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In October 2015, 2-Year Old Suffered An Asthma Attack On A Transatlantic Flight, And His Medication Was Packed In His Checked Baggage; Local Buffalo Doctor Thankfully Saved The Child’s Life With Innovative, Makeshift Device Schumer Said Jarring Incident Shed Light On The Lack Of Certain Child-Sized Equipment And Doses Of Medication On Planes & Called On FAA To Conduct Review Of Kid’s Medical Equipment – Schumer Said FAA Would Be Required To Conduct This Review In Recently... Read More

While East Harlem Was Not the Hardest Hit During Sandy, the Community Remains Vulnerable in the Event of a Future Storm Following Superstorm Sandy, Schumer & Rangel Secured Federal Funding in Sandy-Relief Bill for a 2-Year Comprehensive Study to Identify Areas of Flood Risks Along North Atlantic Coast; Feasibility Study for Protection Projects in New York  Will Soon Be Started by Army Corps and Should Include East Harlem Lawmakers Urge Army Corps to Make Sure the Study Focuses on... Read More

The West Valley Demonstration Project Needs at Least $75 Million Per Year to Completely Clean Up the Out-of-Use Former Nuclear Site; Feds Previously Agreed This Funding Was Needed for 10 Years Beginning in 2008, But Program Has Not Been Funded At Necessary Levels Since  In March 2015, Schumer Met With Nominee To Lead Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, Monica Regalbuto, And Urged Her to Support Full $75 Million Funding Level for West Valley Cleanup in Future... Read More

Funds Will Be Used To Support Housing Programs For Those in Need U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced$230,108 in federal funds to the Binghamton Housing Authority. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program and will be used to advance local programs designed to help those most in need become self-sufficient. “These federal funds... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: NNPP is a critical facet of our national and global security and a vital component of the training and readiness of the US Navy Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged federal appropriators to include funding for the United States Navy and the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget. The Senators are requesting $1,420,120,000 in federal funding for the Department of Energy’s (DOE)... Read More

Housing Authorities in Utica Will Receive HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program Funds Schumer, Gillibrand: Funds Will Be Used To Support Housing Programs & Services To Get Those Most In Need Back On Their Feet   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $738,000 in federal funds for three housing councils in Utica, NY. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Resident Opportunities and Self... Read More

Housing Authorities in Yonkers & Poughkeepsie Will Receive HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program Funds Schumer, Gillibrand: Funds Will Be Used To Support Housing Programs & Services To Get Those Most In Need Back On Their Feet U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $984,000 in federal funds for four housing councils in the Hudson Valley Region. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)... Read More

Funding Provides Early Education Assistance for Low-Income Children U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Brian Higgins today announced $24,294,448 in federal funding for the Community Action Organization of Erie County. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Head Start and Early Head Start Program to support and expand education and development services for low-income children in the community. Funding... Read More

14 New York State Counties Along Northern Border Would Benefit From Economic Development Initiatives Schumer & Gillibrand: Economic opportunities cut across state lines, it is essential that our region address these obstacles to economic recovery in a meaningful and targeted way Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today urged federal appropriators to include funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) in the Fiscal Year (FY)... Read More

Senators Have Led Fight to Improve LI Sound, Which is a Vital Part of Long Island and Connecticut’s Economy U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), today urged Senate leaders of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies to fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound program for Fiscal Year 2017. The Senators are requesting $10 million in federal funding for FY17 to... Read More

Brooklyn Resident, Vladimir Tolstykh, Was Brutally Murdered 7 Years Ago Today; One of His Alleged Killers—Abakar Gadiyev—Later Fled To Australia Where He Was Arrested, Thanks To NYPD; DOJ Filed For Extradition in 2014 But Process Has Lagged On Back Burner As Suspect Sits A World Away Victim’s Family Anxious for Justice Here At Home; Schumer Lauds NYPD & Victim’s Wife Who Have Worked Tirelessly In Pursuit Of Justice  Schumer: Family’s Fight For Justice Is... Read More

FEMA Funds Via the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Will Fund Replacement of Doors, Louvers & Windows at Nine Buildings at RUMC to Reduce Damage & Ensure Uninterrupted Service in the Event of a Future Storm Schumer, Gillibrand, Donovan Supported & Advocated on Behalf of RUMC for These HMGP Funds; Lawmakers Say Continuity of Service is Crucial Because During Irene & Sandy, RUMC Was the Only Open & Functioning Hospital on Staten Island U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and... Read More

