Press Releases
SCHUMER BUILDS SUPPORT TODAY—AND FORCES SENATE FLOOR VOTE TOMORROW—TO RESTORE UPSTATE HOMEOWNERS’ SALT DEDUCTION, NOW COSTING NEW YORK TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS MORE EACH YEAR; SENATOR WILL DEPLOY SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE POWER TO OVERTURN IRS RULE THAT MAKES NY’ERS INELIGIBLE FOR WORKAROUND
NY Law Allowing School Districts & Local Govs To Create Charitable Fund In Lieu Of Tax Payments Enabled Homeowners To Retain Full SALT Deduction, But IRS Swooped In & Brashly Squashed That Fed Workaround Senator's Congressional Review Act Power Will Force A Vote To Overturn IRS's Block Of State Workaround Schumer: The Tax Bill & These Unfair IRS Regs Hurt Taxpaying NY Homeowners-It’s Time To Compel This Senate Vote To Undo Harmful, Punitive SALT Caps Following the issuance … Continue Reading
10.21.19
FOLLOWING JULY’S HEARTBREAKING DEATH OF ROCHESTER TODDLER, SCHUMER JOINS VICTIM’S MOTHER TO EXPOSE GAPING LOOPHOLES IN FED GREASE TRAP REGS; SENATOR DEMANDS OSHA ADOPT COMMON-SENSE SAFETY REGS FOR GREASE TRAP LIDS ASAP, BEFORE THEY CAUSE MORE TRAGEDY
In July, A Rochester 3-Year Old, Bryce Raynor, Fell Through A Plastic Grease Trap Lid & Died; Yet Still, There Are No Specific Federal Rules Protecting From Grease Trap Tragedies To Address Gaping Loophole ASAP, Schumer Calls On OSHA To Establish Stringent Grease Trap Regs, Mandate Lids Lock, Are Durable & Include Backup Protections Schumer To Feds: Set Safety Rules For Grease Traps Before They Become Death Traps Following a tragic and fatal accident outside of a R… Continue Reading
10.21.19
SCHUMER: LASALLE PARK & WARD PUMPING STATION’S $100M REVITALIZATION IN DANGER FROM CRUMBLING SEAWALL; FEDS HAVE YET TO APPROVE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR 100% OF PROJECT, +$5M, PUTTING CITY’S RENAISSANCE ON HOLD; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO APPROVE PROJECT & GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND ASAP
As Buffalo Waterfront Prepares For $100M Upgrade, Including Historic Colonel Francis G. Ward Pumping Station, Plans Jeopardized By +1K Ft. Of Crumbling Breakwall Standing On The Picturesque Waterfront, Schumer Calls On Army Corps Of Engineers To Approve $5+ Million In Emergency Funding & Keep City's Revitalization On Track Schumer To Army Corps: Bring New Centennial Park Into The New Century Flanked by local officials and standing on Buffalo's scenic waterfront, U.S. Senator Charl… Continue Reading
10.20.19
SCHUMER URGES FDA TO INVESTIGATE NEW REPORT SHOWING MEDLEY OF TOXIC METALS IN BABY FOODS; FEDS HAVE NOT MOVED TO SET REGS THAT WOULD FORCE INDUSTRY TO ADDRESS EXPOSURES & ALLEVIATE CONCERNS FOR HEALTH OF OUR YOUNGEST; PARENTS ARE RIGHTFULLY ANXIOUS
Just-Out Independent Report On Toxic Metals In Baby Foods Tested Across Store Shelves, Including New York, Raises Serious Concerns; Even Traces Of Certain Metals Can Damage A Baby's Brain & Development Medley Of Metals Include Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, & Cadmium; Schumer Wants FDA To Comb Latest Report & Publicly Respond -And To Move Fwd On Setting Long-Awaited Regs That Address Concerns Of Parents Schumer: Heavy Metals In Baby Foods Mixed With FDA Inaction Is A Recipe For Disaster… Continue Reading
10.18.19
SCHUMER, WITH DIRECT INTERVENTION TO USDA, CUTS THROUGH RED TAPE, SECURES WAIVER FOR PORT OF OSWEGO TO EXPORT 20K METRIC TONS OF NY SOYBEANS ACROSS GLOBE; SENATOR DEMANDS USDA GRANT YEAR-LONG EXTENSION, OPEN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR NY FARMERS & ALLOW THOUSANDS OF TONS OF UPSTATE SOYBEANS TO BE SHIPPED OUT AS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ROLL INTO NY ECONOMY
As 20K Metric Ton Shipment Lay Stalled Due To A Pending USDA Waiver, Schumer Launched A Full-Court Press To Get Waiver Signed, Including A Letter To USDA & Direct Call To Secretary Of Agriculture; Today Announces Success In Preventing Local Farmers From Suffering Costly Loss Of Business However, USDA Only Granted A Temporary Waiver, Forcing the Port & NY Farmers To Jump Through Bureaucratic Hurdles During Each Export Opportunity; NY Soybean Exports From Port Expected to Exceed 55K Metr… Continue Reading
