Press Releases
SCHUMER: DANGEROUS INVASIVE PLANT THAT CAN CAUSE EXTREME BURNS AND EVEN BLINDNESS IS RUNNING RAMPANT THROUGH SOUTHERN TIER; SENATOR CALLS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IMMEDIATELY BOOST ONGOING LOCAL EFFORTS TO ERADICATE HARMFUL PLANT; MUST ALSO INVEST FEDERAL RESOURCES TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF GIANT HOGWEED
Giant Hogweed, An Invasive Species That Can Cause Both Burns And Blindness When Touched, Has Spread Rampantly Through Schuyler County And Across The Southern Tier In Schuyler County, Schumer Sounds The Alarm On The Dangerous "Giant Hogweed"; Senator Calls On The Department Of Agriculture To Immediately Increase Efforts To Help Local Officials Continue Eradication Of Harmful Plant While Investing Federal Resources Into Educating Locals On The Ground On Risk Of Giant Hogweed Into Preventing Stat… Continue Reading
08.08.18
WITH OVER 2,000 ZOMBIE HOMES PLAGUING ROCHESTER, SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE CITY’S PLAN TO COMBAT ZOMBIE HOMES; SENATOR SAYS ABANDONED HOMES HURT PROPERTY VALUES & ARE MAJOR EYE SORES IN ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
Despite Over 2,000 Zombie Houses Across Rochester Community Driving Down Property Values By Millions, Senator Says HUD Is Dragging Its Feet On Renewing Vital Approval Needed by City of Rochester To Get Rid Of Zombie Houses Since 2003, City Has Rehabbed 750 Zombie Houses, Many Acquired Through HUD Agreement; HUD Routinely Renewed Prior 2-Year Agreements, But Has So Far Failed To Act Since Latest Agreement Expired In February Schumer To HUD: Give Rochester Immediate Approval To Combat Zombie Hou… Continue Reading
08.08.18
WITH HEROIN AND OTHER DEADLY OPIOIDS CONTINUING TO RAVAGE THE ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE FUNDING TO COMBAT OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN UPCOMING APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Yates County, New York, Is Continuing To Suffer From The Ongoing Opioid Epidemic, With The Second Highest Rate Of Opioid Overdoses Per Capita In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region Standing At The Finger Lakes Area Counseling & Recovery Agency, Schumer Today Continued His Efforts To Ensure That The Battle Against Opioids Is Fully Funded Schumer: We Need All Hands On Deck To Fight Back Against The Opioid Scourge In Yates County &… Continue Reading
08.07.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $700,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BUSINESS COMPLEX AT WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL
Funding Will Be Used For Infrastructure Upgrades At The 100-Acre Business Complex At Watertown International Airport Schumer: Investing in Watertown's Business Park Will Boost Jobs And North Country Economy U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $700,000 in federal funding for the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) and the Town of Hounsfield. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and will be us… Continue Reading
08.07.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MAJOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO EXPAND HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND BATTLE OPIOID CRISIS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
Spending Bill That Just Passed The Senate Provides $425 Million For USDA Broadband Pilot Program To Install High-Speed Internet Projects In Rural Communities - And $53 Million For Telemedicine Grants, $20 Million Of Which Is Dedicated To Helping Communities Address The Opioid Crisis Schumer, Gillibrand Pushed To Include This Funding In The New Grant-Loan Broadband Program Modeled After Gillibrand's Bipartisan B-CROP Legislation This Newly-Passed Funding For The Broadband Pilot Program, Combin… Continue Reading
08.07.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THAT SENATE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES $11 MILLION TO PROTECT GREAT LAKES AGAINST ASIAN CARP
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Interior Appropriations bill that just passed the Senate includes $11 million in federal funding to help protect the Great Lakes from the threat of Asian carp. The funding would be provided to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices and would be used to control Asian carp in the Mississippi and Ohio River Basins to prevent them from entering … Continue Reading
08.07.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR FIVE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACROSS NEW YORK IN RECENT DEFENSE BILL; SENATORS VOW TO SEE FUNDING THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
