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Federal Investment Will Be Used To Develop Activities To Recruit And Retain Underrepresented Minority STEM Students U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4,000,000 in federal funding for Syracuse University. The funding was allocated through the Nation Science Foundation (NSF) and will be used to help the university recruit and retain historically underrepresented minority students interested in science, technology,... Read More
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As We Begin A Summer Of Delays & Pains, Failure to Invest in Gateway Will Mean Future Penn Station Calamities -- Lack of Investment Has Created Present Problem; Schumer & Booker Say If Just One Tunnel Under The Hudson Needed To Close For Repairs, The Delays Could Last A Year Trump, Secretary Chao Pulled Out of Gateway Development Corporation—Is This Indication Of Lack of Commitment Or Just Bureaucracy? President Trump Has Talked About Focusing on Infrastructure; Keeping... Read More
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New Product Dubbed “Coco Loko” Isn’t Even Pure Chocolate—It’s Actually Powerful Energy Drink Ingredients That Risk Havoc On The Bodies Of Kids & Teens—But Its Already Hit Store Shelves & NY Is Next Snortable Faux Chocolate Promises “Endorphin & Serotonin Rush,” & “Ecstasy” For “Party Goers”; Company Hasn’t Even Consulted A Single Doc; Schumer Says FDA Must Step In Schumer To FDA: They Market It Like A... Read More
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Schumer: Newly Discovered Shipments Of Fraudulently Labeled Organic Products Into U.S. Could Hurt American Farmers And Consumers If USDA Does Not Step Up Oversight Of Imported Organic Foods Senator Says If Mislabeled Organic Products Continue To Reach America It Would Undermine Consumer Trust In ‘Organic’ Brand – Thus Schumer Called On The USDA To Get Tough And Crack Down On Mislabeled Products From Making It To The American Market; Yates County Has More Organic... Read More
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Senator Says, With More Reported Lyme Infections Each Year & New Fear Of New Powassan Infected Ticks Emerging in Central New York, Feds Need To Stop Crawling While Tick-Borne Diseases Are In A Sprint To Spread Schumer: Summer Is Now In Full Swing, Feds Must Work Faster So Cures Are Delivered & So Public—Especially Kids—Are Better Protected Schumer To Feds: Use New Tools To OFF! Lyme Disease Ahead of what is projected to be one of the worst summers for tick-borne... Read More
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Senators Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Flood-Impacted Localities Senators To FEMA: Stand Ready To Approve Aid for Communities Ravaged By Lake Ontario’s Record High Water Levels U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today again urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stand ready to quickly approve any request from New York State for a major disaster declaration for communities affected by flooding... Read More
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Senator Says New Mobile Fire Simulator-Trailer Would Enable The Albany Fire Department And Surrounding Capital Region Departments to Train On Virtually Every Aspect of Firefighting State-Of-The-Art Simulator Would Be Built By Albany’s Own BullEx; Company Which Was Started By Three R.P.I Students, Has Grown Into World Leader In High-Tech Firefighter Training Apparatus Schumer To Feds: Approve Grant To Help Train Albany’s Firefighters U.S. Senate Minority Leader... Read More
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July 7, 2017
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $421,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE CAPITAL REGION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Federal Funding For Capital Region Fire Department Will Be Used to Purchase Safety and Rescue Equipment Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $421,097 in federal funding for three fire departments in the Capitol Region. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, the Oppenheim Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. in... Read More -
Schumer Has Long Fought For Funding That Helps Keep Helicopter Programs On Track & Maintain Southern Tier Jobs – Last Year Senator Secured Millions In Funding For New Fleet Of Presidential & Combat Rescue Helicopters Schumer: Federal Investment Is Critical For Lockheed Martin Owego, Which Is At The Forefront Of Many Of The Most Important Helicopter Programs In World Schumer To DOD: Southern Tier Workers Are Efficient, Dependable And Talented – Producing Aircraft and... Read More
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Schumer Said Route 5, The Main Artery Between Downtown Buffalo And The Southtowns, Carries Over 40,000 Vehicles Each Day And Provides Residents And Visitors Critical Access To Local Businesses And Schools; Road Is Only Protected From Tempestuous Waters By A Crumbling Sea Wall Nearly A Century-Old Schumer: Army Corps of Engineers Should Prioritize Funding For A New, Safer, And Durable Barrier That Will Also Double As A Concrete Pedestrian Walkway Along The Shoreline;... Read More
