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Schumer Urged Federal DOT To Make Major Investment in City of Buffalo’s Cars Sharing Main St. Project; Grant Will Allow City to Move Forward with Lower Main St. Project – Bringing New Life to Downtown & Building on Waterfront Success Schumer & Gillibrand Were Instrumental in Securing Initial $15 Million in TIGER Funds in 2011 for 500 Block of Main St; Now With This Additional $18 Million for Lower Main St. Total Federal Investment in the Project Exceeds $33... 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 Says The New Upcoming 84,000 Sq Ft VA Outpatient Clinic In Monroe County Is a Great Start, But Upgrades Can’t Stop There; Schumer Pushes VA to Move Forward With Plans for the 2nd Phase of Construction for a Clinic for Outpatient... Read More

Senator Schumer Says New Principles Amy Schumer Supports Will Address Gun Violence & Will Be Brought To The Floor Early Next Year BUT Citizens Must Make Their Voices Heard; Amy Schumer Leads The Charge  Bill Will Focus On Making Current Background Checks Stronger, Closing Loopholes & Shutting Down The Pipeline Of Illegal Guns  Schumer & Schumer: We Have A Real Plan But It Requires The American People To Pick Up Phone, Tweet, Facebook—Rise Up—To See It... Read More

Heating Aid Will Help Thousands Of Vulnerable New York Seniors & Families Who Need Extra Help To Pay Their Heating Bills This Winter Home Heating Costs Have Become A Larger And Larger Share Of Every New Yorker’s Budget – Schumer & Gillibrand Urged U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services To Provide Maximum Amount, And As Soon As Possible, To NY Families Schumer & Gillibrand: Every Dollar Counts When It Comes To Keeping NY State Families Warm This Winter U.S. Senators... Read More

Schumer & Metro IAF—Nation’s Largest & Longest-Standing Network Of Local Faith & Community-Based Organizations—Say Federal Government and Other Top Gun Purchasers Can Do More To Stem Gun Violence; Fed Government’s Purchasing Power Must be Leveraged to Change Gun Makers’ Deadly Ways U.S. Government Makes Up 25% of Gun Market; With DOD/Army Currently Considering Massive $580M Purchase of Small Arms, Now Is The Time To Rewrite Requirements For Federal... Read More

The Perkins Student Loan Program Expired On September 30th, Jeopardizing The Education Of Students Across the Country Who Rely On The Program To Attend College The House of Representatives Passed an Extension Unanimously; Now, Schumer Will Call On Senate Republicans To Take Up And Immediately Pass Extension Of The Perkins Loan Program Schumer: With College Costs Skyrocketing, We Must Renew Perkins Loan Program That Is Vital Lifeline For Thousands Of Struggling Students  Standing at Molloy... Read More

Schumer is a Co-Sponsor of Legislation, Which Recognizes & Honors 400 Years of Filipino American Contributions Spanning First Recorded Presence in 1587 to Present Day   Schumer: It is Fitting and Just that We Recognize the Rich History and Numerous Contributions of the Filipino Americans In The United States   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced Senate passage of his resolution which recognizes October as “Filipino American History Month.” The legislation... Read More

For Years, Canadian Pacific Ran Its Holiday Train On D&H South Line To Capital Region Communities; Local Residents Attended Annual Train Light Show And Donated To Those In Need Through Local Charities & Food Banks Attending Christmas Event  This Year, Canadian Pacific Sold 280 Miles Of Track To Norfolk Southern & Announced Holiday Train Would Be Discontinued As Result; Schumer Urges CP & NS To Work Together To Ensure Southern Tier Families Can Enjoy Annual Christmas... Read More

For Years, Canadian Pacific Ran Its Holiday Train On D&H South Line To Binghamton, and Oneonta Communities; Local Residents Attended Annual Train Light Show And Donated To Those In Need Through Local Charities & Food Banks Attending Christmas Event  This Year, Canadian Pacific Sold 280 Miles Of Track To Norfolk Southern & Announced Holiday Train Would Be Discontinued As Result; Schumer Urges CP & NS To Work Together To Ensure Southern Tier Families Can Enjoy Annual... Read More

