Press Releases
SCHUMER REVEALS: LOOMING FED LAW WOULD KILL LONG ISLAND’S LIFE-SAVING FIRST RESPONDER RADIO SIGNAL—‘T-BAND’; LI COPS, FIRE FIGHTERS & EMS WOULD HAVE TO GET NEW RADIOS USING UNTESTED SYSTEM WHILE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP LI EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM WORKING, AS IS
LI First Responders From --Nassau To Suffolk-- Have Relied On Access To Special Radio Frequency During Slew Of Emergencies This Year, Alone; Recent Babylon Inferno Required 8 Emergency Crews To Come Together To Control Blaze Special Signal Allows LI Firefighters, Cops & EMS To Communicate Day-To-Day, Even When Cell Towers, Electricity Or Internet Are Down; T-Band Even Functions Deep Underground In Tunnels Or Inside Concrete Buildings; But Fed Law Demands LI First Responders Move to an Untes… Continue Reading
08.06.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THAT NEWLY-PASSED SENATE DEFENSE BILL INCLUDES $50 MILLION FOR IMPACT AID PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS ON FEDERAL LAND, INCLUDING SEVERAL DISTRICTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY
National Defense Authorization Act That Just Passed The Senate Includes $40 Million For The Department Of Defense Impact Aid Program And $10 Million For Impact Aid For Severely Disabled Military Children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, today announced that the national defense bill includes $40 million dollars of funding for the Department of Defense Impact Aid Program, and an… Continue Reading
08.03.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $24K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GREENE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHENANGO COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Modernize Turnout Gear For Overall Protection From Hazards And Carcinogens U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $24,762 in federal funding for the Greene Volunteer Fire Department in Chenango County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to modernize the Fire Department's turnout gear for overall… Continue Reading
08.02.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FOLLOWING HIS FULL COURT PRESS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REDUCES UNWISE AND UNJUST DUTIES THAT HARM AMERICAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, PAPER PRODUCERS AND JOBS; SENATOR VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST TARIFFS BY URGING THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION TO FULLY ELIMINATE THEM
Schumer: Local Newspapers Are Fundamental To Vibrant Upstate Communities And Healthy Democracy And Lowering These Unwise And Damaging Tariffs Is A Positive Step - But Now The ITC Must Eliminate Them U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that today, following his push, the U.S. Department of Commerce lowered the rates on the tariffs on uncoated Canadian groundwood paper imports imposed earlier this year, that severely impacted New York's already at-risk community newspapers an… Continue Reading
08.02.18
AFTER MAJOR PUSH BY SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND, JUST-PASSED DEFENSE BILL APPROVES $14.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT ROME LAB
The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, New York Is The Nation's Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber and Intelligence Technologies Schumer And Gillibrand Today Announced That The Newly-Passed Through Conference NDAA Authorizes $14.2 Million In Federal Funding For Security Enhancements At The Lab Schumer And Gillibrand Fought Provision In Final NDAA That Required Cuts That Would Jeopardize DFAS Jobs U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S… Continue Reading
08.01.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $27K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WINCHESTER FIRE COMPANY IN ERIE COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Thermal Imaging Cameras U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $27,104 in federal funding for the Winchester Fire Company in West Seneca Fire District 1 (WSFD) in Erie County, N.Y. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to purchase three new thermal imaging cameras that will protect WSFD fi… Continue Reading
08.01.18
IN WAKE OF RAIL BRIDGE COLLAPSING ONTO BUSY UPSTATE NEW YORK STREET CORNER, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS HIRE MORE FEDERAL RAILROAD BRIDGE INSPECTORS; SENATOR SAYS WITH ONLY 3 INSPECTORS FOR ALL 3,000 TRAIN BRIDGES IN UPSTATE NY, FEDS MUST DEDICATE MORE RESOURCES TO AUDIT & INSPECT CRUMBLING BRIDGES
