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Hospital Would Be New York’s First Short-term Inpatient Program For Children With Complex Developmental Disabilities And Would Be Sorely Needed Resource For New York’s Most Developmentally Complex Children COVID-19 Pandemic’s Devastating Financial Impacts Caused Over $5 Million in Lost Revenue for TCFD Jeopardizing Construction; Schumer Pushed Feds To Keep Project On Track & Secured $35 Million USDA Loan  Schumer: Center For Discovery Will Now Be Center Of Hope... Read More

Maximum Financial Assistance Will Now Be $9,000 Per Funeral Schumer, Ocasio-Cortez: Now Is The Time For Applicants To Gather Relevant Documentation Application Expected To Open In Early April WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shared additional information about the funeral assistance program with the offices of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.   Most notably, FEMA shared that the maximum financial... Read More

American Rescue Passage Brought Swift Deposits Of $1,400 Direct Payments for Thousands Of Southern Tier Residents; Millions More Dollars Coming To Restaurants and Independent Live Venues, Schools, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half  Schumer: ST To Get Big... Read More

American Rescue Passage Brought Swift Deposits Of $1,400 Direct Payments For Tens Of Thousands Of Mohawk Valley Residents, Millions More Dollars Coming In Grants To Restaurants And Independent Venues, Schools, State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half  Schumer:... Read More

Schumer, Alongside Nation’s Vax Coordinator Jeff Zients, At Fed Vax Site In NYC, Announces New York Will Receive A Total of 1.65 Million Vaccines Per Week Into April: A 33% Increase From Today & 3.5 Times The Number Since President Biden Took Office Schumer & Zients Highlight Roughly $500 Million In DIRECT Fed Support For New York Vaccine Sites, Including New Community Vaccination Centers & Hundreds of Community Health Center Sites Across The State; Hundreds-Of-Millions... Read More

Some NY Higher Ed Institutions Have Been Forced To Eliminate Majors & Departments, Pause Admissions, And Cut Staff To Make Ends Meet Throughout Ongoing Economic Crisis Schumer Has Been Ahead Of The Curve In Advocating – And Delivering – For Higher Ed Throughout Pandemic; Brings Fed Assistance To Campuses In American Relief Plan Schumer To NY Colleges: More Help Is On The Way To Get FULLY Back To School & Back To Business Following steadfast support for New York’s... Read More

Schumer Had Strong Conversation With JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes Amid Report That Airline Is ‘Exploring’ A Move Amid Pandemic; Schumer Says Moving Would Cause Turbulence For Thousands Of JetBlue’s New York Employees & Doesn’t Need To Happen   Schumer Has A Long, 20-Year History Working With JetBlue & Helped Work The Deal For Their Takeoff In NY; His Call To Hayes Comes As Critical Help From Just-Passed Relief Package --That All But Saved Entire Airline... Read More

Nearly 2.4 Million New Yorkers Owe $89.5 Billion In Federal Student Loans; Senator Says President Biden Has Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loan Debt Canceling Student Loan Debt Will Relieve A Huge Burden On Young People and Families During COVID-19 & Beyond And Will Deliver Boost To Economy Schumer: New Yorkers Need Substantial Relief From Burden Of Student Loans The Pandemic Has Only Made Worse  On phone call with New York college students, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer pushed... Read More

Local School Districts Have Shelled Out Thousands Of Dollars To Cover Massive Costs Of Internet Curriculums, Broadband, PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies, & More Schumer Has Rung The Bell On Budget Challenges Facing Schools Throughout Pandemic; Brings Fed Assistance To Class In American Relief Plan  Schumer: More Help Is On The Way To Help Upstate NY School Districts Reopen Safely After championing funding for education to benefit Upstate New York’s schools, children, and students... Read More

Upstate Airports Will Get $84M & Upstate Transit Systems Are Estimated To Get $395M In Federal Dollars As Part Of Schumer-Led American Rescue Plan Schumer Says Pandemic Has Created Unnavigable Storms For Airports And Public Transportation; Lands Fed Assistance For Road To Transit Recovery Schumer: More Help Is On The Way For Upstate Transit Grounded By Pandemic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that the recently-signed American Rescue Plan includes $480,249,023 that... Read More

