Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO FOUR UPSTATE NEW YORK ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO STOP HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $800,000 in federal funding for four organizations across Upstate New York that work to mitigate housing discrimination through compliance with the Fair Housing Act. These federal funds were administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The funding will be used to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing… Continue Reading
04.10.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LAUNCH PUSH TO SECURE OVER $82 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB IN 2020 BUDGET – FUNDING WOULD KEEP 350 WORKERS ON THE JOB AND UNITED STATES AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF HIGH-TECH ENERGY RESEARCH
In FY 2019, Schumer & Gillibrand Secured $80 Million In Funding For Rochester Laser Lab, Keeping Lab Open And Reversing Misguided 2018 Administration Proposal That Would Have Closed Laser Lab And Cut Hundreds Of Rochester Jobs Today, Senators Double Down And Launch Major Effort To Secure A Boosted $82.4 Million For Rochester Laser Lab, Citing The World Class Facility's Ability To Boost National Security And The Rochester-Finger Lakes' Economy Schumer, Gillibrand: This Fed Funding Is Neede… Continue Reading
04.10.19
SCHUMER: ABRUPT CLOSURE OF ICONIC ‘FRIENDLY’S’ RESTAURANTS ACROSS UPSTATE NY DEMANDS ANSWERS; CORPORATION SHOULD HAVE GIVEN WORKERS FAR BETTER NOTICE THEY WERE BEING LET GO; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO INVESTIGATE MANNER BY WHICH SERVICE WORKERS WERE NOTIFIED OF LAYOFFS & IF BETTER PROTECTIONS ARE NEEDED
14 Friendly's Restaurants Across Upstate NY Abruptly Closed This Weekend; Leaving Many Workers In The Dark; Went To Work & Told To Close The Restaurants-For Good Schumer Says Process That Played Out Across Upstate NY Is Unfair To Employees; Urges DOL To Investigate Restaurant Corp To See If Any WARN Rules Were Skirted Or If Service Workers Need Better Protections Schumer: The Way This Went Down Is Anything But 'Friendly' To Upstate NY Workers On the heels of abrupt closures of 14 Friendl… Continue Reading
04.08.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: BROKEN VA CAREGIVER PROGRAM IS PREVENTING LOVED ONES FROM GIVING CNY VETS THE CARE THEY NEED & DESERVE; SENATOR DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ANSWERS FROM FEDS & TIMELINE TO FIX ISSUES ONCE & FOR ALL
VA Caregiver Program Supports Post 9/11 Vets With Qualifying Injuries; Recently, Caregivers In Syracuse & Across US Have Been Unexpectedly & Arbitrarily Purged From Program & Stripped Of Vital Stipends With Caregiver Program Set To Expand In October To Injured Korean & Vietnam War Vets, Schumer Demands VA Immediately Issue Plan To Fix The Broken Program Schumer To VA: Syracuse Vets Deserve Home-Bas… Continue Reading
04.08.19
STANDING AT SCHENECTADY’S SEAT CENTER, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO MAINTAIN FUNDING AND REVERSE ADMIN.’S DAMAGING CUTS TO YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM; SENATOR SAYS PROGRAM SERVING +1K STUDENTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION IS IN JEOPARDY, THREATENING RESOURCES FOR HUNDREDS OF LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS TO GET & KEEP GOOD-PAYING JOBS
Dept. Of Labor's YouthBuild Teaches Skills To Young Adults Who Have Not Completed High School Or Are At Risk of Failing; Administration's 2020 Budget Slashes YouthBuild Funding By Millions In Schenectady, Schumer Pledges To Thwart Administration’s Ill-Advised Cut To YouthBuild, Launches Push To Maintain Funding For Job-Boosting Capital Region Program In Appropriations Process Schumer To Feds: YouthBuild Has Been-And Must Remain-A Job-Creating Lifeline To +1K Of Capi… Continue Reading
04.07.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: CHINESE TRAFFICKERS’ OPIOID ASSEMBLY LINE RELIES ON JFK’S MAIL PROCESSING FACILITY & USPS TO KEEP ROLLING; ILLICIT DRUGS THAT ESCAPE DETECTION AT JFK END UP ON THE STREETS OF NYC & LI; SENATOR PUSHES NEW & NEEDED FED FUNDS TO ADD DETECTORS, OTHER PROTECTIONS AT JFK THAT PUT A WRENCH IN CHINA’S SUPPLY CHAIN & COMPLEMENT NEW SANCTIONS
This Past Week, Schumer Formally Unveiled First-Ever Fentanyl Sanctions Bill On China Traffickers; Bill Now Has Big GOP Backers & Is Gaining Steam To Stop Manufacturers & Traffickers That Cook-Up Formulas Of Death & Then Ship Them To America & Use USPS But Schumer Says To Achieve Max Impact & Truly Crack Down On Opioid Scourge, Bi-Partisan Sanctions Bill Must Also Be Accompanied By 'At Least $5 Million' Fed Investment Into JFK Mail Facility; POTUS Has Requested $16M National… Continue Reading
04.05.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LEAD PUSH IN SENATE TO SECURE MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR RIT-LED REMADE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT HIGH-TECH JOBS AND CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION IN ROCHESTER
