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Rome Memorial Hospital – Which Has Been Serving CNY Patients Since 1884 –Heroically Provided Medical Staff To Help With Increased Patient Loads, Severity And Length Of Stay During COVID Outbreak Senators Say New FEMA Funding – At A 100% Federal Cost Share – Will Reimburse Hospital For Costs Related to Pandemic Response Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal $$$ Will Help Rome Hospital Recover From Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Keep Up Lifesaving Care U.S. Senate... Read More

Senators Secured An Unprecedented $1 Billion, The Largest Ever Single Investment For the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Now This Funding Will Help Restore & Protect Fish Habitat From Lake Erie To Ontario, Preserving Tourism, Recreation & Fishing Industries Funding Will Help Restore Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystems, Cleaning Up Waters And Environment To Support Native Fish & Wildlife   Schumer, Gillibrand: $2.5 Million+ Investment Is A Great Catch For Great Lakes’ Fish... Read More

With Upstate NY Seeing Historic New Investment And A Manufacturing Boom From Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act – Like Micron’s Landmark $100 Billion Investment In CNY Memory Chip Fab – Senators Say Now Is Perfect Time To Invest In Upstate NY’s Universities That Are Molding Next Generation Of Tech Workforce Senators Say Major Investment Into Syracuse University, With Partnerships At Clarkson University, Cornell, Monroe Community College, Onondaga Community College,... Read More

Schumer Has Relentlessly Championed The Center for Discovery’s Children’s Specialty Hospital In Sullivan County, Delivering Unprecedented $35M USDA Loan To Ensure The 400+ Job Project Could Begin Now Senator Keeps Delivering With More Fed $$$ To Deliver Sorely Needed Resources For New York’s Most Developmentally Complex Children Schumer: More Fed $$$ Will Help Turn Center For Discovery Into A Center Of Hope For NY Families and Children After securing an unprecedented $35... Read More

Governor and Senator’s Intervention Ensures Continued Operations at the Storied Factory and the Creation and Retention of 245 Majority Union Jobs $ 7 Million NYS Investment Complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy Governor Kathy Hochul and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the completion of renowned clothier Tom James Company’s acquisition of the... Read More

One Of Utica’s Busiest Streets — Oneida Street — Has Been Plagued By A Verizon Dead Zone For A Very Long Time; Residents, Small Biz & Public Officials Have Complained BUT Nothing Was Changing; Senator Stood With Locals & Publicly Called On Verizon To Investigate & Fix The Problem – Now Construction Plans For New Tower Is In The Works In April, Schumer Stood With A Baker, Pasta Shop Owner, Grocer, Hair Dresser, Dry Cleaner, Many Neighbors, Elected Officials... Read More

On July 9th and 10th, A ‘Once In A Thousand Year’ Flooding Event Ravaged The Hudson Valley and Several Other Communities Across Upstate NY, Devastating Homes, Bridges, Roads, And Tragically Resulting In The Loss Of Life Schumer Fought Non-Stop To Elevate New York’s Requests For Help To Highest Levels of Government, Personally Writing To Both The FEMA Administrator And President BidenTo Ensure Impacted Got The Help They Needed Schumer: Federal Dollars Will Provide Support... Read More

After Years Of Advocacy For Historic Watervliet Arsenal, Schumer Will Reveal Largest Investment By Army In Arsenal’s History In Over 200 Years Of Operation, With More On The Way To Breathe New Life Into Watervliet For Centuries, Watervliet Has Played A Vital Role In America’s Defense, But That Has Not Always Translated Into Funding, With Cutbacks Often Putting Future Of Facility In Doubt; Now Schumer Says Congress And The Army Are Investing BIG To Breathe New Life Into Watervliet To... Read More

After More Than A Decade of Planning, Syracuse Is Breaking Ground For Game Changing $2.25 Billion Project to Build Community Streets, Bringing Thousands Of Good Paying Construction Jobs To Reconnect Neighborhoods And Improve Mobility Across The City Schumer Led Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law To Passage With Syracuse’s I-81 Transformation At Top Of Mind, And Now With Shovels In The Ground Fed $$$ Can Start To Flow To Help Realize Long Held Community Vision For A More... Read More

Watertown Provides Critical Water & Sewer Services To Fort Drum And Surrounding Community, But City Needs Fed $$$ To Help Update Aging Infrastructure To Improve Drinking Water Quality To Meet EPA Standards ASAP Schumer Personally Wrote DoD Secretary Austin In Support Of Watertown’s Application, Saying Watertown Is A Vital Defense Community And That These Much-Needed Improvements Are Critical To Protecting Clean Water Access For Nearly 65,000 Residents, Including Fort Drum Schumer To... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan Say The Full Force Of The Federal Government Needs To Get Behind Hudson Valley To Give It The Financial Support It Needs To Recover From Extreme Flooding – And That Starts With A Major Disaster Declaration  With West Point Not Included In Potential FEMA Aid, And USACE Already Providing Preliminary Estimates Of Damage On Base At Over $100 Million And Costs Rising, Reps Pledge Full Support To Ensure West Point Has All Resources Needed To Recover   Reps: We... Read More

