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In 2017, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions In Damages; Today’s Already High And Still Climbing Water Levels Indicate A Major New Risk Of Floods Schumer Today Calls On U.S. Army Corps Buffalo District To Stand At The Ready To Activate Emergency Operations Center Should Lake Ontario Water Levels Hit Flood Threshold  Schumer To Army Corps: Lake Ontario Communities Can’t Afford A Repeat Of 2017; Stand Ready To Lend A Hand U.S. Senator... Read More

Schumer Led Federal Effort To Pass Farm Bill That Created A Pathway For The Commercial Cultivation Of Industrial Hemp As An Agricultural Commodity  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after Canopy Growth officially announced the location of its new $125 million industrial hemp industrial park in Broome County: “I am absolutely thrilled that Canopy believes as I do, that the Southern Tier—and specifically Broome County—is the perfect place... Read More

2018 Saw The Most Multistate Outbreaks Of Foodborne Illness In More Than A Decade; From Meats, To Veggies & Even Ice Cream, Feds Can –And Should— Do More; But That Requires Congress To Act With Summer On The Doorstep & Ice Cream On The Minds Of Many, Schumer Announces New Push To Give FDA Better Tools & Resources To Inspect, Detect & Do Away With Bad Foods At The Source; Ice Cream Is Just One Reminder To Take Action In Upcoming Fed Budget Negotiations Schumer:... Read More

Permanent Memorial In Herkimer County Honoring The Life Of Astronaut, Payload Specialist & Herkimer Hero, Gregory Jarvis, To Open Next Month Schumer Secured Artifacts From Jarvis’s Career & A Visit From An Astronaut At A Celebration Of Jarvis’s Life & Legacy In Herkimer County On May 3rd Schumer: Gregory Jarvis Showed Herkimer County How To Reach For The Stars And Now Astronaut Stanley G. Love Will Too U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his... Read More

EPA’s Lead Abatement, Inspection, and Enforcement Programs Give Communities Vital Federal Funds to Find and Remove Poisonous Lead-Based Paint in New York Homes, Clean Up Lead-Contaminated Sites Including Schools, and Hold Local Contractors, Landlords, and Property Managers Accountable Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 27 Senate Colleagues to Ensure these Vital EPA’s Programs Receive the Funding They Need Senators’ Push Comes as President’s Proposed Budget Cuts EPA... Read More

Maple Program is Critical to Local Economies and Conservation Efforts in Upstate New York Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced their push to secure no less than $5 million in federal funding for the Acer Access and Development Program and support the maple syrup industry. This program creates opportunities for investment and research for maple syrup, helps to... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children In Albany County U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,650,899 in federal funding for Parsons Child and Family Center in Albany. 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 throughout Albany... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children In Orange County Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,362,537 in federal funding for The Head Start of Eastern Orange County, 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... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Restore Krull Park Shoreline Damaged By Extreme Flooding Of Lake Ontario In 2017 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,888,493.25 in federal funding for shoreline restoration in Niagara County. The federal funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to restore the Krull Park Shoreline in Niagara County,... Read More

Schumer Announces That He Will Introduce New Legislation To Close Labor Law Loophole, Strengthen WARN Act Protections & Prevent Heartless Upstate Lay-Offs In The Future  With 15 Friendly’s Across Upstate Abruptly Shuttered, & One More Set To Close In May, Hundreds Of Employees Are Left To Wonder If Lay-Offs Could Once Again Happen Overnight  Schumer: Friendlier Labor Laws Will Order Up A Fairer Workplace For All     U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

Schumer Announces That He Will Introduce New Legislation To Close Labor Law Loophole, Strengthen WARN Act Protections & Prevent Heartless Upstate Lay-Offs In The Future  With 15 Friendly’s Across Upstate Abruptly Shuttered, & One More Set To Close In May, Hundreds Of Employees Are Left To Wonder If Lay-Offs Could Once Again Happen Overnight  Schumer: Friendlier Labor Laws Will Order Up A Fairer Workplace For All     U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

