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Funding Will Be Used To Repair the Damaged Red Hook Recreation Center U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-07) today announced $8,038,976.40 in federal funding for the New York Office of Management and Budget. These federal funds are administered through U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to repair the Red Hook... Read More

On Top Of The +59M Robocalls Made To Syracuse So Far This Year, Last Week, CNY-ers Were Inundated With Calls Appearing To Come From Overseas; Residents Duped Into Calling Back Paid Exorbitant International Fees Schumer Announces New Legislation, TRACED Act, Giving Feds Authority To Combat Costly Schemes, Require Call Authentication & Rid Consumers Of Dreaded Robocalls Schumer: It’s Time To Hang Up Robocalls Once & For All Standing at the James M. Hanley Federal Building in... Read More

On Top Of The +290M Robocalls Made To New York Last Month, Last Week, Upstate NY-ers Were Inundated With Calls Appearing To Come From Overseas; Residents Duped Into Calling Back Paid Exorbitant International Fees Schumer Announces New Legislation, TRACED Act, Giving Feds Authority To Combat Costly Schemes, Require Call Authentication & Rid Consumers Of Dreaded Robocalls Schumer: It’s Time To Hang Up Robocalls Once & For All Standing at the Colonie Senior Services Center, and in the... Read More

There Is Currently NO Treatment For Superbug Spreading Across New York To More Than 300 People; Schumer Says State, NYC/LI Would Benefit From Fed Boost Of Emergency Response Funding Where Surveillance, Identification, Testing & Treatment Are Still Being Established & Perfected To Address Vexing Bug Senator Says CDC Can Declare All ‘Superbugs’ As Needing ‘Emergency Response Funding’ Just Like They Did For Zika, Ebola & Other Emerging Public Health Risks; Extra... Read More

The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) And The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Provide Essential Funds For Local Development Projects Across Long Island Senators Say These Programs Are A Huge Win For Communities Across Long Island; Senators Have Pushed To Ensure Programs Create Good-Paying Jobs By Supporting Local Smart Growth Projects And Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts Senators: We Pledge To Protect This Funding Because CDBG and HOME Provide An Irreplaceable... Read More

In 2017, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions In Damages; Current Climbing Water Levels Indicate A Major New Risk Of Floods Schumer Today Announces That, Following His Advocacy, The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Has Issued A Declaration Of Emergency To Activate Its Emergency Operations Center And Mobilize Federal Support To Be Fully Prepared Should Destructive Flooding Occur Schumer To USACE: Declaration Of Emergency Will Help Prepare Lake Ontario... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Mitigate Poverty Through Access to Healthy Meals, Affordable Housing Options, and Job Training U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $927,135 in funding for three organizations that work to mitigate poverty through a variety of services. The funding, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), will support 61 AmeriCorps VISTA members in organizations throughout New York City. The... Read More

The City Of Newburgh Had One Of The Lowest 2010 Census Participation Rates At A Mere 57%; Reps Say, With Census Count Playing A Vital Role In Federal Funding, Accuracy Is Imperative Schumer, Gillibrand & Maloney Urge Census Bureau To Establish A Questionnaire Assistance Center In the City of Newburgh, Host A Census Jobs Fair And Meet With Community Leaders To Chart Path Forward For Robust Participation Officials To Feds: An Accurate Census Count Is Imperative For the City of Newburgh To Get... Read More

Funding Will Be Used By Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc. 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 $4,317,541 in federal funding for Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, 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... Read More

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