Press Releases
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $11.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION ORG OF ERIE COUNTY
Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Education For Low-Income Children In Western New York U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,549,528 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the Community Action Organization of Erie County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to support child care services and early childhood education for low-income familie… Continue Reading
01.31.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND PUSH ARMY CORPS FOR PLAN TO PROTECT LAKE ONTARIO, LAKE ERIE & ST. LAWRENCE RIVER SHORELINE FROM FLOOD, EROSION DAMAGE; AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY, SIMILAR PLAN SUPPORTED MORE RESILIENT EASTERN ATLANTIC COAST BUT NO PLAN EXISTS NOW FOR GREAT LAKES SHORELINE; SENATORS SAY LACK OF GREAT LAKES SHORELINE PLAN IS MAJOR GAP AND PUSH FOR ARMY CORPS TO INCLUDE THE GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCE STUDY START IN 2019 BUDGET REQUEST
Senators Say The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Shoreline Faces Numerous Threats, Such As Erosion, Flooding, Nutrient Runoff, And Aging Infrastructure; Senators Say Federal Investment Is Essential To Preserve And Protect The Great Lakes and Nearby Communities - And That This First-Ever Great Lakes Coastline Study Is a Key First Step Schumer, Gillibrand: Investing In Our Great Lakes Must Be A Priority U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with memb… Continue Reading
01.30.18
SCHUMER APPOINTS NEW YORK’S RABBI HERSHEL BILLET, OF YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE, TO U.S. COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE ABROAD
U.S. Commission For The Preservation Of America's Heritage Abroad Aims To Protect Cemeteries, Monuments And Historic Buildings Associated With U.S Citizens In Eastern And Central Europe; Schumer Has Chosen Longtime Jewish Leader, Rabbi Hershel Billet, To Join Commission Schumer: Rabbi Hershel Billet Is A Pillar Of The Jewish Community In New York And an Exceptional Choice For This Commission Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced he plans to appoint Rabbi Hershel Billet, of Young Isr… Continue Reading
01.29.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT NEW YORK MOTHER OF U.S. SOLDIER WHO TRAGICALLY OVERDOSED ON HEROIN - STEPHANIE KEEGAN OF SOMERS - WILL BE HIS GUEST TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR WILL CALL ON CONGRESS TO INVEST IN MORE OPIOID TREATMENT & PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Schumer's Invitation Will Draw Even More National Attention To Critical Issue: The Opioid Crisis U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is bringing Stephanie Keegan, a New Yorker, and mother of a veteran who overdosed on heroin while waiting to be seen at his local VA Hospital, to the State of the Union as his guest. Schumer has invited Ms. Keegan in order to draw more national attention to an issue that is very important to them both: preventing and treating th… Continue Reading
01.29.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT WESTCHESTER COUNTY RESIDENT & MOTHER OF U.S. SOLIDER WHO TRAGICALLY OVERDOSED ON HEROIN - STEPHANIE KEEGAN OF SOMERS - WILL BE HIS GUEST TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR WILL CALL ON CONGRESS TO INVEST IN MORE OPIOID TREATMENT & PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Schumer's Invitation Will Draw Even More National Attention To Critical Issue: The Opioid Crisis U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he is bringing Stephanie Keegan, a Westchester resident and mother of a veteran who overdosed on heroin, while waiting to be seen at his local VA Hospital to the State of the Union as his guest. Schumer has invited Ms. Keegan in order to draw more national attention to an issue that is very important to them both: preventing and tr… Continue Reading