Schumer Stands With Staten Island Students From St. John’s & Wagner to Push #InTheRed Campaign; National Plan Seeks to Galvanize Local Students Across New York City, New York State & Nation Schumer Says Ever Increasing College Costs And Overwhelming Student Debt Will Make #InTheRed Debt-Free College Proposal A Dominant National Issue This Year Schumer: When It Comes to College, The Only Red That St. John’s Students Should Remember Is That Of The Great ‘Red... Read More

Federal GSA Advantage Program Allows Qualifying U.S. Companies To Sell Products To Fed Agencies Through Its Website, But GSA Advantage Was Listing Products From Companies That Outsource Flatware Production Overseas As “American-Made” In January, Schumer Said This Was Misleading Buyers & Putting Sherrill Manufacturing At A Competitive Disadvantage, And Urged GSA To Investigate False Listings & Immediately Remove Them From Website – Schumer Says GSA Removed Nearly A Dozen... Read More

In FY 2016, Schumer & Gillibrand Secured Rochester Laser Lab $68 Million in Funding for Its OMEGA Laser – Fed Funds Helped U of R Continue Critical Programs That Protect The Nation and Maintain Over 300 Jobs in New York An Additional $10 Million Would Help U of R Partner With Sandia National Labs to Conduct Advanced Research & Develop Next Generation Pulsed-Power System Schumer, Gillibrand: This Fed Funding Next Year Will Help Keep Rochester at the Forefront of Laser... Read More

NED Pipeline Would Cut Through Five Counties Broome, Delaware, Schoharie, Albany, and Rensselaer & The Hudson River in New York – And Three Additional States, Including Pennsylvania, Massachusetts & New Hampshire   Schumer, Gillibrand: The potential long-lasting and negative environmental, quality-of-life and health impacts are clear; New Yorkers would bear all the environmental and health risks while receiving no benefit from the pipeline once it is built Schumer, Gillibrand:... Read More

Schumer Says Recent Discoveries Of Elevated Levels Of Lead In More Than 60 Water Sources In Ithaca Schools, And Others Around New York State, Is A Clear Signal That All NYS Schools Need Access to Fed Grants To Test For Water Contamination New Schumer Bill Will Provide Federal Grants For NYS Schools that Want to Test Drinking Water; Results Will Protect Student and Teacher Health and Help Experts Determine The Extent Of Lead Contamination in Upstate NY Schools Schumer: Protecting Our... Read More

Ezra Jack Keats, Born in March of 1916 to Polish-Jewish Immigrants in Brooklyn, is Best Known for His Picture Book—“The Snowy Day”—Which Featured a Young African-American Boy Named Peter; Keats Was an Important Literary Figure in U.S. History Because He Showcased Multiracial Characters in His Picture Books & Used Techniques Like Collaging Which Made Him Stand Out as a Unique Illustrator  Schumer Urges U.S. Postal Service to Feature Illustrations from... Read More

Town Of Babylon Has Drafted Plans To Build First-Of-Its-Kind Brewery Incubator; $12M Plan Will Revitalize Entire Area Of Copiague & Pump In Nearly 50 Jobs To Start  Schumer Says Project Is Right Up EDA’s Mission To Revitalize Blighted Areas, Help Communities Grow Jobs & Spur New Industry; Urges Agency To Fund Just-Filed $1M Babylon Application  Schumer: Hopportunity Is Knocking on LI With Plans For NY’s First Brewery Incubator  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Brooklyn Resident, Vladimir Tolstykh, Was Brutally Murdered In 2009; One of His Alleged Killers—Abakar Gadiyev—Later Fled To Australia Where He Was Arrested, Thanks To NYPD; DOJ Filed for Extradition But Process Has Lagged & Suspect Has Sat In Jail Since 2014; Victim’s Family Anxious for Justice Schumer Lauds Heroic Work Of NYPD & Victim’s Wife Who Have Worked Tirelessly In Pursuit Of Justice  Schumer: Family’s Fight For Justice Is Mine, Too U.S.... Read More