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Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs, Which Help Train, Equip & Staff Fire Departments Across Upstate NY; Schumer Pushed To Re-Authorize Program Earlier This Year To Support First Responders Schumer, Gillibrand: AFG Is Delivering Critical Resources To Keep Upstate NY’s Firefighters Prepared & Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,476,058.74 in federal funding for fire departments across Upstate New York. The... Read More

New York, N.Y. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of his CHIPS & Science Law, which has brought hundreds of billions of dollars of new investments to Upstate NY & across America: “Today marks two years since my historic CHIPS & Science bill became law. From cars and smartphones to AI and our nation’s most sensitive defense technologies, semiconductors are critical to our daily lives and the future of... Read More

After Visiting Stratton Air National Guard Base Earlier This Year, Schumer Reveals He Now Has Gotten The Senate Approps To Finally Fund The 109th Airlift Wing To Upgrade Ski-Bird Fleet; Senator Says Funding Must Be Allocated In Final, End-Of-Year Appropriations, Which Now Requires The House To Agree To This Measure Which Is Not Included In Their Bill Currently Schumer: We Are The Closest We’ve Ever Been To Landing New Ski-Birds For The 109th Airlift Wing! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck... Read More

Schumer Says New $$ Will Help To Bring Major Expansion Of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival To Life, Establishing A Beautiful Open-Air Shakespeare-Style Amphitheater Overlooking Storm King Mountain & The Hudson River – And He Is Fighting To Deliver That Funding In Final Appropriations Bill Senator Says HVSF Expansion Is More Than Great Entertainment And Details Major Economic Impact Of Project Creating Good-Paying Construction Jobs, New Permanent Staff, Supporting Tourism Economy and... Read More

Oswego Industrial Park Is Less Than 10 Miles From Micron’s Future Home, And Local Leaders Have Significant Interest From Many Tech & Other Companies That Want To Locate There, But The Site Is Rapidly Running Out Of Developable Land With Only About 20 Acres Left Oswego County Already Acquired 185 Acres Of Adjacent Land, But Needs $$ To Build The Needed Roads, Water & Other Infrastructure To Make The Site Ready For New Investment; Schumer Says Feds Should Step Up To Help So Oswego County... Read More

Vast Amount of World’s Computer Chips Are Made Using Edwards Vacuum’s Equipment, Schumer Worked Tirelessly To Convince This Major Semiconductor Supply-Chain Company To Build Its First American Factory In Western NY After His CHIPS & Science Law Passed Thanks To Investment Schumer Has Delivered, Edwards Is Now Working With The Federal Tech Hub He Created To Train Local Workers At Programs Like The Northland Workforce Training Center & Monroe Community College With The Skills They Need To... Read More

Congress Has Not Significantly Increased The Number Of Federal District Judges In Decades, And Increasing Population & Caseload Has Created Severe Backlogs With Longer Wait Times WDNY Court Ranked In The Top For Worst Case Back Logs In The Nation Because It Lacks An Additional Judge, But Just-Passed Senate Bill Would Address Judicial Shortages By Adding New Slots Across The Country Schumer: Senate Just Passed The First Significant Increase In Federal Judges In Decades After just leading the... Read More

Following Schumer & Gillibrand’s 10+ Years Of Advocacy To Prevent Layoffs At Rome’s DFAS – DFAS Releases Landmark Report Announcing Dozens of Workforce Development Programs for DFAS Rome That Will Help Save Hundreds From Job Displacement DFAS Rome Employees Will Soon Have Access To Training And Upskilling Resources They Need To Transition To New Essential And Good-Paying Roles Within DFAS Senators: A Win-Win-Win For DFAS, AFGE Union Workers & The Entire Mohawk Valley Economy! After more... Read More

Washington, D.C. – After launching his push last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the completion of the emergency access gate in Orange County along Interstate 84 in the Town of Wawayanda: “This will save lives. Last year’s tragic bus crash in Orange County showed we need to prioritize safety along I-84. The tragic crash which caused us to lose two beloved Long Island educators and injured dozens of Farmingdale students was just one... Read More

Senator Says Vacca—A Rochester-area Native, Graduate Of The University At Buffalo School Of Law, Former Prosecutor & Current Acting State Supreme Court Judge—Will Bring Years Of Legal Expertise To Federal Bench, Serve With Integrity & Professionalism Schumer: Senate Confirmation of Rochester’s Vacca Is A Historic Moment For Western NY After recommending her to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in May, U.S. Senate Majority Leader... Read More