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Schumer: A Nationwide Shortage Of Forensic Pathologists Impacting Monroe County; Lack of Specialists To Help Track and Prevent Drug Overdoses and Prosecute Trafficking Crimes Is Reaching Crisis Levels; Rochester And The Finger-Lakes Region Has Experienced An Explosion Of Drug Use Including Fentanyl-Laced Heroin & Meth, As Well As Drug-Related Crime Senator Pushes U.S. Department of Justice To Support a New Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program at The University of Rochester To Help Alleviate... Read More
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This Past Weekend, SI Volunteers Spent Hours Picking Up Trash Along the Federally-Owned Crookes Point Fishing Area at Great Kills Park; NPS Maintains the Area But Anglers & Others Have Become Frustrated By Lack of Care Schumer Urges NPS to Immediately Clean Up Crookes Point – And Keep It That Way; Senator Says the Discovery of Hypodermic Needles & Other Dangerous Trash Highlight Major Public Health Concern Schumer to NPS: We Need Boots on the Sand ASAP to Clean Up the Beach at... Read More
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Senator Says, With More Reported Lyme Infections Each Year & New Fear Of New Powassan Infected Ticks Emerging in the Hudson Valley, Feds Need To Stop Crawling While Tick-Borne Diseases Are In A Sprint To Spread Schumer: Summer Is Now In Full Swing, Feds Must Work Faster So Cures Are Delivered & So Public—Especially Kids—Are Better Protected Schumer To Feds: Use New Tools To OFF! Lyme Disease Ahead of what is projected to be one of the worst summers for tick-borne diseases in... Read More
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While Serving Our Country in Vietnam, Vets Like Long Islander Jerry Chiano Swam in Vietnam’s Rivers & Ate Local Fish That May Now Be Linked to His Bile Duct Cancer; VA Does Not Recognize Bile Duct Cancer as a Service Related Illness And Denies Benefits Related To This Disease Schumer Calls on ‘National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine’ to Launch a New, Groundbreaking Investigation To Determine Whether Exposure to Parasites During Vietnam War Is... Read More
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In A Letter And Personal Call To Joe McEacharn, The Eastern League’s President, Schumer Says Binghamton Would Be The Perfect Host For The All-Star Game In 2019 Or 2020 Schumer: Binghamton Is Ready To Knock This One Out Of The Park U.S Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a campaign urging Minor League Baseball (MiLB) to host an Eastern League All-Star Game in Binghamton. The game would be played at NYSEG stadium, home to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. In a letter and... Read More
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June 30, 2017
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $500K IN FED FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR WESTCHESTER INST. FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Fed Funding Will Be Used to Support Cutting-Edge Research in the Medical Field U.S Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) was awarded $547,000 for medical research. The funding was allocated through the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL).This funding will enable WIHD’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental... Read More -
Vital Legislation Would, For The First Time Ever, Create A National Registry That Will Help Medical Professionals More Effectively Track And Treat Firefighters With Cancer; Firefighters Are Exposed To A Range Of Harmful Toxins And May Be At Increased Cancer Risk Senator Will Say Legislation Could Help Save The Lives Of Our Brave Firefighters Who Put Their Life On The Line Everyday Schumer Will Spark National Push To Protect NY’s Firefighters By Passing Cancer... Read More
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Schumer: Bipartisan Bill Will Provide Feds With More Resources: Including Additional Border Agents And Scientists, Drug Labs, Training & New Portable Devices To Detect & Intercept Illicit Fentanyl And Other Synthetic Opioids Senator Says Central New York Has Experienced An Explosion Of Drug Use Including Fentanyl-Laced Heroin & Meth, As Well As Drug-Related Crime Schumer: Feds Need More Resources To Shutdown Stream Of Fentanyl From Ever Reaching... Read More
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Schumer: Bipartisan Bill Will Provide Feds With More Resources: Including Additional Border Agents And Scientists, Drug Labs, Training & New Portable Devices To Detect & Intercept Illicit Fentanyl And Other Synthetic Opioids Senator Says The Southern Tier Has Experienced An Explosion Of Drug Use Including Fentanyl-Laced Heroin & Meth, As Well As Drug-Related Crime Schumer: Feds Need More Resources To Shutdown Stream Of Fentanyl From Ever Reaching The... Read More
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June 30, 2017
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $397 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
Federal Capital Fund Program Provides Funding for Housing Authorities to Develop, Modernize, Improve Facilities for Low-Income Families, Elderly, and People With Disabilities U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand today announced $397,628,820 for housing authorities across New York State. The funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund. Schumer and Gillibrand said the funding will... Read More