Press Releases
GOVERNOR HOCHUL AND MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER ANNOUNCE MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANUFACTURER EDWARDS VACUUM TO BUILD $319 MILLION FACILITY IN GENESEE COUNTY
British-Based Leader in Semiconductor Industry Will Build 240,000 Square-Foot Facility, Create 600 Jobs at Western New York's STAMP Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park Investment Builds on Historic $100 Billion Commitment from Micron Technology, Further Strengthens Upstate New York's Advanced Manufacturing And Semiconductor Corridor Also Complements "Finger Lakes Forward" - The Region's Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow t… Continue Reading
10.26.22
SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $50 MILLION TO UPSTATE NEW YORK SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PURCHASE 130+ NEW CLEAN, ELECTRIC BUSES THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS LAW; CURBING POLLUTION, SUPERCHARGING THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GIVING UPSTATE KIDS THE CLEAN COMMUTE THEY DESERVE
Thanks To Schumer Leading The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Passage, Upstate School Districts Will Now Get $50+ Million Boost To Purchase Game Changing Over 130 New Electric Low And Zero-Emission Buses Diesel Exhaust From School Buses Not Only Pollutes The Environment, But Has Been Linked To Asthma In Children; Now Thousands Of Children Will Have A Cleaner Environment When Riding To School Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Greenlights Electric School Buses To Keep Kids Healthy And Co… Continue Reading
10.26.22
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, STATEN ISLAND’S ARTHUR KILL TERMINAL AWARDED $48M FEDERAL GRANT; SENATOR SAYS SI IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND HUB WITH THESE PORT INVESTMENT FUNDS, WHICH HE SECURED IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW
Schumer Says Offshore Wind At SI's Arthur Kill Terminal Will Create Thousands Of Jobs & Boost American Manufacturing; New Hub Will Be Huge Win For Community, Local Jobs & Environment Schumer Personally Pushed For Major Fed Investment In Calls To Transportation Sec. Buttigieg To Upgrade Arthur Kill's Port Infrastructure, So SI Can be Central To Offshore Wind Supply Chain Funding For Arthur Kill Project Helps Advance Offshore Wind Power Goals & Support More Wind Technology Being … Continue Reading
10.20.22
FOLLOWING HIS PERSONAL INVITATION & LONGSTANDING ADVOCACY TO MAKE BINGHAMTON A NATIONAL BATTERY HUB, SCHUMER BRINGS SENIOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICIAL TO THE SOUTHERN TIER TO SHOW BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HOW UPSTATE NEW YORK CAN POWER AMERICA’S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Schumer's Relentless, Year-Long Advocacy To Elevate Binghamton University's New Energy NY To The National Level Included Personal Calls to Commerce Secretary, Letters and Op-Eds, Delivered Major Fed Investment, will Energize The Southern Tier Economy And Jumpstart Cutting-Edge Battery Research and Manufacturing Now, Following His Personal Invitation Last Month, Schumer Brings U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Castillo To Show How The Greater Binghamton Area Is Chargi… Continue Reading
10.20.22
ON THE HEELS OF LANDING MICRON’S MAJOR INVESTMENT IN CENTRAL NY, SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON SECURING 2ND TENANT AT MARCY NANOCENTER; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH NEW PUSH TO BOLSTER UPSTATE’S BOOMING SEMICONDUCTOR CORRIDOR & SUPERCHARGE THE MOHAWK VALLEY WITH MORE GOOD-PAYING JOBS AND NEW COMPANIES
Schumer, Along With Governor Hochul, Just Brokered The Largest Economic Development Project In NYS History For Micron To Invest Up To $100 Billion & Create 50,000 Good-Paying Jobs In Nearby Onondaga County; Adding To New York's Semiconductor Corridor That Includes Wolfspeed's New Mohawk Valley Chip Fab -The First, Largest And Only 200mm Silicon Carbide Fabrication Facility In The World With His CHIPS and Science Act Spurring Major Investment In Upstate’s Chip Ecosystem, Schumer Says M… Continue Reading
10.19.22
