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Funding Will Be Used for Improvements to Ogdensburg’s Wastewater Treatment System U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,001,000 in federal funding for the City of Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County. The funding was provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Grant Program and will be used for improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment system. Ogdensburg’s wastewater... Read More

Ticks Do Not Die Off In Fall/Winter & LI Physicians Are Combatting Tick-Borne Disease Year-Round; Lyme, Babesea & Anaplasma --All Diseases That Don’t Hibernate Once You’re Infected    New York Is Target #1 For Ticks & LI Has Been At The Epicenter Of Tick-Borne War; Senator-- Now Armed With Brand New Findings-- Wants Feds To Deploy 2019 Battle Plan In Defense Of Island’s Tick War Schumer: The Ticks Don’t Sleep & Neither Should The Feds; 2019 Could... Read More

Project Will Provide Upgrades to the Village Sewer System U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $130,000 in federal funding for the Village of Whitehall in Washington County. The funding was provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Grant Program. The Village of Whitehall will use the funding to upgrade the village’s sewer system. Specifically, the village will eliminate three storm... Read More

This Massive Corporate Breach Provides A Rare Treasure Trove Combination Of Personal Info That Includes The U.S. Passport Of Many Combined With Address, Credit Card Info., DOB & More This Breach Could Allow Thieves To Sell Your Identity On The Dark Web With Even Greater Ease, Where This Info Can Sell For Thousands Schumer: It’s $110 For A New Passport & Hack Victims Shouldn’t Have To Foot The Bill To Try And Minimize Exposure Amidst news of a... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Construct a New Water District in the Town of Sterling to Expand Clean Drinking Water for Residents U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $401,000 in federal funding for the Town of Sterling in Cayuga County. The funding was provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Grant Program. This federal funding will specifically be used to finance the construction of Water... Read More

The Community Development Block Grant Program Provides Essential Funds For Transformative Development Projects Across Buffalo, Tonawanda And Upstate NY; Schumer And Gillibrand Fought To Secure $3.3 Billion For Program In Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill After Learning That HUD Has Yet To Send Previously-Allocated Funding To Buffalo And Tonawanda – Over $13 Million For Buffalo And Over $1.6 Million For Tonawanda – Schumer And Gillibrand Demand HUD Immediately Release... Read More

The Same Cyber-Scalpers Who Use Bots To Purchase And Resell Hot Concert Tickets Are Now Using The Technology To Purchase And Resell Massive Quantities Of The Hottest Holiday Gifts – From Boxy Girls Dolls To Hotwheels – Forcing Upstate NY Shoppers To Pay Exorbitant Amounts Of Money For The Most Popular Toys And Gifts On Third-Party Websites         Schumer Initiates A Major Effort To Pass His Recently-Introduced “Stopping Grinch Bots Act Of 2018”,... Read More

Westchester And Rockland First Responders Heavily Rely On Access To Special Radio Frequency During Slew Of Emergencies; Tragic 2015 Valhalla Train Derailment Exemplifies Necessity Of A Reliable Communication System For First Responders As Multiple Emergency Crews Responded To Scene Special Signal Allows Westchester & Rockland Firefighters, Cops & EMS To Communicate Day-To-Day, Even When Cell Towers, Electricity Or Internet Are Down; T-Band Even Functions Deep Underground In Tunnels Or... Read More

Temple Hill Rd And Union Ave Rail Crossings In Orange County Have Been In A State Of Disrepair For Years – Resulting In Dozens Of Incidents, Thousands Of Dollars In Damages & Causing Significant Safety & Quality Of Life Concerns For Motorists, Business Owners & Emergency Personnel After Calling On CSX To Work With New Windsor Officials & Develop Long-Term Solution For Hazardous Rail Crossings Last January, Schumer Says Far Too Much Time Has Been Allowed To Pass Without... Read More

The WFIRST Telescope Sought By NASA – And With Vital Parts To Be Built By Harris Corp. In Rochester – Is Designed To View An Area Of Space 100x Larger Than The Hubble Telescope Schumer Calls On Congress To Fully Fund WFIRST Telescope Mission In FY19; Says Funding Will Maintain 160 Rochester Harris Corp. Jobs & Help Build NASA’s Next Flagship Telescope Schumer To Congress: Pass Critical Funding & Prep WFIRST Telescope For Liftoff Standing at Harris Corporation in... Read More

