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Second Federal Funding Installment Will Reimburse Lawrence School District For Emergency Repairs After Flooding From Sandy Corroded The High School’s Electrical Wiring WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded an additional $1,019,197.14 in disaster relief funds to the Lawrence Union Free School District for emergency repairs and electrical... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase Protective Equipment For Firefighters Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $440,564 in federal funding for the Hartsdale Fire District in Westchester County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Hartsdale Fire District will use the federal funding to purchase 80 new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment to Keep Firefighters Safe U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $14,286 in federal funding for the Scotia Fire Department in Schenectady County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, this funding will be used to purchase personal protective turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) air packs. The Scotia... Read More

Senator Cites Healthy Stocks, Late-Arriving Bass, Below Average Catch Rates & Bad Weather As Reasons To Reassess June Closure; Senator Has Long History Supporting Anglers & Commercial Fishers Who Often Face Inflexible Rules Based on Bad Science Senator Says Commercial Fishers Are Allowed To Annually Catch Almost 200K Pounds Of Black Sea Bass But Have Barely Put A Dent Into Quota Due to Late Migration, Catching Just 40K Pounds So Far This Year;  June Gap May Result In LI Fishers... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment to Keep Firefighters Safe U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $231,858‎ in federal funding for the Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department in Erie County. This funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, this funding will be used to purchase 25 new sets of personal protective turnout gear, and allow the department to... Read More

Schumer, Long-Time Supporter of Staten Island Sea Wall Project, Helped Secure Federal Funding In Sandy Relief Bill for Necessary Resiliency Project to Finally Implement Coastline Defense Along East Shore Communities; Schumer Also Successfully Pushed to Expedite Project’s Internal Review Process  Staten Island Lawmakers Urge Army Corps to Treat Sea Wall Project As a Top Priority; Express Support for Expedited Stamp of Approval U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan,... Read More

Part 150 Studies Will Better Evaluate Noise Impacts to Communities Surrounding JFK & LaGuardia Airport & Recommend Mitigation Measures; Schumer Has Long Supported Part 150 Studies, And Other Ways to Address Airplane Noise  Schumer Pushes Port Authority to Expedite Completion of Part 150 Studies; Senator Says a Completed Study Could Mean Additional Federal Resources for Noise Mitigation Measures  Schumer: While There Is No Silver Bullet When Addressing Airplane Noise, the... Read More

Schumer Meets With Terry Lee Henderson’s Mother & Brother at Their Home & Provides Update On Campaign To Add Names To Wall Schumer: Terry Lee Henderson & 73 Other Sailors Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice For America & Deserve To Be Honored On The Vietnam Memorial Wall Schumer: In Honor Of Memorial Day, It’s Time To Etch 74 Names On The Vietnam Wall U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, for the first time, met with Terry Lee Henderson’s mother... Read More

Town of Norfolk Will Use Funds to Extend Critical Water Mains To Provide More Than 50 Homes With Safe, Reliable Water U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $694,000 in federal low-interest loans and $500,000 in federal grant funding for the Town of Norfolk in St. Lawrence County. This funding will allow the town to make new investments in its local water infrastructure. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural... Read More

Funding Would Keep Helicopter Programs on Track & Help Maintain Southern Tier Jobs – Bill Includes $302 Million in Funding for New Fleet of Presidential Helicopters & $273 Million in Funding for New Fleet of Combat Search & Rescue Helicopters, Major Elements of Both Are Produced By Lockheed Martin in Owego Schumer: Funding Is Critical for Lockheed Martin Owego, At The Forefront Of Two of The Most Important Helicopter Programs In World U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

Delays & Roadblocks From FEMA When Considering Application For New Elementary School Building Left Children Without A Local School And Left Residents To Shoulder The Cost To Rebuild  Senator Played Key Role In Successfully Securing $24 Million In Fed Funding That Made Building New School A Reality  Schumer: Owego Students Once Again Have Their Own School To Call Home   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today stood with students, teachers, parents and school administration as he... Read More

Schumer Says He Will Lead Push For TSA To Hire 600 More & Move $28 Million Needed To Bring Another 2,500+ Agents To Full-Time; Senator Says LGA, JFK & Newark Airports Deserve Large Share Of New Agents Schumer Recently Called on TSA to Hire More NYC Agents—Successfully Securing 200+ For City—But Schumer Says New Plan Would Convert Part-Time Agents To Full-Time & Bring Even More Agents To NYC, Really Putting Dent In  Lines As Summer Travel Heats Up Schumer: Public... Read More

In September 2015, Bergen Volunteer Firefighter & EMT Barry Miller Tragically Lost His Life In the Line Of Duty  Earlier this year, Gillibrand Introduced Legislation to Rename Bergen Post Office After Fallen Hero Bergen, NY - U.S Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today announced that the legislation to rename the Bergen Post Office located at 15 Rochester Street in Genesee County as the “Barry G. Miller Post Office” has passed the Senate... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Emergency and Protective Equipment For Firefighters Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $80,000 in federal funding for Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad, $56,381 in federal funding for Pierrepont Fire and $34,448 in federal funding for West Stockholm Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Funding for Five Brownfield Sites in WNY, Hudson Valley, Rome & North Country Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1.5 million in federal funding for several regions in Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program. Out of 240 recipients, Schumer and Gillibrand secured funding for six projects to help communities assess, clean up,... Read More

After White House Made Ill-Advised Cuts to Anti-Terrorism Funds, Schumer Vowed Fight; Dept. of Homeland Security’s UASI Program Provides Critical Funding To Terror-Target Cities Like NYC & Funds Key Tools To Keep NYPD A Step Ahead Of Terrorists Schumer Announces Congress Will Pass Homeland Security Spending Bill With $600M Going to DHS’s UASI Program; Spending Bill Reverses White House’s Proposal to Cut NYC’s Terror Funds By Nearly $300M Schumer: Absurd Cuts To NYC... Read More

French Rail Company, SNCF, Transported Over 75,000 Jews, & Thousands of Others, to Concentration Camps During WWII; Using Legal Duplicity Company Has Dodged Responsibility for Its Collaboration with Nazi Regime Until Now Schumer Has Long Advocated for Monetary Compensation & Was Sponsor of the Holocaust Rail Justice Act, Which Would Allow American Survivors & Relatives to Pursue Justice Against French Rail Company; Senator Says Restitution Fund Finally Provides Some Justice to... Read More

Larry Reilly Jr. & 73 Other American Veterans Tragically Died When USS Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Unjustly Deemed “Not Directly Linked to War,” These 74 Names Were Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Schumer Introduces Amendment Requiring DOD to Enshrine These Names Onto The Wall As A Part Of The National Defense Bill; Senator Says Adding Names of These Heroes to the... Read More

Terry Lee Henderson & 73 Other American Veterans Tragically Died When USS Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Unjustly Deemed “Not Directly Linked to War,” These 74 Names Were Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Schumer Introduces Amendment Requiring DOD to Enshrine These Names Onto The Wall As A Part Of The National Defense Bill; Senator Says Adding Names of These Heroes to the... Read More

Metro-North Had Previously Pledged to Improve Communication with Commuters During Emergencies; Yet Reports Last Week Indicated Riders Were Only Given Limited Information About What to Do and How to Get Home During Service Outage Schumer Pushes Metro-North to Make Good on Previous Commitments and Ensure Stations are Adequately Staffed with Clearly Identified Employees to Provide Directions During Emergencies Schumer: Metro-North Communication Breakdowns Could Make Bad Situations Worse U.S.... Read More