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  1. 02.20.2023

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ANNOUNCE $500,000 FEDERAL PLANNING GRANT TO RECONNECT SYRACUSE’S SOUTHSIDE ALONGSIDE THE CITY’S TRANSFORMATIVE I-81 PROJECT; SYRACUSE WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW’S HISTORIC RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
    needs to thrive The Reconnecting Communities planning grant will help improve access to careers health care education and recreation for residents of the Syracuse s Southside For decades the southside neighborhood...reconnect this community President Biden also included the Reconnecting Communities proposal in his American Jobs Plan directly mentioning Syracuse s I 81 as an example of a project that would aim to reconnect...billion for New York State in new highway funding and 7 5 billion in new...

  2. 02.07.2023

    SCHUMER WILL BRING YONKERS’S CHERYL BRANNAN TO STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR WORKED WITH CHERYL TO DELIVER MAJOR FED $$$ TO UPGRADE YONKER’S SOLE MATERNITY UNIT, IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY FOR WESTCHESTER MOTHERS; PAIR WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR LEGISLATION TO COMBAT MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS
    Black Maternal Health U S Senate Majority Leader Charles E Schumer today announced that he will bring Yonkers s Cheryl Brannan founder of Sister to Sister International and a maternal health advocate as his...create new programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black women I am thrilled to announce that Yonkers s own Cheryl Brannan an ardent advocate for maternal health will be my guest to President Biden...alarms on the maternal health crisis I promised them I would not stop fighting...

  3. 01.25.2023

    SCHUMER REVEALS: A DEBT CEILING DEFAULT WOULD BE “ECONOMIC NIGHTMARE” FOR UPSTATE NY; SENATOR SAYS UPSTATE IS ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE ECONOMIC PRESSURE POINTS THAT DEFAULT WOULD BRING; FROM UPSTATE’S 1.8 MILLION SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS, WHO RECEIVE $3 BILLION IN BENEFITS EACH MONTH, TO VETERANS, TO CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES, TO MEDICARE, TO RETIREES & MORE
    Yorkers on Social Security who receive 3 billion in benefits each month threaten the health of those on Medicare hinder care for veterans risk disruptions for those who rely on SNAP and even lead to surging...extreme views of a few who want to play chicken with the debt ceiling and recklessly risk driving the American economy off the cliff put Upstate New York families wallets at risk This is not an abstract issue...Tier 173 000 Veterans across Upstate New York who rely on the government for...

  4. 12.23.2022

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $11 MILLION FOR SYRACUSE IN FEDERAL BIPARTISAN FUNDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES $2.5M TO BOLSTER SYR AIRPORT SECURITY OPERATIONS, $$$ TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY AND BOOST HEALTH CARE ACROSS CNY
    expanding SUNY Upstate s mental health services to boosting the Food Bank of Central New York these projects will address some of the most critical infrastructure public health and community needs across the...fighting for the resources that will help make transportation seamless improve public safety and health and create new jobs in Central New York It is more important now than ever that we invest in the...telehealth counseling and care collaborations with community agencies medical providers...

  5. 12.19.2022

    AFTER ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE CONGRESSES IN DECADES, AND BEING ELECTED TO A RECORD SETTING 5th TERM TO THE U.S. SENATE, SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR THE 24th TIME; SENATOR CALLS THIS TOUR ONE OF MOST IMPACTFUL OF HIS CAREER; AFTER DELIVERING BILLIONS FOR NY AND CREATING THOUSANDS OF GOOD PAYING JOBS THIS YEAR, SCHUMER FINISHES ANNUAL TOUR OF STATE IN SARATOGA COUNTY, WITH 118 TOTAL VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND
    years of his leadership included The American Rescue Plan Delivering over 100 Billion in relief to New York s state and local governments workers small businesses and health centers so they could recover from...Secretary Buttigieg for Buffalo s selection for funding though the highly competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity RAISE grant program which Schumer secured historic...advocacy with Commerce Secretary Raimondo that secured Western New York s spot as a...

