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On September 1st, Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida Deluged New York City, Long Island, and Hudson Valley Regions, Killing New Yorkers, Damaging Homes, Businesses, Subways And Roads With Record-Breaking Rainfall & Dangerous Flooding Senators Say FEMA Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds For Impacted Communities In Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster & Westchester Counties  Senators To FEMA: Mobilize... Read More

Schumer-Negotiated Infrastructure Deal Includes Record Funding To Bring Fast & Affordable Internet To Undeserved Communities In Rural & Urban Parts Of CNY Schumer Says New Survey Shows An Estimated 14,000 Homes & Businesses Across 1,700+ Miles In Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego Counties Lack Access To High-Speed Internet; While 1 in 4 Syracuse Residents Still Don’t Have Internet Schumer: Closing The Digital Divide Will Fully Connect Central New York To The 21st... Read More

Schumer Doubles Down On Efforts To 1) Secure New Federal Investment To Attract Semiconductor Fab To STAMP And 2) Launches $9.5+ Billion Push For New Hydrogen Fuel Investments In Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill And Budget Reconciliation Bill To Supercharge Plug Power’s STAMP And Rochester Factories  With STAMP In Contention For New $17B Samsung Chip Fab, Schumer-Led USICA Creates First-Ever Incentives To Land New Semiconductor Fab At STAMP & Schumer-Led Infrastructure Bills Would... Read More

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,499,044 in federal funding for fire departments across New York State. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across more than ninety fire departments. This federal funding was administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to... Read More

On August 18th, Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred Ravaged Steuben, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida Counties and Several Other Upstate Communities, Damaging Homes, Businesses, Bridges, Roads, And Inundating a Local School With Nearly 4 Feet of Water And Debris Senators Say FEMA Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds For Steuben County And Other Impacted Communities In The  Southern Tier, Central New York, Mohawk Valley, And Finger Lakes Senators To FEMA: Mobilize Disaster Assessment Teams... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks, U.S. Congressman Tom Suozzi, and U.S. Congresswoman Kathleen Rice today sent the following letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: Dear Administrator: We write in strong support of communities in New York ahead of what is predicted to be severe weather. We urge the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stand ready, if requested, to work with affected counties and New... Read More

Yesterday, Schumer Announced That After A Long Search, UPS Found and Delivered Starpoint High’s Lost AP Exams, Which Will Be Scored; Students Can Now Receive College Credits & Boost College Admissions Applications Since The Tests Were Lost, Schumer Has Been Working With UPS To Find The Tests AND Get Compensation For The Impacted Students; UPS Has Apologized and Committed $440 In Reimbursements and Scholarships For All 106 Starpoint Students  Schumer: A+ All Around –... Read More

The Schumer-Led Infrastructure Bill Includes A Historic $74 Million Over 5 Years for CENTRO – $18.9M More Than Previous 5-Year Spending Plan Bipartisan Deal Also Includes $8B In Funding For USDOT’s Capital Investment Grants Program – Which Could Boost Effort To Bring Bus Rapid Transit To Syracuse  Schumer: Federal Funding Boost Will Keep CENTRO – And CNY Riders – Rolling Into The Future After securing $38.4 million for the Central New York Regional... Read More

Starpoint High School Students Spent Whole Year During Pandemic Preparing For Challenging AP Exams, Only For UPS To Lose The Exams; Now, Exams Have Been Located And Await Evaluation by College Board Schumer Celebrates With Starpoint Students; Found AP Exams Means Students Can Receive College Credits And Boost College Admissions Applications  Schumer: Bubble In Success! Starpoint AP Exams Are Found! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the over 100 lost... Read More

Fed Funds Schumer Just Included In Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Could Revitalize Capital Region’s Infrastructure – Including New Airport Expansion – Supporting New Jobs & Fueling Local Economy  Schumer Secured Over $28M For Albany International – The Capital Region’s Hub – In Addition To Billions More For Other Capital Region Infrastructure Projects  Schumer: Infrastructure Investment Would Lift Capital Region To Soaring Heights  A week... Read More

