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Press releases from: October 2025

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STOP CRUELLY DENYING SNAP BENEFITS, AND PUSH TO FULLY FUND SNAP & WIC TO STOP GOP-MANUFACTURED HUNGER CRISIS DURING TRUMP SHUTDOWN
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SCHUMER—FLANKED BY NY FAMILIES FACING ASTRONOMICAL HEALTH CARE COSTS—DEMANDS NY REPUBLICANS TO GET BACK TO WORK, DO THEIR JOBS, END THE SHUTDOWN, AND EXTEND VITAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS BEFORE PREMIUMS DOUBLE; WITHOUT CREDITS, NY-ERS WILL FACE A WHOPPING 40% INCREASE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
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SCHUMER REVEALS: REAL WORLD EXAMPLES, FROM EVERY UPSTATE REGION, OF MASSIVE NEW HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM SPIKES FACING NEW YORKERS – BECAUSE REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO EXTEND VITAL ACA TAX CREDIT

Press releases from: September 2025

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SCHUMER APPLAUDS UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER’S LASER DISCOVERY RESEARCH & JOB-CREATING ENGINE NAMED FINALIST FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION “INNOVATION ENGINES” PROGRAM – CREATED BY SCHUMER’S CHIPS & SCIENCE LAW – TO COMPETE FOR UP TO $160 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT
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SCHUMER SOUNDS ALARM: NEW YORKERS’ HEALTHCARE COSTS COULD SPIKE A WHOPPING NEARLY 40% A MONTH IF REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO ACT; SENATOR BREAKS DOWN IMPACT REGION-BY-REGION AND UNVEILS PLAN TO KEEP VITAL HEALTHCARE TAX CREDITS FROM EXPIRING, REVERSE CUTS TO LOCAL HOSPITALS, AND PREVENT HEALTHCARE CRISIS
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AS TRUMP’S EPA SLASHES INVESTMENT FOR NATION’S WATERWAYS, SCHUMER AND RIVERKEEPER ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF NEW HUDSON RIVER ONLINE WATER QUALITY PORTAL TO COLLECT DATA & FILL IN THE GAPS TO HELP KEEP NEW YORKERS’ DRINKING WATER & ENVIRONMENT SAFE
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SCHUMER DEMANDS FEMA RESTORE FEDERAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUNDING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY, REVERSE CANCELATION, AND CONTINUE SIDNEY CULVERT PROJECT TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE IN THE SOUTHERN TIER

Press releases from: August 2025

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AS FALLOUT FROM TRUMP’S MEDICAID CUTS THREATENS HEALTHCARE FOR OVER 30,000 IN THE CAPITAL REGION, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW BILL TO REVERSE GOP MEDICAID CUTS, PROTECT RURAL HOSPITALS, LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS, AND SAVE COUNTY BUDGETS FROM PAYING FOR TRUMP’S CUTS
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“HOOAH!!” FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ARMY’S COMPLETE REVERSAL ON MISGUIDED PLANS TO SHUT DOWN THE POPULAR AND EFFECTIVE ROTC UNIT AT CLARKSON UNIVERSITY FOR NORTH COUNTRY CADETS
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SCHUMER SECURES MEETING IN PLATTSBURGH BETWEEN PLATTSBURGH OFFICIALS AND U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS REGARDING FORMER PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE INFRASTRUCTURE
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NIAGARA COUNTY LABORERS’ LOCAL NO. 91 TO RECEIVE $67 MILLION, THANKS TO SCHUMER’S HISTORIC PENSION FIX LAW, TO RESTORE AT-RISK PENSIONS FOR 570+ UNION WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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SCHUMER: TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR CONTINUES CRUSHING UPSTATE NY’S SUMMER TOURISM ECONOMY WITH CANADIAN CROSSINGS PLUMMETING NEARLY 500,000 LAST MONTH – NOW OVER 2 MILLION DECREASE IN TRAVELERS AROSS UPSTATE SINCE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE – HURTING MAIN STREETS, THREATENING JOBS, AND UPSTATE NEW YORKERS’ LIVELIHOODS
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SCHUMER SECURES $6.5+ MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING FOR JASPER-TROUPSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STEUBEN COUNTY TO BOLSTER ONGOING FLOOD RECOVERY AND HELP COMMUNITY REBUILD STRONGER
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SCHUMER MEETS WITH FINGER LAKES FARMERS & SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN YATES COUNTY ON FRONTLINES OF TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR
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AS THE FALLOUT FROM TRUMP’S DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS BEGINS, THREATENING HEALTHCARE FOR THOUSANDS IN THE CATSKILLS & HUDSON VALLEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW BILL TO REVERSE GOP MEDICAID CUTS – PROTECTING LOCAL HOSPITALS, LOWERING HEALTHCARE COSTS, AND SAVING COUNTY BUDGETS FROM HAVING TO PAY FOR TRUMP’S CUTS
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ON 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT & INVEST IN SOCIAL SECURITY; AS ‘DOGE’ CUTS & CHAOS THREATEN THE SERVICES NEARLY 320,000 CAPITAL REGION SENIORS RELY ON — NEW BILL WILL REVERSE CUTS, KEEP LOCAL OFFICES OPEN, REDUCE WAIT TIMES, AND MAKE GETTING MONTHLY CHECKS EASIER FOR NEW YORKERS
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AS THE FALLOUT FROM TRUMP’S DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS BEGINS, THREATENING HEALTHCARE FOR THOUSANDS IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW BILL TO REVERSE GOP MEDICAID CUTS – PROTECTING LOCAL HOSPITALS, LOWERING HEALTHCARE COSTS, AND SAVING COUNTY BUDGETS FROM HAVING TO PAY FOR TRUMP’S CUTS
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SCHUMER: HANDS OFF UPSTATE NY’S JOB CORPS! STANDING IN ONEONTA WITH SOUTHERN TIER & MOHAWK VALLEY GRADUATES, STAFF & SMALL BUSINESSES STUCK IN LIMBO FOLLOWING TRUMP’S UNWISE ORDER TO SHUT DOWN VERY EFFECTIVE LOCAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, SENATOR DEMANDS NY HOUSE REPUBLICANS JOIN HIM TO DELIVER FUNDING TO CONTINUE ONE OF AMERICA’S LARGEST AND BEST JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WITH BACK TO SCHOOL AROUND THE CORNER, SCHUMER DEMANDS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IMMEDIATELY RELEASE $8+ MILLION IN BLOCKED FED FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IMPACTING 250+ SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH POSITIONS FOR THOUSANDS OF FINGER LAKES STUDENTS
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SCHUMER: SAVE WESTERN NY’S JOB CORPS! SENATOR LEADS FIGHT TO KEEP DOORS OPEN & DELIVER FUNDING TO CONTINUE ONE OF AMERICA’S LARGEST JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH IMPACTED STUDENTS, STAFF, & SMALL BUSINESSES IN JAMESTOWN, FOLLOWING TRUMP’S ORDER TO SHUT DOWN LOCAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAM