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Insurance Currently Available to Farmers Growing Malt Barley In Four NYS Counties; Schumer Calls on Feds To Immediately Expand Vital Malt Barley Crop Insurance For More NYS Farmers Due To NYS Law, Over Next Decade Most NYS Craft Brewers Will Be Required To Source 90% Of Ingredients From Local Farms & Malt Houses; 1886 Malt House Ready To Help Industry Meet Ingredient Demand, But Their Growing Partners Need Security Schumer: USDA Needs To Hops on... Read More

A New Empty Facility Stands Ready To House Air Force Simulator; Senator Says NFARS Location Makes Smart Financial Sense Simulator Will Be Used To Train Pilots From Across The Country To Fly KC-135 Aircraft; This State-Of-The-Art Training Equipment Is Needed To Keep NFARS Mission Ready  Schumer To DOD: Land KC-135 Simulator at NFARS, Help Protect Jobs & Enhance National Security  Standing at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS) today, U.S. Senate Minority... Read More

With Amtrak Now Facing Over $28 Billion State-of-Good-Repair Backlog, Schumer Says We Can’t Continue to Go Down Same Road of Disrepair—Now is the Time to Make Rail Safety a Top Priority & Make These Improvements Before Tragedy Strikes  Recent Derailments Have Caused Massive Delays & Frustrated Riders—But Others Could Be Tragic; Schumer Says Dem Infrastructure Plan Would Add $5B to Amtrak a Year for 10 Years, And Deal With Delays   Schumer: This Past Week Has... Read More

National Science Foundation (NSF) Funds Will Help Provide Scholarships for Transfer Students at SBU Who Have Already Completed an Associate’s Degree at a Community College & Are Enrolled in a Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Major Funds Will Also Provide Students With Access to Career Preparation & a Mathematics Immersion Program Schumer, Gillibrand: This is a Smart Investment That Helps Put Community College Grads On a Four-Year Degree Track Without Breaking the... Read More

Administration Recently Proposed Drastically Cutting the EPA by $2.6 Billion, Including a $330M Cut to the Hazardous Substance Superfund Account With EPA Cleanup Efforts Underway at Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, One of the Country’s Most Contaminated Waterways, Lawmakers Express Serious Concern Over President Trump’s Proposed Radical Environmental Cuts U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Nydia Velázquez today sounded the alarm and expressed serious concerns over the... Read More

Without Extension, GHA Could Lose Out On Needed Funding To Renovate Buildings for Seniors & Low-Income Residents  Schumer: With Over $18M in New Investment Planned for Geneva, Cut Through The Red Tape. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to review and approve the City of Geneva Housing Authority’s (GHA) 6-month extension needed to sure up financing in order to make renovations to public housing properties. In a letter to... Read More

Now That House & Senate Have Passed Outrageous Internet Rules That Rollback Consumer Protections & Allow Your Internet Data To Be Sold To Highest Bidder, Resolution Goes To President’s Desk, Where He Has 9 Days To Veto Or Sign Into Law   If Trump Signs Resolution Into Law, Opt-In Consumer Protections Would Be No More & Family’s Personal Info Would Go To Highest Bidder   Schumer: President Has Just 9 Days To Tell Us Whose Side He’s Really On U.S. Senator... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today announced that legislation that would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a study on whether Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego should become a unit of the National Park system has passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This legislation is the first step in an effort that would provide significant resources to Central New... Read More

Following Two Small Plane Crashes Already This Year & 18 Others Last Year, Schumer Urged the NTSB To Determine Steps Necessary to Ensure Safer Skies As a Result, NTSB Will Host Aviation Safety Seminar for Pilots On LI; NTSB Says 156 NY Crashes Have Occurred in NY Over Past 5 Years Schumer: NTSB’s First-Ever Aviation Safety Seminar On LI Could Help Prevent Future Tragedies Across The Region  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced, today, that after his push asking the National... Read More

Schumer & Gillibrand urged the creation of NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative in 2014 Farm Bill Ithaca, NY – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $980,000 in new federal funding for Cornell University. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). NIFA grants support research and programs that help specialty crop growers achieve long-term viability, high... Read More

