Press Releases

11.30.21

FOLLOWING THEIR CONTINUED ADVOCACY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL CREATES FIRST-EVER PROGRAM TO REVITALIZE UPSTATE NY COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY HIGHWAYS; SENATORS SAY $1 BILLION FOR RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES KEY FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING HISTORIC INEQUITIES & INCREASING INVESTMENT IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS

Historically, Many Highways Have Been Built Through Economically Disadvantaged Areas, Displacing Residents & Isolating Communities; Projects Like I-81 Redevelopment In Syracuse, Inner Loop In Rochester, Rts 33 and 198 In Buffalo, I-787 In Albany, LINC In New Rochelle, Could Receive Support Under Senators' Plan Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Will Begin To Address The Legacy Of Systemic Racism In Highway Construction Fracturing Many Communities Of Color And Low-Income Communities Schumer, Gi… Continue Reading


11.24.21

SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW YORK’S 360,000 LEAD PIPES TO SEE OVERHAUL BECAUSE OF VITAL FUNDS IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL; SENATOR FOCUSED ON DELIVERING $15+ BILLION NATIONWIDE TO ELIMINATE LEAD PIPES & ENSURE NY’S CHILDREN & FAMILIES GET THE CLEAN DRINKING WATER THEY DESERVE DURING NEGOTIATIONS

New York Has Approx. 360,000 Lead Service Pipes Throughout State, The 4th Largest Number Of Pipes In The Country Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Bill Schumer Negotiated Will Provide The Needed $$$ To Remove Dangerous Lead Service Pipes ASAP And Boost Union Jobs Schumer: Protecting Our Children's Health Must Be Our #1 Priority U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, joined by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, announced that the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs bill he negotiated in… Continue Reading


11.24.21

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $300,000 In Federal Funding For Local Arts Organizations

Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $300,000 in federal funding for local arts agencies in Westchester and St. Lawrence counties. The funding was allocated through the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan and will be used to help local arts venues recover from the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. ArtsWestchester and the St. Lawrence County Arts Council will each receive $150,000 for subgranting withi… Continue Reading


11.22.21

AFTER SCHUMER, BOWMAN SECURE HISTORIC NEARLY $12 MILLION INVESTMENT TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN NEW ROCHELLE & CONNECT COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SCHUMER, BOWMAN CALL ON FEDS TO GET $$ OUT & SHOVELS IN GROUND ASAP

Memorial Highway & Unfinished I-95 Construction Bulldozed Central New Rochelle in 1958, Dividing Community, Ripping Jobs, Services From Lincoln Ave & Surrounding Neighborhoods Reps Say Funding Must Go Out ASAP, Turning Highway To Nowhere Into A Vibrant City Street; Project Will Bring Equity To City, Boost Accessibility, Jobs; Adding Bike Paths, Enhance Walkability, And Reconnect 25,000 Residents to Downtown New Rochelle   Schumer, Bowman To Feds: Get $$$ Out ASAP & Finally 'L… Continue Reading


11.22.21

FOLLOWING SCHUMER PUSH, FEDS APPROVE $15M GRANT FOR ELEVATOR PROJECTS AT BROADWAY JUNCTION SUBWAY STATION SO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE MORE ACCESS TO MASS TRANSIT; SCHUMER, JEFFRIES REVEAL $7.5 BILLION INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FOR RAISE GRANTS TO SUPPORT MORE PROJECTS LIKE BROADWAY JUNCTION ACROSS NEW YORK

For Years, Advocates For The Rights Of People With Disabilities Have Been Taking Steps To Advance Elevator Access At Subway Stations Like Broadway Junction Schumer, Who Has Been A Longtime Advocate For A Variety Of ADA-Backed Causes, Pushed Feds, In Personal Call To Transpo Sec. Buttigieg, To Act On Broadway Junction Elevator Project & Other RAISE Grants For NY Schumer, Jeffries: Elevator Install At Broadway Junction Will Make The Subway More Accessible For Riding Public, Especially For P… Continue Reading


