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Press releases from: August 2024

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SCHUMER, TONKO ANNOUNCE $3.3+ MILLION FOR WRIGHT ELECTRIC IN THE CAPITAL REGION TO SUPERCHARGE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BATTERIES FOR ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS VIA THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $6.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: FOR THE FIRST TIME MEDICARE HAS JUST NEGOTIATED LOWER PRICES FOR 10 HIGH-COST, COMMONLY TAKEN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR 660,000+ NEW YORK SENIORS ON MEDICARE THANKS TO THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT; SENATOR BREAKS DOWN WHICH DRUGS & MONUMENTAL IMPACT FOR AMERICAN SENIORS WHO WILL SOON SAVE $1.5 BILLION EVERY YEAR IN OUT OF POCKET COSTS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, KENNEDY ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION FOR AIRPORTS IN NIAGARA FALLS AND BUFFALO
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $5+ MILLION FOR NORTH COUNTRY AND AIRPORTS ACROSS UPSTATE NY VIA THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, RYAN ANNOUNCE WHOPPING $24+ MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPAIR RUNWAY & UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE THANKS TO BOOSTED FUNDING THEY SECURED IN FAA REAUTHORIZATION
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SCHUMER REVEALS: STANDING WITH DOCTORS & FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS, OVER $17 MILLION COMING TO OTSEGO COUNTY’S BASSETT HEALTHCARE NETWORK THANKS TO PROVISION HE SECURED IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
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AMID RECORD-HIGH RATES OF PEDESTRIAN & BIKER INJURIES IN ROCHESTER, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR $23+ MILLION TO CREATE NEW SAFER, WALKABLE STREETS WITH DEDICATED BIKE LANES AND MAKE ROCHESTER MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
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AFTER RECORD-BREAKING STORM-FILLED SUMMER IN WESTERN NY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO INCREASE FED $$$ TO UPGRADE NY & NATION’S NETWORK FOR TRACKING MAJOR WEATHER; AMID EXTREME PROPOSALS TO DISMANTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SENATOR VOWS TO FIGHT FOR INCREASES TO VITAL PROGRAMS TO KEEP BUFFALO & WNY PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER
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SCHUMER SECURES $5+ MILLION FOR SYRACUSE’S BITZER SCROLL TO INCREASE ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP MANUFACTURING CAPACITY VIA THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT, CREATING 20 NEW GOOD-PAYING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN CENTRAL NY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LAKE PLACID AIRPORT
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3.4+ MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM PROGRAM SENATORS BOOSTED FUNDING FOR IN FAA REAUTHORIZATION; FED $$ WILL HELP WATERTOWN REPAIR RUNWAY PAVEMENT & REPLACE SIGNAGE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $2.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NY
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS HISTORIC CHIPS & SCIENCE LAW, WHICH IS DELIVERING BILLIONS TO UPSTATE NY & CREATING THOUSANDS OF NEW, GOOD-PAYING JOBS & BRINGING MANUFACTURING BACK FROM OVERSEAS TO BUILD AMERICA’S FUTURE IN UPSTATE NY
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SCHUMER, AFTER MONTHS OF ADVOCACY, SECURES $200+ MILLION IN SENATE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO UPGRADE “SKI-BIRD” FLEET AT STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE – CLEARING FINAL HURDLE IN THE SENATE; SCHUMER SAYS WE ARE NOW THE CLOSEST WE HAVE EVER BEEN, CALLS ON HOUSE TO FOLLOW SUIT AND MATCH HIS FUNDING REQUEST IN THE FINAL BILL
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SCHUMER, STANDING AT BELOVED HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, REVEALS $1.5 MILLION HE JUST SECURED TO BUILD LONG-DESIRED, SPECTACULARLY SET OUTDOOR AMPITHEATER OVERLOOKING THE HUDSON RIVER THAT BRINGS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR TO GROW & CREATE A PERMANENT ANCHOR FOR THE THEATRE & THE ARTS IN THE REGION
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SCHUMER, STANDING AT OSWEGO COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK, WHICH IS RUNNING OUT OF SHOVEL-READY SPACE FOR FUTURE TENANTS, LAUNCHES PUSH FOR $2.5 MILLION FED INVESTMENT TO FAST-TRACK EXPANSION TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE SITE; WITH MICRON DRIVING SUPPLY CHAINS TO REGION, SENATOR SAYS STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE NOW IS KEY TO BRINGING GOOD-PAYING JOBS & NEW COMPANIES TO CENTRAL NY
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SCHUMER CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING MILESTONE AT HISTORIC NEW 600-JOB, $300M+ EDWARDS VACUUM SEMICONDUCTOR DRY PUMP FACTORY IN GENESEE COUNTY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES, HARBINGER OF MORE TO COME
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN JUDGES ACT INCREASING NUMBER OF FEDERAL JUDGES FOR FIRST TIME IN DECADES; ADDS SORELY-NEEDED NEW JUDGE SLOT TO WESTERN DISTRICT OF NY’S, WHICH HAS ONE OF WORST BACKLOGS IN THE NATION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MAJOR VICTORY WITH 600+ DFAS JOBS IN ROME PROTECTED FROM AUTOMATION IN NEW COMMITMENT THANKS TO LEGISLATION THEY AUTHORED - THWARTING THREAT FROM BOTS THAT DON’T DO THE JOB AS WELL AS LOCAL MOHAWK VALLEY WORKERS