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Following his long advocacy and personal recommendation to the Department of Defense, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Fort Polk in Louisiana has officially been renamed Fort Johnson, in honor of African-American World War I hero and Albany resident Sergeant Henry Johnson. This change comes after Congress authorized the Naming Commission to provide new names for U.S. military bases and other Department of Defense installations originally named after Confederate... Read More

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today personally welcomed the Syracuse University Men’s Soccer Team to Washington D.C. to celebrate their historic 2022 season and first ever national championship title: “I am proud to welcome the Syracuse University Men’s Soccer Team to our nation’s capital, and on behalf of all New Yorkers, extend a heartfelt congratulations on an outstanding and record-setting 2022 season. From not receiving single... Read More

For Years, Schumer Has Worked To Position GlobalFoundries As A Key Supplier Of Chips To The Defense Industrial Base; That Groundwork Has Led To This New Partnership To Provide Strategic Supply Of Chips Made In NY At GlobalFoundries For Lockheed Martin Supporting The U.S. Military And Allied Nations Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act Sparked Fuse For Companies To Start Securing Supply Chains In America To Protect National Security And Ensure The Nation’s Future Is Built With American... Read More

Schumer Says New York Career Opportunity Hub Boosts K-12 and Community Colleges To Create A Talent Pipeline And Train The Next Generation Of Upstate NY’s Semiconductor And Tech Workforce Career Opportunity Initiative Bolsters Schumer’s Ongoing Efforts To Elevate Albany NanoTech’s World-Class Facilities As The Ideal Leading Hub For The National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), Created In His CHIPS And Science Act Schumer: My CHIPS & Science Act Is Bringing... Read More

Senators Secured Funding Will Help Irondequoit Fire Department Purchase New Air Packs to Protect Hard-Working Firefighters From Harmful Toxins Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Is Fought 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 Monroe County Safe U.S. Senate... Read More

Funding Comes On The Heels of Millions Senators Delivered Last Year To Hire New Cap Region Firefighters, And Will Purchase Needed Heavy Duty Gear Washers To Protect Troy Firefighters From Harmful Carcinogens Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Is Fought 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... Read More

Senators Say Funding Will Help Protect The Cortland, Marathon, and Willet Fire Departments, Which Collectively Have Over 125 Active Members Serving A Population Of Over 20,000 Residents; CFD Are The First-Due Responders For An Area Of 4 Square Miles, Providing Aid To A Mostly Urban Community And Protecting Critical Infrastructure In The Area Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Is Fought Pass The Fire... Read More

Following Years Of Advocacy, Senator Says L3Harris & Its World-Class Workforce Has Won A Major Purchase Order To Produce 4,000+ State-Of-The-Art Handheld Radios For The U.S. Army And Keep Our Troops Safe   New Work Is A Direct Result Of L3Harris Selection For Army Radio Contract Schumer Announced In 2016 Schumer: Army Has Once Again Tuned Into The Right Frequency With Rochester’s L3Harris Workers To Make Next Generation Of Army Radios U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Following years of advocacy and fighting to secure millions in funding, U.S Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement on the completion of the Little Sodus Bay Harbor West Pier Project: "I visited Fair Haven in 2019 – after yet another severe flood that have devastated the community and put homes, businesses and the Little Sodus Bay’s beloved tourism industry at risk – and promised I would not stop fighting until... Read More

Late May Frost And Below Freezing Temperatures Last Week Wreaked Havoc On Orchards & Vineyards Across New York State – 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 With More Frost Forecast This Week, Senators Are Now Urging The USDA To Prepare To Provide Relief – And If Requested, Approve A Crop Disaster... Read More

In 2019, In Lake George, The Remains Of What Are Believed To Be Dozens Of Continental Soldiers Were Uncovered During A Construction Project – Now, After Years Of Work To Unravel This Revolutionary War Era Mystery,  Schumer Is Fighting To Ensure These Soldiers Get The Full Honor And Respectful Burial They Deserve As We Approach the 250th Anniversary Of The American Revolution, Senator Urges The U.S. Army Secretary To Endorse Local Plans And Help Finance Reinternment To Finally Lay... Read More

