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During Schumer’s 1998 Senate Election Campaign, He Vowed To Visit Every Single New York County Each Year — Now, After 25 Years Of Keeping His Promise, He Is Marking Historic 25th Year Of The Tradition That Has Accumulated 4,500+ Visits To Communities In Every Corner Of New York Schumer: After 25 Years Of Traveling The State, I Am Not Slowing Down – And Promise To Continue Traveling, Listening, Learning and Delivering For New York In Bigger And Bolder Ways! Marking the silver anniversary of his... Read More
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New Grant Will Help New York City Execute Safety Action Plan And Boost Road Safety Features For Queens Boulevard Senators Say “Safe Streets and Roads for All” Fed Grants, Created In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, Will Help Communities Save Lives With Proven Safety Measures Like Elevated Protected Bicycle Lanes, Pedestrian Refuge Islands, Pedestrian Malls, And More Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Driving Road Improvements And Paving The Way For Increased... Read More
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Schumer Has Been Fighting Non-Stop To Elevate Fort Drum, Personally Calling Army Secretary Multiple Times, And Now His Efforts Have Proven Successful With The Selection Of Fort Drum To Support The Europe Multi-Domain Task Force Senator Says New Unit Will Bring Nearly 1,500 New Soldiers & Personnel, Advanced Capabilities, And The Future Of Army’s Europe Strategy To The North Country Base Schumer: Fort Drum Is Mission Ready, Best In The Country To Lead The Future Of The Army After years of... Read More
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New Grants Will Help NY Communities Develop Safety Action Plans And Boost Road Safety Features In The Capital Region, Rochester-Finger Lakes, And Across Upstate NY Senators Say Fed $$$ Through “Safe Streets and Roads for All” Program, Created In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, To Help Communities Save Lives With Separated Bicycle Lanes, Curb Extensions, And More Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Driving Road Improvements And Paving The Way For Better Safety On Streets... Read More
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Schumer Says New Public-Private Partnership, Spurred From Demand By His CHIPS & Science Law, Further Positions The Capital Region As The Ideal Leading Hub For The National Semiconductor Technology Center And Schumer Is Going All Out To Land This Major Fed Investment Now That We Have Entered The Homestretch The Albany NanoTech Campus Will Become North America’s First and Only High NA Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Public-Private Center – Creating At Least 700 Direct Jobs, Hundreds Of Union... Read More
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Schumer Has Led Charge For Years To Clean Up Stewart ANGB, Where Toxic PFAS Pollution Forced Municipalities Serving Tens Of Thousands Of Newburgh And New Windsor Families To Tap Different Sources For Reliable Access To Safe, Clean Drinking Water Working Alongside Riverkeeper, Reps, In New Letter To DoD Push To Advance The Much Needed Clean Up Of PFAS Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan: Cleaning Up PFAS At Stewart Air National Guard Base Needs To Be A Top Priority For The DoD Doubling down on years of... Read More
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN) hosted a ninth AI Insight Forum focused on the intersection of AI and national security, including maximizing AI development to bolster America’s military capabilities. Below are the statements made at the forum: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Opening Statement Closing Statement Greg Allen – Center for Strategic and International... Read More
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN) hosted an eighth AI Insight Forum focused on the risks associated with AI and how we can mitigate them to maximize the benefits of this powerful technology. Below are the statements made at the forum: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Opening Statement Closing Statement Vijay Balasubramaniyan – Pindrop, CEO &... Read More
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Fed $$$ From NFWF Will Fund Removal Of Aging Nearly 100 Year Old Holden Dam on Quassaick Creek In Newburgh – Protecting Local Infrastructure, Enhancing Flood Resilience, And Restoring Critical Habitat For Fish And Wildlife Reps Say This Major Federal Investment For Riverkeeper Was Made Possible Thanks To The Historic Increases They Secured In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan: Major Fed Investment To Remove Obsolete Holden Dam on Quassaick Creek In Newburgh Helping Turn... Read More
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Schumer Says Syracuse University Was Selected As One Of Only 10 Inaugural Building Training and Assessment Centers In The Country, Along With Mohawk Valley Community College, As The Latest Addition To The New Industrial Assessment Centers To Receive Funding To Boost Training For Local Workforce Development New Federal $$$ Made Possible By The Historic Investments Schumer Secured In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Will Help Students Get Hands-On Skills They Need For Good-Paying Union... Read More
