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Just Hours After Latest Border Closure Extension, On Direct Call With Ambassador Hillman, Schumer Discusses Need To Safely Reopen The Border ASAP,  Binational Border Reopening Should Be Highest Priority; Majority Leader Offered Any Available Assistance Needed For A Smooth & Safe Reopening Thousands Of New Yorkers & Canadians Remain Cut-off From Family, Loved Ones, And Properties & Business Are At Risk Of Losing Another Summer Season; With Local Upstate Economies At Risk,... Read More

Billions of Illegal Robocalls Target Older Americans and Put Consumers At Risk Annually;  Consumers Lose Approximately $40 Billion a Year Through Telemarketing Fraud  Washington, DC – U.S. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined Senate colleagues in calling for legislation to enhance penalties for automated and illegal phone calls wreaking havoc on consumers nationwide. The Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone (DO NOT) Call Act... Read More

Following his delivering millions for Syracuse 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 Syracuse’s plan for those funds: 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 Syracuse would get the resources needed to both defeat COVID and revive our... Read More

Lake Ontario Floods Have Cost Millions Of Dollars Of Damage To Wayne County Homes, Businesses, & Beaches, Including Charles Point Bluff Putting Homes At Risk of Falling Into Lake Ontario Because Breakwall is Broken & Eroded  Today After Securing $4.5 Million To Rebuild Charles Point Breakwall Better & Stronger Schumer Announces Construction of New Wall is Now Complete U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that following his push to secured $4.5 million last year for... Read More

Schumer’s Lands Southwest Airlines Service To Syracuse Airport After Decades-Long Fight; On Call With CEO, Senator Urged Southwest To Make Bold Investment At Syracuse Airport  Following Securing Massive Investment In Airline Industry, Schumer Says Southwest Will Establish Presence At Hancock Intl Airport Starting  Schumer: My Longtime Push To Bring Southwest To Syracuse Has Now Landed After urging Southwest to add service to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) last week... Read More

Schumer’s Bill, The U.S. Innovation And Competition Act, Would Make Largest R&D Investment In Generations & Secure Critical Federal Funding For Domestic Manufacturing Of Semiconductors And Other Critical Technology  Senator Says Bill Includes Massive Investment To Boost U.S. Competitiveness And Supercharge Upstate CHIP Production And R&D, Making It Essential To Growing NY Companies & Easing U.S. Reliance On Foreign-Made Semiconductors, Alleviating National Security... Read More

Following Senate passage of his bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which includes his Endless Frontier Act and a $52 billion investment for domestic semiconductor manufacturing and R&D that he has fought for as a top priority since June of last year to help further build New York as a global hub for the semiconductor industry, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles issued the following statement: Senator Schumer said, “Today’s Senate passage of the bipartisan U.S.... Read More

NFARS Is Revealed To Be A Finalist Contender For Recapitalization Of Air Force Reserve Command Air Refueling Mission; Among 6 Locations Being Considered  Senator, In Direct Call To Air Force Secretary Nominee Last Month, Pushed For Official Visit And Final Selection; Touted Experienced 914th Air Refueling Wing  Schumer: New KC-46A Refueling Tankers Would Bring New Jobs & Funding, Helping NFARS & Niagara County Take Off Following a direct phone call last month to Secretary of... Read More

Schumer’s Long-Haul Fight For More Affordable Flights To Upstate NY Began By Bringing Southwest To Albany, Rochester & Buffalo, And The Airline Has Never Looked Back; On Call With CEO, Senator Says The Time Is Right To Make A Bold Investment In Upstate Air Service Yet Again  As Post-Pandemic Recovery Enters Full Swing, Southwest Has Chance To Once More Boost Profits And Benefit From Upstate’s Takeoff By Establishing A Presence At Syracuse Hancock Intl Airport, The Only Major... Read More

In March, Schumer Announced Partnership Between IBM & Intel To Conduct Research & Development Of Next Gen Chips At IBM’s Albany Research Center  Schumer Continues To Lead Fight In Senate To Make An Historic Investment in Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing And R&D; Says Fed Support Combined with IBM’s Industry Leadership and Regional Innovation Ecosystem Could Land New National Semiconductor Technology Center, Along With 1,000+ New Jobs At Albany Research... Read More

