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Schumer, On The Heels Of Delivering $33M To Return Cars to Main Street, Calls on DOT To Deliver $25M To Make Downtown More Accessible To East Buffalo Senator Launches New Effort To Secure Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability And Equity (RAISE) Grant To Finally Make Main St Transportation Infrastructure Safer For Cars, Cyclists, And Pedestrians Schumer: It’s Time To Put Buffalo In The Fast Lane For A Transportation Transformation! Standing at the Summer-Best NFTA Station... Read More

Last Month, Schenectady Experienced 4 Deadly Overdoses In A Single Week; With Capital Region Overdose Rates At Record Highs, And Deadly Fentanyl Popping Up Throughout Upstate New York  After Rallying With Local Advocates Last Month, Schumer Today Reveals The Feds Have Heeded His Request To Make Schenectady A HIDTA Zone, Boosting Fed Resources To & Coordination With Locals To Stop Overdose Epidemic And Go After Drug Traffickers Schumer: HIDTA Designation Will Give Boots On The Ground... Read More

Zinc8 Is Considering Ulster As Site Of Their New Manufacturing Facility; Schumer Says Former IBM TechCity Site, Now Called iPark87, That He Fought Hard To Get Cleaned Up, Is Primed For Investment After Securing Billions To Implement Federal Battery Manufacturing And R&D Incentives To Boost Companies’ Cutting-Edge Tech In NY, Senator Pushes To Land Zinc8 And Cement NY’s Leadership As Emerging Global Battery Hub Schumer To Zinc8: Picking Ulster County Will Be A Win-Win-Win:... Read More

Funding Comes On The Heels Of The Over $27M The Rochester Airport Will Receive Thanks To The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Over $5 Million From The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Will Help Rochester Airport Reach New Heights! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has... Read More

Sullivan Is Hudson Valley’s ONLY County Not Designated A ‘High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,’ Blocking Vital Federal Resources To Beat Back Scourge Senator Personally Called Dr. Gupta, Director of ONDCP, To Make Sullivan HIDTA Member To Stop Dangerous Drug Traffickers In Hudson Valley After Tragic Wave Of Fatal Overdoses Schumer To Feds: Give Sullivan County The Support It Needs To Keep Community Safe & Save Lives Following his personal visit to Monticello in... Read More

Standing Alongside Southern Tier Advocates, Schumer Reveals How Insulin Costs Are Rising Rapidly, With Average Increase Of 15 – 17% Per Year Since 2012; With A Horrific 1 In 4 NOW Rationing The Drug Because Of Cost New Bipartisan Plan Will Cap Costs For Insulin At $35 Per Month And Crack Down On Bureaucratic Requirements That Can Force Patients To Jump Through Hoops To Get Insurers To Pay For Medications Schumer: No Southern Tier Family Should Ever Be Forced To Choose Between Insulin And... Read More

Lake Ontario Floods Have Cost Millions Of Dollars Of Damage To Wayne County Homes, Businesses, & Beaches; Even 3 years After The Flood The Community Is Still Struggling To Recover And Make The Repairs It Needs Schumer Says $500M STORM Act He CoSponsored and Funded In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Can Give Sodus Point And Other Communities The Funding They Need To Carry Out Long Overdue Fixes To Prevent Future Flooding; But FEMA Still Needs To Stand Up The Program For Communities To Access... Read More

On Heels Of Fulton Mayor’s YouTube Video, Schumer Urges Fed EPA To Work With DEC To Ensure Routine Air Testing Senator Also Pledges Support To Help Untangle Boondoggle Created From Attis’s Abrupt Exit   Schumer: It’s Time For Feds To Stick Their Nose Into Noxious Ethanol Plant In Oswego  Standing with neighbors and local officials, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer pledged to help address the noxious,... Read More

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Status Provides Rural Hospitals Enhanced Reimbursement Rates To Keep Healthcare Services In Underserved Communities Like Those In The North Country & Southern Tier; BUT A Rules Change Risked Arbitrarily Making Many Rural Upstate Hospitals Ineligible Putting Healthcare Providers At Risk Schumer Immediately Began Leading The Charge To Protect Rural Upstate Hospitals, Writing Multiple Letters, Calling HHS Sec Personally To Fight The More Restrictive Definitions;... Read More

Transportation, Particularly For Rural & Underserved Communities, Can Be One Of The Greatest Barriers For Seniors And People With Disabilities Getting The Medical Care They Need Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle Fought For Increased Funding To Federal Transit Pilot Program To Bolster Partnerships Between Healthcare And Transportation Options Reps: New Program Will Make It So Getting To The Doctor For Greater Rochester Senior Citizen And Residents Is Only One Click Away! U.S. Senate Majority... Read More

