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In January 2018, The Department Of Commerce Imposed Preliminary Duties On Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada That Have Drastically Reduced The Profitability Newspapers And Printers Throughout Upstate NY Schumer Calls On The Department Of Commerce To  Consider The Adverse Impact Duties Could Have On Companies Like Quad Graphics And Reverse Course  Schumer: Permanent Duties On Canadian Paper Could Literally Stop The Presses At Our Newspapers And Printing... Read More

Schumer To Feds: Take Your Buzz Words Off of New York’s Hard Cider  Today, at DeFisher Fruit Farm’s Rootstock Ciderworks in Williamson, Wayne County, NY, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Administrator John J. Manfreda to immediately address cider canning and labeling regulations that are driving up cider production costs and threatening to undermine New York cideries’ efforts to accurately market cider to... Read More

 Currently Hemp Is Classified As A Controlled Substance, Putting It On Par With Other Substances Like Heroin And Other Opioids Due To Trace Amounts Of THC; However, Senator Says Industrial Hemp Can Be Used To Make Paper, Clothing, Plastics And Even Fuel  Bipartisan Bill Removes Fed Roadblock That Obstructs Hemp’s Full Potential As an agricultural commodity In Columbia County; Senator Says New Bill Empowers States To Act As Primary Regulators of Hemp, Allows For Hemp Researchers... Read More

Standing At Brewery Ommegang Schumer Unveils Push To Support Legislation That Will Enable Them, And Small Otsego County Breweries Like Red Shed Brewery, Butternuts Beer And Ale, And Council Rock Brewery, To Fully Tap Their Business Potential New York State Craft Beer Industry Supports Nearly 60,000 Jobs In NY & Has A $4 Billion Economic Impact– Cutting Taxes On Dozens Of Small Brewing Operations In The Southern Tier Will Allow Small Breweries To Hire More Employees, Buy More... Read More

The Recently Announced STARWALK Series, By The Walkway Over The Hudson is Designed To Bring The Local Communities And Tourists Alike To The Walkway Over The Hudson State Park while learning About Astronomy Schumer Calls On NASA To Send Astronaut To The Walkway Over The Hudson To Attend Upcoming STARWALK Series Event; NASA Presence Would Inspire And Engage Local Community Students Of All Ages, As Well As Tourists On Importance Of Science Research And Education Schumer To NASA: Help Launch Walkway... Read More

Senator Says Over 60,000 People, From 49 States And 21 Countries, Visited the Saint Lawrence Seaway Last Year; Despite The Steady Stream Of Tourism, The Center Hasn’t Been Updated In Roughly 60 Years, Creating Safety Concerns & Inhibiting Tourism To The North Country  Schumer Calls On The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation To Continue To Invest In The Seaway, Including The Construction Of A New Visitor Center And Other Infrastructure Key To Seaway... Read More

With Over 9K Cases Pending, Syracuse SSA Field Office Faces The Largest Case Backlog In NYS; And Average Wait Time For An Appeals Hearing is over 620 Days  Schumer: Syracuse SSA Field Office Can’t Keep Up With Requests Due To Lack of Resources And Rate of New Retirees; New Dollars Secured in Recent Legislation Could Help Cut Down On Wait Times   Schumer: Central New York Seniors Are Tired Of Listening to Hold Music U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

In Response To An Incident At The Jefferson Road Post Office, Where VFW and  Local Veterans Were Stopped From Selling Poppies To Raise Money For Veterans Groups, Schumer Today Announced The Introduction Of The RAISE VET FUND Act The Legislation Would Authorize Congressionally Chartered Veterans Organizations To Sell Flags, Poppies And Like Items At USPS Facilities To Fundraise At Holiday Times  Schumer: Whether it’s Independence Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, or Flag Day, When... Read More

Senator Says Holiday Weekend Wait Times At The Border And At Airport Security Can Be A Nightmare; Nexus Card Holders Cross Border More Quickly And Can Take Advantage Of TSA Precheck Lines At The Airport  Schumer Will Urge U.S. Customs and Border Protection To Work with Canada Border Services Agency To Approve an Additional Nexus Enrollment Center, and Work with NFTA, the Peace Bridge Authority, and the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission to Make Nexus Expansion Plan a Reality  Schumer to... Read More

Schumer’s Multi-Year Effort To Pass Legislation That Would – For The First Time Ever – Create A National Registry That Will Help Medical Professionals More Effectively Track And Treat Firefighters With Cancer  Schumer Says Firefighters Are Exposed To A Range Of Harmful Toxins And May Be At Increased Cancer Risk; Senator Says Newly Passed Legislation Will Help Protect The Lives Of Our Brave First Responders In New York And Beyond & Urges The President To Sign The... Read More

