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With Upstate NY Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Thanks To Schumer’s Historic CHIPS And Science Law, Feds Just Delivered A New Protection To Limit Chinese Growth In The Semiconductor Industry And Help Ensure More Microchips Are Made In Places Like Upstate NY, Not China For Months, Schumer Highlighted How China’s YMTC Posed An Immediate Threat To Our National Security; Now They Are Added To Ban List Along With Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed... Read More
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December 13, 2022
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER’S LASER LAB CONTRIBUTIONS IN GROUNDBREAKING FUSION ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH
For The First Time Scientists- Supported By UR’s Laser Lab- Have Produced A Fusion Reaction That Creates A Net Energy Gain — A Major Milestone In The Quest To Create Zero-Carbon Power Through Nuclear Fusion And Fight Climate Change; The Laser Shot Which Resulted In Ignition Was Developed With Rochester Trained LLE Scientists In 2018 UR’s Laser Lab Was At Risk Of Closing, But Schumer Fought Non-Stop To Increase Federal Support To Keep The Lab Open- Now Thanks To Schumer’s... Read More -
December 13, 2022
MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER FLOOR REMARKS ON THE SYRACUSE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM HISTORIC VICTORY IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to congratulate the Syracuse men’s soccer team for winning the NCAA College Cup national championship. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Before I begin, I just want to extend a massive – massive -congratulations to the Syracuse Orange men’s soccer team for winning the NCAA College Cup national championship last night... Read More -
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Reached Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid According To The CDC, Last Month Nearly 6/7 Pediatric Emergency Patients in Watertown’s Samaritan Medical Center Had RSV RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly – Just Last Week, Canton Central School Had Nearly 15% Of Students Out With Mostly Respiratory Viruses – In This Season Alone, St. Lawrence Health System Has... Read More
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With Metro-North Ridership Reaching Post-Pandemic Highs–4.8 Million Last Month–Schumer Says Feds Need To Step Up To Boost Rail Safety For Commuters and Drivers After Horrific 2015 Valhalla Train Crash That Killed Six People, Schumer Pushed For Major Train Safety Increases–Now He Wants Feds To Get All Aboard To Help Improve Life-Saving Measures For Train Crossings Critical To Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester And Hudson Valley Residents Schumer: Feds Must Fast Track Hudson Valley... Read More
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With Upstate NY Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Thanks To Schumer’s Historic CHIPS And Science Law, Senator Delivers New Amendment In Defense Bill To Ensure More Semiconductors Used By The Feds Are Made In The USA Senator Says Chips Made By Companies With Ties To The Chinese Communist Party Pose Grave Threats To National And Economic Security; Schumer’s New Legislation Will Help Protect From Cyberattacks And Reduce U.S. Dependence On China Schumer: It Is... Read More
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Cadenza Is Considering Ulster For Its New ‘SuperCell’ Manufacturing Facility; Schumer Says Former IBM & TechCity Site, Now Called iPark87, That He Fought Hard To Get Cleaned Up, Is Primed To Make Cadenza An Anchor Tenant With Substantial Investment At New Site Schumer Delivered Clean-Energy Investments From The Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure & Jobs Bill That Have Already Sparked Companies like Zinc8 To Consider Coming To Ulster – Now Schumer Doubles... Read More
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4.5 million from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) to restore the shoreline of Buffalo’s Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park. Schumer and Gillibrand said this funding through the NCRF was made possible thanks to the historic increases they secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law. The senators said this project will help ensure the long term stability of the... Read More
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Been Reaching Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid According To The CDC, At Strong Memorial Hospital, RSV Cases Have Tripled From This Time Last Year, 30% of Finger Lakes Health Urgent Care Patients Have RSV RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly- 70% Of Hospitalized in Monroe County Are Aged 0-4 and Tragically Three Monroe Residents Have Died This Year Alone Senator Says... Read More
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Been Reaching Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid According To The CDC, Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital Has Seen Over Double the RSV Already Compared To Last Year’s Entire Season RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly – A Record-breaking 1,000 RSV Cases While Serious Flu Cases Also Doubled At Oshei Children’s Hospital Senator Says Feds Need A... Read More