$3,820,790 Department Of Transportation Grant Is Headed To Stewart International Airport To Help Cover Costs Caused By The Pandemic  Additional Money Follows Years Of Tireless Advocacy For New York Stewart International Airport And Emphasizes Continued Commitment To Orange And The Hudson Valley Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney: After Pandemic, New York Stewart Is Once Again Cleared For Takeoff  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand and U.S.... Read More

Finger Lakes Region Has At Least 145 Dangerous Bridges Posing Worsening Safety Issues With Each Passing Day; JUST Bridge Repairs Backlog Runs Over $200 Million Senator Secures Major Funding To Address Structurally Deficient Bridges, Road Repair Backlog Schumer: It’s Time To Invest In Finger Lake’s Bridges Before Poor Conditions Prove A Bridge Too Far After securing $346 million for Monroe County and the City of Rochester in the American Rescue Plan to address the region’s... Read More

As The Schumer-Led Infrastructure Deal Made Its Way Through The Senate, Senators Fought To Include Local Hire Programs, To Invest In Good-Paying Jobs For Local Residents & Businesses Senators Say Historic Investment Into Infrastructure, Coupled With Local Hire Program Ensures Job Opportunities & Contracts On Federally-Funded Projects – Including I-81 In Syracuse – For Local Residents & Workers  Schumer, Gillibrand: CNY Dreams—and Jobs! — Can Now... Read More

Fed Funds Schumer Just Included In Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Will Fund Cleanup Efforts For Lake Erie And Connected Waterways, Support Thousands Of Jobs, & Bring Millions To Local Economy Great Lakes Basin Is Home To 30+ Million People, Including 8% Of All Americans, Accounts For 7% Of Total U.S. Farm Production, And Has Annual GDP Of $6 Trillion  Funding Will Help Improve Water Quality By Reducing Pollutants, Restoring & Protecting Wildlife Habitats, Mitigating Climate... Read More

Senators Secure Money For Eight Northern Border Regional Commission Projects In The Cities of Troy, Batavia, And Ogdensburg; Villages of Tupper Lake, Lima, and Potsdam; And For Wells College And The Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board  Funding Will Jumpstart Projects Critical To Upstate NY’s Health, Economic Growth, and Connectivity  Schumer, Gillibrand: Jobs & Support For Communities On The Way  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement regarding Governor Cuomo’s resignation: Senator Schumer said, “I want to commend the brave women who stepped forward and courageously told their stories. There is no place for sexual harassment, and today’s announcement by Governor Cuomo to resign was the right decision for the good of the people of New York. I have full confidence that Lt Governor Hochul will establish a professional and capable... Read More

Schoharie’s October 2018 Limo Accident Was Nation’s Deadliest Accident In Years; Reports Revealed Gaping Loopholes In Federal Safety Regulations  Senators Fought To Include Safety Standards In Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill & Amendments To Boost Safety Limos On NY Roads For Passengers, Drivers, & Pedestrians   Schumer, Gillibrand: The Memory Of The Victims Lives On In The Lives They Will Save U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

Schumer-Negotiated Deal Will Deliver Infrastructure Improvement Funds To NY; Many Critical Projects Across Upstate NY Are Eligible, Will Cut Down On Pollution, Clean Up NY, And Invest In Our Future Senator Says Final Deal Brings $$$ For NY To Boost Investment In Clean Energy, Remediation Efforts Schumer: It’s Time To Clean Up NY! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the bipartisan infrastructure deal he negotiated in the Senate will deliver major... Read More

Schumer, In Two Calls To Samsung Top Brass, Encouraged Tour Of WNY STAMP Site; Schumer Pressed Visit To See First-Hand STAMP’s Advantages, That Make It Ideal For New Multi-Billion $ Fab Senator Says His Senate-Passed First-Ever Federal Chip Fab Incentive Legislation Is Game-Changer To Landing Samsung In NY; Throws Support Behind Securing New Facility In Genesee & Establishing NY As Global Hub For Semiconductor Industry  Schumer To Samsung: Seeing Is Believing – STAMP Is The... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Following their calls for resignation in March, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following joint statement: “As we have said before, the reported actions of the Governor were profoundly disturbing, inappropriate, and completely unacceptable. Today’s report from the New York State Attorney General substantiated and corroborated the allegations of the brave women who came forward to share their... Read More