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For Years, The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Land Has Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy, With Many Lost In Recent Years Due To The Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Senators Added Historic Funding To Forestry Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now Nearly 2,500 New Trees Will Soon Line Roadways Across Region Thanks To Fed $$$ Schumer & Gillibrand Secured Schumer, Gillibrand: Inflation Reduction Act Is Planting The Seed For A Healthier,... Read More

Senators Say New Funding Will Supercharge Mohawk Valley’s Workforce With New Training Program In Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties – Bringing Together Employers Who Make Products Critical To The Renewable Energy Sector With An Emerging Workforce That Needs Training To Fill The Jobs That Are Being Created Schumer, Gillibrand: DOL Investment In Mohawk Valley Is A Win-Win – Boosting Workforce Training While Strengthening Local Economy U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S.... Read More

Schumer Personally Wrote to Department Of Labor Secretary To Secure Fed $$$ For IAED’s Pathways To Employment Program – A Career Readiness Initiative Aimed At Preparing, Placing, And Supporting New Yorkers In Entry-Level Positions In Advanced Manufacturing And The Construction Trades With Federal Legislation Like Schumer’s CHIPS and Science Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act Spurring New Investments By Companies Like Micron And Menlo Micro Across Upstate New York,... Read More

Schumer Says Risking Government Shutdown Is Needlessly Playing With Fire – Not Only Hurting New York’s 50k+ Federal Civilian Employees And Military Service Members, But Also Hitting Main Streets And Families –Halting Federal Services For Small Businesses, Farmers, Longer Wait Times At Airports, Cutting Education, Housing Assistance, And More Schumer Says Public Needs To Put Pressure On House GOP And Calls On NY House Republicans To Take Charge And Work In Bipartisan Manner With Democrats And... Read More

Monroe Community College, One Of The Only Community Colleges In The Nation Offering An Optics and Photonics Associates Degree, Needed Federal Funds To Strengthen Facilities, Meet Regional Need For Trained Photonics Workers Schumer Fought To Secure Critical Fed Boosts in the FY 23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill To Allow MCC To Strengthen Its World Class Optics & Photonics Degree Programs – Helping To Give Workers The Skills They Need For Major Local Employers And Build Up Workforce Vital To... Read More

U.S. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $23,297,293 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and reliability across Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program and will be used to make significant improvements to passenger and freight railways in both Central New York and the... Read More

These Fed Funds Will Maximize Access To Urban Forest In Historically Disadvantaged Communities, Including Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona, Queens Schumer, Gillibrand Secured Historic Funding For Urban and Community Forest Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now New Trees Will Be Planted And Existing Trees Preserved Thanks To Fed Funding They Secured Schumer, Gillibrand: Inflation Reduction Act Is Planting The Seed For A... Read More

After Helping Land Historic Funding For BU Last Year Through The Build Back Better Regional Challenge To Establish A Battery R&D Hub, Schumer Has Secured Another $1.5M For The Project, To Help Spark New Efforts To Bring Cutting-Edge Start Ups To The Region And Create New Good-Paying Jobs Schumer: Fed $$$ Will Supercharge This Project To Establish A Battery Manufacturing & Innovation Hub In The Southern Tier Building on long-standing advocacy to help bolster Binghamton’s emerging battery... Read More

NORDTech, A Consortium Of NY Defense And Semiconductor Manufacturing Powerhouses Including NY CREATES, UAlbany, Cornell University, RPI, IBM And More, Is Among First In The Nation To Tap Major Fed Investment From Schumer’s CHIPS And Science Act Schumer Created DoD’s Microelectronic Commons Program To Encourage Commercialization Of Key Tech For U.S. Microelectronics And Designers, Bringing R&D From ‘Lab To Fab’— To Launch New Companies, Support The NY Semiconductor Workforce, And Secure This... Read More

A Recent Independent Engineering Inspection Commissioned By The City Of Binghamton Found Nearly A Dozen Binghamton Bridges Owned And Operated By Norfolk Southern Railroad To Be In Severe Or Poor Condition, But City Has Been Unable To Commence Substantive Engagement From Norfolk Southern To Address Safety Concerns In New Report Senators Personally Wrote To Head Of Norfolk Southern & The FRA To Immediately Work With The City To Address Safety Concerns; Schumer, Gillibrand Also Urged The FRA To... Read More

