Press Releases
SCHUMER PUSHES PLAN TO RESTORE PENSION TO THOUSANDS OF LONG ISLAND FAMILIES WHO WORKED THEIR WHOLE LIVES & ARE LOSING LONG-PROMISED PENSION PAYMENTS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN; NEW LEGISLATION COULD PULL PENSION PLAN OUT OF FINANCIAL TROUBLE TO AVOID FURTHER BENEFIT CUTS IN YEARS TO COME
Over 4,500 Long Island-Area Teamster Families Are Now Victims Of A Pension System That Could Collapse On Itself; These Teamsters Have Worked For Years Paying Into The System, But Now Have Been Forced to Take a 30 Percent Cut in Benefits & Could Lose Even More Of Their Hard-Earned Pension Without Action, The Plan Could Suffer Further Financial Trouble and Beneficiaries Could See Additional Cuts; But Schumer-Backed "Butch Lewis Act" Would Help Plans Meet Their Obligations Without Hurting Ret… Continue Reading
01.02.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW REPORT SAYS OPIOID SCOURGE TAKING HUGE TOLL; STATEN ISLAND IS AT NYC'S OPIOID EPICENTER; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO FIGHT CRISIS & INCREASE FED FUNDS TO NEW YORK AS BUDGET DEAL LOOMS
New Data Shows 2016 Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Increased by 21 Percent; Staten Island Has Not Been Spared, With Highest Rate of Overdose Deaths in All of NYC Schumer Says Startling New Data Serves as Shot Across the Bow And Reason We Must Secure Additional Federal Funds Here At Home Schumer: SI Depends On Upcoming Budget Deal To Beat Back Opioid Scourge U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched a public push to fight the deadly opioid crisis and said he will do ever… Continue Reading
12.22.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF “KEVIN & AVONTE’S LAW”; SCHUMER’S BILL WOULD HELP LOCATE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WHO WANDER FROM THE SAFETY OF THEIR CAREGIVERS; SENATOR NOW CALLS FOR SWIFT PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE
Just This Month, Two NYC Children With Autism Went Wandering, But Were Thankfully Found Safe; Incidents Could Have Been Prevented By Wearable Tracking Devices That Allow Law Enforcement To Locate Vulnerable Children And Adults - Almost Half Of Children With Autism Will Wander At Least Once Schumer's Legislation, "Kevin & Avonte's Law," Which Just Passed the Senate, Would Create A Vital Grant Program To Provide Families With Lifesaving Locator Devices Schumer: Now, House Must Act & Quic… Continue Reading
12.22.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND 13 SENATE DEMOCRATS CALL ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO HOLD RAILROADS ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL AFTER FATAL DERAILMENTS AND SAFETY LAPSES
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a group of 13 Senate Democrats to call on Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to hold railroads accountable for failing to implement sufficient safety measures. The Senators have requested a status report on railroads' implementation of positive train control (PTC), a lifesaving technology required by Congressional mandate to be fully implemented by 2018. The Senators' letter comes four days after an Am… Continue Reading
12.21.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Investment Will Train Workers To Adapt To New World Of High-Tech Manufacturing U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,500,000 in federal funding for Hudson Valley Community College. The funding was allocated through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and will be used for a new Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) training facility. Specifically, this investment will support a n… Continue Reading
12.18.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES UPSTATE NY COMPANY – PIONEER IN WYOMING AND CHEMUNG COUNTIES – HAVE BEEN AWARDED CRITICAL CONTRACT THAT IS ESTIMATED TO CREATE 200 JOBS ACROSS UPSTATE NY
The Department of Education Awarded Pioneer New Contract to Resume Its Work With Federal Student Loan Borrowers Recovering From Defaults - With New Contract, Local Wyoming & Chemung County Company will Hire 200 Workers U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Pioneer Credit Recovery with operations in Wyoming County and Chemung Counties will begin hiring 200 new workers as a result of a new award-term extension contract awarded to Pi… Continue Reading
12.18.17
SCHUMER URGES FEDERAL WETLAND REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR LEGOLAND DEVELOPMENT AND HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS AND NEW TAX REVENUE; SCHUMER URGES ARMY CORPS TO EXPEDITE REVIEW THAT COULD UNLOCK OPPORTUNITY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
Schumer Urges Army Corps To Issue Review And Approve Proposal So Legoland Can Turn Vacant Property In Orange County Into A Family Theme Park Destination That Will Provide Jobs For Residents and Significant Tax Revenue for Localities, Including Goshen; Schumer Says Park Can Boost The Local Economy And Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To Orange County Project Expected To Employ More Than 500 Permanent Full-Time Jobs, 500 Seasonal Jobs, 300-Part-Time Jobs And An Additional 800 Construction Jobs; But Before… Continue Reading