FOLLOWING HIS PERSONAL INVITATION & LONGSTANDING ADVOCACY TO MAKE BINGHAMTON A NATIONAL BATTERY HUB, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE WILL BRING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY CASTILLO TO THE SOUTHERN TIER TOMORROW TO SHOW BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HOW UPSTATE NEW YORK CAN POWER AMERICA’S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Schumer Fought Non-Stop For Over A Year, Calling Commerce Secretary Multiple Times, Writing Op-Eds, And Uplifting Binghamton University's New Energy NY To The National Level To Deliver Major Fed Investment To Transform The Southern Tier Economy And Jumpstart Cutting-Edge Battery Research and Manufacturing Now, Following His Personal Invitation Last Month, Schumer Will Join U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Castillo To Show How The Greater Binghamton Area Is Charging … Continue Reading
10.19.22
SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL CALL WITH TOP BRASS OF EDWARDS VACUUM – A LEADING GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLIER- URGES COMPANY TO LOOK TO LOCATE ANY FUTURE EXPANSIONS IN NY AT READY SITES LIKE STAMP IN WESTERN NY; SENATOR SAYS INCENTIVES IN HIS CHIPS LEGISLATION AND NEW YORK’S RAPIDLY GROWING MICROCHIP INDUSTRY MAKE WNY AN IDEAL SUPPLY CHAIN HUB
Schumer's CHIPS And Science Bill Includes Major Fed Investment In Companies Like Edwards That Supply Equipment For Making Microchips And Senator Says With Micron's Major Investment On The Horizon, And Other Industry Leaders Like GlobalFoundries And Wolfspeed Nearby, The Timing Couldn’t Be Better To Make NY Their New Home STAMP, In Heart of NY Semiconductor Corridor, with Low-Cost Available Utilities, Infrastructure & Surrounding World-Class Skilled Workforce Make It An Ideal Site fo… Continue Reading
10.19.22
SCHUMER CALLS FOR FEDERAL SAFETY AUDIT ON LONG ISLAND’S ‘DEADLIEST ROADS,’ INCLUDING ROUTES 25 & 27; JERICHO TURNPIKE & MIDDLE COUNTY ROAD—ALONE—HAVE LOGGED DOZENS OF DEATHS WITH FED SAFETY ADMIN; SENATOR SAYS AUDIT COULD DRIVE CRITICAL TRANSPO/SAFETY FUNDS—HE’LL PUSH FOR—TO LI
Schumer Unveils Formal Call To Feds For A "Road Safety Audit" Based On Findings In Recent Analysis That Detailed LI Crashes, Dangers Over A 4-Year Span; Feds Would Work With State & Locals, Take Fresh Look At Road/Intersections, Traffic Flow, As Well As Other Characteristics To Identify Safety Improvements-Like Installing Crash Attenuators, Signals, Dealing With Speed & More Schumer Will Reveal That Recently-Passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill He Led Through Congress Could Help Fund I… Continue Reading
10.18.22
SCHUMER REVEALS: MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR TECH COMPANIES WITH TIES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO THREATENNATIONAL SECURITY & PUT NEW YORKERS DATA AT RISK; SCHUMER LAUNCHES ALL OUT PUSH TO ELIMINATE CHINESE CHIPS FROM U.S. SUPPLY CHAINS & STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY, BOOST THE U.S. CHIP INDUSTRY, AND CREATE JOBS IN CENTRAL NY
With Upstate New York Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Schumer Launches All Out Effort To Strengthen National Security, Boost US Chip Industry, And Create Upstate NY Jobs By Ensuring Semiconductor Products Used By The Feds Are Made In The U.S. Schumer-Author Of The Historic CHIPS & Science Bill That Is Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Jobs Back From Overseas-Now Wants To Cut Off Fed Use Of Chips From Companies With Known Links To The Chinese Communist Party That Thr… Continue Reading
10.18.22
SCHUMER REVEALS: MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR TECH COMPANIES WITH TIES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THREATENING NATIONAL SECURITY & PUTTING NEW YORKERS DATA AT RISK; STANDING AT ALBANY NANOTECH, SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW PUSH TO REMOVE CHINESE CHIPS FROM U.S. SUPPLY CHAINS TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY AND BOOST THE U.S. CHIP INDUSTRY, INCLUDING IN UPSTATE NY
