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Schumer, Gillibrand Bill Would Also Increase the Corridor’s Funding Cap to $18 Million U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are announcing the introduction of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, legislation that would extend the canalway’s authorization as a National Heritage Area (NHA) for the next fifteen years, through FY 2037. Currently, Congress reauthorizes NHAs in two-year periods; this 15-year extension would be a... Read More

The Michigan Street Baptist Church Has Been At The Heart Of The African American Community For Nearly 200 Years; But Blight, Red Lining, And Underinvestment Caused The Surrounding Neighborhood, Including The Baptist Church & Other Culturally Significant Landmarks, To Fall Into Disrepair Senator Delivers $800k To Restore Historic Sites, Create Jobs, & Boost Investment Along The Corridor Schumer: Buffalo’s Michigan St. Corridor Is A National Treasure, And This Funding Will Help... Read More

Schumer Just Talked With Sec. Buttigieg About Syracuse & Says I-81’s Biggest Hurdle, The Essential Environmental Impact Statement, Will Be Approved Within Weeks & That Shovels & Hard Hats Are Not Far Behind Schumer Cited Billions From Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law That Will Help Keep Fed Funds For 81 Revamp Flowing To ‘Cuse Once Shovels Get In Ground; Also Says Buttigieg Is Committed To Addressing Community Concerns From Housing To Environmental Needs Schumer:... Read More

In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Capital Region; Funding Will Support Dozens Of Community-Led Projects Senator Secures Funding To Accelerate Albany’s Economic Recovery; Fed $$ Will Bolster Capital Region’s Nonprofits, Boost Cutting-Edge Research, & Train the Next Generation of Albany’s Workforce For Growing Industries Like Wind Turbine Manufacturing Schumer: This $22 Million For 2022 Will Pave The Way For Capital Region’s Future Standing... Read More

Mount Vernon’s Aging Water-Sewer Infrastructure Is Costing Taxpayers Millions, Damaging The Environment And Public Health With Raw Sewage Polluting Rivers & Waste Overflowing Into People’s Homes Reps Secure $3M In Federal Funding In FY22 Omnibus To Jumpstart City’s Upgrades To Sewage Infrastructure, In Tandem With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & American Rescue Plan $$$ Will Significantly Bolster Mount Vernon’s Recovery Schumer, Bowman: Enough Is Enough. Mount... Read More

Following Their Push, Reps Secure Boost For U Of R’s Laser Lab, An Increase Of $1 Million Compared To Last Year Bipartisan Funding Will Help Support Nearly 900 Jobs In Rochester & Throughout Upstate New York Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Funding Will Keep Rochester Laser Lab Focused On Keeping America As World Leader In Nuclear Stewardship & Research U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle announced they have... Read More

Senator Schumer Secures Almost $1 Million for St. John’s Riverside Hospital Maternity Unit  Upgrade – New Equipment & New Programs Focused On Black Maternal Health U.S. Expectant Mothers Are Dying At Highest Rate In Developed World; Black Moms 3X More Likely To Die From Pregnancy & Over Twice As Likely To Have Birth Complications; 28% Of Hospital’s Maternal Patients Are Mothers Of Color    After fighting alongside advocates, frontline workers,... Read More

Schumer-Secured Funding Will Ensure A Significant National Historical Site & One Of The Biggest North Country Economic Drivers Continues To Be Enjoyed By Families, Students, And Thousands Of Visitors Schumer: Fort Ticonderoga Is A National Treasure And This Funding Will Help Preserve Its History For Generations To Come Following years of advocacy for preserving Fort Ticonderoga, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured $500,000 for the restoration and... Read More

Schumer-Backed $$ Will Give Waverly Teens Opportunity To Gain Skills For In-Demand Jobs In Sectors From Clean-Energy To HVAC To Transportation; Boosting Southern Tier Workforce To Support Many Expanding Companies Thanks To Senator’s Funding, Now Aging, Vacated Chemung School Building Will Become A New Place Of Opportunity For Children Of The Southern Tier  Schumer: Investment In Southern Tier Youth Will Lay The Foundation For The Future Economic Growth Of The Region U.S. Senate... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Called Transportation Secretary Buttigieg To Successfully Secure A $29.5 Million Federal Investment To Make The Port Of Albany One Of The Nation’s First Large-Scale, Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Facilities   Now Schumer Delivers BIG AGAIN With $1.5M To Create Albany Workforce Development Center To Ensure South End Albany Residents Are Connected To New Clean Energy Jobs And Workforce Training Schumer: Albany’s Workforce Will Now Have The Job Skills Needed... Read More