01.29.18
SCHUMER PUSHES PLAN TO RESTORE PENSION TO THOUSANDS OF CAPITAL REGION 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 5K Capital Region 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 He… Continue Reading
01.29.18
SCHUMER: LOCAL SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER COULD BE FORCED TO CLOSE 3 PATIENT CENTERS, LAY OFF 75 HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND REDUCE DESPERATELY NEEDED PATIENT SERVICES IF CONGRESS FAILS TO RENEW CRITICAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM; SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS MUST ACT FAST TO AVOID PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Critical Long-Term Federal Funding Which Helps Community Health Centers In Syracuse And Across Central New York To Increase Patient Access To Primary Care Services, Expired Four Months Ago And Still Awaits Long Term Congressional Action Senator Says Community Health Centers Provide Accessible High-Quality Healthcare To Syracuse Residents, Reduce Health Disparities Across Central New York, And Support Local Healthcare Jobs - Enriching Regional Economies Across The State; Senator Is Fighting… Continue Reading
01.29.18
IN ORDER TO HELP BEAT BACK NEW YORK FLU EPIDEMIC, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS SEND IN SPECIAL CDC ‘DOMESTIC FLU SURVEILLANCE TEAM’; EXPERTS HELP LOCALS TRACK WHICH STRAINS ARE HITTING, WHICH TREATMENT WORKS BEST & MAP OUT A PLAN TO FIGHT FLU ACROSS AREAS & AGE GROUPS
The Centers For Disease Control & Prevention Can Designate A Special Team To Hone In On NY Virus Data & Help Our Local Hospitals & DOH; Team Would Deliver More Manpower Locally To Help Track & Triage Strains Taking The Biggest Toll; Detect How/If The Virus Is Changing As It Spreads Schumer Says New York's Great Hospitals & DOH Deserve "Back Up" To Help Fight Flu; Cases Up 54% This Past Week Alone & Nearly 20k Cases Have Been Reported Across The State; Children Are At … Continue Reading
01.26.18
SCHUMER: NY JOBS & UPSTATE/LOCAL PAPERS ARE ON THE LINE; CALLS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND COMMERCE SECRETARY TO PROTECT NEW YORK’S AT-RISK NEWPAPER INDUSTRY; SENATOR SAYS IF NEW PLAN TAKES SHAPE, NEWSPAPERS COULD BE FORCED TO SLASH LOCAL STAFF – OR EVEN GO OUT OF BUSINESS
Duties On Special Paper From Canada Will Hurt Upstate New York's Hometown And Local Newspapers Schumer: Commerce Department Needs To Pay Extra! Extra! Attention To Protecting New York's Newspaper Industry Before Local Jobs Fold U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to reconsider its recent decision to impose duties on the raw material - uncoated groundwood paper from Canada - used by New York’s already at-risk Upstate and local newspa… Continue Reading
01.25.18
SCHUMER URGES THE VA TO OVERCOME REMAINING IMPEDIMENT TO CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY; SENATOR PUSHES VA TO COMPLETE FINAL ACQUISITION OF TWO LAND PARCELS AND COMMIT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR; SCHUMER PREVIOUSLY SECURED FED FUNDING TO BUILD CEMETERY AND IS NOW URGING VA TO START CONSTRUCTION
Since 2009, Schumer Has Worked With Local Veteran Leaders To Bring Much-Needed Veterans' Cemetery To Western New York - Now There Is One Last Impediment Before Construction Can Begin; The VA Must Complete Final Acquisition For Two Parcels Of Land Senator Says VA Must Complete Critical Acquisitions And Stick To A Construction Timeline That Calls For Groundbreaking To Begin This Year; Senator Says Land Parcels Will Effectively Double The Size Of The Cemetery, To The Benefit Of Western New York'… Continue Reading
01.24.18
SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO WORK WITH NEW WINDSOR TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM SOLUTION AT TEMPLE HILL ROAD AND ROUTE 300 RAILROAD CROSSINGS; SENATOR SAYS CROSSINGS ARE DETERIORATING RAPIDLY AND POSE A SAFETY RISKS FOR RESIDENTS & FIRST RESPONDERS; SENATOR SAYS CSX MUST ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND NEW WINDSOR RESIDENTS AND IMPLEMENT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION
Senator Says Temple Hill Road And Route 300 Crossings Are In Recurring States Of Disrepair -Causing Significant Safety And Quality-Of-Life Problems For Residents, Business Owners And Even Emergency Personnel; Senator Is Calling On CSX To Commit To A Longer-Term Solution That Will Protect Rail Crossings From Current And Future Wear And Tear Schumer To CSX: Implement Long-term Solutions To New Windsor's Rail Crossings That Are Major Accidents Waiting To Happen Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader… Continue Reading
01.23.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR WIN FOR ROCHESTER AREA VETERANS: ROCHESTER’S OWN PIKE CONSTRUCTION SELECTED TO LEAD TEAM FOR OVER $140 MILLION CONTRACT TO FINALLY BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THE MAJOR CANANDAIGUA VA EXPANSION; PROJECT WILL BOOST ECONOMY AND BRING VETERANS THE CARE THEY DESERVE; SCHUMER LED PUSH TO SECURE OVER $140 MILLION IN FED INVESTMENT FOR CANANDAIGUA VA CAMPUS UPGRADE
Schumer Led the Charge to Secure Over $140 Million in Funding from the VA to Modernize the Canandaigua Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center; Senator Says Selected Construction Can Finally Begin to Bring Rochester Area Veterans the Care They Need and Deserve Schumer Says Start Of Long-Awaited Construction-Phase Of New Outpatient Clinic In Canandaigua Will Upgrade State-Of-The-Art Veteran Care & Create Local Construction Jobs Schumer: The New VA Healthcare Facilities Is A Prescription For Im… Continue Reading
01.23.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $150,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND DENTAL SERVICES IN TIOGA COUNTY
Funding Will Be Used To Expand Affordable Dental Services To Low- And Moderate-Income Residents In Tioga County U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $150,000 in federal funding to Tioga County Mobile Dental Services. The funding was allocated through the Appalachian Regional Commission and will be matched by the New York State Community Development Block Grant program, which has committed $300,000 to the project, and the Floyd Hooke… Continue Reading
01.23.18
AFTER MAJOR SCHUMER PUSH, THE FCC WALKS BACK PROPOSAL TO LOWER THE BAR ON BROADBAND SERVICE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATOR SAYS PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD HAVE UNDERMINED ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND ACROSS RURAL AREAS
A FCC Proposal Would Have Downgraded The Minimum Standard Of High-Quality Internet Service And Would Have Treated Lower-Quality Service As A Stand-In For Fixed Home Internet; Schumer Said FCC Could have been A Real Blow To Consumers, Businesses, Hospitals And Universities Upstate Who Rely On Broadband Service After Schumer Push, FCC Finally Reverses Course And Agrees To Keep Current Standards; Senator Says The Feds Should Now Work To Increase Broadband Access Instead of Lowering The Standard … Continue Reading
01.19.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA HAS ADDED MONROE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES TO DISASTER DECLARATION; SENATORS SAY NEW YORK STATE NOW HAS SUPPORT TO AID ALL LAKE ONTARIO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SEVERE FLOODING
Last Month Senators Called on FEMA to Reverse its Earlier Decision and Instead Include Monroe and Cayuga in Disaster Declaration; Senators Previously Announced Declaration For Jefferson, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, St. Lawrence, And Wayne Counties, Unlocking Key Federal Funds For Communities Impacted By Lake Ontario's Record-High Water Levels U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that following their push, the Trump administration … Continue Reading
01.18.18
