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FEMA Funds Will Go Towards Sandy-Related Repairs to Nassau County Buildings, Including Bay Park Sewer Maintenance Building, Cow Meadow Park Buildings, Wantagh Park Community Center & More  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $10M in FEMA Funding To Reimburse The Cost Of Repairs For Nassau County Public Works U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer Kirsten E. Gillibrand today announced $9,848,434 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for Nassau County, which will reimburse the... Read More

Schumer Says New ‘American Innovation And Competitiveness Act’ Reauthorizes Many Of ‘America COMPETES Act’ Provisions That Expired In 2013; Reauthorization Provides Perfect Opportunity To Include Photonics & Optics Industry – Including Photonics Would Allow Top Science Agencies To Focus On Bolstering Developing Industry & Directing Resources To Centers Like AIM Photonics In Rochester  Senate Committee Has Incorporated Photonics Into Bill – Schumer... Read More

Like Restaurant Health Inspections, Airport ‘Ramp’ Inspections are Unscheduled & Conducted By FAA Experts Who Check For Airplane Safety, Compliance & More; Since 2006, the Number of Annual Ramp Inspections at Major NY Airports Precipitously Dropped From Over 2,800 to Just 748  On Long Island, Inspections At Airports Like Brookhaven, Republic, Were Down Last Year Compared To Past Years; Ramp Inspections Were Also Down At Other Small Airports Involved In LI... Read More

Schumer Recently Called On Feds To Ramp Up Laws To Protect NY Steel Companies From Unfair Foreign Competition U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his push, the International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted unanimously to protect American steel making jobs that were being put at risk by unfair trade practices. The ITC’s decision puts in place duties on foreign companies that were unfairly undercutting Nucor. These duties will prevent unfairly subsidized and... Read More

Orlando Terror Attack Proves 911 Text Capability Is Essential; New York City Has Been Fervently Working To Integrate Texting Capability Into Overall 911 System; Yet, Biggest City In America Still Faces Hurdles To Implement Life-Saving Cellular Features Rapidly Growing Need Exists To Adapt 911 Operations To The Way People Communicate Today; Technology Could Thwart Attacks & Save Lives Schumer: The Message Is Clear—We Should All Be Able To ‘Text 911’ Today, U.S. Senator... Read More

Schumer Pushed For & Secured Full Federal Funding for Long-Stalled Army Corps Study, Which Will Ultimately Determine Best Possible Coastline Defense to Protect The Rockaways and Communities Within East Rockaway Inlet, Rockaway Inlet & Jamaica Bay; Draft Report Has Yet to Be Released to the Public Schumer, Goldfeder Urge Army Corps to Organize Public Meetings on Status & Details of Rockaway Reformulation Study; Public Forums Will Help Sandy-Impacted Families and Communities to Better... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, NYS Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Councilmember Corey Johnson, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 2 and NPCA applauded President Obama’s designation of a new national monument commemorating the Stonewall Uprising of... Read More

 Schumer Pushed For & Secured Full Federal Funding for Long-Stalled Army Corps Project, Which Studies 83-Mile of Coastline Between Fire Island & Montauk  to Determine Best Possible Coastline Defense to Protect Communities; Project Details Have Yet to Be Released And No Public Meetings Have Been Scheduled  Schumer Urges Army Corps to Organize Community Meetings on Status & Details of ‘FIMP’ Project; Public Forums Will Help Sandy-Impacted Families and... Read More

“Today’s announcement that eye glass company Warby Parker will be adding 128 new jobs in Rockland County is tremendous news for New York and brings into sharp focus just how talented the Hudson Valley workforce is. Over the last several months, I’ve worked closely with New York State and Warby Parker to make this project a reality, and today’s announcement is the culmination of that vision. Warby Parker is a strong and growing New York company and today’s news only... Read More

Medicare Enrollment Is Complex And Those Not Receiving Social Security At 65 Are Required To Enroll Themselves; Schumer Bill Would Require Feds To Notify Individuals Turning 65 To Enroll Before They Are Forced To Pay Lifetime Penalties And Fees  Enrollment Errors Have Affected Thousands Of Upstate New Yorkers; If Enrollment Missed, Individuals Must Often Wait A Full Year to Receive Insurance; Clear And Simple Advice To Those Approaching Eligibility Age Could Help Address The... Read More

