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Schumer Has Long Fought For Funds That Would Help Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing New Yorkers Get Education and Find Jobs – Schumer Secured $70 Million For NTID in Final FY 2016 Budget Schumer: I Will Fight Tooth & Nail To Include Highest Level Of Funding In Final Appropriations Bill To Keep NTID Thriving U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the just-released President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 includes $70.016 million in funding for the Rochester Institute... Read More

VA Ambulatory Outpatient Surgery Services Are Currently Only Provided At VA Facilities In Buffalo, Syracuse, And Albany, But Not In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Area, Which Is Home To 68,936 Veterans Schumer Previously Pushed VA to Move Forward With Plans To Provide Funding For 2nd Phase of Construction For New, Upcoming 84,000 Sq Ft VA Outpatient Surgery Clinic in Rochester Schumer: Rochester-Area Veterans Need & Deserve This Increased Access To Care   U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

In December 2015, Schumer Launched Push To Secure Critical Funding – While VA Has Funding Needed To Complete Design & Planning Phases Of The Project Through 2016, Subsequent Construction Phase – Expected To Start In 2017 – Has Not Yet Been Funded Since 2009, Schumer Has Worked With Local Veteran Leaders To Bring Much-Needed Veterans’ Cemetery To Western New York – Cemetery Site Is Currently In Planning & Design Stages, Which Are Set To Be Completed In 2016,... Read More

IRS Impersonation Scam Attempts Against NYC & LI Residents Is Escalating At Alarming Rate; Constituent Calls Related To Scam Have Skyrocketed In Schumer’s Office & Have Already Cost U.S. Taxpayers Millions Of Hard-Earned Dollars; Schumer Urges Fed Action Stop The Calls and Clamp Down on Scammers Scammers Tell New Yorkers They Will ‘Go To Jail’ Unless They Immediately Use A Money Transfer Company To Send Them Upwards Of Thousands Of Dollars; Scammers Falsely Claim To... Read More

Schumer Urges NRC To Work Hand-In-Hand With State & Local Officials To Contain & Prevent Future Radioactive Water Leakage  Schumer To NRC: This Leak Appears Contained But What About Next Time?  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Stephen G. Burns to immediately order an investigation to determine the extent of possible ground water contamination and prevent future water contamination. According to the NRC, the... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand & Engel Secure Funding to Replace Damaged Power Switches and Transformers at Waterfront Park U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Eliot L. Engel today announced $5,466,331 in federal funding to repair the Yonkers Waterfront Park for damages suffered as a direct result of Superstorm Sandy. The funding was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to cover administrative costs and replace damaged... Read More

Senators’ Success Culminates A Long Push To Bring Aircraft Back To NFARS; KC-135 Tankers Will Help Protect Jobs at NFARS & Play a Strategic Role in Our Nation's Security  Schumer, Gillibrand: Eagles Have Landed for Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station! U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand today announced the U.S. Air Force (USAF) will transfer eight KC-135 tankers from the current fleet to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS) in Western New... Read More

Artificially Cheap Steel Rebar Imports From Turkey Are Flooding the U.S. Market, Making It Difficult For NY Steel Manufacturers Like Nucor To Compete; Recent Dept. of Commerce Findings Have Hurt U.S. Steel Companies Like Nucor – Schumer Leads Bipartisan Letter Signed by 24 Senators, Including Gillibrand, to Urge Commerce to Take Action Schumer, Gillibrand Urged Commerce in 2014 to Carefully Consider U.S. Industry’s Evidence of Predatory Practices by Foreign Countries – Commerce... Read More

The Economic Development Administration that Funds Critical Job Creation Projects Throughout New York has Not Had a Significant Funding Increase in Nearly a Decade – Lack of Funds Leaves Applications Unfunded Each Year Schumer Presses to Significantly Expand EDA Funding for First Time in Nearly a Decade to Help Spur Economic Activity throughout Upstate New York; EDA Funds Are Critical to Projects like: Sewer Upgrades, Business Incubators, Industrial Parks, and Regional Innovation... Read More

Following Tragic 2009 Plane Crash That Claimed Lives of 50 People, Including Many WNYers, Families of Flight 3407 Fought to Create Tough Flight Safety Regulations, Including Requirement That Pilots Log 1,500 Flight Hours In Order To Receive Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Congress Must Re-Authorize FAA Charter This Year & Some May Use Opportunity To Weaken Provisions That Make Air Travel Safer – WNY Delegation Members Will Say Some in The Industry Want to Water Down Or Eliminate... Read More

