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Schumer Says Developing the Waterfront Has The Potential To Transform Poughkeepsie & Turn Its Hudson River Waterfront Into A Destination For Locals & Tourists Alike; Connection To Metro-North Station Could Make It Real Tourist Hub, Attract & Retain Young Adults to New Walkable Community All While Increasing Affordable Housing Options – Other Cities Like Poughkeepsie Have Seen Huge Benefit From Revitalizing Waterfront & Poughkeepsie Can Join That Group   Schumer:... Read More

Rochester ABVI & Utica’s CABVI Have Lost Over $1.7 Million Combined In Sales As Result of Fed Gov. Changes; Feds Have Priced These Products at as High as an 80% Mark-up, Compared to 10-15% for Other Similar Products – Schumer Recently Called For Investigation Into Markups, Said Playing Field Needs To Be Level; These Jobs Are Critical Lifeline For Many Of Upstate NY’s Most Vulnerable People & We Must Protect Them Schumer: Fed Investigation into Astronomical Price Hikes... Read More

Plans and Funding Are In Place for $23.5M Rehabilitation Project That Will Strengthen Structure & Keep Drivers Safe; Schumer Urges Fed Highway Administration to Work With County & State To Get Final Sign-Off On Project – Schumer Urges Feds To Cut Through Bureaucratic Red Tape & Expedite Repairs   Schumer: It Is Time To Get Ashford Avenue Bridge On The Road To Permanent Recovery   Today, at Firefighters Park in Ardsley, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer pushed to get... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today urged that the State Department veto any United Nations Security Council resolution that imposes a peace agreement on Israel, outside of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry.   “There are multiple efforts in the United Nations Security Council to set parameters for final status negotiations, effectively imposing... Read More

AVRE in Binghamton Has Lost Over $1 Million In Sales As Result of Fed Gov. Changes; Feds Have Priced AVRE Products at 80% Mark-up, Compared to 10-15% for Other Similar Products – Schumer Called For Investigation Into Markups, Said Playing Field Needs To Be Level; These Jobs Are Critical Lifeline For Some Of Southern Tier’s Most Vulnerable People & We Must Protect Them   Schumer: Fed Investigation into Astronomical Price Hikes is Important First Step Toward Protecting... Read More

Schumer Also Highlighted That The ABLE Act – Which Will Allow Creation of Tax Advantaged Savings Accounts for Children With Disabilities – Was PassedInto Law With This Package; Entire Bill of Almost 50 Tax Benefits Will Go to President’s Desk This Week for Signature   Schumer: These Critical Tax Breaks Will Help Stretch Every Dollar Earned By New Yorkers   Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that a number of vital tax benefits for New Yorkers were... Read More

Schumer Warns Rules Often Get Stuck at This Final Stage, Urges Feds to Prioritize & Expedite DOT-111 Rules So They Not Get Held Up; Says We Cannot Afford To Wait – Says Proposed Rules Contain A Number of Options, Some That Will Enhance Safety & Security For Upstate NY Communities More Than Others; Senator Renews Call For Toughest Regs Possible To Help Avoid Major Disaster     Schumer to Feds: Stick to Toughest Crude Oil Transport Regs Possible & Move Rulemaking Along... Read More

Now, Erie, Cattaraugus, Niagara, Chautauqua, Wyoming & Genesee Counties Will Be Immediately Eligible for SBA Loans to Help Recover From Severe Damage To Many Homes & Businesses, Including Special Low-Interest Disaster Loans Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins, Collins, Reed: SBA Support for WNY Homeowners, Renters, Businesses Damaged By Historic Snowfall is Critical   Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representatives Brian Higgins, Chris Collins, and Tom... Read More

Schumer Also Urges Norfolk Southern to Address Possible Noise Pollution Violations in Corning Neighborhood From Trains That Idle At All Hours of the Night – Schumer Urges Company to Move Trains For The Sake of Corning Northside Residents’ Health, Quality of Life Schumer: Corning Families Cannot Have Rail Smoke & Noise Pollution As Neighbors Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on Norfolk Southern Railroad to find a non-residential area to park idling trains that sit for... Read More