11.19.21

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $1 BILLION HOOKED FOR GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE; SENATOR SUCCESSFULLY LANDS UNPRECEDENTED & HISTORIC FUNDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM TO SAFEGUARD ONE OF UPSTATE NEW YORK’S GREATEST NATURAL BEAUTIES, DRINKING WATER SOURCES & ECONOMIC DRIVERS

Schumer-Negotiated Bill Will Fund Cleanup Efforts For The Great Lakes And Connected Waterways, Support Thousands Of Jobs, & Bring Millions To Local Economy Funding Will Help Improve Water Quality By Reducing Pollutants, Restoring & Protecting Wildlife Habitats, Mitigating Climate Change Impacts & Helping Preserve Tourism, Recreation, & Fishing Industries Schumer: $1 Billion Investment Is A HUGE CATCH For Great Lakes' Economies A longtime advocate for preserving the natural bea… Continue Reading


11.18.21

FOLLOWING A LETTER AND DIRECT MEETING WITH CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES CANADA WILL BEGIN PROCESS TO REMOVE BURDENSOME & COSTLY TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VACCINATED NEW YORKERS

Senator Fought For Months To Reopen U.S.-Canadian Border, Which Recently Advanced; But The Overly Stringent Testing Policy Was Harming Economic Flow Between Nations Schumer Advocated Directly To PM Trudeau To Remove Expensive, Burdensome Testing Requirements For Vaccinated American Travelers Canada Will Remove The COVID-19 Testing Requirement For Canadians Who Spend Less Than 72 Hours In The U.S. And Begin Working On Easing The Burden For North Bound Americans  Schumer: Families, Shopp… Continue Reading


11.17.21

SCHUMER REVEALS: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS ACT CONTAINS A MASSIVE INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE NORTHER BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION, A HUGE BOON FOR UPSTATE; NBRC WILL RECEIVE $150 MILLION TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT NEW YORK

Senator Says Support For NBRC Programs Is More Important Than Ever To Assist Underserved Communities In Upstate New York And Broader Northern Border Region Rebuild And Recover From The COVID Economic Crisis Under Schumer Negotiated Deal NBRC Receives Over 3X Its Funding Compared To Previous Years; Meaning More Investment In Economic & Infrastructure Opportunities For Northern Border Counties In NY Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Act Makes Historic Investments To Directly Supp… Continue Reading


11.17.21

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO REVERSE DECISION DENYING INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE TO STEUBEN COUNTY FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM FRED IN AUGUST; SENATORS SAY FLOODING COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES, IMPACTING HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS, AND THAT FEMA’S DENIAL IS SHORTSIGHTED

Earlier This Year The Senators Secured A Disaster Declaration Unlocking Millions Of $$ For Impacted Communities In The Southern Tier, Central New York, Mohawk Valley, And Finger Lakes; However, Individual Assistance Was Denied To Hard-Hit Steuben County Senators Say Individual Assistance Is Necessary In Steuben County, Which Suffered Significant Damage Senators To FEMA: Steuben County Residents Need Additional Aid To Recover From Fred U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. … Continue Reading


11.17.21

AFTER LIGHTING A FIRE UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE ITC HAS HEEDED HIS CALL TO PROTECT AMERICAN CANDLE MAKING BUSINESSES, LIKE SYRACUSE’S CATHEDRAL CANDLE, AND KEEP UNFAIRLY TRADED CANDLES FROM FLOODING THE U.S. MARKET

In 2015, China Increased Export Rebates & Attempted To Find New Ways To Dump Candles Into The U.S. Market; U.S. Protected Domestic Candle Industry Then, But Protections Were Due to Sunset This Year Schumer Fought To Ensure These Protections For Domestic Candle Makers Like Cathedral Candle Were Expedited And Didn't Melt Away; Protecting Jobs Like Those At Cathedral Candle Schumer: Cathedral Candle Can Continue To Burn Bright with A Level Playing Field For The U.S. Candle Industry After li… Continue Reading


11.15.21

FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, SCHUMER SECURES NEARLY $12 MILLION TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN NEW ROCHELLE; SENATOR SAYS ‘LINC’ PROJECT WILL TRANSFORM NEW ROCHELLE, BOOSTING JOBS, ECONOMY, AND REVITALIZING CITY

