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Microsoft Recently Proposed Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Inc., Which Employs Over 200 Workers In The Capital Region; Senator Says Time Is Right To Turbocharge Game Development Presence In Upstate New York Senator Says Capital Region Has Over 20 Gaming Companies In Its Rapidly Emerging Tech Ecosystem Fueled By Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute That Are Prime To Support Additional Investment & Establish Region As Global Hub For Games Schumer To Microsoft: Capital Region’s Innovative... Read More

U.S. Department Of Energy Has Selected 3 Projects From Cornell University And Ithaca’s Dimensional Energy To Fuel Research Into Clean Energy Challenges Schumer: Ithaca Scientists Are Powering the Fight Against Climate Change! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced over $7 million in federal funding for Ithaca based research in clean energy through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Schumer said that this... Read More

Schumer In Direct Letter To U.S. Secretary Of Energy Says Hydrogen Production And Research Facilities From WNY, Rochester, & The Capital Region To Long Island Are Prime To Jolt U.S. Global Clean Energy Leadership Senator Says New York’s Globally Recognized Companies Like Plug Power, Evolve Hydrogen, & More In Tandem With Groundbreaking Research At Brookhaven National Lab, RIT, Cornell, Stony Brook, Give New York The Spark Needed To Supercharge Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing In The... Read More

Schumer Says $50 Billion In Reforms To Post Office Will Rebuild This Great SERVICE To The Nation---Finally Action After Decades Of Kicking The Can Down The Road Complaints About Slow USPS Service In NY Stem From Decades Of Casting USPS’ Needs Aside; People Depend On The USPS To Do So Many Things Private Industry Just Won't  Schumer: Bipartisan Plan To Save The USPS Has My Fervent Stamp Of Approval, And Will Get Its Senate Vote This Week    Standing with postal carriers... Read More

Local Governments & Hospitals Heroically Responded To COVID Outbreak, Ripping Holes In Their Budgets To Obtain PPE, Cleaning/Disinfecting Facilities, Testing, Tracing, And More  Senators Say FEMA Funding – At a 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse Wyoming County For Costs Related to Pandemic Response Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Funding Will Help Keep Up The Fight Against COVID-19, Give Wyoming County The Booster It Needs U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Schumer Says Since The Start Of The Pandemic Outdoor Recreation Tourism In Upstate New York Has Skyrocketed, BUT Federal Support For This Vital Economic Driver Has Not Kept Up, Staggering Growth & Stifling Opportunity In This Over $21B Industry That Provides 240K+ Jobs Across NY State Senator Says His Rural Outdoor Investment Act Would Devote $50 Million For Infrastructure, Planning, And Business Assistance To Rural Communities That Need It Most To Increase Quality Of Life And Bolster... Read More

Schumer Visited Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital Earlier This Month To Hear From Doctors And Nurses Firsthand And Put His Full Weight Into Getting Them The Additional Help They Needed Senator Says Feds To Deploy Troops To Rochester And Other Hard Hit Areas Of NYS Schumer: Feds Have Heeded My Call And Will Give Rochester’s Frontline Workers The Booster Needed To Combat Surge & Keep Communities Safe   Following his visit to University of Rochester Medical Center’s... Read More

L3Harris Awarded Up To $750M contract To Supply Thousands Of State-Of-The-Art Multi-Channel Hand Held Radios For The U.S. Marine Corps; Contract Will Boost Pandemic Economic Recovery Of Rochester & Growth Of L3Harris Reps Say That Rochester-Made Radios Will Replace Outdated Models And Ensure American Soldiers Have The Latest Cutting Edge Technology Schumer, Morelle: Contract Is A Win-Win-Win: Boost For Our Troops, Growing L3Harris Manufacturing, And Strengthening The Rochester-Finger Lakes... Read More

 Last Month, Following A Personal Call, Letter, & Advocacy To Secretary Raimondo, Schumer Secured CNY & Mohawk Valley’s Spot On The Shortlist To Compete For Up To $100M Through The BBB Regional Challenge Competition; Schumer Doubles Down On Efforts & Brings Commerce Top Brass To Hear Directly From Local Leaders In Roundtable CenterState CEO’s Smart Systems BBB Regional Challenge Proposal Aims To Grow Central NY And Mohawk Valley Semiconductor And UAS Industries,... Read More