Until Now, There Were No Direct Flights From Buffalo to Anywhere in California – Schumer Has Been Pushing for Direct JetBlue Flight to LA Basin Since 2013; Now, New Route Will Dramatically Increase Travel Opportunities for Buffalonians, Boost Buffalo Business Travel Schumer Says Move Will Help JetBlue Capture More Canadian Travelers – High Prices at Toronto Airport Have Customers Flying Through Buffalo For Cheap Rates to Some Destinations, But Not When Headed to California Schumer:... Read More

Schumer’s 3-Point Plan Seeks To Take Battle To Latin America & Caribbean To Prevent Spread; Prod Centers for Disease Control & National Institute Of Health To Start Crash Program To Help Private Companies Develop Vaccine; Calls On WHO To Declare Health Emergency  Plan Must Be Implemented Before Mosquito Season Takes Hold; New York State Has Already Seen 5 Zika Cases; Swift Action Is Necessary For Travelers, Pregnant Women & New Yorkers’ Health Schumer: Feds Must Pull... Read More

Current Investment Tax Credit For Fuel Cells Expires At The End Of This Year; Schumer Says It Is A Proven Job Creator For Capital Region And Must Be Extended  Extending This Tax Credit Will Continue to Improve Future Investments In Fuel Cells & Maintain Momentum For Capital Region’s Plug Power, A National Leader In Fuel Cells For Forklifts Schumer: Extended Tax Credit Would Power Up New Jobs In The Capital Region  During a visit to Latham, NY, U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

Schumer Says Preserving Rochester Jobs Is His Top Priority, and He Will Do All He Can To Help Xerox Thrive in Rochester U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called Xerox Chairwoman and CEO Ursula Burns following the news that Xerox is planning to separate into two companies. Schumer was eager to discern any potential impacts on Xerox’s Rochester operations and job levels. During the call, CEO Burns assured Sen. Schumer that her expectation is that this corporate split will not lead to... Read More

LI MacArthur Airport Is Seeking To Attract International Flights, But Needs to Build a Customs Facility Before This Can Become a Reality; An International Airport on LI Would Bolster Economic Activity in the Region Schumer Urges U.S. Dept. of Customs & Border Protection to Help Ensure Necessary Customs Facility is Constructed to All Federal Requirements; Working Together Will Ensure Precious Resources & Time is Not Wasted Schumer: Customs & Border Protection Should... Read More

Past Court Decisions Have Hindered Terrorism-Related Claims From Victims of Attacks Like 9/11; Americans Injured in Terrorist Attacks on American Soil Have Limited Recourse Against Foreign States & Groups That Funded The Terror That Took Their Loved Ones Away   Nations That Fund Al Qaeda, ISIS, Hamas and other Terrorist Groups Could Finally be Held Accountable to Victims Once Bill Passes With Committee Passage, Legislation Now Heads to Senate Floor; Senator Vows to Continue Pushing... Read More

In Letter, Schumer & Democratic Colleagues Urge Majority Leader McConnell to Work Together to Put Forth Legislation That Will Address Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis; Schumer Says Such Legislation is Critical, As Puerto Rico Seeks to Resolve Its Outstanding Debt Obligations & Stabilize Economy With Over 1M Puerto Ricans Living in New York, Schumer Has Been Strong, Outspoken Leader On Providing Puerto Rico & Its 3.5 Million Fellow US Citizens With Equitable Treatment;  Schumer... Read More

In 2013, Excessive Rains Caused The Oneida Creek To Overflow, Flooding Neighborhoods In The City Of Oneida, Located In Madison County, And Forcing Residents From Their Homes – 156 Properties Were Damaged Beyond Repair FEMA Has Announced Their Intent to Acquire and Demolish Homes in the Flood-Prone Area, Which Will Provide Residents With The Funding To Move Out Of Flood-Prone Area & Help Prevent Future Flooding Damage – Schumer Urges Feds to Expedite Final Sign-Off Schumer: City... Read More

Recent Discovery Of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) In Hoosick Falls, NY Could Pose Environmental & Health Risks To The Hoosick Falls Community  Schumer:  A Pall of Uncertainly and Fear is Hanging Over Hoosick Falls and Only a Cooperative and Transparent Saint-Gobain Can Clear That Up; There Can Be No Foot-Dragging or Stonewalling When it Comes to Detailing the PFOA Contamination and Cleaning it Up In a letter to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics President and CEO Tom Kinisky, U.S.... Read More

During Call With U.S. Air Force Secretary Debra Lee James, Schumer and Gillibrand Urge USAF To Prioritize Bringing The KC-135 Back to NFARS Senators’ Call Culminates A Long Push To Bring Aircraft Back To NFARS Schumer, Gillibrand to US Airforce: Bring KC-135 Tankers Back to Rightful Home at NFARS During a call with U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Debra Lee James, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand today urged her and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to prioritize the... Read More