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HUD’s Current ‘Duplication of Benefits’ Policy Would Requires Homeowners to Use Their Additional FEMA NFIP Insurance Money to Repay Federally-Financed CDBG Funds They Received Via NY Rising; Many of these Sandy Victims Have Already Endured Hardship, Denial of Claims & Payment Delays Due to Potentially Fraudulent Schemes Involving Flood Insurance Companies & Engineering Firms  Schumer, Gillibrand Urge HUD & FEMA to Forgo Efforts to Claw-Back NFIP Insurance... Read More

Schumer Arranges Meeting To Urge TRANSCOM Commander Nominee, General Darren McDew, To Include State-Of-The-Art Aircraft At NFARS In Western NY NFARS Still Flies Outdated Transport Aircraft, Like The C-130H, While Other Bases Around The Country Have Upgraded To Newer Models, Like The C-130J; The NFARS Base Also Previously Housed KC-135 Fleet & Still Has Infrastructure Capability To Do So Again Schumer: Prioritize Western New York For New & Additional Wings   U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

House Appropriation Bill Drastically Cuts Into Corporation For National And Community Service (CNCS) Budget By Over 40%, Jeopardizing Syracuse’s Successful Mentoring Program Which Makes A Lasting Difference In The Lives Of Children  Schumer Says CNCS Funding Is Essential For Syracuse School District; Teachers Depend On Grandparent Mentorship Program To Help Meet Classroom Needs  Schumer: Grandparent Mentorship Program Is An A+ For Syracuse Schools     Standing at... Read More

Superstorm Sandy Damaged Sea Gate’s Bulkhead & Sea Wall, Leaving Community Vulnerable to Future Storms; Schumer Called on FEMA to Approve Phase 1 of Sea Gate’s Proposed Bulkhead Project  Schumer, Gillibrand, Jeffries Announce FEMA Has Approved Funding for Phase 1 of Sea Gate’s Protection Project, Including Engineering Design & Permit Fees; Funding Will Make Sure Project Gets Off the Ground U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman... Read More

Rochester’s Deaf Community Is Dependent On Video Relay Services (VRS) To Communicate; Local Businesses That Provide Video Relay Service, Like CONVO & Sorenson, Are At Risk  VRS Allows A Person Who Is Deaf To Communicate With A Hearing Person Over The Phone Through A Sign Language Interpreter  Schumer To FCC: Don’t Take Away The Deaf Community’s Voice Standing at CONVO in Rochester, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... Read More

At Least 2 Airlines Now Withholding Price & Flight Data From Third Party Price Comparison Websites Or Charging Fees For Their Use; Sites Concerned This Could Expand; Change Restricts Where Consumers Can Buy Tickets & Could Cost Them As Much As $6B More In Airfares Amidst Current DOJ Airline Probe Schumer Helped To Spur, Senator Wants Feds, Including DOT, To Include Comparison Freeze Out Into Investigation    Schumer: Making It Harder To Get A... Read More

At Least 2 Airlines Now Withholding Price & Flight Data From Third Party Price Comparison Websites Or Charging Fees For Their Use; Sites Concerned This Could Expand; Change Restricts Where Consumers Can Buy Tickets & Could Cost Them As Much As $6B More In Airfares Amidst Current DOJ Airline Probe Schumer Helped To Spur, Senator Wants Feds, Including DOT, To Include Comparison Freeze Out Into Investigation    Schumer: Making It Harder To Get A... Read More

Earlier This Month, Schumer Visited The Thomas Cole Historic Site, Which Is Dedicated To Honoring ‘The Father Of The Hudson River School’ – Site Experts Recently Discovered Murals That Cole Painted In The 1800s Hidden Behind Common Wall Paint & Requested Grants From Fed Agencies To Preserve Previously Undiscovered Murals  Schumer Made Personal Call To NEH Chairman To Advocate For Cole House; NEH Then Approved $460,000 For The Project, Approximately 75% Of The Funding... Read More

Following Limited Inspection In May Of Federally-Subsidized Complex, Schumer Called On HUD To Launch Top-To-Bottom Investigation ASAP; Asked HUD To Look Into Why The Apartment Building Has Been Allowed to Deteriorate & What Can Be Done to Hold the Landlord Accountable – Schumer Pushed HUD To Do Inspection ASAP, Despite The Fact That Next Review Was Not Set To Be Conducted Until 2016 Schumer Said 2016 Is Too Long For Residents To Wait – Tenants Reported Broken Toilets, Leaking... Read More

