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Senator Schumer Secures Almost $1 Million for St. John’s Riverside Hospital Maternity Unit  Upgrade – New Equipment & New Programs Focused On Black Maternal Health U.S. Expectant Mothers Are Dying At Highest Rate In Developed World; Black Moms 3X More Likely To Die From Pregnancy & Over Twice As Likely To Have Birth Complications; 28% Of Hospital’s Maternal Patients Are Mothers Of Color    After fighting alongside advocates, frontline workers,... Read More

Schumer-Secured Funding Will Ensure A Significant National Historical Site & One Of The Biggest North Country Economic Drivers Continues To Be Enjoyed By Families, Students, And Thousands Of Visitors Schumer: Fort Ticonderoga Is A National Treasure And This Funding Will Help Preserve Its History For Generations To Come Following years of advocacy for preserving Fort Ticonderoga, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured $500,000 for the restoration and... Read More

Schumer-Backed $$ Will Give Waverly Teens Opportunity To Gain Skills For In-Demand Jobs In Sectors From Clean-Energy To HVAC To Transportation; Boosting Southern Tier Workforce To Support Many Expanding Companies Thanks To Senator’s Funding, Now Aging, Vacated Chemung School Building Will Become A New Place Of Opportunity For Children Of The Southern Tier  Schumer: Investment In Southern Tier Youth Will Lay The Foundation For The Future Economic Growth Of The Region U.S. Senate... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Called Transportation Secretary Buttigieg To Successfully Secure A $29.5 Million Federal Investment To Make The Port Of Albany One Of The Nation’s First Large-Scale, Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Facilities   Now Schumer Delivers BIG AGAIN With $1.5M To Create Albany Workforce Development Center To Ensure South End Albany Residents Are Connected To New Clean Energy Jobs And Workforce Training Schumer: Albany’s Workforce Will Now Have The Job Skills Needed... Read More

After Losing Two Of The Areas Community Recreation Centers In 2020; Schumer Delivers Federal $$ To Transform The Plattsburgh YMCA To Meet Growing Community Health Needs & Give New Opportunities To Plattsburgh Youth Funding Will Allow YMCA To Expand Facilities, Services, And Strengthen Educational Programs Schumer: Plattsburgh Families & Children Will Soon Have A Brand New Fitness And Community Center To Call Home U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

COVID EIDL Loans Were Set To Come Due Next Month, But After Schumer’s Request, Citing Omicron Wave & Increased Costs, SBA Will Defer COVID EIDL Loans An Additional 6 Months Senator Says Extended Pause Will Provide Relief Across Every County Of The State To Over 330,000 New York Small Businesses And Nonprofits That Have A COVID EIDL Loan Schumer: Starting IMMEDIATELY SBA Will Give Additional Relief To NY Main Streets To Boost Recovery Following his direct advocacy for New York’s... Read More

Schumer Delivered $$ Will Transform The Former Immaculate Conception School Gymnasium, Next To GIAC, Into One Stop Shop For Teens & School Learning Programs To Provide Quality Care And Help Students Get Good Paying Jobs Now Aging Vacated Ithaca School Building From The 60’s Will Become New Opportunity For Children Of Tompkins County Schumer: Underserved Ithaca Youth Will Soon Have A Brand New State Of The Art Activities Center To Call Home U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Fed Funding Is Greenlight For Long Overdue Projects To Better Connect Buffalonians To One Of WNY’s Greatest Gems: Lake Erie, And Revitalize Waterfront Schumer, Gillibrand Higgins Deliver $$$ To Make Buffalo Greener With Cleaner Electric Buses, Expand Bike And Pedestrian Paths, & Create New Environment Focused Infrastructure  Reps: Buffalo Is Now In The Fast Lane For A Transportation Revolution! Standing at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) DL&W Terminal... Read More

In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Rochester-Finger Lakes; Funding Dozens Of Community Led Projects Schumer Backed Projects Will Breathe New Life Into Rochester’s Neighborhoods; Ibero-American Equitable Home Ownership Program Will Reverse Rochester’s Legacy Of Redlining  Senator Secures Funding To Finally Transform Historic Synagogue On Joseph Avenue Into New Performing Art Center For Community  Schumer: Community Projects Will Lay The Foundation... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that the Mohawk Valley will receive over $9 million in funding from the recently passed omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for critical local projects. “From a new Utica Harbor Pedestrian Bridge to bridging the digital divide to expanding childcare and water service in Herkimer County, these projects will address some of the most critical infrastructure and community needs... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the Hudson Valley/Westchester region will receive over $10 million in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for critical local projects. “From finally replacing the Lake St. Bridge in Newburgh to bridging the digital divide to boosting affordable housing in Westchester these project will address some of the most critical infrastructure, public health, and community... Read More