Schumer, Gillibrand Fought To Secure Funding Authorizations For Military Construction Projects Ranging From A New Physical Training Center At NFARS, To Increased Perimeter Security At Rome Lab, To An Engineering Center And A Parking Structure At West Point, And A Plant Project At The Kenneth A. Kesselring Naval Nuclear Reactor Site Schumer, Gillibrand: This Federal Funding Will Keep Key New York Military Operations At Peak Of Readiness, Safety And Excellence U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charl… Continue Reading
08.06.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE: AS PART OF JUST-PASSED SENATE MINIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN UNDER OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, RECEIVE FULL FUNDING FOR FY2019; SENATORS SAY PROGRAM PLAYS ESSENTIAL ROLE IN COMBATTING OPIOID EPIDEMIC
The High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program Provides Special Resources And Critical Coordination To Choke Off Drugs & Drug Trafficking In 25 New York Counties In The Recently-Passed Senate Appropriations Bill, Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Successfully Fought Admin Proposal That Would Move HIDTA Program Away From The Office Of National Drug Control Policy, Where It Works Well; Senators Also Secured Full Funding For Critical Program Schumer, Gillibrand: HIDTA Ain't Broke, So D… Continue Reading
08.06.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1M FUNDING INCREASE FOR CRITICAL MAPLE PROGRAM IN JUST-PASSED SENATE SPENDING BILL; FUNDING WILL BE USED TO INVEST IN RESEARCH, BOOST GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS; SENATORS VOW TO SHEPHERD FUNDING THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure $4M In Total Funding For Acer Program That Increases Production, Strengthens Conservation And Drives Efficiency In Maple Sugaring Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Increase Will Help Our Farmers And Landowners Upstate Tap Into Massive Maple Potential U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they secured a $1 million increase in funding for the Acer Access and Development Program, for a total of $4 million i… Continue Reading
08.06.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: LOOMING FED LAW WOULD KILL LONG ISLAND’S LIFE-SAVING FIRST RESPONDER RADIO SIGNAL—‘T-BAND’; LI COPS, FIRE FIGHTERS & EMS WOULD HAVE TO GET NEW RADIOS USING UNTESTED SYSTEM WHILE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP LI EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM WORKING, AS IS
LI First Responders From --Nassau To Suffolk-- Have Relied On Access To Special Radio Frequency During Slew Of Emergencies This Year, Alone; Recent Babylon Inferno Required 8 Emergency Crews To Come Together To Control Blaze Special Signal Allows LI Firefighters, Cops & EMS To Communicate Day-To-Day, Even When Cell Towers, Electricity Or Internet Are Down; T-Band Even Functions Deep Underground In Tunnels Or Inside Concrete Buildings; But Fed Law Demands LI First Responders Move to an Untes… Continue Reading
08.06.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THAT NEWLY-PASSED SENATE DEFENSE BILL INCLUDES $50 MILLION FOR IMPACT AID PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS ON FEDERAL LAND, INCLUDING SEVERAL DISTRICTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY
National Defense Authorization Act That Just Passed The Senate Includes $40 Million For The Department Of Defense Impact Aid Program And $10 Million For Impact Aid For Severely Disabled Military Children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, today announced that the national defense bill includes $40 million dollars of funding for the Department of Defense Impact Aid Program, and an… Continue Reading
08.03.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $24K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GREENE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHENANGO COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Modernize Turnout Gear For Overall Protection From Hazards And Carcinogens U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $24,762 in federal funding for the Greene Volunteer Fire Department in Chenango County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to modernize the Fire Department's turnout gear for overall… Continue Reading
08.02.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FOLLOWING HIS FULL COURT PRESS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REDUCES UNWISE AND UNJUST DUTIES THAT HARM AMERICAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, PAPER PRODUCERS AND JOBS; SENATOR VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST TARIFFS BY URGING THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION TO FULLY ELIMINATE THEM
Schumer: Local Newspapers Are Fundamental To Vibrant Upstate Communities And Healthy Democracy And Lowering These Unwise And Damaging Tariffs Is A Positive Step - But Now The ITC Must Eliminate Them U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that today, following his push, the U.S. Department of Commerce lowered the rates on the tariffs on uncoated Canadian groundwood paper imports imposed earlier this year, that severely impacted New York's already at-risk community newspapers an… Continue Reading
