Press Releases
SCHUMER: CAPITAL REGION HOSPITALS & OTHERS THROUGHOUT NY SUFFERING FROM SHORTAGES OF LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS PUSHES NEW LEGISLATION TO ENSURE PATIENTS GET THE MEDICINE THEY NEED
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced his support for new legislation that would create an early warning system within the Food and Drug Administration to help ward off shortages of lifesaving drugs. The Preserving Access to LifeSaving Medications Act would require drug makers to immediately notify the FDA when a raw material shortage, manufacturing problem, or production decision is likely to cause a drug shortage. The early notification would allow the FDA to work with other manu… Continue Reading
06.27.11
SCHUMER: DUMPING SEWAGE & CHEMICALS OFF ROCHESTERS SHORE COULD PUT SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS AT RISK CALLS ON FEDS TO CREATE NO-DISCHARGE ZONE TO KEEP LAKE ONTARIO CLEAN
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced a new push to clean up Lake Ontario's waters near Rochester's shore. Currently the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking to create a "nodischarge zone" that would prohibit boats from dumping sewage and other potentially harmful chemicals into the waters offshore, a practice which can add pathogens and other toxins to the water. Establishing the zone would require the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant … Continue Reading
06.20.11
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $175,000 FOR WILLIAMSON-SODUS AIRPORT
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a total of $176,557 in Department of Transportation (DOT) funding for WilliamsonSodus Airport to acquire new snow removal equipment. "This is great news for the passengers and pilots that fly in and out of WilliamsonSodus Airport and for the pilots that rely on it as a local reliever airport," said Schumer. "With this funding, the airport can make renovations that will ensure passenger safety and the smooth operation of the… Continue Reading
06.17.11
SCHUMER: EXPAND CHEMUNG COUNTY AIRPORT CORPORATE PARK TO ATTRACT NEW COMPANIES AND NEW JOBS BACKS COUNTYS APPLICATION FOR NEW FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer backed Chemung County's application to the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration for funding through the FY2011 Public Works, Economic Adjustment, and GCCMIF Programs, to expand the Airport Corporate Park in Big Flats. This 220 acre site is immediately adjacent to Interchange 50 on Interstate 86 and would be ideal for industrial and business development to attract new companies and new jobs to the region. However, the site lacks… Continue Reading
06.15.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SKIDMORE COLLEGE SET TO RECEIVE NEARLY $1 MILLION IN A FEDERAL FIRE GRANT FOR STUDY OF FIREFIGHTERS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Skidmore College has received a federal grant totaling $999,996 as part of Round 5 of the FY10 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The funding is specifically through a Fire Prevention and Safety grant, which Skidmore College plans to use to scientifically study the impact firefighting has on the cardiovascular system. This includes the firefighter's initial call, the act of… Continue Reading
06.14.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $1.4 MILLION FOR EQUIPMENT UPGRADES AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITYS LONG ISLAND STATE VETERANS HOME
United States Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a grant of $1,415,056.50 to the State of New York, which will be allocated to the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook. The funds will go toward vital upgrades to the facility's infrastructure, including boilers, hot water, and HVAC systems. Schumer said that this funding would go a long way towards making sure that the Long Island State Veterans Home has the facil… Continue Reading
06.13.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES CHAUTAQUA COUNTY AIRPORT IN DUNKIRK SET TO RECEIVE OVER $620,000 IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Chautauqua County Airport in Dunkirk is set to receive $627,192 in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) funds for airport facility upgrades. Specifically, the grant will allow Chautauqua County Airport to acquire a friction measuring device that will enhance airport safety by providing pilots with important information allowing planes to land safely during adverse weather conditions. This funding will also allow for the design of a plan to… Continue Reading
06.06.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $200,000 IN EPA FUNDING COMING TO ROME FOR CLEAN UP AT NOLAN MANUFACTURING BUILDING; WILL BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide $200,000 to Rome to conduct site assessment and planning for eventual cleanup at Nolan Manufacturing Building as part of a communitywide Brownfield Program site cleanup. The twostory Nolan Manufacturing Building is contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, and leadbased paint - all of which will be remediated. The city of Rome is considering a number of possible uses … Continue Reading
06.02.11
SCHUMER TO FBI: ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP WITH UTICA COLLEGE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING CENTER TO TRAIN AGENTS IN EXPERTISE NEEDED TO FIGHT CYBERCRIME, ONLINE TERRORISM
In light of a recent report that FBI agents often lack the expertise and training needed to fight rapidly spreading and rapidly evolving cybercrime, United States Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on FBI Director Robert Mueller to utilize Utica College's cutting edge Cybersecurity Center to train FBI agents to appropriately investigate cybercrime and online terrorism. Utica College is home to both the Economic Crime Institute (ECI) and the Center for Identity Management and Informati… Continue Reading
06.01.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER 100K FOR UNITED VETERANS BEACON HOUSE OF LONG ISLAND; FUNDS WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT HELPS HOMELESS VETS FIND JOBS
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced an $110,000 U.S. Department of Labor grant for the United Veterans Beacon House based in Bay Shore, Long Island. The center, which provides transitional housing and job training to homeless veterans in Suffolk and Nassau County, will use the money to fund outreach efforts to homeless veterans at other shelters in Long Island, as well as efforts to connect these veterans to potential employers. Schumer said that this grant was essential in order to … Continue Reading
06.01.11
SCHUMER URGES WESTCHESTER TO BE NAMED AS ONE OF NY'S "STORM-READY" COUNTIES - DESIGNATION WOULD RESULT IN BETTER FLOOD PREPARDNESS AND LOWER FLOOD INSURANCE RATES FOR RESIDENTS