Senators Continue Their Successful Multi-Year Effort to Secure Federal Support for Rochester's REMADE Institute Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on the Senate to provide full funding for the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)-led REMADE Institute. Rochester's Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute is one of the nation’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI) institutes, which were crea… Continue Reading
04.03.19
FOLLOWING HIS ALMOST 3 YEAR PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO FINALLY INSTALL A FILTRATION SYSTEM & HALT PFOS CONTAMINATION IN NEWBURGH
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) allocated $2.4 million in federal funding to install a filtration system at Recreation Pond in the City of Newburgh, a long-awaited interim remedial measure to stop PFOS from further toxifying the City's primary drinking water source: "At long last, after years of pushing and prodding, DOD is finally ponying up millions in federal funding to install a desperately-needed filtrati… Continue Reading
04.01.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED PLAN TO ‘REFORM’ NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM COULD SOAK LI’ERS WITH INCREASED PREMIUMS & LOWER PROPERTY VALUES; PLAN WOULD USE DATA IN A WAY THAT UNFAIRLY PUTS A BULLSEYE ON LI HOMEOWNERS; SENATOR DEMANDS ADMIN IMMEDIATELY HALT PLAN & ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS, NOW
Right Now, Feds Are Quietly Piecing Together Plans To Overhaul The National Flood Insurance Program That Dictates Insurance Premiums Across LI For Tens-Of-Thousands Of Households The Initiative, Which FEMA Calls 'Risk Rating 2.0,' Is Moving Along Without Feds Having Provided Congress With Answers To Key Questions About New Costs, The Private Data That Changes Would Be Based On, Impacts To LI Property Values & More; Schumer Says Reforms Are Necessary - But Not Ones That Sink LI Residents S… Continue Reading
04.01.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR FULMONT COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY IN MONTGOMERY AND FULTON COUNTIES
Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children In Montgomery And Fulton Counties U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,464,844 in federal funding for Fulmont Community Action Agency, Inc. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program and will be used to support child care and support services for low-income families throughout Mon… Continue Reading
04.01.19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FOLLOWING HIS 2-YEAR PUSH & LESS THAN 5 MONTHS SINCE THEIR LAST VISIT, THE AIR FORCE & AIR NATIONAL GUARD WILL RETURN TO NEWBURGH FOR SECOND TOWN HALL MEETING & GIVE UPDATE ON PFOA/PFOS REMEDIATION EFFORTS & HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
Schumer Announces DOD Will Send Asst. Sec. Of Air Force John Henderson, & Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Dir. Of ANG, To Stewart ANGB & City Of Newburgh To Brief Residents On Remediation Progress & Conduct Town Hall Meeting In November, After Schumer's Urging, Asst. Secretaries Of Defense & The Air Force, Robert McMahon & John Henderson, Visited Newburgh To Investigate Pollution & Discuss Toxic PFOA/PFOS Water Contamination Stemming From Stewart ANGB Schumer: Newburgh Residen… Continue Reading
03.31.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: AMIDST ACTIVE & ON-GOING INVESTIGATION BY FEDS INTO RECENT PLANE CRASHES, ALL SIGNS POINT TO BOEING RETAINING ITS SEAT ON UNDER-THE-RADAR COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH RECOMMENDING AIRLINE INDUSTRY REGS; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS SUSPEND BOEING UNTIL SAFETY INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE & MAKE PUBLIC WHOSE IN ON ALL THE MEETINGS
Schumer Reveals Details On Little-Known FAA Committee Called Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC); Members, That Include Airlines & Industry, Meet To Talk About What They Want Feds To Do For Them-Even Around Airplane Safety Schumer Says Boeing Membership Is Clear Sign That Committee -- Whose Full Members Are Arguably Secret -- Must Be Totally Reformed & Made More Transparent Schumer: Airline & Industry Seats On Clandestine FAA Rulemaking Committee Is Like Fox Guarding H… Continue Reading
03.29.19
STANDING AT SUNY DUTCHESS, THE SITE OF NY SUMMER SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SCHUMER REVEALS: U.S. SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS NOT OUT OF THE WOODS WITH THREAT OF MEAN-SPIRITED CUT UNTIL CONGRESS ACTS; SENATOR ANNOUNCES PLAN TO FORMALLY RESTORE $17.5 MILLION SLASH TO GAMES—AND INCREASE FUNDS ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SO NEW YORK COMPETITION LONG ENDURES
Standing In Dutchess County, As They Prepare To Host New York Special Olympics This Summer & Next, Senator Details "Moral Obligation" To Fund Games At National Level; New York Games Receive Direct Dollars From Feds Schumer Announces Plan To Insert $20 Million Request Into Upcoming Appropriation Budget On Behalf Of Special Olympics & Says Bipartisan Support Exists To Neutralize Any Threat To Cut Games Schumer: I Will Clear Hurdles To Ensure U.S. & New York Special Olympics Get The … Continue Reading
03.29.19