Current Methods Of Tactical Surveillance, Like Pole Mounted Cameras, Provide Limited Field Of Vision Which Is Crucial In High Stakes, Close-Quarter Scenarios Federal Lawmakers Say New York Companies, Including Buffalo’s Bounce Imaging, Are On The Forefront Of New More Sophisticated and Comprehensive Camera Tech Reps: Soldiers Enter The Most Dangerous Scenarios Every Day, We Must Give Them The Latest Technology To Keep Them Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $9,655,841 in federal funding to address a staffing crisis in our nation’s hospitals by reducing burnout and promoting wellness among health care workers. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and will be used to develop and implement programming to address mental health challenges faced by health... Read More

Schumer-Negotiated Bill That Has Been Signed Into Law Will Put NY Manufacturers Like Syracuse’s JMA Wireless At The Front Of The Line For New Work Building America’s Wireless Infrastructure; New Law Not Only Created A $65B Pot To Expand High-Speed Internet Access –BUT – Applied Buy America Rules So That American Firms, Like JMA, Can Compete for Work As The Commerce Department Distributes Funding From New Law, JMA’s Syracuse-Made Products Will Be Positioned To Help... Read More

Last Summer, Schumer Brought Sec. Raimondo To Albany To Announce GlobalFoundries’ Planned Expansion; Now, Schumer, with Gov. Hochul, Doubles Down, Providing Firsthand Tour To Commerce Leadership of Albany Nanotech Complex & All It Has To Offer As A Premier National Hub For Next Generation Semiconductor Research & Development, Potentially Bringing +1,000 Jobs, Supercharging American R&D & Maintaining U.S. Tech Leadership New +30 Partner National Coalition – Including... Read More

Schumer Has Been A Leader At The Federal Level In Expanding Electric Vehicle Infrastructure And Domestic EV Manufacturing; Paving The Way For Major Investments Like This To Drive Upstate NY Into The Future Electric Motor Components Built At GM Lockport Plant Will Help Power Future Ultium Platform-Based Electric Truck And SUV Products  Schumer: GM Expansion Is A Win-Win-Win: Sparking Local Job Growth, Jolting American Manufacturing, & Plugging GM and the Nation Into An Electric, Cleaner... Read More

With COVID-19 Cases Surging And Chronic Staff Shortages In The Finger Lakes, Schumer Wants New, Flexible Military Medical Staff To Provide Relief To Hospitals Like Strong Memorial In Rochester Senator Says Federal Personnel Have Already Successfully Provided Healthcare Workers The Support They Need In Buffalo, Syracuse, and NYC; Now It Is Time To Deploy Troops To Rochester And Other Hard Hit Areas Of NYS Schumer: Rochester & Upstate NY Are On The Frontlines of the Latest Omicron COVID Wave,... Read More

Upon Hearing SkyWest Planned To Leave, Schumer Immediately Sprung To Action To Protect North Country Air Service Senator Wrote Directly To Secretary Buttigieg Requesting USDOT To Prohibit Termination Of Essential Air Service Temporarily Until A New Carrier Is Found, And To Immediately Begin Work To Identify A New Carrier Following his direct advocacy for Plattsburgh and Ogdensburg International Airports, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced the U.S. Department of... Read More

During The Trump Admin, When White House Weaponized Fed DOT To Politically Stall Gateway, Schumer Banked Billions In Fed Funds For Project Via Spending Bills; To Boot, The Schumer-Championed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIF) Appropriated $23B For FTA’s Capital Grant Program That Gateway Will Use To Advance   One Year Since President Biden Was Inaugurated, Largest Infrastructure Project In Country Is Now On The Fast Track Schumer: Today Marks A Huge Victory For NY/NJ/Metro... Read More

Years Of Weather Damage And Lake Ontario Reaching Record High Water Levels Caused Severe Flooding; Putting West Barrier Of The Harbor At Risk Of Collapsing Senators Say $10 Million Project Will Fund Repairs To The West Pier And West Barrier Bar Of Little Sodus Bay Harbor In The Village Of Fair Haven; Funding Comes From Recently Passed Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Schumer, Gillibrand: After Years Of Fighting, Village Of Fair Haven Will Finally Move Forward With The Flood Protection It... Read More

Schumer: Cutting Back Essential Air Service In Ogdensburg & Plattsburgh Should Not Clear The Runway, USDOT Must Immediately Begin Work To Help Airports Secure New Carriers  Following news that Skywest Airlines will be terminating its Essential Air Services (EAS) at Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS) and Plattsburgh International Airport (PGB) later this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major push to keep EAS at the North Country airports and... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $420,000 in federal funding to develop and implement regional economic development strategies throughout New York State. The funding was allocated through the Economic Development Administration and will promote public-private partnerships to diversify and strengthen regional economies in New York.  “As we continue to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, this EDA investment will help... Read More