Newsroom

Schumer Secured Two Hotspot Funding Tranches for NY As Part Of COVID-19 Response Bills; Gillibrand Sheparded Legislation To Final Passage  86 Hospitals Across New York State Will Receive Second Round of ‘Hot Spot’ Funding Starting Next Week  Senators: More Help On The Way For NY Hospitals Still Fighting On The Frontlines U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that 86 New York hospitals will receive more than $680 million of a new... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The Hudson Valley, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation’s K-12 Schools To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed   Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On The... Read More

COVID-19 Costs and Cancellation of Elective Procedures Left Putnam Hospital Strapped for Cash & Over $21M in Lost Revenue; Even After Nearly Ten Rounds of Schumer-Secured Emergency Funding, Putnam Hospital Has Received Less Funding Compared To Other Hudson Valley Providers  ~$60B Of Emergency Funding Schumer Negotiated For Hospitals in CARES Act & ‘Corona 3.5’ Remains Unspent By HHS; Yet, Administration Hasn’t Announced Plans to Help Hospitals Left Out of Past... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) For First Responders  Washington D.C., - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $146,847.25 in federal funding to provide essential PPE for New York’s firefighters responding to COVID-19. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Including Those Across The Hudson Valley, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation’s K-12 Schools To Meet The Need  Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed    Schumer: It Would Simply Be... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced $494,000 in federal funding for agricultural research and development at Cornell University and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and will be used to develop economically, environmentally... Read More

Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Region’s Small Biz’s Will Close In Weeks  Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Adirondack & Capital Region’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Upstate Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing in... Read More

As Senate Reconvenes Next Week And Hundreds of Billions in Federal Aid Will Be Considered, Schumer Pushes To Bring Federal $$$ Directly To Southern Tier Small Businesses & Schools  Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Relief For Southern Tier Small Businesses By Extending PPP To 2021 And Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses, And Provide Funding For Schools To Cover Mounting Cost Of Keeping Students Safe  Schumer: Saving Small... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The North Country, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation’s K-12 Schools To Meet The Need  Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed    Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On... Read More

Southern Tier Schools Estimate New Costs Just to Operate This Fall; With Nearly $40M in Revenue Losses Estimated In Allegany County Universities Alone, New Legislation Will Provide $132B For Higher Ed, Plus Funding For Childcare, Child Abuse Prevention, Education Stabilization, Higher Education, + More Senator Says Additional Aid For Southern Tier Schools Necessary As State & Local Gov’ts Fight Their Own Budget Crises Schumer: Investment in Allegany County Schools Is An Investment In... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across WNY, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation’s K-12 Schools & $4B For Computers And Broadband To Meet The Need  Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & Internet Access For All Students and Educators, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed & Local Taxes Could Rise; Recent Media... Read More

HARRIS, NY—Following months of tireless correspondence and advocacy on behalf of the complex and medically fragile residents at the Center for Discovery (The Center) in Sullivan County to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (NY) and U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) announced $1,009,580 in funding for the Center from the CARES Act HHS Provider Relief Fund. These funds will support the Center’s... Read More

Schumer, Standing Alongside Rep. Suozzi, Who Passed Plan To Restore SALT Deduction In The House, Will Announce Plan To Restore SALT In Upcoming, Must-Pass COVID-4 Stimulus; Schumer Will Say This Is The Latest, Best Chance To Restore The Tax Deduction    Schumer & Suozzi Have Been Pushing To Restore SALT Deduction Since It Was Uprooted From LI & Other Middle Class Communities Via The Tax Bill; The Avg SALT Deduction On LI Was Around $20K Across 690K... Read More

As Local Governments Face Uncertain Budgets Amid Crisis, Olean High School Estimates Possible $3.7 Million Loss in State Aid, Cattaraugus County Estimates $5.7 Million in Lost Revenue  Standing With Local Leaders, Schumer Says The Region’s Municipalities Heroically Ratcheted Up Spending To Fight COVID-19, Despite Budgetary Consequences, To Help Keep Essential Services Running Throughout The Region, Yet Congress Refuses To Lend A Hand In Recovery and Rebuilding  Schumer: Western... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region, Have Some Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation’s K-12 Schools To Meet The Need  Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed    Schumer: It Would Simply Be... Read More

Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Central New York Small Biz’s Will Close In Weeks Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Central New York’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Central New York Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing at The Pier in Central... Read More

As Local Governments Face Uncertain Budgets Amid Crises, City Of Oneonta Estimates A $3M Deficit, Otsego County Over $12M, In Lost Revenue Standing With Local Leaders, Schumer Says Otsego County Heroically Ratcheted Up Spending To Fight COVID-19, Despite Budgetary Consequences, To Help Keep Essential Services Running Throughout The Region, Yet Congress Refuses To Lend A Hand In Recovery and Rebuilding Schumer: Otsego County Stepped Up To Fight The Pandemic On The Frontlines, They... Read More

Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Rochester-Finger Lakes Area Small Biz’s Will Close In Weeks  Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Rochester-Finger Lakes Area’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses And Nonprofits  Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Rochester-Finger Lakes Area Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health... Read More

Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Western New York’s Small Biz’s Will Close In Weeks Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Western New York’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses And Nonprofits Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Western New York Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing at... Read More

Funding Will Provide Much-Needed Upgrade For Outdated Sewer System That Serves 238 Water Users  Springwater Will Receive $424K To Upgrade Existing Sewer System And Meet Health And Sanitary Standards  Senators: USDA Funding Will Keep Town Of Springwater Flowing U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $424,000 in federal rural development funding allocated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development as part of the Water and... Read More