Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $15 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAMS
Westchester Program Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand today announced $14,041,738 in federal funding for the Westchester Community Opportunity Program. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Early Head Start Program and Head Start Program, and will be used to support and grow early education and development servi… Continue Reading
07.25.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $30 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
Head Start Programs Will Use Funding to Continue to Provide Early Education for Low-Income Children in New York State U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $30,991,024 for 10 Early Head Start and Head Start Programs throughout New York. The federal funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Early Head Start Program and Head Start Program, and will be used to support and grow education and dev… Continue Reading
07.25.17
SCHUMER, DONOVAN: AWARD BROOKLYNITE & ROTC CADET, MARK KINDSCHUH, MEDAL OF HEROISM; KINDSUCH DISPLAYED PROFOUND BRAVERY DURING LONDON TERROR ATTACK & PUT HIS LIFE ON LINE TO HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF A WOUNDED MAN
Mark Kindscuh, a Student From Bay Ridge, Was At London's Borough Market During the June 3rd Terror Attack; Rather Than Hide from the Attackers, Mark Risked His Life to Tend to a Man Who Was Severely Bleeding; Lawmakers Say His Actions Ultimately Saved the Man's Life Schumer, Donovan Say Mark Kindschuh Should Be Awarded the Army’s Highest ROTC Medal Schumer, Donovan: Kindscuh Ran Towards Danger-Not Away From It; Award This Young Man This Great Honor U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and … Continue Reading
07.25.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT
Department Of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Airport Infrastructure U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,076,222 for Genesee County Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the grant will be used to rehabilitate the runway and install runway "distance-to-go" signs. "Keeping our airports in top-notch shape … Continue Reading
07.25.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Department of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Infrastructure Upgrades Rochester, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,104,300 for the Greater Rochester International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the Greater Rochester International Airport will use the funding to reconstruct the existing de-ic… Continue Reading
07.24.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $818,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE MASSENA INTERNATIONAL-RICHARDS FIELD AIRPORT
Department of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Infrastructure Upgrades Massena, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $818,900 for the Massena International-Richards Field Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, the Massena International-Richards Field Airport will use the funding to reconstruct 2,600 feet o… Continue Reading
07.24.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PLATTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Department of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Airport Infrastructure U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced two grants totaling $ 3,786,030 for Plattsburgh International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Specifically, both grants, the first being $3,427,830 and the second $ 358,200.00, will be used to rehabilitate runway… Continue Reading
07.23.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: LONG-MISSING WWII VET'S PURPLE HEART MEDAL FOUND ON THE GROUND ON ROCKLAND? STREET ACTUALLY BELONGS TO A NYC FAMILY; AFTER PAINSTAKING RESEARCH BY SCHUMER’S STAFF, RIGHTFUL OWNER WAS FOUND; WILL BE PRESENTED WITH MEDAL TODAY IN STORYBOOK ENDING
Several Years Ago, A Purple Heart Was Found in Central Nyack, Engraved With Limited Information That Said "For Military Merit" & "B.J. McNamara Dec. 9, 1943"; Despite Hudson Valley Find, The Medal Actually Belongs To NYC Family After Media Reached Out To Schumer, Tireless Search Began To Find Rightful Owner, But Over 1K WWII Service Members With the Name 'B.J. McNamara' Existed & Chances Were Slim To Reunite Medal With The Right Family; Odds Did Not Stop Schumer Office Detective Work Fr… Continue Reading
07.23.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: LONG-MISSING WWII VET'S PURPLE HEART MEDAL FOUND ON THE GROUND ON ROCKLAND? STREET ACTUALLY BELONGS TO A NYC FAMILY; AFTER PAINSTAKING RESEARCH BY SCHUMER’S STAFF, RIGHTFUL OWNER WAS FOUND; WILL BE PRESENTED WITH MEDAL TODAY IN STORYBOOK ENDING
Several Years Ago, A Purple Heart Was Found in Central Nyack, Engraved With Limited Information That Said "For Military Merit" & "B.J. McNamara Dec. 9, 1943"; Despite Hudson Valley Find, The Medal Actually Belongs To NYC Family After Media Reached Out To Schumer, Tireless Search Began To Find Rightful Owner, But Over 1K WWII Service Members With the Name 'B.J. McNamara' Existed & Chances Were Slim To Reunite Medal With The Right Family; Odds Did Not Stop Schumer Office Detective Work Fr… Continue Reading
07.21.17
SCHUMER: OTSEGO COUNTY’S CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY IS BREWING RAPIDLY; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO START THE PROCESS OF UNLOCKING MORE FED RESOURCES TO HELP NY BEER, DISTILLERIES AND LOCAL BARLEY GROWERS KEEP UP WITH SUMMER DEMAND & TOURISM IN SOUTHERN TIER
Schumer Will Urge Feds To Start Working To Offer Malting Barley Endorsement To NYS To Increase Protection Available For NYS Growers; Last Month, Senator Successfully Pushed USDA To Provide Malt Barley Crop Insurance For 44 NYS Counties Including Otsego County Senator Says NY Now Needs USDA's Special Malt Barley Endorsement To Keep Up With Upstate's Craft Beverage Growth Schumer: NY Could Become The Napa Valley of Craft Beer Standing at Hartwick College's Center for Craft Food and Beverage, … Continue Reading