Senate Amendment Planned to Drastically Change Existing Federal Funding Formula For Title I in Many Eastern States & Send Money South & West, Effectively Slashing $170M in Critical Funding For NYC Families & Teachers   Schumer Publicly Condemned Amendment & Fought Hard to Prevent Measure From Threatening NYC’s Funding; Schumer Successfully Beat Back Efforts to Slash Millions in Funding From NY Schools Schumer: Funding Cuts from NYC Schools Has Been Expelled U.S.... Read More

Senate Amendment Planned to Drastically Change Existing Federal Funding Formula For Title I in Many Eastern States & Send Money South & West, Effectively Slashing Over $16M in Critical Funding For Long Island Families & Teachers   Schumer Publicly Condemned Amendment & Fought Hard to Prevent Measure From Threatening Long Islanders’ Funding; Schumer Successfully Beat Back Efforts to Slash Millions in Funding From NY Schools Schumer: Funding Cuts from LI Schools Has... Read More

Senate Amendment Planned to Drastically Change Existing Federal Funding Formula For Title I in Many Eastern States & Send Money South & West, Effectively Slashing Over $100M in Critical Funding For Upstate NY Families & Teachers   Schumer Publicly Condemned Amendment & Fought Hard to Prevent Measure From Threatening Upstate NY Funding; Schumer Successfully Beat Back Efforts to Slash Millions in Funding  Schumer: Funding Cuts from Upstate NY Schools Has Been... Read More

In May, Schumer Successfully Secured Medal Of Honor For African American WWI Hero, Harlem Hellfighter & Albany Resident, Sgt. Henry Johnson, Who Was Denied Our Nation’s Highest Military Honor Due To Racism And Segregation  Now, Schumer Is Urging The NY National Guard, Where Residents & Visitors Could See In Person This Hometown Hero’s Long-Due Honor  Schumer: Bring Sgt. Henry Johnson’s Medal Of Honor Home For Display in Albany U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Following SBA Officials Tour Of Tompkins County, Schumer and Gillibrand Write To SBA In Support Of Low-Interest Disaster Loans To Renters, Homeowners, Businesses For Communities In The Southern Tier And Finger Lakes Regions That Experienced Significant Rainfall And Flooding Last Month  In Event NYS Hits Threshold And Applies, SBA Disaster Declaration Would Make Available Disaster Assistance Loans For Counties Like Tompkins And Others Throughout The Southern Tier And Finger Lakes Schumer,... Read More

Earlier this Year, Schumer, Oddo Urged Army Corps to Organize Community Meetings on Status of ‘Staten Island Sea Wall Project’ to Help Sandy-Impacted Families to Better Understand Project Alternatives & Provide Necessary Community Input to Inform the Study;  ‘Staten Island Sea Wall Project’ Will Finally Implement Coastline Defense Along East Shore Communities  Schumer, Donovan, Oddo Announce Public Information Meetings Are Scheduled for August 19th... Read More

After Merger Between The Two Companies Was Announced In February, Schumer Urged Harris-Exelis CEO Bill Brown In Personal Call To Grow Joint Workforce In Rochester – Now, New Company Will Create 100 New, Good-Paying Jobs In Rochester to Start, With Plans to Later Add 50 More; Also Will Make Rochester the HQ of One of Harris’ Four Divisions  Schumer Also Played Integral Role In Brokering Meeting Between Harris-Exelis And NYS Economic Development Representatives To Make The 150 New... Read More

Federal Funding For McDonough Will Be Used To Purchase New Safety Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $23,810 in federal funding for the McDonough Fire Department to purchase new equipment. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The McDonough Fire Department will use this federal investment to purchase fire turnout gear along with additional gloves... Read More

Senate Appropriations Committee Recently Adopted A Provision That Would Allow Twin 33’ Trucks On NYS Roadways & Bridges; Schumer Says New Trucks Are Significantly Longer Than Existing Limits And Pose Serious Dangers To Other Drivers and Passengers; Senate THUD Bill Includes A Provision That Would Preempt New York Law On Average 4,000 People Die In Truck-Related Accidents Every Year And New Dangerously Long Trucks, With Wider Turning Radiuses And Longer Passing Distances, Would Make... Read More

Federal Transportation Funding Will Allow Airport to Improve Runway Safety U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $45,000 in federal funding for the Wellsville Municipal Airport in Allegany County. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This grant will fund the removal of obstructions on the Runway 10/28 approach and transitional surfaces to improve runway... Read More

More Than 1,000 Western NY Jobs at Goodyear’s Rubber And Tire Plants in Buffalo & Niagara Falls Are Threatened By China Dumping Tires In U.S. At Artificially Low Prices  Schumer Pushed The ITC To Thoroughly Investigate China’s Tire Producers To Prevent Future Predatory Trade Practices from Hurting US Industry – Says ITC Rightly Acted  To Level Playing Field for American Producers And Ensure China Plays By the Rules  Schumer: U.S. Will Protect WNY Workers From... Read More