12.17.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: FEDS POSSESS TECHNOLOGY TO HELP DETECT SUICIDE VESTS IN SUBWAYS, TRAIN STATIONS & AIRPORTS – BUT WITHOUT MORE TESTS, LIFE-SAVING, TERROR-PREVENTING TECHNOLOGY COULD SIT IN LIMBO FOR YEARS; SENATOR URGES TSA TO PARTNER WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES, BRING NEXT-GEN TECH TO NYC FOR TESTS & SPEED UP PLANS TO ADOPT NATIONALLY
Amidst New ISIS Threat To NYC & On Heels Of Last Week's Failed Terror Attack In Subway, Schumer Says Feds Must Rigorously Test Bomb Detection Technology In NYC & Speed-Up Adoption Of Machines That Should Be Placed In Some Of NYC's Busiest Transit Hubs, Like Subways, Penn Station & Airports TSA Has Been Working On The Technology Since 2004 With Partners Like Amtrak & NJT; Schumer Says, Given Era Of Terror & Lone Wolves, Feds Must Put Device That Can Detect Suicide Vests On Th… Continue Reading
12.15.17
SCHUMER: FCC VOTE TO END NET NEUTRALITY – ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE WEB TO BE BLOCKED OR SLOWED FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS -- SIMPLY CANNOT STAND; REPEAL OF NET NEUTRALITY WILL TURN INTERNET INTO A TOLL ROAD, WHERE ONLY THE HIGHEST PAYING CUSTOMERS WILL RULE; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO OVERTURN DECISION WITH A MAJORITY VOTE BY CONGRESS
Yesterday's Vote By The FCC To Repeal Net Neutrality Could Jack Up The Cost Of Internet Access & Means The Internet Is No Longer Open Or Fair Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Will Now Be Allowed To Deliberately Speed Up Or Slow Down Traffic From Specific Websites, Apps, Or Charge More For Different Content Schumer: We Must Hit 'Control, Alt, Delete' On FCC’s Vote To Kill The Open Internet Standing at WeWork headquarters, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced support for… Continue Reading
12.14.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: SOLDIERS ABROAD MAY NOT GET THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES THIS YEAR; RED-RIBBON TAPE IS STOPPING U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FROM DELIVERING TREES; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY SHIP TREES & SAVE CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING ABROAD
Schumer: Fed Policy That Blocks Shipping Christmas Trees Is Straight Out of The Grinch's Playbook U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged United States Postal Service Postmaster General Megan Brennan to immediately waive any and all procedural changes that are preventing New Yorkers from sending donated Christmas trees to soldiers serving overseas. According to Schumer, this week dozens of donated Christmas trees in New York were returned to sender by the United States Posta… Continue Reading
12.14.17
AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS, SCHUMER PUSHES FED BOP TO HIRE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST IN BROOKLYN’S FEDERAL PRISON; INMATES HAVE BEEN WITHOUT CHAPLAIN SINCE FEBRUARY; CHAPLAINS HELP MAKE PRISONS SAFER & MORE SECURE
Despite Months Without Permanent Coverage, Federal Bureau of Prisons Has Yet to Hire A Priest at Metropolitan Detention Center With Christmas Fast Approaching, Schumer Says a Catholic Chaplain Should Be Hired Immediately; Senator Says Priest Could Help Provide a Safer Environment & Offer Spiritual Guidance to Inmates Seeking Support Amidst the Christmas season, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is dragging on hiring a priest for Brooklyn's … Continue Reading
12.14.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: SOLDIERS ABROAD MAY NOT GET THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES THIS YEAR; RED-RIBBON TAPE IS STOPPING U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FROM DELIVERING TREES; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY SHIP TREES & SAVE CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING ABROAD
Schumer: Fed Policy That Blocks Shipping Christmas Trees Is Straight Out of The Grinch's Playbook U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged United States Postal Service Postmaster General Megan Brennan to immediately waive any and all procedural changes that are preventing New Yorkers from sending donated Christmas trees to soldiers serving overseas. According to Schumer, this week dozens of donated Christmas trees in New York were returned to sender by the United States Pos… Continue Reading
12.12.17
ON FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP HOLOCAUST VICTIMS & FAMILIES ACHIEVE SOME JUSTICE; BILL WILL FURTHER ADVANCE EFFORTS AT RESTITUTION OF ASSETS STOLEN BY THE NAZI REGIME FROM VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST; SENATOR CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS LEGISLATION
Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act Will Help Holocaust Survivors & Families of Holocaust Victims By Requiring the State Dept. Report on Progress of The Return of or Restitution for Nazi-Confiscated Assets Schumer: JUST Act is a Drop of Justice in What Was An Ocean of Injustice U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced Senate passage of the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act, which will assist Holocaust survivors and the families of Holocaust … Continue Reading
12.12.17
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON SUPPORTING TRUCK UNDERRIDE GUARD LEGISLATION, IN WAKE OF TRAGIC I-81 ACCIDENT