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Cortland County’s Mental Health Department Services Thousands Of Rural Residents Every Year In Vital Mental Health, Therapy, And Behavioral Health Care- But It’s Current Aging Facility Lacks Basic Necessities Like Broadband, Disability Accessibility, And Cannot Meet The Modern Needs Of Its Patients Schumer Already Helped Secure Millions In Fed $$ To Improve Mental Health Services In Cortland – But Millions In Key Funding Remains In Limbo For Cortland As Congress Debates... Read More
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Schumer Personally Recommended Nardacci For Nomination To The Northern District Federal Bench – The 3rd Woman He Has Recommended To NDNY Schumer Has Singlehandedly Increased Women On Northern District From 0% To 60% Making It A Majority Female Bench Among Active Judges Schumer: Nardacci Will Bring Profound Expertise, Honor, & History To The Capital Region Bench Following his personal recommendation to President Biden, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.... Read More
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Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Status Provides Rural Hospitals Enhanced Reimbursement Rates To Keep Healthcare Services In Underserved Communities Like Those In The North Country, Finger Lakes & Other Upstate Communities; BUT A Rules Change Risked Arbitrarily Making Many Rural Upstate Hospitals Ineligible Putting Healthcare Providers At Risk Schumer Immediately Began Leading The Charge To Protect Rural Upstate Hospitals, Writing Multiple Letters, Calling HHS Sec Personally To Fight The... Read More
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Been Reaching Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid, According To The CDC; SUNY Upstate Health Center Has Already Recorded 3X More RSV Cases This Year Putting Their Emergency Room Over Capacity At 136% Capacity RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly—Madison County’s Oneida Health Hospital Positive RSV Cases Have Nearly Doubled Compared To Last Year—With 80% Of... Read More
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In The Wake Of Last Weekend’s Massive Lake-Effect Storms—Dropping 7 Feet Of Snow—Working With Governor Hochul, Schumer Secured Federal Emergency Declaration For WNY Counties Now, As Damage Totals Continue To Rise, Schumer Says Feds Need Waive $5M Cap For Assistance Get $$$ Out The Door To Help Communities Dig Out, And Start Providing Assistance For Damaged Businesses Schumer: We Can’t Leave Buffalo Out In The Cold, Feds Need To Help Dig Out WNY... Read More
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Funding Comes From Highly Competitive RAISE Grant That Is Meant To Fund Projects Of Major Regional Significance Schumer: Seneca Nation Is Now In The Fast Lane For A New One Stop Shop Regional Transit Hub! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the Seneca Nation will receive $7,625,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s highly competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program to develop... Read More
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Schumer Reveals That After Pushing For Months, USDA Has Agreed With His Stance That Suffolk’s Septic Improvement Program (SIP) Grants Protect & Restore The Environment & Should Be Excluded From Taxable Income BUT NOW, The Treasury Department & IRS Have To Agree To Make It Official; LI’ers Who Have Participated Have Owed Money, Been Forced Up Tax Brackets, & Experienced Other Penalties That Have Undermined Suffolk-Administered Effort We Should INCENTIVIZE To Reduce... Read More
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November 18, 2022
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF UPSTATE NEW YORK’S VERY OWN NATALIE MERCHANT, SINGER-SONGWRITER, TO THE AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Schumer Says Natalie Merchant, A Jamestown Native And Current Hudson Valley Resident, Has Had A Profound Influence On The American Music As Board Member Of The Library Of Congress’s American Folklife Center, Natalie Will Aid The Policy Direction And Ongoing Preservation Of The Nation’s Folklife And Culture Schumer To Natalie: 'You've been so kind and generous' And Your Contributions Will Help Conserve America’s Music And Folk History For... Read More -
Over 33,000+ NY Teamsters Families Were Victims Of A Pension System That Collapsed On Itself After 2008 Crash; Without Action, Many Could Not Retire Or Would Have Little Benefits Remaining- But Schumer Promised To Restore Their Hard-Earned Pensions And Give Union Families The Relief They Needed After Years Of Fighting, In Schumer’s First Major Bill As Majority Leader, The American Rescue Plan, The Senator Secured The Critical Fix To Multiemployer Pension Plans To Give Teamsters The... Read More
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British-Based Leader in Semiconductor Industry Will Build 240,000 Square-Foot Facility, Create 600 Jobs at Western New York’s STAMP Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park Investment Builds on Historic $100 Billion Commitment from Micron Technology, Further Strengthens Upstate New York's Advanced Manufacturing And Semiconductor Corridor Also Complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – The Region’s Comprehensive... Read More