Since 2011, When USPS Moved Local Retail Operations And Altered the Parking Lot Of The Sheridan Drive Postal Facility, There Have Been 33 Car Accidents And 11 Injuries Adjacent To The Parking Lot  Standing At The Post Office At Sheridan And Essjay In Williamsville, Schumer Calls On USPS To Immediately Sit Down With Town Of Amherst Officials, Local Stakeholders, And Impacted Businesses To Develop A Near- And Long-Term Plan To Address Unsafe Traffic Configuration  Schumer To USPS:... Read More

In 2017, At Least 675 Syracuse Children Were Poisoned By Lead; 11% Of All Tested Children Displayed Elevated Levels Of Lead; As Syracuse Lacks Funding & Resources To Combat The Crisis, HUD Office Of Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes Remains In Critical Need of Increased Funding  Schumer Today Launches Major Push To Secure Much-Needed $30M Increase For HUD’s Office Of Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes In Final, Bipartisan, Must-Pass, December FY 19 THUD... Read More

TSA Predicting This Thanksgiving As Busiest Air Travel On Record; Albany International Expects To See Over 5,000 People A Day – And So Will The Shrinking-Seat Planes  Schumer Successfully Included Flyer-Friendly Amendment Requiring Minimum Standards For Seat And Legroom Standards On Airplanes In Larger FAA Bill That Became Law In October – But Feds Haven’t Started Process To Remedy Travel Headache; Senator Wants Action Schumer: Plan To Stop Airlines From Shrinking Seats... Read More

Schumer Announces Lockheed Martin In Owego Receives Navy Award For The Manufacture And Delivery Of Eight MH-60R Aircraft, The World’s Most Advanced Maritime Helicopter Schumer: Navy’s Investment Means The Nation And Our Brave Armed Forces Will Benefit From Owego’s First-Class Workforce U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Lockheed Martin was awarded a $382 million contract from the Navy for the manufacture and delivery of eight MH-60R aircraft. Schumer explained... Read More

In 2016, ConServe Was Selected By The IRS As A Private Contractor To Collect Delinquent Taxes, Allowing The Fairport, NY Headquartered Company To Grow Today, Schumer Announced That Due To ConServe’s Success With The IRS Contract, The Company Will Be Adding An Additional 200 Jobs Between Its Facilities In Henrietta And Cheektowaga, NY                        Schumer: Hundreds Of New Well-Paying ConServe Jobs Will Be A Shot In The... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement on the expansion of Bausch and Lomb’s silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturing capabilities in Rochester, NY: “You don’t need these new contact lenses to see what is plain as day: this new Bausch and Lomb manufacturing line means jobs, jobs, jobs for Rochester’s economy. Expansion of Bausch and Lomb’s silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturing in Rochester doubles... Read More

Fed Agency Charged With Being Cop On Beat To Protect Vets From Shady Lending Practices—Like For LI Mortgages—Is No Longer Effectively Policing Industry  Schumer Wants Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) Back On The Beat To Patrol Lenders; Cites LI Homeowner’s Troubling Experience To Help Make Case  Schumer: The Feds Need To Hook Loan Sharks Targeting LI Service Members—Not Allow Them To Feed on Our Brave Servicemembers  Standing alongside an active... Read More

CUBRC, A Buffalo-Based Independent Not-For-Profit Research Entity, Depends On DOD’s Advanced Tech Development Program For Its Large Energy National Shock Tunnel II (LENS II) Complex Senators Say Funding Will Permit CUBRC To Execute Hypersonic Weapons Testing On The DARPA Tactical Boost Glide Program Vehicles And Hypervelocity Interceptors; CUBRC LENS Is The Only Facility In The United States With The Capabilities To Conduct Such Tests Funding Will Support 150 CUBRC Workers In WNY And Add... Read More

Following His Push In A Meeting With Air Force Secretary Wilson Several Weeks Ago, Schumer Announced That John Henderson And Robert McMahon, Assistant Secretaries Of The Air Force And Office Of The Secretary Of Defense, Will Attend A Public Meeting This Month In Orange County On The Ongoing PFOA/PFOS Contamination And Remediation Efforts   In May 2016, The City Of Newburgh’s Primary Source Of Drinking Water, Washington Lake, Was Found To Be Contaminated By PFOA/PFOS As A Result... Read More

Cayuga Economic Development Agency Will Use the Funding to Purchase and Lease Grain Drying and Cleaning Equipment to Preferred Quality Grain in the Town of Cato Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $79,035 in federal funding for the Cayuga Economic Development Agency. This funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Business Development Grant Program. Cayuga Economic... Read More