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Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Grover Cleveland H.S. in Buffalo will receive 5 new computers under the United States Senate Computers for Schools Program. The program helps public schools take advantage of the information technology age by channeling surplus computers into classrooms across the country. Schumer was... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the committee reconciling the House and Senate Transportation Appropriations bills to retain the funding level of $4 billion in the House legislation for the High Speed and Intercity Rail program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.  Both programs are critical to expanding public transportation... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Department of Homeland Security will send the New York City area nearly $60 million in funding to beef up transit security. The announcement comes a day after DHS issued a terror alert for mass transit systems in New York City and across the country. Schumer said the economic stimulus package included $150 million in total to help mass transit agencies beef up security, with the New York City receiving a significant share. As part of this... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a total of $2,314,416 to Onondaga County, Syracuse, and Clay. This money is awarded through HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and will be funded by the American... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 On the eve of Libyan leader Muammar Quaddafi's arrival in New York City for the United National General Assembly, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today said the U.S. Senate is poised to pass a resolution this week condemning the release and vile "welcome home" celebration held for Libyan terrorist and convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Baset... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Department of Justice has awarded $473,788 to Family Services of Westchester under the FY 2009 Gang Prevention Youth Mentoring Program.  These funds will be used to establish mentoring programs for youth at risk of gang activity, delinquency, and violence.        "Gang violence is one of the most destructive forces in our cities and towns, and this program is an excellent preventative tool to help reduce the influence of these... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Putnam Lake Fire Department  will receive a grant of $92,000 from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. The funding will be used for recruitment and hiring. This... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a total of $67,640 to the Pembroke Fire District through the FY08 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Funding will be used to purchase 30 sets of turnout gear and a thermal imaging camera.  "It is critical that we continue to... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Olean City School District will receive $2,749,102 from the Early Reading First Program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Funding will be used to establish Early Reading First centers in Cattaraugus County.   "Reading is the first building block of a sound education,"... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $8 million for the Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership's Arsenal Support Initiative in Watervliet. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand aggressively lobbied members of the Appropriations Committee to... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representative Peter King today presented the family of Glenn Winuk, a volunteer Jericho firefighter who was killed on 9/11 when he heroically raced to Ground Zero to help even though he was off duty, the 9/11 Medal of Valor. The 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor is a special Medal of Valor for the Public Safety... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is pushing legislation to curb abusive practices on the part of banks that are costing Central New York families - particularly students and the elderly - millions of dollars in overdraft fees.  Schumer noted that middle class families are working hard to make ends meet in these tough economic times, but these overdraft fees can derail the family budget.   Schumer said that financial responsibility is important, but that banks have... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Nassau County has been awarded $5,634,254 in Department of Justice grant funds to combat violent crime and expand law enforcement's ability to devise innovative crimefighting strategies. The Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program) will help... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Today, United States Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has allocated $753, 448 to Stony Brook University's Long Island State Veterans Home under the VA Construction Act. The funds will help develop an electronic medical record system that includes a Computerized Physician Order Entry... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer unveiled a comprehensive plan to clear up the airspace over the Hudson River in order to help prevent another deadly crash. Schumer said that the skies over the river have become the wild west of the New York City airspace because at any given time there are countless helicopters and planes flying above and below radar, some in communication with the tower and some flying completely undetected. Schumer detailed six specific proposals that the FAA could... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a total of $288,188 through the FY 09 Recovery Act Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Program. This money will be used to support a variety of initiatives for Norwich, including the salary of a plainclothes detective who will work specifically towards combating drug and firearm related crimes; a position impossible to fund without the Recovery Act grant.   "We can always do more to keep our towns and... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a total of $67,257 through a FY 09 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) to Dutchess County. Funding will be used to purchase high resolution surveillance cameras in Poughkeepsie and East Fishkill. "The citizens of Dutchess County deserve the best in crime prevention technology," Schumer said. "This Edward Byrne Memorial Assistance Grant will provide Dutchess County law enforcement... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today, announced that he is pushing for Congress to fully fund President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in order to clean up Rochester's beaches and allow the area's tourism and fishing industry to thrive.  Poor water conditions have forced beaches in the Rochester region to be closed more often than they were opened so far this summer, and have hampered the region's economic growth by precluding the development of beach front resorts and tourist... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 With dairy farmers across New York State in crisis and difficult economic times squeezing consumers' pocketbooks, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is calling on the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to immediately investigate the disconnect between the rock bottom prices that are being foisted on... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that a total of $54,321 in fire grants have been given to the three fire departments in the Rochester Finger Lakes area through the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and the AFG Fire Prevention and Safety Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  $18,050 will be given to the Dansville Fire Department and $6,802 will go to the Victor Fire Department for fire prevention and safety while $29,469 will go... Read More