You can find resources on the historic omnibus appropriations agreement for FY2022 below:The text of the spending package, H.R. 2471, is available here.Explanatory statements are available here.A full summary of the 12 regular appropriations bills is here.A summary of the Ukraine supplemental is here and a one-page fact sheet is here.A section-by-section summary of the FY22 Omnibus is available here here.Individual subcommittee summaries and one-page fact... Read More

COVID EIDL Loans Are Set To Come Due In April, But Schumer Says Omicron Wave, Increased Costs And Uncertainty From Supply Chain Disruptions Makes Financial Burden On Small Biz Too Great To Start Payments Senator Says Extended Pause Would Provide Relief Across Every County Of The State To Over 330,000 New York Small Businesses And Nonprofits That Have A COVID EIDL Loan Schumer To Feds: Give New York’s Main Street Small Biz The Relief They Need to Recover! With COVID Economic Injury Disaster... Read More

Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome Will Receive Over $293M In Funding For Fiscal Year 2022 To Support The Innovare Advancement Center & Sky Dome – A $15 Million Increase Over Fiscal Year 2021 Senators Directly Secured Funding For Rome Lab To Advance Revolutionary Quantum & Unmanned Aerial Systems Tech Over China; Funding Will Boost Mohawk Valley Economy, Sustain Jobs, Bolster National Security Schumer, Gillibrand: Rome Lab Is Pinnacle Of Semiconductors, UAS & Quantum... Read More

Ogdensburg International Bridge Is A Major Link Between North Country & Canada Supporting The Flow Of Over $4 Billion In Goods And 800K Vehicles Every Year; But Aging Structure Requires Critical Repairs For Bridge To Remain Operational Schumer Championed Re-Opening The Border As We Emerge From COVID; Fed Funding Will Contribute To Repairs That Bolster Long-Term Sustainability And Lifespan Of The Bridge, Revive Regional Tourism, North Country Businesses, And Economic Flow With Canada To... Read More

Current Fort Drum Water Production Wells Are Located Within the Wheeler Sack Industrial Complex – Making Supply Vulnerable to Contaminants; Base Must Rely On Outside Sources for 50% Of Water Needs Senators Fiercely Advocated For Funding To Be Included In FY22 Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Package To Make Water Supply Secure & Resilient for Mission Readiness   Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Will Give North Country Troops, Families, & Children The Safe Clean Drinking Water They... Read More

Critical Funding From Senators Will Create Jobs, Build Homes, Promote Mental Health Services, Combat Homelessness, & Keep Our Communities Safe   Schumer, Gillibrand: From The Redevelopment Of I-81 To Affordable Housing These Projects Get To The Heart Of Syracuse’s Present Challenges And Pave The Way For A Brighter Future  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that Syracuse will see investment to the tune of over $4... Read More

Critical Funding From Senators Will Create Jobs, Help Underserved Communities, Feed The Hungry, Bridge The Digital Divide, & Boost Public Safety   Schumer, Gillibrand: These Projects Get To The Heart Of Rochester’s And The Finger Lake’s Needs And Pave The Way For A Brighter Future  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that critical projects based in Rochester and Finger Lakes communities will receive over $9... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that MetalCraft Marine Inc. of Watertown was awarded a $43,856,283 Navy contract to manufacture Force Protection Small & Large (FPS & FPL) boats to be stationed at United States Military Bases around the world to protect and support our military personnel. Schumer said the new contract will allow MetalCraft Marine to add new jobs in Jefferson County. “MetalCraft Marine and its world-class workforce have proven time and... Read More

Critical Funding From Senators Will Create Jobs, Replace Aging Water Infrastructure, Bridge The Digital Divide, & Boost Local Healthcare   Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed Funding Will Pave The Way For Long Overdue Investment in Essential Western NY Projects U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that critical Western NY based projects will receive over $22 million in funding from the recently revealed bipartisan omnibus spending... Read More