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American Rescue Passage Meant Millions In Vaccine, Small Business, & State And Local Funding Coming To Southern Tier, Schumer Lays Out Plan For Southern Tier Recovery; Final Deal Also Included Funds For Struggling Businesses Restaurants, Swift Deposits of $1,400 Direct Payments For Thousands Of ST Residents, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Delivers $141 Million In Flexible Funding To Broome & Tioga Governments, Some Of The Funding Can Be... Read More

American Rescue Passage Brought Swift Deposits Of $1,400 Direct Payments For Tens Of Thousands Of Glens Falls Area Residents; Millions More Dollars Coming To Independent Live Venues, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half, Significantly Impacting Glens Falls’... Read More

American Rescue Plan To Bring Over $19 Million For Otsego County’s Colleges, Universities, and Students; Millions More Dollars Already Arriving In $1,400 Direct Payments For Thousands of Otsego Residents, Funding For Restaurants & Live Venues, K-12 Schools, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion  Deal Is On Top Of $5 Billion Schumer Has Secured For NY’s Higher Ed Institutions In The Past Year; American Rescue Plan To... Read More

DOT Funding Will Provide Lifeline For Cash-Strapped Airports Drained By The COVID-19 Pandemic Resources Will Help Make Critical Upgrades To Airport Infrastructure, Aprons, And Runways WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,647,300 in federal funding for five airports across New York State. This funding was allocated through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Department of Transportation (DOT)... Read More

Following his advocacy, Schumer released the following statement regarding President Biden’s Plan to Invest in the U.S. Semiconductor Industry, that included $50 billion to fund and implement the federal semiconductor manufacturing and R&D incentives, which Schumer introduced last year as part of his American Foundries Act, and that passed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said, “I have... Read More

American Rescue Plan Brought $1,400 Direct Payments To Thousands Of Hudson Valley Residents; Millions More Dollars Coming To Independent Live Venues And Restaurants, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half, Significantly Impacting Westchester’s 19,000+ and... Read More

Rural Communities In The Hudson Valley Have Been Left Behind During Pandemic Move To Online School, Work, And Events; American Rescue Plan Includes State & Local Aid That Can Be Used For Broadband Infrastructure In Sullivan, Ulster, & Orange Counties  Senator Says American Rescue Plan Will Become Basis For Strong Recovery In Mid-Hudson Valley, Help Sullivan, Ulster, and Orange Counties Thrive With Millions For State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension... Read More

American Rescue Passage Brought Swift Deposits Of $1,400 Direct Payments for Tens of Thousands Of Finger Lakes Residents; Millions More Dollars Coming To Independent Live Venues, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half, Significantly Impacting Rochester’s 48% Of... Read More

The American Rescue Plan’s Stimulus Checks and Child Tax Credit Expansion Provides Thousands In Vital Financial Support For Working Families Across WNY  Refundable Tax Credit AND Stimulus Checks Bring An Estimated $1.62 Billion Directly Into The Pockets of Buffalo Families  Schumer To WNY Families: Help Is On The Way Following his successful steering to passage of the broader American Rescue Plan and standing at Explore and More in Downtown Buffalo, U.S. Senate Majority Leader... Read More

Following his advocacy, Schumer released the following statement regarding President Biden’s Transportation Plan that included direct mention of Syracuse’s I-81 and will aim to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic investments and ensure new projects increase opportunity, including through use of local hire jobs programs, advance racial equity and environmental justice, and promote affordable access: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said, “It is... Read More

As Intel Plans To Select Site for Next U.S. Fab Within A Year, Schumer Says NYS Sites like STAMP in WNY, White Pines in CNY, Luther Forest in Capital Region and Marcy Nanocenter in the Mohawk Valley Are All Primed to be Intel’s next Chip Fab site And to Benefit From New Supply Chain Investment Senator Has Worked For Years To Make Upstate NY The Epicenter Of The Domestic Semiconductor Industry; Pledges Support For Landing Intel Facility And Cementing U.S. & NY Leadership In Chip... Read More

