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Following Senators’ Push, FEMA/DHS Webinars Will Aid Nonprofit Orgs In Program Application Process; Federal Grant Program Provides Funding To Protect Nonprofit Institutions Against Terror Attacks NYS DHSES Solicits, Scores & Evaluates All NYS Applications, Including NYC Apps, on Behalf of Feds; High Volume Of NYC Apps Is Anticipated Senators: Recent Anti-Semitic Attacks On Places Of Worship and More Show Vulnerability And Need For Funding To Enhance Security; FEMA And NYS DHSES Should... Read More

Following Senators’ Push, FEMA/DHS Webinars Will Aid Nonprofit Orgs In Program Application Process; Federal Grant Program Provides Funding To Protect Nonprofit Institutions Against Terror Attacks NYS DHSES Solicits, Scores & Evaluates All NYS Applications, Including LI Apps, on Behalf of Feds Senators: Recent Anti-Semitic Attacks On Places Of Worship and More Show Vulnerability And Need For Funding To Enhance Security; FEMA And NYS DHSES Should Host Public, In-Person Forum For LI... Read More

As A Longtime Recruiter Of Airlines To Upstate NY, Senator Says There Is A Clear Need For Northern CA Flights To & From WNY  New Low-Cost Flights To SF Would Be A Win-Win-Win For Airlines, Travelers And Businesses, & WNY Economy Schumer To Airlines: New San Francisco Routes Should Take Flight In Buffalo! U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged JetBlue Airlines and United Airlines to enhance and expand their presence in Upstate New York by establishing direct flights from Buffalo... Read More

Norwegian Airlines Recently Ended Popular Routes From Stewart International Airport Creating A Service Void—Schumer Says The Airport Has A Serious Need For A New International Air Carrier  Senator Today Calls On Aer Lingus—A Prominent Irish Airline—To Create New Routes Out Of Stewart Airport, Specifically To Ireland And Great Britain Schumer To Aer Lingus: Expand Service To Stewart Airport To Help The Orange County Economy—And Your Profits—Soar! U.S. Senator... Read More

Schumer Recently Negotiated A Budget Deal That Put $85 Million In CDC Infectious Disease Rapid Response Reserve Fund To Ward Off Serious Public Health Threats; Senator Wants CDC To Be Able To Access These Funds Now, Not Later—BUT—It Requires HHS To Declare An Official Public Health Emergency Schumer Just Successfully Pushed For An Increase In The CDC Reserve Fund In Case A New Virus Emerged—And Now It Has Schumer: Declare Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency Now So CDC Can... Read More

Currently, GPS Applications—Google Maps, Apple Maps & Waze—Do Not Contain Data Warning Commercial Drivers Of Roadway Restrictions Such As Maximum Vehicle Height; In The Last Decade, The King Street Bridge In Westchester County Has Been Struck ~150 Times With No End In Sight To Major Uptick In Bridge Strikes, Schumer Urges Smartphone-Based GPS Application Developers To Implement A Warning System For Commercial Vehicle Drivers To Alert Them Of Restrictions & Hazards Schumer To... Read More

The Army Is Currently Determining Which Military Installation Should House The Army’s Newest Corps Headquarters; Fort Drum Was Recently Revealed To Be On The Army’s Short List Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Army To Select The Installation As Soon As Possible, Citing Its Superior Infrastructure And Readiness Investments, Jefferson County’s Ideal Location On The East Coast Near A Major Airport And Fort Drum’s Elite, Skilled Personnel  Schumer, Gillibrand To Army: No Better... Read More

Following his push, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) signed off on Amtrak’s permit application for a one-time movement of its just-constructed Next Generation High-Speed train to its test track in Colorado: “The FRA approving Amtrak’s request to move its Next Generation High-Speed Train to its Colorado test track is a critical step in getting these state-of-the-art trains on the tracks and in... Read More

In 2019, Entergy Announced It Would Be Selling The Plant To Holtec For Decommissioning; Tomorrow’s License Transfer Announcement Only Provides Public 30 Days To Comment On Major Agreement  With Thousands Of NYers Impacted By License Transfer & Decommissioning Of Indian Point, Schumer, Gillibrand And Lowey Call For 30-Day Extension Of Comment Period Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey To Feds: Indian Point’s Closure Means Too Much To Too Many—The Public Needs More Time To... Read More

In Both 2017 And 2019, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions Of Dollars In Damages; Today’s Water Levels Are Well Above Seasonal Average, With Local Communities Bracing For A Repeat Senators Urge U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Include “Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study” In Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan, To Plan & Fund New Great Lakes Shoreline Protections Schumer, Gillibrand To Army Corps: With Risk Of Continued High Water, Army... Read More

The FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Will Allocate +$20 Billion For States To Connect Rural, Unserved Communities To High-Speed Internet; New FCC Proposal Would Unjustly Prevent New York From Participating In Fund FCC Disqualifying NYS Due To Its Participation In Previously Established Federal Rural Broadband Programs; Senators Call Decision Unfair And Urge Agency To Let All 50 States Access Vital Funding Schumer, Gillibrand To Feds: Treat Upstate New York Fairly And Do Your Part In... Read More

Following Catastrophic Halloween Flooding, Members of Congress Make Bipartisan, Bicameral Ask for Administration to Reconsider Denial of Individual Assistance Following the disastrous Halloween flooding in the region, New York representatives Congressman Anthony Brindisi, Senator Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik called on the Administration to reverse their denial of Individual Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Despite... Read More

Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, NY Is DoD’s Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber & Intelligence Technologies After Securing $13.2M Project In 2019 Defense Appropriations Package And Personally Lobbying Air Force Secretary To Move Forward With Project, Schumer, Gillibrand & Brindisi Reveal Feds Finally Award Contract & Construction Set To Begin Schumer, Gillibrand & Brindisi: It’s Critical To Do Everything Possible To Secure... Read More

Chautauqua Lake Is A Major Recreation and Tourist Destination in Western New York – As Well As Drinking Water Source; Feasibility Study Would Develop a Strategy to Restore the Lake’s Watershed  Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prioritize funding to protect the lake’s water... Read More

The VA Proposed Adding 4 Health Conditions To Agent Orange “Presumptive Conditions” Exposure Health Care Benefits List, But Administration Has Refused To Add Conditions & Blocked Vietnam-Era Vets From Getting The VA Coverage & Compensation They Deserve  In Rochester, Schumer Calls On Feds To End Years-Long Hold-Up & Immediately Give Vets Suffering From Agent Orange-Linked Conditions Health Care & Compensation Benefits Schumer To Feds: Vietnam Veterans Fought For... Read More

Senator Has Long Championed Niagara Falls Station, Home To State-Of-The-Art Pre-Clearance Facility, Which Is Not Utilized By Canadian Customs Officers—Delaying Crucial First Domino In Goal Of WNY-To-Toronto Bi-National Transit Connection, Further Stalling Massive Economic Opportunity For WNY & Canada Canadian Side’s Cumbersome Screening Process Adds Time To Commute & Discourages Ridership Schumer To Canadians: Implement Pre-Clearance So It Can Be “All Aboard!”... Read More

In 2015, The National Transportation Safety Board Issued A Recommendation That GPS Companies Add Data On Public & Private At-Grade Rail Crossings To Applications Following A Tragic Crash In California; Since Then, Companies Are Unresponsive While Lives Have Tragically Been Lost With Lives At Risk, Schumer Demands GPS Companies Quit Kicking The Can Down The Road And Add All 5,358 New York State At-Grade Crossings To Maps And Programs Immediately Schumer To GPS: Stop Ignoring The Feds And... Read More

Recently, Upstate New York’s Lakes—Including Prominent Drinking Water Sources From Great Lakes To Finger Lakes—Have Been Infected By Toxic Algal Blooms; NYSDEC Tracked +1,100 In 2019 To Stop The Rampant Spread Of Dangerous Algae, Schumer Secures $40 Million For Army Corps Of Engineers Programs That Fight Harmful Algal Blooms, And Calls On Corps To Make NY Its Top Priority Schumer To USACE: Upstate Lakes Have Been Swimming In Toxic Algae For Far Too Long, And You Have The $$$ To... Read More

In 2016, Schumer Championed & Helped Secure Major Federal Loan And Approvals To Make Amtrak’s Next Generation High-Speed Train Project A Reality, Which Created Roughly 400 Good-Paying Manufacturing Jobs At Alstom’s Hornell Facility To Keep The Project On Track Federal Railroad Administration Must First Approve One-Time Movement Of New Train To Test Track In Colorado; Schumer Calls On Feds To Expedite The Process  Schumer: Next Stop In Revolutionizing Amtrak’s Northeast... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement, following his meeting with Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) Rob Manfred last month to discuss MLB’s proposed plans to restructure the minor leagues and ongoing negotiations with Minor League Baseball (MiLB): “Last month, Commissioner Manfred and I had a productive meeting to discuss Minor League Baseball’s presence in New York. Throughout the state, from Binghamton to Auburn, to Batavia, Staten... Read More