Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.6 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF GOUVERNEUR TO IMPROVE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
273 Water Users Depend On Water Distribution System Riddled With Problems; Funding Will Be Used To Replace Entire Water Distribution Main Along Route 11 Eastside Water District Will Receive $767K, Westside Water District Will Receive $863K To Address Numerous Problems With Distribution System Schumer, Gillibrand: USDA Funding Will Keep Town Of Gouverneur Flowing U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced federal funding totaling $1,674,000 alloca… Continue Reading
06.12.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND FEDS SPEED UP FUNDING FOR NEW YORK’S COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS THAT WERE THE FRONTLINE ARMOR BATTLING COVID-19; SENATORS SAY EMERGENCY FUNDING IS NEEDED FOR NY COMMUNITIES TO BEGIN RECOVERY AND REBUILDING
As NY Reopens, Community Health Centers Are Still Reeling From The Financial Impacts Of Fighting The Virus & Are Facing Layoffs, Furloughs, Financial Difficulty Senators Say Critical Support For NY's Frontline Healthcare Providers Is Needed, ASAP; Schumer, Gillibrand Call on HHS To Cut Through Red Tape And Prioritize Funding for Community Health Centers Schumer, Gillibrand to HHS: New York Cannot Wait For Critical COVID Recovery Funding - Move To Support Our Health Centers Now Following … Continue Reading
06.11.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: JUST AS UPSTATE NY ECONOMIES BEGIN TO REOPEN & PLOT COVID RECOVERY, FEDS INSTALL BUREAUCRATIC & UNFAIR RULES, LEAVING NY’S BEER, WINE, & DISTILLED SPIRITS IMPORTERS SHAKEN; SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, EXTEND RELIEF TO OUR DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS & IMPORTERS BEFORE THEY TAB OUT OF NY
Earlier This Year, Feds Announced A Suspension Of Excise Tax Payments For Beverage Alcohol Importers & Domestic Suppliers; However, While TTB Extends Relief To All Domestic Suppliers, CBP Requires U.S. Importers - Like NY's Labatt, Constellation, As Well As Heineken, Anheuser Busch, And Mom And Pop Wine Shops - To Jump Through More Hoops To Get Same Relief Senator Says NY Importers Should Not Be Left Behind During Recovery & Deserve Same Treatment As Domestic Producers Schumer To Feds:… Continue Reading
06.11.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $200K IN FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S DIVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Funding Will Support Critical Research Regarding Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Communities of Color U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $192,235 in federal funding for Cornell University's Division of Social and Economic Sciences. This funding was awarded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and will be used to support a research study entitled "RAPID: Understanding increased social bias during th… Continue Reading
06.11.20
AS WARWICK’S BOOMING “TECH PARK” LOOKS TO REOPEN & CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS, ONGOING USPS ISSUES HINDER MOMENTUM; SCHUMER URGES USPS TO IMMEDIATELY STEP IN, ADDRESS DELIVERY ISSUES & HELP WARWICK BUSINESSES GROW AND DELIVER MORE JOBS
Recent Expansion Of Tech Park Has Positioned Warwick For Much-Needed Economic Boom Following Pandemic; However, As Orange County Businesses Start To Re-Open, Tech Park Faces Persistent Issues With Receiving Mail And Packages Vital To Opening and Operating, Sometimes Receiving None At All Senator Says As Community Calls for USPS Action and Plan Have Gone Unanswered, 15 Businesses Within Tech Park Are Still Struggling To Receive Critical Equipment, Financial & Medical Information, And Other I… Continue Reading
06.10.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $300K IN APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FUNDING FOR BROOME COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF FRIENDSHIP
Funding Will Support Fresh Food Accessibility And Inclusive Educational Initiatives U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $289,000 in federal funding allocated through the Appalachian Regional Commission. This funding will be used to increase healthy and fresh foods accessibility for residents in the Northside of Binghamton and to strengthen Friendship Central School District's STEM program, providing STEM and Skilled Trade e… Continue Reading
06.10.20
AFTER RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BIPARTISAN SENATE PASSAGE OF CRITICAL REFORMS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM & HELP TO UPSTATE SMALL BUSINESSES; SENATOR SAYS BILL BRINGS DESPERATELY NEEDED CHANGES & FLEXIBILITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The PPP Reform Bill Unanimously Passed Senate, Giving Upstate Small Businesses Loan Period Extensions, More Flexibility In Using Funding For Overhead Expenses Like Rent, And Extends Rehiring Deadline To End Of 2020 Senator Tirelessly Advocated For These PPP Reforms, Says Bill Provides Flexibility And Relief To Small Businesses And Nonprofits Across Upstate New York Starting To Recover Schumer: Small Business Loan Fixes Will Better Help Upstate Businesses Weather This Crisis & Begin Reco… Continue Reading
06.10.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $400 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS HOUSING INSECURITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $400,531,196 in federal funding allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus (ESG-CV) program. This second round of ESG funding was secured under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be used to mitigate COVID-19's impact on New Yorkers experiencing or at risk of exper… Continue Reading
06.09.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,448,839 in federal funding for agricultural research and development in rural New York. The funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and will be used to address food insecurity and support economic development in rural agriculture. Specifically, this research will investigate solutions to increase food security thr… Continue Reading
06.09.20
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES CORNING INC. TAPPED BY FEDS FOR CRITICAL ROLE IN CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, BRINGING $204 MILLION & DOUBLING EMPLOYMENT AT HORSEHEADS FACILITY FOR ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF VALOR® GLASS VIALS
In CARES Act Negotiations, Schumer Increased BARDA Budget To $7.1B; Now, Corning's Getting $204M & Doubling Employment To Produce Valor Glass For Potential Lifesaving Vaccine Schumer Announces $204M For Corning To Substantially Expand Manufacturing Capacity And Meet Growing Demand For Fast Vaccine Production and Secure Distribution Schumer: Federal Investment Is A Win-Win - A Shot-In-The-Arm For Southern Tier Economy & The Nation's Pandemic Recovery … Continue Reading