Schumer Secured Dedicated Fed COVID Relief For NYC Venues And Theaters, Full Federal Subsidy for COBRA Health Insurance Program To Keep Laid Off Workers Insured, And An Extension Of Historic Unemployment Insurance Expansion The Help’s Now On The Way; American Rescue Plan Provides Vital Support To Artists Out Of Work And NYC/BK Cultural Hubs Struggling To Stay Afloat Schumer: COVID Package Keeps The Show Going In NYC Standing at Elsewhere, a Brooklyn music venue, U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

Schumer Announces Partnership between Intel & IBM Will Bring Jobs To NY To Conduct Research & Development Of Next Gen Chips At IBM’s Albany Research Center; Senator Says Collaboration Further Cements Upstate NY As Ideal Home For Intel’s Second New Manufacturing Operation Schumer Continues to Lead The Fight To Increase Fed Support For Semiconductor Manufacturing; Confirms Efforts Have Paid Off Once Again With Hundreds Of Jobs Expected At Albany Research Facility Schumer: IBM... Read More

Tribal Communities Have Been Disproportionately Affected Amid Ongoing Health & Economic Pandemic Senators Deliver Fed Housing Aid For Cayuga Nation, Oneida Indian Nation, Seneca Nation, Shinnecock Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Tonawanda Band Of Seneca, & Tuscarora Nation Schumer, Gillibrand: All New Yorkers Deserve Access To Affordable Housing, Especially During This Unprecedented Crisis  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced... Read More

Emergency Funding For CHCs Will Be Critical For Next Phase of Vaccinations in NYS Schumer, Gillibrand Successfully Fought For CHC Funding in American Rescue Plan  HHS to Award Funding Starting in April Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $396,801,375 in emergency federal funding for 63 community health centers (CHCs) across New York State. These funds, provided in the American Rescue Plan,... Read More

This Past Sunday, Schumer Said To Ensure Incoming Vax Surge Coming To NY Does The Job, CDC Must Direct Dollars To Fund Boots-On-The-Ground In NYS; Include Door-Knocking, Latest Tech, & More To Help Educate More People About Vaccine & Build Trust  Schumer Announces $3 Billion For This Goal Is Now Being Deployed, With New York To Benefit   Schumer: Our Next Big Challenge Is Vaccine Hesitancy; This Blitz By CDC Will Help Us Overcome It  Just days after announcing a push... Read More

Senator Secures Over $1 Billion In Rental Assistance In American Rescue Plan; Dollars Can Be Used For Past And Future Due Rent & Utilities, Including Internet  Senator Fought For Critical Rental Assistance In Final Deal; Said Any Plan To Slash Poverty Must Address Pandemic-Induced Rent Crisis Schumer: NYers Deserve To Be Healthy, Safe And Secure – In Their Own Homes ­– Without Facing A Crushing Debt Burden A champion for New York’s working families, U.S. Senate... Read More

Hospital Would Be New York’s First Short-term Inpatient Program For Children With Complex Developmental Disabilities And Would Be Sorely Needed Resource For New York’s Most Developmentally Complex Children COVID-19 Pandemic’s Devastating Financial Impacts Caused Over $5 Million in Lost Revenue for TCFD Jeopardizing Construction; Schumer Pushed Feds To Keep Project On Track & Secured $35 Million USDA Loan  Schumer: Center For Discovery Will Now Be Center Of Hope... Read More

Maximum Financial Assistance Will Now Be $9,000 Per Funeral Schumer, Ocasio-Cortez: Now Is The Time For Applicants To Gather Relevant Documentation Application Expected To Open In Early April WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shared additional information about the funeral assistance program with the offices of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.   Most notably, FEMA shared that the maximum financial... Read More

American Rescue Passage Brought Swift Deposits Of $1,400 Direct Payments for Thousands Of Southern Tier Residents; Millions More Dollars Coming To Restaurants and Independent Live Venues, Schools, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half  Schumer: ST To Get Big... Read More