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August 18, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $350K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR TWO CENTRAL NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Emergency and Protective Equipment For Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $355,715 in federal funding for two fire departments in the Central New York. The funding was awarded through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Village of DeRuyter Fire Department in Madison County will receive $35,143 in funding to purchase a new Self-Contained... Read More -
August 18, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 12 ALBANY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Fire Departments Throughout Hilltown Region Will Use Funding To Train 10 New Fire Investigators & Buy Critical Equipment For Fire Investigation Team U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $57,026 in federal funding for the Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company in Albany County and 11 other fire departments in the Hilltown region. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant... Read More -
August 18, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $55K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CHILDREN’S CHARITY IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
Federal Grant Will Fund New Fire Safety Program for Local Kids U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $54,739 in federal funding for the Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Village in Chautauqua County. The funding was allocated through a Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Children's Safety Village will use the funds to launch a fire... Read More -
August 17, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $100K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR TWO WESTERN NY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Departments in Erie & Niagara Counties Will Use Funding To Purchase New Hoses and Defibrillators U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $101,392 in federal funds for two Western New York fire departments. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Rapids Volunteer Fire Company in Niagara County will receive $67,545 to purchase two new cardiac... Read More -
August 17, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $400K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Fire Depts. In St. Lawrence, Jefferson & Franklin Counties Will Use Funding to Purchase Critical Equipment To Keep Firefighters Safe U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $416,880 in federal funding for three fire departments in the North Country. This federal funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the DeKalb Junction Volunteer Fire Department in St. Lawrence County... Read More -
August 17, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $180K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
Rochester Police Will Use Department Of Justice Funds To Support Counseling Services Program That Helps Crime Victims At The Scene U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that the City of Rochester has been awarded $180,154 in federal U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) funding. The funds were awarded through the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which provides funding to states and local... Read More -
August 15, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $194K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT
Fed. Dept. of Transportation Will Fund Safety Improvements and New Visual Guidance System U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $194,886 in federal funding for the Columbia County Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This funding will allow the airport to fund improvements to the runway safety area in order to meet Federal Aviation Administration design... Read More -
August 15, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & TONKO ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Department of Transportation Funding Will Be Used to Make Infrastructure Upgrades At Airport Albany, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Paul Tonko today announced $3,036,119 in federal funding for the Albany International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Albany International to Airport will use the funding to design and construct three... Read More -
August 15, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $109,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Department of Transportation funding will be used for preliminary assessment of a service road relocation at the airport Rochester, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $109,980 in federal funding for critical infrastructure project at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess the environmental impacts... Read More -
Schumer & Lin-Manuel Miranda: Bots Have Now Breached Broadway; Relentlessly Vacuuming Up Tickets to Hit Shows Like Hamilton & Major Concerts With No End In Sight; Tickets For Sale Vanish in Seconds When Hackers Use Computers to Buy & Resell for Outrageous Prices Hackers Used Bots To Unfairly Jack Up Prices Of Tickets To ‘Hamilton’ & Other Major Events; After Bots Scoop Tickets, They Are Then Sold On Other Ticket Websites At Much Higher Prices, Earning Resellers... Read More
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Funds Will Be Used To Support Case Management Services For Elderly Residents U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $246,000 in federal funds to the Ithaca Housing Authority (IHA), located in Tompkins County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program. The funds will be used to help ensure the highest quality of life possible for 250 elderly... Read More
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August 12, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6 MILLON IN FED FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Village of Clayton Will Use Funds to Upgrade Critical Water Mains, Filtration Systems & More U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,190,000 in federal funding for the Village of Clayton in Jefferson County to make new investments in local water infrastructure. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. Specifically, this funding comes in the form of... Read More -
National Science Foundation Grant Will Enable RIT To Research & Produce Photonic, Electronic & Bio Devices To Support Photonics Industry, Training In Rochester U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $305,000 in federal funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). This federal funding will allow RIT to purchase an inductively coupled plasma reactive-ion etching system. This high-tech system will... Read More
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Schumer Bill Would Exempt US Olympic And Paralympic Athletes From Being Forced To Pay Taxes On Medals And Prize Money From The Olympic Games In Rio Schumer: Olympians, Including Five WNY Athletes Competing in Rio, Shouldn’t Be Taxed For Winning Gold As the Olympic Games in Rio continue, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched a major push to urge the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)... Read More
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August 10, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $790K IN FED FUNDING FOR THE JOHNSON CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN BROOME COUNTY
Federal Funding For Johnson City Fire Department Will Be Used To Hire 5 New Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $797,990 in federal funding for the Johnson City Fire Department in Broome County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The Johnson City Fire Department will use these funds to expand... Read More -
August 10, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $178K IN FEDERAL HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR LOCAL CHAUTAUQUA CHARITY
Funds Will Be Used To Support Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. Housing Programs For Those in Need U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $178,704 in federal funds to Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program and will be used to advance local programs designed to help those most in need become... Read More -
August 10, 2016
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $52K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE NEW HAMPTON FIRE DISTRICT IN ORANGE COUNTY
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Protective Equipment For Firefighters U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $52,334 in federal funding for the New Hampton Fire District in Orange County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the New Hampton Fire District will use the federal funding to purchase a new compressor system to fill Self-Contained Breathing... Read More -
Schumer Successfully Fought For 100 Percent Federal Funding to Complete Long Beach Protection Project; Groundbreaking Means Barrier Island Will Not Be Left Vulnerable in Event of Future Storm Schumer: Long Beach Island Well On Its Way to a More Resilient Waterfront & Hardened Shoreline Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Rep. Peter King, Colonel David Caldwell of the Army Corps of Engineers, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, NYS Senator Todd Kaminsky, County Legislator Denise... Read More
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New Legislation Would, For The First Time Ever, Create A National CDC Registry That Will Help Medical Professionals More Effectively Track And Treat Firefighters With Cancer; Firefighters Are Exposed To A Range Of Harmful Toxins & Are Often At Increased Cancer Risk—As 9/11 Showed Us Senator Says Legislation Could Help Save The Lives Of Our Brave Firefighters Who Put Their Life On The Line Everyday Schumer: Firefighter Cancer Registry Would Smoke Out Cancers That Inflict... Read More
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New Legislation Would, For The First Time Ever, Create A National Registry That Will Help Medical Professionals More Effectively Track And Treat Firefighters With Cancer; Firefighters Are Exposed To A Range Of Harmful Toxins And May Be At Increased Cancer Risk Senator Says Legislation Could Help Save The Lives Of Our Brave Firefighters Who Put Their Life On The Line Everyday Schumer: Firefighters Protect Us, So We Need To Protect Them Surrounded by dozens of local firefighters and... Read More