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Village of Avon Residents & Businesses in Livingston County Suffered Severe Damage Following July 2014 and May 2015 Storm-Induced Flooding – Rains Tore Up Several Roads, Flooded Homes, Businesses & Overwhelmed Storm Water Infrastructure  While Avon Was Able to Conduct a Study in Aftermath to Find Possible Areas For Flood Prevention to Guard Against Future Storms, The Critical Repairs to Storm Water Infrastructure That Engineers Say Are Needed Would Place Unmanageable Burden on... Read More

The Federal Grape Genetic Research Lab in Geneva Provides Research For Grape Farmers On How To Enhance Their Products – Lab Is Outdated And In Need Of Significant Maintenance And Upgrades To Continue Providing Essential Research  Without Upgrades to Facilities, Grape Growers Will Be Without The State-of-the-Art Resource Needed To Succeed In A Competitive Industry; Schumer Calls On USDA To Prioritize Lab Replacement In FY2016 Capital Investment Plan  Schumer: Failure To Modernize... Read More

Schumer Announces Timeline: LaGuardia’s Lighting System to Be Operational In Summer, Newark’s By Fall & JFK By End Of Year  Technology Prevents Accidents By Warning Pilots; Senator Urged FAA to Expedite Construction & Installation of Embedded Lighting Systems After NY Collisions  Schumer: New Red Light Safety Technology Has Finally Cleared The Runway At LGA, Newark & JFK; Will Make Flying Safer   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, after... Read More

Schumer Says Yesterday’s Limited Inspection of Federally-Subsidized Complex – Where HUD Looked at Approximately 5 of the 300+ Apartments to Assess What Residents Call ‘Deplorable’ Living Conditions – Was Step in Right Direction; However, Schumer Says HUD Must Do More to Address Situation With Comprehensive Inspection  Tenants Report Broken Toilets, Leaking Roofs, Mold, Not Enough Heat, Un-shoveled Snow, Inoperable Parking Lot Lights – Worst of All, A... Read More

Federal Funding For Scipio And Cleveland Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $143,810 in federal funding for the Cleveland Fire Department and $44,388 in federal funding for the Scipio Volunteer Fire Company to purchase new equipment. The money was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. “It is critical that we provide our local fire... Read More

City of Kingston Sinkhole Has Kept Section of Washington Ave. Closed For Over 3 Years, Inconveniencing Drivers & Residents, And Hurting Downtown Development – City’s Repair Costs Could Be $7 Million or More & Place Hefty Financial Burden on Taxpayers Kingston  To Advocate for City of Kingston, Schumer Pushed FEMA to Update Policies in Order to Cover Sinkhole Damages, Which Are Often Too Expensive For Many Local Governments To Pay – Because Major Weather Events Like... Read More

Gateway Is In Need of Two Major Upgrades: Historic, One-Of-A-Kind Jacob Riis Bathhouse Has Potential to Be Center of Attraction Along Rockaway Beach, Yet It Has Been In Disrepair & Underused for Decades; Jamaica Bay’s West Pond Was Seriously Breached During Sandy, Destroying Unique Freshwater Habitat  Schumer Urges Dept. of Interior to Provide Federal Funds to Improve Gateway National Recreation Area By Renovating Jacob Riis Bathhouse Into a Full-Functioning, Resilient Facility... Read More

Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Is Now Entering The Buffalo Area & A Rising Number of Heroin Deaths In Western New York Are Linked To This New, More Dangerous Form Of The Drug; Heroin Overdose Deaths In Buffalo Are Up Over 30% Since 2013, with More Than 35 Deaths Already this Year; Local Leaders Worried Numbers Could Reach 200 in 2015  Schumer Opposes Administration’s Plan To Cut Funding For The Fed. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, Which Buffalo Law Enforcement Credits... Read More

Schumer Says Cuts in Federal Alcohol Inspectors Put Rochester & Other NY Distilleries Directly At Risk; Delays Cause Losses to Producers Trying to Get Off The Ground or Expand; Inspector Is Responsible For Auditing And Reviewing All Requests Like Bond Approvals, New Product Labels, Recipes and Operating Licenses; It Is Very Common For Some Approvals To Be Delayed up to Hundreds of Days   Schumer Says Increasing The Amount Of Federal Alcohol... 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, is Applying for $25 Million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award... Read More

