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Federal Senior Corps Funding Will Be Used To Ensure Senior Volunteers Can Continue Making A Lasting Difference In Upstate Communities U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $764,110 in federal funding for 13 Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) projects in Upstate New York. The funding, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), will support 4,136 Senior Corps volunteers from organizations... Read More

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Office Of Lead Hazard Control And Healthy Homes Provides Vital Funding To Rid Homes Of Lead Hazards Following Schumer’s All Out Effort To Secure An Increase In Funding For The Office Of Lead Hazard Control And Healthy Homes, Senator Announces A $49 Million Boost For Critical Program In Recently-Passed Bi-Partisan FY 19 Spending Package  Schumer: Funding Boost Will Help Get The Lead Out Of Upstate Communities U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

East Rockaway Inlet Dredging Was Included in Army Corps’ 2019 Work Plan – At Schumer’s Urging – After He Secured Additional Funding for ACOE; Schumer Lauds Joint NYC-ACOE Project, And Says He Will Keep The Heat on Army Corps to Move Forward With Broader Flood Protection Measures Schumer: Let There Be Sand – On Rockaway Beach! Using the Sand From The East Rockaway Dredging is a Win-Win That Will Keep Open BOTH A Vital Navigation Channel & All Of Rockaway... Read More

Last Week’s Westbury Crash Took Place At LI’s 45th ‘Most Likely To Have A Collision’ Rail Crossing; But There Are More Than 290 Other LI Crossings That Are On The Same Risk List & Some Dangerous Crossings Await …And Await…Safety Upgrades Schumer Announces Plan To Reintroduce Rail Crossing Plan That Would Help Fund Education, Engineering & Enforcement To Tackle Dangerous Crossings Schumer: A New Push To Fix Dangerous Rail Crossings Could Put Safety... Read More

Windstream Services, Which Employs Roughly 700 People In Monroe County, Recently Declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Following Loss Of Lawsuit To Hedge Fund  Schumer Calls Windstream CEO Anthony Thomas To Urge Him To Keep Jobs; Windstream CEO Confirms Commitment To Rochester And Promises To Preserve Jobs  Schumer To Windstream CEO: Protecting Windstream’s Rochester Employees Must Be A Top Priority U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, on a personal call with Windstream Services CEO Anthony... Read More

Schumer Says MTA Just Recently Filed For Another PTC Extension In December & Would Face Big Federal Fines If Recent Equipment Glitch Upends Latest Install Schedule Federal Railroad Admin Should Be Tasked With Taking Hard Look At MTA Quality Controls & Communications Methods To Ensure Money Is Not Wasted, Installation Is Not Botched Again & Life-Saving Tech Is Fully Installed ASAP Schumer: This Stun Of A Glitch Cannot Lead To Another Major PTC Delay On the heels of a stunning MTA... Read More

Rising Lake Ontario Water Levels, Additional Precipitation & Snowmelt Intensify Concern For Flooding Along Shore; Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River Communities Still Recovering From Devastating 2017 Floods Schumer, Gillibrand Today Call On The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board Of Control To Expediently Implement Flooding Mitigation Measures, Including Appropriately Maximizing Outflows At Moses-Saunders Dam  Schumer, Gillibrand To IJC: You Must... Read More

The Agriculture Research Service Grape Genetics Research Unit In Geneva Provides Research For Grape Farmers On How To Enhance Their Products; Scientists Are Working In Space Leased From Cornell University That Leaves No Room For Growth   Schumer Today Announces $68.9 Million From The Recent Spending Package To Build A Federal Grape Genetics Research Lab Schumer: New Grape Genetics Lab Will Help Drive Incredible Growth In The Upstate Grape Industry U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Office Of Lead Hazard Control And Healthy Homes Provides Vital Funding To Rid Homes Of Lead Hazards Following Schumer’s All Out Effort To Secure An Increase In Funding For The Office Of Lead Hazard Control And Healthy Homes, Senator Today Announces A $49 Million Boost For Critical Program In Recently-Passed Bi-Partisan FY 19 Spending Package  Schumer: Funding Boost Will Help Get The Lead Out Of Upstate Communities U.S. Senator... Read More