Top EPA and Other Administration Officials Had Previously Attempted To Keep Secret a Study Showing That PFAS Pose a Danger to Human Health at Exposure Levels that are Seven to Ten Times Lower than What EPA Had Told the Public Gillibrand, Schumer Led the Call on EPA Administrator to Release Department of Health and Human Services Study to the Public U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

With Current Cooperative Agreement Between U Of R Laser Lab And DOE’s NNSA Slated To Expire Soon, Schumer Urges NNSA To Finalize New Agreement Running From 2019 Through 2023; Senator Says U Of R’s Laser Lab Is Important To National Security And The Future Of American Innovation And Must Stay Fully Operational  Schumer To DOE: With Current 5-Year Agreement Expiring This Fall, Focus Like a Laser Now To Finalize New 5-Year Agreement  During an in-person meeting with the... Read More

For The Last Year, The Canandaigua VA And USPS Have Had A Parking Agreement In Place That Allowed The VA To Park Government Owned Home Visitation Vehicles At 10 Post Offices in Greece, Irondequoit, Churchville, Macedon, Lima, Clarendon, Holley, Victor, Farmington, Shortsville; Last Week USPS Revoked the Parking Agreement Schumer Urges USPS To Immediately Reverse The Determination And Allow Agreement To Stand, Senator Says USPS new Ban Means VA Medical Workers Can See Fewer Homebound Veterans Per... Read More

New NYS Law Allows For Westchester, Rockland And HV Residents To Receive Tax Credits for Charitable Donations to the State, Which Can Be Deducted Against Federal Taxes; This Will Help Ease The Tax Hike Caused by The New Tax Law’s $10,000 State and Local Deduction Cap  Schumer Urges IRS To Stand Down And Cease Attempts To Impede Westchester and HV Homeowners Ability To Replace Valuable Deductions Lost In Tax Bill  Schumer To IRS: Rule In Favor Of New York State... Read More

Schumer And Gillibrand Today Announced That The Newly Passed NDAA Authorizes $14 Million In Federal Funding For Key Infrastructure Upgrades At NFARS, Including The Construction Of A New Training Center; Senators Say Upgrades Are Vital To NFARS’ Mission Readiness And Vow To See Funding Through The Appropriations Process Senators: New Training Center Will Enhance The Capabilities Of The Units Serving At NFARS U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten... Read More

The Recently-Passed Senate Defense Bill Provides $20 Million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Conduct a Public Health Assessment for Sites Affected by PFAS Contamination Schumer, Gillibrand Fought to Include this Funding in the Senate Defense Bill Following Multi-Year Effort to Secure this CDC-Led Study  Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today... Read More

Lawrence W. Lakeman Fell Ill And Died From Pancreatic Cancer Stemming From His Work As A 9/11 First Responder; His Widow And Children Have Yet To Be Compensated By State Workers Compensation Board For His Service And Sacrifice  Workers Compensation Board Denied Initial Claim Because Lakeman’s Widow Did Not File Within Two Years Of Her Husband’s Death; However, Pancreatic Cancer Was Recognized As An Eligible 9/11 Disease In 2014; Audra Lakeman Filed In August... Read More

The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, New York Is Nation’s Premier Research Organizations For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber and Intelligence Technologies  Schumer and Gillibrand Today Announced That The Newly-Passed NDAA Authorizes $14.2 Million In Federal Funding For Security Enhancements At The Lab; Senators Say They Will Work Tirelessly Through The Appropriations Process To  Ensure That The Lab’s Anti-Terrorism Perimeter Security And Entry Control Point Is... Read More

PFC Compounds Continue To Pollute The City Of Newburgh’s Primary Drinking Water Source, Washington Lake, In Addition To Many Of The Nearby Waterways And Estuaries; The DOD And Air Force, Thus Far, Have Failed To Adhere To Their Own Remediation Schedule And Have Left Newburgh Residents and Local Stakeholders In The Dark In Letter To Air Force Secretary Wilson, Schumer Expresses Frustration At The Slow Pace Of The Clean-Up And The Poor Communication And Coordination With Impacted... Read More

Designation is Awarded to Universities that Offer Rigorous Bachelor’s and Graduate Degree Programs that Prepare Students for the Nation’s Cyber Defense Needs Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the University at Albany has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency (NSA), in collaboration with the Department... Read More