Memorial Highway & Unfinished I-95 Construction Bulldozed Central New Rochelle in 1958, Ripping Jobs, Services From Lincoln Ave & Surrounding Neighborhoods Schumer Announces Funding To Convert Underused, Overbuilt Highway To Nowhere Into A Vibrant City Street; Funds Will Add Bike Paths, Enhance Walkability, And Reconnect 25,000 Residents to Downtown New Rochelle Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program-Which Schumer Fought To Expand In The… Continue Reading


11.15.21

SCHUMER RECOMMENDS CAPITAL REGION NATIVE ANNE NARDACCI TO SERVE ON THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FEDERAL COURT; IN NARDACCI, SENATOR PICKS PROMINENT ANTITRUST LAWYER KNOWN FOR TAKING ON CORPORATE WRONGDOING & FIGHTING FOR CONSUMER SAFETY

Schumer Confident Nardacci Will Bring Integrity, Excellence & Professionalism to Northern District Federal Bench Schumer Has Singlehandedly Increased Women On Northern District From 0% To 60%; Thanks To Her Legal Acumen & Profound Expertise, Nardacci is the 3rd Woman Schumer Has Nominated To The NDNY, Making It A Majority Female Bench   A Partner At Boies, Schiller, Flexner; Nardacci Is A Graduate Of Cornell Law School & Georgetown Unive… Continue Reading


11.12.21

SCHUMER REVEALS: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL WILL BRING VITAL FUNDING NEEDED TO ADDRESS ROCHESTER’S 25,000 LEAD PIPES & ACCELERATE LEAD PIPE REMOVAL 3X FASTER; STANDING IN FRONT OF A HIGH LEAD WATER HOME, SCHUMER REVEALS OVER $15 BILLION TO HELP ELIMINATE LEAD PIPES & ENSURE ROCHESTER CHILDREN & FAMILIES GET THE CLEAN DRINKING WATER THEY DESERVE

Without The Schumer-Negotiated Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, Rochester's Water Would NOT Be Lead Free Until At Least 2050; Rochester's Plan to Remove Massive Backlog of 25,000 lead pipes Costs $186M by 2030 And Needs Additional Funds With Hundreds More Rochester Children Being Diagnosed With Lead Poisoning Last Year, Senator Says Legislation Will Provide the Needed $$$ That Rochester Can Tap to Complete Pipe Removals & Eliminate Lead Service Pipes In Disadvantaged Communities That Need … Continue Reading


11.12.21

FOLLOWING HIS DIRECT ADVOCACY & SECURING VITAL WINS IN THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS DEAL, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLUG POWER HAS HEEDED HIS CALL TO OPEN NEW $125 MILLION HYDROGEN FUEL CELL INNOVATION CENTER IN MONROE COUNTY; BRINGING 377 NEW GOOD PAYING JOBS TO THE REGION

Senator Says Plug Power Is a Great New York Success Story & Pledges Support For Company's Further Expansion, Secures Fed Funding From the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Deal And More Plug Power Is Sparking Growth In The Local Economy, Creating New Green-Energy Jobs, And Jolting Fuel Cell Manufacturing To New Heights Schumer: Infrastructure Deal Is The PLUG That Plug Power Needs To POWER Up, Grow, & Create Jobs U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that … Continue Reading


11.11.21

SCHUMER, CLARKE, OLORI SISTERHOOD: PREGNANT BLACK MOMS 3X MORE LIKELY TO DIE & OVER TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE COMPLICATED BIRTHS; SCHUMER, CLARKE & OLORI SISTERHOOD PUSH PASSAGE OF MOMNIBUS IN BUILD BACK BETTER ACT TO COMBAT NY’S MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS, TO MAKE NY MOMS & FAMILIES SAFER

Schumer Pushes Two-Part Plan: 1) Pass The Black Maternal Health 'Momnibus' Act & 2) Expand Medicaid for Mothers, Including Yearlong Postpartum Coverage and Doula & Midwife Services  In 2020, NY Exceeded U.S. Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Rates; Momnibus Will Work To Combat Root Causes Of Maternal Health Crisis Schumer: New York's Black Moms Deserve Top Treatment - It’s Time To Deliver It To Them  Standing at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, U.S.… Continue Reading