  6. 12.10.2022

    WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN, SCHUMER WILL CALL ON FEDS TO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE ACTION PLAN TO HELP OVERWHELMED UPSTATE HOSPITALS; WITH OVER 300 RSV CASES IN ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM AND HUNDREDS MORE ACROSS NORTH COUNTRY, SCHUMER WILL CALL ON FEDS TO HELP PROTECT NY CHILDREN, KEEP OUR HOSPITALS PREPARED, AND COMBAT RSV BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
    School Had Nearly 15 Of Students Out With Mostly Respiratory Viruses In This Season Alone St Lawrence Health System Has Had Well Over 300 RSV Cases With Flu Sky Rocketing As Well Senator Says Feds Need A Comprehensive...RSV and flu season that Upstate hospitals like Lewis County General Hospital and the St Lawrence Health System has ever seen with nearly 300 RSV cases just last month alone in St Lawrence s hospitals and...overwhelmed regionally health system Schumer said the spiking levels of...

  7. 12.02.2022

    SCHUMER: WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN WESTERN NEW YORK CHILDREN, HUNDREDS OF NEW RSV CASES IN WYOMING COUNTY, OVER 1,000 CASES AT BUFFALO’S OSHEI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, AND OVERBURDENED HOSPITALS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP, SCHUMER WILL CALL ON FEDS TO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE ACTION PLAN TO PROTECT NY CHILDREN, KEEP OUR HOSPITALS PREPARED, AND COMBAT RSV BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
    the number of admissions this year compared to the entirety of last season Wyoming County Community Health System reported 54 new cases of RSV alone in just the first two weeks of November with 115 pediatric...RSV with growing flu rates warrants immediately federal action and called for the U S Department of Health and Human Services HHS to be ready to act at a moment s notice to provide whatever support upstate...Western New York hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in RSV cases among...

  8. 12.02.2022

    WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN FINGER LAKES CHILDREN, HUNDREDS OF NEW RSV CASES IN YATES COUNTY & REGION, NEARLY 3,000 IN MONROE COUNTY THIS YEAR ALONE, AND OVERBURDENED HOSPITALS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP, SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE ACTION PLAN TO PROTECT NY CHILDREN, KEEP OUR HOSPITALS PREPARED, AND COMBAT RSV BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
    Strong Memorial Hospital RSV Cases Have Tripled From This Time Last Year 30 of Finger Lakes Health Urgent Care Patients Have RSV RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly 70 Of Hospitalized...Schumer RSV Is On The Rise And Feds Need To Step Up To Help Upstate Hospitals Standing at Finger Lakes Health Systems Soldier and Sailors Hospital as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection RSV cases surge in...year Finger Lakes Health system has seen an over 8 increase with more than 300 people...

  9. 12.02.2022

    AFTER FIGHTING TO SECURE MILLIONS FOR CORTLAND TO BUILD NEW STATE OF THE ART MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO PROTECT AND DELIVER FUNDING ASAP IN UPCOMING END OF YEAR SPENDING BILL – ENSURING THOUSANDS OF RURAL CNY AND CORTLAND RESIDENTS GET THE MENTAL HEALTHCARE THEY NEED
    Cortland County s Mental Health Department Services Thousands Of Rural Residents Every Year In Vital Mental Health Therapy And Behavioral Health Care But It s Current Aging Facility Lacks Basic Necessities...The Modern Needs Of Its Patients Schumer Already Helped Secure Millions In Fed To Improve Mental Health Services In Cortland But Millions In Key Funding Remains In Limbo For Cortland As Congress Debates...These Critical So Cortland County Can Finally Build The Mental Health Facility Rural...

  10. 11.23.2022

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER YEARS OF FIGHTING TO PROTECT FEDERAL CRITICAL ACCESS STATUS FOR RURAL DELAWARE COUNTY HOSPITALS, FEDS HAVE NOW OFFICIALLY CHANGED RULES SO IMPACTED RURAL NY HOSPITALS CAN KEEP DESIGNATION TO RECEIVE OVER $35M IN REIMBURSEMENTS & MAINTAIN CRITICAL SERVICES IN UPSTATE’S MOST UNDERSERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES
    Enacted Allowing Impacted Upstate Hospitals Continue To Receive Over 35M Annually To Maintain Essential Care And Making It So Other Hospitals Can Apply For This Program Schumer Delaware County Rural Hospitals...knowing their local hospitals will continue to receive the funding they need to provide lifesaving care in underserved rural communities I promised Delaware County doctors and rural hospitals across Upstate...Connor Hospital is now able to continue providing a full range of acute...