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For Decades, Rochester Has Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy – With Poorer Neighborhoods And Communities Of Color Having 30+% Fewer Trees – Creating Urban Heat Islands, Worsening Historic Inequities, Health Disparities, And More Schumer Stood In Rochester Earlier This Year And Then Personally Called USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Rochester To Be Among The First To Tap Historic Funding He Secured For Urban Forest Programs In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In... Read More

For Years, Many Utica Neighborhoods Have Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy – Which Can Contribute To Health Disparities, Create Urban Heat Islands, Lower Property Values, And More Schumer Personally Called And Wrote USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Utica To Be Among The First To Tap Historic Funding He Secured For Urban Forest Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now Thousands Of New Trees Will Soon Line Utica’s Streets And... Read More

For Years, Many Central NY Neighborhoods Have Been Concrete Jungles, With Severe Lack Of Greenery – Creating Hotter Neighborhoods Through Urban Heat Islands, Decreasing Air Quality, Worsening Public Health Outcomes, And More Schumer Personally Called And Wrote USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Syracuse In USDA Competition To Be Among The First To Tap Historic Funding He Secured For Urban Forest Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever –... Read More

Continuing Advocacy For Upstate NY To Lead In High-Tech Manufacturing, Schumer Calls On DOD To Invest In Building Out CNY’s Tech Workforce Vital To Support Supply Chains & National Security Schumer Says Upstate NY’s Rapidly Growing Semiconductor Industry – Spurred By His CHIPS & Science Bill – Is Primed For Growth & Investment To Breathe New Life Into Defense Manufacturing– With A Focus On Workforce For Critical Microelectronic And Aerospace Supply Chains  Schumer: With This Federal... Read More

Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Fought To Pass The Fire Grants And Safety Act In The Senate To Save The Program From Being Eliminated This Year Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Protect The Brave Firefighters That Keep New Yorkers Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,558,183.01 in federal funding for several fire departments across New... Read More

Schumer Says Major Fed Investment In Rural NY Producers And Small Business Owners Was Made Possible By Landmark Inflation Reduction Act That He Led To Passage As Majority Leader – Which Is Delivering Millions To Energize the Economy, Reduce Costs, Create Good-Paying Jobs, And Improve The Quality Of Life For New Yorkers In Rural Areas   Schumer, Gillibrand: Our Inflation Reduction Act Is Supercharging Investment In Rural Communities Across Upstate NY To Lower Costs And Boost Clean Energy! U.S.... Read More

After Gray Liquid Substance Began Leaking From The Coxsackie Bridge Onto Cars Passing Below This Past March, CSX Failed To Find Permanent Fix, Diverting Liquid To The Sidewalk And Leaving It Wet And Slick To Cause Further Safety Concerns For Local Residents – Schumer Is Now Calling On CSX To Fix The Issue Once And For All Schumer: We Can’t Let Safety Of Coxsackie Go Off The Rails – It Is Time For CSX To Fast Track A Solution To This Hazardous Issue After meeting with frustrated community leaders... Read More

The Community Health Center of Buffalo, Partnered With BestSelf Behavioral Health Will Administer Counseling And Other Critical Support Services To Those Impacted By The May 14th Shooting Through The Buffalo United Resiliency Center U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins today announced $3,889,303 in federal funding toward the Buffalo United Resiliency Center, through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice... Read More

Schumer Says $2M Is The Final Piece Of The Puzzle To Complete The Long Desired Finger Lakes Museum, Transforming An Abandoned Elementary School Site Into A Historic Tourism Destination; Plus, New $1.6M Boost For Keuka College To Train Students For Good Paying Healthcare Careers And Address Nurse Shortages In The Finger Lakes    Senator Is Now Working To Deliver Funding In Final Appropriations Bill, Bringing Federal Dollars Home To Yates County Schumer: Critical Federal $$$ Will Provided Boost... Read More

Ljungström’s Plant, Which Previously Sold Parts To Coal-Fired Power Plants, Now Manufactures Components For Wind Turbines — Including Those That Will Be Used In NY Offshore Wind Projects — Showcasing How Fed Investment In Clean Energy Can Blow New Life Into Manufacturing Towns In Upstate NY Fed Investment Schumer Secured Is Supporting Ljungström’s Pivot To The Clean Energy Industry And The Inflation Reduction Act Can Help Fuel The Company’s Continued Growth For Years To Come — With More New Jobs... Read More