In March 2022, VA Proposed Closing Manhattan & Brooklyn VA Medical Centers Without Consulting Local Vet Leaders—Jeopardizing Healthcare For Local Veterans  Schumer Immediately Called on VA Sec To Drop The Plan; Now, Key Senate Members Have Officially Announced The Independent AIR Commission, Which Called On VA To Create This Closure Plan, Will Not Move Forward  Schumer: Manhattan & Brooklyn Hospitals Are Staying Open, Preserving Local Care For Vets   After... Read More

In March 2022, VA Proposed Closing Proposal Castle Point VA Medical Center In Dutchess County – Without Consulting Local Vet Leaders – Jeopardizing Healthcare For Thousands Of Mid-Hudson Veterans Schumer Immediately Called on VA Sec Lambasting To Drop The Plan; Now, Key Senate Members Have Officially Announced The Independent AIR Commission, Which Called On VA To Create This Closure Plan Will Not Move Forward Schumer: The Castle Point VA Hospital Is Staying Right Where It Is,... Read More

Standing Alongside Southern Tier Advocates, Schumer Reveals How Insulin Costs Are Rising Rapidly, With Average Increase Of 15 – 17% Per Year Since 2012; With A Horrific 1 In 4 NOW Rationing The Drug Because Of Cost New Bipartisan Plan Will Cap Costs For Insulin At $35 Per Month And Crack Down On Bureaucratic Requirements That Can Force Patients To Jump Through Hoops To Get Insurers To Pay For Medications Schumer: No Southern Tier Family Should Ever Be Forced To Choose Between Insulin And... Read More

Standing Alongside North Country Advocates, Schumer Reveals How Insulin Costs Are Rising Rapidly, With Average Increase Of 15 – 17% Per Year Since 2012; With A Horrific 1 In 4 NOW Rationing The Drug Because Of Cost New Bipartisan Plan Will Cap Costs For Insulin At $35 Per Month And Crack Down On Bureaucratic Requirements That Can Force Patients To Jump Through Hoops To Get Insurers To Pay For Medications Schumer: No North Country Family Should Ever Be Forced To Choose Between Insulin And... Read More

Standing Alongside North Country Advocates, Schumer Reveals How Insulin Costs Are Rising Rapidly, With Average Increase Of 15 – 17% Per Year Since 2012; With A Horrific 1 In 4 NOW Rationing The Drug Because Of Cost New Bipartisan Plan Will Cap Costs For Insulin At $35 Per Month And Crack Down On Bureaucratic Requirements That Can Force Patients To Jump Through Hoops To Get Insurers To Pay For Medications Schumer: No North Country Family Should Ever Be Forced To Choose Between Insulin And... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced he has secured a first-ever agreement from FEMA that creates a pathway for reimbursement on previously rejected expenses incurred by hospitals in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, costs like transportation, child care, and housing will now be eligible for reimbursement. It is estimated that this flexibility will unlock approximately $250 million for New York’s hospitals, which otherwise would have been shouldered by the... Read More

During The Pandemic, Congress Authorized USDA To Issue Critical Waivers To Boost School Meal Programs To Feed Children; But Waiver Was Due To Sunset On June 30th, Jeopardizing Summer Meal Programs And Access To Free School Meals Senator Says Bipartisan Bill Will Stave Off Impending Hunger Crisis Giving Schools, Daycares, Nonprofits The Support They Need To Ensure Children’s Access To Healthy Food Amid Economic Recovery and Supply Chain Disruptions Schumer: No Child Should Go Hungry; Now... Read More

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Will Incentivize States To Create Red Flag Laws, Invest In Mental Health And Community-Based Solutions To Gun Violence, Close The ‘Boyfriend Loophole’, Boost Funding For Schools, Enhance Background Checks For Those Under 21, And More Schumer: Now For The First Time In Decades, Congress Has Passed Meaningful Gun Safety Measures That Will Save Thousands Of Lives Following the tragic mass shootings on Buffalo’s East Side and in Uvalde, TX, U.S.... Read More

Schumer Directly Lobbied President Biden For Feds To Select WNY For Up To A $100 Million Grant To Transform The East Side And WNY Landscape By Bringing Major Tech Investment And Workforce Training To Underserved Communities WNY Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Would Scale Up Innovation, Advance Inclusive Workforce Development, And Develop Infrastructure To Rapidly Expand The Growing Advanced Manufacturing Sector Schumer To Biden: EDA Regional Challenge Award Can Transform Buffalo’s East... Read More

New Toxic Exposure Healthcare Bill For Veterans Includes Major $11M Investment To Ramp Up Buffalo VA Research Programs And Open Up Critical Space In Most Modern Building Of WNY VA Medical Center, Giving Local Veterans Improved Direct Patient Care And Reducing Wait Times For Essential Medical Procedures On Top Of Direct WNY Investment, Senator Says “Honoring Our Pact Act” Will Cut Red Tape So Vets Exposed To Environmental Hazards Get The Health Care Benefits They Desperately... Read More