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Schumer-Created Programs— AFG & SAFER—Are Critical Funding Streams To Help Directly Staff And Equip Upstate NY Departments — Programs Have Already Delivered $682 Million But Now They’re At Risk Of Total EliminationSchumer Launches Push To Save Both Vital Firefighter Programs Set To Run Out In 2023 Schumer: It’s Time To Put On Our Boots, Throw Some Cold Water On These Cuts, & Rescue NY Fire Department Funding U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed the main federal... Read More

Auburn Community Hospital – The ONLY Hospital In Cayuga County – Heroically Provided Medical Staff To Help With Increased Patient Loads, Severity And Length Of Stay During COVID OutbreakSenators Say New FEMA Funding – At A 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse Hospital For Costs Related to Pandemic ResponseSchumer, Gillibrand: Federal $$$ Will Help Auburn Hospital Recover From Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Keep Up Lifesaving CareU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and... Read More

Standing With Law Enforcement Struggling To Keep Up With Surge In Car Thefts & A Recent Victim Who Had Their Car Stolen, Senator Unveils Staggering Local Stats And Calls On Feds To Investigate & Get Answers Schumer Says Kia, Hyundai Need To Get Out Support To Upstate Car Owners NOW – Make Safety Installation Kits FREE, Provide Free Steering Wheel Locks, Get Universal Software Fix Out ASAP! To Fix The Problem, And More Senator Says Safety Defect Was “Predictable and Avoidable” and It... Read More

Schumer Led The Charge Last Year To Push Feds To Invest In Rochester’s Li-Cycle With The Billions He Secured In The Inflation Reduction Act & Bipartisan Infrastructure LawSenator Says New $375M DOE Loan Will Power Up Li-Cycle And Create A Strong American Supply Chain For Critical Materials To Help Bring Battery Production Back From Overseas – Experts Project Li-Cycle Will Become One Of The Largest Suppliers Of Lithium Carbonate In The U.S.Schumer: Inflation Reduction Act $$$ Will Supercharge... Read More

Schumer’s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred The Proposed Creation Of Thousands Of Jobs In Upstate NY With Billions In CHIPS Grants On The Horizon Now He’s Pushing To Ensure The Game-Changing Investment Tax Credit – That Will Further Level The Playing Field To Invest In the U.S. And Not Overseas Competitors– Gets Out The Door Quickly So Shovels Can Get In The Ground For Ongoing Chip ProjectsSchumer: ITC Means Lots Of Jobs For Upstate NY Continuing his relentless advocacy to... Read More

Funding Comes From The Newest Round Of the Highly Competitive Airport Terminal Grant Program Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Is Helping Upstate Airports From Buffalo To Albany Reach New HeightsU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just awarded Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse and Binghamton’s airports a total of nearly $25... Read More

Senator Says Grants Will Improve Educational Outcomes For Upstate Children By Providing Comprehensive Academic, Social, And Health ServicesFunding Comes From Highly Competitive Federal Full-Service Community Schools Grant Program To Bring Social Services To Students To Enrich LearningSchumer: Fed $$$ Will Help Break Down Barriers And Ensure Success Of Upstate StudentsU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced over $3.6 million in five-year Full-Service Community Schools... Read More

Construction Of The I-81 Viaduct Displaced Residents of Syracuse’s 15thWard, Divided Syracuse and Contributed to The Decline Of The Neighborhoods In Its Shadow Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Created First-Of-Its-Kind “Reconnecting Communities Program” To Address The Legacy Of Highway Construction Fracturing Neighborhoods – Now Syracuse Will Be Among The First In The Nation To Tap This Funding U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand... Read More

Kensington Expressway Construction In The 1960s Demolished 600+ Residential Properties, Destroyed the Tree-lined Humboldt Parkway, And Created A Barrier That Divided and Harmed East Buffalo Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Created First-Of-Its-Kind “Reconnecting Communities Program” To Address The Legacy Of Highway Construction Fracturing Neighborhoods – Now Buffalo Will Be Among The First In The Nation To Tap This Funding U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S.... Read More

Jamestown, Fulton, And New Rochelle Fire Departments Have Faced Staffing Challenges, Impacting Their Ability To Respond To Daily EmergenciesNow, Thanks To This Major Federal Boost Delivered By Schumer And Gillibrand, They Will Have The Resources They Need To Hire 18 New FirefightersSchumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Strengthen Fire Departments From Western NY To CNY To The Hudson ValleyU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today... Read More

