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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement to celebrate the groundbreaking of Rochester’s brand new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic: “Today’s ribbon-cutting of the long-sought new Rochester VA Clinic is a prescription for state-of-the-art care for our Rochester area veterans.  The new Rochester clinic will serve 13,000 veterans in a modern facility that is nearly twice the size of the former clinic, with double the... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase A New, Modern Ladder Truck U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $904,761.90 in federal funding for the Roosevelt Fire District in Dutchess County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to replace the Roosevelt Fire District’s ladder truck with a brand... Read More

The Sentinel A4 Radar System Is Cutting-Edge Technology That Will Significantly Upgrade The Army’s Air And Missile Defenses  Schumer: With a Potential To Reach $3B Including Production And Potential International Sales, This Award Will Keep Lockheed Martin Syracuse At The Forefront Of Radar Technology, Protect U.S. Military Personnel Overseas & Support Local Jobs U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Lockheed Martin in Syracuse has officially been awarded a $281... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Help Expand Logging and Sawing Jobs in the Town of Oswegatchie Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $535,000 in federal funding for the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) to help expand jobs in log handling, sawing, and finishing. Specifically, the St. Lawrence IDA will work with local organizations to repurpose a vacant industrial building in the Town of... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the Department of Transportation announced it was awarding $6 million to replace the Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock Visitors’ Center on the St. Lawrence Seaway with a brand new facility: “60,000 tourists come to Massena every year to watch ships come through the spectacular St. Lawrence Seaway, and until now, were only greeted by a worn-down, outdated visitors’ center. This is why I relentlessly fought to... Read More

The Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter, Produced By Lockheed Martin In Owego, Is Used To Extricate Troops From Dangerous Situations And Bring Them Home Safely; Program Maintains Thousands Of Jobs At Lockheed Martin Owego  In A Personal Meeting With Secretary Of The Air Force Nominee Barbara Barrett, Schumer Emphasizes The Critical Importance Of The Combat Rescue Helicopter Program To The U.S. Military And The Southern Tier; Pushes For Full Support Of Continued Production At Lockheed... Read More

The Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, New York Is DoD’s Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber and Intelligence Technologies In A Personal Meeting With Barbara Barrett, Nominee To Become Secretary Of The Air Force, Schumer Calls On Air Force To Get Shovels In The Ground Without More Delay Schumer To Feds: Rome Lab, The Epicenter Of Cyber-Defense And Cutting-Edge Communications, Can’t Go Without Anti-Terrorism Protection During a personal... Read More

USDA Rural Development Grant Will Be Used To Purchase A New Ambulance U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $32,000 in federal funding for the Village of Canisteo in Steuben County. The funding was allocated through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Agency’s Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant program. Specifically, the federal funding will be used to acquire a new ambulance,... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $126,401.90 in federal funding for two fire departments in the Southern Tier. Specifically, the City of Elmira Fire Department in Chemung County will receive $49,640 to replace old vehicle extrication equipment, which is used in hazardous materials incidents and helps rescue people from confined spaces. The Brooktondale Fire District in Tompkins County will receive... Read More

Computer Attacks Across New York—And Now Long Island—Share A Common Theme Of Gaining Entry, Locking Administrators Out And Then Demanding Ransom; Rockville Centre Just Paid Nearly $100,000 In Ransom Schumer Wants FBI To Step In, Brief Congress On A Plan To Better Combat Attacks Targeting Local Schools & Governments—And He Wants New Leg Passed   Schumer: Feds Need To Take A Mega Bite Out Of LI Ransom Hackers—Or They’ll Get Even Bolder In the wake of... Read More

Schumer Has Long Pushed For A Ban On Flavored E-Cigs That Trap Kids And Hook Them Fast With Dangerous Levels Of Nicotine; But Now, Ban Being Baked By Feds Could Have Wide Loophole That Allows For Companies To Reapply With FDA & Could Negate The Point Of A Ban In The First Place With Dozens Of New Yorkers Sickened By Vape Products & Young People All-Out Addicted To Flavors, Schumer Says Close Loophole Now, Not After New Rule Is Final Schumer: Feds Can’t Go Vanilla On Flavor Ban If... Read More

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Provides Federal Funding To Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards The Senators Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Onondaga County; Secured $4.1 Million For Syracuse To Restart Its Defunct Lead Hazard Removal Program Last Year Senators: Federal Funding Is A Shot In The Arm To Public Health In Onondaga County U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5.6... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Recruit Firefighters and to Purchase An Electronic Sign U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $901,900 in federal funding for Nassau County and Levittown Fire District. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. Specifically, Nassau County was awarded... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Provide Legal Services To Survivors For Free Or Little to No Cost Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,400,000 in federal funding for four organizations in New York City that provide legal services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Legal Assistance for Victims Grant (LAV) Program.... Read More

GlobalFoundries Is A Leading American Manufacturer Of Semiconductors, Employing Over 4,300 New Yorkers Between Plants In Malta And East Fishkill  In A Personal Meeting With GlobalFoundries CEO Thomas Caulfield, Schumer Emphasizes Malta In Saratoga County As Perfect Location To Add New Good-Paying Jobs And Further Boost Semiconductor Production  Schumer: All Systems Go For GlobalFoundries In Saratoga County In a personal meeting with GlobalFoundries CEO Thomas Caulfield yesterday, a... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Help Implement Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Programming Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $299,727 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women to help reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking at The College of Saint Rose in Albany. Specifically, the funding will help implement... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment To Assist In Protecting New Yorkers During Fire And Rescue Emergencies U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $106,939.02 in federal funding for three fire departments in the Southern Tier. Specifically, East Worcester Hose Co. 1 will receive $22,619.04, the McDonough Fire Department will receive $40,510.47 and the North Hornell Fire Department Club will receive $43,809.52. The funding was... Read More

Computer Attacks Across Upstate Share A Common Theme Of Gaining Entry, Locking Administrators Out And Then Demanding Ransom  FBI Must Brief Congress On A Plan To Better Combat Attacks Targeting Local Schools & Governments Schumer: Feds Need To Take A Mega Bite Out Of Ransom Hackers—Or They’ll Get Even Bolder During a conference call with reporters, and in the wake of Upstate New York school districts being targeted by destructive ransomware cyber-schemes, U.S. Senator... Read More

Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund Construction Of New Aircraft Rescue And Fire Training Facility U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,700,161 in federal funding for the Greater Rochester International Airport. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Specifically, the funding will be used to build... Read More

Delivering Vote On Bipartisan, House-Passed Universal Background Check Bill & Closing Dangerous Loopholes Will Be Focus Of Next Week’s ‘Full Court Press’ To Force Action On Floor  Standing With Survivors Of Tragic Massacres & Advocates, Schumer & Gillibrand Detail What’s Sitting On McConnell’s Desk & The Plan To Up The Pressure On Senate & Trump Admin Now Doing Bidding Of NRA Schumer, Gillibrand: Immediate Action On Gun Violence Gripping... Read More