SCHUMER REVEALS: HIGHLAND FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT FACING CRIPPLING FED BUDGET CUT; SENATOR SOUNDS ALARM & DETAILS PUSH TO UNDO DRAMATIC CUT TO IMPACT AID; WITH MILLIONS PER YEAR AT STAKE, STUDENTS FACE LOSS OF CRITICAL PROGRAMS & DISTRICT FACES LOSS OF TEACHERS
Just-Released Admin. Budget Proposal Would Completely Eliminate Highland Falls Programs Kids Need; Nails On The Chalkboard Cuts Would Remove Dozens of Teachers, Pre-K Program, Extra Curriculars & More Schumer Launches Major Push To Reverse Proposed Elimination, Provide Full Funding For Program Schumer To Feds: It's Not A Hard Equation To Solve - Cutting Highland Falls' Impact Aid Would Be A Zero-Sum Plan Standing at Fort Montgomery Elementary School, U.S. Senator Charle… Continue Reading
03.28.19
AS PENTAGON SEEKS TO REDIRECT FUNDING FOR TRUMP BORDER WALL, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON DOD TO PROTECT CRITICAL FUNDING FOR NEW YORK MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
On Monday Night, Acting Secretary of Defense Announced DOD Will Spend Up to $1 Billion to Start Construction of 57 Miles of Trump Border Wall Department of Defense Planning to Also Redirect Additional $3.6 Billion in Military Construction Funds for Trump Border Wall More than $300 Million in Federal Funding Designated for New York Military Projects - at the Air Force Research Lab Rome, the United States Military Academy at West Point, Gabreski Air National Guard Base, and NFARS - at Risk of Be… Continue Reading
03.27.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY, VELÁZQUEZ, NADLER, ESPAILLAT INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO RENAME MANHATTAN VA MEDICAL CENTER AFTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO MARGARET CORBIN
Margaret Corbin Fought Alongside the Revolutionary Army, Was Injured in Battle, and Became the First Woman to Receive Official Recognition from the United States for Military Service U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) today … Continue Reading
03.25.19
SCHUMER: AS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION, FUNDING FOR LIFE-CHANGING OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER IS SET TO EXPIRE IN JUNE, THREATENING SERVICES FOR THOUSANDS IN REGION; SCHUMER URGES CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS LEGISLATION FUNDING CENTERS AND AVERT CRISIS
In 2014 Feds Created Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), And In 2016 Announced A 2-Year Pilot Program At Key Sites Like University Of Rochester Medical Center (UCMC) To Boost Addiction Treatment & Mental Health Services; More Than 6,200 Rochester Residents Have Been Treated So Far With Comprehensive Opioid Recovery And Mental Health Services With URMC's CCBHC Funding Set To Expire This June, Schumer Launches Major Push To Pass The Recently-Introduced Excellence In Menta… Continue Reading
03.25.19
IN HONOR OF REP. LOUISE SLAUGHTER, SENATOR SCHUMER, LT. GOVERNOR HOCHUL, MAYOR WARREN, NYSDOT & AMTRAK TODAY DEDICATE AND RENAME ROCHESTER TRAIN STATION AS THE “LOUISE M. SLAUGHTER ROCHESTER STATION”
Senators Schumer And Gillibrand Launched Push Last Year, Supported By Governor Cuomo, To Rename Station For Friend & Colleague To Honor Her Legacy As A Trailblazing Lawmaker & Champion For Rochester Who Made The Station A Reality Fitting Recognition Will Be A Testament To Congresswoman Slaughter's Enduring Spirit, Tenacity And Ability To Move Rochester Forward Congresswoman Slaughter Was The Driver To Build The New Modern Station And Secured $18.5 Million In Federal Funding For The Pr… Continue Reading
03.25.19
SCHUMER: AS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC CONTINUES TO PLAGUE CNY & DESPERATE SHORTAGE IN TREATMENT & CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CONTINUE, FUNDING FOR LIFE-CHANGING & LIFE-SAVING SERVICES, LIKE CNY’S HELIO HEALTH, IS SET TO EXPIRE IN JUNE, THREATENING SERVICES FOR THOUSANDS ACROSS CNY; SCHUMER WILL URGE CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS LEGISLATION FUNDING HELIO’S CLINIC FOR THE LONG-TERM
In 2014 Feds Created Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), And In 2016 Announced A 2-Year Pilot Program At Key Sites Like Syracuse's Helio Health To Boost Addiction Treatment & Mental Health Services; More Than 6,500 CNY Residents Have Been Treated So Far With Comprehensive Opioid Recovery And Mental Health Services With Helio's CCBHC Funding Set To Expire This June, Schumer Launches Major Push To Pass The Recently-Introduced Excellence In Mental Health And Addiction Trea… Continue Reading
03.22.19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3.2 MILLION IN NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA GRANTS FOR 12 UPSTATE NEW YORK ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NeighborWorks America Grants Will Support Efforts To Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities and Build Strong Neighborhoods Funding Will Leverage Private Investment In Communities Across Upstate New York U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,203,500 in federal funding for Upstate New York community development organizations in the national NeighborWorks America network. NeighborWorks America is a public nonprofit organization that that provides grants and t… Continue Reading