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Schumer, Who Delivered Historic Funding Through The Infrastructure Law For The NBRC, Is Leading The Charge In The Senate To Reauthorize And Expand This Vital Agency, Says New Program Is Major Step To Help Recruit Doctors To Upstate New York Communities Like Those In The North Country, CNY, WNY, And Finger Lakes NBRC’s New J-1 Visa Waiver Program Aims To Boost Healthcare By Easing The Visa Requirements For Doctors Who Agree To Practice In Underserved Areas Of The Northern Border Region Like... Read More
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Schumer Led The Inflation Reduction Act To Passage With NY Manufacturers Like Alcoa In Mind; Now He Is Fighting To Ensure They Can Utilize The Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit To Invest In Industrial Production & Strengthen American Operations Following Meeting with Alcoa Top Execs Earlier This Year, Schumer Wrote To Treasury Secretary Yellen Requesting Guidance Be Finalized For Aluminum Tax Credit Schumer: America’s Future For Industry’s Like Aluminum Should Be In The North... Read More
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Schumer Says Fed Funding Will Help Buffalo-Based FreshFix Expand Regional Food Hub To Support Small Farmers, Local Food Businesses, And Nonprofits In WNY FreshFix Has Been Supporting Local And Regional Farmers Since 2016 – Now, Fed $$$ Will Fuel Expansion To Serve New Wholesale Markets, Such As Restaurants, Small Retailers, Nonprofits And Other Small Food Businesses Schumer: Fed $$$ Will Plant The Seeds For FreshFix To Supply The Food Future Of Buffalo! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.... Read More
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN) hosted a seventh AI Insight Forum focused transparency, explainability, intellectual property, and copyright. Below are the statements made at the forum: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Opening Statement Closing Statement Rick Beato, Musician Ben Brooks, Stability AI Mike Capps, Howso Danielle Coffey, News Media Alliance Duncan... Read More
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Jamestown’s Old Crawford Furniture Factory, A Site With Known Hazardous Contamination, Went Up In Flames Late Last Year; Schumer Immediately Came To Jamestown To Lead Charge To Bolster Fed’s Presence At Site, Calling On EPA To Take Action And Help Remove Toxic Debris Now Feds Are Heeding Schumer’s Calls And Will Remove What Remains Of The Structures Destroyed By The Fire and Remove Toxic Asbestos-Containing Debris Ensuring Site Does Not Remain Hazard To The Community And Helping Crumbling... Read More
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Schumer Says Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Status Provides Rural Hospitals Like Alice Hyde With Enhanced Reimbursement Rates To Keep Healthcare Services In Underserved Communities Like Those In Malone Schumer Has Been A Champion Of THE CAH Program For Years And Successfully Saved Several Upstate New York Hospitals At Risk Of Losing Their CAH Status Last Year; As A Result, Schumer Says CAH Status Is Now Heading To Another North Country Hospital, Helping Alice Hyde To Continue Lifesaving Care And... Read More
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With Record Thanksgiving Travel Expected This Year Across America, Schumer Says It Is Unacceptable That Airlines Would Charge Extra $$$ Just To Sit With Their Kids Schumer Has Led This Fight For Years And Says Legislation Is How We Can Finally Land Solution To Getting Rid Of These Junk Fees That Split Up Families Once And For All Schumer: It’s Time To Make Traveling Less Turbulent For Families And Create Fee-Free Family Seating! Standing with New York families as airports prepare for one of the... Read More
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Rochester’s Foodlink Is The Nation’s First And Only Mobile Curbside Grocery Store Eligible For WIC, But With Food Bank Already Spread Thin For Busy Holiday Season If Program Were To Run Out Of Funds It Could Put Major Strain On Local Families And Operations Senator Says Fed Nutrition Program Has Long Enjoyed Bipartisan Support, But Says The House Can’t Keep Kicking The Can Down The Road Schumer: We Can’t Let Tables Go Empty After The Holiday Season For Rochester Women And Children Standing at... Read More
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Schumer Led Bipartisan Delegation And Personally Met With China’s President Xi Last Month To Demand Immediate Action To Stop Fentanyl Coming To America Yesterday, President Biden — Citing Schumer’s Diplomacy — Announced New Deal To Crack Down On Chinese Companies Selling Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals, Increase Law Enforcement Cooperation With U.S., And Work At Senior Level To Directly Address Crisis Schumer: We Still Have To Watch China Like A Hawk As Part Of New Deal To Cut Flow Of Deadly... Read More
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Schumer Secured Billions To Grow Broadband And Included Critical “Buy American” Provisions To Boost Upstate NY Manufacturers, And Now Thanks To His Efforts PPC Broadband Is Growing In Central NY Bringing Production Back From Overseas Senator Says, Since President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Was Enacted, PPC Has Seen Major Growth And Is Now Investing In New Production Lines – Already Adding Nearly 120 Good-Paying Jobs, With 70+ New Jobs By End Of 2024 Schumer: Our Bipartisan... Read More