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Schumer Says Bill Would Help Protect All New York Communities – Which See Tanker Cars Barrel Through Backyards Across NY State Every Day – By Providing Incentive to Phase Out Dangerous Cars like DOT-111s and CPC-1232s Within 3-Year Time Period  Legislation Would Require Companies Pay a Fee to Use Dangerous Cars; Would Provide Financial Incentive to Companies That Phase Out ASAP  Schumer: We Need an All-of-the-Above Approach to Protecting Our Communities from the Dangers of... Read More

Schumer Urges Fed Appropriators To Fully Fund Program Aimed at Producing & Modernizing Tactical Radio Units for U.S. Military; Advancements In Troop Communication Makes Radio Units a Necessary Resource On Battlefield & On Base Harris Radio in Rochester Has Already Been Selected to Undergo Developmental Tests to Produce Radio Units – Meaning Support for Local Jobs & Expanded Production – But Schumer Says Entire Effort Rests on a Fully Funded Federal Program Schumer:... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Upgrade Waste and Water Disposal Systems U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $632,000 in federal grant funding and a $222,000 federal loan for the Town of Saranac in Clinton County to help finance improvements to Standish Water District. Funding was allocated through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. “This federal funding is great news for Town of... Read More

Golden Nematode And Pale Cyst Nematode Invasive Species Are Threatening The Long-Term Viability of New York State’s $65 Million Potato Industry – Cornell’s Outdated 78-Year-Old Nematode Lab in Ithaca Conducts Pest Prevention Research, But Needs Modernization  Without Upgrades to Lab to Better Guard Against Invasive Species, Potato Farmers Could See Their Crops Destroyed in the Near Future – Schumer Calls on USDA to Prioritize the Replacement of This Lab,... Read More

Thanks to Initial Funds Secured by Schumer Launch New York Businesses have Already Created Approximately 1,000 Jobs in Upstate New York Businesses; Additional Funds Would Provide More Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs Across 27 Counties in WNY, CNY, Rochester-Finger Lakes & S. Tier Regions With Resources Needed To Create More Jobs Schumer Previously Secured $637,000 in Fed Funds to Help Start Launch NY – New EDA Funds Would Allow it to Create a Mechanism to Invest in... Read More

Federal Funding For Mercy EMS Will Be Used to Equip Ambulances With Electronic Lifting Stretchers and Stair-Chairs   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $103,637 for Mercy Emergency Medical Services in Genesee County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The federal funds will allow Mercy EMS to equip their ambulances with power lift stretchers and tracked stair-chairs.... Read More

Federal Funding For Greenburgh Police Department Will Be Used to Replace Outdated Life-Saving Equipment   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $277,273 for the Greenburgh Police Department Paramedic Unit, located in Westchester County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). These federal funds will allow the Greenburgh Police Department Paramedic Unit to purchase seven new,... Read More

Schumer Previously Pushed FEMA to Be Ready to Approve Village’s Expected Request for $22 Million to Fund Second Phase of Project to Mitigate Flooding and Protect Neighborhoods & Business from Future Damage – Now That The Project Has Been Submitted to FEMA, Schumer Urges Feds to Quickly Approve it  Village of Sidney’s History of Devastating Flooding, Most Recently in 2011, Left 420 Buildings Damaged; Lower River Street Neighborhood’s Proximity to... Read More

Filming For ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Movie Would Take Just Two Weeks And Have Estimated Economic Impact In Millions To Queen City; Paramount Pictures Plans to Patronize Local Vendors And Businesses, Which Would Benefit From Production Crew of 200+ Buffalo-Area Businesses, Hotel Owners, Local Restaurants & Other Suppliers Will Provide Food, Lodging, Other Supplies For The Shoot and Crew, Increasing Their Business Opportunities While Encouraging Visitors to Enjoy All The... Read More

All Major Wireless Carriers Have Been Investigated For Unfairly Billing Cell Phone Customers With Third Party Charges; Practice Called ‘Cramming’ Was Responsible For Unauthorized Ringtone, App & Game Fees Totaling Millions of Dollars   Now That Sneaky Practice Has Been Stopped, Major Carriers Are Settling With Feds One-By-One & Will Reimburse Customers For Bad Billing; But Consumers Still In Dark On How To Apply & Fast-Approaching Refund Deadlines Could Leave... Read More