Over 150 Workers Now Eligible for Federal TAA Assistance, Which Provides Relief and Training to Workers Who Lost Jobs Due to Foreign Trade Competition Last May, Schumer & Gillibrand Called on Dept. of Labor to Approve Certification Lowville, NY – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has approved Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers at the Climax Manufacturing Company in Lowville. The approval of the TAA... Read More

Internet Rules That Protect You & Your Kids’ Sensitive Personal Info—Like SSN & Google Searches—Have Just Been Threatened; Opt-In Consumer Protections Would Be No More If House Passes Senate Bill  Schumer Says Latest Action By Senate Is Real Danger To Consumers Who Are Already On Losing End Of Fight To Protect Family’s Personal Info  Schumer: Your Family’s Deeply Personal Info Shouldn’t Go To The Highest Bidder On the heels of a party-line... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Write To FEMA Urging Agency To Be Ready To Act On A Disaster Declaration To Help Reimburse Upstate Counties That Are Still In The Midst Of Recovery From Storm Stella Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Critical Federal Funds For Counties Across The State  Senators: FEMA Must Stand Ready To Approve Aid Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stand ready to quickly approve... Read More

With July deadline approaching, Schumer & Gillibrand fight to expedite TPS extension because of continued devastation in Haiti caused by Hurricane Matthew  Schumer & Gillibrand: Temporary Protected Status was created for precisely this reason.… We urge you to swiftly consider extending it past the current deadline Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today wrote to the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland... Read More

Army Contract With Hartchrom, Inc. Will Support Watervliet Arsenal’s Manufactured Workload And Gun Tubes Schumer: Contract Ensures Our U.S. Service Members Continue to Receive the Best Cannon in the World U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Hartchrom, Inc. at the Watervliet Arsenal was awarded a contract by the United States Army of $16,979,892.   The contract is a renewal of a highly successful public-private partnership that will provide for... Read More

USDA Funding will Support Cornell Students Pursuing Research and Experimental Learning Opportunities Focused on Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences Schumer: Funding Is a Big Win For Cornell University and the Future of The Agricultural Workforce in Upstate NY U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced $281,475 in federal funding for agricultural programs at Cornell University. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National... Read More

Schumer Went to Bat for Town of North Hempstead Following a 2016 Fed Report Recommending That LI Communities Return Money Used To Remove Dangerous Debris, Make Repairs & Do Other Emergency Work After Hurricane Sandy Without Schumer’s Intervention, Town Of North Hempstead Could Have Been On The Hook To Return Millions In Storm Funds That Helped Town And Residents Recover U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his push, the Federal Emergency Management... Read More

Legislation Provides Additional Resources for Long Island Sound Restoration  Commercial Fishing, Tourism, Sporting Industries from Long Island Sound Contribute $17-$37 Billion to the Economy Annually Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Lee Zeldin (NY-1) today introduced legislation to support the restoration of Long Island Sound through... Read More

Due to Lakeview’s Unique Proximity to Central Park, Its Street Rent Value Along Fifth Ave is Significantly Higher Than Its Market Rent Value in East Harlem; Lawmakers are Fighting to Keep Lakeview Affordable and Keep Families and Seniors in Their Homes  Schumer, Espaillat Say HUD Should Ensure Lakeview Apartment’s Affordability By Matching Street Rent NOT Market Rent; Lakeview Would Need Significant Increase in Fair Market Rent Cap to Meet Gap in Street Rent Vs. Market Rent U.S.... Read More

Schumer Has Led The Charge For Years To Protect Seniors & Our Most Vulnerable From Harmful Laws Like Taking Away Affordable Healthcare; Senator Urges His Colleagues To Put New Yorkers First And Reject This Bill, Which Charges NY’ers More for Less Care Senator Says Trump/GOP Healthcare Bill’s Cuts Hammer the Most Vulnerable – Seniors, Children And Individuals With Disabilities, Forcing New Yorkers To Make Horrible Choices Like Buying Food, Paying the Rent/Mortgage, Or... Read More