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November 12, 2020
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $317 THOUSAND IN EPA FUNDING FOR THE SENECA NATION OF INDIAN’S CONTINUING ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Federal Funding Gives Seneca Nation Ability To Address Environmental Priorities And Concerns Senators Say Funding Helps Protect And Improve Water Quality, Redevelop Brownfields Sites, Support GAP Program, & Remediate Waste Schumer, Gillibrand: EPA Funding Improves Quality Of Life For Seneca Nation U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $317,577 in federal funding allocated for the Seneca Nation of Indians by the Environmental Protection... Read More -
On Tuesday, The Minnesota Twins Ended Their Nearly Two-Decades-Long Affiliation With The Rochester Red Wings Senator Says Red Wing’s Legions of Loyal Fans Deserve, Swift Decision On New Affiliation Schumer: Time For a New Top-Notch Major League Franchise to Slide Into Home In Rochester A longtime fan of baseball and supporter of baseball teams across New York, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer yesterday, on a personal call to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner, Rob Manfred,... Read More
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Yesterday, Following Schumer’s Push, New York Mets Revealed Their Intention To Keep Their Affiliated Minor League Franchise In Binghamton, Capping Off A Year-Long Push By Schumer To Preserve Baseball In The Southern Tier Schumer Fought Tooth & Nail To Keep The Rumble Ponies In Binghamton And Secure Their Double-A Classification, Including Meeting With And Bringing MLB & Mets Top Brass To NYSEG Stadium Schumer: It’s A Great Day To Play Ball In Binghamton! After... Read More
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November 11, 2020
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE NEW YORK METS’ DECISION TO KEEP THE RUMBLE PONIES IN BINGHAMTON
Following his relentless advocacy and a visit directly to NYSEG Stadium this year, Schumer released the following statement regarding the New York Met’s intention to keep their affiliated minor league franchise in Binghamton, NY: Senator Schumer said, “After over a year of advocating to preserve the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and working directly with the Mets and Major League Baseball (MLB) to ensure that MLB affiliated minor league baseball continues to be played in the Southern... Read More -
EPA’s Newly Unveiled Vessel Incidental Discharge Rule Would Establish National Standards Of Performance For Incidental Discharges From Commercial Vessels Senators Say Proposed Rule Must Be Thoroughly Vetted By Public & Experts, Given Its Potential Impact On The Great Lakes, The Environment, And The Lives Of Millions Of New Yorkers Schumer, Gillibrand To EPA: Proposed Ballast Water Rule Needs Time For “Pier” Review To Ensure Maximum Benefit To Great Lakes U.S.... Read More
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USDA Funding Will Connect 928 People, Local Farms And A Business In Cattaraugus, Erie And Chautauqua Counties To High-Speed Internet Senators Fought For Additional $100M In CARES Act To Fund Grants To Provide Broadband Access For Rural Communities Schumer, Gillibrand: USDA Funding Will Help Close The Gaping Digital Divide For Seneca Nation U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a $544,000 grant from the U.S. Department of... Read More
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October 30, 2020
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $300K IN ENERGY FUNDING FOR FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN RURAL NEW YORK
New Efficient Solar Panel System Provides Clean Energy Washington D.C. - U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today announced $302,376 in funding to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers invest in energy efficient and renewable energy systems. The funding was administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s... Read More -
October 28, 2020
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE ROAD AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT HUDSON AVENUE GRADE CROSSING IN PEEKSKILL
Hudson Avenue Grade Crossing Is One Of Busiest Along Metro-North’s Routes DOT Funding Will Provide Improved Grade Crossing Warning Devices And Addition Of Pedestrian Accessible Walkways And Gates, Improving Crossing Safety Senators: Federal Funding Will Help Hudson Valley Safely Cross The Rails U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,000,000 for Peekskill, New York from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad... Read More -
Schumer Led Negotiations For $175B In Relief Funds For Providers To Prepare For And Recover From Pandemic; NY Has Received $10.7B So Far, With More Expected Senator Says Reversal By HHS At His Urging Now Takes Into Account Extenuating Circumstances For Calculating Lost Revenue; Allows NY Providers To Retain Funds To Keep Their Doors Open And Continue Serving Their Communities Schumer: NY Hospitals Are Heroes In The Fight Against COVID; They Deserve The Funding To Keep Their Doors... Read More
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Funding Will Be Used To Provide Legal Aid To Individuals Navigating Legal System Without Resources Or Legal Representation Washington D.C. - U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $192,400 in funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) of Western New York to invest in technology and web design advancements that will help make complex legal platforms more intuitive and accessible to low-income individuals with civil legal... Read More