The Airport Improvement Program Provides Federal Funding For Public Agencies To Make Infrastructure Improvements At Airports Schumer: Funds Will Help Prep Airports Across Upstate NY- Like Niagara Falls International -For Takeoff U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his push, the recently passed minibus appropriations bill includes an additional $500 million for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), bringing its total... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Family Services for Low-Income Children in Rockland County Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $8,528,137 in federal funding for Head Start of Rockland, Inc. The funding was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program. Head Start of Rockland, Inc. will use the funding to provide comprehensive cognitive education,... Read More

Schumer Secures $4 Million In Total Funding For Acer Program That Increases Production, Strengthens Conservation And Drives Efficiency In Maple Sugaring  Previously, Schumer Visited Lewis County Last November To Push For Funding Boost For Acer Access And Development Program, Which Was Established By His Legislation The Maple Tapping Access Program Act  Funding Boost Will Spout Sweet Results For Upstate NY And The North Country U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that,... Read More

Schumer Personally Spoke With HUD Sec. Carson & Urged Increased Federal Resources & Investment In Authorities Like NYCHA With NYCHA Deal Done, Schumer Says Feds Should Deliver New Funds To Public Housing; Accountability Is Good—But Without Fed Dollars In Mix, Lasting Reform Will Elude Schumer: HUD Needs To Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is To Improve NYCHA On the heels of a settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of New York... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children in Albany County Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4,758,970 in federal funding for Albany County Opportunity, 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 families throughout... Read More

The WFIRST Telescope Sought By NASA – Partially Produced By Harris Corp. In Rochester – Is Designed To View An Area Of Space 100x Larger Than The Hubble Telescope Schumer Today Announces $312.2 Million For NASA To Maintain WFIRST Project In Recently-Passed Minibus Spending Package Schumer: One Step Closer To Blastoff For NASA And Harris Corp U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following his push, the recently-passed minibus spending package includes $312.2 million for... Read More

With NYC Airports Busting At Seams, MacArthur Is Poised For More Demand, But It Still Lacks Service To LA & Other Major Destinations, As Well As Carriers Needed To Answer Call  Multi-Million Dollar Airport Project Would Change The Equation & Revamp Hundreds-Of-Thousands Of Square Feet To Meet Growing Demand Schumer: MacArthur & LI Will Take-Off If Feds Back Airport Overhaul With NYC Metro airports busting at the seams, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, today, urged the Federal... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low-Income Children in Lewis County Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,339,895 in federal funding for Lewis County Head Start. 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 Lewis... Read More

In New Letter To President Of Alden Global Capital, A Hedge Fund Known As “The Destroyer Of Newspapers”, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Requests Information Related To Alden & MNG Enterprises’ Unsolicited Bid To Take Over Gannett, Which Publishes Over 200 Newspapers Across The Country Including Many In New York State Schumer, Who Has Previously Criticized Alden’s Efforts, Cites Alden’s Past Unwillingness To Publicly Disclose Details Of Their Proposed... Read More

Schumer Says, After Years Of Studies & Ongoing Public Health Risks From Exposure, EPA Finally States Their Intention To Set A Maximum Contaminant Level Under The Safe Drinking Water Act, But They Won’t Make A Formal Regulatory Determination Until The End Of 2019  Schumer Says It’s Time For EPA To Commit To An Accelerated Timeline & Make Drinking Water Standard Their Top Priority     Schumer To EPA: No More Empty Promises, It’s Time To Expedite... Read More

Senator Launches Push To Pass “POWER Act” Grant Program To Help Local Law Enforcement Pay For High-Tech Chemical Detection Tool To Sniff Out Illegal Drugs Like Fentanyl & Reduce Drug-Testing Backlogs According To Drug Enforcement Experts, It Only Takes A Grain Of Fentanyl To Cause A Deadly Reaction; Senator Says Congress Must Do Everything Possible To Keep Police Safe & Help With Efficiency Of Local Investigations Schumer: Deploying New Tech Across Onondaga County Could Be A... Read More