Magpantay, An Expert Litigator on Civil Rights and Voting Rights Law, Is Filipino American And Will Be The Only Asian Pacific Islander Currently On The Commission; His Recommendation Also Enhances LGBTQ Representation U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Is An Independent, Bipartisan Agency To Investigate Voting Rights Complaints, Assess Fed Laws & Policies, As Well As Submit Reports, Findings & Recs To Congress And The President Schumer and Meng’s Recommendation Reflects The Diversity,... Read More

Senator Personally Met With onsemi’s Top Brass Multiple Times Over The Years To Prevent Massive Layoffs From Devastating Dutchess; Says East Fishkill And Its Proven Powerhouse Workforce Are Here To Stay, Making onsemi Primed To Tap Historic Fed CHIPS Investment For Further GrowthSchumer’s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred Proposed Investment From Several Companies That Will Create Tens Of Thousands Of Good-Paying Jobs In Upstate NY—Now Onsemi Will Breathe New Life Into The... Read More

Schumer’s Historic CHIPS And Science Act Spurred The Largest Economic Development Project In NYS History With Micron’s Plans to Invest Up To $100 Billion Over The Next 20 Years To Build A State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing Operation That Will Create Nearly 50,000 Good-Paying Jobs In Upstate New York Senator Will Bring Syracuse University Student, Savion Pollard, A Navy Veteran And Micron’s First Hire For Their Massive Semiconductor Fab Being Built In CNY Schumer: Micron’s Transformational... Read More

Schumer Led PACT Act To Passage After Years Of Fighting Alongside NY Vets To Extend VA Care; Veterans Like Rochester’s Kevin Kozlowski Had Struggled To Receive Coverage For Long-Term Health Effects—From Cancers To Respiratory Illnesses—Caused By Toxins In Burn Pit Smoke Schumer: Every Breath Our Veterans Take Is A Reminder Of Their Sacrifice, It Is Because of Advocacy Of Vets Like Kevin Millions Will Now Receive The Benefits And Healthcare They Desperately Deserved  U.S. Senate Majority... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Secured Nearly $1 Million for St. John’s Riverside Hospital Maternity Unit Upgrades – For Critical New Equipment & New Programs Focused On Black Maternal Health U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he will bring Yonkers’s Cheryl Brannan, founder of Sister to Sister International and a maternal health advocate, as his guest to attend President Biden’s State of the Union address. Schumer worked hand-in-hand with Cheryl last year to deliver critical... Read More

Schumer Fought Non-Stop For Over A Year, Calling Commerce Secretary Multiple Times For Binghamton University’s New Energy NY Proposal To Transform The Southern Tier Economy With Federally-Backed, Cutting-Edge Battery Research And ManufacturingSchumer Worked Hand In Hand With Dr. Whittingham Standing Together At Multiple Events, And Penning An Op-Ed Together On The Importance Of Bringing Battery Manufacturing Back From Overseas To Places Like Upstate NYSchumer: Upstate NY Is Ready To Power... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he will bring Zeneta Everhart, as his guest to attend President Biden’s State of the Union address. Zeneta Everhart, the mother of Zaire Goodman, who was wounded but survived the horrific racially motivated mass shooting at the Tops supermarket in East Buffalo, gave an extremely powerful testimony before Congress and along with the other families helped break gridlock to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first... Read More

Schumer’s CHIPS And Science Bill Will Create A First-Of-Its-Kind National Semiconductor Technology Center To Maintain U.S. Leadership In Innovation For The Future Of Chip ManufacturingSchumer Has Already Brought Top Commerce Dept Leadership To See Firsthand All That The Albany Nanotech Complex Has To Offer As A Premier Semiconductor R&D Center – This Year Senator Will Be Fighting Nonstop To Bring NSTC Hub To Albany And Thousands of New Cap Region Jobs That Would Come From Fed... Read More

Vital Federal Medicare Reimbursement Programs Was Set To Expire This Past December Putting Rural Upstate NY Hospitals At Risk Of Major Funding Cliff  Schumer Secured Key Extension For Programs For Hospitals In Southern Tier, North Country, Finger Lakes And Beyond To Continue To Receive Millions In Funding To Maintain Care In Underserved Areas Schumer: Lifeline Fed Reimbursement Program Just What The Doctor Ordered For Upstate NY Rural Hospitals & Families  After launching an... Read More

Schumer Worked Nonstop For Months Helping Connect Baxter With Chip Supplier Texas Instruments, And Even Personally Calling TI To Ensure Orders Continued To Be Fulfilled So Orleans Workers Would Be Able To Continue Their Essential Work – Now Baxter Has Been Able To Secure The Necessary Chips To Complete Work And Says This Issue Has Been Resolved  Schumer’s Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Bill Signed – Already Spurring Major Investment In Upstate NY Like Edwards Vacuum To Genesee County – Will... Read More