07.21.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $337,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Federal Funding For Rochester-Finger Lakes Fire Department Will Be Used to New Communications & Safety Equipment U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $337,319 in federal funding for three fire departments in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, the Hilton-Parma Fire District in Monroe County w… Continue Reading
07.21.17
SCHUMER: CURRENT BREAKWATER, MEANT TO PROTECT SODUS BAY HOMES & BUSINESSES FROM DAMAGING LAKE ONTARIO WAVES, WILL CONTINUE TO CRUMBLE AND FAIL UNLESS FEDS CONDUCT REPAIRS; SENATOR URGES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO PRIORITIZE CRITICAL PROJECT, BEFORE MORE DAMAGE IS DONE
Schumer: Army Corps Of Engineers Should Prioritize Project For New, Safer, And Durable Sodus Bay Barriers Along Lake Ontario Shoreline, And Use Dredged Fill To Close The Crescent Beach Washout Schumer To Feds: We Must Not Pass Up Any Opportunity To Protect Homes & Local Businesses U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to conduct repairs to protect Sodus Bay including the Sodus Bay Breakwater, the Charle… Continue Reading
07.21.17
FOLLOWING FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-81, SCHUMER LAUNCHES A MAJOR EFFORT TO MAKE TRUCK RIGS SAFER FOR CARS SHARING THE ROADS; TRUCKS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH ENERGY-ABSORBING “UNDERRIDE GUARDS” TO PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM CRASHES - COULD HELP PREVENT FUTURE FATAL ACCIDENTS
Schumer: I-81 Is A Major Highway And Any Motorist Can Tell You That Big Rigs Can Veer Unexpectedly Putting Everyday Drivers At Risk For Accidents-Or Worse Senator Says Trucks Must Be Equipped With "Underride Guards" To Protect Drivers and Passengers on Roads and Highways; Urges Immediate Fed Action To Address Critical Gap in Truck Safety Schumer To Feds: Lack Of Safety "Underride Guards" On Trucks Is A Flashing Red Light U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer joined fam… Continue Reading
07.21.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $247,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BOSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Emergency and Protective Equipment For Firefighters Buffalo, NY - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $247,524 in federal funding for the Boston Volunteer Fire Company in Erie County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Boston Volunteer Fire Company will use the funding to purchase 17 new self-co… Continue Reading
07.20.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT, AFTER HIS PUSH, $141 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION FUNDING HAS FINALLY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE CANANDAIGUA VA MEDICAL CENTER; THE NEW CLINIC WILL BE THE HELP ROCHESTER-FINGERLAKES VETERANS NEED, PREVIOUS UPGRADE WAS DELAYED BY BUREAUCRATIC HOLD-UPS
Schumer Says Long-Awaited Funding Will Make Way for A New Outpatient Clinic & Local Construction Jobs Schumer: These Upgrades Give Our Local Vets The State-of-Art Care They Deserve U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that, following his push, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will begin the long-sought construction-phase of the $141.13 million Canandaigua Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Campus modernization project, issuing the construction bid … Continue Reading
07.20.17
Schumer Floor Remarks on Senator John McCain
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today delivered remarks on the Senate floor. Below are his remarks: The news of Senator McCain's cancer diagnosis sent a shock wave through the Senate last night. Senator McCain is a dear friend to many here in this body; he is a dear friend of mine - and from the bottom of my heart I wish him well and know that every member in this chamber does the same. I agree with what the Majority Leader said earlier: John McCain is an American hero. There is no one … Continue Reading
07.19.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $180,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NYACK JOINT FIRE DISTRICT AND BREWSTER-SOUTHEAST JOINT FIRE DISTRICT
Federal Funding For Hudson Valley Fire Departments Will Bolster Operations and Safety Protocols U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $182,118 in federal funding for fire departments in the Lower Hudson Valley Region. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, the Nyack Joint Fire District in Rockland County will receive $27,572, which wi… Continue Reading
07.19.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $21K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WEST GLENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 6
Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Safety Equipment U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $21,429 in federal funding for West Glenville Fire District No. 6 in the Capital Region. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, West Glenville Fire District No. 6 will use the funding to replace old turn-out gear and buy a washer extrac… Continue Reading
07.19.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $426K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ALBANY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Federal Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Training Center U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $426,444 in federal funding for the Albany Fire Department. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, Albany Fire Department will use the funding to purchase a new training center. "It is essential that we provide our firefighters with th… Continue Reading
07.19.17
SCHUMER: UPSTATE NEW YORK'S CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY IS BREWING AT RAPID PACE; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO START PROCESS OF UNLOCKING MORE FED SUPPORT TO HELP NY BEER, DISTILLERIES AND LOCAL BARLEY GROWERS KEEP UP WITH SUMMER’S DEMAND & TOURISM
Schumer Says Insurance Currently Available to Farmers Growing Malt Barley Isn't Enough; Will Urge Feds To Soon Start Offering Malting Barley Endorsement to NYS to Increase Protection Available For NYS Growers Last Month, Schumer Successfully Pushed USDA To Provide Malt Barley Crop Insurance For 44 NYS Counties; Senator Says NY Needs Special Malt Barley Endorsement To Keep Up With Upstate's Craft Beverage Growth Schumer: NY Could Become The Napa Valley of Craft Beer Craft breweries and distill… Continue Reading
