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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that two fire departments in the Southern Tier will receive federal grants totaling $108,965 from the 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Cherry Valley Joint Fire District and the Edmeston Fire Department, both in Otsego County, will receive grants of $44,840 and $64,125 respectively. These grants will be used to improve operations and safety. The grants are part of... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Kathleen Shea, the widow of the fallen Elsmere Fire Chief Kevin Shea, will receive death benefits from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Death benefits for the Shea family had been inexplicably blocked by the DOJ after the agency claimed that Chief Shea's death occurred during socalled "routine" activity, and therefore his family was ineligible for receiving the federal death benefits under the Hometown Heroes law. But in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.-With the subprime crisis and resulting credit crunch continuing to dominate the economy, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (DNY), Sherrod Brown (DOH) and Bob Casey (DPA) today announced that the House of Representatives has passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations conference report which includes a total of $200 million for foreclosure prevention counseling.  The funding was first requested by the three senators this past spring.  The conference... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that the HouseSenate Conference Committee has agreed on a final version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (TTHUD) FY08 Appropriations Bill, which includes $200,000 for the City of Newburgh's Armory District Revitalization Plan, $780,000 for the replacement of buses in the Westchester County BeeLine Bus System, $780,000 for the City of Poughkeepsie Transit Hub, and $312,000 for the... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that four fire departments in the Finger Lakes region will receive federal grants totaling $410,338 from the 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trumansburg Fire Company in Tompkins County will receive a $144,076 grant; Waterloo Volunteer Fire Company in Seneca County will receive a $129,407 grant; Middlesex Fire Department in Yates County will receive an $83,778 grant;... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that two fire departments in the Southern Tier will receive federal grants totaling $87,254 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). From the fifteenth round of the DHS FY07 AFG awards, the Town of Binghamton Volunteer Fire Dept Inc. in Broome County will receive $49,923, and the Short Tract Fire Company Inc. in Allegany County will receive $37,331. The grants will be... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the HouseSenate Conference Committee has agreed on a final version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (TTHUD) FY08 Appropriations Bill, which includes $780,000 for the Hamlet of Brewerton's Revitalization and Redevelopment project. The bill now goes to the full House and Senate for final approval before heading to the President for his signature. "Brewerton's drive to reinvigorate... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that the Senate has voted to override the President's veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), joining the House to authorize $25 million for projects to upgrade sewer and other wastewater facilities in five communities across New York State. The Water Resources Development Act authorizes Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including navigation, ecosystem restoration and shoreline... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that the Senate has voted to override the President's veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), joining the House to authorize $30 million to study and implement improvements to the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake River Watershed in Westchester County. The bill also authorizes $12 million for the Army Corps to work with local authorities on dam safety measures for 15 dams across the nation, including... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that the Senate has voted to override the President's veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), joining the House to authorize $10 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to participate in the ecosystem restoration, navigation, flood damage reduction, and recreation components of the Port of Rochester Waterfront Revitalization Project. The Water Resources Development Act authorizes Corps of... Read More

Washington, DC - Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that a Joint House and Senate Conference Committee has approved the Fiscal Year 2008 Veterans Affairs and Military Construction Appropriations bill, which includes $368.1 million in military construction funding for Fort Drum. The funding includes $347.9 million proposed in the President's Fiscal Year 2008 budget for upgrades to address projected barracks shortages at Fort Drum and assist in the 10th Mountain... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has approved much needed Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) benefits for laid off workers at the recentlyclosed Hydro Aluminum North America, Extrusion and Casting Divisions, located in Ellenville. The division produced extruded aluminum products used as components in home medical equipment but an increase in foreign imports of the finished products devastated the... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to clean up radioactive contamination in the Town Of Tonawanda landfill, near its border with residential properties. Despite recommendations from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) concluding that a full cleanup is necessary, ACOE has not committed to remediation. In a letter today to ACOE Lieutenant Van Antwerp, Schumer urged ACOE to act on the DEC's recommendations and take immediate... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that People Inc. in Erie County will receive two grants totaling $9,775,900.00 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 202 program. These federal funds will be used to provide lowincome housing for seniors in the municipalities of Angola and Orchard Park "This is terrific news for senior citizens and their families in Erie County," Schumer said. "With so many seniors living in substandard housing, it is... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced full Senate approval of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education FY08 Appropriations Bill which includes $1,500,000 for the CVPH Medical Center in Clinton County. The bill will now proceed to conference with the House as the next step in the appropriations process. Schumer and Clinton urged the Senate to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill. "This is great news for Plattsburgh and a... Read More

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced full Senate approval of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education FY08 Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute's Kelly Center for research on genetic disorders. The bill will now proceed to conference with the House as the next step in the appropriations process. Schumer and Clinton urged the Senate to include funding for the project in this year's spending... Read More

With dams across the Hudson Valley in a dangerous state of disrepair, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced the Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007. Schumer, an original cosponsor of the bill authored by Senators Akaka (DHI) and Voinovich (ROH), said that many dams are more than 100 years old and some have been without attentive ownership and upkeep for decades. After periods of heavy rain, these dilapidated dams could breach, leading to flooding in major residential communities.... Read More

Four days after visiting the Indian Lake Health Center to see firsthand the current health care crunch that is affecting residents across the North Country, today U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that he personally called the CEO of HealthNow New York to press the health care insurance company to continue negotiations that will protect the health coverage of 5,000 individuals across the region. Hudson Headwaters has expressed concerns that a lack of relief might force it to close its... Read More

Standing with Denise Materazzo, a Huntington homeowner who is one of thousands of Long Islanders recently left in the lurch by their longtime home insurers, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer today blasted major insurance companies for dropping Long Island customers citing bogus hurricane and flood concerns and backed new legislation designed to prevent premiums from skyrocketing. Schumer also released a new report showing that the number of New Yorkers forced to take out "extreme" insurance after... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on a Senate Committee to restore full funding for a key antiacid rain monitoring program that the Bush Administration seeks to cut. The program, the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET), is a critical federal program that works to combat acid rain across New York State and the country by establishing monitoring stations that provide scientists and legislators with detailed information regarding acid rain deposition. While the program has been... Read More