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Funding Will Help Alstom & Partners Produce And Test Hybrid, Battery-Powered Trains At Southern Tier Facility Schumer Urged U.S. Transportation Secretary – Which Brings Together Two Emerging Areas Of Manufacturing In The Southern Tier – To Fund Project Boosted By The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law Schumer: Fed $$ For Battery-Powered Rail Development Puts Southern Tier On Track To Lead In Developing Future Of This Industry! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Award For Livingston Avenue Bridge Will Help Replace 125 Year Old Structure & Civil War-Era Piers & Is Largest CRISI Award EVER – Federal Funding For Rail Infrastructure Improvements – In The History Of The Program Schumer Relentlessly Advocated To Fund Bridge Placement Project, Calling On US Transportation Secretary & Amtrak CEO To Deliver Resources For Critical Infrastructure Improvement In Capital Region Schumer: New Bridge Over The Hudson Will Ensure Service And Reliability Of... Read More

Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $11,195,520 in federal funding to strengthen infrastructure and rehabilitate facilities at four airports across New York State. The funding, granted through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Terminal Program, will finance projects that address reconstruction and expansion at New York’s airports. The projects include constructing and rehabilitating air traffic control towers,... Read More

Investigation Will Help Ensure That No Veteran – In Buffalo Or Anywhere Else In The Country – Fails To Receive Desperately Needed Treatment Again  Following their call for accountability after egregious failures at the Buffalo VA left veterans waiting weeks or months to receive care, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Tim Kennedy, and Representative Nick Langworthy today announced a nationwide evaluation of the VA’s community care consult... Read More

Schumer Says Bridge Serves As Vital Corridor For St. Lawrence County’s Timber Industry & Outdoor Recreation Funding Comes From U.S. Economic Development Administration & Northern Border Regional Commission, Which Schumer Delivered Historic Federal $$ For In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $750,000 in federal funding to replace the bridge carrying Tooley Pond Road over the South Branch of the Grasse River in the... Read More

Includes $750M Agreement For Funding From Schumer’s CHIPS Act & $750M Private Investment, Boosting Wolfspeed’s Ongoing Expansion In Upstate NY And Building A New North Carolina Facility Which Sends Wafers To Oneida County’s Marcy Nanocenter To Be Finished, Providing Long Term Work For Mohawk Valley Wolfspeed Says It Also Plans To Tap Up To Nearly $1 Billion From The CHIPS ITC That Schumer Created To Help Fund Completion Of Mohawk Valley Plant Schumer: My CHIPS & Science Law Is Bringing... Read More

Schumer, Key Author Of The CHIPS & Science Law, Fought Tirelessly To Convince Edwards Vacuum To Invest In Western NY, Personally Calling Company’s President To Bring Edwards to NY & Celebrating Groundbreaking Earlier This Year Now, Funding Directly From Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Law Will Support Edwards Vacuum’s Plans To Build A First-Of-Its-Kind $300+M American Semiconductor Dry Pump Factory In Genesee County, Creating 600+ Good-Paying Jobs – Award Is 3rd CHIPS PMT For A NY Project... Read More

New York, N.Y. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement on the removal of the Rochester Embayment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded areas: “I was thrilled to lead the charge and secure $9.5 million in federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to finally rebuild the Braddock Bay barrier beach that Hurricane Agnes washed away in 1972 in the Town of Greece,” said Senator Charles... Read More

U.S. Department Of Commerce’s Industrial Advisory Committee – Created After Passage Of Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Law Which Boosted Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry – Provides Guidance To Commerce Secretary About Research & Development Critical To The Future Of America’s CHIPS Industry Schumer Says RPI President Schmidt’s Decades Of Leadership In Microelectronics Research Will Support America’s Efforts To Boost Competitiveness For Microelectronics Industry Schumer: RPI... Read More

New York, N.Y. – On the heels of delivering $30 million in federal investment for TTM Technologies earlier this week, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement on today’s beam signing as the next major milestone for the company’s expansion in Central NY: “TTM Technologies’ new, state-of-the-art printed circuit board factory in the Town of DeWitt will be the beating heart of this highly in-demand industry for America. Thanks to TTM’s investment, more of this... 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 Schumer Has Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of NYS – Securing Millions In Fed $$ To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes – And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Homes Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer: Federal Funding To Remove Lead Hazards Is A Shot In The Arm To Protect Rockland’s Children And Public Health U.S. Senate... Read More

