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In 2005, Town of North Hempstead Secured $2M in Federal Funds For A Project That's No Longer Needed; Until Now, Federal Rules Have Blocked Reuse Of Dollars; Schumer Pushes to Unlock Leftover Money So Town Can Pay For Critical Projects Schumer-Backed Law Now Key To Unlocking Long-Awaited Federal Dollars; Senator Urges State To Unlock,  Then Direct Funds To Local Projects That Will Revitalize Port Washington’s Main Street, Hempstead Harbor Trail, Plandome Road & Garden City... Read More

Schumer Lays Out Federal Funding Opportunities To Get Bike Project Moving Forward Schumer: Now Is The Time To Support Dutchess County’s Bike Path Expansion Plans  Standing on Parker Avenue in Poughkeepsie, NY, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today pledged his support for Dutchess County’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant application, and highlighted other federal funding programs like the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) that... Read More

Senator Says, If Pharmacies Install Drug Take-Back Kiosks, It Would Be A New Convenient Way For New Yorkers To Get Addictive Rx Drugs Out Of Medicine Cabinets & Homes Schumer: Across Upstate New York, Opioid Abuse Is Up, Teens Are Accessing Excess Pain Pills & Criminals Are Stealing Rx Drugs Schumer: Convenient Rx Drug Disposal Could Save Lives  Standing in Kingston, NY, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on major pharmacy chains and other large retailers to install... Read More

This Year Marks the 100th Year of Girl Scouts’ “Gold Award,” the Highest and Most Prestigious Award a Girl Scout Can Earn  Schumer Honors Gold Award Recipients from NY Who Have Positively Impacted Their Communities, Celebrates Centennial at Girl Scouts’ NYC Headquarters, and Recognizes a Century of Girls Whose Projects Have Created Meaningful Change in Their Communities and Around the World  Schumer: Centennial Celebration of Gold Award Shows the Rest of the... Read More

Spousal Abusers Use Pets To Maintain Control By Manipulating Victims By Inciting A Sense Of Fear That The Pet Will Be Hurt If They Leave; My Sisters’ Place Fighting To Stop This Sad & Dangerous Trend   Schumer Pushes ‘PAWS Act’ To Assist Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelters Like One In Westchester; Legislation Also Expands Legal Protections For Pets & Holds Abusers More Accountable For Inflicting Harm   Schumer: Congress Should Give A PAWS Up To... Read More

If You Carry A Cell Phone & Pass The Latest Billboards Popping Up In Cities Like NY and Along Busy Interstates, You Could Be Giving Up Treasure Trove Of Personal Info & Not Even Know It; Existing Technology In Mobile Phones Could Be Used To Track Your Movements & Unlock Key Data  Schumer Urges Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Whether Billboards Gathering Intel From Mobile Phones—Even A Kid’s—Requires Company To Inform Consumers, Offer Opt-Out  ... Read More

A 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake That Struck Off Ecuador’s Central Coast Earlier this Month Destroyed Parts of Country, Killed Hundreds & Injured Thousands; In the Past, USCIS’ TPS Designation Has Been Designated to Countries in the Wake of a Natural DisasterSchumer, Gillibrand Call for Department of Homeland Security to Support TPS for Ecuadorian Individuals Living in U.S.; Temporary Benefit Would Help Ecuadorians Who May Be in Danger of Being Deported Despite Severe... Read More

Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Across NY Communities, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill –Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation – Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and Teacher... Read More

Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In Schools Around New York State, Including at Eight Schools on Staten Island, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination  New Schumer Bill –Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation – Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and Teacher... Read More

Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Across Upstate NY Communities, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill – Included In Must-Pass WRDA Legislation – Would Authorize $20 Million In Federal Grants For Schools That Want To Test Drinking Water; Schumer Pushes For Passage & Vows To Fight For More Funding To Protect Student and... Read More