Schumer Has Fought For Years To Fix The Medicare Wage Index For Capital Region Hospitals, Which Received Only 86 Cents On The Dollar Compared To The Average Hospital – Contributing To Financial Woes And Worsening Doctor And Nurse Shortages In The Region – And Now Feds Have Finally Proposed Fixing This Problem New Proposed Rule Would Have A Game Changing Annual $192+M Impact On Cap Region, And Annual ~$1 Billion Impact Across Upstate NY – But Schumer Says With The Proposed... Read More

“Dairy Margin Coverage Program” Schumer Helped Enact In 2018 Farm Bill Will Expire This September, Meaning Without Fed Action Payments To Dairy Farmers Could Cease, Hitting CNY And Cayuga County: –NY’s #2 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 Supply Chain Disruptions, Doubling The Price Of... Read More

Schumer Has Long Worked To Expand Capital Region’s Wind Industry, Calling On GE’s CEO To Bolster Their Presence With New Turbine Manufacturing GE Has Cited The Schumer-led Inflation Reduction Act As A Catalyst For Adding Over 200 Full-Time, Good-Paying Local Jobs In Schenectady And Plans To Hire Skilled Union Operators, Manufacturing Engineers, And Frontline Leadership Schumer: The Inflation Reduction Act Is The Wind In The Sails That Carried This Investment To The Capital Region... Read More

Regional Technology Hubs Program, First Proposed By Schumer In His Endless Frontier Act And Funded Created Through His CHIPS And Science Bill, Will Use Fed $$$ To Spur Innovation Across The Country To Lead In Research, Manufacturing, And Entrepreneurship In Key Industries $500 Million Represents First Phase Of The $10 Billion To Help Regions, Like Those In Upstate NY, Build The Technology Of The Future And Bring Manufacturing Back To America; Schumer Created Tech Hubs Program With Cities Like... Read More

Schumer Has Campaigned Relentlessly For Sgt. Henry Johnson, An African American WWI Hero, Who Was Denied Recognition Due To Racism and Segregation; Now Schumer Is Launching A New Push To Create A Postage Stamp In Honor Of This True American Hero In 2015, After Years of Schumer’s Advocacy, The White House Posthumously Awarded The Medal Of Honor To Sgt. Henry Johnson – And In 2020, Schumer Successfully Urged The Army To Rename Fort Polk In Honor Of Johnson, Which Will Officially Take... Read More

Schumer Created NSF Regional Innovation Engines Competition In His CHIPS & Science Bill, Specifically With Places Like Rochester And Upstate NY In Mind; Now, After His Direct Advocacy, U of R Has Been Selected As Phase One Awardee And Can Now Compete For Major Fed $$$ To Grow The Finger Lakes Laser Tech Ecosystem U of R Proposal Would Supercharge Finger Lake’s Workforce, Boosting Education And Training for Good-Paying Jobs, Develop New Cutting-Edge Laser Facilities, And Help Attract... Read More

Schumer Created NSF Regional Innovation Engines Competition In His CHIPS & Science Bill, Specifically With Places Like Ithaca And Upstate NY In Mind; Now, After His Direct Advocacy, Cornell Has Been Selected As A Phase One Awardee And Can Now Compete For Major Fed $$$ To Grow Region Into A Climate Research Hub Senators Say That Federal Investment Into Cornell’s Cutting-Edge Research Will Help Transition Upstate New York From Fossil-Fuel To A Sustainable Climate-Smart... Read More

Schumer Says "Light Up Livingston" Initiative He Fought For 2 Years Ago Will Finally Be Made A Reality, Bringing High-Speed Internet Access To Thousands of Livingston Households, Farms, Businesses And Schools   Schumer: It Is Time To Close The Digital Divide For Livingston County! Following his successful efforts to secure an $11.3 million grant for Livingston County from the USDA’s Broadband ReConnect Program, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced... Read More

For Decades, Rochester Has Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy – With Poorer Neighborhoods And Communities Of Color Having 30+% Fewer Trees – In the Face of Global Warming, This Is Worsening Historic Inequities, Health Disparities, Creating Urban Heat Islands, And More Schumer Bolstered Urban Forest Programs With Historic Funding In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – To Help Cities Like Rochester Finally Add More Green... Read More