11.11.21

FOLLOWING THEIR TIRELESS ADVOCACY FOR CENTRAL NY & THE I-81 PROJECT, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL INCLUDES PERMANENT LOCAL HIRE PROVISION & FIRST-EVER PROGRAM TO REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY HIGHWAYS

Following Visit To Syracuse With Secretary Buttigieg, Senators Pushed For Once-In-A-Generation Federal Investment Into American Infrastructure To Prioritize Projects Like I-81 Senators Say Bipartisan Deal Will Connect Local Workers To Good Jobs, Help Reconnect Neighborhoods And Provide New Funding For The I-81 Project Schumer, Gillibrand: CNY Dreams-and Local Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! - Can Now Become Reality U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today ann… Continue Reading


11.11.21

FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE THE WEST POINT FOUNDRY PRESERVE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

Preserve Is Where Some Of The Nation's First Steam Engines, Trains, And Pipes For NYC Water System Were Manufactured In The 1800s West Point Foundry Receives Highest Federal Recognition For U.S. Heritage Site National Historic Landmark Designation Will Provide Increased Opportunity For Federal Funding & Boost For Tourism For Putnam County And The Hudson Valley Following years of advocacy on the historic value for the West Point Foundry Preserve in Putnam County, New York, U.S. Senate Ma… Continue Reading


11.11.21

THREE YEARS AFTER THE TRAGIC SCHOHARIE LIMO ACCIDENT, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE RECENTLY-PASSED INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WILL CLOSE DEADLY LOOPHOLES, SET HIGHER SAFETY STANDARDS, AND GET DANGEROUS LIMOS OFF ROADS AND SAVE LIVES

Schoharie's October 2018 Limo Accident Was Nation's Deadliest Accident In Years; Reports Revealed Gaping Loopholes In Federal Limo Safety Regulations With Families of Victims, Senators Fought To Include Safety Standards In Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill & Amendments To Boost Safety Of Limos On NY Roads For Passengers, Drivers, & Pedestrians  Schumer, Gillibrand: The Memory Of The Victims Will Live On In The Lives They Will Save U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schume… Continue Reading


11.10.21

SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER ‘BIF,’ LIRR & COMMUTER RAIL WILL GET A RECORD $2.6B IN OWN FED ALLOCATION; MANY OTHER LI TRANSPO PROJECTS & PRIORITIES ARE POISED FOR NEW ACTION & FUNDING, INCLUDING HELP TO LI’S DISABLED, NEW SIGNALS & MORE

Schumer Has Just Spoken With Fed DOT & Wants LI Funds Delivered ASAP, Including LIRR's OWN Commuter Rail Carve-Out; MANY LOCAL LI Projects Will Get Moving, Including New LIRR ADA Stations, Jamaica Capacity Overhaul, LIE Safety Measures, Heckscher State Parkway Bridge Repair, Meadowbrook State Parkway Rehab & More; It's ALL Jobs! Schumer Says These Dollars Will Help Keep 24/7 Service, Help Stop Service Cuts, Keep Workers On The Job & Riders Riding; Next, Schumer Wants LIRR’s Sh… Continue Reading


11.10.21

SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER ‘BIF,’ LIRR & COMMUTER RAIL WILL GET A RECORD $2.6B IN OWN FED ALLOCATION; MANY OTHER LI TRANSPO PROJECTS & PRIORITIES ARE POISED FOR NEW ACTION & FUNDING, INCLUDING HELP TO LI’S DISABLED, NEW SIGNALS & MORE

Schumer Has Just Spoken With Fed DOT & Wants LI Funds Delivered ASAP, Including LIRR's OWN Commuter Rail Carve-Out; MANY LOCAL LI Projects Will Get Moving, Including New LIRR ADA Stations, Jamaica Capacity Overhaul, LIE Safety Measures, Heckscher State Parkway Bridge Repair, Meadowbrook State Parkway Rehab & More; It's ALL Jobs! Schumer Says These Dollars Will Help Keep 24/7 Service, Help Stop Service Cuts, Keep Workers On The Job & Riders Riding; Next, Schumer Wants LIRR’s Sh… Continue Reading

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