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More Than 23 Million People Live Within 50 Miles of Sound, Which Is Source of Beauty, Recreation, Commerce and Home to More Than 120 Species of Fish Senator Has Led Fight to Improve LI Sound, Which is a Vital Part of Long Island Economy, Recreation & Fishing Industries U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer today announced that the soon-to-pass federal spending bill will include $21 million to fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound program, an increase of $7 million... Read More

Department of Homeland Security UASI Program Provides Funding to Address Needs of High-Threat Urban Areas, & NYC Gets Lion Share Of Fed Pot To Protect Against & Train For Against Acts of Terrorism President’s Budget Funded The Anti-Terror Program At Just $426M; Deal Represents A 56% Increase 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 a lion’s share of a $665 million dollar... Read More

The West Valley Reprocessing Plant—An Operational Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility Between 1966-72—Left Millions Of Gallons Of Radioactive Waste In WNY’s Backyard Schumer, Gillibrand Announce 2020 Spending Package Set To Pass Congress Imminently, Includes $75.2 Million In Federal Funding To Further Clean-Up Out-Of-Use Former Nuclear Site  Senators: Spending Package Will Provide West Valley With Resources Necessary To Keep Cleanup On Track For 2020, But More Work Still... Read More

The WFIRST Telescope Sought By NASA – Partially Produced By L3Harris In Rochester—Is Designed To View An Area Of Space 100x Larger Than The Hubble Telescope Schumer Announces $510.7 Million For NASA To Maintain WFIRST Project In Upcoming Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Package Schumer: One Step Closer To Blastoff For NASA And L3Harris  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following his push, the just-unveiled bipartisan omnibus spending package—which is set to pass... Read More

Fiscal Year 2020 Omnibus Budget Package, Which Is Set To Pass Congress This Week, Includes $21M To Fully Fund Construction Of Fort Drum Railhead To Enhance Deployable Readiness New Spending Bill Also Includes Full Funding For Construction Of A New $23M UAV Hangar At Fort Drum, To Properly Service And House Additional Tactical UAVs Year-Round Senators: Railhead Improvement And New UAV Hangar At Fort Drum Will Keep World-Class Installation Ahead Of The Curve U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles... Read More

The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome Will Receive Over $272M In Funding For Fiscal Year 2020 – More Than $34M Above The President’s Budget Request & $27M More Than Fiscal Year 2019  Representatives Directly Secured Funding For Rome Lab To Advance Groundbreaking Study Of Quantum Information Science & To Boost DOD’s Artificial Intelligence Programs  Schumer, Gillibrand, Brindisi: Funding Will Keep Rome Lab At The Military’s Epicenter Of Quantum... Read More

The Passage of Schumer’s Provision In 2018 Farm Bill Caused Explosion Of Hemp Growing & Processing, But FDA Regs Still Lag For CBD Schumer Today Announces Inclusion Of Provision In Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Package Providing FDA With $2 Million To Continue Research Of CBD Products & Regulation; Also Requires Agency Report To Congress On Progress And On Mislabeling Of CBD Products Schumer: Clarified Regs Will Help Safely Unleash Emerging CBD Industry Upstate And Protect... Read More

Labor Lawyer and Civil Rights Advocate, Milholland Championed Women’s Right to Vote Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that following their push, an Adirondack mountain will be renamed after New York suffragist, Inez Milholland. Milholland was an attorney, social reformer, and central leader of the suffragists movement. Her work was integral to the passage of the 21st amendment that gave women the right... Read More

In Both 2017 And 2019, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions In Damages; Today’s Water Levels Are 17 Inches Higher Than Monthly Average  Senators Call On IJC To Use $1.5 Million Included In Soon-To-Pass Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Package  To Immediately Begin Overhaul Study Of Plan 2014 Schumer, Gillibrand To IJC: Money Is In The Bank, Now Get To Work! U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand... Read More

Holiday Time Brings A Robo Surge; Last Month Alone, Between NYC & LI, 164 Million Robocalls Inundated People’s Phones Chance To Kill The Calls Is Now In Sight; House Just Passed A Compromise Bill To Block Them With Sweeping, Bipartisan Support; But Now The Senate Needs To Act; Schumer Rallies Schumer: Americans Are Desperate For A ‘Silent Night’ Free Of Robocalls This Holiday Season & Beyond Announcing that new federal legislation to finally help put an end to... Read More

Department of Transportation Grant Will Help Make Critical Upgrades to the West Concourse, Terminal, and Airplane Apron and Attract New Airlines to the Airport Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,405,000 in federal funding for Long Island MacArthur Airport in Suffolk County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced it would be heeding his request and conducting a feasibility study for the deepening of the Port of Oswego harbor: “I’m so glad to hear that the Army Corps of Engineers has heeded my request and taken the crucial first step of authorizing a feasibility study on the deepening of Port of Oswego channel. Deepening the harbor will unlock new business... Read More

Recent News Reports & Inspections Unearthed Serious Issues In Privatized Housing at Military Installations Across the Country, From Severe Mold To Failing Water Systems In Final Defense Bill, Senators Secured: Tenants’ Bill Of Rights For Privatized Military Housing, Formal And More Thorough Dispute Resolution Process, & Funding Authorization To Boost DOD Housing Staff At Places like Fort Drum And West Point Schumer, Gillibrand: Defense Bill Is The First Step In Providing Our Heroes... Read More

Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA, Which Is Set To Pass Congress Next Week, Authorizes $91M To Fully Fund Addition To Readiness Center and Restoration Of Facility To Support Training, Administrative, and Logistical Needs Senators, Congressman: Readiness Center Improvements At Jamaica Armory Will Enhance Readiness And Response Capabilities In NYC Metro Area U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Gregory Meeks today announced that following their push,... Read More

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Direct Administration To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic Opioids On Annual Basis, Authorize New $ For Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies; Pressure China, Mexico, & Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers  China Is The World’s Largest Producer Of Illicit Fentanyl And Currently Lacks The Capacity To Regulate... Read More

Program Honors Nation’s Maritime History By Supporting Preservation and Public Awareness Projects Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) today announced that following their push, the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes their provision to increase funding for the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program. The National Maritime Heritage Grant... Read More

FBI Warning That Smart TVs, Which Connect To The Internet & Record Unsuspecting Victims, Present A Variety Of Security Concerns For NY’ers Who May Not Even Know The Privacy Ramifications Of Their Living Room Or Bedroom TV  On A Conference Call With Reporters, Schumer Launches Major Push To Investigate Security Policies & Data Protections Of Smart TVs; Wants New Industry Standards Schumer: “Sees You When You’re Sleeping; Knows When You’re Awake” Is... Read More

After Last Congress’s Failed Attempt to Secure This Provision, Schumer And Brindisi Deliver Big Win for Upstate New York in Annual Defense Bill Following Bicameral Push, SPOONSS Act Included in National Defense Authorization Act  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Anthony Brindisi secured a key victory for Upstate New York in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Schumer and Brindisi fought to include the Support Procurement of our Nation’s... Read More

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Direct Administration To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic Opioids On Annual Basis, Authorize New Funding For Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies; Pressure China, Mexico, And Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers China Is The World’s Largest Producer Of Illicit Fentanyl And Currently Lacks The Capacity And Will To... Read More

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Direct Trump Administration To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic Opioids On Annual Basis, Authorize New Funding For Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies; Pressure China, Mexico, And Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers China Is The World’s Largest Producer Of Illicit Fentanyl And Currently Lacks The Capacity To... Read More