Currently, Lead-Based Paint Protection System Covers Steel Spans Along The Ogdensburg-Prescott Bridge, Which Is Critical Link Between U.S. & Canada – But Present System Is Not Only Failing, But Posing Hazard To Area Ecosystems Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Major Federal Grant of $5 Million From Fed Dept. Of Transportation That Would Replace Current System With Zinc-Based Paint Protection System – Senators Say Modernized System Will Protect Spans & Help Avert Potentially... Read More

Project Will Improve Rush Hour Traffic Flow, Reduce Congestion & Curb Accidents At Lyell Ave Interchange, Where I-490, Route 390 & Lyell Ave (Route 31) Meet  Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Massive Federal Grant of $85 Million From Fed Dept. Of Transportation That Would Revamp Lyell Ave Corridor’s Entire Interchange, Improving Transportation For 200,000 Vehicles That Move Through The Area Daily & Opening Area Up To Greater Development Opportunities  Schumer, Gillibrand:... Read More

Decision by Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) Will Allow Center In Broome County To Help Companies in NY and Beyond Facing Foreign Competition To Successfully Adapt To Changing World Markets Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Investment in Binghamton Trade Adjustment Center Will Preserve American Jobs U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the EDA has accepted a proposal submitted by Binghamton University to retain a Trade Adjustment Assistance... Read More

Schumer: Fight To Prevent Zika Virus Is Dramatically Underfunded; Upstate NY Health Officials & Medical Providers Need Immediate Federal Funding Senator Says $1.9 Billion In Emergency Fed Funding Is Vital To Preventing The Spread of Zika Virus In The Capital Region Schumer: Congress Must Get Serious And Swat Down Rising Number of Cases Across the U.S. Before Summer Of Zika Takes Hold Standing at Albany Medical Center, and in the wake of the recently reported 189 cases of Zika virus... Read More

Fed Funding Will Allow Cornell University Researchers To Further Develop And Validate “FeverPhone” Technology, Which Aims To Couple Mobile Phone Technology & Advances In Healthcare  Ground-Breaking Tech Will Allow Researchers To More Easily Identify & Diagnose The Causes Of Life-Threatening Illnesses Like Zika Virus Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed Funds Will Support World-Renowned Research, Innovation & Tech Development At Cornell U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and... Read More

Senator Says Residents Have Tried for Years to Get CSX to Help Fix Pooling Water In & Around CSX Tracks; Now Pooling is A Mosquito-Breeding Haven  City of Rochester Is Willing To Do The Work To Clean Up Area, But Needs CSX Approval & Cooperation to Access Property In Order to Start Schumer: CSX Needs To Help Swat Mosquitoes Not Protect Them  With mosquito-borne diseases in New York State on the rise, including cases in Upstate New York, U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

Following 15-Hour Filibuster, Schumer & Colleagues Successfully Secured Senate Votes Starting Monday To Stop Terror Suspects From So Easily Acquiring Weapons & Then Using Them In Senseless Attacks; Legislation Would Allow Law Enforcement To Block Those On Terror Watch List From Purchasing Weapons & Improve Gun Background Check System  CIA Just Warned About ISIS Threat Looming Over America, Yet There Is No Way To Stop Those On Terrorist Watch List From Legally... Read More

In Recent Years, Schumer Has Helped Secure Millions of Dollars To Keep Lab Buzzing, Wants New Air Force Chief To Keep Dollars & Missions Flowing To Rome As The U.S. Saw With SONY Cyber-Attacks & Other High-Level Breaches, Cybersecurity Is Something Our Military Must Continue To Focus On; Schumer Says Increasing Science and Technology Investments In Rome Air Force Research Labs Is An Important Part Of This Effort  Schumer: Air Force Leaders Should Help Grow Rome Lab In a personal... Read More

Tactical Handheld Radios Will Be Manufactured In Rochester Through 2021  Schumer: Fed Investment Is Critical To Growth Of Rochester & Harris Radio U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Rochester’s Harris Corp. was awarded a contract worth up to $1.7 billion through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. Schumer explained that the company will use these funds to manufacture tactical handheld radios from Harris’s RE-7800 family of tactical radios for U.S.... Read More

Jeanne Manford was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2013 for her advocacy on behalf of the LGBT community Rep. Crowley introduced House companion legislation Queens, NY – U.S Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today introduced legislation to rename the Jackson Heights Post Office, located at 7802 37th Avenue in Queens, as the “Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office.” Representative Joe Crowley introduced the House companion version... Read More