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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

Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA, Which Is Set To Pass Congress Next Week, Authorizes $21M To Fully Fund Construction Of Updated Fort Drum Railhead To Ensure Installation’s Ability To Enhance Deployable Readiness National Defense Bill Also Includes Authorization To Fully Fund 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 Would Keep World-Class Installation Ahead Of... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after he successfully secured a boosted $18 million authorization for the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York (Rome Lab) in the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which is expected to pass Congress and be signed into law next week:  “This federal funding authorization is a green light for DOD to supercharge its investment in just the kind of cutting-edge quantum computing and... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Help Rehabilitate Homes in the Finger Lakes Region  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $167,720 in federal funding for the Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, Inc. in Monroe County. The funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Housing Preservation Grants program and will be used to help address health and safety hazards in 26 homes in Ontario, Seneca,... Read More

According To The Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Only 17% Of The Civilian Workforce In U.S. Receive Paid Time Off To Care For Newborn Children; U.S Lags Behind Majority Of Developed Countries In Providing Paid Time Off For New Parents Schumer During Negotiation Process For Upcoming Defense Authorization Bill, Relentlessly Worked To Secure Provision Mandating Three Months Of Paid Leave For All Federal Employees Becoming Parents; Today Announces Historic Progress With Provision’s Inclusion In... Read More

In August 2018, Schumer Forced FAA To Study Seat, Legroom Standards On Airplanes—BUT The Results Of Required Study Were Due This Past October, And FAA Hasn’t Handed In A Thing AND Those Current Tests Lack A Slew Of Traveling Variables On People with Disabilities, Kids, Pets; Senator Wants The Already-Late FAA To Fill In The Blanks Before Submitting Findings Schumer: The Only Thing Worse Than Shrinking Seats Is Shrinking The Study To Help Stop Them In The First Place. Just as the FAA... Read More

Suffolk County Is Third Biggest Potato Producing County In All Of NY & Can Help Meet Nation’s New Demand Now & When Planting Begins In Spring, Boosting Farm Life & Jobs Locally National Potato Shortage, Predicted To Be Toughest In Years, Could Be Alleviated With New Suppliers Stepping In; Potatoes Are An Important Table Staple Schumer: New York Farmers, Like On LI, Would Not Hesi-‘Tate’ To Help Combat Potato Shortage, Which Boosts LI    Standing at Long... Read More

Schumer: Order Is A Win-Win-Win For Our Marines, L3Harris Technologies And The Rochester-Finger Lakes Economy U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that L3Harris Technologies in Rochester has been awarded a $50 million order to manufacture AN/PRC-160 HF Manpack radios for the U.S. Marine Corps. Schumer called the order a victory for the Rochester-Finger Lakes economy, as it will support good-paying manufacturing jobs in L3Harris Technologies’ world-class workforce. ‘This... Read More

Reported MLB Proposal Revealed +40 Minor League Teams Nationwide May Lose MLB Affiliations, Including Franchises In Binghamton, Batavia, Auburn And Staten Island Schumer Recently Met With President Of Minor League Baseball, Pat O’Conner, & Owner Of Binghamton Rumble Ponies, John Hughes, To Seek Constructive Solutions To MLB Plan That Would Have A Devastating Impact On Upstate Communities; Schumer Also Met With Brian Parish, President of the Genesee County Baseball Club Schumer: We... Read More

Online Retailers Like Ebay, Amazon Stock Movie Money As Gag Gift Or Other Innocent Reason But New Secret Service Warning Details 25% Surge In The Counterfeit Currency Being Used In Marketplace, Duping Everyone Schumer Says Internet Retailers Are Unknowingly Making It Easy To Traffic Fake Cash By Selling It; Wants Internet Association, Which Reps Online Retailers, To Partner With Secret Service On Plan To Curb Nefarious Sales   Schumer: It Shouldn’t Be A ‘Mission... Read More

In 2016, The City Of Newburgh’s Drinking Water Source, Washington Lake, Was Found To Be Contaminated By PFAS—Due To Use Of Firefighting Foam At Stewart ANGB; Toxic Pollution Endangered Health Of Thousands Of Residents Schumer Has Spearheaded Efforts To Take More Aggressive Action To Remediate Contamination On/Near Stewart Base, Including Securing Filtration System & Watching Like A Hawk To Break Bureaucratic Logjams; Today Announces Filtration System At Recreation Pond Is... 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 19 Inches Higher Than November Average  Schumer Says To Canadian IJC Partners That Measures Must Be Taken NOW To Fend Off Threat Of Repeat, Historic Flooding; Specifically, Urges Canadian Consul General To Push For Increased Shipping Safety Measures To Allow Increased Outflows At Moses-Saunders Dam  Schumer To Canadian Officials: We Must Work... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement, after Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANGB) in Newburgh was announced as a finalist to host the Air National Guard’s (ANG) new Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES): “Stewart Air National Guard Base is entirely worthy of being named a finalist for the Air National Guard’s Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and when all is said and done, deserves to be selected. The existing infrastructure at this first-rate... Read More

While Industrial Hemp Growing And Selling Was Legalized This Year—Due To Schumer Provision In The Farm Bill—Many Banks & Other Financial Institutions Have Been Hesitant To Lend To Hemp Businesses Due To Confusion Over Legal Status Schumer Today Announces The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network And Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Comptroller Have Confirmed That Banks Can Legally Extend Financial Services To... Read More

Cummins Recently Announced Plans To Lay Off 2,000 Workers Worldwide; Schumer Called Company’s CEO & Urged Him To Keep Jobs At Jamestown Engine Plant  Schumer, Following Call to Cummins CEO, Says He Is Very Optimistic Company Will Work To Minimize Impact On Jamestown Engine Plant & Its 1,700 Local Jobs  Schumer: Cummins’ Jamestown Engine Plant Is Productive & Profitable, Company Must  Shield Its World-Class Workers From Layoffs U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

New York Senators And Upstate Representatives Send Letter To President Urging Declaration Disaster Lawmakers: Strong Support Of The State Of New York’s Request For A Major Disaster Declaration Congressman Anthony Brindisi, Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, joined by Representatives Elise Stefanik, Antonio Delgado, John Katko, Paul Tonko, Tom Reed and Brian Higgins, lead a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve a major disaster declaration in New... Read More