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Federal Investment Will Fund Critical Project Focused On The Development Of The Nervous Systems Of Mosquitos And Fruit Flies U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,106,466 in federal funding for the University at Buffalo. The funding was allocated through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and will be used to further the university’s groundbreaking research on animal genetics. Specifically, the genetic research will... Read More

Federal Investment Will Fund Critical Project Focused On Scientific Innovation In The Quantum Devices Industry U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,549,179 in federal funding for quantum computing research at the University of Rochester. The funding was allocated through the National Science Foundation (NSF). These funds will allow researchers at the university to further investigate the many challenges of working with and... Read More

Members Also Call to Raise Federal Funding for the Erie Canalway by an Additional $2 Million Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25), and Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19) announced their push to extend and raise the federal funding cap for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Unless a provision to extend and raise the cap is included in... Read More

Funding is Allocated Through FCC Connect America Fund Which Expands Broadband Access in Rural Communities Schumer and Gillibrand Fought to Ensure this FCC Broadband Funding Would Remain in New York When It Was At Risk of Being Sent to Other States Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $16,183,329 in federal funding to expand high-speed, broadband internet access throughout Upstate New York. The federal funding... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $7,026,839 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs at Project Social Care Head Start, Inc., in Brooklyn, New York. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start and Early Head Start Programs and will be used to support child care and... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $14,095,067 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs throughout Manhattan. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start and Early Head Start Programs and will be used to support child care and support services for low-income... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $9,319,861 in federal funding for five Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in the Bronx. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start and Early Head Start Programs and will be used to provide child care and support services for... Read More

NY Passed Law Allowing School Districts & Local Governments To Create Charitable Fund In Lieu Of Tax Payments, Allowing Homeowners To Retain Full SALT Deduction, But IRS Swooped In And Used Regs To Kill That Fed Workaround Senator’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) Power Would Force A Vote To Overturn The IRS’s Block Of State Workaround Schumer: There’s One More Rabbit In The Hat When It Comes To Making Unfair IRS Regs Disappear, And I’m Going To Use It ... Read More

In Recent Years, American Electoral Databases & Systems Have Been Targeted By Foreign Adversaries; Reports Say Congress Not Doing Nearly Enough To Secure Elections, The Wellspring Of Our Democracy  Standing At The Center For Internet Security, Schumer Calls On Congress To Expediently Pass The Election Security Act To Fend Off Threat Of Foreign Interference  Schumer To Congress: American Democracy Needs To Be More Secure Than Ever; Congress Must Act ASAP    Standing... Read More

On Heels Of The Legalization Of Industrial Hemp Growing And Selling, Many Banks & Other Financial Institutions Are Grappling With Confusion Over Legal Status & Refuse To Provide Services  Schumer Calls On Major Fed Financial Regulators To Rectify Situation, Immediately Issue New Guidance To Financial Institutions, To Ease Concerns & Help Upstate Hemp Industry—And Economy—Grow  Schumer To Feds: It’s Time To Let Farms Cash In On Cash Crop! Standing at Main... Read More

Mass Shooters Like Dayton Suspect & Others, In Addition to Man Who Just Caused Panic In A Missouri Walmart, Acquired Sophisticated Body Armor With Ease; Sophisticated Body Armor Is Available Online Or Over Phone For Easy Purchase In All 50 States Schumer Says Too Many Of Those Who Purchase Body Armor Are Up To No Good And Must Be Stopped From Getting It; Should Be In Addition To –Not A Substitute For—Background Checks    Schumer: Wares Of War Demand FBI Checks,... Read More

Schumer Secured +$4M in USACE Budget To Construct New Rte. 5 Barrier Wall In Athol Springs, Helped Broker Partnership Agreement Between Army Corps & NYSDOT Schumer Today Announces, Following His Push, The Army Corps Has Awarded An $8.2 Million Contract To Morrish Wallace Construction, To Begin Work This October Schumer: It’s Time To Get Shovels In The Ground & Make WNY Commutes Safer! U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following his major push, the U.S. Army Corps of... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children in Nassau County U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,508,577 in federal funding for Glen Cove Child Day Care Center, Inc. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program and will be used to support child care and support services for low-income families in Nassau County. “Study... Read More

After U.S. Customs And Border Protection Unveiled A Plan To Temporarily Move Up To 300 Northern Border Officers To The Southern Border In April, Schumer Fought To Pass Legislation Requiring The Department Of Homeland Security To Release Up-To-Date Northern Border Staffing Numbers By August 1st  With August 1st Deadline In The Rearview Mirror And The Congressionally-Required Report Nowhere To Be Found, Schumer Demands Department Of Homeland Security Issue Findings To Congress... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,868,752 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in the Capital Region. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start and Early Head Start Programs and will be used to support child care and support services... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after General Motors announced it will be bringing new work to its plant in Lockport, NY: “This is a win-win-win that will benefit GM, the world-class UAW workers at Lockport, and the Western New York economy. This is exactly why I fought so hard to keep open this plant and have GM acquire the plant from Delphi during the Great Recession and auto bailout. We look forward to a bright future of more work at the productive... Read More

Sail Buffalo, A Local Sailing School Teaching WNY Youth About Lake Safety & Providing Sailing Certification, Could Be Forced To Vacate Coast Guard-Owned Property Because Of Bureaucratic Plan  Schumer Calls On Coast Guard To Extend Lease Agreement With Sail Buffalo & Allow Program To Continue Its Invaluable Mission Of Educating Local Children About Lake Erie And The Sport Of Sailing Schumer To Coast Guard: Capital Improvement Plans Would Sink Sail Buffalo; Don’t Make Them Walk... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that legislation they introduced to rename a Middletown post office after Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman has passed the Senate. The post office is located at 40 Fulton Street, Middletown, New York. Schumer and Gillibrand introduced this legislation in February, and it passed the Senate last week. “Congressman Gilman deserves to be honored for his relentless... Read More

Upstate NY Is An Agricultural Hive Of Productivity, But Recent Fed Decision That Imperils The Future Of Bees Would Threaten Much Of What Makes This Part Of New York Buzz  With USDA Recently Announcing Its Intention To Stop Collecting Data On Honey Bee Colonies In Places Like Rochester, Schumer Pushes Plan To Reconsider, & Step-Up Work, Not Stop It  Schumer To Feds: Honey Bees Are Fundamental To Upstate NY’s Sweet Ag Industry, And Local Jobs Standing amidst a swarm of... Read More

Belva Lockwood, Born In Royalton NY And Previous Principal Of The Owego Female Seminary, Shattered Legal Barriers For Women, Becoming One Of The Earliest Women To Graduate Law School, The First Woman To Try A Case At The U.S. Supreme Court, And First Woman To Appear On A Presidential Ballot With The 100-Year Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage In The United States Quickly Approaching, Schumer Announces Legislation To Re-dedicate Owego Post Office The “Belva Lockwood Post Office... Read More