Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND 34 SENATE COLLEAGUES PUSH BACK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S OFFSHORE DRILLING REVERSAL
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and 34 Senate colleagues sharply criticized the Trump administration's decision to reopen offshore drilling leases three years ahead of schedule. This decision puts vast stretches of coastline along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and in the Arctic at risk. "This draft proposal is an ill-advised effort to circumvent public and scientific input, and we object to sacrificing public trust, community safety, and econom… Continue Reading
01.11.18
SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO SWIFTLY UNFREEZE A $600K FEDERAL GRANT OWED TO CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE
In A Letter To The FTA Schumer Makes Clear The Need To Review And Approve The City Of Poughkeepsie's Plan In Order to Unlock Funds; Senator Says FTA Approval Will Unfreeze Long Awaited $600K Federal Grant Schumer To Feds: It's Time to give Poughkeepsie the Money They Deserve After last month’s vote by the City of Poughkeepsie Common Council to lease its bus assets to Dutchess County, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer called on the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to r… Continue Reading
01.11.18
SENATORS SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO NAME POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF MAURICE HINCHEY
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office at 111 Market St, Saugerties, New York after former U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey. "Congressman Maurice Hinchey or 'Mighty Moe,' as I used to call him, deserves to be honored for his determination, endless energy, rare legislative skills, and his unwavering commitment to his constituents. During his 38 years of public service, Hinchey was a truly s… Continue Reading
01.10.18
SCHUMER: REPORT REVEALS OPIOID SCOURGE IS ACCELERATING AND TAKING DEADLY TOLL IN UPSTATE NEW YORK – UP BY 23%; SENATOR LAUNCHES A NEW DRIVE TO FIGHT CRISIS BY PUSHING FOR MAJOR INCREASE OF FED FUNDS DURING NEXT WEEK’S FINAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
Data Shows 2016 Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Increased By An Unprecedented 21 Percent; Counties Across Upstate New York Have Not Been Spared, With a 23 Percent Increase in Number of Deaths Since Last Year Schumer Says Startling New CDC Data Is Yet Another Shot Across the Bow, And a Reason We Must Secure Additional Federal Funds To Deploy Here in New York Schumer: Congress Needs To Target More Money To Upstate New York To Beat Back Opioid Scourge - And To Treat And Cure the Afflict… Continue Reading
01.09.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, U.S. ARMY TO POSTHUMOUSLY AWARD HIGHEST PEACETIME MEDALS FOR VALOR TO PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EMMANUEL MENSAH, HERO WHO WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN BRONX APARTMENT FIRE WHILE RESCUING OTHERS
Pfc. Mensah Was Home in the Bronx For Holidays When Apartment Fire Broke Out; Mensah Evacuated a Family & Went Back Into Inferno Multiple Times To Save Others When He Was Killed Last Week, Schumer Urged the Army to Posthumously Honor Mensah, an Immigrant from Ghana, for Courage, Sacrifice & Utter Selflessness After His Push, U.S. Army Will Award 'Soldier's Medal' & 'Medal of Valor’ to Pfc.Mensah For Saving the Lives of Four People & Rescuing… Continue Reading
01.09.18
SCHUMER: KEY FEDERAL FUNDS SECURED TO ASSIST WITH REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER BAE SITE
After Schumer's Urging, FEDS Will Approve Broome IDA's Application; Over $200K Coming to Help The Agency Plan for Future of Prime Johnson City Site Schumer Successfully Urged, Air Force to Demolished And Cleaned Up Dilapidated Manufacturing Site After Severe Flooding Left The Former BAE Facility Uninhabitable In October, Schumer Urged DOD To Make Good On Commitment To Help With Recovery Called On DOD To Approve The Agency’s Application And Provide Funding Assistance For Site Redevelopm… Continue Reading
01.08.18
SCHUMER: WITH ILLEGAL DRUGS FLOWING INTO BORDER CROSSINGS LIKE PEACE BRIDGE AND BUFFALO-NIAGARA AIRPORT, SENATOR URGES PRESIDENT TO IMMEDIATELY SIGN BILL ON DESK THAT WOULD GIVE BUFFALO CBP AGENTS HIGH-TECH DETECTION MACHINES NEEDED TO STOP HIDDEN & DEADLY FENTANYL BEFORE IT’S SMUGGLED ONTO UPSTATE NY STREETS; BUFFALO SHOULD BE AMONGST FIRST CITIES TO RECEIVE HANDHELD DEVICES
Buffalo's Niagara International Airport And Peace Bridge Have Been Key Points Of Entry For Drug Smuggling; This Tech Can Help Derail Trafficking Across The Region Once President Signs Bi-Partisan Schumer-Backed Bill Known As The INTERDICT Act, Senator Wants Portable Chemical Detection Technology In Buffalo ASAP to Begin to Intercept Illicit Fentanyl, and Potentially Save Lives Schumer: Buffalo Is Just One Signature Away From Writing A New Chapter In The Opioid S… Continue Reading
01.07.18