08.02.18
AFTER MAJOR PUSH BY SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND, JUST-PASSED DEFENSE BILL APPROVES $14.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT ROME LAB
The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, New York Is The Nation's Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber and Intelligence Technologies Schumer And Gillibrand Today Announced That The Newly-Passed Through Conference NDAA Authorizes $14.2 Million In Federal Funding For Security Enhancements At The Lab Schumer And Gillibrand Fought Provision In Final NDAA That Required Cuts That Would Jeopardize DFAS Jobs U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S… Continue Reading
08.01.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $27K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WINCHESTER FIRE COMPANY IN ERIE COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Thermal Imaging Cameras U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $27,104 in federal funding for the Winchester Fire Company in West Seneca Fire District 1 (WSFD) in Erie County, N.Y. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to purchase three new thermal imaging cameras that will protect WSFD fi… Continue Reading
08.01.18
IN WAKE OF RAIL BRIDGE COLLAPSING ONTO BUSY UPSTATE NEW YORK STREET CORNER, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS HIRE MORE FEDERAL RAILROAD BRIDGE INSPECTORS; SENATOR SAYS WITH ONLY 3 INSPECTORS FOR ALL 3,000 TRAIN BRIDGES IN UPSTATE NY, FEDS MUST DEDICATE MORE RESOURCES TO AUDIT & INSPECT CRUMBLING BRIDGES
Schumer Says Having Only Three Bridge Safety Specialists Puts New Yorkers Increasingly At Risk; Inspectors Are Responsible For Bridges Not Only In New York, But Over A Dozen Other States; While Railroad Companies Are Responsible To Fix Their Own Bridges, Fed Inspectors Have The Nearly Impossible Task To Audit & Inspect Hundreds Of Privately Owned NY Bridges Schumer Reveals NYS Bridges Could Be At Risk If They Are Not Inspected & Audited: In The Capital Region, There Are 281 Rail Bridges… Continue Reading
07.31.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR VITAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
Department Of Transportation Funding Will Be Used For Variety Of Infrastructure, Environmental, And Research Upgrades For Airports Across Upstate New York U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,199,493 in federal funding for airports and transportation authorities throughout New York. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). "Keeping our airports in top-n… Continue Reading
07.30.18
STANDING AT NEW ROCHELLE TRAIN STATION IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, SCHUMER URGES METRO-NORTH TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE CUSTOMERS & RESIDENTS WITH RAILROAD’S TIMELINE TO FULLY INSTALL LIFE-SAVING POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL; SENATOR SAYS METRO-NORTH HAS HAD AMPLE TIME AND MONEY AND MUST PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GET THIS DONE
Despite Numerous Reassurances Over the Years, Metro-North Says They Will Yet Again Ask Regulators For More Time to Install PTC; Senator Says Railroad Should Have Already Had This Done; Metro-North Has Not Provided Customers, Residents, and Workers With New Timeline Schumer To Metro-North: Enough Is Enough, It's Time To Be Honest With The Public For When To Expect PTC Installed Standing at the New Rochelle train station in Westchester County, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer tod… Continue Reading
07.27.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $249K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase 50 New Air Packs U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $249,048 in federal funding for the Town of Brownville Joint Fire District, which encompasses the Town of Brownville Fire Department, the Glen Park Village Fire Department, and the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department in Jefferson County, N.Y. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters… Continue Reading
07.27.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $22K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MARCELLUS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase OSHA And NFPA Compliant Washer/Extractor/Dryer System U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $22,381 in federal funding for the Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department in Central New York. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to purchase a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH… Continue Reading
