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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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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.... Read More

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... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Expand Affordable Dental Services To Low- And Moderate-Income Residents In Tioga County Washington, DC – 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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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.... Read More

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,... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

Senator Says All New Yorkers Should Be Allowed To Deduct Their 2018 Property Taxes Prepaid To State And Local Governments Schumer To IRS: Give Middle-Class New Yorkers The Tax Savings They Need & Deserve U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to immediately grant New York residents, who paid their 2018 property taxes early, the ability to apply those taxes to their 2017 state and local tax deductions, even if their... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and 34 Senate colleagues sharply criticized the Trump administration’s decision to reopen offshore drilling leases three years ahead of schedule. This decision puts vast stretches of coastline along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and in the Arctic at risk. “This draft proposal is an ill-advised effort to circumvent public and scientific input, and we object to sacrificing public... Read More