Senators Say Major Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Impacted Counties Beginning To Recover From Heavy Rains That Ravaged Hudson Valley And Upstate NY Via ‘Once In A Thousand Year’ Flood Event   Schumer, Gillibrand: Feds Must Provide Resources To Hudson Valley And Upstate Communities To Get On Road To Recovery ASAP Following their calls earlier this week, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged President... Read More

In Wake Of Unprecedented Wave Of Swatting Attacks, Schumer Traveled To Schools Across New York To Raise Awareness And Demand Action To Better Track And Crack Down On Swatting Crimes, Which Puts Public Safety At Risk And Wastes Thousands Of Dollars In Valuable Resources Prior To Schumer’s Calls There Was No Central Federal Agency To Track Swatting Or Perpetrators, But Now Because Of Schumer’s Advocacy The FBI Has Created A National Database Open To All Federal, State, Local,... Read More

With West Point Not Included In Potential FEMA Aid As A Federal Military Installation, Reps Calling On USACE To Immediately Increase Resources For Cleanup And To Get Boots On The Ground To Quickly Restore & Rebuild Ravaged Historic Army Academy Record Setting Rainfall And Flooding Ravaged West Point And Hudson Valley Devastating Historic USMA Buildings, Flooding Classrooms, Cadet Barracks & Housing And Damaging Infrastructure Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan To USACE: We Need All Hands On Deck... Read More

Representatives Say New Funding Will Supercharge Western NY’s Tech Workforce Training Center At Niagara University And Bring New Job Opportunities To Niagara County And Nearby Erie And Orleans Counties EDA Grant Builds On $1.4M Schumer, Gillibrand, And Higgins Helped Secure In The FY 2023 End-Of-Year Spending Package To Jumpstart Creation Of New Academic Innovation Hub Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins: EDA Investment In Niagara University Is A Win-Win-Win, Boosting Workforce Training, Creating... Read More

Schumer Personally Called Menlo Micro CEO Last Year to Urge Them To Invest In Upstate NY; Now Company Has Heeded His Call And Chosen A Facility In Lansing, NY, With Albany NanoTech Complex Serving As Home Of Company’s Global R&D Hub To Boost New Domestic Manufacturing Menlo Micro Cites Schumer’s Chips & Science Act, Governor’s Excelsior Jobs Tax Credits As The Lightning Rod To Bringing Semiconductor Jobs Back to US, And Landing New First-Of-Its-Kind Microchip Switch... Read More

On July 9th, Extreme Flash Flooding Ravaged Orange & Ontario County and Several Other Communities Across The Hudson Valley And Upstate NY, Devastating Homes, Bridges, Roads, And Tragically Resulting In The Loss Of Life Reps To FEMA: Mobilize Disaster Assessment Teams & Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid For Upstate Municipalities and Residents Battered By Severe Flooding U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Pat Ryan today... Read More

Schumer Announces Gateway Tunnel Project To Move Immediately Into Action-Packed Engineering Phase & Construction Within Year Senator Worked For Years To Piece Together The Fed Funds To Replace the More Than Century-Old Tunnels, Including Passing The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Vital Project Once Used As Political Pawn Is Now Back On Track Schumer: It’s All Systems Go For Gateway Overlooking the west side rail yard where portions of the Gateway Tunnel construction will take... Read More

For Years, Despite Having The Highest Overdose Death Rate In NYS, With 218 Overdose Incidents And 24 Fatalities In 2022 Alone, Sullivan County Has Remained The ONLY Hudson Valley County Not In The HIDTA Zone – Meaning It Has Lacked Access To Critical Federal Resources Needed To Stop Overdose Epidemic And Go After Drug Traffickers  Now, After Personally Bringing NY HIDTA Boss To Meet With Sullivan County Drug Task Force Earlier This Year And Launching An All Out Multi-Year Push,... Read More

Senators Say Funding Major Fed $$$ Will Help Seven Fire Departments Across Jefferson County Purchase A Critically Needed Nearly 150 New Sets Of Gear Including Coats, Boots, Helmets, Hoods, Gloves, And More To Replace Dangerously Out Of Date Supplies   Schumer Helped Create The AFG & SAFER Grant Which Delivered Today’s Funding – And Says Boosts Like This Are Why He Fought To Pass The Fire Grants And Safety Act In The Senate To Save The Program From Being Eliminated This... Read More