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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

Schumer And Gillibrand Say This Funding Will Build a New Expanded Water Storage Tank In Batavia To Replace Old & Undersized Tank, Increasing Safe Drinking Water Capacity Throughout Genesee County Which Is Impacted By Severe Drought Schumer Secured Funding Authorization Three Years Ago And Together With Gillibrand Has Pushed To Clear Final Hurdle To Secure $$ For Genesee County Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Secured For Clean Water Across Genesee County U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S.... Read More

Senators Say Pending Legislation Includes Critical Fed Funding For Water Infrastructure Improvements From Syracuse To Throop And Cutting-Edge Semiconductor & Quantum Research At Syracuse University Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Secured For Central NY Communities! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $3,973,000 in federal funding for critical Central NY projects in the fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill currently being voted on in... Read More

Lawmakers Say Pending Legislation Includes Critical Fed Funding For University of Rochester’s Cutting-Edge Quantum Research & Water Infrastructure Improvements Throughout Rochester-Finger Lakes Region Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Fed $$ Is Secured For Rochester-Finger Lakes Communities! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Joe Morelle announced that they secured $6,934,000 in federal funding for critical local projects across the... Read More

Senators Say Pending Legislation Contains Funding That Will Support Water Infrastructure Improvements & Semiconductor Research At University At Albany Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Secured For Communities Across The Capital Region! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $4,521,000 in federal funding for critical Capital Region projects in the pending fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill currently being voted on in the House of... Read More

Pending Legislation Includes Critical Fed Funding For Southern Tier To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water And Make Sewer Infrastructure Safer Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Secured For Southern Tier For Improved Water Systems! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $2,250,000 in federal funding for critical Southern Tier water infrastructure projects in the pending Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Interior spending bill currently being voted on... Read More

Senators Say Pending Legislation Includes Funding For Preserving Fort Ticonderoga, Boosting Trudeau Institute’s Research And Improving Water Infrastructure Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Secured For North Country Communities! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $5,000,000 in federal funding for critical North Country projects in the pending fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill currently being voted on in the House of Representatives and... Read More

Pending Legislation Includes Critical Fed Funding For Western NY To Replace Lead Pipes, Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water, And Make Wastewater Infrastructure Safer Schumer Stood At Active Lead Pipe Site In Erie County Calling For More Federal Funding To Ensure Drinking Water Is Safe For Western NYers Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Secured For Western NY For Improved Water Systems! Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $3,600,000... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cruelly freezing $10 billion in funds for poor families in five blue states, including New York, jeopardizing child care and critical social services for thousands of American families and innocent children: “To threaten to rip away billions for child care and other critical support for working families and their kids for political gain is... Read More

New Grant Will Improve Notorious Roadways In Mount Kisco, Which According To Project Application Sustained 790 Crashes, 98 Injuries & 13 Serious Injuries Between 2018 and 2022 Senators Say Fed $$$ Funded Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Save Lives In Westchester And Make For Safer Commutes With Added Lighting, Wider Lanes, And More Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Paving The Way For Safer Streets In Mount Kisco! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator... Read More

Earlier This Year, Trump Fired Thousands Of AmeriCorps Staff And Ripped Away Community Grants For Seniors Schumer Revealed Impact Of The Cuts And Cancelled Grants And Demanded Trump Restore Funding For AmeriCorps Programs; Senator Now Announces Trump Backed Down And Fed Funding Is Flowing To Support 1,000+ Older NY AmeriCorps Members Schumer: Despite Trump’s Threats To Dismantle AmeriCorps, Older AmeriCorps Volunteers Continued Their Excellent Work & Now Get The Support They Deserve U.S.... Read More

Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Following Schumer’s Advocacy Bipartisan Bill Will Fix Schumer Says This Is Win-Win To Support Upstate NY Dairy Farmers And Bring Nutritious New Milk Options To School Cafeterias Schumer: We Are FINALLY Bringing Back Whole & Reduced Fat Milk For Students After standing with Upstate NY dairy farmers to call on the House to... Read More

Schumer Vowed To Visit Every Single NY County Each Year During His First Senate Election & The Tradition Continues For A Record 27th Year, Serving As His Motivation & Inspiration To His Daily Work As Leader In Congress Schumer: I Will Keep Traveling All 62 Counties, Listening To Voters, Fighting For New Yorkers & Delivering Resources And Policy Results With his final stop today in Columbia County pushing legislation to both help dairy farmers across Upstate NY and boost nutrition in... Read More

Schumer Celebrates Stop In Columbia County Marking Completion Of Senator’s 27th Annual 62-County Tour Of NY; Senator Says Conversations With Dairy Farmers Across NY Drove Support For This Bill & Calls On House To Vote Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Bipartisan Bill That Just Passed The Senate Can Fix; Schumer Says The House Needs To Act ASAP To FINALLY... Read More

Senators Delivered Critical Authorization To Advance AFRL Rome’s Cutting-Edge Research, Development, And Innovation In Quantum Computing, Unmanned Aerial Systems, And Autonomous Cyberwarfare Schumer And Gillibrand Now Pushing To Deliver Authorized $$ For Rome Lab, Assured Information Security, Griffiss Institute, & CNY Defense Alliance Projects In Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill Schumer, Gillibrand: Authorized Funding Will Supercharge Rome Lab & Mohawk Valley To Ensure... Read More

Last Week Trump Threatened To Withhold SNAP Funding From New York And Twenty-One Other Democratic-Led States As Food Banks See Surging Need And Grocery Prices Skyrocket From Tariffs Over The Summer, Trump Rushed To Pass Largest Cut To SNAP In History – Nearly $200 BILLION - To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires With Those Cuts Beginning Now; Schumer Says These Cruel SNAP Cuts Hurt Our Families, Farmers & Food Banks And Now Is Announcing New Legislation To Keep Hudson Valley Families Fed,... Read More

Communities From North Country, Finger Lakes, CNY, Capital Region Win Funding For Critical Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Healthcare, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure, Building New Educational Facilities & More Schumer, Gillibrand: NBRC Continues Delivering Vital Fed $$ For North Country & Upstate NY U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,394,774.01 in federal funding for 18 projects across Upstate New York through the... Read More