Fed Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Will Boost Albany, Schenectady, Onondaga, and Chautauqua County To Help Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards Schumer Has Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Upstate NY – Securing Millions In Fed $$ To Remove Lead Hazards From Homes – And Latest Investment Will Boost Efforts Even Further To Rid Homes Across Upstate NY Of Toxic Lead Paint Schumer: Fed $$$ Is A Shot In The Arm To Protect Upstate NY’s Children And Public Health U.S. Senate Majority... Read More

Funding Comes From National Park Service’s Land & Water Conservation Fund, Which Senator Successfully Fought To Permanently Reauthorize In 2019 Schumer: North Tonawanda, Get Ready To Swim! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Congressman Tim Kennedy announced $4,084,000 in federal funding for North Tonawanda to revitalize the aquatics facility at Payne Park, including the installation of a new pool, after the previous facility was forced to close due to safety concerns leaving many... Read More

Funding Will Help Grow NY’s Semiconductor Supply Chain By Providing Technical Assistance To Small Businesses Growing In The Semiconductor Industry Across Upstate NY Supporting Ongoing Work With The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Tech Hub, Mohawk Valley Edge, The Capital Region CEG & Empire State Development Schumer: Fed $$$ Will Supercharge Upstate NY’s Growing Semiconductor Superhighway! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced New York State has been awarded $9.4 million,... Read More

Following First Human EEEV Fatality In NYS Since 2015 When A CNY Resident Tragically Died, And Concerns Of Rise In EEEV, West Nile & Other Mosquito Diseases In Humans, Horses & Other Animals—Schumer Says Fed Research & Resources Are Key To Keeping Communities Safe Schumer Will Call On Feds To Increase Coordination With NYS To Identify & Monitor Mosquitoes, Pushes To Increase Vector Funds To Target Mosquito Pools, Educate Public & Beat Back Diseases Endangering... Read More

First Human EEEV Fatality Just Hit NYS Since 2015 & Now Schumer Says EEEV, West Nile And Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Are Going Later Into The Fall– Infecting Horses & Other Animals In Washington, Rensselaer & Saratoga County Which Last Week Had To Euthanize A Horse, Risking The Capital Region’s Critical Equine & Horse Racing Industry Schumer Calls On Feds To Increase Coordination To Identify & Monitor Mosquitoes, Pushes To Increase CDC “Vector” Funds To Target Mosquito Pools,... Read More

TTM Last Year Announced Plans To Create Up To 400 New, Good-Paying Jobs In Central NY, Citing Tech-Hub Designation Schumer Secured And Increased Demand From His CHIPS & Science Law For Printed Circuit Boards, Which Are Vital To Chip Industry & National Security Now With TTM Recently Breaking Ground, Schumer Has Secured A Major Investment From The Department Of Defense To Bolster TTM’s Growth By Boosting Their CNY Expansion To Make Advanced Printed Circuit Boards For The Defense... Read More

Schumer Says Ulster County Sheriff, A U.S. Marine Corps Vet And Former NY State Trooper, Will Be An Excellent Addition To The State And Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge Of Bravery Review Board To Recommend Candidates To The Attorney General For Prestigious Award U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the appointment of Juan Figueroa, Ulster County Sherriff, to the State And Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Review Board. The State and Local... Read More

Schumer Says Funding Will Create New Shovel-Ready Site In Ripley—Creating Economic Development Opportunities In Western NY By Attracting New Companies, Creating Good-Paying Jobs, And Bringing In Tax Revenue Funding Comes From The Appalachian Regional Commission, A Federal-State Partnership That Schumer Fought To Boost Funding For In Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law Schumer: We’re Building New Job-Creating Opportunities For Chautauqua County & Western NY U.S. Senate... Read More

NY Received Two Of Just 7 Awards Across America To Jumpstart The National Semiconductor Technology Center’s Workforce Partner Alliance Program Which Will Help Get Students The Hands-On Training They Need For Good-Paying Jobs At Companies Like Micron, GlobalFoundries, Corning, And Edwards Vacuum Expanding Now In Upstate NY Thanks To Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Law Awards To The American Federation Of Teachers Program Will Provide Training So Teachers Can Help Students Get Ready For... Read More