purchase new equipment to respond to emergencies more effectively. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) Grant Program. The Brier Hill Fire District will us… Continue Reading
05.11.15
AFTER MAJOR PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BROOKLYN NAVY YARD’S BUILDING 77 EXPANSION PROJECT NEARS FINISHLINE; BUILDING 77 PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MORE SPACE TO HOUSE AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 JOBS
Brooklyn Navy Yard Currently Employs More than 7,000 People & is Nearly At Leasing Capacity; Expanding Building 77 at the Navy Yard Would Provide Additional Space for Thousands of Jobs After Personal Call to Acting Regional Administrator, Schumer Announces U.S. Economic Development Administration Set to Award $2M Federal Grant to Renovate Two Floors of Brooklyn Navy Yard's Building 77 to Help Accommodate Even More Businesses U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, after his pu… Continue Reading
05.11.15
SCHUMER REVEALS: SURPRISE $250 SURCHARGE BEING SPRUNG ON TENS-OF-THOUSANDS OF LI & NY HOMEOWNERS WITH FEMA FLOOD INSURANCE; NEW & UNFAIR POLICY ON RENEWALS SPURS SENATOR TO WARN RESIDENTS ON HOW TO AVOID UNDERCOVER POLICY CHANGE; URGES FEMA TO SCRAP THE CONFUSING AND PUNITIVE POLICY
On April 1st -And For The First Time Ever-FEMA Installed Surprise Renewal Policy On Flood Insurance Ratepayers, Giving Them Just 30 Days To Fill Out New 'Proof Of Residency' Form With Yearly Insurance Renewal Or Face Steep $250 Surcharge FEMA is Forcing Flood Insurance-Paying Homeowners to File Paperwork on Tight Deadline or Be Forced to Shell out a Hefty $250 "Second Home" Fee, But Long Islanders Are In The Dark On New NFIP Renewal Requirement That Would Be At The Expense Of Long Is… Continue Reading
05.11.15
SCHUMER REVEALS: AMTRAK POLICE ARE NOT ABLE TO DIRECTLY COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS—COULD CREATE HUGE DISASTER WHERE POLICE ON TRAINS & IN PENN STATION ARE NOT ABLE TO EFFICIENTLY REACH LOCAL POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENTS—REMINISCENT OF 9/11; SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO GRANT AMTRAK FULL ACCESS TO NYC FIRST-RESPONDER RADIO LINE
Tens of Thousands Of People Travel Amtrak Each & Every Day But, Without Access To Key First-Responder Radio Line, Both Amtrak & The Traveling Public Are In Danger Should A Derailment, Natural Disaster or Terror Attack Arise; Ability to Communicate With Other First Responders Is Essential During Crisis Amtrak Police Have Eagerly Sought Ability To Communicate With Other First Responders On Dedicated Frequency Since 2013, But FCC Has Been Radio Silent Schumer: We Learned on 9-11 ALL Our F… Continue Reading
05.11.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SBA DISASTER ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES STATEWIDE AFFECTED BY FLOODING
New York Counties Eligible for Low-Interest Loans to Recover From Season Flooding SBA Will Accept Applications For Emergency Federal Loans Through May 26th U.S. Senators Charles. E Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that New York businesses affected by last year's flooding, from April 1st through July 8th, 2014, can now apply for low-interest disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help small businesse… Continue Reading
05.08.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $23K IN FED FUNDS FOR WESTERN TURNPIKE RESCUE SQUAD IN ALBANY COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Allow For Western Turnpike Rescue Squad To Purchase Protective Gear For Emergency Personnel Handling Motor Vehicle Accidents U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $23,193 in federal funding for the Western Turnpike Rescue Squad. These funds were allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). This funding will allow the Western Turnpike Rescue Squad to purchase protective gear, incl… Continue Reading
05.08.15
SCHUMER: VETERANS WAITING TO BE FITTED FOR HEARING AIDS EXPERIENCE LONG WAIT TIMES BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SPECIALISTS – SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO ALLOW VA CENTERS TO HIRE LICENSED HEARING AID SPECIALISTS TO DECREASE WAIT TIMES & BETTER SERVE VETS
Currently, Only Licensed Audiologists Are Authorized to Issue and Fit Veterans for Hearing Aids at VA Facilities, But Small Number of These Professionals in the Field Leads to Excruciating Wait Times for Vets Schumer Says Licensed Hearing Aid Specialists Should Also Be Allowed to Issue & Fit Vets Receiving Care at VA Centers for Hearing Aids, Alongside Audiologists - Schumer Is Pushing Legislation That Would Cut Through Bureaucratic Red Tape & Allow VA Facilities to Hire Hearing Special… Continue Reading
05.08.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $12K IN FED FUNDS FOR LACKAWANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY
Federal Funding For Lackawanna Fire Department Will Be Used For Electronic Stability Systems, Used to Locate Firefighters Who are Injured and Immobilized While In A Fire U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,905 in federal funding for the Lackawanna Fire Department located in Erie County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). These federal funds will allow the Lackawanna Fire… Continue Reading
05.07.15
SCHUMER: ARMY CORPS SHOULD EXTEND DEADLINE ON PENDING WETLANDS PERMIT FOR PROPOSED EXPANSION OF CWM’S CHEIMICAL WASTE LANDFILL, ALLOWING RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS MORE TIME TO FULLY EXAMINE LOCAL IMPACT; NIAGARA COUNTY DESERVES AT LEAST 90 DAYS TO REVIEW THE COMPLICATED PROPOSAL
Buffalo Army Corps of Engineers Is Currently Deciding Whether To Allow WNY Company, Chemical Waste Management, To Dump Hazardous Waste On New Portion of CMW Landfill on a Federal Wetlands Near A Local School, Homes, and Businesses Schumer Says Residents, Businesses, and Local Government Officials Need Additional Research and Information on Expansion of the CWM Dumping Area- In A Letter To Buffalo ACOE, Schumer Requests 90-Day Extension Of Public Comment Period To Allow Greater Community Input … Continue Reading
05.07.15
SCHUMER: HOUSE SLASHES FUNDING FOR CRITICAL TIGER GRANT PROGRAM THAT WOULD MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NY COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS – URGES RESTORATION OF FUNDING TO KEY PROGRAM
The Extremely Important Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant Program Was Cut By 80% in House Funding Bill; Schumer Says Drastic Cuts to Infrastructure Program Would Hurt Jobs, Businesses, and Local Governments Across NY Schumer Highlighted Several Recent NY Projects That Received TIGER Funding - Including Syracuse Connective Corridor, Rochester Inner Loop Reconstruction & Rochester Intermodal Transit Center, and The "Cars Sharing Main Street" Initiative in … Continue Reading
05.07.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LAUNCH PUSH TO SECURE NEW NY-NJ CYBER PROTECTION COMMAND SITE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK; WITH NEW COMMAND SITE, ROME LABS AND LATHAM ARMORY WOULD BE KEY LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CYBER ATTACKS
Schumer, Gillibrand Say Rome Labs, A National Leader in Communications and Cyber Technology, Would Serve As Training Site For Elite Cyber Protection Team For NY & NJ; Latham Armory, The Capital Region's National Guard Base, Would Serve as the Unit's Mission Command Site Choosing Latham Armory as the Mission Command Site and Rome Labs for Training Would Establish Upstate NY As A Leader In Counter- & Cyber-Terrorism Research; Cyber Protection Team Would Bring New Jobs To Oneida County, Ca… Continue Reading
05.07.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $20,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR WANTAGH-LEVITTOWN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS; FUNDING MEANS VITAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Funding Comes from Schumer Sponsored AFG Program that Promotes Effective Firefighting Operation Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $21,756 In Federal Funding for New Personal Protective Equipment Which Protects Responders from Blood Borne Pathogens United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Wantagh-Levittown Ambulance Corp is set to receive $21,756 in federal funding to purchase new personal protective equipment. The money was allocated through the … Continue Reading
05.06.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO STUDY & IMPROVE CROP SUSTAINABILITY
National Science Foundation Grant Would Allow Cornell to Harness Genome Editing Techniques To Improve Rice Crop, Which is a Staple That Helps Feed Billions of People Worldwide U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,499,997 in federal funding for Cornell University to use genome editing techniques that will allow it to study and thereby improve crop sustainability. Specifically, this funding will be allocated over four years through a National Science Founda… Continue Reading
05.06.15
SCHUMER: WITHOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO TRADE DEAL, SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING JOBS WOULD GO OVERSEAS; SCHUMER URGES SENATE TO SUPPORT BIPARTISAN BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON CHINA CURRENCY MANIPULATION & OTHER PREDATORY PRACTICES; CHINA’S TRADE PRACTICES OVER THE PAST DECADE, INCLUDING CURRENCY MANIPULATION – HAS ERASED NEARLY 180,000 NY JOBS
Lost Jobs Due to Unfair Foreign Trade Practices, Like Currency Manipulation; Schumer Vows To Oppose A Trade Deal That Doesn't Adequately Protect American Workers & Industry From Unjust Trade Practices Of Some Countries, Like China Schumer Says The Number One Issue Facing America Is Declining Middle-Class Incomes & Any Trade Deal Must Be Viewed Through The Lens Of How It Will Impact Middle-Class Incomes For Future Generations - Says Strong Measure To Address Foreign Currency Manipulatio… Continue Reading