06.04.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,890,318 in federal funding to provide additional telehealth services for New Yorkers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The eighth set of telehealth funding was allocated to 12 New York health care organizations through the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES). This federal funding will he… Continue Reading
06.03.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $233 THOUSAND FOR CAPITAL REGION, HUDSON VALLEY, SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE, SENECA NATION OF INDIANS TO HELP STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES
Investment From EDA To Help Attract New Businesses, Support New Jobs, Help Long-Term Recovery Of Regional Economies Capital Region Will Receive $70K, Hudson Valley $70K, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe $47K, Seneca Nation Of Indians $46.5K As Part Of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Schumer, Gillibrand: EDA Funding Will Help Upstate And Tribal Economies Recover U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced federal funding totaling $233,520 alloc… Continue Reading
06.02.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR JOB CORPS SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Funding Will Provide At-Risk Youths with Job Skills Instructions, Educational Opportunities, and Employment Counseling U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,186,900 in federal funding to establish a Job Scholarship Program for Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York. This federal funding was allocated through the US Department of Labor as part of the Job Corps Scholars Program and will provide at-risk youths with … Continue Reading
05.29.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATIONS IN RURAL NEW YORK
U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced $1,400,000 in federal funding for water infrastructure projects in rural New York. This funding was allocated through the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Water and Environmental Program (WEP) and will be used to renovate wastewater collection, water storage, and water distribution systems. These vital renovation efforts will help… Continue Reading
05.29.20
AFTER NEARLY SEVEN YEARS OF CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE CDTA, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $60 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE; SENATOR SAYS NEW “PURPLE LINE” WILL MAKE TRANSPORTATION MORE CONVENIENT & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
In October 2013, Schumer Urged Feds To Support CDTA's Application To Join The FTA Capital Investment Grant Program & Become Eligible For Federal Dollars; New Funding Will Go Towards New Washington/Western Line That Will Connect City Of Albany To Crossgates Mall, UAlbany, And Various Other Destinations Senator Says FTA Funding Will Boost Local Economy And Help The Capital Region Recover From The Ongoing Pandemic Schumer: Long-Sought Federal Funding Will Keep CDTA's Wheels Going Round-and-Ro… Continue Reading
05.29.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $500K IN EDUCATION FUNDING FOR UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $499,871 in Full Service Community Schools (FSCS) Program funding for United Way of Buffalo and Erie County. This funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) and will be used to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education in Upstate New York. "A high quality elementary and secondary education is the foundation on which our ch… Continue Reading
05.28.20
WITH THE SUPPORT OF NEW YORK’S LEADING TECH INNOVATORS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES BIPARTISAN ENDLESS FRONTIER ACT, BOLSTERING U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & INNOVATION, DRAMATICALLY INCREASE INVESTMENT IN BUILDING NEW TECH HUBS IN UPSTATE NY
With Bipartisan, Bicameral Support, Endless Frontier Act Increases Investment by $100B In Discovery, Creation, & Commercialization Of Critical Technology; Bill, Supported By IBM, Corning, and Universities Across NY, Includes $10B For Establishment Of Regional Technology Hubs Across The Country - Including Upstate New York Schumer Says Pandemic Has Shown Need For Significant Investment In Scientific Research; Senator, Along With Several Major NY Technological Innovators, Pushes To Crea… Continue Reading
05.27.20
AFTER SECURING +$1.7M FOR ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL AIRPORT TO RECOVER FROM COVID CRISIS, SCHUMER URGES UNITED AIRLINES TO DROP PLANS TO CUT ITHACA SERVICE; SCHUMER CALLS ON UNITED TO CONTINUE FLIGHTS TO AIRPORT, A VITAL STEP TO SOUTHERN TIER’S RECOVERY
During Negotiations For CARES Act, Schumer Secured Over $1.7 Million For Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, Which Was Hard-Hit During COVID-19 Crisis; However, United Airlines Plans Cut All Service From Airport Schumer Says With Southern Tier Reopening, United's Continued Service Is More Important Than Ever Schumer: United Should Continue Ithaca Flights And Help Recovery in the Southern Tier Take Off Following his delivery of over $1.7 million for Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) as par… Continue Reading
05.26.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE: NEW YORK’S NURSING HOMES TO RECEIVE $394 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING TO KEEP THE FRONTLINE AGAINST THE VIRUS GOING STRONG; NEW YORK GETS GREATEST AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING
Nursing Homes In New York And Across The U.S. Have Been Disproportionately Impacted By The Pandemic; Filled With At-Risk Residents And Patients, Nursing Facilities Have Been On The Frontline Of The COVID-19 Battle Senators Secured Funds As Part Of Schumer's Marshall Plan For Healthcare In CARES Act And Additional Money For Healthcare Centers In 'Corona 3.5' Schumer, Gillibrand: Critical Dollars For Our Most At-Risk Facilities Are On Their Way After tirelessly advocating for more federal supp… Continue Reading
05.26.20
SCHUMER, VELÁZQUEZ, MENG, ENGEL, OTHER LAWMAKERS SEEK PPP ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING CO-OPS
Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) and other members of the New York City delegation sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza pressing the agencies to issue guidance clarifying the eligibility of housing cooperatives for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). "In New York City alo… Continue Reading
