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On March 30th , 36 False Reports Of Mass Shooting Incidents, Commonly Referred To As ‘Swatting’ Attacks, Caused Police To Respond To A Shocking 226 Schools Across New York – Including Troy High, La Salle Institute, and Schodack In Rensselaer County – Disturbing Students, Teachers And Communities – And Wasting Thousands Of Dollars In Public Resources    Following Incident, Schumer Will Reveal He Called FBI Personally, Now Wants Feds To Launch Full... Read More

New Public-Private Partnership is made possible through Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Bill, Will Bring Together 20+ Universities, Community Colleges, And Local Partners To Create Workforce Pipeline To Fill Thousands Of Good-Paying Jobs And Supercharge Bringing Manufacturing Back To America With Billions of Fed $$$ Available Through Historic  CHIPS & Science Bill, Schumer Personally Brings Head Of National Science Foundation Together With Micron Top Brass To Plan How To Train CNY... Read More

After East Palestine Train Derailment, Schumer Says We Need Legislation To Prevent An Accident Like That From Happening In Western New York, A Hub For Freight Rail Activity – Norfolk Southern Has Already Had Two Destructive Derailment’s In Wyoming County, On Top Of Other WNY Accidents Like The 2020 Accident In East Aurora Near Buffalo Schumer Updates On New Bipartisan Bill That Would Expand Notifications For Hazardous Materials, Hold Wrongdoers Accountable, And Support... Read More

One Of Utica’s Busiest Streets —Oneida Street— Has Been Plagued By A Verizon Dead Zone For A Very Long Time; Residents, Small Biz & Public Officials Have Complained BUT Nothing Is Ever Done; Senator Publicly Calls On Verizon To Investigate & Fix The Problem Standing With A Baker, Pasta Shop Owner, Grocer, Hair Dresser, A Dry Cleaner, Many Neighbors, Elected Officials & Public Safety Professionals Schumer Will Say Locals Have Asked For Help But Have Been Hung Up On;... Read More

 Village of Oxford Fire Department Just Awarded $226K, Schumer Sounds Alarm Saying It Is Critical Funding Like This Is Exactly Why We Need To Save The AFG & SAFER Programs That Will Run Out Without Fed Action As Majority Leader, Schumer Has Shepherded Legislation To Save These Programs To The Senate Floor And Now Reveals His Push To Pass This Bill This Month And Show Who Stands With Firefighters  Schumer: It’s Time To Put On Our Boots, Throw Some Cold Water On These Cuts,... Read More

Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding- And Schumer Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Is Fighting To Save The Program From Being Eliminated This Year Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Hire the Next Generation of Firefighters In Utica To Keep Community Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $ $2,117,320 in federal funding for the City of Utica to hire up to 8 new firefighters. The... Read More

On March 30th , 36 False Reports Of Mass Shooting Incidents, Commonly Referred To As ‘Swatting’ Attacks, Caused Police To Respond To 226 Schools Across New York –Including Lockport High School and South Park High School, in Niagara and Erie Counties, respectively- Disturbing Students, Teachers And Communities – And Wasting Thousands Of Dollars In Public Resources    Following The Lockdown Of Almost 1,300 Students In Lockport Alone, Schumer Will Reveal He... Read More

On March 30th , 36 False Reports Of Mass Shooting Incidents, Commonly Referred To As ‘Swatting’ Attacks, Caused Police To Respond To 226 Schools Across New York – Including Brighton, Brockport High School, and Later In Spencerport In Monroe County- Disturbing Students, Teachers And Communities – And Wasting Thousands Of Dollars In Public Resources    Schumer Wants Feds To Launch Full Investigation Into Wave Of Swatting Attacks That Terrified Upstate NY And Other... Read More

Schumer-Created Programs— AFG & SAFER—Are Critical Funding Streams That Have Provided Nearly $1 Million To Warren & Washington County Fire Departments In Just The Past Three Years To Staff And Equip Firefighters – But Without Fed Action This Funding Will Run Out In 2023 As Majority Leader, Schumer Has Shepherded Legislation To Save These Programs To The Senate Floor And Will Work To Pass This Bill This Month And Show Who Stands With Firefighters  Schumer:... Read More

Schumer Says 60+ Elf Bars Have Been Confiscated In Fulton Schools This Year Alone - With Hundreds More Across Syracuse and Central NY Schools - Filling The Addictive and Damaging Void Of Juul For Kids With A Potentially More Dangerous Knock Off Made in China Senator Has A Strong History Of Fighting E-Cig Marketing Targeting and Addicting Kids; But Elf Bar Could Be Even Worse, Skirting U.S. Law With Inappropriate Youth-Targeted Advertising On Socials Like Insta, TikTok—Not TV Or Papers;... Read More

Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law Schumer Led To Passage Contains Billions To Upgrade Rail Across U.S. And Key New “Buy America” Requirements Schumer Fought For That Can Be A Huge Boon For Alstom’s Hornell Facility, As One Of The Only Domestic Rail Car Manufacturers   Now Schumer Brings USDOT Top Brass To Alstom In Hornell For The First Time To See How Southern Tier Workers Are Primed To Further Bring Rail Car Manufacturing Back To America  Schumer... Read More

Schumer’s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred Thousands Of Good-Paying Jobs And Hundreds Of Billions In Investment For Upstate NY—Including Micron’s Game Changing $100B Investment In CNY Now He Wants The Head Of The National Science Foundation To Come To Syracuse, The Epicenter Of Upstate’s Growing Semiconductor Industry, To Push For Further Fed Investment In STEM Job Training So Upstate Workers Are Ready To Build The Future Of Technology Schumer To NSF:... Read More

Fort Drum Is In The Final Rounds Of Selection For The Army’s New Multi-Domain Task Force To Address New Global Threats, Which Would Bring Millions In New Infrastructure And Potentially Thousands Of New Soldiers To The North Country Base Schumer Has Been Fighting Non-Stop To Elevate Fort Drum, And As Decision Gets Closer, He Again Calls Army Secretary Wormuth To Highlight Base As Ideal Spot For Next Phase Of Army’s Growth To Combat New National Security Threats From Countries Like... Read More

East Williston FD Needs 27 New Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses Because The Old Ones Are Aging Out AND Other LI Depts Need New Equipment To Keep Pace With Tech & The Times – This Is All At Risk Unless Schumer-Created Programs Called ‘Assistance To Firefighters Grants’ & SAFER Are Restored By Congress; They Go Dark At Year’s End & Future Uncertain Without Fed Help, LI Taxpayers Will Shoulder Singular Cost Of Expensive Equipment Used Almost Daily On... Read More

Reps Express Support For Local Union Workers Claiming Fluor Marine Propulsion Is Inappropriately Moving Jobs From New York to Non-Union Facility In Pennsylvania – Resulting In Potentially Significant Loss Of Union Jobs At Knolls Union Says Fluor Marine Propulsion Is Hurting New York Workforce By Violating Local 147 Contract And Undermining President Biden’s Pro-Union Directive Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko: FMP Must Reverse Course And Keep Family-Wage Jobs & This Critical Work Right... Read More

Ithaca Is Among The First In The Nation To Tap The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program To Use Innovative Technology To Improve Public Transit And Safety Senators Say $1.7 Million SMART Grant Will Put Ithaca In The Fast Lane For Smarter Traffic Signals And Safer Streets, Paving The Way For A Brighter Future And A Faster Commute Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Helping Greenlight The Future Of... Read More

Schumer Has Campaigned For Sgt. Henry Johnson, An African American WWI Hero, Who Was Denied Recognition Due To Racism and Segregation; Now Securing His Name On Louisiana Base Currently Named After A Confederate Soldier GeneralIn 2015, After Years of Schumer’s Advocacy, The White House Posthumously Awarded The Medal Of Honor To Sgt. Henry Johnson For His Heroics In Fighting Off Dozens Of German Soldiers And Schumer Has Fought To Continue To Honor This American HeroSchumer: An American... Read More

Schumer’s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred The Proposed Creation Of Thousands Of Jobs In Upstate NY – With Billions In CHIPS Grants On The Horizon Now, Following His Push, Treasury Releases Guidance On New Investment Tax Credit, Vital To Upstate Semiconductor Manufacturers, To Level The Playing Field With Overseas Competitors And Accelerate Ongoing Chip Projects In Upstate NY Schumer: New ITC, Investment Tax Credit Means Jobs, Jobs, Jobs For Upstate NY Following... Read More

Xylazine, Known On The Street As ‘Tranq,” Has Been Linked To Dozens Of Overdose Deaths Across Upstate And Is Already Spreading Through Capital Region Streets – Causing Fear Among Law Enforcement & Local Addiction Service Professionals – As The Drug Is Narcan Resistant Schumer Wants Feds To Accelerate Import Crack Down And Better Track Down Dangerous Xylazine Wave Heading Towards Schenectady And Across Upstate NY – By Working With Local Law Enforcement And... Read More

Xylazine, Known On The Street As ‘Tranq,” Has Been Linked To Hundreds Of Overdose Deaths Across Upstate And Is Already Spreading Through Monroe & Wayne County Streets – Xylazine Opioids Caused 59 Fatal OD’s in Monroe and 3 in Wayne in 2022 & Is Suspected in 10 Fatal OD Cases Now Under Investigation in Wayne. Schumer Wants Feds To Accelerate Import Crack Down And Better Track Down Dangerous Xylazine Wave Heading Towards Rochester And Across Upstate NY – By... Read More