Schumer Says Having Only Three Bridge Safety Specialists Puts New Yorkers Increasingly At Risk; Inspectors Are Responsible For Bridges Not Only In New York, But Over A Dozen Other States; While Railroad Companies Are Responsible To Fix Their Own Bridges, Fed Inspectors Have The Nearly Impossible Task To Audit & Inspect Hundreds Of Privately Owned NY Bridges Schumer Reveals NYS Bridges Could Be At Risk If They Are Not Inspected & Audited: In The Capital Region, There Are 281 Rail Bridges… Continue Reading
07.31.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR VITAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
Department Of Transportation Funding Will Be Used For Variety Of Infrastructure, Environmental, And Research Upgrades For Airports Across Upstate New York U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,199,493 in federal funding for airports and transportation authorities throughout New York. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). "Keeping our airports in top-n… Continue Reading
07.30.18
STANDING AT NEW ROCHELLE TRAIN STATION IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, SCHUMER URGES METRO-NORTH TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE CUSTOMERS & RESIDENTS WITH RAILROAD’S TIMELINE TO FULLY INSTALL LIFE-SAVING POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL; SENATOR SAYS METRO-NORTH HAS HAD AMPLE TIME AND MONEY AND MUST PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GET THIS DONE
Despite Numerous Reassurances Over the Years, Metro-North Says They Will Yet Again Ask Regulators For More Time to Install PTC; Senator Says Railroad Should Have Already Had This Done; Metro-North Has Not Provided Customers, Residents, and Workers With New Timeline Schumer To Metro-North: Enough Is Enough, It's Time To Be Honest With The Public For When To Expect PTC Installed Standing at the New Rochelle train station in Westchester County, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer tod… Continue Reading
07.27.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $249K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase 50 New Air Packs U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $249,048 in federal funding for the Town of Brownville Joint Fire District, which encompasses the Town of Brownville Fire Department, the Glen Park Village Fire Department, and the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department in Jefferson County, N.Y. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters… Continue Reading
07.27.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $22K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MARCELLUS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase OSHA And NFPA Compliant Washer/Extractor/Dryer System U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $22,381 in federal funding for the Marcellus Volunteer Fire Department in Central New York. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to purchase a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH… Continue Reading
07.25.18
SCHUMER: WITH NY JOBS & LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ON THE LINE, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT MUST REVERSE COURSE ON PENDING AUGUST 1st DECISION; SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON COMMERCE SECRETARY NOT TO UNJUSTLY HAMMER NEW YORK’S AT-RISK NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY; IF PERMANENT TARIFF TAKES SHAPE, NEWSPAPERS COULD BE FORCED TO RAISE PRICES, LOSE CUSTOMERS AND SLASH LOCAL STAFF – OR EVEN GO OUT OF BUSINESS
In January 2018, At Behest Of One Failing West Coast Firm And Its Wall Street Owner, The Department Of Commerce Imposed Preliminary Duties On Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada That Have Drastically Reduced The Profitability Of Newspapers And Printers Throughout Upstate NY; Vital Newspaper Ingredient Is Not Produced In The Northeast US Schumer Doubled Down On Call To Department Of Commerce To Consider The Crushing Impact Permanent Duties Will Have On Already-Struggling Companies And New… Continue Reading
07.24.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PREVENT ANY LAPSE IN ACCESS TO FARMERS MARKETS FOR VITAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SENATORS WARN THAT ANY DISRUPTION COULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACT ON FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND FARMERS WHO SUPPLY FARMERS MARKETS
With Electronic Benefit Transfer Services At Farmers Markets Under Threat By Novo Dia Ending Operations, Schumer And Gillibrand Urge The Department Of Agriculture's Food, Nutrition And Consumer Services To Do Everything Possible To Prevent Any Potential Disruptions U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged Acting Deputy Undersecretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brandon Lip… Continue Reading
07.20.18
DURING IN-PERSON MEETING, SCHUMER URGES ACTING DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY TO GRANT OSWEGO COUNTY’S REQUEST TO BE DESIGNATED A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA; SENATOR SAYS DESIGNATION WILL MEAN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INTELLIGENCE, AND COORDINATION TO HELP DISRUPT TRAFFICKING
