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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Created Critical Programs For Law Enforcement, Judicial Personnel & Service Providers, Like Vera House, To Support Survivors Of Domestic Violence; VAWA Expired In February Standing At The Vera House With Advocates, Law Enforcement & Survivors, Schumer Calls On Senate To Take Up & Approve Bipartisan House-Passed 5-Year Extension Of VAWA  Schumer: By Allowing VAWA To Expire & Failing To Reauthorize, Senate Leadership Is Failing Syracuse... Read More

Funding From DOJ Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program Will Allow Livingston County District Sheriff’s Office To Maintain Its Victim Specialist, Despite Cut In State Funding U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $267,618 in federal funding for Livingston County. The federal funding was allocated through the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program and will be used by the... Read More

Upstate’s October 2018 Limo Crash That Killed 20 Was Nation’s Deadliest Transpo Accident In Years & Long Island’s 2015 Crash That Killed 4 Young Women Was Just As Heartbreaking; With Both NTSB Reports Revealing Gaping Loopholes In Fed Safety Regulations, Schumer Acts Schumer Announces Now-Finalized Legislative Plan To Overhaul Aftermarket Stretch Limos In Effort To Make The Roads Safer For Passengers, Drivers & Pedestrians Schumer: This Plan Can Saves Lives & Honor... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Replace Outdated Fire Attack Hose And Damaged Valves U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,869.52 in federal funding for Niagara Engine Company No. 6 in Schoharie 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Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to replace the fire department’s outdated fire... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Help Train Students in Advanced Manufacturing  Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $150,000 in federal funding for Triple Cities Makerspace in Binghamton. The funding was administered through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and will help Triple Cities Makerspace implement a workforce training program with local schools, libraries, and businesses in advanced... Read More

Lack Of Cellular Service In Delaware County Has Rendered Traditional Extreme Weather Alert Systems Ineffective; Region Is Routinely Denied Federal Flood Mitigation Funding From FEMA Because Of Low Property Values And Per Capita Damage Costs  With A $400M Tourism Industry, Over 730 Businesses, 6,000 Residents And Countless Yearly Visitors Situated Directly In Harm’s Way, Schumer Fights To Secure $150K Appalachian Regional Commission Grant To Install New Audible Early Flood Warning... Read More

Schoharie’s October 2018 Limo Accident Was Nation’s Deadliest Transportation Accident In Years; Reports Revealed Gaping Loopholes In Federal Safety Regulations With The NTSB’s Safety Report On Stretch Limousine Safety Shortcomings Now Public & Tragic Anniversary Approaching, Schumer, Tonko & Delgado Announce Legislative Plan To Boost Safety Of Aftermarket Stretch Limousines On NY Roads For Passengers, Drivers, & Pedestrians Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko, Delgado To... Read More

Almost 100 New Yorkers Have Fallen Ill From Vaporizer Use In Recent Months, With 12 Deaths Across The U.S.; Youth Vaping At Epidemic Level—According To NYS, More Than A Quarter Of NY High-Schoolers Use E-Cigs  Standing In Herkimer County, Schumer Initiates Two-Pronged Plan To Stanch The Rampant Spread Of Youth E-Cig Use By Banning Flavors Targeting Children, Commencing A National Awareness Campaign Schumer: E-Cigs Vaporizing Youth Public Health In The Mohawk Valley Flanked by public... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Help Provide Financial Literacy Training to Communities Across the North Country Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $110,000 in federal funding for Adirondack Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) and will help AEDC establish a financial literacy training... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement following the release of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Safety Recommendation Report one year after a tragic accident in Schoharie took the lives of 20 New Yorkers: “The devastating limousine tragedy in Schoharie that took the lives of twenty New Yorkers has left an unfathomable heartbreak and a lasting scar on the Schoharie and Montgomery communities that has been felt each day since. The NTSB’s... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Support Youth Survivors of Sexual Assault and Educate Community Leaders on Youth Sexual Assault Prevention in Yonkers  Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $499,961 in federal funding for the One Love Foundation. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women and will be used to help expand and strengthen community services... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Purchase New Equipment to Clean Firefighter Gear Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $25,330.47 in federal funding for the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. in Warren County. The funding will be used to purchase a turnout gear washer-extractor, which will clean harmful chemicals and debris from firefighters’ gear. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of... Read More

Southern Tier Wineries Are Prevented From Selling Wine In Traditional Can Sizes & Are Forced To Scale Out-Of-Date Bureaucratic Hurdles To Have Products Approved For Market  Schumer Urges TTB To Eliminate Can-Size Restrictions And Adjust Lengthy And Burdensome Labeling Process, Which The Agency Is Currently Considering, To Unshackle The Southern Tier Winery Industry And Boost The Regional Economy Schumer To TTB: Unnecessary Regulations Are Causing The Southern Tier Wine Industry To... Read More

Ontario Midland Railroad’s $3.1 Million Upgrade To Wayne County Rail Infrastructure—Critical To Major Employers Like Keurig Dr. Pepper/Motts, Baldwin Richardson Foods, And More—Contingent On Expired Railroad Tax Credit  Schumer Calls On Senate To Pass Legislation Making Tax Credit Permanent & Ensure Short Line Railroads Have Resources To Improve & Enhance Rail Shipping Industry & Promote Public Safety  Schumer: Make Short Line Tax Credit Permanent To Keep... Read More

While Industrial Hemp Growing And Selling Was Legalized This Year—Due To Schumer Provision In The Farm Bill—Many Banks & Other Financial Institutions Are STILL Hesitant To Provide Services To Hemp Businesses Due To Confusion Over Legal Status    Schumer Calls On Major Fed Financial Agencies To Rectify Situation By Issuing New Guidance To Financial Institutions On Industrial Hemp, To Ease Concerns & Help Grow The Industry Upstate Schumer To Feds: To Farm... Read More

After Brokering Agreement To Give Feds Access To Recreation Pond On Stewart ANGB And Install Filtration System, Schumer Learned Installation Is Still Being Delayed Schumer Calls On Air Force, Air National Guard And Port Authority To Immediately Expedite Delayed Project Timeline, Starting With Immediate Approval Of Outstanding Contracts Schumer: No More Delays Or Red Tape, Get Filtration Up & Working At Recreation Pond A-S-A-P After helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Port... Read More

USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Provides Millions In Fed Funding To Ag Institutions, Like Cornell University, To Study Ways To Improve Upstate Crops  A Matching Requirement For SCRI Threatened Millions For NYS; Schumer Today Announces Successful Fix To Program As Part Of Federal Budget Extension Schumer: Vital Fix To SCRI Gives Upstate Specialty Crop Industry The Nutrients To Keep Growing U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced, following his behind the scenes... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Help Recruit New Firefighters and Implement Fire Safety Community Outreach Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $78,000 in federal funding for the West Hempstead Fire District in Nassau County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program... Read More

On Heels Of President Trump’s Oval Office Meeting With Wayne LaPierre, Schumer Says NRA’s Lavish Spending, Strong Ties To Russia & Multiple Investigations Should Be No Comfort For A President Who Must Prove To The American People He Can Govern Amid Inquiry Senator Says First Action Amid House Inquiry Should Be Passing Universal Gun Background Checks Schumer To Admin: Allowing NRA To Call The Shots Amid Impeachment Inquiry Will Backfire      On the heels of an Oval... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Help New Farmers Start Their Farms Across the Finger Lakes Region   Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $113,196 in federal funding for Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming, Inc. in Tompkins County. The funding was allocated through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and will help provide technical assistance to new farmers to start their farms across the... Read More