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Press releases from: May 2024

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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION FOR FULTON & GREENE COUNTY TO JUMPSTART CLEAN UP OF DOZENS OF CONTAMINATED EYE SORES AND BROWNFIELDS ACROSS REGION - CREATING GOOD PAYING JOBS, NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
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SCHUMER: ON HEELS OF BIDEN TRIPLING STEEL TARIFFS AGAINST CHINA, WE MUST STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT & CLOSE THE “MEXICAN STEEL LOOPHOLE” HURTING CENTRAL NY BUSINESSES LIKE NUCOR; STANDING WITH CNY STEELWORKERS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW PUSH FOR FEDS TO STOP CHINA & OTHER COUNTRIES LAUNDERING STEEL THROUGH MEXICO AND PUSHES TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR AMERICAN-MADE STEEL & AMERICAN WORKERS
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STANDING AT AN ACTIVE LEAD REPLACEMENT SITE IN TROY, SCHUMER NEARLY $13 MILLION FROM HIS BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW – LARGEST LEAD PIPE REMOVAL GRANT IN TROY’S HISTORY; SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP PUMPING MORE INVESTMENT IN CAPITAL REGION TO ACCELERATE LEAD PIPE REMOVAL TO ENSURE CHILDREN & FAMILIES HAVE THE SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER THEY DESERVE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE ARTS, MUSIC, AND BOOST EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL PROGRAMMING ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE HAS SECURED FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND $350 MILLION FED PROGRAM TO HELP AIRPORTS REPLACE DANGEROUS PFAS-FILLED FIREFIGHTER FOAM IN JUST PASSED SENATE FAA BILL
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SCHUMER, AFTER YEARS OF ADVOCACY & DELIVERING FED FUNDING, APPLAUDS OFFICIAL OPENING OF ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY VISITOR CENTER IN MASSENA
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SCHUMER SECURES FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF NY UAS TEST SITE DESIGNATION AT ONEIDA COUNTY’S GRIFFISS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN JUST-PASSED SENATE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL, ENSURING THE MOHAWK VALLEY & CENTRAL NEW YORK REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF GLOBAL UAS INDUSTRY
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Following Historic AI Insight Forums Over The Past Year, Leader Schumer, Senators Rounds, Heinrich, & Young Reveal Bipartisan Roadmap For Artificial Intelligence Policy In The United States Senate
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SCHUMER: NEW JUST-PASSED FAA BILL IS MAJOR WIN FOR UPSTATE NY – INCREASING SAFETY, HELPING FAMILIES SAVE $$ WHEN FLYING, STRENGTHENING AIRPORTS, AND IMPROVING AIR TRAVEL; SENATOR BREAKS DOWN IMPACTS FOR UPSTATE NY AIRPORTS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR NYers WHEN THEY FLY
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SCHUMER RECOMMENDS MONROE COUNTY JUDGE MEREDITH ANNE VACCA TO SERVE ON THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FEDERAL COURT; IN VACCA, SENATOR PICKS PROMINENT ACTING STATE SUPREME COURT JUDGE & FORMER ASST. DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITH CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE OF CRIMINAL LAW
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SCHUMER, AFTER YEARS OF ADVOCACY, ANNOUNCES BIGGEST FED INVESTMENT EVER IN SODUS - MAJOR $20 MILLION RECONSTRUCTION OF CRUMBLING SODUS BAY BREAKWALL - IS NOW LAUNCHING TO FINALLY GIVE LAKE ONTARIO HOMEOWNERS & BUSINESSES THE FLOOD PROTECTIONS THEY HAVE NEEDED; AS WAYNE COUNTY PREPARES FOR BUSY SUMMER BOATING, TOURISM SEASON SCHUMER SAYS SHOVELS MUST HIT THE GROUND ASAP TO PREVENT NEXT LAKE ONTARIO FLOOD DAMAGE DISASTER
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SCHUMER, AFTER DELIVERING LARGEST GRANT IN KINGSTON’S HISTORY TO TRANSFORM KINGSTON’S WATERFRONT, LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE $3+ MILLION FOR NEXT EXPANSION TO SAFELY CONNECT KINGSTON’S MIDTOWN TO DOWNTOWN; AFTER MULTIPLE PEDESTRIANS HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY TRAINS & CARS ALONG DANGEROUS CORRIDOR, SENATOR CALLS FOR NEW FED $$ TO CREATE SAFER, WALKABLE STREETS TO CONNECT MIDTOWN KINGSTON WITH EMPIRE STATE TRAIL & THE WATERFRONT
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STANDING AT AN ACTIVE LEAD PIPE REPLACEMENT SITE IN LACKAWANNA, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO ACCELERATE REMOVAL OF DANGEROUS LEAD PIPES IN ERIE COUNTY; ON HEELS OF DELIVERING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO NYS LAST WEEK VIA THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, SCHUMER CALLS TO GET MORE FED $$$ FLOWING TO WESTERN NY TO ELIMINATE LEAD PIPES & ENSURE WNY CHILDREN & FAMILIES GET THE SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER THEY DESERVE
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES WESTERN NY NATIVE, ROBERT GIOIA, CONFIRMED AS A U.S. JOINT COMMISSIONER TO THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION OVERSEEING THE GREAT LAKES AND THE U.S. & CANADA’S SHARED WATERWAYS
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SCHUMER DELIVERS $129 MILLION FOR NEW YORK STATE TO REPLACE DANGEROUS LEAD PIPES VIA THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW – CREATING GOOD PAYING JOBS AND BOOSTING CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR OUR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Press releases from: April 2024

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $500,000 IN FED FUNDING TO REPLACE BOQUET RIVER’S AGING CULVERT AT MOSS ROAD TO PROTECT CRITICAL WILDIFE SPECIES AND HABITATS
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ON EARTH DAY, SCHUMER DELIVERS HISTORIC $250 MILLION FOR NEW YORK TO HELP FAMILIES GET ACCESS TO SOLAR POWER VIA INFLATION REDUCTION ACT – FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE, CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS, & LOWERING ENERGY COSTS
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SCHUMER: FORT DRUM FIREFIGHTERS CONSISTENTLY LOSING OUT ON VITAL FED $$$ DUE TO ARMY HQ BUDGET SHORTFALLS – ONLY RECEIVING 25% OF THEIR REQUEST FOR FY24 – PUTTING SAFETY AT RISK; SCHUMER LAUNCHES ALL-OUT PUSH TO INCREASE FUNDING SO FORT DRUM FIREFIGHTERS CAN HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SECURITY THEY NEED TO KEEP FORT DRUM & NORTH COUNTRY SAFE
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WITH STRATTON’S AGING POLAR AIRLIFT PLANES JEOPARDIZING FUTURE OF ARCTIC MISSIONS, SCHUMER STANDS WITH NY AIR NATIONAL GUARD TO LAUNCH PUSH TO SECURE UP TO $290 MILLION NEEDED TO UPGRADE LC-130H “SKI-BIRD” FLEET; SENATOR SAYS FEDS MUST PRIORITZE 109th AIRLIFT WING POLAR FLEET UPGRADES FOR FLIGHT SAFETY, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, & COMPETING WITH RUSSIA AND CHINA
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION IN NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY TO TRAIN & RECRUIT STEM TEACHERS IN THE SOUTHERN TIER