Schumer’s Plan Would Dramatically Increase U.S. Investment In Manufacturing, Research & Development, And Workforce Training To Keep U.S. Competitive With China And Other Countries Schumer’s U.S. Innovation And Competition Act To Make Bold Investments In Semiconductor Manufacturing, Strategically Important R&D And Regional Tech Hubs That Could Bolster Rochester-Finger Lakes’ Key Assets Like STAMP, U Of R, RIT, & More; Recent Study Showed Rochester Ranked No 1 Of... Read More

Schumer’s Plan Would Dramatically Increase U.S. Investment In Manufacturing, Research & Development, and Workforce Training To Keep U.S. Competitive With China And Other Countries Schumer’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act to Make Bold Investments In Semiconductor Manufacturing, Strategically Important R&D And Regional Tech Hubs That Could Bolster WNY’s Key Assets Like M&T Tech Hub, UB, Buffalo Manufacturing Works, And Countless Local Businesses Schumer: WNY Can... Read More

Schumer To Make Annual Visit To Chenango To Hear Directly From Local Leaders About County Needs  Senator Will Discuss Economic Challenges Facing County & Deliver Detailed News About The Millions Of Dollars For Chenango Included In The American Rescue Plan Schumer: Chenango County’s Needs Are A Top Priority U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today made his annual trip to Chenango to meet with local leaders and discuss the economic future of the county. Specifically,... Read More

Troy’s Video Game Development Industry Growth Has Boosted Local Economy, Bringing Cutting-Edge Technology & Name Recognition To Historic City Senator Pushes for Federal Support To Boost Capital Region’s Burgeoning Video Game Industry & Establish Region As Global Hub For Games  Schumer: Federal Funding Is Vital To Help Capital Region Game Development Level Up & Make Troy A ‘Knockout City’ U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Troy’s... Read More

Schumer Says COVID-19 Brought Not Just Global Health and Economic Pandemic, But A Mental Health Crisis As Well; With Anxiety, Depression, & Overdose Rates Surging, Schumer Secures Nearly $5B For Mental Health Services  Now, Schumer Calls On Feds & NYS To Get Money Out The Door ASAP and Give Central New York Providers – Like Madison County’s Mental Health Task Force –The Immediate Help They Need To Meet Surging Demand  Schumer: It’s Time To Address The... Read More

As Federal Incentives Are Being Considered, U.S.-Based Micron Technology, Inc. Is Exploring Future Option To Expand Its Footprint, Including Locations In Upstate New York  Schumer Has Proposed $52 Billion To Implement Federal Semiconductor Manufacturing And R&D Incentives That The Senate Is Considering This Week; Pushes To Land Micron Facility & Cementing NY Leadership In Domestic Semiconductor Industry  Schumer To Micron: Come To Upstate NY, Future Semiconductor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Dairy, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional relief to New York dairy farmers who have taken a financial hit during the COVID-19 crisis. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) was created last year to provide direct relief to farmers and help keep them afloat as agricultural... Read More

Senators, Congressmen Fought Alongside 3407 Families Since Colgan Air Flight 3407 Disaster in February 2009 To Enact Safeguards And Prevent Future Tragedies New Database Would Enable Airlines To Access Pilot Training History Before Hiring, Ensuring More Qualified and Capable Pilots Federal Reps: Ceaseless Advocacy By 3407 Families Will Make For Safer Skies U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, and U.S. Congressman Tom Reed... Read More

Following his previous push, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement regarding Samsung’s announcement today confirming plans to build a new chip manufacturing plant in the United States: Senator Schumer said, “As I’ve said before, there’s no better home for Samsung’s $17 billion U.S. semiconductor fab announced today than Western New York’s STAMP campus. STAMP is a cut above the rest with its low-cost utilities on a redundant... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Rehabilitate, Reconstruct, Modify, And Build Airport Facilities & More  Senators Say Funding Arrives Just In Time As New York Prepares To Reopen Next Week  Schumer, Gillibrand: FAA Funding Helps Upstate Economy Take Off U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $21,197,296 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funds to airports and counties across... Read More