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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

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement on the 40th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division’s reactivation at Fort Drum in the North Country and the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Battle of Riva Ridge in which the 10th Mountain Division seized German positions on Riva Ridge, paving the way for Italy’s liberation during World War II: “Fort Drum is woven into the very fabric of the North Country, and today marks the 40th anniversary of the 10th... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Following the tragic fire on Main Street in Binghamton last night, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer released the following statement: "I am devastated by the heartbreaking news of the brave Binghamton firefighter who lost his life last night in the line of duty while fighting a fire on Main Street in Binghamton late last night. My deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and community dealing with this traffic loss. May God bless those injured and the entire Binghamton... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement about the sixteenth anniversary of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 plane crash in Western New York: “Today marks sixteen years since the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash in Western New York in which 50 people tragically died. For years after, I was proud to work with the families, who turned their grief into action and united to successfully push for new regulations and legislation that has made air travel safer.... Read More

Castle Point VA’s Acute Inpatient Care Unit Abruptly Closed Medical Unit Temporarily For Veterans Suffering From Substance Use Disorder This Month, Prompting Concern And Outrage From Vets Across The Hudson Valley Schumer Said Center Failed to Adequately Publicize Closing And Alternative Treatment Options For Vets And Must Promptly Re-Open With Adequate Staffing Senator Says We Cannot Risk Leaving Our Hudson Valley Vets Without Proper Access To The Care They Need And Is Demanding The VA Take... Read More

Community Health Centers Across U.S. Are Facing Unexplained Payment Portal Shutdowns, In Other States Forcing Closures & Halting Treatment In Other States – And Healthcare Leaders Fear NY Could Be Next  Schumer Says NY-ers Need Answers, CHCs Cannot Operate On Uncertainty; And With CHC Funding Cliff Next Month If Congress Doesn’t Act 2.4+ Million NY-er’s Could Be Left High And Dry On Healthcare Schumer: We Can’t Let Funding Freeze Chaos & Confusion Turn Into A Catastrophe For NY’s... Read More

Community Health Centers Across U.S. Are Facing Unexplained Payment Portal Shutdowns, In Other States Forcing Closures & Halting Treatment – And Healthcare Leaders Fear NY Could Be Next  Schumer Says NY-ers Need Answers, CHCs Cannot Operate On Uncertainty; And With CHC Funding Cliff Next Month If Congress Doesn’t Act 2.4+ Million NY-er’s Could Be Left High And Dry On Healthcare Schumer: We Can’t Let Funding Freeze Chaos & Confusion Turn Into A Catastrophe For NY’s Community Health... Read More

This Morning The Medicaid Portal And All U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services Websites Were Inoperable, Affecting Payments For Approximately 7 Million New Yorkers & Blocking New Yorkers From Receiving Reimbursements For Health Care Expenses Today’s Shutdown Marks Second Time In Two Weeks NY Has Been Locked Out Of Payments With No Explanation; Following Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Freeze, Schumer Says Enough Is Enough And NY-ers Deserve Answers On What Is Happening With Their... Read More

Last Week Amid Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze The Head Start Online Payment System Shut Down Across The Country, Despite The Admin Saying It Was Exempt From The Freeze And Has Provided No Explanation Why This Occurred Now A Week Later, Head Start Providers In NY And Across America Have Been Missing Payments They Rely On From Feds, Forcing Some Upstate Childcare Providers To Even Layoff Staff And Temporarily Shut Down Services Impacting Hundreds Of Families; Schumer Says This Cannot Continue And... Read More

Last Month, The Trump Administration Quietly Removed All Members Of The Nonpartisan ‘Aviation Security Advisory Committee,’ Created Following 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 That Tragically Killed 35 Syracuse University Students And Others From Across Upstate NY & America Schumer Says Just-Confirmed DHS Secretary Noem Must Immediately Right This Wrong — And That This Unwise Move Clearly Usurps Congressional Intent, Possibly Violating The Law, And Guts Panel That Has Helped Create Hundreds... Read More