With The Capital Region Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Schumer Launches All Out Effort To Strengthen National Security, Boost US Chip Industry, And Create Upstate NY Jobs By Ensuring Semiconductor Products Used By The Feds Are Made In The U.S. Schumer-Author Of The Historic CHIPS And Science Bill That Is Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Jobs Back From Overseas-Now Wants To Cut Off Fed Use Of Chips From Companies With Known Links To The Chinese Communist Party That Threa… Continue Reading
10.13.22
SCHUMER, RYAN ANNOUNCE REMOVAL OF “ASBESTOS MOUNTAIN”–THAT HAS PLAGUED ULSTER’S FORMER TECH CITY CAMPUS FOR THE PAST DECADE–IS COMPLETE, ACCELERATING THE SITE’S TRANSFORMATION
New York, NY - After years of advocating for the cleanup and transformation of Ulster County's former Tech City campus, once the 30-year home of IBM, now known as iPark87, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Representative Patrick Ryan today released the following statements on the long awaited removal of the toxic piles of asbestos: "After a long and arduous battle, the mountains of asbestos and debris are finally gone, and a once-contaminated dumping ground is now a found… Continue Reading
10.13.22
SCHUMER SECURES OVER $750,000 FOR PORT OF OSWEGO TO PURCHASE CRITICAL NEW ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY REACH STACKER TO BOLSTER PORT’S CARGO OPERATIONS
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he has secured a $754,000 U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) Marine Highways Grant for the Port of Oswego Authority to purchase a new low-emission reach stacker. The senator wrote to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to advocate on the Port of Oswego's behalf. Schumer said this critical new equipment will help the Port significantly improve its ability to load and unload containers, both… Continue Reading
10.12.22
SCHUMER & MENG ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF JOANNE KWONG AND KEVIN KIM TO HELP LEAD CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE CREATION OF FIRST NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE MUSEUM
Joanne Kwong Is President Of Iconic Pearl River Mart, And Kevin Kim Serves As Commissioner Of New York City's Small Business Services; The Two Will Be Part Of The 8-Person Commission To Study Potential Museum Creation As Directed Under Legislation Meng & Schumer Passed Into Law Today, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Representative Grace Meng announced the senator's two appointees for the commission to study the potential creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History … Continue Reading
10.11.22
SCHUMER REVEALS: RURAL FINGER LAKES HOSPITALS AT RISK OF LOSING $21 MILLION WITH PROGRAM SET TO EXPIRE IN WEEKS; STANDING AT NOYES HEALTH, LIVINGSTON COUNTY’S LARGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, SCHUMER LAUNCHES ALL OUT PUSH TO GET FED PROGRAMS OFF LIFE SUPPORT & GIVE RURAL FINGER LAKES HOSPITALS THE LONG-TERM HEALTH FUNDING THEY NEED
After Hospitals Just Faced Harshest Years Because Of The Pandemic, Schumer Says Vital Federal Medicare Reimbursement Programs, The Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) And Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Funds, Are Set To Expire By End Of This Year Putting Rural Upstate NY Hospitals At Risk Of Major Cliff Schumer Secured A Short Term Extension In Just Passed Temporary Budget Bill - But If The Program Isn't Renewed Rural Upstate Hospitals Would Lose Millions - Resulting In Rural Providers Like Livingston… Continue Reading
10.06.22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $16 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO REIMBURSE THE MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM FOR COVID RESPONSE & STAFFING
Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities & Health Centers Heroically Responded To COVID Outbreak, Ripping Holes In Their Budgets To Hire Emergency Staff Senators Say FEMA Funding - At A 100% Federal Cost Share - Will Reimburse The Healthcare Facilities For Costs; Funding Comes On Heels Of Over $3.6M Senators Delivered To Mohawk Valley Health System Earlier This Year Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Funding Will Give Mohawk Valle Health System Support It Needs To Keep Saving Lives U.S. Senate Majo… Continue Reading