10.18.19
Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce +$62K USDA Award to Carey Institute in Rensselaerville
Grant will fund rural development and technical assistance to businesses throughout New York State ALBANY, NY-U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that the Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville, NY received a grant totaling $62,080.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. The award will provide technical assistance and trainings to rural breweries in New York State … Continue Reading
10.17.19
SCHUMER: IN THE WAKE OF 18-DAY FOREST FIRE THAT RAVAGED PICTURESQUE DUTCHESS & PUTNAM COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND NATURAL LAND, FEDS SHOULD STEP IN & LEND A HAND; SENATOR URGES U.S. FOREST SERVICE TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS TO IDENTIFY & SECURE FEDERAL $$$ TO RESTORE HUDSON VALLEY NATURAL BEAUTY
From Sept 20th - Oct 8th, A Forest Fire Rampaged Between Mount Beacon & Breakneck Ridge, Destroying Popular Hiking Trails On Sugarloaf Mountain & 67 Acres Of Hudson Highlands State Park & Private Land To Maintain Sugarloaf's Status As An Autumn Tourist Attraction, Schumer Urged U.S. Forest Service To Work With NYS And Counties To Identify Federal Funding Through Its Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program Schumer To Forest Service: Federal Support Needed To Help Sugarloaf-And Hud… Continue Reading
10.17.19
FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES A VITAL PROVISION TO UPDATE UNFAIR PROTEIN CREDITING SYSTEM, MAKING GREEK YOGURT MORE ECONOMICAL IN NATIONAL SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS & SUPPORTING DAIRY INDUSTRY
After Schumer's Major 2015 Push, USDA Included Greek Yogurt In The School Lunch Program; USDA's Outdated Protein Crediting Policy Has Made Greek Yogurt Not Economical For Schools Schumer Announces Senate Agricultural Appropriations Bill Includes Language Directing USDA To Update Protein Crediting System Schumer: Updating Protein Crediting System Will Have Delicious Results For Upstate Students, Dairy Producers And Quickly-Growing Greek Yogurt Industry U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer t… Continue Reading
10.16.19
SCHUMER, TONKO, GILLIBRAND, DELGADO, STEFANIK INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN PLAN TO SET FEDERAL LIMOUSINE-SAFETY REGULATIONS & CLOSE SAFETY LOOPHOLES TO GET DANGEROUS VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD; CALL FOR IMMEDIATE REVIEW & PASSAGE TO HONOR THE TWENTY LIVES LOST IN SCHOHARIE
Schoharie's October 2018 Limo Accident Was Nation's Deadliest Accident In Years; Reports Revealed Gaping Loopholes In Federal Safety Regulations With The NTSB’s Initial Safety Report On Stretch Limousine Safety Shortcomings Now Public And Tragic Anniversary Past, Schumer, Tonko, Gillibrand, Delgado, Stefanik Introduce Three Pieces Of Bipartisan Legislation To Boost Safety Of Aftermarket Stretch Limousines On NY Roads For Passengers, Drivers, & Pedestrians Reps: Do Not Allow The Victi… Continue Reading
10.15.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: MILLIONS OF FED DOLLARS BELONGING TO LONG ISLAND & NEEDED LOCALLY TO BATTLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SAVE LIVES IS LOCKED IN LIMBO UNTIL SENATE MOVES; WITH THOUSAND(S) OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS ON LONG ISLAND LAST YEAR ALONE, SENATOR MAKES PUBLIC PUSH TO KEEP LI FUNDS FLOWING
Each Year, LI Rightfully Receives Huge Chunk Of Fed Dollars To Fight Domestic Violence & Support Victims BUT For Months Now, The Key To Those Funds-The Bipartisan, House-Passed Violence Against Women Act-Remains Held Up In Senate For No Good Reason; Status Quo Continuing Could Cripple LI Programs & Hamper Law Enforcement In United Front, Long Island's Vanguards Combatting Domestic Violence Rally With Schumer To Apply Max Public Pressure To Pass 'VAWA' Schumer: This Is Long Island&rsquo… Continue Reading
