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New Contract Between Canandaigua VA & Local Health Provider Would Bring Care Closer to Home & Provide More Convenient Location for Patients & Families – Schumer, Gillibrand Push Federal VA to Expedite Contract Approval, Which Otherwise Could Take Up to 18 Months to Finalize Schumer, Gillibrand to VA: Finger Lakes Vets Should Not Have To Travel Hours Away For The Care They Need Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand pushed the U.S. Department of Veterans... Read More

NY’s Own Chobani & Upstate Niagara Have Been Selected In Past to Provide Greek Yogurt to Schools – Schumer Encourages Upstate NY Greek Yogurt Producers like Alpina, Fage, Chobani, Muller Quaker To Do The Same Greek Yogurt Vendor(s) Will Be Selected Through Application Process That Is Now Open; Schumer Urges NY Greek Yogurt Makers To Apply Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun soliciting proposals from Greek... Read More

Schumer Urges Fed Trade Rep, Who Is Currently Negotiating A Trade Agreement With Israel, To Prioritize Lowering or Eliminating the Grape Juice Tariff That Is Holding Back Upstate Grape Growers – Schumer Says U.S. Does Not Impose Same Tariff on Israeli Grape Juice & This Tariff Has Been Successfully Lowered In Previous Negotiations Schumer: Lower Israel Grape Juice Tariff Means More Demand for Grapes & Increased Competitiveness For WNY, S. Tier And Finger Lakes Growers Today, U.S.... Read More

In February, Schumer Announced ReEnergy Was Selected to Provide Power to Ft. Drum, But Needed Final Approval Before it Could Begin Renewable Power Project; Schumer Urged Army to Expedite Sign Off & Pushed For Years To Get Project Underway – Gillibrand Fought to Keep Project Off the Chopping Block in 2012 Schumer, Gillibrand: ReEnergy Will Supply Power To Ft. Drum For 20 Years & Help Make Fort Energy Independent; Contract Could Be Worth Up To $289 Million & Will Create 170 Local... Read More

Schumer Urges Fed Trade Rep, Who Is Currently Negotiating A Trade Agreement With Israeli To Prioritize Lowering or Eliminating the Grape Juice Tariff That Is Holding Back Chautauqua Growers – Schumer Says U.S. Does Not Impose Same Tariff on Israeli Grape Juice & This Tariff Has Been Successfully Lowered In Previous Negotiations Schumer: Lower Israel Grape Juice Tariff Means More Demand for Grapes and Increased Competitiveness For Chautauqua & New York State Growers Today, at the... Read More

Schumer Urges USDA to Provide SUNY & Port of Oswego Key Designation That Similar Ports Already Have – Would Enable Perdue To Create More Jobs Locally & Expand Oswego Footprint; Would Also Provide New Opportunities for SUNY Oswego Faculty & Students Who Would Play A Lead Role In Grain Export Inspections Schumer to USDA: Fed Designation Would Grow Local Economy, Should Not Be A Heavy Lift Today, at the Shineman Center at SUNY Oswego, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer launched... Read More

Today, at the Syracuse Boys and Girls Club on Hamilton Street, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer joined with U.S. Representative Dan Maffei as they urged the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to keep a new, proposed halfway house out of the residential Tipperary Hill neighborhood. Schumer and Maffei explained that there is currently a halfway house located in an appropriate, non-residential neighborhood on Erie Boulevard, but its contract has expired and the BOP has received at least two... Read More

Today, Senator Schumer announced that he has secured $1,902,180 for the “Picture Main Street” project in Williamsville, which will revitalize the neighborhood around the historic Williamsville Water Mill on Spring Street. Schumer explained that this will be the third major federal investment that he has secured for the project, bringing the total funding for the “Picture Main Street” to more than $5.2 million. The first grant was a federal Green Infrastructure Grant... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a grant of $1,973,000 and a loan of $1,873,000 for the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program and will be used to restore water storage tanks, replace the treatment facility at the 400,000 gallon tank, and replace other aged and undersized water mains that... Read More