Oswego County Has Seen A Rise In Drug Trafficking & Overdose Deaths In Recent Years; Oswego County Law Enforcement Needs Additional Support to Beat Back Scourge Schumer Calls On Fed. Office Of Drug Control Policy To Designate Oswego County A 'High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,' Which Will Provide Much-Needed Resources To Help County Address Growing Drug Problem Schumer: We Must Provide Money, Expertise & Intel To Help Oswego County Battle Heroin Scourge Recently, U.S. Senate Minor… Continue Reading
07.19.18
WITH RISE IN TODDLER DROWNINGS, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO INVESTIGATE & DEVELOP SPECIAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO REACH MORE PARENTS & SAVE PRECIOUS LIVES
As The Summer Heats Up, New Schumer Report Sounds Alarm & Shows Deadly Spike In Drowning Deaths Among Kids Senator's Report Finds Little Boys Are Drowning Twice The Rate Of Girls; Hundreds Of NY Tragedies Like Last Summer's Long Island Death Of Twin Boys, 3, Is Especially Painful & Why Spike Should Be Addressed Schumer: CDC Must Quickly Investigate What The Causes Are & Develop Outreach Program To Parents Amidst the most popular months for swimming, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer c… Continue Reading
07.18.18
IN DIRECT CALL TO UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT LIGHTHIZER, SCHUMER PRESSES US NEGOTIATOR TO DO MORE TO PROTECT UPSTATE NEW YORK’S DAIRY FARMERS & MILK PRODUCERS; SENATOR SAYS NAFTA NEGOTIATIONS ARE A REAL CHANCE TO UNDO CANADA’S UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES THAT HAVE HIT UPSTATE NEW YORK DAIRY FARMERS BETWEEN THE EYES
Dairy Farmers And Co-Ops Are Victims Of Unfair Trade Policies That Prevent Locals From Selling Product Mere Miles North - As Negotiations with Canada Set to Resume; Schumer Says It is Vital That Upstate NY Dairy Producers Are Protected From Protectionist Canadian Trade Policy Schumer, In A Direct Call To USTR Lighthizer, Urged Him To Work With Stakeholders To Fix Unfair Canadian Dairy Trade Barriers Last week, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer spoke directly to United States Tr… Continue Reading
07.18.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $150,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BROOME COUNTY
Funding Will Be Used to Extend the Chugnut Trail, Connecting the Village of Endicott to the Town Of Union The Trail Extension Will Connect Several Local Parks and Communities to Each Other and To Various Recreation Locations U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $150,000 in federal funding for Broome County. The funding was allocated through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and will be used to extend and improve the Chugnu… Continue Reading
07.18.18
STANDING WITH VETS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH FOR FEDS TO OPEN OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN NORTH HEMPSTEAD; COMMUNITY-BASED MED CLINIC WOULD GIVE THE MANY VETS ON NORTH SHORE BETTER ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY’VE EARNED; LONG DRIVE TIMES & MARKED NEED MAKE THE CASE FOR NEW CLINIC
LI Vets In North Hempstead Can Waste Hours Driving To & From VA Medical Center In Northport For Some Of The Most Basic-Yet Critical-Care; Senator Says Travel For North Hempstead Vets To Northport, East Meadow Or Valley Stream Could Be Thing Of Past If Feds Green Light Plan While Senator Works To Add North Hempstead Clinic To VA Capital Plan, He Urges Feds To Immediately Deploy A 'Mobile Vet Center' To Town To Handle Any Overflow Cases Schumer: A Nearby Clinic Makes All The Sense In The Wo… Continue Reading
07.13.18
SCHUMER: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELEASES LONG OVERDUE NEWBURGH PFOS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Department of Defense released their long overdue Site Investigation Report: "It was like pulling teeth, but, belatedly, the Department of Defense finally released their investigative report on toxic PFOA contamination at Stewart AFB and the surrounding waterways. This report must be immediately shared with the public and environmental experts so we can quickly understand the extent of the contamination and peruse the q… Continue Reading
07.12.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
Funding Will Be Used To Continue Groundbreaking Research Into Battery Systems And Energy Storage U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3 million in federal funding for Binghamton University. The funding was allocated through the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) program. According to the DOE, Binghamton University is one of 42 EFRCS in the country selected for $100 million in funding. Specifically, … Continue Reading
