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For Years, Schumer Fought To Deliver This Funding, Visiting Stratton Air National Guard Base, Writing To Secretary Of The Air Force And Bringing NSF And NY National Guard Top Brass Together To Win Support For New Ski-Birds, Which Just Passed As Part Of Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Budget Bill Senators Say Recapitalizing The 109th Airlift Wing’s Ski-Bird Fleet Is Vital For Flight Safety And Advancing U.S. National Security Interests In The North & South Poles, And Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness... Read More

Legislation Includes Fed Funding For Transportation Improvements, Public Safety Investments, Boost Local Projects And Services At Hudson Valley Institutions And More Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Secured For Critical Community Investments In Hudson Valley U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $29,398,000 in federal funding for Hudson Valley projects, which, thanks to the senators, was just signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2026... Read More

Current Baggage Claim System Is Decades Old And Cannot Keep Up With Increase In Travelers, Forcing Some Travelers To Spend More Than One Hour Waiting To Pick Up Their Bags With Micron Coming To Central NY And Syracuse Region In The Middle Of Economic Growth, New Baggage Claim Equipment Is Essential To Ensuring Transportation Infrastructure Can Meet Growing Demand Schumer, Gillibrand, Mannion: Fed $$ On The Way To Help Syracuse Reach New Heights! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator... Read More

Legislation Includes Fed Funding For Corning Museum Of Glass To Support Economic Growth And Support New Learning Opportunities For Students Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Secured For Critical Community Investments In Corning Museum Of Glass After Schumer personally visited the Corning Museum of Glass, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $1,000,000 in federal funding for the Corning Museum of Glass to develop STEAM curriculum for K-12... Read 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 $1.1 million in federal funding for two critical projects in the North Country 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. “This more than $1 million investment will support critical community... Read More

Federal $$$ Senators Secured Will Support Downtown Renewal & Development, Establish a Community Center, Drive Research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and More Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $10,859,000 in federal funding for critical projects across Long Island in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for... Read More

Essential Air Service Program Is The Main Federal Funding That Brings Flights To Watertown, Ogdensburg, Plattsburgh, Adirondack Regional And Massena International Airports After Trump’s Attempt To Decimate Essential Air Service Program Leaving All Major North Country Airports Without The Support They Need To Provide Air Service, Schumer Announces Just-Passed Funding Bill Rejects Funding Cuts For Critical Flights That Drive Local Economy Schumer: Protecting Essential Air Service Funding Is A... Read More

After Trump Attempted To Totally Eliminate Job Corps, Schumer Announces Just-Passed Funding Bill Successfully Rejects Funding Cuts And Schumer Secured Language To Protect Job Corps Centers From Closure Job Corps Provides Workforce Training To Thousands of Students Across America & Upstate NY – Located In Albany, Sullivan, Orleans, Otsego & Chautauqua Counties – Helping Underserved Workers Get The Skills They Need To Start Careers In Healthcare, Construction, Tech, And Other Fields With... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, following years of advocacy, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, celebrated the passage to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which is now on its way to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Twenty-five years after the September 11th attacks, first responders and survivors continue to be diagnosed with serious and often life-threatening... Read More

Trump Administration Stalling $6.88B Federal Commitment For Nation’s Most Critical Rail Tunnel, With Funding Set To Stop February 6 Despite Signed Agreement, Completed Reviews, And Construction Already Underway In Bi-State, Bi-Cameral Letter To President Trump, Lawmakers Urge Immediate Release Of Already Appropriated Funds To Prevent Construction Shutdown, Job Losses, And Threats To Northeast Corridor Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY),... Read More

New York, NY – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the return of Ran Gvili’s remains to Israel: “At long last, after 843 days, the body of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held by Hamas, is home. “It has taken far too long, but finally, all those who fought for the release of the hostages can breathe a sigh of relief. “I will never forget meeting with the hostage families for the first time in Israel just days after October 7th. They have... Read More