After Losing Two Of The Areas Community Recreation Centers In 2020; Schumer Delivers Federal $$ To Transform The Plattsburgh YMCA To Meet Growing Community Health Needs & Give New Opportunities To Plattsburgh Youth Funding Will Allow YMCA To Expand Facilities, Services, And Strengthen Educational Programs Schumer: Plattsburgh Families & Children Will Soon Have A Brand New Fitness And Community Center To Call Home U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

COVID EIDL Loans Were Set To Come Due Next Month, But After Schumer’s Request, Citing Omicron Wave & Increased Costs, SBA Will Defer COVID EIDL Loans An Additional 6 Months Senator Says Extended Pause Will Provide Relief Across Every County Of The State To Over 330,000 New York Small Businesses And Nonprofits That Have A COVID EIDL Loan Schumer: Starting IMMEDIATELY SBA Will Give Additional Relief To NY Main Streets To Boost Recovery Following his direct advocacy for New York’s... Read More

Schumer Delivered $$ Will Transform The Former Immaculate Conception School Gymnasium, Next To GIAC, Into One Stop Shop For Teens & School Learning Programs To Provide Quality Care And Help Students Get Good Paying Jobs Now Aging Vacated Ithaca School Building From The 60’s Will Become New Opportunity For Children Of Tompkins County Schumer: Underserved Ithaca Youth Will Soon Have A Brand New State Of The Art Activities Center To Call Home U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Fed Funding Is Greenlight For Long Overdue Projects To Better Connect Buffalonians To One Of WNY’s Greatest Gems: Lake Erie, And Revitalize Waterfront Schumer, Gillibrand Higgins Deliver $$$ To Make Buffalo Greener With Cleaner Electric Buses, Expand Bike And Pedestrian Paths, & Create New Environment Focused Infrastructure  Reps: Buffalo Is Now In The Fast Lane For A Transportation Revolution! Standing at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) DL&W Terminal... Read More

In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Rochester-Finger Lakes; Funding Dozens Of Community Led Projects Schumer Backed Projects Will Breathe New Life Into Rochester’s Neighborhoods; Ibero-American Equitable Home Ownership Program Will Reverse Rochester’s Legacy Of Redlining  Senator Secures Funding To Finally Transform Historic Synagogue On Joseph Avenue Into New Performing Art Center For Community  Schumer: Community Projects Will Lay The Foundation... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that the Mohawk Valley will receive over $9 million in funding from the recently passed omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for critical local projects. “From a new Utica Harbor Pedestrian Bridge to bridging the digital divide to expanding childcare and water service in Herkimer County, these projects will address some of the most critical infrastructure and community needs... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the Hudson Valley/Westchester region will receive over $10 million in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for critical local projects. “From finally replacing the Lake St. Bridge in Newburgh to bridging the digital divide to boosting affordable housing in Westchester these project will address some of the most critical infrastructure, public health, and community... Read More

You can find resources on the historic omnibus appropriations agreement for FY2022 below:The text of the spending package, H.R. 2471, is available here.Explanatory statements are available here.A full summary of the 12 regular appropriations bills is here.A summary of the Ukraine supplemental is here and a one-page fact sheet is here.A section-by-section summary of the FY22 Omnibus is available here here.Individual subcommittee summaries and one-page fact... Read More

COVID EIDL Loans Are Set To Come Due In April, But Schumer Says Omicron Wave, Increased Costs And Uncertainty From Supply Chain Disruptions Makes Financial Burden On Small Biz Too Great To Start Payments Senator Says Extended Pause Would Provide Relief Across Every County Of The State To Over 330,000 New York Small Businesses And Nonprofits That Have A COVID EIDL Loan Schumer To Feds: Give New York’s Main Street Small Biz The Relief They Need to Recover! With COVID Economic Injury Disaster... Read More

Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome Will Receive Over $293M In Funding For Fiscal Year 2022 To Support The Innovare Advancement Center & Sky Dome – A $15 Million Increase Over Fiscal Year 2021 Senators Directly Secured Funding For Rome Lab To Advance Revolutionary Quantum & Unmanned Aerial Systems Tech Over China; Funding Will Boost Mohawk Valley Economy, Sustain Jobs, Bolster National Security Schumer, Gillibrand: Rome Lab Is Pinnacle Of Semiconductors, UAS & Quantum... Read More