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  1. 12.22.2015

    SCHUMER JOINS COLLEAGUES TO EXPRESS SERIOUS CONCERN OVER IRAN’S SECOND BALLISTIC MISSLE TEST
    In Letter to President Schumer 20 Senators Express Serious Concern Over Iran s Continued Violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1929 By Testing a Second Ballistic Missile U S Senator Charles E Schumer along with twenty democratic Sen...

  2. 12.22.2015

    SCHUMER: RECENTLY RENEWED SOLAR TAX CREDIT WILL BE A GAME CHANGER FOR WESTERN NY & SOLARCITY; SENATOR, JOINED BY SOLARCITY CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WILL REVEAL WHAT NEW LEGISLATION MEANS FOR WNY & THE UPSTATE NY REGIONAL ECONOMY
    During SolarCity Visit In August Schumer Said Tax Incentive Allows Savings on Investment in Solar Projects However Tax Credit Was Scheduled To Phase Down After 2016 and Companies Only Receive Benefits Upon Completion Of A Project Schumer Not On...

  3. 12.22.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: AFTER HIS URGING, THE SIBLEY BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER WILL BE AWARDED OVER $40 MILLION IN FEDERAL “NEW MARKETS TAX CREDITS” TO COMPLETE MASSIVE SIBLEY CONSTRUCTION PLAN; SENATOR SAYS FUNDING WILL HELP REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER, THE NEW HOME FOR PHOTONICS, HIGH-TECH BIZ INCUBATOR
    Schumer Has Championed Federal New Markets Tax Credit NMTC Funding for Sibley the Anchor for New Downtown Innovation Zone Securing Federal NMTCs Was The Final Financing Piece Needed In Order For The Sibley Building Develop...

  4. 12.21.2015

    SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS COME UP WITH NEW PLAN TO COMBAT RAPID RISE OF TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA; TERRORISTS USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO RECRUIT AMERICANS, INSPIRE LONE WOLF ATTACKS & EVEN RAISE MONEY; SENATOR PUSHES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE U.S. GATHERING & ASSESSING OF TERRORIST SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING
    The Combat Terrorist Use Of Social Media Act Of 2015 Just Passed House Schumer Launches Drive To Get Senate To Pass It Immediately Schumer Says Recent San Bernardino Terror Attack And This Past Week s Rochester Arrest Of ISIS Recruiter Shows Soc...

  5. 12.21.2015

    SCHUMER TO LAY OUT ACTION PLAN TO USE FUNDS FROM JUST-PASSED FEDERAL BUDGET TO REDUCE NUMBER OF STATEN ISLAND BABIES BORN DEPENDENT ON PAINKILLERS & OPIOIDS; NUMBER OF DRUG-DEPENDENT BABIES ON SI HAS INCREASED 34 PERCENT SINCE 2009; JUST-PASSED FED BUDGET PROVIDES NEW INCREASE IN FED DOLLARS TO HELP ADDRESS UPSURGE IN DRUG-DEPENDENT BABIES; STATEN ISLAND HOSPITALS RELY ON FED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS
    Just Passed Fed Budget Bill Includes Increased Funds To Fight Heroin Epidemic Schumer Backed 47M Investment And Now Calls On Feds To Direct Emergency Dollars Towards Drug Dependent Baby Crisis On SI Across New York State Schumer at RUMC Ca...

  6. 12.20.2015

    SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO EXTEND WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD & CONSIDER HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR UPSTATE NY RESIDENTS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT KEYBANK’S PLANS TO ACQUIRE FIRST NIAGARA BANK; SENATOR SAYS REGULATORS SHOULD DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SEE THAT UPSTATE NY RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO OFFER THEIR OPINIONS
    Schumer Has Vocally Expressed Serious Concerns That The Acquisition By The Ohio Based Bank Could Mean Layoffs For Local Workforce Negatively Impact Regional Economies In Upstate NY Schumer Upstate New Yorkers Deserve To Have Their Voices Heard...

  7. 12.18.2015

    SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM VA THAT FUNDING FOR ‘PHASE TWO’ CONSTRUCTION OF VA OUTPATIENT SURGERY FACILITY IN ROCHESTER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER CALLS COMMITMENT A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE IN FINAL 2017 APPROPRIATIONS BILL
    VA Ambulatory Outpatient Surgery Services Are Currently Only Provided At VA Facilities In Buffalo Syracuse And Albany But Not In The Rochester Finger Lakes Area Which Is Home To 68 936 Veterans Schumer Previously Pushed VA to Move Forward Wi...

  8. 12.17.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ‘EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT’ & ‘CHILD TAX CREDIT’ INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; SENATOR & NY LEADING ANTI-POVERTY ADVOCATES HAVE PUSHED FOR PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CRITICALLY-NEEDED TAX CREDITS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
    The Earned Income Tax Credit Child Tax Credit Have Lifted 10 Million People Including More Than 5 Million Children Out of Poverty While Bringing Parents Back into the Workforce Critical Provisions in Both Tax Credits Were Scheduled to Expire in 20...

  9. 12.17.2015

    SCHUMER: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS & LIVE THEATRE WILL BENEFIT FROM SAME TAX BREAKS ALREADY AFFORDED TO FILM & TV; SENATOR HAS LED THE FIGHT TO INCLUDE TAX BENEFIT IN MUST-PASS LEGISLATION; TAX CODE CHANGE WOULD ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT & CREATE HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS IN NY & ON GREAT WHITE WAY
    Schumer Rallied for Passage of This Bill Last Year Standing Alongside a Cast of Broadway Stars Including Neil Patrick Harris Bryan Cranston Tyne Daly U S Tax Code Permits Tax Benefits for Film Television Productions But Broadway Live Theat...

  10. 12.17.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, CONGRESS HAS EXTENDED CRITICAL FEDERAL PERKINS STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM – SCHUMER PUSHED FOR EXTENSION TO ENSURE NY STUDENTS WERE NOT LEFT IN THE LURCH & COLLEGES WERE NOT LEFT HOLDING THE BAG
    The Perkins Student Loan Program Expired On September 30th 2015 Schumer Fought To Secure Extension Of Program Citing It Could Jeopardize The Education Of Students Across the Country Who Rely On Perkins Program To Attend College Schumer With ...