Town of Waterloo Will Use Funds To Install New Water Main; Make Improvements to Vital Infrastructure U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,285,000 in federal funding for the Rochester-Finger Lakes Region. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Water and Environmental Program. The Town of Batavia will receive a loan of $516,000 and a grant of $421,000 in order to install 18,250 feet of water main... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Daniel Maffei today announced $1,501,000 in federal funding for the Town of Marion in Wayne County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Water and Environmental Program. The town will receive a loan of $831,000 and a grant of $670,000 in order to install 26,675 feet of water line, including hydrants and multiple gate valves. The project will be completed on... Read More

Manufacturer of End Terminal Changed Product Design in 2005 Without Alerting Feds & Company Was Recently Found Guilty Of Fraud – Last Week, Manufacturer Agreed to Halt Sales For Additional Safety Testing & 13 States Have Voluntarily Chosen To Stop Installing This End Terminal Out Of Concern for Driver Safety Schumer Says There Are Likely Thousands Of These Guardrails on Upstate NY Roads – Calls For Fed. Highway Admin. To Work With NYS To Identify Where These Devices Are... Read More

Manufacturer of End Terminal Changed Product Design in 2005 Without Alerting Feds & Company Was Recently Found Guilty Of Fraud – Last Week, Manufacturer Agreed to Halt Sales For Additional Safety Testing & 13 States Have Voluntarily Chosen To Stop Installing This End Terminal Out Of Concern for Driver Safety Schumer Says There Are Likely Thousands Of These Guardrails on Upstate NY Roads – Calls For Fed. Highway Admin. To Work With NYS To Identify Where These Devices Are... Read More

Main Street Rochester Has Been A Bus Transfer Mall For Decades, Stifling Retail Growth Downtown; But New Schumer-Secured Indoor Bus Station Is Finally Moving Bus Traffic Off Main Street, Creating Opportunity for Revitalization Schumer Says Webster Project Will Breathe New Life Into Village Center, Something Webster Officials Have Been Working On For Years – North Avenue Upgrades Will Attract Shoppers, Residents, Visitors & New Retail Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

In response to a troubling new investigation into the rapidly growing online marketplace for illicit drug sales that is infiltrating Long Island and New York City, Schumer today called for the Department of Justice to do a full review of how it is combating these online drug bazaars and whether this work should be better prioritized. Schumer also vowed to fight for increased funding in the FY16 Appropriations process aimed at fighting cyber drug dealers, so that the Department of Justice, the... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that, after his push, Ulster County and the Town of New Paltz will receive a combined $1,796,751 in federal funds to improve Village of New Paltz’s sidewalks and to link the town to the Catskill Rail Trail. Ulster will receive $1,595,123 to connect the town of New Paltz to the Catskill Rail Trail, and New Paltz will receive $201,628 to make sidewalk improvements to Huguenot Street, Church Street, Prospect Street, and Henry DuBois Drive.... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to designate a consortium consisting of a number of universities, including the Rochester Institute of Technology, a Center of Excellence (COE) in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Schumer explained that, this year, the FAA plans to select one COE, that will consist of a group of world-class universities, to conduct UAS related research, education, and training while working to address the challenges and... Read More

Schumer’s Inventory Outlines How The Historic Levels of Funding for Infrastructure Have Been Geared Towards Addressing Unpredictable Weather & Climate Change, Strengthening our Transit Systems, Fortifying New York’s Coastline & Repairing Municipal Infrastructure, Like Hospitals & Public Housing National Infrastructure Funding Had Drifted Away from New York; Sandy Bill Restored NY As Preeminent Site For Federal Capital Infrastructure Investment Ahead of the second... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Bill Owens today announced $325,000 in federal funding for the Village of Castorland in Lewis County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program and will be used to upgrade the sewer collection system and to construct a sewer treatment plant. “It is difficult to attract new residents and businesses with a faulty... Read More

Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced a total of $822,543.87 in FEMA funds for the Town of Richmondville, located in Schoharie County. Of these funds, $647,339.23 will be used by the town to make repairs to its business district, which was badly damaged during Hurricane Irene back in August of 2011. These funds were allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program. The funds will be used to reimburse the... Read More