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After months of pushing for a binational plan to reopen the U.S.-Canadian border – including two calls to DHS Secretary Mayorkas, a direct call to Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman, a call to Secretary of State Blinken, and personal visits to the Rainbow Bridge, Massena, Plattsburgh, and Sackets Harbor – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement: Senator Schumer said, “Canada’s policy change is long... Read More

Alstom Has Secured An Up To $1.8 Billion Contract To Make Passenger Cars For Chicago Metra Commuter Rail System & Will Add 250 New Jobs, BUT Manufacturing Facilities Need To Be Expanded ASAP To Meet This New Demand Last Month, Schumer Made Personal Call To Commerce Secretary To Urge Feds To Award $3.4 Million Grant Needed To Expand Hornell Manufacturing Facilities; Today, Schumer Celebrates Greenlight From EDA Schumer: All Aboard And Full Steam Ahead For Fed Investment To Expand Hornell... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement on Fort Drum’s selection to host a STARBASE Academy, a Department of Defense program that supports STEM academies on military bases so students from area schools can learn first-hand from military personnel: Senator Schumer said, “With a STARBASE Academy on the way to Fort Drum, North Country students will have an opportunity to learn STEM skills – directly from first-class military personnel... Read More

After Securing Senate Passage of Historic Bill For Domestic Semiconductor Industry – Including $52B Investment, Schumer Announces Expansion Of GlobalFoundries Semiconductor Presence In Capital Region With New Fab & Thousands Of New Jobs  GlobalFoundries Plans To Build Second Semiconductor Fab In Malta; New Facility To Be Bigger Than Existing Malta Fab & Create Thousands of Good-Paying Construction And Permanent Jobs   Schumer: GlobalFoundries Secures Upstate... Read More

The American Rescue Plan’s Child Tax Credit Expansion Provides Thousands of Dollars of Relief For Families Across Upstate New York for 2021 – More Than An Estimated $7 Billion Directly To Thousands Of Families  Refundable Tax Credit Will Go Out To NY Families STARTING TODAY, $7B En Route To NY Following his successful passage of the broader American Rescue Plan earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer heralded the Child Tax Credit expansion which will... Read More

U.S. Expectant Mothers Are Dying At Highest Rate In Developed World; NYS Exceeds U.S. Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Rates Schumer Unveils Three-Part Plan: 1) Pass The Black Maternal Health ‘Momnibus’ Act, 2) Expand Medicaid for Mothers, Including Yearlong Postpartum Coverage and Doula & Midwife Services, 3) Invest In Yonkers’s Only Maternity Unit to Achieve Racial Equity Schumer: Black Moms Deserve Top Treatment –... Read More

Pandemic Has Revealed Serious Disparities Throughout Livingston County, Exacerbating The Digital Divide Schumer Delivered $353M In American Rescue Plan To Fund NYS Broadband Programs & Pushed Administration To Make Broadband Access For Rural Communities A Top Priority  Schumer: Closing Digital Divide Will Provide Crucial Access For Livingston County To Succeed In Today’s Economy  Standing at Mulligan Farm in Avon, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

Despite Scientific Backing for Border Reopening, U.S.-Canada Border Effectively Remains Closed To Most Travel; Senator Says Border Must Open ASAP  Thousands Of US & Canadian Property Owners And Businesses Are At Risk Of Losing Another Summer Season; Schumer Re-ups Fight To Top Officials Schumer: It’s Time For The US To Take The First Step, Open The Border & Begin Upstate NY’s Recovery Continuing his months-long effort to safely reopen the U.S.-Canadian Border, U.S.... Read More

Long Before COVID-19, Rural Communities Throughout Upstate New York – Like Madison County – Have Struggled To Close The Digital Divide  In Personal Meeting With USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Earlier This Year, Schumer Advocated For Madison County’s Application; Funding Will Expand Broadband To Over 2,000 Homes, Farms and Biz  Schumer: Closing Digital Divide Will Provide Crucial Access For Madison County To Succeed In Today’s Economy U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Despite Scientific Backing for Border Reopening, U.S.-Canada Border Effectively Remains Closed To Most Travel; Senator Says Border Must Open ASAP  Thousands Of U.S. & Canadian Property Owners And Businesses Are At Risk Of Losing Another Summer Season; Schumer Re-ups Fight To Top Officials  Schumer: It’s Time For The US To Take The First Step, Open The Border & Begin Upstate NY’s Recovery Continuing his months-long effort to safely reopen the U.S.-Canadian Border,... Read More

