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Washington , D.C. - Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today they are pushing for passage of legislation to have the United States Post Office in Jamestown, NY designated as "Stan Lundine Post Office Building," in honor of Stanley Nelson Lundine, former Mayor of Jamestown, New York Lt. Governor and United Stated Representative. The legislation, H.R. 6226 was introduced by U.S. Representative Brian Higgins who secured passage by the House of Representatives on... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $50,506 under the FY 08 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County. This money will be used to support multiple law enforcement initiatives including the establishment of a database that will house intelligence related information retrieved from multiple sources and a parttime employee who will assist in the retrieval of firearms that... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $25,252 under the FY 08 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to the City of Niagara Falls. These funds will be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for programs throughout the city. These programs include law enforcement programs, prosecution and... Read More

After over a decade of delay by the Army Corps, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced approval of a flood mitigation project designed to control severe flooding that happens during heavy rains in Irondequoit's Huntington Hills neighborhood.  Schumer lobbied the Army Corps for a decision on the project before another construction season slipped away, leaving residents to face another year of flooded roads, property damage, and flooded basements. Heavy rainfall often causes significant... Read More

With two fire grants awarded to the Ovid Fire Department last year inexplicably locked by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged DHS to immediately release these muchneeded funds to support the fire department's acquisition of a ladder truck and uptodate protective gear. In 2007, the Ovid Fire Department successfully applied for two grants under DHS' Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, to help them upgrade a vehicle fleet that dates back to... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that four North Country fire departments will receive a total of $490,082 in federal fire grants from the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Plattsburgh Fire Department in Clinton County will receive $111,507 and Long Lake Rescue Squad, Inc. in Hamilton County  will receive $13,325 grants to improve operations and safety.  The Moriah Volunteer Fire Department in... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the City of Oswego Fire Department will receive federal grants totaling $10,320 from the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  The grant is part of the third round of DHS FY08 AFG program awards to several fire departments throughout the country and will be used to improve operations and safety.    "This funding will go a long way in supporting the first... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Financial Services FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $300,000 for the Center for Economic Growth's Watervliet Innovation Center.   The funding would be used to promote job growth and economic development by assisting small businesses in navigating state and federal homeland security markets to get New York's emerging technologies into the hands of endusers. The bill will... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $215,000 for the Oneida County Gang Task Force. The funding will be used to acquire an information sharing database to timely and accurately analyze gang related crime. The bill will now proceed to the Senate Floor as the next step in the appropriations process.  Schumer worked closely with members... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for Monroe County's St. John Fisher College to construct a campus loop road extension to alleviate traffic congestion. The bill will now proceed to the Senate Floor as the critical next step in the appropriations process.  Schumer worked closely with members of the Appropriations Committee... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the TransportationHUD FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $2 million for the West of Hudson Regional Transit Access Project.  The funding would be used to support the environmental impact study that must be completed upon the conclusion of the alternatives analysis for connecting Metro North to Stewart Airport. Ultimately it will support the growing demand for the MetroNorth Railroad... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Energy and Water FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $300,000 for the Army Corps of Engineers to be used for Upper Delaware River Watershed Management .  The funding would be used to design and construct a comprehensive watershed management study to support flood mitigation efforts across the Southern Tier. The bill will now proceed to the Senate Floor as the next step in the... Read More

With soaring oil prices taking a toll on Central New York's local economy and consumers, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced a tax incentive initiative for local alternative energy businesses that could potentially bring hundreds of green jobs to Central New York. Schumer toured SUNYESF's Center for Sustainable & Renewable Energy, a cuttingedge research facility in Syracuse that develops green technology for use at local alternative energy businesses. The proposed tax credits... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $400,000 for the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center.   The funding would be used to construct a Federally Qualified Health Center, increasing the healthcare for medically underserved populations in medically underserved areas, and will establish up to 50 new jobs in... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $300,000 for the George Eastman House in Rochester.   The funding would be used to preserve and allow access to museum library collections through new Web applications. The bill will now proceed to the Senate Floor as the next step in the appropriations process.  Schumer worked... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make a Serbian extradition case a top priority following a bar room beating in Binghamton that left a college student near death. Miladin Kovacevic fled the United States to Germany, and perhaps to Serbia, with an emergency Serbian passport three days after he was bailed out of jail on $100,000 cash bail apparently paid for by the Serbian consulate. Kovacevic was charged... Read More

With the aging taxiway at the Greater Binghamton Regional Airport (BGM) in need of critical upgrades and  hampering the ability to attract new carriers, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fully fund the airport's request for federal dollars to support crucial rehabilitation and repairs. The airport applied for FAA funds in May of last year to help begin the project, pledging to contribute a generous and unprecedented $460,526 local match... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies FY09 Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the University of Binghamton's Center for Autonomous Solar Power.   The funding would be used to research and develop large, flexible solar cells that may decrease the cost of solar energy and increase energy efficiency. The bill will now proceed to the Senate Floor as the next step... Read More

With the Veteran's Administration unresponsive to the Town of Cortlandt's request to acquire the access road at the FDR VA Hospital in Montrose, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the VA to immediately turn over the road's title to the town, allowing Cortlandt to assume control and upkeep of the road. The Town has secured $316,000 in federal transportation funding to support upgrades to the road, but these muchneeded funds will be lost unless the VA gives Cortlandt ownership of the... Read More

Standing with Buffaloarea pharmacy owners as they told their tales of woe on how delayed Medicare Part D payments threaten their businesses, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today blasted the inefficient Medicare payment system for pharmacies. Currently, independent pharmacies across Western New York report having to wait up to 8 weeks to receive payments from Medicare Part D plans. This delay makes it hard to keep up with their biweekly billing cycles. Forced to foot the bill while they await... Read More