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In January 2018, At Behest Of One Failing West Coast Firm And Its Wall Street Owner, The Department Of Commerce Imposed Preliminary Duties On Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada That Have Drastically Reduced The Profitability Of Newspapers And Printers Throughout Upstate NY; Vital Newspaper Ingredient Is Not Produced In The Northeast US Schumer Doubled Down On Call To Department Of Commerce To Consider The Crushing Impact Permanent Duties Will Have On Already-Struggling... Read More

With Electronic Benefit Transfer Services At Farmers Markets Under Threat By Novo Dia Ending Operations, Schumer And Gillibrand Urge The Department Of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition And Consumer Services To Do Everything Possible To Prevent Any Potential Disruptions  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged Acting Deputy Undersecretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),... Read More

Oswego County Has Seen A Rise In Drug Trafficking & Overdose Deaths In Recent Years; Oswego County Law Enforcement Needs Additional Support to Beat Back Scourge  Schumer Calls On Fed. Office Of Drug Control Policy To Designate Oswego County A ‘High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,’ Which Will Provide Much-Needed Resources To Help County Address Growing Drug Problem Schumer: We Must Provide Money, Expertise & Intel To Help Oswego County Battle Heroin Scourge Recently,... Read More

As The Summer Heats Up, New Schumer Report Sounds Alarm & Shows Deadly Spike In Drowning Deaths Among Kids  Senator’s Report Finds Little Boys Are Drowning Twice The Rate Of Girls; Hundreds Of NY Tragedies Like Last Summer’s Long Island Death Of Twin Boys, 3, Is Especially Painful & Why Spike Should Be Addressed Schumer: CDC Must Quickly Investigate What The Causes Are & Develop Outreach Program To Parents Amidst the most popular months for swimming, U.S. Senator... Read More

Dairy Farmers And Co-Ops Are Victims Of Unfair Trade Policies That Prevent Locals From Selling Product Mere Miles North – As Negotiations with Canada Set to Resume; Schumer Says It is Vital That Upstate NY Dairy Producers Are Protected From Protectionist Canadian Trade Policy Schumer, In A Direct Call To USTR Lighthizer, Urged Him To Work With Stakeholders To Fix Unfair Canadian Dairy Trade Barriers  Last week, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer spoke directly to United... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Extend the Chugnut Trail, Connecting the Village of Endicott to the Town Of Union  The Trail Extension Will Connect Several Local Parks and Communities to Each Other and To Various Recreation Locations Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $150,000 in federal funding for Broome County. The funding was allocated through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and will be used to... Read More

LI Vets In North Hempstead Can Waste Hours Driving To & From VA Medical Center In Northport For Some Of The Most Basic—Yet Critical—Care; Senator Says Travel For North Hempstead Vets To Northport, East Meadow Or Valley Stream Could Be Thing Of Past If Feds Green Light Plan  While Senator Works To Add North Hempstead Clinic To VA Capital Plan, He Urges Feds To Immediately Deploy A ‘Mobile Vet Center’ To Town To Handle Any Overflow Cases Schumer: A Nearby Clinic... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after the Department of Defense released their long overdue Site Investigation Report: "It was like pulling teeth, but, belatedly, the Department of Defense finally released their investigative report on toxic PFOA contamination at Stewart AFB and the surrounding waterways. This report must be immediately shared with the public and environmental experts so we can quickly understand the extent of the... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Continue Groundbreaking Research Into Battery Systems And Energy Storage U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3 million in federal funding for Binghamton University. The funding was allocated through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) program. According to the DOE, Binghamton University is one of 42 EFRCS in the country selected for $100 million in funding.... Read More

The Recently Announced STARWALK Series, By The Walkway Over The Hudson, Brings Local Communities And Tourists Alike To The Walkway Over The Hudson State Park While Learning About Astronomy Schumer Led the Push To Secure An Astronaut’s Attendance;  Says NASA Presence Will Inspire And Engage Students and Stargazers Of All Ages, As Well As Tourists, On Importance Of Science, The Beauty of the Hudson, and the Wonder of the Cosmos Schumer: Astronaut Visit on September 7th Will... Read More

