Press Releases
SCHUMER REVEALS: U.S. POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THOSE THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NY, COULD BE FORCED TO SHUT THEIR DOORS UNLESS THEY GET AN IMMEDIATE INFUSION OF FUNDS; SENATOR VOWS TO FIGHT FOR CRITICALLY-NEEDED $25B IN ‘COVID-4’ SO THEY CAN REMAIN OPEN; FIGHT TO KEEP THEM OPEN BEGINS THIS WEEK
Schumer onday Negotiating Critically-Needed COVID-4 Stimulus Package; Senator Announces Postal Service Funds For Operations & For PPE Are A Main Priority For Larger Recovery Throughout Upstate NY, The USPS Performs A Life-Line Service For Countless Americans & New Yorkers That Must Continue; Pandemic Has Crippled USPS Funds Schumer: Without The USPS, We Might As Well Stamp 'Return To Sender' On Any Economic Recovery Plan Presented A day before he heads back to Washington… Continue Reading
07.17.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $680 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ‘HOT SPOT’ NEW YORK HOSPITALS
Schumer Secured Two Hotspot Funding Tranches for NY As Part Of COVID-19 Response Bills; Gillibrand Sheparded Legislation To Final Passage 86 Hospitals Across New York State Will Receive Second Round of 'Hot Spot' Funding Starting Next Week Senators: More Help On The Way For NY Hospitals Still Fighting On The Frontlines U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that 86 New York hospitals will receive more than $680 million of a new $10 billion alloca… Continue Reading
07.17.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The Hudson Valley, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation's K-12 Schools To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On The Chalkboard If A Lack … Continue Reading
07.16.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: AFTER MONTHS OF FIGHTING PANDEMIC ON THE FRONTLINES PUTNAM HOSPITAL STRAPPED FOR CASH & OVERLOOKED BY FEDS FOR MILLIONS IN CRITICAL RECOVERY $$$ FOR PPE, TESTING, & MORE DUE TO BUREAUCRATIC GUIDELINES; SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY GIVE PUTNAM HOSPITAL THEIR FAIR SHARE
COVID-19 Costs and Cancellation of Elective Procedures Left Putnam Hospital Strapped for Cash & Over $21M in Lost Revenue; Even After Nearly Ten Rounds of Schumer-Secured Emergency Funding, Putnam Hospital Has Received Less Funding Compared To Other Hudson Valley Providers ~$60B Of Emergency Funding Schumer Negotiated For Hospitals in CARES Act & 'Corona 3.5' Remains Unspent By HHS; Yet, Administration Hasn't Announced Plans to Help Hospitals Left Out of Past Rounds of Funding, Putting… Continue Reading
07.16.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $150K IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) For First Responders Washington D.C., - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $146,847.25 in federal funding to provide essential PPE for New York's firefighters responding to COVID-19. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant… Continue Reading
07.16.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
Schumer Says Local Schools, Including Those Across The Hudson Valley, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation's K-12 Schools To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On The Chal… Continue Reading
07.16.20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $500K IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FUNDING FOR RURAL NEW YORK
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced $494,000 in federal funding for agricultural research and development at Cornell University and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and will be used to develop economically, environmentally sustainable agricultural programs, and to… Continue Reading
07.16.20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE ADIRONDACK - CAPITAL REGION ECONOMY, SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; FLANKED BY ALBANY & WARREN COUNTY BUSINESS OWNERS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE
Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Region's Small Biz's Will Close In Weeks Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Adirondack & Capital Region’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Upstate Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing in Feigenbaum Cleaners, a fixt… Continue Reading
07.15.20
IN BIG FLATS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR TWO-PRONG PUSH TO GET FED FUNDS TO SOUTHERN TIER SMALL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS; FUNDS WILL AID IN SPEEDY AND SAFE REOPENING TO GET REGION’S ECONOMY BACK ON ITS FEET; SURROUNDED BY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS FROM AROUND THE SOUTHERN TIER, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PUSH TO REV UP SOUTHERN TIER’S RECOVERY FROM COVID-19
As Senate Reconvenes Next Week And Hundreds of Billions in Federal Aid Will Be Considered, Schumer Pushes To Bring Federal $$$ Directly To Southern Tier Small Businesses & Schools Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Relief For Southern Tier Small Businesses By Extending PPP To 2021 And Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses, And Provide Funding For Schools To Cover Mounting Cost Of Keeping Students Safe Schumer: Saving Small Busines… Continue Reading
07.15.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR NORTH COUNTRY DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The North Country, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation's K-12 Schools To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On The Chalkboar… Continue Reading
07.15.20
SCHUMER: SOUTHERN TIER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACE MASSIVE BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND NEW COSTS AMID ONGOING COVID CRISIS; SENATOR PUSHES TO EXPAND SUPPORT IN FUTURE STIMULUS & GET SOUTHERN TIER SCHOOLS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED
Southern Tier Schools Estimate New Costs Just to Operate This Fall; With Nearly $40M in Revenue Losses Estimated In Allegany County Universities Alone, New Legislation Will Provide $132B For Higher Ed, Plus Funding For Childcare, Child Abuse Prevention, Education Stabilization, Higher Education, + More Senator Says Additional Aid For Southern Tier Schools Necessary As State & Local Gov'ts Fight Their Own Budget Crises Schumer: Investment in Allegany County Schools Is An Investment In The S… Continue Reading
