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Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Led The Charge, At Schumer’s Urging, To Limit E-Cigs; As E-Cig Use Surges & Flavors Explode, Departure Could Create Immediate Vacuum & Imperil Senator’s Fight Schumer Will Also Demand New Nominee For FDA Pledge To Continue Gottlieb’s Work On E-Cigs Before Confirmed Schumer: Critical E-Cig Regulations Could Go Up In Smoke Unless FDA Takes Immediate Action   Just days after U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) Commissioner Scott... Read More

Little Sodus Bay Harbor is an Important Channel that Provides Safe Passage for Boats Traveling Between Little Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario and Helps Drive Local Tourism After Years of Weather Damage, the West Pier and West Barrier of the Harbor Are Collapsing, and With Lake Ontario Reaching High Water Levels, Harbor Is at Risk of Severe Flooding Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representative John Katko... Read More

New York Air Brake, A Leading Supplier Of Innovative Train Control Systems For The Railroad Industry, Employs 500 People At Their Watertown Facility Schumer Reveals Recent Tariffs On Specialty Steel & Aluminum Products Not Made In The U.S. Will Cost New York Air Brake Millions, While Their Only Competitor Produces Tariff-Free In Mexico; Urges USTR To Exempt Company From Tariffs  Schumer To USTR: Exclude NYAB From Costly Tariffs To Protect Critical Jobs, North Country Regional... Read More

More Than 23 Million People Live Within 50 Miles of Sound, Which Is Home to More Than 120 Species of Fish Senators Have Led Fight to Improve LI Sound, Which is a Vital Part of Long Island Economy & Fishing Industries U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the just-passed federal spending bill includes $14 million to fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound program, an increase of $2 million from the year prior. The Senators said... Read More

In Late 2018, The Air Force Announced A List Of Installations Under Consideration For New Air National Guard (ANG) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Including Stewart ANG Base; Designation Would Provide Medical Services To Patients Traveling To And From Medical Treatment Facilities Senators Schumer, Gillibrand And Representative Maloney Urge National Guard Bureau To Select Stewart ANG Base As Home For The AES, Citing The Base’s Infrastructure, Status As A Recruiting Hub, And Top-Notch... Read More

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