Senator Schumer released the following statement today: “Every day firefighters risk everything to protect communities and families across New York. We owe it to these fearless men and women to ensure that if they get sick, they will be cared for in the same way that they care for us. This new law will help firefighters across the country by establishing the national firefighter cancer registry – allowing researchers to track, treat, and I hope to prevent cancer. I pushed... Read More

Department of Transportation Funding Will Be Used For Marketing Of New Air Travel Services Between Elmira, N.Y., And Newark, N.J.  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $275,000 in federal funding for Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM). The funding was allocated by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP), and will be used to market the airport’s newly expanded service between Elmira, N.Y., and... Read More

The Federally-Funded Northeast Center For Occupational Safety And Health For Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (NEC) Provides Farmers With Important Resources, Like A Special 1-800 Safety Number, Access To Farm-Safety Experts And Information On Next-Gen Farm Safety Equipment Like Tractor Rollover Bars  After Schumer’s Major Push, The CDC Agrees To Administratively Fund The Program; Senator Is Now Calling On Agency To Protect Program For The Long-Term  Schumer: I Laud The CDC For... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Evaluate Alternative Options for Providing Drinking Water and Sewer Services Along Route 28 Corridor Commercial and Residential Properties Along Corridor Currently Rely on Private Wells for Drinking Water and on Individual Wastewater Septic Systems Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced $52,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for the... Read More

Bill Now Heads to President’s Desk for Signature U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman John Faso today announced that legislation to rename a Saugerties post office after former U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey has passed in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The post office is located at 111 Market St., Saugerties, New York. Schumer and Gillibrand introduced legislation to rename this post office after Congressman... Read More

Hundreds-Of-Thousands Of Last Summer’s Hurricane-Damaged Cars Are Now ‘Cleaned Up’ For This Summer & Could Be Driving A Used Car Sales Surge At Lots Across Country; National Insurance Crime Bureau Recently Issued New Warning  But Fed “Used Car Rule” Already On Books Could Better Protect Consumers If FTC Would Mandate A ‘Flood Check’ To Buyer’s Guide Sticker On Every Used Car Window  Schumer: Feds Should Take Wheel On... Read More

In January 2018, The Department Of Commerce Imposed Preliminary Duties On Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada That Have Drastically Reduced The Profitability Newspapers And Printers Throughout Upstate NY Schumer Calls On The Department Of Commerce To  Consider The Adverse Impact Duties Could Have On Companies Like Quad Graphics And Reverse Course  Schumer: Permanent Duties On Canadian Paper Could Literally Stop The Presses At Our Newspapers And Printing... Read More

Schumer To Feds: Take Your Buzz Words Off of New York’s Hard Cider  Today, at DeFisher Fruit Farm’s Rootstock Ciderworks in Williamson, Wayne County, NY, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Administrator John J. Manfreda to immediately address cider canning and labeling regulations that are driving up cider production costs and threatening to undermine New York cideries’ efforts to accurately market cider to... Read More

 Currently Hemp Is Classified As A Controlled Substance, Putting It On Par With Other Substances Like Heroin And Other Opioids Due To Trace Amounts Of THC; However, Senator Says Industrial Hemp Can Be Used To Make Paper, Clothing, Plastics And Even Fuel  Bipartisan Bill Removes Fed Roadblock That Obstructs Hemp’s Full Potential As an agricultural commodity In Columbia County; Senator Says New Bill Empowers States To Act As Primary Regulators of Hemp, Allows For Hemp Researchers... Read More

Standing At Brewery Ommegang Schumer Unveils Push To Support Legislation That Will Enable Them, And Small Otsego County Breweries Like Red Shed Brewery, Butternuts Beer And Ale, And Council Rock Brewery, To Fully Tap Their Business Potential New York State Craft Beer Industry Supports Nearly 60,000 Jobs In NY & Has A $4 Billion Economic Impact– Cutting Taxes On Dozens Of Small Brewing Operations In The Southern Tier Will Allow Small Breweries To Hire More Employees, Buy More... Read More