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In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Warren and Washington Counties; Funding Will Support Key Community-Led Projects Senator Secures Funding To Accelerate Adirondack Region’s Economic Recovery; Fed $$ Will Boost Regional Tourism Attractions, Support Job Growth, And Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades  Standing outside Glens Falls City Hall, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Adirondack Region will receive over $2 million... Read More

Schumer Delivered $16.5M In 2013 To Fill Rochester Inner Loop East, And Now Thanks To His Advocacy Strong Museum Is Able To Begin Massive Expansion Schumer Created EDA Tourism Grant In American Rescue Plan To Help Hard-Hit Communities Like Rochester Bolster Their Tourism Economy & Boost Their Economic Recovery Schumer To EDA: Investing In Rochester’s Strong Museum Is A Win-Win-Win:  Bringing in $130M in Annual Tourism Dollars, Creating Jobs, Strengthening Local Economy U.S. Senate... Read More

In Southwest Yonkers Roughly 65% Of Households - Roughly 24,000 Families – Are Unable To Afford The High Cost Of Living In Westchester County; Exasperating Historic Inequities & Limiting Economic Opportunity, Reps Deliver Half A Million To Directly Address Urgent Health & Safety Needs, Increase Affordable Housing Access, And Improve Quality Of Life   Schumer, Bowman: Housing Is A Human Right, This Fed Funding Will Ensure Yonkers Families Have Access To The Safe &... Read More

Community-Based Violence Intervention (CVI) Programs Are Designed To Stop The Violence From Ever Occurring In The First Place By Supporting Those At Greatest Risk Of Gun Violence  Schumer: Epidemic of Gun Violence In The Hudson Valley Must Be Confronted Head-On With Federal Investment In CVI Programs Standing at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center with officials, law enforcement, community violence prevention experts, and advocates from Poughkeepsie and Newburgh, U.S. Senate Majority Leader... Read More

20% Of All Deaths In Sullivan Just Last Month Were Opioid-Related; Despite That Sullivan Is Hudson Valley’s ONLY County Not Designated A ‘High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,’ Blocking Vital Federal Resources To Beat Back Scourge Schumer Launches Two-Part Plan: (1) Make Sullivan HIDTA-Designated To Stop Dangerous Drug Traffickers (2) Supercharge Community-Based Addiction Treatment, Harm Reduction, & Recovery Resources To Get Residents The Help They Need Schumer To Feds:... Read More

Wolfspeed’s New Mohawk Valley Chip Fab Will Be The First, Largest And Only 200mm Silicon Carbide Fabrication Facility In The World, Bringing 600 Good-Paying Jobs To New York; Schumer Says Fab Will Help Ease National Chip Shortage & Be Catalyst For Additional Tech Investment In The Region As Marcy Nanocenter Is In Discussions With Multiple Semiconductor Companies To Invest In Site, Schumer-Led U.S. Innovation And Competition Act Creates First-Ever Incentives To Help Land New Chip... Read More

After Schumer Advocated To Commerce Secretary Raimondo Directly For Binghamton University’s New Energy NY Proposal It Was Selected For Exclusive Opportunity To Compete For Up To A $100 Million Grant To Transform The Southern Tier Economy With Major Manufacturing & Tech Hub Funding From Schumer’s U.S. Innovation & Competition Act In The Works, Senator Says Binghamton Is Primed To Tap Into These Fed $$$ To Power The Future Of Battery Innovation And Bring Manufacturing Back To... Read More

Last Week, The Beloved WWII Naval Museum Ship Started Sinking After A Serious Hull Breach & Presumed Pump Failure; Schumer Began Working To Develop An All Hands On Deck Approach To Save Buffalo Landmark Senator Says His Plan Is Emergency Lifeboat – A Down Payment– The USS The Sullivan Needs To Begin Work & Set Sail Once Again Schumer: I Am Putting Out An SOS-- Save Our Sullivans-- To Preserve Buffalo Landmark For Generations To Come After the USS The Sullivans tragically... Read More

Senator Says Pandemic Skyrocketed Outdoor Recreation Tourism In Upstate NY, BUT Fed Support For This Economic Driver Has Not Kept Up, Stifling Opportunity For Further Growth In The Over $21B NY Outdoor Rec Industry That Provides 240K+ NY Jobs Schumer’s Rural Outdoor Investment Act Would Give Columbia County’s Rural Communities The $$$ Needed For Outdoor Infrastructure, Planning, And Business Assistance To Drive Tourism & Revitalize Downtowns Schumer: It Is Time To Hike Up Funding... Read More

Toxins In Burn Pit Smoke Can Have Long Term Health Effects From Cancers To Respiratory Illnesses, But Veterans Struggle To Receive Coverage & Have Claims Denied For These Conditions Linked To Burn Pit Exposure Senator Says Honoring Our PACT Act Will Cut Red Tape So Vets Exposed To Environmental Hazards Can Get Their Health Care Benefits; Schumer Promises To Bring Bill For A Vote This Congress. Every Member Will Have to Go on the Record And Show How Much They Really Support Veterans Schumer:... Read More

Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Is One Of Only Two High-Energy Synchrotron X-Ray Sources In U.S.; The Lab Has Generated Revolutionary Scientific Research In Numerous Fields, Including Discoveries That Led To Two Nobel Prizes  Thanks To Schumer’s Years Of Work, CHESS Went From The Chopping Block To An Expansion That Will Create A New Frontier For National Innovation That Is Primed To Tap More Investment From Schumer’s Bipartisan Innovation and Competition... Read More

In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Chautauqua County And WNY Supporting Essential Community And Long Overdue Harbor Upgrades To Safeguard Continued Access The Great Lakes Senator Secures Millions To Fund Essential Repairs & Dredge Harbors To Remove Years Of Sediment Build Up; Ensuring Harbors Remain Navigable For Boats, Boosting Flood Prevention, & Protecting Vital Summer Tourism Industry Schumer: Clear Waters And Full Steam Ahead For Chautauqua County... Read More

Senator Says Pandemic Skyrocketed Outdoor Recreation Tourism In Upstate NY, BUT Fed Support For This Economic Driver Has Not Kept Up, Stifling Opportunity For Further Growth In The Over $21B NY Outdoor Rec Industry That Provides 240K+ NY Jobs Schumer’s Rural Outdoor Investment Act Would Give Finger Lakes Communities The $$$ Needed For Outdoor Infrastructure, Planning, And Business Assistance To Drive Tourism & Revitalize Downtowns Schumer: It Is Time To Hike Up Funding For Finger Lakes... Read More

Last Month, Senator Huddled With Sec. Buttigieg To Ensure Syracuse’s I-81 Was On Fast Track To Be Approved And Community Concerns From Housing To Environmental Needs Would Be Addressed Now Schumer Says Final EIS For Syracuse’s I-81 Is Expected Tomorrow Schumer: Fed Greenlight En Route For I-81 Following his visit to Syracuse last month to ensure the I-81 project stayed on track, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that I-81’s Environmental Impact... Read More

Schumer Says Staten Island Can Be Central To The Offshore Wind Supply Chain—BUT It Will Take Investment; In New Letter To Transportation Sec. Buttigieg, Schumer Pushes For Major Fed Investment To Upgrade Arthur Kill’s Port Infrastructure   Admin & NYS Have Established Bold Goals For Offshore Wind Power By 2030; Funding For Arthur Kill Project Would Help Advance Those Goals & Make Sure Wind Technology Is Made In America, Including In... Read More

USDA Will Boost Delaware County LDC To Provide Low-Interest Loans To Underserved Businesses & Create Jobs In The Region   Schumer: USDA Funding Will Strengthen The Recovery of Delaware County’s Small Businesses U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Department of the Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has approved the Delaware County Local Development Corporation (LDC) for $750,000 in funding from the Intermediary Relending... Read More

Schumer Doubles Down On Boosting Rochester As A Tech Research Hub; Following His Invitation, Senator Brings NSF Top Brass To University of Rochester To See How Finger Lakes Region Can Drive American Innovation and Jobs Schumer’s U.S. Innovation & Competition Act Is Slated To Significantly Increase Federal Investment In Research And Workers, Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing To Fix Supply Chains And Lower Costs for Working Families Schumer To National Science Foundation: From Rochester... Read More

Toxins In Burn Pit Smoke Can Have Long Term Health Effects From Cancers To Respiratory Illnesses, But Veterans Struggle To Receive Coverage & Have Claims Denied For These Conditions Linked To Burn Pit Exposure Senator Says Honoring Our PACT Act Will Cut Red Tape So Vets Exposed To Environmental Hazards Can Get Their Health Care Benefits; Schumer Promises To Bring Bill For A Vote This Congress. Every Member Will Have to Go on the Record And Show How Much They Really Support Veterans Schumer:... Read More

After Schumer Lobbied Commerce Secretary Raimondo Directly To Advocate For Buffalo, WNY; Advanced Manufacturing Proposal Was Selected For Final Round To Compete For Up To A $100 Million Grant To Transform The WNY Economy With Major Tech Hub Funding From Schumer’s U.S. Innovation & Competition Act In The Works, Senator Says WNY Must Strike While The Iron Is Hot To Bolster Its Tech Infrastructure and Workforce To Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S. Schumer: WNY’s Selection As One... Read More

In Letter To OMB & Army Corps, Schumer & Gillibrand Pushed To Fully Fund The Jamaica Bay Stony Creek Marsh Island Project; OMB & USACE Then Included The Funding In Their 2023 Work Plan Vital Funding Will Be Used For Design & Construction Work Today U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $18.61 million in funding they secured for the Jamaica Bay Stony Creek Marsh Island restoration in the 2023 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan... Read More