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Press releases from: April 2021

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SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO SECURE HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN DOMESTIC SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS, AS GLOBALFOUNDRIES ANNOUNCES THEY ARE MOVING THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO SARATOGA COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER NEARLY $13 MILLION IN ECONOMIC RELIEF TO LOCAL NEW YORK AIRPORTS FOR OPERATIONAL AND CLEANING COSTS
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SENATORS SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND, REPRESENTATIVES TONKO AND KATKO, CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO INVEST IN U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
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AFTER A YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER OVER $181 MILLION IN HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE FOR NY’S HOMELESS RESIDENTS
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SCHUMER STANDS ALONGSIDE REP. MENG & ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS TO RALLY FOR PASSAGE OF COVID-19 HATE CRIMES ACT—ON FLOOR OF SENATE THIS WEEK; BILL WOULD GIVE DEPT. OF JUSTICE MORE TOOLS & LOCALS MORE HELP TO STEM THE TIDE OF INTOLERANCE, INVESTIGATE HATE CRIMES & BRING SOME RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS NY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $750K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LAUNCH NY IN BUFFALO
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SCHUMER: NYCHA & ITS RESIDENTS FACE NOW-OR-NEVER MOMENT FOR CRITICALLY-NEEDED INVESTMENTS VIA AMERICAN JOBS PLAN; BUT PLAN’S CALL FOR $40 BILLION FOR THE WHOLE NATION IS JUST NOT ENOUGH; SENATOR FIGHTS TO DOUBLE PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC HOUSING & NYCHA TO AT LEAST $80 BILLION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 IN APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FUNDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN TIER COMMUNITIES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN ROSS FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
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AFTER HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: ITHACA’S POST OFFICE WILL STAY AT DOWNTOWN LOCATION; FOLLOWING SENATOR’S URGING, USPS PRIORITIZES ITHACA COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES, AND RESIDENTS
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SCHUMER & REP. OCASIO-CORTEZ ANNOUNCE: FEMA FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LAUNCHES TODAY; HOTLINE IS “LIVE” FOR FAMILIES TO FILE CLAIMS; SENATOR & CONGRESSWOMAN PUSHED TO INCREASE ASSISTANCE TO $9K PER FUNERAL & URGE NY’ERS TO GATHER THEIR PAPERWORK, MAKE THE CALL & SECURE THEIR RELIEF
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SCHUMER: AFTER EXTENDED DELAY, OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AND PORT AUTHORITY’S LONG-AWAITED PORT DEEPENING & EXPANSION PROJECT TO BEGIN IN 2021
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IN PUTNAM COUNTY, SCHUMER DETAILS CRITICAL FED RELIEF NOW ON-THE-WAY TO PUTNAM VIA AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN; COVID RELIEF WILL KEEP PUTNAM’S GREAT VENUES, SMALL BUSINESSES, & PERFORMERS GOING
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SOUND THE ALARM ON SEDIMENT BUILD-UP IN BARCELONA HARBOR; SENATORS CALL ON ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS TO DREDGE FEDERAL PORTION OF HARBOR, SAY SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION THREATENS OPERATIONAL VIABILITY OF HARBOR AND REGIONAL ECONOMY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: OVER 80% SURGE IN PATIENTS SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AT ORANGE COUNTY’S ACCESS OVER THE PAST YEAR; SCHUMER LAUNCHES PLAN TO COMBAT SILENT SIDE EFFECT OF THE PANDEMIC – MENTAL HEALTH; AFTER SECURING $5 BILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, SCHUMER PUSHES TO GET MORE FUNDING DIRECTLY TO HUDSON VALLEY PROVIDERS ASAP AS PART OF COVID-19 RECOVERY
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WITH RECENT DISCOVERY OF PFAS IN ROCKLAND & WESTCHESTER COUNTY DRINKING WATER, SCHUMER LAUNCHES THREE-PRONG PLAN FOR FEDS TO FINALLY TACKLE CONTAMINATION HEAD ON AND UNLOCK FEDERAL RESOURCES TO REMEDIATE DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS, ALLOWING HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITIES TO RECOVER
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SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN AFTER SECURING 375-JOB PLUG POWER ‘GIGAFACTORY’ IN ROCHESTER, ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR $520 MILLION FED LOAN GUARANTEE SOUGHT BY PLUG POWER TO SUPPORT NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST GREEN HYDROGEN FUEL PRODUCTION PLANT AT WNY STAMP SITE FACILITY
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SCHUMER: PASSAGE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MEANS HUDSON VALLEY RESTAURANTS NOW ABLE TO GET A SLICE OF $28 BILLION DOLLAR FED POT—BUT SBA NEEDS TO GET $$$ OUT THE DOOR ASAP; SENATOR OUTLINES RELIEF FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY RESTAURANTS & JOBS WHILE STANDING AT ESSIE’S IN POUGHKEEPSIE
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WITH OSWEGO COUNTY HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATES IN NYS, SCHUMER GOES TO OSWEGO TO ANNOUNCE PLAN TO CUT CHILD POVERTY RATE IN HALF, INCLUDING MASSIVE CHILD TAX CREDIT EXPANSION SECURED IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN; OVER $237M MILLION EN ROUTE TO WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS CNY
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SCHUMER: PASSAGE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MEANS CAPITAL REGION RESTAURANTS NOW ABLE TO GET A SLICE OF $28 BILLION DOLLAR FED POT— BUT SBA NEEDS TO GET $$$ OUT THE DOOR ASAP; SENATOR OUTLINES RELIEF FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESTAURANTS & JOBS WHILE STANDING AT RUSSO’S GRILL IN AMSTERDAM