10.11.19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, NEW & HIGHEST EVER 5-YEAR, $409.9 MILLION WORK AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCHESTER LASER LAB AND FEDERAL DEPT. OF ENERGY; SENATOR SAYS AGREEMENT IS CRITICAL FOR LAB TO CONTINUE GROUNDBREAKING NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH
Prior Cooperative Agreement Between U Of R Laser Lab And DOE's NNSA Expired In 2018; Schumer Pushed For Finalization Of New Agreement In Meeting With And Letters To Top Brass At DOE And During 2018 Visit To Rochester Highlighting Its Vast Importance To National Security And The Future Of American Innovation, Schumer Today Announces New 5-Year $409.9M Cooperative Agreement For U Of R Laser Lab Schumer: New Agreement Means Laser Lab Won't Be Vaporized Any Time Soon U.S. Senator Charles E. … Continue Reading
10.10.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $395K IN APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FUNDING FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER WEST REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN SALAMANCA
Funding Will Be Used To Expand Broadband Wireless Service Across Allegany, Cattaraugus And Chautauqua Counties U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $395,000 in federal funding for the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board (STW) in Salamanca for the Southwest New York Broadband project. The federal funding was allocated through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and will be used to acquire and install new broadb… Continue Reading
10.09.19
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON BINGHMATON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR M. STANLEY WHITTINGHAM WINNING NOBEL PRIZE
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after Tuesday night's announcement that Binghamton University Professor in Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, M. Stanley Whittingham, has taken home the Nobel Prize for chemistry following his revolutionary research that led to the development of the lithium-ion battery: "New York couldn't be more proud of Binghamton University’s own, Professor M. Stanley Whittingham, for winning the Nobel Prize for his… Continue Reading
10.08.19
WITH NEW YORK STATE BAN ON KID-FRIENDLY E-CIG FLAVORS TOTALLY FROZEN, SCHUMER --STANDING WITH ORANGE COUNTY KIDS-- PUSHES NEW PLAN THAT BANS FLAVORS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL; LEGISLATION, WITH STRONG BACKERS, COULD PASS—BUT IT REQUIRES CONGRESS TO ACT
New York State Recently Enacted A Much-Needed Ban On Kid-Friendly E-Cig Flavors-But The Plan Is On Ice In The Courts; Parents, Teachers-And Now, Even The Kids—Want Change & An Awareness Campaign More Than A Quarter Of NY High-Schoolers Use E-Cigs And They Admit: It's The Flavors That Hook 'Em; Schumer Cites More Than 100 New Yorkers Who Have Fallen Ill, 18 Deaths Across The U.S. & New Warnings As He Pushes Plan Schumer: It's Time To Vaporize Kid-Friendly E-Cig Flavors ---At The … Continue Reading
10.08.19
AFTER DECADES OF ARSENIC SEEPING INTO PUTNAM DRINKING WATER & SOIL, SCHUMER CALLS ON EPA TO PUT KENT MINE ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES CLEAN-UP LIST ASAP; SENATOR DEMANDS EPA CLEAN UP THE MESS ASAP & FINALLY RESTORE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PEACE OF MIND IN PUTNAM
For +30 Years, Abandoned Mine In Kent Has Seeped Arsenic Into Wells, Poisoning Drinking Water, Soil & Endangering Public Health; Samples Surrounding Wells Contain Arsenic Levels As High As 1,600x EPA Guidance EPA Finally Acknowledged Site's Risk & Added It To "Proposed" National Priorities List, But Senator Urges EPA To Move Site To Full National Priorities List To Unlock Federal Resources For Clean-Up And Expedite Process Schumer To Feds: After 30 Years, Putnam's Toxic Arsenic Mess Ca… Continue Reading
10.08.19