Schumer’s Two-Part Plan For Infrastructure Package Would Add: 1) Multi-Billion Infusion To Revive EPA Superfund Program 2) Restore Superfund “Polluter Pay” Tax For Long-Term Funding  Schumer: It’s Time For Congress To Invest In Fully Cleaning Up The Mess Polluting Ulster County Standing at the asbestos-contaminated former TechCity site in the Town of Ulster, where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently taken enforcement actions under its... Read More

The American Rescue Plan’s Child Tax Credit Expansion Provides Thousands of Dollars of Relief For Families Across Capital Region for 2021 – More Than An Estimated $440 Million Directly To Thousands Of Families   Refundable Tax Credit Will Go Out To Cap Region Families STARTING THIS MONTH, But Only To Families That Have Filed Form With IRS; Thousands Of Families STILL Need To File To Receive Payments   Following his successful passage of the broader American Rescue... Read More

Schumer Penned Urgent Letter To British Ambassador To USA, Urging All Health Decisions Against Family’s Wishes Be Suspended Until The Visa Process Was Complete Schumer’s Office Has Been Working Around-The-Clock To Secure The Visa For Alta, Whose Father Is An American Citizen, So She Could Travel To The U.S. For Continued Medical Care Today U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that the visa for Alta has been urgently approved and obtained, which will allow her and her U.S. citizen... Read More

YouthBuild Program Participants Develop Formative Occupational And Academic Skills Training By Giving Back To Their Communities: In The Last Three Years, Over 1,000 New York YouthBuild Participants Have Built 97 Houses And Rehabbed At Least 146 Units Of Housing  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,258,126 in YouthBuild funding for four organizations across New York... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Were Instrumental In Securing $16.5M To Remove Inner Loop East; Senators Say Completing Inner Loop Removal Is High Priority To Reknit And Invest In Rochester Communities Upended Over A Half-Century Ago  Senators Say Any Plan To Revitalize Nation’s Infrastructure Must Help Reconnect Neighborhoods & Connect Local Workers To Good Jobs Following a year of tireless advocacy for federal aid and support for hard-hit New York state amidst the COVID pandemic, U.S.... Read More

As Central New York Prepares for I-81’s Transformation, Senators Bring DOT Secretary Buttigieg To Syracuse For First-Hand Look At Aging Highway— And The Plan To Replace It  Senators Say Any Plan To Revitalize Nation’s Infrastructure Must Help Reconnect Neighborhoods & Connect Local Workers To Good Jobs Following a year of tireless advocacy for federal aid and support for hard-hit New York state amidst the COVID pandemic, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Following his delivering millions for Utica as part of the American Rescue Plan he led to passage in the Senate, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement on Utica Prosperity Initiative’s Phase I funding allocation: Senator Schumer said, “As Majority Leader, I made funding state and local governments my top priority in the American Rescue Plan and fought so hard to ensure that places like Utica would get the resources needed to both defeat COVID... Read More

Schumer Led The Charge For Dedicated Fed Assistance That Would Provide Long-Term, Flexible Relief For Upstate NY Venues And Theaters, Including Stanley Theatre, Impacted by COVID Shutdown  Senator Says $403K For Stanley Theatre Will Keep Lights, Camera, And Action On For Historic Utica Cultural Center  Schumer: Utica Shows Will Go On! After successfully leading the national effort to secure designated funding for Upstate New York’s independent live venue operators, independent... Read More

The International Trade Commission (ITC) Is Due To Review Duties Against Candle Makers In China Again This Year; Domestic Candle Makers Like Cathedral Candle Have Said Current Protections Are Instrumental In Leveling Playing Field For The U.S. Industry In 2015, The Chinese Government Increased Export Rebates & Attempted To Find New Ways To Dump Candles Into The U.S. Market; U.S. Protected Domestic Candle Industry Then, But ITC Should Expedite Review of the Duty Order Again And Continue... Read More

Broome County’s Robust Bussing Infrastructure Is Essential To Southern Tier Economy; With Routes To Binghamton And Endicott, Many Residents Rely On Public Transportation For Daily Needs & To Get To Work Schumer, Gillibrand Say New Zero-Emissions Buses Will Replace Older Diesel Buses, Reducing BC Transit’s Annual Emissions By ~416 Tons Senators: Fed Grant Keeps Broome County Rolling To A Greener Future U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten... Read More