Currently Special Counsel, Holland Has Already Served At A High Level On The Court For Over 6 Years; Born in Rochester, Holland Is A Top Graduate Of Cornell Law School & The University of Rochester; Schumer Says Holland Has Extensive Knowledge Of The Legal Issues That Most Frequently Arise In Federal Court Holland is the Second Woman Schumer Has Nominated To The WDNY Bench, Which Would Make The Formerly All-Male Court Half Active Female Judges Schumer: Upstate NY Born, Raised, And Trained,... Read More

Schumer Secured A Nearly $90k Save Our Stages Grant For The Strand Theatre That Served As A Lifeline During The COVID-19 Pandemic And Kept The Historic Venue’s Doors Open – Now, The Historic Theatre Is Celebrating Its Centennial Anniversary Schumer: After 100 Years, Save Our Stages Grant I Created Is Helping Ensure The Show Can Go On In Hudson Falls For Years To Come! Celebrating its 100th anniversary, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today visited the Strand Theatre in Hudson... Read More

After Schumer And Gillibrand Delivered Major Federal Funding For NBRC In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, Upstate NY Receives Largest NBRC Investment To Date- With Major New Funding For Long Desired Community Projects Like Expanding Childcare In Lewis County & Ogdensburg, Bringing High Speed Internet Access To Hundreds Of North Country Homes, Improving Water Infrastructure And More Senators Are Currently Leading The Charge Reauthorize The NBRC In The Senate To Strengthen These... Read More

Schumer Says Funding Will Allow Port To Expand Operations and Purchase New Equipment – Leading To 19 New Jobs, Increased Export Capacity, And Better Access To Global Markets For Local Businesses $4 Million EDA Grant Will Now Allow The Harbor Will Have Increased Export Capacity, Enhancing Its Ability To Serve Local Farmers, Food Producers, And Businesses Who Depend On The Port Schumer: With EDA Investment, Port Of Oswego Can Now Go Full Steam Ahead On Upgrades – Leading To More Jobs And... Read More

Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Fought To Pass The Fire Grants And Safety Act In The Senate To Save The Program From Being Eliminated This Year Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Protect The Brave Firefighters That Keep New Yorkers Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,638,904.22 in federal funding for several fire departments across... Read More

Late May Frost Wreaked Havoc On Orchards & Vineyards From The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region To The Hudson Valley, Southern Tier and Capital Region Destroying Grapes, Apples, Strawberries, Blueberries, And Other Crops Key To Upstate Agriculture Economy Schumer Personally Called USDA Secretary Vilsack To Advocate For Upstate NY, And Working With Gillibrand Fought Non-Stop To Deliver Fed Disaster Funding For Farmers In 31 Upstate Counties, And 24 Contiguous Counties Who Experienced Major... Read More

Last Week, Schumer Met With Capital Region Dairy Farmers At Dharma Lea Farm To See Up Close How EQIP, The USDA Program Supporting Producers Interested In Conserving And Improving Natural Resources on Their Farms, Is Helping Farms Across Upstate Schumer Delivered Major Fed $$$ For Conservation Program In Inflation Reduction Act, Which He Led To Passage As Majority Leader – Senator Now Says Protecting This Program Is A Top Priority In Upcoming Farm Bill Schumer: We Cannot Crop This... Read More

Utica Has Many Homes And Structures Built Before 1978 When Lead Paint Was Banned, Increasing Risk Of Exposure For Utica Children - With Oneida Among Counties With The Highest Levels Of Childhood Lead Poisoning In NYS Senators Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Utica – Securing Another $3.5 Million To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In Utica In 2018- And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Utica Homes Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Funding Is A... Read More

Binghamton & Broome County Have Many Homes And Structures Built Before 1978 When Lead Paint Was Banned, Increasing Risk Of Exposure For Southern Tier Children & Families – New Fed Funding Will Help Remove Lead Hazards From Binghamton, Town of Union, Johnson City, and Village of Endicott Senators Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Broome, Securing An Additional $3.5 Million To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In Broome County In 2018 Schumer: Federal Funding Is A Shot In The Arm... Read More

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Provides Federal Funding To Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards Reps Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Western NY – Securing Over $8 Million To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes In Erie & Niagara County In 2019 – And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Aging Niagara County Homes Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins: Federal Funding Is A Shot... Read More