In Personal Letter To FEMA, Schumer Says Agency Must Be Sure That Prior To Any Case Referral To Treasury FEMA Must Conduct A Review Of The Matter And Ensure That Recoupment of Funds Is Necessary; Says Anything Less Is Disservice To Sandy Victims, Confuses Residents & Is Plain Unfair; Urges Establishment Of Review Process Before Collection Attempts  Schumer: Great Majority Of LI Residents Rightfully Depended On FEMA Funds To Make Critical Repairs That Got Them Back On Their Feet; Any... Read More

Hackers Are Using Computer Bots To Snatch-up Thousands Of Concert Tickets Immediately After They Go On Sale, Which They Then Re-Sell On Other Ticket Websites At Much Higher Prices; Schumer Says Live Nation, New Promoter For The Lakeview Amphitheater In Onondaga County, Supports Bill To Prevent Venue From Being Next Site of Major Concert Ruined By Bots Schumer Says Feds Must Crack Down On Cyber-Scalpers, Introduced Legislation That Would Institute Harsh Punishments For Hackers Found Guilty Of Bot... Read More

Federal Funds to Advance Specialty Crop Program   Ithaca, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,129,896 in federal funding for Cornell University. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to advance and support research and programs that help support specialty crop growers, including locally... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, along with Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed profound concern in a letter to Secretary Kerry about the October 11th Iranian ballistic missile test.  In the letter, the Senators write: “We are writing to express our profound concern about Iran's... Read More

Cornell University Will Use Grant To Develop Alternative Energy Sources And Enhance Rural Energy Production   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1 million in federal funding for Cornell University in Ithaca. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in honor of the Third Annual National Biology Day. The grant will be used by Cornell researchers to study the plants and... Read More

Schumer and Gillibrand Introduced Senate Bill in September to Rename Post Office After Kingston Native Killed in Action During WWII    Schumer, Gillibrand & Gibson: Dedication of Kingston Post Office in Staff Sergeant Dietz’s Name Will Be Fitting Memorial to His Heroic Service Kingston, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson today announced that the bill to rename the Kingston Post Office... Read More

Major Wireless Carriers Are Displaying Areas In Upstate Counties As Having Good Quality Coverage, When Many Of Those Areas Are Actually Dead Zones; Schumer Launches Online Campaign To Help Identify Dead Zones  New Yorkers Can Go Online To Submit Their Dead Zones Directly To The Senator's Office – Results Will Be Sent Directly To FCC To Crack Down On False Coverage Maps   Schumer: Submit Your Cell Phone Dead Zones To Schumer.Senate.Gov/WirelessDeadzone On... Read More

In September 2014, Rochester Police Officer Daryl Pierson Tragically Lost His Life In The Line Of Duty; A Decorated Officer & U.S. Army Veteran, Pierson Embodied The True Spirit of Selflessness & Bravery   In February, Schumer Stood With Pierson Family In Rochester & Pushed For Passage of a Bill To Rename Officer Pierson’s Hometown Post Office In His Honor – Today, Bill Passes Senate; Schumer & Gillibrand Vow To Fight Until Signed By President   Schumer,... Read More

Oswego Health Waited For Months To Receive Matching Fed Funds; Critical Health Center Needed Fed Approval Of NY State Amendment To Lift Funding Caps – Amendment Will Now Allow Oswego Health To Receive Matching Fed Funding And Prevent Devastating Cuts After Senators’ Push, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Approves NYS Funding – CMS Approval Means Oswego Health Can Get Critical Federal Investment It Needs Schumer, Gillibrand: Oswego Health Will No Longer Be Forced To... Read More

Donnelly, a Justice in Kings County Supreme Court, Has Also Served as a Judge in NYS Court of Claims, and Worked as Top Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA’s Office, Including Bureau Chief of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau  Since Graduating from Law School, Donnelly Has Been Employed in Public Service, Including Her Work at the Manhattan DA’s Office for 25 Years; “Donnelly Has The Exemplary Legal And Public Service Record To Make A Great... Read More

Schumer Announces New Legislation Called UTRIP That Will Provide First Ever Federal Funding for a National College Student Discounted Transit Fare Program  Hundreds of Thousands of NYC College Students Commute Each Day to Classes & Internships and the Monthly Costs of MetroCards, Bus Can Add Up Quickly; Schumer’s UTRIP Proposal Would Cut Students Costs, Increase Ridership and Decrease Pollution All While Providing Additional Federal Support to Agencies like the MTA  Schumer:... Read More