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Closure Of Offices Could Mean End To Programs That Provide Grants And Loans To Farmers, Help Rural Communities Recover From Natural Disasters Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representative John Mannion are demanding answers on the Trump administration's reported plans to potentially close the statewide offices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), and USDA Rural Development (RD) in Syracuse. President Trump and... Read More

NY’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1783, Representing Hundreds Of Electrical Workers, Who – Without Action – After A Lifetime Of Hard Work Would Have No Pension Benefits Remaining By 2030 As Schumer’s First Major Act As Majority Leader, He Secured Pension Fix So Union Members Could Get Hard-Earned Pensions & Relief They Need And Earned Schumer: Hudson Valley IBEW Union Workers & Families Can Breathe Sigh Of Relief With The Restored Pensions They Rightfully... Read More

In Recent Days, Trump Signed Executive Order To Dismantle Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Which Provides Hundreds Of Millions Of Fed Investment Annually To Lenders To Increase Access To Capital For Underserved Areas Like Upstate NY & Rural Communities To Help People Buy A Homes, Boost Small Biz, And More Schumer Shows How These Devastating Cuts Would Be Felt From Buffalo To Albany, In Every Region – CDFI’s In Upstate NY Have Helped 12,000+ Upstate Businesses Each... Read More

Designation Will Boost Clinical Opportunities, Reputation, And Research $$ For U Of R’s Wilmot Cancer Institute, Upstate NY’s Largest Cancer Provider, Which Has Made Significant Cancer Discoveries And Treats Thousands Each Year Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle All Urged NCI Director To Give This Designation, And Schumer Personally Called Former NIH Director To Advocate For It Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Cancer Center Designation Will Boost Fed Support For Wilmot’s Cancer Research And... Read More

Senator Schumer said, “Congresswoman Lowey was the heart of the Hudson Valley and my friend of over 40 years. She was a trailblazer who ran the Appropriations Committee with amazing effectiveness. So many stand on her shoulders and her impact continues to resonate years after her retirement. Above all else though, Congresswoman Lowey was a kind hearted person, always putting others first and caring for their well-being. Her work helped improve the lives of millions, especially in the Hudson... Read More

‘DOGE’ Just Slashed NOAA & National Weather Service Workforce, With More Cuts Rumored; Services Are Already Being Disrupted In NY, With Albany Now Having To Stop Weather Balloon Launches, Great Lakes Offices Closing, And Meteorologists Fearing Less Accurate Storm Predictions For Upstate NY Schumer Demands Answers On Depth Of These Cuts For Upstate NY And Says We Must Restore & Maintain Critical Weather Services We Need To Keep Communities Protected From Snow Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes,... Read More

Amid Massive Cuts From Trump Admin’s ‘DOGE,’ A Pentagon Proposal Has Emerged To Lay Off 40% Of Watervliet Arsenal Civilian Workers – Nearly 300 In Cap Region, Many Of Whom Are Vets – And Decimate Production Schumer, In Letter To Head Of Army, Says These Massive Cuts Will Set America’s National Security Back Years, Degrade Army Readiness, Destroy America’s Locally-Sited Industrial Base, & Hurt The Military’s Capacity To Respond To Current And Future Conflicts  Schumer: Watervliet Arsenal Has... Read More

Governor Hochul Directs DPS and NYSERDA to Conduct Urgent Review of Tariff Impacts and Provide a Transparent Accounting of Effects on Energy Prices and Power Supply Reliability The Letter Sent to DPS and NYSERDA Can be Viewed Here Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Charles Schumer today announced steps to review the harmful impacts of the federal energy tariffs and the Canadian retaliation that threaten to drive up electricity and heating costs, destabilize our energy markets, and hurt families... Read More

1980 American Men’s Ice Hockey Team – Comprised Of Amateur Athletes – Defeated The Mighty Four-Time Olympic Champion Soviet Union Red Army Team In Lake Placid, NY In Game Referred To As “Miracle On Ice” & Went On To Win Olympic Gold Medal – An Achievement That Sparked An Explosion Of American Pride And Patriotism Schumer Introduced Bipartisan Legislation To Celebrate This Accomplishment And Honor Olympic U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey Champions With Congressional Gold Medals, Including One To Be... Read More

Big Flats Social Security Office Is Only Office In Chemung County, And It Was Just Listed On ‘DOGE’s Wall Of Receipts For Chopping Block, Senator Says Staff & Thousands Of Southern Tier Seniors & Families Who Rely On Office To Help With Social Security Checks Need Answers Now Senator Says Taking Away The Only In-Person Social Security Office For Miles Would Hurt Our Seniors And Others Who Need In Person Services, And Will Make It More Difficult For New Yorkers To Access Their Hard-Earned... Read More

