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Federal Funding Will Be Used to Equip Fire Apparatus With Large Diameter Hose   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $115,745 in federal funding for the Potsdam Fire Department in St. Lawrence County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The Potsdam Fire Department will invest these funds in standardizing the fleet of fire apparatus. Specifically, it will outfit these... Read More

Federal Funding Will Help the Lagrange Purchase Life-Saving Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney today announced $114,324 in federal funding for the Lagrange Fire District in Dutchess County. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to purchase life-saving equipment for the Town of Lagrange Fire District’s Emergency... Read More

Part 150 Study Will Better Evaluate Noise Impacts to Communities Surrounding JFK Airport; Senators Have Long Supported Part 150 Study, And Other Ways to Address Airplane Noise  Schumer, Gillibrand Announces $3.1 Million in Federal DOT Funding for JFK’s Noise Compatibility Study; Senators Urge Port Authority to Speed Up Study So That Noise is Remediated As Soon As Possible U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3.1 million in federal Department of... Read More

House & Senate Funding Bills Would Put Critical Funding At Risk For Historic Sites & Parks, Like The Home Of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site In Duchess County  Senator Says Tourism is a $500 Million a Year Industry in Dutchess and Any Measure That Threatens New York’s Historic Parks & Treasures Like the FDR Home Is Short-Sighted and Must Be Defeated  Schumer: FDR Site is Jewel in the Crown of Hudson Valley’s Booming Tourism... Read More

Amtrak’s Gateway Project Could Provide Thousands Of Hudson Valley Residents Easy Access In & Out of New York By Expanding Hudson River Tunnel Capacity and Building The “Secaucus Loop” Loop Would Connect Rail Lines From Orange And Rockland County Directly To Penn Station, Creating a “One-Seat Ride” For Residents West of the Hudson River Schumer: Gateway Plan Would Provide Opening To Realize One-Seat Ride for Orange and Rockland Residents Standing at the... Read More

Ulster County, Like The Rest Of The Hudson Valley, Has Experienced Explosion Of Heroin Use & An Increase in Drug-Related Crime; There Has Been A Significant Increase In Heroin Arrests In Ulster Since Last Year, And The Number Of Heroin-Related Deaths Has Quadrupled Federal HIDTA Anti-Drug Designation Will Finally Provide Much-Needed Resources and Technical Assistance To Help Ulster County Better Fight Its Growing Heroin Problem  Schumer: Ulster County Must Become a HIDTA to Access Vital... Read More

Metro-North Hudson Line, Which Serves An Average of 26K People Each Weekday, Was Damaged By  Superstorm Sandy When Salt Water Destroyed Electric Components & Third Rail Was Crushed; MTA Applied to Competitive Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Competition for Federal Grant to Construct More Resilient Power & Signal Equipment  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $20.7 Million Obligation of Federal Transit Administration Grant Funding; Will Support Design & Construction of 92 Elevated Steel... Read More

DEA Recently Revealed Sinaloa Cartel & Other Mexican Drug Organizations Are Making A New Push To Build Markets For Meth On LI; Heroin & Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Also On The Rise Amidst “El Chapo” Escape DEA Has Helped Bust LI “Superlabs” Responsible For LI Drug Trafficking, But New Cuts Could Leave Nassau & Suffolk On National Back Burner Despite Being Prime Drug Cartel Target Schumer: Plan To Cut DEA Workforce -- And Slash Funds That Combat Anti-Drug Operations... Read More

The Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) Brings Together Medical Professionals From Academia, Clinical and Research Institutions & Other Community Partners, Such as Roswell Park, to Translate Lab Research Into Real-Life Treatments for Patients & Develop Pharmaceutical Treatments for Cancer  BTC is a Leading Medical Research Institution For All of Buffalo & WNY Region; Consortium, Through UB, Applied for Funding and Designation through NIH Clinical and Translational Science... Read More

Current Senate Bill Dramatically Cuts Fed Funding For Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs By $100M & Slashes HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Funding By More Than $800 Million From Fiscal Year 2015 Levels – Effectively Decimating Critical Funding Streams For Southern-Tier Communities Cuts Put First Time Homeownership & Rehabilitation Programs, Neighborhood... Read More

In May, Schumer Urged U.S. State Department & FCC To Intervene With Canadian Officials Who Had Blocked New Frequency Approval for Years; Canadian Approval Was Required Because Of Broadcast Tower’s Proximity To Canada Senator Reveals, As Result Of His Previous Push, U.S. State Department & FCC Have Reached Agreement With Canada To Approve Frequency Agreement; Now, FAA Sign Off Is Still Needed To Finally Turn On New Joint Radio System Schumer To FAA: Expedite The Approval Process for... Read More

