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U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Provides Federal Funding To Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards Reps Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Western NY – Securing Over $8 Million To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In Erie & Niagara County In 2019 – And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Aging Niagara County Homes Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins: Federal Funding Is A Shot... Read More

Late May Frost Wreaked Havoc On Orchards & Vineyards From The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region To The Hudson Valley, Southern Tier and Capital Region; Freeze Happened When Fruit Was Already Set – Resulting In As Much As 95% Crop Loss In Most Heavily Impacted Regions – Destroying Grapes, Apples, Strawberries, Blueberries, And More With USDA Application Now Submitted for 31 Upstate Counties, Senators Are Calling On The USDA To Approve Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration To Unlock... Read More

Schumer Led The American Rescue Plan To Passage As First Major Bill As Majority Leader, Providing Critical, Flexible State & Local Aid For Municipalities Like Wayne County To Recover From The Pandemic And Make Long-Term Investment To Improve Infrastructure, Including Broadband Because Of Funding Schumer Secured, Wayne County Was Able To Invest $8 Million In ARPA Funds To Finally Realize Multi-Year Goal Of Having 100% Broadband Coverage Across The Entire County Schumer: With This Vital ARPA... Read More

Schumer Says Critical Cancer Drugs & Common Generics For Asthma, Antibiotics and More Are In Short Supply And Feds Need To Act Fast To Protect Central NY Patients And Help Doctors Across Upstate NY With Drug Shortages Rapidly Increasing by 30%, Schumer Reveals New 4-Prong Push To Repair Upstate NY’s Drug Supply Chains And Thwart Future Crises; Says Legislation Is Coming To Once And For All Fix Urgent Problem   Schumer: Dire Drug Shortage Could Soon Delay Treatments... Read More

Like Many Communities Syracuse Has Been Impacted By EMT Shortages, But Now Senators Have Delivered Critical Fed Funding To Help Syracuse Fire Department Train All Incoming Fire Fighters To The EMT Level And Several Current Fire Fighters To The Paramedic Level To Bolster Emergency Response Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grants Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Fought To Pass The Fire Grants And Safety Act In The Senate To Save The... Read More

Schumer Helped Keep The Bills In Buffalo When Their Future Was At Risk, And Says Now The Team Is Stronger Than Ever For The Upcoming Season Schumer: GO BILLS! Rochester, N.Y. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today attended the Buffalo Bills’ 2023 training camp at St. John Fisher in Rochester and gave his thoughts on the Bills’ upcoming season: “I am thrilled to see the Buffalo Bills back in action on the field, and on behalf of all of Bills Mafia,... Read More

Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act Has Spurred A New Wave Of American Semiconductor Production – Bringing Back This Vital Industry From Overseas, Manufacturing Microchips Integral To Everyday Life And Vital To National Security, Strengthening American Supply Chains, Lowering Costs & Boosting U.S. Competitiveness Upstate NY Is Already Seeing Historic New Investment And A Manufacturing Boom From Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act – Like Micron’s Landmark $100... Read More

Delaware County Electric Cooperative Provides Electricity To Thousands Of Rural Families & Small Businesses, And Now Schumer Wants To Help Them And Other Rural Electric Co-Ops In The Southern Tier & Mohawk Valley Expand Efforts To Provide Affordable Utilities To Underserved Communities Schumer Secured Major Fed $$$ In The Inflation Reduction Act That Rural Electric Co-Ops Like Delaware County, Otsego, Steuben, And Oneida-Madison Can Potentially Tap; Senator Reveals New Push To Expand... Read More

Schumer & Gillibrand Delivered Critical Funding To Build Rome Air Force Research Lab’s New Extreme Computing Facility For Vital National Defense Research Using The Most Cutting-Edge Quantum Computing Technology Working In Partnership With The Griffiss Institute Now Senators Reveal They Have Secured $44M In New Funding For Rome In Senate Defense Appropriations Bill To Grow Quantum Computing Programs Even Further – Helping Supercharge AFRL As America’s Leader In Global... Read More

After Several Recent Drug Busts In Plattsburgh, Where Law Enforcement Seized $24K Worth Of Illegal Drugs, And Over 2,500 Bags Of Fentanyl, Schumer Reveals A Bipartisan Push To Use National Defense Bill To Address Fentanyl & Opioid Crisis By Attacking Its Source Overseas, Far Before The Deadly Drug Reaches The North Country Schumer Says FEND Off Fentanyl Act, Which He included In Senate Passed Defense Bill, Would Place New Sanctions On China For Its Growing Role In America’s Fentanyl... Read More

