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Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $304,920.70 in federal funding for the Village of Endicott Fire Department in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) and will specifically be used to help hire two firefighters. “Whether it’s... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used For Repairs To Breitbeck Park, Which Sustained Major Damage From Extreme Flooding On Lake Ontario In 2017 & 2019 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,875,606.15 in federal funding for critical repairs to Breitbeck Park in Oswego County. The federal funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to restore... Read More

Upstate NY Is An Agricultural Hive Of Productivity, But Recent Fed Decision That Imperils The Future Of Bees Would Threaten Much Of What Makes This Part Of New York Buzz  With USDA Recently Announcing Its Intention To Stop Collecting Data On Honey Bee Colonies In Places Like The Southern Tier, Schumer Pushes Plan To Reconsider, & Step-Up Work, Not Stop It  Schumer To Feds: Honey Bees Are Fundamental To Upstate NY’s Sweet Ag Industry, And Local Jobs Standing amidst a... Read More

In Recent Months, A Serious Shortage Of Teachers In Numerous Educational Fields Has Been Reported In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region; Over The Last Decade, NY State Has Lost 21,000 Teachers To Address The Escalating Teacher Shortage, Schumer Launches Two-Pronged Approach: To Maintain Critical Federal Funding For Teacher Recruitment, And To Forgive Crippling Student Debt For Prospective Educators Schumer: Rochester-Finger Lakes Teacher Shortage Must Be Expelled Standing at the Brighton Central... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Provide Transitional Housing and Support Services for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $450,000 in federal funding for Retreat, Inc. in East Hampton. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Transitional Housing Grant Assistance Program and will be used to provide transitional housing and support services for survivors of sexual... Read More

In May, Customs And Border Protection Executed A Plan To Temporarily Move Up To 300 Northern Border Officers To The Southern Border; Staffing Shortages Caused Hours-Long Delays At WNY Ports Of Entry, Impeded Cross-Border Trade And Created The Risk Of Security Vulnerabilities To Prevent Such Needless Security And Economic Danger In The Future, Schumer, Higgins Announce Legislation—BOUND Act—To Set A Minimum Customs Staffing Requirement At The Northern Border Schumer, Higgins: With... Read More

Smack In Middle Of Hurricane Season & Just As Dorian Skirts Coast, Nassau’s Army Corps Study To Protect Bay Communities Could Drown In Bureaucracy Unless It’s Rightfully Extended By Feds Corps’ Has Already Invested $3 Million Schumer Fought For Studying Ways To Reduce Risk Of Surges, Flooding & Other Damage Experienced During Sandy—But On Sept 30th, The Work Will Needlessly Stop Schumer: Feds Mustn’t Turn Blind-Eye To Nassau Just As Eye Of Any Hurricane... Read More

Pentagon Decision Would Redirect Funding from 127 Critical Military Construction Projects Across the Country, Including the Construction of a New Engineering Center at West Point Schumer, Gillibrand: The President’s Decision To Cut Funding for Military Projects Harms Military Readiness, Places National Security at Risk Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Provide Transitional Housing And Support Services for Survivors Of Sexual And Domestic Violence U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $450,000 in federal funding for Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. in Fulton, NY. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Transitional Housing Grant Assistance Program and will be used to provide transitional housing and support services for survivors... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Provide Transitional Housing and Support Services for Survivors of Sexual And Domestic Violence U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $444,690 in federal funding for YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Transitional Housing Grant Assistance Program and will be used to provide transitional housing and support services for survivors of sexual... Read More

The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program Supports Hospitals Serving A High Volume Of Low-Income & Uninsured Patients; Program Is Scheduled To Be Slashed By $4 Billion This Month, With No State Facing Greater Losses Than New York With Lewis County General Hospital Set To Lose +$6M The Next Decade, Schumer Urges Congress To Prevent Cuts From Going Into Effect Schumer: DSH Cuts Would Cripple Care In The North Country And Must Be Stopped Standing at Lewis County General... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the International Joint Commission (IJC) announced it would be heeding his request and adding Town of Greece Supervisor, Bill Reilich, to its Control Board:  “I am pleased to see that the IJC made the positive step of adding a New York candidate I’ve long supported to the Control Board, Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich. But it should now reverse its recent wrongheaded decision to reduce Lake Ontario... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $171,980.94 in federal funding for two fire departments in Western New York. Specifically, Armor Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. in Erie County will receive $146,742.85 and will use the funding to purchase new air packs, oxygen bottles, and air masks. The department currently uses 25-year-old air packs. The City of Olean Fire Department in Cattaraugus County will receive... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $138,045.45 in federal funding for the Arlington Fire District in Dutchess County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will specifically be used to provide firefighter training on incident command and safety. “It is essential that we provide our firefighters with the... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $375,618.65 in federal funding for four fire departments in Cayuga, Ontario, Steuben, and Tompkins Counties. Specifically, the City of Auburn Fire Department will receive $24,418.18, the Village of Shortsville Fire Department will receive $44,285.71, the City of Hornell Fire Department will receive $137,184.76, and the City of Ithaca Fire Department will receive... Read More

FCC Funding Is Expected to Provide Broadband Access to Homes and Businesses Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $8,208,810 in federal funding to expand high-speed, broadband internet access in Delaware County. The federal funding was administered through the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) to Hancock Telephone Company, and is expected to... Read More

Upstate NY Is An Agricultural Hive Of Productivity, But Recent Fed Decision That Imperils The Future Of Bees Would Threaten Much Of What Makes This Part Of New York Buzz   With USDA Recently Announcing Its Intention To Stop Collecting Data On Honey Bee Colonies In Places Like The North Country, Schumer Pushes Plan To Reconsider, & Step-Up Work, Not Stop It  Schumer To Feds: Honey Bees Are Fundamental To Upstate NY’s Sweet Ag Industry, And Local Jobs Standing amidst... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Reduce Youth Homelessness Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,592,570 in federal funding for the Homeless Alliance of Western New York. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) and will be used to expand access to affordable housing options for youth aged 24 and younger in... Read More

After Sandy, Schumer Championed Major Reforms To National Flood Insurance Program For LI; Now, Many Of Those Reforms Are Included In Bipartisan Legislation He Wants To Pass This Hurricane Season Senator’s Push Comes While Tropical Storm Dorian Spins In Atlantic, As Threat Of More Storms Aiming For LI Could Loom & With The NFIP Clock Set To Run Out September 30th Schumer: This Bipartisan Plan Puts High Pressure On Congress To Do Something Meaningful This Hurricane Season  Standing... Read More

Department of Homeland Security UASI Program Provides Funding to Address Needs of High-Threat Urban Areas, Like NYC, and Protect Against Acts of Terrorism Earlier This Year, the Senators Announced Their Push to Fund the Nonprofit Security Grant Program at Highest-Ever Level Washington DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the New York City area is set to receive $178,750,000 in federal funding through the Urban Area Security... Read More