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Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund Critical Lighting System Upgrades Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,534,000 in federal funding for the Ogdensburg International Airport in St. Lawrence County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Specifically, the funding will... Read More

In One Recent Customs & Border Protection Seizure, Hundreds Of Fake ‘Juul’ Pods Were Confiscated, Headed For NY-Area; Schumer Says We Are In The Midst Of A Fake Pod Explosion That Will Get Worse If Feds Don’t Huddle To Stop Foreign Shipments & Easy Online Sales Flavored ‘Juice’ Inside The Chinese-Made Pods Contains Cocktail Of Questionable Chemicals That Might Be Even More Dangerous To Inhale Than Standard E-Cig Flavors FDA Has Cracked Down On At... Read More

On Top Of The +284M Robocalls Made To New York In May, NY-ers Were Inundated With Calls Appearing To Come From Overseas Last Month; Residents Duped Into Calling Back Paid Exorbitant International Fees  Schumer Urges The House Of Representatives To Follow Senate’s Lead And Pass Comprehensive Robocall Legislation, Giving Feds Authority To Combat Costly Schemes, Require Call Authentication & Rid Consumers Of Dreaded Robocalls Schumer: It’s Time To Hang Up Robocalls Once And For... Read More

Recent News Reports Unearthed Serious Issues In West Point’s Privatized Military Housing, Spanning From Visible Mold To Clogged Gutters  Standing In Front Of West Point, Schumer Launches Major Push To Pass Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA, Which Includes Provisions To Establish Tenant’s Bill Of Rights For Privatized Military Housing, Set Up Dispute Resolution Process And More  Schumer To Congress: Our Nation’s Heroes & Their Families Deserve Better Standing in front of the... Read More

Amy’s Kitchen Is Set To Break Ground On A New $95 Million Plant In Goshen, NY, Creating 680 Jobs In Orange County With Potential For Hundreds More After His Work To Help Amy’s Kitchen Secure Numerous Federal Approvals & Permits For New Facility, Schumer Attends Groundbreaking Celebration Schumer: With All The Ingredients On The Table, It’s Time For Amy’s Kitchen To Start Cooking Up Jobs In Orange County U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today attended the groundbreaking... Read More

Letter to Treasury Inspector General Comes After Reports That the Trump Administration Has Delayed Redesign of New $20 Note Until 2028  Schumer Calls on Treasury Inspector General to Investigate if Trump Administration Officials Allowed Political Considerations to Infect the Process for Redesigning Twenty-Dollar Bill  Schumer: Any Unnecessary Delays to Honor Harriet Tubman, Especially for Political Reasons, Are Improper and Unacceptable  Washington, DC - Senate Democratic Leader... Read More

Grant Cottage In Saratoga County Is Where The Legendary Personal Memoirs Of Ulysses S. Grant Were Completed & President Grant Died  Standing At The Famed Cottage, Schumer Urges Feds To Designate Site As National Historic Landmark, Providing Increased Opportunity For Federal Funding & Boost For Tourism In Saratoga County  Schumer To Feds: Grant Cottage Is An Upstate Treasure With A Plethora Of History; It’s Time To Recognize It As Such Standing at the historic Grant... Read More

With Lake Ontario Water Levels Already Hitting Record-Highs & Rising, Schumer Calls On Army Corps To Fund Permanent Fix Of Vital Infrastructure In The Village Of Fair Haven, Which Previously Collapsed In February Additionally, Schumer Urges The IJC To Come Survey Flooding Damage In Cayuga County & CNY, Similar To Buffalo & Rochester Schumer: In The Midst Of Historic Flooding, CNY Needs All Hands On Deck ASAP U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today toured flood-ravaged Fair Haven in... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Improve Ferry Maintenance Facility Infrastructure to Mitigate Future Flood Damage and Allow Expedited Recovery U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative Max Rose today announced $3,045,591 in federal funding for a flood mitigation project at the Staten Island Ferry Maintenance Facility (FMF). These federal funds are administered through U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will... Read More

