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Senator Lands Major Fed Grant For The Manufacturers Association of CNY To Lead Training Expansion Across The State To Train Workers In The Skills They Need For High-Paying Jobs In Upstate NY’s Booming Chip & Tech Industry New NY-RAMP Will Help 800+ Workers Enter Registered Apprenticeships, One Of The Most Effective Training Programs, So They Can Get Jobs At Companies Like  Micron, Wolfspeed, GlobalFoundries, Indium, And Other Major Advanced Manufacturing & Chip Companies Across The... Read More

Steel & Aluminum Imports From China Funneled Through Mexico To Avoid U.S. Tariffs Have Long Harmed Upstate Companies Like Nucor Steel & Novellis in Central NY and Alcoa In The North Country Schumer Recently Stood With Steel Workers To Push To Close This Loophole; Now, Biden Administration Has Just Secured New Agreement With Mexico To Go After China & Other Countries Avoiding Tariffs Schumer: We Struck While The Iron Was Hot, Strengthened America’s Steel Industry, And Delivered A... Read More

Schumer Created The Tech Hubs Program With Upstate NY In Mind, Fighting For Years To Land The Designation And Pulled Out All The Stops To Make The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Region First Winner From His CHIPS & Science Law Now Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse One Of Only 12 Winners From Across The Nation For Highly Competitive Federal Grant – Putting National Spotlight On Region As The Epicenter For America’s Semiconductor Future; With Fed $$ Now Flowing For Workforce Training, Attracting New... Read More

After Schumer Delivered Historic Federal $$ For NBRC In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, Communities Across Upstate NY Will Receive Funding For Long Desired Community Projects Like Improving Trails in the Adirondacks, Better Healthcare For Rural Communities, Water Infrastructure In Wayne County, & More Schumer Is Currently Leading The Charge Reauthorize The NBRC In The Senate To Strengthen These Vital Programs Even Further Schumer: Fed $$$ Flowing To The North Country And... Read More

For Years, USDA’s Grape Research Scientists Worked In Tiny Space Leased From Cornell, But They Needed Better Tech & Site To Tackle Problems Facing America’s Wine & Grape Industry; In 2019, After Years Of Pushing, Schumer Secured $68.9 Million In Fed $$ To Finally Make It Happen New State-Of-The-Art Lab Will Support Finger Lakes Wine & Grapes By Leading America In Latest Research In Grape Genetics, Crop Science, Pests And More, Further Solidifying Region As Leader Of The Future Of... Read More

Outdated Fed Tax Law Says That When A Cider Is Too Carbonated And Mixed With Other Fruits Like Peaches or Berries It Gets Taxed A Whopping 1,400% More Per Gallon - Flattening Biz For NY Cideries And Orchards & Impeding New Bubblier Fruit Ciders People Love Schumer, Author Of The CIDER Act, Which Helped Jumpstart Upstate NY’s Craft Cideries, Now Is Announcing For The First Time New Legislation To Close The Bubble Tax Loophole To Bring In New Phase Of Growth for Upstate NY Cideries & Apple... Read More

Project Is Expected To Create 20 Jobs, And Support Work For An Additional 100 Jobs In Schuyler County Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Flowing To Boost Watkins Glen’s Water Infrastructure! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4.6 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to make major upgrades to the Village of Watkins Glen’s water storage tank and pump station, replace water lines, and make other water infrastructure... Read More

Senator Says Fed Investment Will Strengthen Health of Madison County With New Facilities, Protecting Local Jobs, & Improving Healthcare In CNY USDA Rural Development Loan Guarantee Will Help Community Memorial Hospital’s Plans Finally Move Forward To Expand, Renovate, Modernize, And Retool Over 42,000 SF Of Patient Treatment Space From Radiology To Labs, Rehabilitation And More                       Schumer: Fed $$ Is The Shot-In-The-Arm Community Memorial Hospital Needed To Expand And Boost... Read More

Stratton Air National Guard Base’s One-of-a-Kind LC-130H Aircraft, Used For Essential NSF Climate Research, Polar Rescue And Maintaining U.S. Leadership In The North & South Poles, Are Up to Five Decades Old & In Constant Need Of Repairs, Creating A Dangerous Amount Of Uncertainty For Airlift Missions Schumer Visited Earlier This Year, And Now Has Made Major Progress By Authorizing Fed $$$ For Ski-Birds In The FY2025 Senate NDAA; Says Now House Needs To Back Funding, Too, So New Planes... Read More

Schumer-Created Programs—AFG & SAFER—Critical Fed Funding Streams Which Directly Staff And Purchase Lifesaving Equipment To Keep Communities And Have Delivered $100+M To Upstate NY Fire Departments in Past 3 Years Alone Schumer: After Sounding Alarm, Lifesaving Fed Funding For Our Heroic NY Fire Departments Will Be Protected For Years To Come After standing with firefighters across NY, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the Fire Grants and Safety Act, which would... Read More