Senators Have Long Supported & Pushed For Positive Train Control Implementation, Rail Grade Crossing Reforms & Other Upgrades To Existing Rail —Congress Should Now Focus & Pass All These Efforts  Schumer, Blumenthal—Cosponsors Of Bill—Will Keep Pressure on to Implement PTC ASAP; Push Congress to Act & Avoid Further Delays in Implementation  With Amtrak Facing a $21 Billion State-of-Good-Repair Backlog, Senators Say We Can’t Continue to Go Down... Read More

Schumer Has Campaigned Relentlessly To Secure 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  Schumer: An American Hero Will Finally Get the Medal He Deserves U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the White House will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to African-American World War I hero and Albany resident, Sergeant Henry... Read More

TSA Pre-Check Has Been Successfully Installed at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, But In Order To Register For The Program Residents Must Travel All The Way to Oswego – Pre-Check Program Enables Travelers Deemed Safe To Enter Terminal With Expedited Screening  Schumer Previously Urged TSA To Bring A Pre-Check Enrollment Center To Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Make Air Travel Easier For Syracuse Residents – Soon, Syracuse Will Have Enrollment Center Like... Read More

As Closing Date for Harris Corporation to Acquire Excelis Nears, Schumer Pushes Harris to Keep Jobs & Grow New Excelis-and-Harris Joint Workforce in Rochester – Schumer Push Follows From Initial Conversation with Harris CEO in February When The Merger Was Announced; Schumer Reiterates Push to Grow Innovative, Job-Creating Business Units in Rochester  Schumer Has Long Fought to Fund Programs To Benefit Harris, Excelis and Their Rochester Employees; Previously Urged Fed... Read More

Capers Hails From A Law Enforcement Family, Both His Father & Brother Were NYPD Cops; Capers Has Lifetime Of Dedication to Public Service, Successfully Prosecuting Murders, Other Violent Crimes & Narcotics; Will Also Focus On Civil Rights, Public Integrity And Terror Cases  Capers, Formerly Chief, Narcotics Section/International Narcotics Strike Force, Is Currently Senior Litigation Counsel at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in EDNY; Seat Was Previously Held by Attorney General... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Richard Blumenthal, who have held several joint rail safety events in the past, released the following joint statement in response to last night’s Amtrak derailment along the Northeast Rail Corridor: “Our hearts and prayers go out to those we lost and those who were injured in the tragic derailment last night. Our praise also goes out to the brave first responders, who worked in dark, dire, chaotic conditions, guiding passengers to safety. They are... Read More

Over 1.8 Million Children In New York Could Be Victims Of Social Security Identity Theft – Many Only Discover the ID-Theft When Checking their Credit Report for the First Time and Learn That Their Credit Was Ruined by ID Thieves Schumer Plans To Introduce Bill That Would Automatically Freeze Credit For Kids Until Their Parents Decide To Un-Freeze It; Will Prevent Credit Companies From Allowing Someone to Open an Account For A Child Unless They Prove They Are The Parent or Guardian –... Read More

‘Long Island Sound Futures Fund’ Provides Federal Grants for Local Projects—Like Hempstead Harbor— That Aim to Protect & Restore LI Sound Schumer Urges National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to Swiftly Approve Town of North Hempstead’s Application for LI Sound Study Funding  Senator’s Support Highlights Importance of a Resilient Hempstead Harbor for Regional Stability— Expeditious Grant Approval Will Allow for the Strengthening of the Ecology... Read More

Gateway National Recreation Area is Visited By Over 7 Million Each Year But Schumer Says Many Are Still Missing Out On Experience; Gateway is Located in a Densely Populated Area Amongst an Economically Diverse Community, Yet the Park Remains Largely  Isolated From Neighboring Communities  Schumer Urges Department of Interior to Work with MTA & NYC to Help Make Gateway Better Accessible; Senator Pushes for a Bus Route That Will Better Connect Surrounding Communities to Gateway &... Read More

Producing Tubman Film In Auburn, NY Where Tubman Resided From 1857 Until Her Death In 1913, Would Provide Unique Historical Accuracy & Significance To The HBO Mini-Series—Senator’s Push Comes After Leading Charge To Bring National Tubman Park To Auburn Senator Says, The Economic Benefits That Accompany Tubman Should Be A Clear Incentive For HBO; As Part Of NY’s  Film Tax Credit Program, Which means HBO is Eligible For Many Benefits Schumer To HBO: If You’re... Read More