WITH NEW YORK STATE BAN ON KID-FRIENDLY E-CIG FLAVORS TOTALLY FROZEN, SCHUMER—STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND KIDS—PUSHES NEW PLAN THAT BANS FLAVORS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL; LEGISLATION, WITH STRONG BACKERS, COULD PASS—BUT IT REQUIRES CONGRESS TO ACT
New York State Recently Enacted A Much-Needed Ban On Kid-Friendly E-Cig Flavors-But The Plan Is On Ice In The Courts; Parents, Teachers-And Now, Even The Kids—Want Change & An Awareness Campaign More Than A Quarter Of NY High-Schoolers Use E-Cigs And They Admit: It's The Flavors That Hook 'Em; Schumer Cites More Than 100 New Yorkers Who Have Fallen Ill, 18 Deaths Across The U.S. & New Warnings As He Pushes Plan Schumer: It's Time To Vaporize Kid-Friendly E-Cig Flavors—At Th… Continue Reading
10.07.19
AT BOEHM FARM AND ORCHARD IN GREENE COUNTY, SCHUMER TOUTS RECENTLY-SECURED FIX TO CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM, WHICH WILL MAINTAIN & SECURE UPSTATE NY’S POSITION AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN APPLE PRODUCTION
USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Provides Millions In Fed Funding To Institutions, Like Cornell University, To Study Ways To Improve Capital Region Crops A Matching Requirement For SCRI Threatened Millions For NYS; In Greene County, Schumer Discusses Successful Push To Fix Program In Budget Extension Schumer: Vital Fix To SCRI Gives Greene County Apple Industry The Nutrients To Keep Growing Standing at the Boehm Farm and Orchard in Greene County, U.S. Senator Charles E. Sch… Continue Reading
10.07.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: AS HACKS CONTINUE TO SWEEP NATION & HIT RIGHT HERE IN ALBANY, U.S. FACES +314K CYBERSECURITY WORKER SHORTAGE; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH FOR FIRST EVER FEDERAL PROGRAM TO WORK WITH UNIVERSITIES, LIKE UALBANY, & LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TRAIN NEW GEN OF CYBER EXPERTS, CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS & SECURE AMERICAN DATA
From Ransomware Used To Hack School Districts & Municipalities Around Capital Region, To Cyber-Criminals Breaking Into Equifax & Exposing Personal Info Of Over 100M Americans, Cyber-Attacks Have Become Too Common An Occurrence At The Future Site Of UAlbany's College Of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security And Cybersecurity, Schumer Calls For Nation's First Program To Equip & Train Future Cybersecurity Workforce At UAlbany Schumer: Cyber Pilot Program Would Be A Win-Win-Win … Continue Reading
10.07.19
EIGHT MONTHS SINCE ITS EXPIRATION & SIX MONTHS AFTER BIPARTISAN HOUSE PASSAGE, THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REMAINS BLOCKED BY SENATE LEADERSHIP, LEAVING CRITICAL PROGRAMS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN LIMBO; WITH +1K DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS IN SYRACUSE LAST YEAR, SCHUMER PUSHES FOR SENATE VOTE ASAP
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Created Critical Programs For Law Enforcement, Judicial Personnel & Service Providers, Like Vera House, To Support Survivors Of Domestic Violence; VAWA Expired In February Standing At The Vera House With Advocates, Law Enforcement & Survivors, Schumer Calls On Senate To Take Up & Approve Bipartisan House-Passed 5-Year Extension Of VAWA Schumer: By Allowing VAWA To Expire & Failing To Reauthorize, Senate Leadership Is Failing Syracuse Domes… Continue Reading
10.07.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $267K IN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDING FOR LIVINGSTON COUNTY TO KEEP 20-YEAR CRIME VICTIM SPECIALIST PROGRAM FROM ENDING
Funding From DOJ Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program Will Allow Livingston County District Sheriff's Office To Maintain Its Victim Specialist, Despite Cut In State Funding U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $267,618 in federal funding for Livingston County. The federal funding was allocated through the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program and will be used by the Livingston County… Continue Reading
