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  1. 05.04.2021

    FOLLOWING LAST MONTH’S EVENT IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, SEN. SCHUMER & REP. JONES ANNOUNCE FEDS HEED THEIR CALL – SENDING SENIOR EPA OFFICIAL TO ROCKLAND COUNTY THIS WEDNESDAY FOR PUBLIC MEETING; JUST WEEKS AFTER THEIR PUSH, EPA WILL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM ROCKLAND RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY LEADERS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THEIR DRINKING WATER
    With Over 300 000 Rockland Residents Potentially Exposed To Elevated PFAS Levels In Their Drinking Water Schumer Jones Called For Feds To Step In And Assist State And Local Agencies And Hear Directly From Impacted Communities EPA Heeds Schum...

  2. 05.04.2021

    SCHUMER PUSHES GROUNDBREAKING NEW PLAN TO REPLACE 100% OF THE DIRTY DIESEL-SPEWING BUS FLEET WITH ZERO-EMISSION ONES; NYC ALONE HAS ABOUT 6,000 BUSES PUMPING POLLUTANTS INTO AIR—BUT THEY’RE NOT ALONE; SENATOR MAKES CASE TO ‘ELECTRIFY’ BUS TRANSIT ACROSS THE U.S. AS PART OF PRESIDENT’S AMERICAN JOBS PLAN
    Nation Has More Than 70 000 Mass Transit Buses But Only 2 Are Zero Emission In NYC Tiny Amount Of Massive Fleet Is Electric Public Buses Account For MILLIONS Of Metric Tons Of Pollutants Carbon Into Air Which Make The Planet People Sick Especially...

  3. 05.03.2021

    SCHUMER REVEALS: ‘POUR’ FED DECISIONS PUT ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION, GRAPE AND WINE INDUSTRIES, & LOCAL ECONOMY OVER A BARREL IF NOT REVERSED; AS INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY THREATEN YATES’S VINEYARDS, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO RESTART DATA COLLECTION OF ANNUAL GRAPE PRODUCTION & RESUME VINEYARD AND ORCHARD ACREAGE SURVEY IN NEW YORK
    Upstate NY Wine Industry Bottles 6 65 Billion In Revenue Per Year With Large Portion Coming From Finger Lakes American Viticultural Area AVA As State s Largest Wine Producing Region But Fed Decisions To Halt Important Data Collections Imperils Indus...

  4. 05.03.2021

    WITH 20% OF CHILDREN IN CORNING LIVING IN POVERTY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO CUT CHILD POVERTY RATE IN HALF, INCLUDING MASSIVE CHILD TAX CREDIT EXPANSION SECURED IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN; OVER AN ESTIMATED $264 MILLION ENROUTE TO WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS SOUTHERN TIER
    The American Rescue Plan s Child Tax Credit Expansion Provides Thousands of Dollars of Relief For Families Across Southern Tier for 2021 More Than An Estimated 264 Million Directly Into The Pockets of ST Families including Over 34M for Steuben County ...

  5. 05.03.2021

    WITH COVID-19 GREATLY INCREASING DEMANDS FOR CHILD CARE, SCHUMER REVEALS: MORE THAN $1.8 BILLION ON-THE-WAY TO NEW YORK TO HELP PROVIDERS MEET NEW NEEDS; NEW FUNDS WILL PROVIDE REAL HELP TO CENTRAL NEW YORK FAMILIES
    CNY Child Care Is CRITICAL To Full Re Opening Schumer Says Funds From American Rescue Plan Are Now On Way To Support Even Expand Critical Child Care Services Providers Will Submit Their Own Use Of Dollars To State To Access Stabilization Funds ...

  6. 04.30.2021

    SCHUMER STATEMENT ON CALLS FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT
    U S Senator Charles E Schumer s office released the following statement regarding the City of Mount Vernon and the Westchester County District Attorney s calls for a federal investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department Schumer Spokesw...

  7. 04.28.2021

    AFTER SECURING OVER $105 MILLION FOR ROCHESTER’S REGIONAL TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE PAST YEAR, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES RTS WILL NOT ONLY KEEP ALL 900+ EMPLOYEES ON BOARD, BUT ALSO ADD 46 NEW POSITIONS; AFTER SURGE OF SCHUMER-SECURED FEDERAL MONEY, RTS WILL PROTECT EXISITING JOBS AND CREATE NEW ONES TO MAINTAIN SAFETY & FUNCTIONALITY OF PUBLIC TRANSIT
    Schumer Delivered 45 4M For RTS In The American Rescue Plan On Top Of 23 5M In December Stimulus Bill 36M In The CARES Act Senator Says Safe Timely Operational Transit Is Critical To Rochester s Economy RTS Was Critical To Delivering Mea...

  8. 04.26.2021

    SCHUMER UNVEILS BIPARTISAN PLAN TO BOLSTER SYRACUSE’S TECH ECONOMY AND PRESERVE U.S. SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP; SCHUMER PUSHES +$160 BILLION PLAN TO CREATE NEW JOBS & JUMPSTART INNOVATION IN SYRACUSE, PUTTING CENTRAL NY ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE GLOBAL TECH BATTLE
    Schumer s 160B Plan Would Dramatically Increase U S Investment In Manufacturing Research Development and STEM Education Workforce Training To Keep U S Competitive With China And Other Countries Three Point Plan to Make Bold Investments ...

  9. 04.26.2021

    SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO SECURE HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN DOMESTIC SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS, AS GLOBALFOUNDRIES ANNOUNCES THEY ARE MOVING THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO SARATOGA COUNTY
    Schumer Says U S Must Maintain Its Global Leadership In Semiconductor Manufacturing R D Other Critical Tech Innovation Investment Means More Chip Fabs Jobs In The U S A At Sites Like GlobalFoundries Cementing U S Leadership In Semiconductor I...

  10. 04.23.2021

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER NEARLY $13 MILLION IN ECONOMIC RELIEF TO LOCAL NEW YORK AIRPORTS FOR OPERATIONAL AND CLEANING COSTS
    Funding Will Help Keep Airports Clean and Combat the Spread of Pathogens Provide Lifeline For Cash Strapped Airports Drained By The COVID 19 Pandemic WASHINGTON DC U S Majority Leader Charles E Schumer and U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to...