10.05.22
AFTER STOPPING THE CANANDAIGUA VA MEDICAL CENTER CLOSURE NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO, SCHUMER SECURES OVER $60 MILLION TO BEGIN PHASE 4 CONSTRUCTION OF VA CAMPUS MODERNIZATION & EXPANSION IN JUST-PASSED FY22 VA BILL TO FUND CRITICAL RENOVATIONS, ADD MORE BEDS, LONG-SOUGHT UPGRADES TO GIVE FINGER LAKES VETERANS THE CARE THEY DESERVE & ANNOUNCES PUSH TO SECURE FINAL $62.5M IN UPCOMING FY23 TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE $506M PROJECT
When The Canandaigua VA Was Targeted For Closure In 2003, Schumer Successfully Led The Charge To Block Closure Plans And Thanks To His Relentless Advocacy Instead Secured Over $443M So Far To Upgrade Campus, Build New Outpatient Clinic, Safeguard It From Future Closure Threats Schumer Secured $60M Phase 4 Will Construct 2 New Housing Cottages To House Dozens Of Veterans And Complete Major Upgrades To Buildings 4 And 5; Now Schumer Is Pushing For Final $62.5M To Complete The Major Overhaul Begun… Continue Reading
10.04.22
HOCHUL, SCHUMER, MCMAHON ANNOUNCE: MICRON IS COMING TO ONONDAGA COUNTY! MICRON WILL INVEST AN UNPRECEDENTED $100 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 20-PLUS YEARS TO TRANSFORM CENTRAL NEW YORK INTO A GLOBAL, LEADING-EDGE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING HUB
Landmark Partnership Creates Largest Investment in a Manufacturing Project in New York State History; the New Megafab Will Create Nearly 50,000 Jobs, Plus Thousands of Prevailing Wage Construction Jobs With Schumer's Historic Federal CHIPS and Science Act As the Fuse, and Utilizing New York's Innovative Green CHIPS Legislation, Micron Will Build Largest Clean Room in Nation; Agreement Establishes $500 Million Community Fund and Prioritizes Hiring for Disadvantaged Communities, Veterans, MWBE C… Continue Reading
10.03.22
SCHUMER SECURES $1 BILLION IN CRITICAL EMERGENCY FED HEATING FUNDS IN JUST-PASSED TEMPORARY BUDGET TO KEEP UPSTATE NY-ER’S SAFE & WARM; OVER 700K UPSTATE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE USED THIS PROGRAM IN THE PAST YEAR, SENATOR SAYS HE WILL BE PUSHING FOR BILLIONS MORE IN FINAL BUDGET TO HELP SENIORS & FAMILIES KEEP THE HEAT ON THIS WINTER
More Than 700,000 Upstate NY Households Tapped Fed Home Energy Assistance Program In Past Fiscal Year, BUT With Energy Sector Still Strained By COVID And Supply Chain Issues From Conflict In Ukraine Schumer Says Families And Seniors Need Added Funds To Help Pay Their Bills Thanks To Schumer's Advocacy, Struggling Upstate Families Will Continue To Be Able To Tap This Program As Industry Predicts Heating Spikes This Winter - Senator Said Securing More Funding In Final Budget Is Crucial For Helpin… Continue Reading
09.29.22
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY LOCK VISITORS’ CENTER GROUNDBREAKING
After personally visiting the St. Lawrence Seaway Visitors' Center in 2018 and successfully delivering over $6 million in federal funding through U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the once dilapidated Visitors' Center. Senator Schumer today released the following statement on the groundbreaking of the new facility: "I was proud to fight for and deliver $6 million to modernize the St. Lawrence Seaway Visitors’ Center," said Senator Schumer. "Tens of thousands of tourists come to… Continue Reading
09.22.22
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $8 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING TO HIRE DOZENS OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CAPITAL REGION; SENATORS SAY FED $$$ WILL HELP TROY & SARATOGA SPRINGS DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE STAFFING SHORTAGES
Troy And Saratoga Springs Fire Department Have Faced Staffing Challenges, Impacting Their Ability To Respond To Daily Emergencies- Now Thanks To This Major Federal Boost Delivered By Schumer And Gillibrand They Will Have The Resources They Need To Hire 30 New Firefighters Funding Comes On The Heels Of Senators Delivering Over $1M Through The AFG Program To Troy & Schenectady Fire Departments Earlier This Summer To Purchase Essential Equipment And Train Troy Firefighters To Become Certified… Continue Reading