Despite NTSB Recommendation Saying More Choppers Should Install “Black Boxes” Or Flight Data Recorders, FAA Has Not Heeded Safety Agency Recent NYC Crash & Concerns Across Long Island Demand FAA Take A Hard Look At NTSB Recommendations From As Far Back As 2013 & Prioritize Implementation Of Safety Devices That Record Sound & Instruments To Prevent Future Crashes Schumer: In The Name Of Safety, FAA Must Propel Chopper Safety Measures Implored By NTSB ASAP   On... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today spoke on the Senate floor regarding deceased American hero and New York Native, Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, and the amendment he will be filing in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to name the next appropriate and available U.S. Navy warship in her honor. Below are his remarks, which can also be found here. Now on a very important topic that affects New York and America. The men and women who... 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 $1,291,614 in federal funding for Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County. 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 Greene... Read More

The Army Corps Of Engineers Recently Released The Initial Findings & Recommendations Of The Upper Susquehanna River Basin Comprehensive Flood Damage Reduction Feasibility Study; Schumer Expresses Residents’ Fears That Suggested Actions Won’t Sufficiently Mitigate Flood Risk  Following Schumer’s Successful Push To Secure The Study, Senator Urges Army Corps To Extend Study’s July Finalization Deadline To Give Local Stakeholders The Opportunity To Review, Comment On... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Acquire New Equipment To Boost The Multi-Modal Capabilities Of New York & Ogdensburg Railway And Port Of Ogdensburg U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $800,000 in federal funding for the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Railway Administration’s (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety... Read More

New Order Follows Schumer’s Successful Push To Give Companies Like Harris Corp. A Level Playing Field To Compete For The Manpack Radio Contract Schumer: Major Order Is A Win-Win-Win, For Our Troops, Harris & Rochester-Finger Lakes Economy U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Harris Corp. in Rochester, New York, has been awarded a major order to manufacture 860 AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios for the U.S. Army. This is the second order of radios that Harris will produce under... Read More

With Lake Ontario Water Levels Already Hitting Record-Highs & Still Rising, Schumer Calls For All-Of-The-Above Approach To Lake Ontario Flood Prevention To Stave Off Catastrophic Damage  While Visiting Monroe County And Getting A First-Hand Look At The Damage, Schumer Launches Major Effort To Fund “The Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study,” To Plan & Fund New Shoreline Protections  Schumer: Let's Make Annual "Historic" Floods HISTORY For Monroe... Read More

With Lake Ontario Water Levels Already Hitting Record-Highs & Still Rising, Schumer Calls For All-Of-The-Above Approach To Lake Ontario Flood Prevention To Stave Off Catastrophic Damage  While Visiting Niagara County And Getting A First-Hand Look At The Damage, Schumer Launches Major Effort To Fund “The Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study,” To Plan & Fund New Shoreline Protections  Schumer: Let's Make Annual "Historic" Floods HISTORY For Niagara... Read More

Sunscreen Rules Are Getting Their Biggest Overhaul In Decades With FDA Now Wondering Which Ingredients Might Do More Harm Than Good; 12 Major Chemicals Are On The ‘Questionable’ List The UV-Blocking Ingredients Have Never Been Tested Because They Were Approved Decades Ago; But New Data Shows Those Same Chemicals Can ‘Seep Into Bloodstream’ And This Demands Swifter Action By Feds & Industry Before New Rules Are Finalized In November    Schumer To FDA: Uncloud... Read More

With Lake Ontario Water at Record High Levels, Senators Urge Army Corps of Engineers to Approve Pending Emergency Shoreline Protection Projects for Town of Greece and Fort Niagara State Park Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced their call for the Army Corps of Engineers to approve two critical projects that would help New York communities devastated by Lake Ontario flooding. Their call comes as the... Read More

Federal Investment Awarded Through National Science Foundation Will Be Used To Train, Recruit And Retain STEM Teachers U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,199,384 in federal funding for Ithaca College. The funding was allocated through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Robert Noyce Scholarship Program and will be used help recruit, train and retain science, technology, energy and mathematics (STEM) educators,... Read More