AS MAIL ISSUES PERSIST, SENATOR SCHUMER & REP. ENGEL DOUBLE DOWN ON PUSHING U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO IMMEDIATELY HOLD A PUBLIC COMMUNITY MEETING WITH LARCHMONT, NEW ROCHELLE & OTHER IMPACTED WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS TO LAY OUT A PLAN TO IMPROVE MAIL SERVICE
Larchmont, New Rochelle & Surrounding Communities Continue To Suffer From Poor Mail Delivery - Or Worse, No Mail Delivery At All, Leaving Frustrated Residents And Business Owners Empty Handed Post Office Has Continued To Fail To Deliver Bills, Passports, Medications And Other Critical Mail Residents And Small Businesses Desperately Need Schumer, Engel: It's Long Overdue For USPS To Meet With The Community And Fix This Mail-Practice U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. … Continue Reading
01.17.18
SCHUMER: EVEN AFTER D&C EXPOSE OF RAILROAD CROSSING GATE, SCHUMER REVEALS NEW 9-1-1 DATA THAT SHOWS SCOTTSVILLE ROAD GATES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION; SENATOR URGES CSX TO PRIORITIZE AND SUSTAIN MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT SNOW/ICE BUILDUP CAUSING GATES TO MALFUNCTION
Democrat & Chronicle Report Revealed That Many Railroad Crossing Gates in the Region Are Malfunctioning - Including the Scottsville Road Gate and South Winton Road Gate, Where 2004 Accident Cost 2 Lives Senator Says CSX Has Not Done Enough To Protect Vital Crossings From Snow And Ice Buildup; Urges CSX To Upgrade System In Light Of Recent Gate Malfunctions Schumer To CSX: Fix and Maintain Rochester-Finger Lakes Rail Crossing Gates That Are Tragedies Waiting to Happen Today, U.S. Senate … Continue Reading
01.17.18
SCHUMER: FAA APPROVAL URGENTLY NEEDED IN ORDER FOR PERRY-WARSAW AIRPORT TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A NEW WEATHER TOWER SYSTEM; IF FAA DOESN’T ACT THIS MONTH, AIRPORT WILL BE SHUT OUT OF FAA’S 2018 GRANT CYCLE, DELAYING NEW WEATHER TOWER CONSTRUCTION BY YEAR OR MORE; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO CUT THROUGH RED TAPE SO THAT AIRPORT CAN APPLY FOR IT’S CONSTRUCTION GRANT THIS YEAR
FAA Has Not Approved Perry-Warsaw's Weather Tower Airspace Case Application & Other Pre-Approvals Putting The Major Project At Risk For Delays; Application Proposes The New Weather Tower Location Site At The And Needs FAA Sign-Off Now So Airport Can Submit Its Construction Grant Application In Time Senator Says Project Will Remained Taxied Until The FAA Approves Application; Weather Tower Is Critical To Add Instrument Approach Capability Needed To Land New Businesses In Wyoming County And T… Continue Reading
01.16.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR WIN FOR ROME: ASSURED INFORMATION SECURITY LANDS NEARLY $48M AIR FORCE CONTRACT; CONTRACT IS A WIN FOR GROWING COMPANY AND IT’S WORKFORCE
Work Is To Be Completed In Rome Over The Next Two Years Schumer: This Is A Win-Win-Win For Our Nation, Assured Information Security's Employees, And The Mohawk Valley Economy U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Assured Information Security, Inc (AIS)., in Rome New York was awarded a $47,974,580 Air Force contract to explore next-generation network operations and vulnerability assessment technology, or INNOVATE. The objective of the INNOVATE effort is t… Continue Reading
01.16.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FOREIGN AIRLINES & PORT AUTHORITY HELPED CREATE THE CHAOS AT KENNEDY; FOREIGN AIRLINES FLOODED JFK WITH FLIGHTS & LITTLE COORDINATION WITH PORT AUTHORITY; SENATOR ASKS USDOT TO INSTITUTE A PLAN TO MAKE SURE COORDINATION IS BETTER NEXT TIME & SO PEOPLE AREN’T IN TRAVEL-HELL
Schumer Says Improved Comms Between Foreign Airlines & JFK Airport Would Curb Potential Chaos- And That USDOT Can Help Fix It Before Next Storm Hits Some Travelers Are Still Without Luggage; While Port Authority Is Culpable, Along With Foreign Airlines, Feds Can Ensure Those Airlines Better Communicate So Chaos Doesn't Compound Schumer: Fed Pressure On Foreign Airlines & Better Comms Can Help Prevent Winter Chaos From Snowballing On the heels of the JFK Air… Continue Reading
