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Local Leaders Unlawfully Denied Answers To Basic Questions As DHS Contradicts Itself And Refuses To Be Transparent On What Its Plans Are In Orange County – Reps Say We Can’t Rely On Words Through Anonymous Sources, We Need To Be Certain This Mass Detention Facility Will Not Move Forward Schumer & Ryan Demand An End To The Secrecy And Concrete Answers On What DHS’s Plans Are; Reps Call For An Independent Investigation From Watchdog Into DHS’s Disastrous Management In Orange County Schumer,... Read More

Aleshandra Fernandes’s Job Working On Offshore Wind Projects Has Faced Repeated Delays Because Of Trump’s Continued Attacks On Offshore Wind And American Energy At Large Schumer Says Trump Admin’s Reckless Attempts To Halt Offshore Wind Projects, Including New York’s Empire Wind 1 And Sunrise Wind, Kills Jobs Like Aleshandra’s, Raises Energy Costs & Threatens Grid Reliability Schumer: Interrupting Offshore Wind Projects Not Only Puts Electricity For 1.1 Million Homes At Risk, But It Impacts... Read More

Ben Pearson Owns A Rochester Small Biz That Makes Science Kits For Kids Across America, But Tariffs Have Cost Him Nearly $1M More A Year And Forced Him To Lay Off Employees Just To Stay Afloat After SCOTUS Just Last Week Struck Down Trump’s Tariffs, Schumer Says Trump Needs To Listen To The Small Businesses He’s Hurt With His Tariff Tax And Return The $$ He Cost Them Schumer: Trump’s Tariffs Are Raising Costs For Upstate NY – And It Needs To Stop NOW On the heels of the Supreme Court striking... Read More

Investment In New Bus Maintenance & Storage Facility Will Pave The Way For Future Expansion Of Transit Service In Oneida County & Throughout Mohawk Valley Funding Was Secured Under The FY2026 Buses & Bus Facilities Program, Which Schumer Fought To Boost In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer, Gillibrand: Oneida County Is In The Fast Lane For A New Bus Facility! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they have secured a... Read More

Investment Will Rehabilitate Critical Bus Infrastructure To Improve Energy Efficiency, Reliability, And Safety For Riders Across Western New York Funding Was Secured Under The FY2026 Buses & Bus Facilities Program Which Schumer Fought To Boost In Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer, Gillibrand: Western New York Is In The Fast Lane For Bus Facility Improvements! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $21,600,000 in federal funding for the... Read More

Virginia’s Law, Named In Honor Of Epstein Victim, Will Eliminate Federal Statute Of Limitations That Let Criminals Like Jeffrey Epstein Run Out The Clock To Escape Prosecution, And Provides New Legal Avenues For Survivors To Pursue Justice Schumer Has Been Pushing For Years For Full Transparency & Release Of The Epstein Files To Bring Justice For Survivors, And Says New Legislation Is Critical To End Legal Barriers So Victims Can Come Forward When They Are Able, Not On The Government’s... Read More

Virginia’s Law, Named In Honor Of Epstein Victim, Will Eliminate Federal Statute Of Limitations That Let Criminals Like Jeffrey Epstein Run Out The Clock To Escape Prosecution, And Provides New Legal Avenues For Survivors To Pursue Justice Schumer Has Been Pushing For Years For Full Transparency & Release Of The Epstein Files To Bring Justice For Survivors, And Says New Legislation Is Critical To End Legal Barriers So Victims Can Come Forward When They Are Able, Not On The Government’s... Read More

Attempts To Hurt New York & Pride Community Won’t Fly— But Stonewall Flag Sure Will; Legislation With Rep. Dan Goldman And Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Would Codify Flag In Federal Law, Preventing Admin From Laying A Finger On It Schumer: Stonewall Is Sacred Ground, Congress Must Act Now To Permanently Protect The Pride Flag And What It Stands For In Law Once And For All New York, N.Y. – Today, Senator Charles Schumer stood with local leaders following the Trump administration’s outrageous... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement on the seventeenth anniversary of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 plane crash in Western NY: “Seventeen years ago, the tragic Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash forever changed Western NY. But in the midst of unimaginable suffering, the families of those we lost turned grief into action and pain into purpose, championing the most significant aviation safety reforms in decades. Time after time since then, I have proudly... Read More

New State-of-the-Art Tools & Equipment Will Allow MVCC To Teach Local Students High-Demand Skills Employers Need Without Changing Existing Production Lines Or Taking Up Valuable Manufacturing Floor Time Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council Is Prioritizing Boosting Precision Metals Sector As Major Sector For Local Exports, Employment, And Source Of Economic Growth Schumer: Fed $$ On The Way To Boost Precision Metals Training In The Mohawk Valley! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer... Read More

Funding Follows Senators Delivering $18 Million Last Year For Military Construction Projects To Expand Aircraft Storage & Training Facilities At Fort Drum After Years Of Advocacy, Senators Say Funding For Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield In Just-Passed Defense Funding Bill Means Funds Are Officially Delivered For Fort Drum Schumer, Gillibrand: $$ On The Way For Upgrading Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield! After years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today... Read More

Schumer Has Long Fought To Protect And Boost Funding For Federal LIHEAP Program Which Helps Seniors And Families Keep Their Homes Heated In The Winter And Cool In The Summer After Firing All Staff Who Work On LIHEAP, Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Have Zeroed Out Funding For Vital Fed Program But Schumer Led Democrats To Fight Against Cuts And Secured $20 Million Increase Compared To Last Year Schumer: NYers Can Continue Tapping Into Fed Funds They Need To Lower Heating & Cooling Costs After... Read More

Senators Secured Federal $$$ For Affordable Housing, Infrastructure Upgrades, Educational and Apprenticeship Programs, and More Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that they secured $9,650,000 in federal funding for critical projects in the Finger Lakes region in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for... Read More

Senators Secured Federal $$$ For NYCHA Enhancements, Community Centers, Health Infrastructure, And More Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $22,371,000 in federal funding for critical projects in the Bronx in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending items. “I’m proud... Read More

Senators Secured Federal $$$ For Affordable Housing Upgrades, Community Centers, Health Infrastructure, and More Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $26,355,000 in federal funding for critical projects in Brooklyn in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending... Read More

Funding Package Includes Federal $$$ For Food Bank Expansion, Hudson Valley Community College, St. Peter’s Hospital, and Capital District Jewish Holocaust Memorial Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that they secured $2,750,000 in federal funding for critical projects in the Capital Region in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators... Read More

Legislation Includes Fed Funding For A New Community Center In The Town Of Newstead And Economic Development Projects Throughout Western New York Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Secured For Critical Community Investments In Western New York U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $9,275,000 in federal funding for Western New York projects, which thanks to the senators was just signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026... Read More

Senators Secured Federal $$$ For Community Centers, Affordable Housing, and More Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $18,611,000 in federal funding for critical projects in Queens in the just-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending items. “I’m proud to deliver these critical investments for our... Read More

Senators Secured Federal $$$ For Community Centers, Health Infrastructure, and More Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8 million in federal funding for critical projects on Staten Island in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending items. “From enhancing newborn ICU... Read More

Senators Secured Federal $$$ For Infrastructure Upgrades, Educational Programs, Improvements To Public Spaces, Health Care Facilities, and More Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $30,561,000 in federal funding for critical projects in Manhattan in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as... Read More