Standing At Shuttered DeWitt Friendly’s, Schumer Announces That He Will Introduce New Legislation To Close Labor Law Loophole, Strengthen WARN Act Protections & Prevent Heartless Upstate Lay-Offs In The Future  With 15 Friendly’s Across Upstate Abruptly Shuttered, & One More Set To Close In May, Hundreds Of Employees Are Left To Wonder If Lay-Offs Could Once Again Happen Overnight  Schumer: Friendlier Labor Laws Will Order Up A Fairer Workplace For All ... Read More

Standing At Shuttered Town Of Gates Friendly’s, Schumer Announces That He Will Introduce New Legislation To Close Labor Law Loophole, Strengthen WARN Act Protections & Prevent Heartless Upstate Lay-Offs In The Future With 15 Friendly’s Across Upstate Abruptly Shuttered, & One More Set To Close In May, Hundreds Of Employees Are Left To Wonder If Lay-Offs Could Once Again Happen Overnight Schumer: Friendlier Labor Laws Will Order Up A Fairer Workplace For All Standing at... Read More

The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) And The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Provide Essential Funds For Transformative Development Initiatives Across New York State Senators Say These Programs Are A Huge Win For Communities Across Upstate New York; Senators Have Pushed To Ensure Programs Create Good-Paying Jobs By Supporting Local Housing And Development Projects, And By Investing In Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts Senators: We Pledge To Protect This Funding... Read More

Columbia Will Work With 15 NYS Counties Heavily Impacted By The Opioid Crisis To Help Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths Counties Include: Lewis, Broome, Yates, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Erie, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Suffolk, Sullivan, and Ulster  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced approximately $86 million in federal funding for Columbia University’s School of Social Work to address the opioid epidemic... Read More

Novelis, Which Has Over 1,100 Oswego Employees, Has Been Forced To Pay Exorbitant Rates On Aluminum Imports From Allies Like Canada Due To Flawed Tariffs, Threatening Production Capacity & Business; Schumer Says Allies Like Canada Should Not Be Treated Same As Unfair Competitors Like China, Which Bends And Breaks Rules Schumer Urges Feds To Eliminate These Poorly Targeted Tariffs On Canada Completely; In The Meantime, Senator Says Feds Must Speed Up Review Process, Approve Novelis’s... Read More

Emerald Ash Borer Is An Invasive Beetle Spreading Across The Southern Tier, Ravaging Ash Trees Used By The Cooperstown Bat Company & Others To Make Baseball Bats, Posing Worrisome Threat To The Local Economy  Schumer Calls For Boosted Federal Funding To Stop The Spread Of The Emerald Ash Borer Dead In Its Tracks Schumer To Feds: It’s Time To Strike Out The Emerald Ash Borer Once And For All U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today visited Major League Baseball (MLB) bat manufacturer,... Read More

Rochester Office Ranked #1 In NYS For Customers That Give Up & Leave Rather Than Waiting For Hours; SSA Workload Continues To Rise As More & More Baby Boomers Retire Standing At The Town Of Henrietta Senior Center, Schumer Calls For Major Funding Boost For Social Security Agency To Be Sent To Rochester Office Schumer To SSA: No More Waiting, Fix the Problem—Retirements Are Not Meant To Be Spent In a Waiting Room Standing at the Town of Henrietta Senior Center, U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

Lewiston’s Niagara Falls Storage Site Houses Dangerous World War II-Era Nuclear Waste From Lake Ontario Installation; Thousands Of Gallons Of Manhattan Project Waste Continue To Be Stored In Residential Area, Within A Mile Of Local Schools Senator Calls On Colleagues To Increase Funding For Critical Cleanup Program Used To Remediate Niagara Site By +260%; Says Continued Delays Are Inexcusable  Schumer: Fed Plan To Clean Up Niagara Nuke Mess Shouldn’t Collect One More Layer Of... Read More

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $800,000 in federal funding for four organizations across Upstate New York that work to mitigate housing discrimination through compliance with the Fair Housing Act. These federal funds were administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The funding will be used to assist people who believe they have been victims... Read More