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Under Original Version Of CFAP, Upstate Dairy Farmers Could Receive Federal Relief To Make Up For Losses From Meat Produced From Their Breeding Animals; However – With Arbitrary And Unnecessary Guideline Changes – CFAP 2 Leaves Out Reimbursements For Breeding Animal Losses Senators Say New, Complicated Qualifications Threaten Livelihood Of Upstate Dairy Farmers, Who Already Took Millions In Losses At The Beginning Of The Pandemic When They Were Forced To Dump Hundreds Of... Read More
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October 23, 2020
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $200,000 DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO COMBAT CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN NEW YORK STATE
Washington D.C. - U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced $180,366 in federal funding for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to protect New York’s wildlife and deer population from the serious threat of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids in deer and moose that causes brain... Read More -
The Lakefront Seawall Was Severely Compromised During 2019 Halloween Storms; High Winds Left The Upper Two Layers Of The Seawall In Tatters Earlier This Year, Citing Public Safety, The Senators Called On FEMA For Robust Federal Funding To Rebuild The Seawall Schumer, Gillibrand: Shore Up Dunkirk’s Seawall, Safety, And Its Economic Future U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $772,604 for the City of Dunkirk to begin construction on the... Read More
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NRC Staff Is Expected to Provisionally Approve License Transfer Application To Holtec After Ignoring Petitions by New York State and Local Stakeholders to Hold Public Hearing And Address Community Concerns Before Moving Forward Lawmakers To NRC: “Your Continued Failure to Act on These Petitions For Public Hearings, Most Notably Your Failure to Act On New York State and the Town of Cortlandt, Village of Buchanan, and the Hendrick Hudson School District’s Petitions, Which... Read More
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Schumer Was One Of The Earliest To Call On Admin To Declare Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency & Release Critical Funds For Testing And Tracing; BUT Admin Did Not Listen; Now, With Students Back In School, Schumer Warns Of Making The Same Mistake Twice Many Upstate Schools Require Rapid Tests To Any Symptomatic Student/Family Member, But More Rapid Tests Are Needed to Stop the Virus; Meanwhile, Feds Sit On As Much As $9 Billion In Testing, Tracing Funds & Will Have To Agree... Read More
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In 2016, Newburgh’s Drinking Water Source, Washington Lake, Was Found To Be Contaminated By PFAS—Due To Use Of Harmful Firefighting Foam At Stewart Air National Guard Base; City Immediately Switched Its Water Source to Protect Health & Safety Of Residents Despite Gargantuan Cost Senator Says, After Four Years of Waiting for USAF To Clean-up Newburgh’s Drinking Water Source, USAF Bureaucratic Guidelines May Delay and Derail Clean-up of Newburgh Water—And Absurdly... Read More
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October 19, 2020
BRINDISI & SCHUMER ANNOUNCE $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CHARLESTOWN MALL SITE CLEANUP
After Horrific Fire Senator & Congressman Work To Bring Critical Federal Dollars To Assist With Cleanup Of Dangerous Chemicals Congressman Anthony Brindisi and Senator Charles E. Schumer announced federal funding to clean up the site of August’s CharlesTown Mall fire. Brindisi and Schumer announced $800,000 will be coming from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist in cleanup and improve public safety at the site. The funds will be used to clean up the site, build a... Read More -
Southern Tier West In Allegany County To Receive $426,304 For Broadband Project, Tompkins County Area Development To Receive $404,170 For Fiber Broadband Trunk Senators Say Funding Will Increase Broadband Capacity In The Southern Tier To Position The Region For New Opportunities And Jobs Schumer, Gillibrand: ARC Funding Is Investment Sparking Southern Tier’s Broadband Future U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $830,474 in federal funding... Read More
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Schumer Led Negotiations For $175B In Relief Funds For Providers To Prepare And Recover From Pandemic; NY Has Received $10.7B So Far, With More Expected Senator Says New Guidance From HHS Does Not Take Into Account Extenuating Circumstances For Calculating Lost Revenue, And Could Require NY Providers To Return Funds They Need To Keep Their Doors Open And Continue Serving Their Communities Schumer To HHS: NY Hospitals Already Fought The Hard Battle To Beat Back COVID; Don’t Make... Read More
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Crippling Wait Times At Lewiston-Queenston Bridge Hindered Growth Of The Regional Economy Pre-COVID; Canadian Shoppers And Businesses Spent $1.7 Billion Annually In New York State, Pre-COVID Senator Spent Years Pushing CBP & GSA To Approve Desperately-Needed Plaza Expansion To Improve Traffic Flow, Bolster The Regional Economy, & Protect Jobs In WNY Schumer: Lewiston Plaza Expansion Will Boost Post-COVID Economic Recovery For Western New York U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today... Read More