Schoharie County Public Safety Building Was Severely Damaged During Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 & More Than $37 Million Was Needed to Relocate the Facility Out of the Flood Plain   Schumer, Gillibrand, Gibson Say Framework To Allocate Necessary $37 Million Was Agreed Upon By Schoharie County and FEMA Regional Staff; Schumer Then Urged FEMA Admin. During Personal Call to Provide Final Sign-Off; Gillibrand Wrote FEMA Admin Earlier This Year Urging Him to Expedite Review  Now,... Read More

Brooklyn Navy Yard Currently Employs More than 7,000 People & is Nearly At Leasing Capacity; Expanding Building 77 at the Navy Yard Would Provide Additional Space for Thousands of Jobs  In Personal Call to Acting Regional Administrator, Schumer Urges U.S. Economic Development Administration to Award Much-Needed Federal Grant to Renovate Two Floors of Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 to Help Accommodate Even More Businesses U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S.... Read More

Charles Giglio, Latin Teacher At Gloversville High School in Fulton County, Was Named NYS Teacher of the Year for 2015, Schumer Says: “Congratulatio!” To Gloversville Latin Teacher  Schumer Congratulates Giglio & Says This Kind of Teaching Excellence Should Be Celebrated Across The Country   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today met with the recipient of the New York State 2015 Teacher of the Year award, Charles Giglio. In their meeting, Schumer congratulated him on... Read More

Schumer Says FEMA Approved $2.3 Million for Repairs to the Wellsburg Fire Dept. in 2014, But Funds Came Up Short & Project Would Now Cost Nearly $3 Million After Schumer’s Initial Push, FEMA Agreed to Fund Replacement of Wellsburg Fire Dept., But More is Needed According to Local Leaders; Years After Tropical Strom Lee Flooded Fire Station, Community Still Does Not Have Workable Facility, Putting Community At Risk  Schumer: Feds Should Help Deliver Every Last Penny Needed to... Read More

Rochester Has One of Nation’s Highest Poverty Rates, Leaving Far Too Many Without Access to Care They Need – However, Currently, Only Sections of the City are Incorporated Into the “Health Professional Shortage Area,” Meaning The City is Missing Out on Key Funding to Attract Docs   Schumer, Gillibrand Say Bringing Entire City into HPSA Would Allow it to Better Train & Attract Health Care Professionals to Rochester – HPSA Designation Would Allow City to... Read More

Iconic Steeplechase Pier Sustained Significant Damage as a Result of Superstorm Sandy; New York City Dept. of Parks & Recreation Made Much-Needed Repairs  Schumer, Gillibrand, Jeffries Announce $3.4 Million in FEMA Funding for Sandy-Related Repairs to Pier; Work Included New Light Poles, Benches, Shade Structures & Removal of Wood Decking U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries today announced over $3.4 million in federal funding for... Read More

North Country Businesses & Residents Say Back-ups & Delays at Border are Often a Result of Language Barriers; Lack of French-Language-Proficient Border Officers Slowing Down Inspection Times, Creating Frustrating Delays at the U.S.-Quebec Border Schumer Says Lengthy & Arduous Border Crossing Process Hurts Tourism & Local Businesses; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Now Supports Local Efforts To Create French Training Programs for Officers– Schumer Says Southwest Border... Read More

All Major Wireless Carriers Have Been Investigated For Unfairly Billing Cell Phone Customers With Third Party Charges; Practice Called ‘Cramming’ Was Responsible For Unauthorized Ringtone, App & Game Fees Totaling Millions of Dollars  Now That Sneaky Practice Has Been Stopped, Major Carriers Are Settling With Feds One-By-One & Will Reimburse Customers For Bad Billing; But Consumers Still In Dark On How To Apply & Fast-Approaching Refund Deadlines Could Leave Them... Read More

Deliberately False Alerts On Long Island Are Spurring Costly & Unnecessary Deployment Of Armed SWAT Teams, Bomb Squads, & Other Police Units, Causing The Evacuation Of Buildings, Closure of Streets, Businesses; Putting Communities At Risk  Schumer Introduces Legislation To Increase Penalties For Swatting Perpetrators From a Max of 5 Years In Prison To 8 Years, Make Criminals Pay Restitution to Police –Also Pushes to Closes Loophole to Make it Illegal for Perpetrators to... Read More

A Number of Area Residents’ Ancestors & Family Members Proudly Fought in the Revolutionary War’s Battle of White Plains in 1776; As a Result, the Navy Previously Named Two Ships “White Plains,” But Both Have Been Decommissioned  2016 Will Mark the 100th Anniversary of White Plains’ Incorporation as a City & the 240thAnniversary of the Battle of White Plains – Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey Call on Navy to Name New Ship After White... Read More