After Erosion Of Former Barrier Beach, Lake Ontario Sand Pushed into Bay Has Left Boat Channel Only 6 Inches Deep; Too Shallow & Hazardous For Boaters To Reach Lake and Degraded Wetlands Schumer Successfully Pushed EPA To Fund Entire Braddock Project And Now Greenlight Construction; Previously, Feds Only Agreed To Fund First $575K, Until Schumer Intervened Schumer: Millions of Dollars from the EPA are Finally on the Way for Braddock Bay Today, at the Braddock Bay Marina, U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

Every several years or so a legislator is called upon to cast a momentous vote in which the stakes are high and both sides of the issue are vociferous in their views. Over the years, I have learned that the best way to treat such decisions is to study the issue carefully, hear the full, unfiltered explanation of those for and against, and then, without regard to pressure, politics or party, make a decision solely based on the merits. I have spent the last three weeks doing just that: carefully... Read More

Earlier This Year, Media Reports Cited a New TSA “Red  Team” Report Suggesting Agents Failed to Uncover 67 Out of 70 Threats at Airports Across the Country; Also, a Gun Running Scheme Exposed a Dangerous Loophole that Most Airport Employees Are Exempt from Going Through Metal Detectors; In Response, Senator Urged for a Full Review of Employee Training Procedures & Comprehensive Screening Process  Schumer Met With New TSA Administrator Neffenger to Push for Enhanced... Read More

Glen Aubrey Fire Department Was Severely Damaged In 2011 By Tropical Storm Lee And Needed To Be Relocated Outside of Flood Zone to Avoid Future Flood Damage, But FEMA Previously Denied Glen Aubrey’s Request For Fed Funds  Fire Department Had Been Under Appeal Since Fall 2013 & Was Caught in Red Tape Until Schumer Went To Bat For The FD; Schumer Urged FEMA Admin. To Provide Final Sign-Off – Now, Senator Announces Glen Aubrey FD Will Receive $500,000 From FEMA Schumer: Fed... Read More

Following Deadly Accident, Schumer Called For Investigation Of All Area Rail-Grade Crossings, Citing That 9-1-1 Dispatch Centers Had 200+ Reports Of Malfunctioning Gates Dropping Down And Remaining Closed When No Train Was Approaching, Conditioning Motorists To Disregard Gates & Put Their Lives in Danger  Now, Schumer Reveals Findings Of FRA Safety Inspections – Feds Assessed All 81 Crossings In Monroe County, Found And Corrected 88 Minor Defects, Issued 3 Safety Penalties... Read More

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY Recently Found the PLO & Palestinian Authority Culpable for a Number of Deadly Terrorist Attacks Between 2001-2004; Federal ‘Antiterrorism Act of 1990’ Allows Victims of International Terrorism to Seek Justice in a U.S. Court of Law Schumer Urges DOJ & State Dept. Not to Intervene in Lawsuit, Which Orders a Judgement of $655.5M; DOJ is Considering Asking the Court to Protect PLO & PA From Having to Pay Judgement Schumer:... Read More

Currently, States Have No Limit on the Amount of Federal Funding Provided for Medicaid, However, Funding for Territories—like Puerto Rico—is Capped;  Following Financial Woes, Puerto Rico’s Remaining $3.5B in Medicaid Funding is Expected to Deplete by 2018 & if Not Replenished, Could Then Be Reduced To Less than $400M/Year Schumer’s Legislation Provides Puerto Rico Additional Medicaid Funding for Hospitals that Treat Low-Income Patients; Improves Treatment Under... Read More

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY Recently Found the PLO & Palestinian Authority Culpable for a Number of Deadly Terrorist Attacks Between 2001-2004; Federal ‘Antiterrorism Act of 1990’ Allows Victims of International Terrorism to Seek Justice in a U.S. Court of Law Schumer Urges DOJ & State Dept. Not to Intervene in Lawsuit, Which Orders a Judgement of $655.5M; DOJ is Considering Asking the Court to Protect PLO & PA From Having to Pay Judgement Schumer:... Read More

Earlier This Year, Media Reports Cited a New TSA “Red Team” Report Suggesting Agents Failed to Uncover 67 Out of 70 Threats at Airports Across the Country; In Response, Senator Pushed for a Full Review of Comprehensive Screening Processes to Ensure Any & All Issues Are Addressed Schumer Met With New TSA Administrator Neffenger to Push for the Involvement of Southern Tier Company, SureScan, In Efforts to Overhaul & Review Processes – SureScan Is Developer of Highly... Read More