After Securing $300,000+ From U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2020, Schumer Pushed For More To Cover Increased Project Costs And Has Now Secured Over $2M In Total Fed Investment Senator Says Millions In Fed $$ To Upgrade Sherrill’s Electrical Infrastructure Is Key To Unlocking New Shovel-Ready Sites, Attracting New Commercial Development & Supporting New Growth At Legacy Manufacturing Companies In Oneida County Schumer: Fed $$ Will Help Oneida County Power Commercial &... Read More

Hospital’s Innovative Care Model Will Provide Comprehensive Medical Care for Children, Providing Relief to Families and Leading to Better Health Outcomes Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Charles Schumer today announced the opening of The Center for Discovery’s Children’s Specialty Hospital in Rock Hill, New York. This innovative facility is dedicated to supporting children and adolescents with complex disabilities, including autism, through specialized short-term inpatient care. Developed by... Read More

Schumer Says Egg Prices Already Increased $2 Per Dozen In Last Two Months And Could Get Worse If New Admin Doesn’t Surge Efforts To Beat Bird Flu; Farmers Do Not Have Resources To Contain Bird Flu Alone, Says Feds Must Ramp Up Efforts NOW Before Prices Climb Higher With Millions Of Birds Impacted Last Month, And More Bird Flu Being Found In NY Just Last Week, Schumer Says Biosecurity And Increased Fed Response Is Key To Isolate & Contain Bird Flu And Lower Grocery Costs Schumer: With New... Read More

Schumer Says Egg Prices Already Increased $2 Per Dozen In Last Two Months And Could Get Worse If New Admin Doesn’t Surge Efforts To Beat Bird Flu; Farmers Do Not Have Resources To Contain Bird Flu Alone, Says Feds Must Ramp Up Efforts NOW Before Prices Climb Higher With Millions Of Birds Impacted Last Month, And More Bird Flu Being Found In NY Just Last Week, Schumer Says Biosecurity And Increased Fed Response Is Key To Isolate & Contain Bird Flu And Lower Grocery Costs Schumer: With New... Read More

Senator Fought So L3Harris Could Compete For Major Military Contracts And Army Continues To Purchase Cutting-Edge Radios From Rochester Company Schumer: New Contract Is A Win-Win-Win For L3Harris, Rochester-Finger Lakes Workforce & The U.S. Army U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today announced L3Harris Technologies in Rochester has been selected by the U.S. Army to manufacture thousands of Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios under a $300,000,000 Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award as part... Read More

Communities Across Upstate NY Will Receive Funding For Long Desired Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Telehealth Service, Making Bridges And Streets Safer, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure & More Funding Comes From Northern Border Regional Commission, Which The Senators Fought To Secure Historic Funding For In Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law – That Schumer Led To Passage In The Senate – And That Was Recently Reauthorized And Expanded Schumer, Gillibrand:... Read More

Washington D.C. – After months of working alongside the Corbett family to help free Ryan Corbett, a Western NY native who for over two years has been unjustly detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement on the news that Ryan is now freed and on the plane home to return to his family: “After over two years of being unjustly and wrongfully detained by the Taliban, Ryan Corbett, praise God, is now finally on his way home. It is... Read More

Schumer Lands Another Fed Investment For GlobalFoundries To Expand With Massive New $575M State-Of-The-Art Packaging & Photonics Center In Saratoga County New Fed $$ Is On Top Of $1.5 Billion In CHIPS Funding Schumer Secured For GlobalFoundries To Invest Over $13B In U.S., Including Building Second Fab Schumer: GlobalFoundries Is Growing And Making Capital Region The Heart Of America’s Chip Supply Chain U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today announced an additional $75 million from his bipartisan... Read More

Finalized Commerce Award Will Ensure Corning Incorporated Can Tap Schumer-Created CHIPS Funding For Canton Project In Coming Years As It Meets Project Milestones Corning Incorporated’s North Country Facility Is The Only One In The Country That Manufactures Specialized Glass Critical To The Chip Industry, And CHIPS $$ Will Fuel $315M Expansion To Help Them Grow Schumer: CHIPS Investment Is Signed & Sealed For Corning’s North Country Expansion And New Jobs! After visiting Canton following the... Read More