Schumer Worked Tirelessly With Parents & Advocates To Overcome Roadblocks And Gain Robust Bipartisan Support To Advance This Legislation, Biggest Federal Tech Regulations In Decades Schumer Helped Craft Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act & Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA 2.0 Bill To Create New Online Safety Standards, Increase Accountability For Social Media Platforms, & Strengthen Data Privacy Protections For Families Schumer: We Must Better Protect Kids... Read More

Despite Increasing Severity Of Storms, Anti-Government Extremists In Project 2025 Are Proposing Major Cuts For NOAA & National Weather Service; Senator Says Recent Storms Show Now Is More Important Than Ever To INCREASE $$$ For Forecasting Like NYS Mesonet, Which Covers Storm Tracking For Every County In NY, To Give Communities Early Warning & Preparation For Weather Emergencies Schumer Doubles Down On Calls For Fed Support For Rome & Communities Across Upstate NY Following... Read More

Despite Increasing Severity Of Storms, Anti-Government Extremists Like Project 2025 Are Proposing Major Cuts For NOAA & National Weather Service; Senator Says Recent Storms Show Now Is More Important Than Ever To INCREASE $$$ For Forecasting And Hubs Like UAlbany’s NYS Mesonet, Which Covers Storm Tracking For Every County In NY Standing At New York State’s Weather Hub in Albany, Schumer Pushes For $30M Fed Investment To Boost Nation’s Network Of Monitoring Systems—Known As Mesonets—Which... Read More

Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs Which Help Equip & Staff Upstate NY Fire Departments Schumer, Gillibrand: New Fed $$ Will Keep Upstate Firefighters Prepared To Take On Any Emergency U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $665,310.24 in federal funding for fire departments across Upstate New York. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across nine fire departments.... Read More

Thanks To Schumer, Binghamton University-Led NENY Initiative Has Won Access to Historic Hundreds Of Millions And National Recognition Though NSF Regional Innovation Engines, Build Back Better Regional Challenge, & Federal Tech Hubs Designation – All Programs That Were Created By The Senator Schumer, Along with Commerce Department, Convened Meeting In Capitol For Battery Hub Leaders To Show Off Tech Assets To Other Fed Agencies, Philanthropic, & Private Sector Investors And Highlight For... Read More

Schumer, A Leading Advocate For Children’s Online Safety, Will Bring Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act  & COPPA 2.0 Bills To The Floor To Create New Online Safety Standards, Increase Accountability For Social Media Platforms, &  Strengthen Data Privacy Protections For Families – Biggest Federal Tech Regulation In Decades For Months, Schumer Worked Alongside Parents & Advocates To Overcome Roadblocks And Gain Robust Bipartisan Support To Be Able To Bring Bills For A Vote, Which Can... Read More

Announcement Includes Federal $$ For Rochester Fire Department, Ridge Road Fire District, And City Of Batavia From AFG Program That Schumer Helped Create Federal Funding Will Help Save Rochester Fire Department’s Professional Development & Instructor Training Programs; Many Instructors Are At Retirement Age U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative Joe Morelle announced $836,279.98 in federal funding for fire departments in the... Read More

Kaleida Health and Catholic Health System Heroically Provided Medical Staff And Resources To Manage Increased Patient Loads During COVID Outbreak Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal $$$ Will Help Kaleida Health and Catholic Health System Recover From Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Keep Up Lifesaving Care U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced significant federal funding allocations to support the COVID-19 response efforts of Kaleida... Read More

Heavy Wind, Rain And Reported Tornado Touch Downs Bombarded Upstate New York This Week –Causing Ripped Off Roofs, Washed Out Roadways, Thousands Of Downed Trees & Power Outages Across From Western NY To The Finger Lakes And The Mohawk Valley & From The Southern Tier To The North Country Schumer, Gillibrand To FEMA: Mobilize And Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid By New York State U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the... Read More

Broome County Bus Transit System Is Essential To Southern Tier Economy – With Routes To Binghamton And Endicott, Ensuring Residents Can Get To Work, To Health Care Visits, Shop and Visit Friends and Relatives Senators Secure Highly Competitive Federal “Low & No Emission Grant” For Broome County To Accelerate Electrification Goals With New Buses, Building On Millions Already Delivered From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Helping Put Broome County’s... Read More