Superstorm Sandy Breached Smith Point County Park Leaving South Shore Communities Vulnerable to Future Storm Damage; Senators Secured Full Federal Funding for Projects Along Fire Island to Montauk Point Coastline, Including Smith Point County Park  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Approximately 2.2 Million Cubic Yards of Sand Have Been Placed At Smith Point County Park; Dunes & Beach Berm Will Make Shoreline Stronger Schumer, Gillibrand: After Decades of Planning, South Shore Communities... Read More

Onondaga County & City Of Syracuse Are Applying For Two Separate Federal HUD Programs, Which Would Allow Them To Remove Lead-Based Paint Hazards In Homes Throughout The County While Onondaga County Has Received Fed Funding In The Past, It Is Not Nearly Enough To Mitigate All Lead-Based Paint Hazards, And Currently There is No Funding Source for a Solely City-Base Lead Remediation Program –  Schumer Urges HUD To Quickly Approve Both The County And City Applications For... Read More

Schumer: Made In America’ Means ‘Made In Rochester’ By Hickey Freeman Workers U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Ralph Lauren has selected Hickey Freeman, to produce Team USA’s shorts for the closing ceremony uniforms. Schumer played a pivotal role to help position Hickey Freeman to secure this contract, which will help maintain and create new jobs in Rochester. Schumer said the ? shorts being made by Hickey Freeman would be available at all Ralph... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand secure key funding to begin initial Stepping Stones Lighthouse renovations; Installation of temporary floating dock and ramp to be built for safe access & construction to prevent further water damage to the foundation After infrastructure renovations to lighthouse are completed, Stepping Stones can move forward with full construction process U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $165,000 in federal funding to the Stepping Stones... Read More

Under current framework, Oneida County’s FTZ process burdens businesses with lengthy and complex application process Reorganization through the Alternative Site Framework would cut through red tape and streamline process for businesses to apply for FTZ benefits; Instead of seven month waiting period, business would be able to process applications within one to four months Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the U.S. Commerce... Read More

The Old RCA Victor Dog Nipper Is Still Sitting On The Roof of The Former RCA Building In Albany; Senator Says The Statue Has Become a Regional Icon, And Represents A Part Of Albany History: New Development Plan Would Transform Nipper Building Into a Vibrant Downtown Residential and Commercial Space Schumer To Feds: Expedite Application To Unlock Tax Credits Before Nipper Is "Ruffed" Up U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today visited Albany and urged the National Park Service (NPS) and the State... Read More

Schumer: Fight To Prevent & Treat Zika Virus Is Dramatically Underfunded; Upstate NY Health Officials & Medical Providers Need Immediate Federal Funding, Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold Senator Says $1.9 Billion In Emergency Fed Funding Is Vital To Preventing & Treating The Spread of Zika Virus In WNY Schumer: Congress Must Get Serious About Stopping The Spread of Zika Standing at Women and Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, in the wake of... Read More

Senator Led Push to Secure $1.5 Million EDA Grant to Renovate Building To House RIT’s New Biz Incubator Standing at Rochester Institute of Technology’s brand new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) business incubator at the redeveloped historic former Rochester Savings Bank building in Rochester, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today participated in a historic ribbon cutting, which symbolized the official opening of Rochester Institute of... Read More

Funds Must Be Delivered Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold; Already, More Than  800 Americans In 40 States Have Been Infected; New York State Saw New Case Just Days Ago, For Total Of Over 60; Swift Action is Necessary For Travelers, Pregnant Women & New Yorkers’ Health Schumer Says Critical Fed Funds Would Allow Funding for Mosquito Control Programs Across Country & Diagnostic Testing to be Perfected & Simplified; Vaccine Development Would Also Progress Schumer: Anyone... Read More

Schumer & Cantwell, Joined By Leading NYC Housing Builders and Advocates, Urge Congress to Expand Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Critical Resource That Has Helped Finance Nearly 3M Homes Across the United States, Thousands in NYC Schumer’s & Cantwell’s Affordable Housing Proposal Would Add 400,000 Additional Units of Affordable Housing Nationwide Over the Next Decade   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) were today joined by local housing... Read More