For Years, Many Albany, Glens Falls, And Capital Region Neighborhoods Have Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy – Which Can Lead To Increased Temperatures Known As Urban Heat Islands, Contribute To Health Disparities, Lower Property Values, And More Reps Fought For Albany And The Capital Region In USDA Competition To Be Among The First To Tap Historic $$$ In Urban Forest Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now Albany Will Have The... Read More

For Years, Many Hudson Valley Communities From Yonkers To Mount Vernon Have Suffered From A Lack Of Trees – Creating Hotter Neighborhoods With Urban Heat Islands, Decreasing Air Quality, Worsening Public Health Outcomes, Lowering Property Values, And More Schumer Personally Added Historic Funding to the Urban Forest Programs In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now Hudson Valley Communities Are Among The First In The Nation To Tap Funding... Read More

For Decades, Rochester Has Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy – With Poorer Neighborhoods And Communities Of Color Having 30+% Fewer Trees – Creating Urban Heat Islands, Worsening Historic Inequities, Health Disparities, And More Schumer Stood In Rochester Earlier This Year And Then Personally Called USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Rochester To Be Among The First To Tap Historic Funding He Secured For Urban Forest Programs In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In... Read More

For Years, Many Utica Neighborhoods Have Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy – Which Can Contribute To Health Disparities, Create Urban Heat Islands, Lower Property Values, And More Schumer Personally Called And Wrote USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Utica To Be Among The First To Tap Historic Funding He Secured For Urban Forest Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now Thousands Of New Trees Will Soon Line Utica’s Streets And... Read More

For Years, Many Central NY Neighborhoods Have Been Concrete Jungles, With Severe Lack Of Greenery – Creating Hotter Neighborhoods Through Urban Heat Islands, Decreasing Air Quality, Worsening Public Health Outcomes, And More Schumer Personally Called And Wrote USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Syracuse In USDA Competition To Be Among The First To Tap Historic Funding He Secured For Urban Forest Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever –... Read More

Continuing Advocacy For Upstate NY To Lead In High-Tech Manufacturing, Schumer Calls On DOD To Invest In Building Out CNY’s Tech Workforce Vital To Support Supply Chains & National Security Schumer Says Upstate NY’s Rapidly Growing Semiconductor Industry – Spurred By His CHIPS & Science Bill – Is Primed For Growth & Investment To Breathe New Life Into Defense Manufacturing– With A Focus On Workforce For Critical Microelectronic And Aerospace Supply Chains  Schumer: With This Federal... Read More

Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant 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 Program From Being Eliminated This Year Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Protect The Brave Firefighters That Keep New Yorkers Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,558,183.01 in federal funding for several fire departments across New... Read More

Schumer Says Major Fed Investment In Rural NY Producers And Small Business Owners Was Made Possible By Landmark Inflation Reduction Act That He Led To Passage As Majority Leader – Which Is Delivering Millions To Energize the Economy, Reduce Costs, Create Good-Paying Jobs, And Improve The Quality Of Life For New Yorkers In Rural Areas   Schumer, Gillibrand: Our Inflation Reduction Act Is Supercharging Investment In Rural Communities Across Upstate NY To Lower Costs And Boost Clean Energy! U.S.... Read More

After Gray Liquid Substance Began Leaking From The Coxsackie Bridge Onto Cars Passing Below This Past March, CSX Failed To Find Permanent Fix, Diverting Liquid To The Sidewalk And Leaving It Wet And Slick To Cause Further Safety Concerns For Local Residents – Schumer Is Now Calling On CSX To Fix The Issue Once And For All Schumer: We Can’t Let Safety Of Coxsackie Go Off The Rails – It Is Time For CSX To Fast Track A Solution To This Hazardous Issue After meeting with frustrated community leaders... Read More

The Community Health Center of Buffalo, Partnered With BestSelf Behavioral Health Will Administer Counseling And Other Critical Support Services To Those Impacted By The May 14th Shooting Through The Buffalo United Resiliency Center U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins today announced $3,889,303 in federal funding toward the Buffalo United Resiliency Center, through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice... Read More