With Chobani Investing $1.2 Billion In Oneida County – The Largest Natural Food Making Investment In American History – To Create 1,000+ Good-Paying, Local Jobs, Schumer Delivers Major Federal Investment For Wastewater System Upgrades Needed To Support Historic Dairy Processing Plant Senator Explains New $$$ Will Enhance The Reliability, Resilience, And Efficiency Of Local Infrastructure, Unlock New Growth In The City of Rome And Oneida County & Support Upstate NY Dairy Farmers Schumer: Fed... Read More

Schumer And Gillibrand Say This Funding Will Help City Design And Develop Plans To Improve Stormwater Infrastructure Including A New Culvert, Drain Pipes, Catch Basins And More Schumer And Gillibrand Secured Funding Authorization Two Years Ago And Have Pushed To Clear Final Hurdle To Deliver $$ For New Rochelle Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Flowing To New Rochelle For Start Planning For Upgraded Stormwater Infrastructure! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today... Read More

Schumer Last Month Visited Boscobel Promising To Fight To Deliver Fed $$, Which He Just Successfully Helped Pass Into Law In National Parks Service’s Historic Preservation Fund Appropriations Bill For Beloved Putnam County Historic Site Ceiling Of Boscobel’s Historic Library Collapsed In April 2024 Without Warning, Damaging 200-Year-Old Collection And Building, But Schumer’s Advocacy Will Help Save One Of The Hudson Valley’s Most Treasured Early American Landmarks Schumer: Critical Fed $$ On The... Read More

For Over 75 Years, The George Eastman Museum Has Been a Leader in Photography, Cinema, And Related Technologies, But George Eastman’s Mansion Needs Critical Repairs Schumer Says Fed $$ Will Help Historic Museum Restore Original Chimneys, Parapets And Roof Railing To Ensure Visitor Safety And Preserve Historic Property Schumer: Fed $$ Is Headed To Preserve Rochester’s George Eastman Museum For Generations To Come! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today announced he has delivered $500,000 in federal... Read More

Today, following years of continued advocacy, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that they have secured $90 million in federal funding in the just passed Energy and Water spending bill for the clean-up of the West Valley Demonstration Project. In addition, the senators announced they have introduced bipartisan legislation to support and extend the authorization for the cleanup and remediation of nuclear waste at the West Valley... Read More

Schumer Worked To Convince Micron To Invest In Upstate NY, And Passage Of Schumer’s Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Law Sealed The Deal For Micron To Invest In America And Select Syracuse Area To Build Largest Semiconductor Facility In The Country Thanks To Billions In Federal CHIPS Funding Schumer Delivered, Micron Will Make Largest Investment In NY State History, Investing Over $100 Billion In NY Over The Next 20+ Years Creating Up To 50,000 Good-Paying Jobs To Meet Soaring Demand For Micron’s... Read More

Trump DOI Halted Five Offshore Wind Projects, Including New York’s Empire Wind 1 And Sunrise Wind, Putting Electricity For 1.1 Million Homes At Risk In Letter To Interior and Defense Secretaries, Senators Demand Immediate Reversal Of Pause And Access To Classified Defense Reports Used To Justify Decision After Trump’s Department of the Interior (DOI) abruptly paused leases for five offshore wind projects, including two off the coast of New York, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

Trump Admin Unexpectedly Canceled $168 Million In Fed Funding For Public Schools Across America in December – Including $6M For Wayne County Community Schools – To Connect Families To Food, Housing Assistance, Medical Care And Other Services Schumer: Trump Admin Must Restore Critical Fed Grants That Help Wayne County Students Thrive After the Trump administration canceled $168 million in federal funding for public schools across America, including $6 million for Wayne County Community Schools,... Read More

New York, NY – After Delta Airlines last month announced its decision to drop flights at Greater Binghamton Airport, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today announced that following his personal push Delta will continue service in Binghamton: “Delta is the only commercial airline in Binghamton, making a world of difference for families and local businesses across the Southern Tier. When I first heard Delta was planning to end service at the Greater Binghamton Airport, I made it clear that this decision... Read More