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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

Testing Will Further Assess Nature of Northrop Grumman Plume Contamination  Massapequa Water District Will Be Granted Ability for Separate Analysis Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced New York State will conduct testing to further analyze the nature of the Northrop Grumman plume in Massapequa. In addition, the state has ordered Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy to open access to monitoring wells in order to obtain the samples that will be tested by... Read More

Schumer Has Led The Charge For Years To Protect And Preserve Social Security From Those Who Want To Weaken It; Schumer Urges His Colleagues to Pass the “Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act” Bill Would Authorize Payments To More Than 1.2 Million Upstate NY Seniors & More Than 275K Individuals With Disabilities Who Were Denied A Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) In Their Social Security Benefits  Schumer: Upstate New Yorkers Need Social... Read More

After Successful Appeal, FEMA Reverses Decision And Reimburses City For Sandy-Related Repairs U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice today announced that the City of Long Beach has been awarded nearly $10 million in federal grant funding for repairs to the Long Beach Boardwalk and other facilities that sustained damage during Superstorm Sandy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agreed to cover 90 percent of the cost of rebuilding... Read More

Local Water Districts Want to Test Contaminated Water Recently Found at a Nearby Superfund Site; Contaminant Represents The Same Toxic Chemicals Found in the Bethpage Plume Navy & Northrop Grumman Continue to Make Things Difficult for LI Water Districts By Requiring Permission To Test Wells Affected by Plume Schumer: Stop Stonewalling and Start Sharing Data on Potentially Drinking Water Contamination; Cooperation Is Essential To Protect Drinking Water U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

Federal GSA Advantage Program Allows Qualifying U.S. Companies To Sell Products To Fed Agencies Through Its Website – With Many Fed Agencies Looking To Meet American-Made Requirements, Opportunity Is Ripe For Businesses Like Sherrill, Located In Oneida County & The Last USA Flatware Manufacturer But Schumer Says GSA Advantage Currently Lists Products From Companies That Outsource Flatware Production Overseas As “American-Made,” Which Misleads Buyers & Puts Sherrill... Read More

Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Proposal to Move Forward with Much-Needed Upgrades to Alexandria Bay Border Crossing   Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a proposal greenlighting the Government Services Administration (GSA) to move forward with construction upgrades at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry (POE).    “The long over-due,... Read More

Recently Passed House Bill Will Expose The Private Information Of Veterans & Others Who Are Victims Of Asbestos Poisoning – Including Their Names & Exposure Histories – On Publicly Accessible Websites, Exposing Veterans To Identity Theft Senator Says House Bill Will Re-Victimize Veterans Impacted By Asbestos Poisoning; Vows To Block Legislation Schumer: Veterans Suffering From Asbestos Poisoning Shouldn’t Have To Worry About Identity Theft Too On a conference call with... Read More

Today, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Passed Senate Committee & Now Heads to Floor – Senators Vow to Fight until Bill Is Passed by the Senate and Signed by the President Bipartisan Legislation Would Provide Additional Resources for Long Island Sound Restoration U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Charles E. Schumer, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy today announced their bipartisan legislation to continue... Read More

During The Busiest 50-70 Days Per Year, Wait Times At Lewiston-Queenstown Bridge Regularly Exceed One Hour – And Have Peaked At Nearly Three Hours, Which Has Had a Detrimental Impact On The Regional Economy; Canadian Shoppers & Businesses Spend $1.7 Billion Per Year in New York State CBP & GSA Heeded Schumer's Call & Agreed to Approve Desperately-Needed Plaza Expansion To Improve Traffic Flow, Bolster the Regional Economy, & Create and Protect Jobs in... Read More

Schumer Says Long-Awaited Upgrades Will Bring New Outpatient Clinic & Hundreds Of Local Construction Jobs; Senator Urges Army Corps Not to Delay ‎Construction Because of Project Transfer Schumer To Feds: Move On Canandaigua Campus Upgrades Now – Get Approvals Out The Door & Shovels In The Ground‎ So Local Vets Can Get The Treatment They Deserve Standing at the Cadence Square Building on the Canandaigua VA Medical Center campus, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Many Carriers Have No Clue Where Dead Zones Exist But NYC Residents Often Know Exactly Where Their Calls Always Drop      Schumer Launches Online Crowdsourcing Campaign To Help Identify Dead Zones; Having Good, Quality Coverage Is Essential To NYC Safety, Business & Every Day To-And-From Schumer: Submit Your Cell Phone Dead Zones To Schumer.Senate.Gov/WirelessDeadzone  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced a campaign to identify and locate dead zones,... Read More

Cuomo & Schumer Have Been Working Closely With Kraft-Heinz To Help Identify Potential Buyers For Campbell Facility   Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed there are several companies interested in buying the Kraft-Heinz facility in Campbell. Cuomo and Schumer said they continue to be working closely with Kraft-Heinz and stand ready to help attract even more interested buyers to the region. New York reiterated its openness to using... Read More

Right Now, Individuals With Disabilities Who Might Need Help With Everyday Tasks Such as Eating, Dressing, Bathing, Maintaining Meds & More Are Not Given the Option to Live In the Setting of Their Choosing; Schumer Says This Denies People With Disabilities the Freedom to Live Independently Schumer’s Bill, the Disability Integration Act of 2015, Rights This Wrong By Ensuring Services Are Provided to Any Individual Who is Found Eligible for Institutional Care to Receive Critical... Read More

Broome County Has Experienced Explosion of Drug Use Including Heroin & Meth, As Well As Drug-Related Crime – Broome County Has Fourth Highest Meth Lab Seizure Rate in of All NYS & Heroin And Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Broome Have Quadrupled Over Last 5 Years In 2015, Schumer Called on Fed. Office of Drug Control to Designate Broome A ‘High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’ to Provide Additional Fed Resources, Expertise and Coordination to Disrupt Drug Crimes &... Read More

Long Island’s ‘Stepping Stones Lighthouse’ Dates Back to 1877 & Was Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005; Over the Years, the Historic Lighthouse Has Tragically Fallen Into Disrepair & Needs to be Rehabilitated Schumer Urges NPS Director Jarvis to Provide $165K in Federal Funding to Halt Future Deterioration of the Lighthouse & Ready the Structure for Full Rehabilitation; There Will Be Local Matching Funds Town of North Hempstead & The... Read More