07.15.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS, WESTERN NY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; MOUNTING COSTS, SUCH AS PPE AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY, COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR WNY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across WNY, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation's K-12 Schools & $4B For Computers And Broadband To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & Internet Access For All Students and Educators, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed & Local Taxes Could Rise; Recent Media Reports Revealed… Continue Reading
07.15.20
SCHUMER, DELGADO SUCCESSFULLY SECURE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY IN SULLIVAN COUNTY
HARRIS, NY-Following months of tireless correspondence and advocacy on behalf of the complex and medically fragile residents at the Center for Discovery (The Center) in Sullivan County to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (NY) and U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) announced $1,009,580 in funding for the Center from the CARES Act HHS Provider Relief Fund. These funds will support the Center's workers and patie… Continue Reading
07.14.20
SCHUMER UNVEILS PLAN TO RESTORE LONG ISLAND HOMEOWNERS’ FULL SALT TAX DEDUCTION IN UPCOMING, ‘COVID-4’ CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE LEGISLATION; THE HARMFUL CAP ON THE DEDUCTION IS COSTING LI’ERS TENS-OF-THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS & THEY NEED THAT MONEY NOW, MORE THAN EVER
Schumer, Standing Alongside Rep. Suozzi, Who Passed Plan To Restore SALT Deduction In The House, Will Announce Plan To Restore SALT In Upcoming, Must-Pass COVID-4 Stimulus; Schumer Will Say This Is The Latest, Best Chance To Restore The Tax Deduction Schumer & Suozzi Have Been Pushing To Restore SALT Deduction Since It Was Uprooted From LI & Other Middle Class Communities Via The Tax Bill; The Avg SALT Deduction On LI Was Around $20K Across 690K Households Schumer: The Mo… Continue Reading
07.13.20
WITH MILLIONS ON THE LINE, SCHUMER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE FISCAL RELIEF FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT WESTERN NEW YORK THAT PROJECT CRIPPLING REVENUE AND JOB LOSSES AMID ONGOING COVID-19 FIGHT
As Local Governments Face Uncertain Budgets Amid Crisis, Olean High School Estimates Possible $3.7 Million Loss in State Aid, Cattaraugus County Estimates $5.7 Million in Lost Revenue Standing With Local Leaders, Schumer Says The Region's Municipalities Heroically Ratcheted Up Spending To Fight COVID-19, Despite Budgetary Consequences, To Help Keep Essential Services Running Throughout The Region, Yet Congress Refuses To Lend A Hand In Recovery and Rebuilding Schumer: Western New York Commun… Continue Reading
07.13.20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR ROCHESTER DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region, Have Some Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation's K-12 Schools To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On The Chalk… Continue Reading
07.13.20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, DEVASTATING CENTRAL NEW YORK’S ECONOMY, SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; SURROUNDED BY CNY BUSINESS OWNERS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN; CENTRAL NEW YORK’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF NY
Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Central New York Small Biz's Will Close In Weeks Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Central New York's Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Central New York Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing at The Pier in Central Square and o… Continue Reading
07.08.20
WITH MILLIONS ON THE LINE, SCHUMER CALLS FOR SENATE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FISCAL RELIEF FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE OTSEGO COUNTY THAT PROJECT DEVASTATING REVENUE AND JOB LOSSES AMID ONGOING COVID-19 FIGHT
As Local Governments Face Uncertain Budgets Amid Crises, City Of Oneonta Estimates A $3M Deficit, Otsego County Over $12M, In Lost Revenue Standing With Local Leaders, Schumer Says Otsego County Heroically Ratcheted Up Spending To Fight COVID-19, Despite Budgetary Consequences, To Help Keep Essential Services Running Throughout The Region, Yet Congress Refuses To Lend A Hand In Recovery and Rebuilding Schumer: Otsego County Stepped Up To Fight The Pandemic On The Frontlines, They Shouldn't… Continue Reading
07.08.20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, DEVASTATING ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AREA ECONOMY, MANY SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; SURROUNDED BY ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AREA BUSINESS OWNERS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE; ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AREA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF NYS
Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Rochester-Finger Lakes Area Small Biz's Will Close In Weeks Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Rochester-Finger Lakes Area's Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses And Nonprofits Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Rochester-Finger Lakes Area Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pand… Continue Reading
07.08.20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, DEVASTATING WNY ECONOMY, MANY SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; AT WNY BUSINESS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE; WNY’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF NYS
Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Western New York's Small Biz's Will Close In Weeks Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Western New York’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses And Nonprofits Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Western New York Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing at Partners … Continue Reading