Days After Senate GOP Shoots Down Popular Women’s Reproductive Bill, Schumer Says He Is Bringing New Bill To Floor TOMORROW To Protect & Expand Access To IVF; Senator Says The ‘Right To IVF Act’ Would Establish Nationwide Right To Receive, Provide Or Cover IVF Services – And Expand IVF Insurance Coverage Senator Says IVF Is Under Attack—Across NYS, Roughly 10,000+ Babies Were Born Because Of Miracle IVF Access In 2022; MAGA Courts Across Country Have Already Made Clear Women’s Rights Can Be... Read More

Schumer: New Fed $$$ Will Be Big Boost For ANDRO, Rome Lab & Oneida County Tech Sector U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC. of Rome, NY was awarded a highly competitive $2 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance next generation internet of things (IoT) and wireless technologies by developing a scalable, open-source, fifth generation (5G) testbed for advanced telecommunications... Read More

CAH Status Provides Upstate Hospitals Like Wyoming County Community Health With Enhanced Reimbursement Rates, Which Will Bring In Millions In Critical Funding To Support Healthcare Services Schumer Has Been A Champion Of The CAH Program For Years And Successfully Saved The Program And Several Upstate New York Hospitals At Risk Of Losing Their CAH Status Last Year, Which Helped Wyoming County Community Health System Receive This Critical Designation To Continue Lifesaving Care U.S. Senate... Read More

The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Has Been At The Heart Of The African American Community For Nearly 200 Years Schumer: Buffalo’s Michigan St. Corridor Is A National Treasure, And This Funding Will Help Preserve Its Legacy For Generations To Come U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission has received $100,000 in federal funding as part of a Museum Grant for African American History and... Read More

Fed $$ Will Make It Cheaper For Hudson Valley School Districts To Purchase Dozens Of New Electric Low And Zero-Emission Buses – Helping Make Transition Easier For Schools That Want To Go Green, Boosting Local Taxpayers & Protecting Hudson Valley’s Children Health Diesel Exhaust From School Buses Not Only Pollutes The Environment, But Has Been Linked To Asthma In Children; Now Thousands Of Children Will Have Cleaner Air When Riding To School U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Catholic Health System Heroically Provided Medical Staff To Help With Increased Patient Loads, Severity And Length Of Stay During COVID Outbreak Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal $$$ Will Help Catholic Health System Recover From Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Keep Up Lifesaving Care U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced Catholic Health System will receive two grants, one for $15,184,299 and an additional $20,175,953, from the... Read More

Schumer Created Tech Hubs Program In His CHIPS & Science Law With Upstate NY In Mind, And Pulled Out All The Stops To Land Designation For Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Region, Joining Elite Group Of Only 31 Out Of Hundreds That Applied; Now Schumer Says First Major Funding Awards Could Come As Soon As Next Month   Schumer Personally Met With Commerce Secretary Raimondo To Make Final Pitch On How Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Are A Step Above The Competition—Already Attracting New Supply Chain... Read More

Poughkeepsie Family Partnership Center Took Over The Old High School Nearly A Decade Ago, To Transform It Into Hub For Dozens Of Nonprofits & Families To Receive Vital Community Services From Healthcare To Youth Programs – But The Aging Structure Still Needs Many Major Renovations, Including Cleanup Of Toxic Asbestos Funding Is Part Of $18+ Million In Fed Funding for Brownfield Sites Across NY, With Poughkeepsie As The Largest Single Award In NY; New $$ Build On $1 Million Schumer & Ryan... Read More

Schumer Fought Tooth & Nail To Protect Vital Combat Rescue Helicopter Program That Supports Jobs In Southern Tier, Which Had Faced Major Potential Cuts; On Heels Of Delivering $400M+ For Helicopter Program, Senator Stands With Lockheed Workers To Highlight How Their Work Is Vital To America’s National Security Building On His Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Law To Bolster National Security, Bring Chip Supply Chains Back To America, And Make NY #1 In Chips Industry, Schumer Announces New, Key... Read More

Fed $$ Will Make Lower Costs For Capital Region School Districts From South Glens Falls to Lansingburgh Central To Bethlehem To Purchase Dozens Of New, Electric Low And Zero-Emission Buses – Helping Make Transition Easier For Schools That Want To Go Green, Boosting Local Taxpayers & Protecting Capital Region Children’s Health Diesel Exhaust From School Buses Not Only Pollutes The Environment, But Has Been Linked To Asthma In Children; Now Thousands Of Children Will Have Cleaner Air When... Read More