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following joint statement: “Confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership. We commend the brave actions of the individuals who have come forward with serious allegations of abuse and misconduct. Due to the multiple, credible sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, it is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his... Read More

With Schumer Announcement, Community Health Centers Set To Become Federally-Funded Vax Sites & Get Their Own Shipment Of COVID Vaccines  Schumer Says This Is Just The Start Of A Massive, New Federal Vaccine Distribution Campaign; Billions Schumer Just Secured In Recently-Passed American Rescue Plan Will Deliver Even More For NY In Coming Months Schumer: MORE Help Is On The Way For New Yorkers Who Want A COVID Vaccine, With Extra Focus on Underserved and Minority Communities Announcing a... Read More

American Rescue Passage Means Help Is On The Way With $1,400 Direct Payments for Tens of Thousands Of Central New Yorkers, Nearly $900 Million In State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY Earlier In Pandemic; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half, Significantly Impacting Syracuse’s 44% Of Children Living Poverty Schumer: CNY To Get A Big... Read More

American Rescue Passage Means Help Is On The Way With $1,400 Direct Payments for Tens of Thousands Of Western New Yorkers, Nearly $900 Million In State & Local Aid, Rental Assistance, Pension Relief, And Historic Child Tax Credit Expansion Deal Is On Top Of $150+ Billion Schumer Already Delivered To NY In Earlier Pandemic Relief Legislation; Researchers Say Rescue Deal Will Also Cut Child Poverty In Half, Significant Impacting Buffalo’s Estimated 25,000 Children Living In... Read More

State & Local Aid Has Been Top Schumer Priority Since Beginning Of Pandemic; Schumer Delivers Direct Federal Assistance To Every Community Of Every Size, Keeping Local Economies Afloat, Frontline Workers  on the Job & Main Streets Alive  State & Local Fiscal Relief Funds Provides a Whopping $12.56B To NYS, $6.14B To Metro Cities, $3.9B For Counties, $825M For Small Cities, Towns, And Villages, & $358M For NYS... Read More

American Rescue Passage Means Help Is On The Way For Americans & New Yorkers With $360 Billion Flowing DIRECTLY To Hard-Hit State & Local Governments-- $12.5B To NYS, $6B For NYC, About $4.9B For Additional Cities, Counties, Towns, Villages; $169.5B For Education--$12B+ To NY & $7B For Critical NY Transit Needs, Including At MTA/LIRR, Along With $80B For COVID Vax, Testing Effort & Healthcare Workforce---$4B+ To NY  . Deal Also Includes More Than $28B To Save Our... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families Washington, DC - U.S. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,361,543 in Head Start funding for Delaware Opportunities, Inc. in Hamden. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and will be used to enhance early child development programs and foster... Read More

Toxic PFOA Levels Recently Tested At 19 PPT In Rockland County, Almost DOUBLE State Standard; Yet, Extent & Source Of Contamination Is Currently Unknown Reps Say PFOA In Rockland Water Supply Potentially Poses Health & Environmental Risks To 300,000+ Rockland Residents And The EPA Must Help Rockland and NY Quickly Address Contamination ASAP Schumer, Jones To EPA: We Needs All Hands On Deck To Clean Up Rockland Drinking Water Following a late-2020 notice where more than 300,000... Read More

Plug Power Is Planning To Build Five New Green Hydrogen Fuel Production Facilities Across The U.S., Including A $290 million Production Facility at the WNY STAMP Campus   Senator Says Plug Power Is A Great New York Biz And With ~400 Workers Now In Albany & Rochester & New, 375 Job Gigafactory Opening in Henrietta, NY this Summer, Schumer Calls For Fed Support to Drive Company’s Further Job Expansion In New York Schumer To Feds: Plug In to Help Make New Plug Power STAMP... Read More

Grants Awarded To Albany, Lewis, And Rockland County Programs  Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children Schumer, Gillibrand: Head Start Provides Young Students With The Resources They Need To Succeed  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $15,186,306 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in Albany, Lewis, and Rockland Counties. The funding was allocated... Read More