The Thunderbirds Have Been Absent From the Show Since 2011 & Schumer Has Urged the USAF to Return Schumer Announces U.S. Air Force Has Committed to Bringing the Thunderbirds Back to Air Show in 2015 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) has committed to bringing the Thunderbirds back to the 2015 Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach over Memorial Day weekend. Federal budget cuts, part of sequestration, prohibited the Air Force from fulfilling its... Read More

Schumer Says That First Ever “Great Lakes Funding Set Aside,” Secured Earlier This Year, Combined With Increased Federal Funding Mean More Money Will Flow to NYS – Set Aside Requires Great Lakes Harbors be Treated as One Navigation System & Receive At Least 10% of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Dollars Schumer: Final Signature Will Pump More Federal Funds Into Our Harbors U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Omnibus spending bill including $1.1 billion in... Read More

$700M Is Now Available for Domestic Ebola Response & Hospital Reimbursement As Part of the Historic $5.4 Billion for Domestic & International Ebola Work & Reimbursements to Hospitals for Training & More - Urges Fair Reimbursement As Federal Health & Human Services Secretary Creates Spending Plan in Next 30 Days Schumer: The Readiness of New York -Area Hospitals for Handling Ebola is Critical to Entire Region & Comes At a High Price Senator Schumer today highlighted that... Read More

Schumer: Funds Get Long-Awaited Construction at Canandaigua VA Campus Underwa Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus will receive $122,400,000 to use for construction as part of the Omnibus Bill that passed Congress over the weekend. The Canandaigua VA is one of only four VA construction projects in the country that Senate appropriators have recommended receive funds. The $122 million appropriation for the Canandaigua VA represents a substantial... Read More

Schumer: At The Forefront Of Two of The Most Important Helicopter Programs In World, This Funding is Critical for Lockheed Martin Owego And Will Keep It Going Strong Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Omnibus spending bill including $368,086,000 for the Presidential Helicopter program and $100 million for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program, two major helicopter construction projects being undertaken by a team of Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin Owego has... Read More

Omnibus Spending Bill Provides $3.5 Million in Federal Aid To Highland Falls School District For FY2015 & Defense Bill Extends Additional $2 Million in Federal Aid For Three Years Schumer, Maloney: Legislation A Big Win For Highland Falls Taxpayers Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representative Sean Patrick Maloney announced that a provision that allows the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery School District to receive $3.5 million in annual funding that would have otherwise been... Read More

Schumer: Upstate NY Cities Will Be Ideal Candidates for New Center of Advanced Manufacturing Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Omnibus spending bill including Schumer-sponsored legislation that would create the first-ever national network of manufacturing hubs has passed in both the House and Senate. The bill has cleared Congress and will head to the President’s desk for his final signature. Schumer said cities across Upstate New York will now be prime candidates... Read More

Federal Funds Will Go to Critical Programs that Protect Nation, Secure & Protect Over 300 Jobs in New York Schumer: Funding Will Help Keep Rochester at the Forefront of Laser Technology and Guarantees It Plays A Role In Solving Critical Problems for Our Nation Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Omnibus spending bill including $68 million for the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) has passed in both the House and Senate. The bill has... Read More

In May, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory’s (KAPL) Kesselring Site in West Milton, Which Employs 700 & Trains 1,000+ Navy Personnel, Was At Risk of Having to Shut Down One of Its Training Reactors Due To Major Funding Gap – Schumer, After Personal Calls with DOE Secretary Moniz & Navy Secretary Mabus, Secured An Additional $16 Million in FY14 Funds to Keep The Facility Open Schumer, Tonko: The Kesselring Program Is Officially Off the Chopping Block Today, U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

Once Called to Action, North Shore-LIJ & Stony Brook University Hospital Meticulously Trained Thousands of Health Workers on How to Identify & Treat Potential Ebola Patients & Purchased New Equipment, like PPE Suits; Both Hospitals Designated Isolation Units In the Event of an Ebola Patient Schumer: The Readiness of Long Island Hospitals for Handling Ebola is Critical to Entire Region & Requires Federal Reimbursement Senator Schumer today demanded that Long Island’s... Read More

Schumer: President’s Final Signature Would Put Us At The Precipice of Righting Century-Old Wrong Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the provision he authored, which would make late World War I hero and Albany resident, Sergeant Henry Johnson, eligible to receive the Medal of Honor has passed both the House and the Senate. Schumer worked with Rep. Paul Tonko and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to include this provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was... Read More