Reps Say STEMcyclists Summer Camp Has Sparked A Complete Transformation In STEM Learning – Providing Underserved 9th and 10th Grade Students With Opportunity To Explore The Intersections Of Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Through Bicycles And Bicycle Riding UB Will Help Underrepresented Students Learn Science, Engineering, And Biomechanics – Laying The Ground Work To Get Kids Interested In STEM Careers Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins: With A Boost From The Feds, UB Is... Read More

UFCW Local One, Which Represents Thousands Of Food and Commercial Workers At Major Upstate Employers Like Tops Supermarket, Were Victims Of A Pension System That Collapsed After 2008 Crash; Without Action, After a Lifetime of Hard Work, Many Could Not Retire Or Would Have Paltry or Zero Pension Benefits Remaining As Schumer’s First Major Act As Majority Leader, He Secured Pension Fix So Union Members, Who Worked Their Whole Lives But Risked Losing Payments Through No Fault Of Their Own,... Read More

Schumer Has Fought For Years To Fix The Medicare Wage Index, Which For Decades Has Denied Hundreds Of Millions In Medicare Payments For Upstate NY Hospitals That They Rightly Deserved, Contributing To Financial Woes And Worsening Doctor And Nurse Shortages Across The State After Launching An All Out Push Earlier This Year, Schumer Says Finalized CMS Rule Will Have Game Changing $967+ Million Estimated Impact On Upstate NY Every Single Year– Touching Rural And Urban Hospitals In Every... Read More

After Several Recent Drug Busts In Orleans, Where Law Enforcement Seized $9 Million Worth Of Illegal Drugs, And 114 Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Other Drugs, Schumer Reveals Bipartisan Push To Use National Defense Bill To Address Fentanyl & Opioid Crisis By Attacking Its Source Overseas, Far Before The Deadly Drug Reaches Western NY  Schumer Also Provides Update On New Federal Efforts To Combat Dangerous, Skin-Rotting Drug Xylazine, Also Known As ‘Tranq,’ That Is Spreading In... Read More

With Upstate NY Seeing Historic New Investment From Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act – Senator Says Now Is The Time For The Feds To Double Down To Bring Jobs Back From Overseas, With The Southern Tier Primed To Lead The Way Bipartisan ONSHORE Act Will Give Municipalities Fed Assistance Needed For Workforce Development, Infrastructure, And Site Readiness For Complexes Like The Schuyler County Business Park, Wayland Business... Read More

“Dairy Margin Coverage Program” Schumer Helped Enact In 2018 Farm Bill Will Expire This September, Meaning Without Fed Action Monthly Payments To Dairy Farmers Could Cease, Hitting North Country And St. Lawrence County – With 230+ Dairy Farms, NY’s #3 Milk Producing County – The Hardest Schumer Says Upstate Dairy Farms and Consumers Will Be First Impacted If We “Go Over The Dairy Cliff” – Reverting Back To 1940's Era Policy, Leading To Severe... Read More

As FDNY Marine Co. #1, The McKean Fireboat Rushed To Emergencies Including The 9/11 Attacks, Miracle On The Hudson, & The Staten Island Ferry Terminal Fire, Schumer Says Fireboat’s History Will Now Be Preserved For Generations To Come After Rallying Support To Secure This Fireboat’s Federal Place On The National Register of Historic Places, Schumer Said That This Critical Designation Will Unlock Critical Federal Funding To Help Preserve The Vessel And It’s Impactful... Read More

Rome Memorial Hospital – Which Has Been Serving CNY Patients Since 1884 –Heroically Provided Medical Staff To Help With Increased Patient Loads, Severity And Length Of Stay During COVID Outbreak Senators Say New FEMA Funding – At A 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse Hospital For Costs Related to Pandemic Response Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal $$$ Will Help Rome Hospital Recover From Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Keep Up Lifesaving Care U.S. Senate... Read More

Senators Secured An Unprecedented $1 Billion, The Largest Ever Single Investment For the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Now This Funding Will Help Restore & Protect Fish Habitat From Lake Erie To Ontario, Preserving Tourism, Recreation & Fishing Industries Funding Will Help Restore Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystems, Cleaning Up Waters And Environment To Support Native Fish & Wildlife   Schumer, Gillibrand: $2.5 Million+ Investment Is A Great Catch For Great Lakes’ Fish... Read More

With Upstate NY Seeing Historic New Investment And A Manufacturing Boom From Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act – Like Micron’s Landmark $100 Billion Investment In CNY Memory Chip Fab – Senators Say Now Is Perfect Time To Invest In Upstate NY’s Universities That Are Molding Next Generation Of Tech Workforce Senators Say Major Investment Into Syracuse University, With Partnerships At Clarkson University, Cornell, Monroe Community College, Onondaga Community College,... Read More