This Week GSA Listed The Leo W. O’Brien Federal Building In Albany And 400+ Other Fed Properties As ‘Designated For Disposal,’ But Mysteriously Removed List On That Same Day – Creating Confusion & Concern Building Could Close And Services Could Get Cut For Capital Region O’Brien Building Hosts Offices For Social Security, IRS, Military Processing And Its Presence Has Been Essential To Providing Federal Services To Albany Area For Over 50 Years Schumer: Capital Region Families, Seniors Can’t... Read More

Tiffany Ramos, A Rome, NY Native & SUNY Morrisville Graduate, Worked At The USDA Since 2021, Helping Farms, Businesses & Residents Of Rural Communities Across Upstate, Until She Was Unfairly Fired As “Probationary” Amid Blind Rash Of DOGE Cuts Senator Says Callously Firing Dutiful Public Servants Like Tiffany And Slashing USDA Programs That Farmers & Rural Areas Depend On Does Nothing To Stop Government Waste, And Shows Why Efficiency Demands A Scalpel, Not A Chainsaw Schumer: We... Read More

Jessica Martinez From Peekskill, NY Is A Cancer Survivor With Multiple Sclerosis Who Needs Medicaid To Live & Care For Her Children, And If These Cuts Were To Go Through, She Fears Health Care For Families Like Hers Would Be First On The Chopping Block Just Last Week House Republicans Passed The First Step For The Biggest Cut To Healthcare And Medicaid In History - $880 BILLION - Which Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers Including 240,000+ in Rockland & Westchester Counties Schumer:... Read More

DOGE & New Admin Have Fired Thousands Of Federal Workers In Past Month, Disproportionally Impacting Vets, Who Make Up 30% Fed Workforce, Uprooting Lives And Directly Impacting Care For Veterans Across Upstate NY Alissa Ellman, An Army Veteran Who Is Disabled From Burn Pit Exposure In Afghanistan, Dedicated Her Life To Service And Worked For The Buffalo VA To Help Her Fellow Veterans, But Like Thousands Of Others Found Out She Was Callously Fired Without Warning This Past Week – Now She Is... Read More

Without Congressional Action, The WTCHP Will Have To Start Turning Away First Responders And Survivors, Cut Back Access To Care For Existing Enrollees By 2028 Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Dan Goldman (D-NY) joined advocates and survivors to introduce the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025. Representative Tom Kean (R-NJ) is also an... Read More

Last Week, Staff At Buffalo’s NLRB Office Found Out The Trump Admin & ‘DOGE’ Had Listed The Termination Of Their Office Causing Chaos; Staff Who Were Previously Told They Must Vacate Now Don’t Know What The Future Of The Office Is Or Where It Will Be Buffalo’s NLRB Covers All Of Upstate NY And Its Presence Locally Has Been Essential To Protecting Workers & Unions; Senator Says NLRB Staff Can’t Be Kept In The Dark And We Need Answers And Assurances This Office Will Be Kept In... Read More

New York, N.Y. – Following his all-out push to protect 9/11 health research and the workers rashly fired from the World Trade Center Health Program, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after DOGE, the CDC & the Trump Administration heeded his calls to restore the cuts and rehire the workers they fired, who provide critical care to 9/11 survivors and first responders: “Donald Trump and Elon Musk tried to cripple the 9/11 health fund and all they... Read More

BAE Systems Commits To The Creation Of More Than 130 New Good-Paying Jobs At Village Of Endicott Location Continued New York State Investments Support The Southern Tier Region’s Comprehensive Strategy To Revitalize Communities And Grow the Economy By Focusing On Clean Energy Solutions Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Charles Schumer today announced that BAE Systems is investing $65 million to expand operations in the Village of Endicott, Broome County. The company will add a total of 150,000... Read More

Last Week Trump Admin Announced CDC-Wide Layoffs, Impacting Over 20% Of World Trade Center Health Program Staff Advocates Say Along With Recent Buyouts, On Top Of Other Cuts To 9/11 Funding Like $$ For FDNY To Provide Treatment To Members In Letter To New HHS Secretary RFK, Senators Say Referring To Funding For Our 9/11 Heroes As Government Waste Is Outrageous And Call To Immediately Reverse Firings & Cuts Which Will Lead To Delayed Treatment & Care For Our First Responders Schumer,... Read More

Schumer Called United CEO Urging Airline To Offer Additional Denver Flight To Boost Syracuse Airport, Central NY’s Flourishing Tech Ecosystem, And Upstate NY’s One-Of-A-Kind Tourism & Recreation Industry United’s Syracuse-To-Denver Flight Is Fully Booked Almost Every Day And New Daily Flight For Peak Travel Season Will Improve Access To Key West Coast And International Markets Schumer: New Summer Flight To Denver Will Help Central NY Soar To New Heights! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today... Read More