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that he is calling on the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to work with Westchester County officials to ensure that the county can be designated a "StormReady" county. Achieving this designation would mean improved flood mitigation and storm preparedness techniques, and would also allow the county to begin earning Community Ratings System (CRS) points, which would begin to lower the price of flood insura… Continue Reading
05.26.11
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE PRESIDENT AND USDA TO SWIFTLY DECLARE NEW YORK COUNTIES FEDERAL DISASTER AREAS; STORMS CAUSED $38 MILLION IN DAMAGE TO LAND, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FARMS
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand wrote to President Barack Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, urging the immediate approval of New York State's recent request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the April 26 th storms that caused more than $38 million in debris removal costs and damage to critical infrastructure. The affected counties include Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer… Continue Reading
05.18.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $1 MILLION FOR CUTTING-EDGE GREEN JOB TRAINING PROGRAM AT UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the United Way of Long Island had been awarded a $1,100,000 Department of Labor (DOL) grant to support the YouthBuild Long Island Green Construction Training Lab that provides outofschool youth with occupational training in green construction. Through partnerships with a variety of local businesses and unions, youth in the program receive training in jobs like energy efficiency, weatherization, and EnergyStar construction, as well as professio… Continue Reading
05.18.11
NY LAWMAKERS URGE REGULATORS TO RECONSIDER DERIVATIVES RULE THAT WOULD HURT U.S. COMPETITIVENESS
WASHINGTON DC-Today, a bipartisan group of New York lawmakers warned federal regulators against implementing a new rule on derivatives that would put U.S. financial firms at a competitive disadvantage. At issue are new regulations that would apply margin requirements to derivative transactions between nonU.S. subsidiaries of U.S. entities and nonU.S. counterparties. By contrast, the proposed rules would not apply to nonU.S. banks doing business with nonU.S. clients. This disparity in treatment … Continue Reading
05.17.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $1 MILLION COMING TO NUBIAN DIRECTIONS II TO PREPARE POUGHKEEPSIE YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS FOR WORKFORCE
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer announced that the Nubian Directions II (NDI) in Poughkeepsie has been awarded a $1,100,000 Department of Labor (DOL) grant, as part of the Department's Youthbuild program which aims to assist outofschool youth in obtaining academic and occupational skills and training. At Nubian Directions II, this training includes lessons in technology training, work readiness skills and educational support services for youth and adults to enhance workforce skills. Thro… Continue Reading
05.12.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE FISHKILL SUPPLY DEPOT AND HONOR FALLEN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HEROES BILL TO PROMOTE HUDSON VALLEY TOURISM EARNS SUPPORT OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced an important step forward for legislation to make the Fishkill Supply Depot in Fishkill, NY, an important depot for the Continental Army during the American revolution, eligible for federal preservation funds. Schumer announced that the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011 received the support of the National Park Service at a hearing in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, during which the National Park Service… Continue Reading
05.10.11
SCHUMER: WYOMING COUNTY RESIDENTS BEING SHORTCHANGED ON TAX REVENUE FROM WIND FARM URGES PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF FACILITY TO NYSEG, INCREASING TAX REVENUE FOR RESIDENTS
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve the ownership transfer of a $5 million electrical transmission facility in Orangeville, from the Wyoming County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) to the New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG). In his letter, Schumer notes that the Joint Petition for the transfer of this property was filed on April 8, 2010, and asks that this longoverdue transfer be resolved by PSC's upcoming meeting o… Continue Reading
05.09.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $58 MILLION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL FUNDS FOR REPLACEMENT OF SCHENECTADY STATION AND FOURTH TRACK AT ALBANY-RENSSELAER STATION SCHUMER CALLED FOR FUNDS TO COME TO NY AFTER FLORIDA TURNED MONEY AWAY
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that $58 million in high speed rail money will be coming to the Empire Corridor, funding projects that include replacing the Schenectady Station and constructing a fourth station track at the AlbanyRensselaer Station. These projects and others will go a long way towards improving reliability, speed and frequency there and throughout the Empire Corridor. The $58 million comes from $2.4 billion dollars in high speed rail money for Florida that wa… Continue Reading
05.05.11
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $288,000 IN FEDERAL FIRE GRANT FOR LAKE PLAINS COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK; FUNDING FOR RECRUITMENT OF FIREFIGHTERS, EMS IN GENESEE COUNTY
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Lake Plains Community Care Network, in Batavia, will receive a grant totaling $288,680 in Round 19 of the FY10 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. AFG awards are administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and are designed to strengthen the response programs of fire departments throughout the country by promoting and maintaining 24hour… Continue Reading
05.04.11
SCHUMER URGES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE NOT TO CLOSE STATEN ISLAND PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER; MOVE COULD IMPACT HUNDREDS OF JOBS AND MAKES NO SENSE IN FACE OF HIGH GAS PRICES
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer wrote to the U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to abandon a USPS plan to close the Staten Island Processing and Distribution Center by having Staten Island mail trucked to other parts of the city for processing. In his letter, Schumer noted that the closure of the processing facility would damage the local economy, impact timely delivery of local mail, and impact hundreds of jobs. In the face of rising gas prices, Schumer also belie… Continue Reading