Schumer: Lack Of Safety "Underride Guards" On Trucks Is A Flashing Red Light "Requiring trucks be equipped with underride guards is a proven technology that will save lives and make our roads safer. Whether to get to work or to drop their kids off at school or to get home for the holidays, most New Yorkers drive regularly on roads where our truck safety standards are lacking and in need of improvement to fill critical gaps and adapt to new safety technology. The reality is underride guards o… Continue Reading
12.11.17
SCHUMER: BUFFALO’S NORTHLAND CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS AT RISK IF CONGRESS ELIMINATES HISTORIC TAX CREDIT; SENATOR URGES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO EXPEDITE APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT PROPERTY BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR VITAL FEDERAL HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, WHICH COULD TOTAL $16M FOR THIS PROJECT BEFORE CREDIT IS POTENTIALLY ELIMINATED BY GOP TAX BILL
Schumer: Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project Is Essential To Help Revitalize Buffalo's East Side; Historic Northland Avenue Property Is Central To The Project Northland Corridor Project And Planned Training Center Will Address Buffalo's Skills Gap And Help Prepare Workers For Jobs That Local Companies Need U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today called on the National Park Service (NPS) to approve the Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project's request for i… Continue Reading
12.10.17
SCHUMER: CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE INFORMED OF BAG FEES WHEN THEY BUY PLANE TICKETS THIS CHRISTMAS; PASSENGERS COULD ARRIVE AT AIRPORTS & BE SOCKED WITH COSTS; DOT'S NEW STANCE COULD ALLOW AIRLINES TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS EVEN MORE MONEY FOR CHECKED BAGS AT AIRPORTS & HIDE BAG FEES IN THE FINE PRINT; SENATOR PUSHES TO RESTORE RULE BEFORE BAG FEES TAKEOFF
USDOT Just Decided-- Out Of Thin Air -- To Scrap A Critical Consumer Protection That Would Have Forced Airlines to Disclose Bag Fees Upfront; Senator Worries, Without Disclosure, Bag Fee Increases Are On The Way Latest Decision Is Made Even Worse By Recent USDOT's Notices To Axe Other Consumer Protections Including Ones for Missing Or Damaged Wheelchairs; Meanwhile, Airlines Collected $7 Billion In Baggage Fees In 2016 Alone Schumer: USDOTs Last-Minute Christmas Gift To Airlines Hurts Consumer… Continue Reading
12.08.17
FOR 19 YEARS IN A ROW, DURING HIS FIRST YEAR AS U.S. SENATE DEM LEADER, SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES; ANNUAL TOUR OF STATE FINISHES WITH VISIT TO COLUMBIA COUNTY – 2017 CONCLUDES WITH A TOTAL OF 107 VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND
During Schumer's 1998 Senate Election, He Made A Pledge To Visit Every Single New York County Each Year - After 19 Years, The Tradition Continues Even As Senate Dem Leader, Schumer Staunchly Believes That Visiting Every Single New York County Is Essential To His Daily Work In U.S. Capitol Schumer Leaves His Mark In All 62 Counties For 19th Year In A Row U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, now the Senate minority leader today completed his 19th consecutive tour of all 62 N… Continue Reading
12.08.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $100,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Funding Will Be Used To Support Agricultural Economic Development in the Hudson Valley and Capital District U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $100,000 in federal funding for the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC). HVADC is a non-profit organization that works to enhance the agricultural sector in the Hudson Valley and Capital District. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Economic Developmen… Continue Reading
12.08.17
SCHUMER COMPLETES 62 COUNTY TOUR IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, BY URGING USDA TO UNLOCK CRITICAL TOOL TO HELP THE CAPITAL REGION’S BEER, DISTILLERIES AND LOCAL BARLEY GROWERS KEEP UP WITH SEASONAL DEMAND & TOURISM
Schumer Urges Feds To Move to Begin Offering the "Malting Barley Endorsement" IN NYS To Increase Protection Available For NYS Growers; Earlier This Year, Senator Successfully Pushed USDA To Provide Malt Barley Crop Insurance For 44 NYS Counties - Including Columbia County Senator Says Capital Region Now Needs USDA's Special Malt Barley Endorsement To Keep Up With Upstate's Craft Beverage Growth Schumer: Capital Region Could Become The Napa Valley of Craft Beer Standing at Chatham Brewing, U.… Continue Reading
12.07.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ENGEL: MAMARONECK RESIDENTS ARE AT SEVERE RISK OF THEIR HOMES & BUSINESSES BEING FLOODED YET AGAIN; AS REPORT SITS ON ARMY CORPS’ DESK, REPS URGE IMMEDIATE REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO REDUCE FLOODING RISK FROM THE MAMARONECK AND SHELDRAKE RIVER BASINS
In 2007, A Nor'easter Storm Produced Record Flooding In and Near The Village Of Mamaroneck, Causing Loss of Life, Costing Millions In Damages And Forcing Close To 40% Of Residents To Seek Evacuation Assistance; Reps Say Residents In Mamaroneck And Sheldrake River Basins Remain At Risk To Severe Flooding Approving Army Corps "Chief's Report" On The Flood Risk Management Is A Key Step In Addressing Flooding, But Is Being Held Up By Bureaucratic Red Tape; Reps Call On Army Corps To Do Its Part An… Continue Reading