SCHUMER URGES PRESIDENT TO SIGN BILL ON DESK THAT WOULD GIVE JFK AIRPORT HIGH-TECH DETECTION MACHINES NEEDED TO STOP HIDDEN & DEADLY FENTANYL BEFORE IT’S SMUGGLED ONTO NY STREETS; SENATOR THEN WANTS NYC TO BE AMONGST FIRST CITIES TO RECEIVE HANDHELD DEVICES THAT CAN HELP CHOKE OFF TRAFFICKING & STOP THE OPIOID SCOURGE
JFK Has Been A Major Point Of Entry For Fentanyl Smuggling & Also Has An International Mail Processing Center; Drugs That Make It Out Of JFK Go All Over The Northeast; This Tech Can Help Derail Trafficking Across the Region Once President Signs Bi-Partisan Schumer-Backed Bill Known As The INTERDICT Act, Senator Wants Portable Chemical Detection Technology To Land At JFK ASAP & Intercept Illicit Fentanyl Schumer: New York Is Just One Signature Away From Writing A N… Continue Reading
01.05.18
SCHUMER: NEW REPORT REVEALS OPIOID SCOURGE IS ACCELERATING AND TAKING DEADLY TOLL IN WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND COMMUNITIES – UP NEARLY 200%; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH A NEW PUSH TO FIGHT CRISIS BY INCREASING FED FUNDS DURING NEXT WEEK’S FINAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
New Data Shows 2016 Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths In The U.S. Increased By An Unprecedented 21%; Westchester And Rockland Counties Have Not Been Spared, With 143 Opioid Overdose Deaths In 2016, A Nearly 200% Increase From 49 Deaths In 2015 Schumer Says Startling New CDC Data Serves As Shot Across the Bow And Reason We Must Secure Additional Federal Funds Here At Home Schumer: Westchester And Rockland Counties Desperately Need Additional Federal Funding To Beat Back Opioid Sco… Continue Reading
01.05.18
IN WAKE OF RECENT FATAL CHEMICAL EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT COSMETIC FACTORY, SCHUMER VISITS NEW WINDSOR TO CALL ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY IMPROVE THEIR COORDINATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS & FIRST RESPONDERS, WHEN A COMPANY IS CITED WITH SERIOUS VIOLATIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
Schumer Launches Effort To Ensure Local Governments Are Notified When Companies Like Verla International Are Cited For Mishandling Of Flammable Or Hazardous Substances Senator Says Emergency Response Agencies Should Always Be Notified Of Serious Health & Environmental Violations So They Can Proactively Prevent Accidents and Prepare To Respond When An Issue Arises Schumer: Feds Notification System To Local First Responders For Serious OSHA Violations Needs A Complete Makeover … Continue Reading
01.05.18
SCHUMER CALLS ON U.S. ARMY TO POSTHUMOUSLY HONOR PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EMMANUEL MENSAH, HERO WHO WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN BRONX APARTMENT FIRE WHILE RESCUING OTHERS
Pfc. Mensah Was Home in the Bronx For Holidays When Apartment Fire Broke Out; Mensah Evacuated a Family of Six & Went Back Into Inferno Four More Times To Save Others When He Was Killed Schumer Says Mensah, an Immigrant from Ghana, Showed Courage, Sacrifice & Utter Selflessness & Deserves To Be Recognized Schumer: Pfc. Mensah Was A Soldier, Immigrant, First Generation American, NY'er, But Above All Else, He Was a Hero U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S. Department… Continue Reading
01.02.18
SCHUMER PUSHES PLAN TO RESTORE PENSION TO THOUSANDS OF LONG ISLAND FAMILIES WHO WORKED THEIR WHOLE LIVES & ARE LOSING LONG-PROMISED PENSION PAYMENTS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN; NEW LEGISLATION COULD PULL PENSION PLAN OUT OF FINANCIAL TROUBLE TO AVOID FURTHER BENEFIT CUTS IN YEARS TO COME
Over 4,500 Long Island-Area Teamster Families Are Now Victims Of A Pension System That Could Collapse On Itself; These Teamsters Have Worked For Years Paying Into The System, But Now Have Been Forced to Take a 30 Percent Cut in Benefits & Could Lose Even More Of Their Hard-Earned Pension Without Action, The Plan Could Suffer Further Financial Trouble and Beneficiaries Could See Additional Cuts; But Schumer-Backed "Butch Lewis Act" Would Help Plans Meet Their Obligations Without Hurting Ret… Continue Reading
01.02.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW REPORT SAYS OPIOID SCOURGE TAKING HUGE TOLL; STATEN ISLAND IS AT NYC'S OPIOID EPICENTER; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO FIGHT CRISIS & INCREASE FED FUNDS TO NEW YORK AS BUDGET DEAL LOOMS
New Data Shows 2016 Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Increased by 21 Percent; Staten Island Has Not Been Spared, With Highest Rate of Overdose Deaths in All of NYC Schumer Says Startling New Data Serves as Shot Across the Bow And Reason We Must Secure Additional Federal Funds Here At Home Schumer: SI Depends On Upcoming Budget Deal To Beat Back Opioid Scourge U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched a public push to fight the deadly opioid crisis and said he will do ever… Continue Reading
12.22.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF “KEVIN & AVONTE’S LAW”; SCHUMER’S BILL WOULD HELP LOCATE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WHO WANDER FROM THE SAFETY OF THEIR CAREGIVERS; SENATOR NOW CALLS FOR SWIFT PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE
Just This Month, Two NYC Children With Autism Went Wandering, But Were Thankfully Found Safe; Incidents Could Have Been Prevented By Wearable Tracking Devices That Allow Law Enforcement To Locate Vulnerable Children And Adults - Almost Half Of Children With Autism Will Wander At Least Once Schumer's Legislation, "Kevin & Avonte's Law," Which Just Passed the Senate, Would Create A Vital Grant Program To Provide Families With Lifesaving Locator Devices Schumer: Now, House Must Act & Quic… Continue Reading
12.22.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND 13 SENATE DEMOCRATS CALL ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO HOLD RAILROADS ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL AFTER FATAL DERAILMENTS AND SAFETY LAPSES
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a group of 13 Senate Democrats to call on Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to hold railroads accountable for failing to implement sufficient safety measures. The Senators have requested a status report on railroads' implementation of positive train control (PTC), a lifesaving technology required by Congressional mandate to be fully implemented by 2018. The Senators' letter comes four days after an Am… Continue Reading
12.21.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Investment Will Train Workers To Adapt To New World Of High-Tech Manufacturing U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,500,000 in federal funding for Hudson Valley Community College. The funding was allocated through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and will be used for a new Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) training facility. Specifically, this investment will support a n… Continue Reading
12.18.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES UPSTATE NY COMPANY – PIONEER IN WYOMING AND CHEMUNG COUNTIES – HAVE BEEN AWARDED CRITICAL CONTRACT THAT IS ESTIMATED TO CREATE 200 JOBS ACROSS UPSTATE NY
The Department of Education Awarded Pioneer New Contract to Resume Its Work With Federal Student Loan Borrowers Recovering From Defaults - With New Contract, Local Wyoming & Chemung County Company will Hire 200 Workers U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Pioneer Credit Recovery with operations in Wyoming County and Chemung Counties will begin hiring 200 new workers as a result of a new award-term extension contract awarded to Pi… Continue Reading
12.18.17
SCHUMER URGES FEDERAL WETLAND REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR LEGOLAND DEVELOPMENT AND HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS AND NEW TAX REVENUE; SCHUMER URGES ARMY CORPS TO EXPEDITE REVIEW THAT COULD UNLOCK OPPORTUNITY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
Schumer Urges Army Corps To Issue Review And Approve Proposal So Legoland Can Turn Vacant Property In Orange County Into A Family Theme Park Destination That Will Provide Jobs For Residents and Significant Tax Revenue for Localities, Including Goshen; Schumer Says Park Can Boost The Local Economy And Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To Orange County Project Expected To Employ More Than 500 Permanent Full-Time Jobs, 500 Seasonal Jobs, 300-Part-Time Jobs And An Additional 800 Construction Jobs; But Before… Continue Reading
12.17.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: FEDS POSSESS TECHNOLOGY TO HELP DETECT SUICIDE VESTS IN SUBWAYS, TRAIN STATIONS & AIRPORTS – BUT WITHOUT MORE TESTS, LIFE-SAVING, TERROR-PREVENTING TECHNOLOGY COULD SIT IN LIMBO FOR YEARS; SENATOR URGES TSA TO PARTNER WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES, BRING NEXT-GEN TECH TO NYC FOR TESTS & SPEED UP PLANS TO ADOPT NATIONALLY
Amidst New ISIS Threat To NYC & On Heels Of Last Week's Failed Terror Attack In Subway, Schumer Says Feds Must Rigorously Test Bomb Detection Technology In NYC & Speed-Up Adoption Of Machines That Should Be Placed In Some Of NYC's Busiest Transit Hubs, Like Subways, Penn Station & Airports TSA Has Been Working On The Technology Since 2004 With Partners Like Amtrak & NJT; Schumer Says, Given Era Of Terror & Lone Wolves, Feds Must Put Device That Can Detect Suicide Vests On Th… Continue Reading
12.15.17
SCHUMER: FCC VOTE TO END NET NEUTRALITY – ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE WEB TO BE BLOCKED OR SLOWED FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS -- SIMPLY CANNOT STAND; REPEAL OF NET NEUTRALITY WILL TURN INTERNET INTO A TOLL ROAD, WHERE ONLY THE HIGHEST PAYING CUSTOMERS WILL RULE; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO OVERTURN DECISION WITH A MAJORITY VOTE BY CONGRESS
Yesterday's Vote By The FCC To Repeal Net Neutrality Could Jack Up The Cost Of Internet Access & Means The Internet Is No Longer Open Or Fair Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Will Now Be Allowed To Deliberately Speed Up Or Slow Down Traffic From Specific Websites, Apps, Or Charge More For Different Content Schumer: We Must Hit 'Control, Alt, Delete' On FCC’s Vote To Kill The Open Internet Standing at WeWork headquarters, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced support for… Continue Reading
