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Schumer’s Plan Would Dramatically Increase U.S. Investment In Manufacturing, Research & Development, And Workforce Training To Keep U.S. Competitive With China And Other Countries Schumer’s U.S. Innovation And Competition Act To Make Bold Investments In Semiconductor Manufacturing, Strategically Important R&D And Regional Tech Hubs That Could Bolster Rochester-Finger Lakes’ Key Assets Like STAMP, U Of R, RIT, & More; Recent Study Showed Rochester Ranked No 1 Of... Read More

Schumer’s Plan Would Dramatically Increase U.S. Investment In Manufacturing, Research & Development, and Workforce Training To Keep U.S. Competitive With China And Other Countries Schumer’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act to Make Bold Investments In Semiconductor Manufacturing, Strategically Important R&D And Regional Tech Hubs That Could Bolster WNY’s Key Assets Like M&T Tech Hub, UB, Buffalo Manufacturing Works, And Countless Local Businesses Schumer: WNY Can... Read More

Schumer To Make Annual Visit To Chenango To Hear Directly From Local Leaders About County Needs  Senator Will Discuss Economic Challenges Facing County & Deliver Detailed News About The Millions Of Dollars For Chenango Included In The American Rescue Plan Schumer: Chenango County’s Needs Are A Top Priority U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today made his annual trip to Chenango to meet with local leaders and discuss the economic future of the county. Specifically,... Read More

Troy’s Video Game Development Industry Growth Has Boosted Local Economy, Bringing Cutting-Edge Technology & Name Recognition To Historic City Senator Pushes for Federal Support To Boost Capital Region’s Burgeoning Video Game Industry & Establish Region As Global Hub For Games  Schumer: Federal Funding Is Vital To Help Capital Region Game Development Level Up & Make Troy A ‘Knockout City’ U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Troy’s... Read More

Schumer Says COVID-19 Brought Not Just Global Health and Economic Pandemic, But A Mental Health Crisis As Well; With Anxiety, Depression, & Overdose Rates Surging, Schumer Secures Nearly $5B For Mental Health Services  Now, Schumer Calls On Feds & NYS To Get Money Out The Door ASAP and Give Central New York Providers – Like Madison County’s Mental Health Task Force –The Immediate Help They Need To Meet Surging Demand  Schumer: It’s Time To Address The... Read More

As Federal Incentives Are Being Considered, U.S.-Based Micron Technology, Inc. Is Exploring Future Option To Expand Its Footprint, Including Locations In Upstate New York  Schumer Has Proposed $52 Billion To Implement Federal Semiconductor Manufacturing And R&D Incentives That The Senate Is Considering This Week; Pushes To Land Micron Facility & Cementing NY Leadership In Domestic Semiconductor Industry  Schumer To Micron: Come To Upstate NY, Future Semiconductor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Dairy, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional relief to New York dairy farmers who have taken a financial hit during the COVID-19 crisis. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) was created last year to provide direct relief to farmers and help keep them afloat as agricultural... Read More

Senators, Congressmen Fought Alongside 3407 Families Since Colgan Air Flight 3407 Disaster in February 2009 To Enact Safeguards And Prevent Future Tragedies New Database Would Enable Airlines To Access Pilot Training History Before Hiring, Ensuring More Qualified and Capable Pilots Federal Reps: Ceaseless Advocacy By 3407 Families Will Make For Safer Skies U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, and U.S. Congressman Tom Reed... Read More

Following his previous push, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement regarding Samsung’s announcement today confirming plans to build a new chip manufacturing plant in the United States: Senator Schumer said, “As I’ve said before, there’s no better home for Samsung’s $17 billion U.S. semiconductor fab announced today than Western New York’s STAMP campus. STAMP is a cut above the rest with its low-cost utilities on a redundant... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Rehabilitate, Reconstruct, Modify, And Build Airport Facilities & More  Senators Say Funding Arrives Just In Time As New York Prepares To Reopen Next Week  Schumer, Gillibrand: FAA Funding Helps Upstate Economy Take Off U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $21,197,296 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funds to airports and counties across... Read More

Community Development Block Grant Program Provides Lifeline For Cash-Strapped Communities Struggling To Afford Essential Services 1.5% Revised Allocation Amounts to Hundreds of Thousands in Additional Funding for 50 Recipients Across New York  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced an increase in Community Development Block (CDBG) program funding originally announced by the U.S. Department of... Read More

Schumer Visited Northern Border Earlier This Month To Introduce His 4-Point Plan To Reopen The Border; Canadian Government Has Since Announced That It Was Starting Internal Discussions On Reopen & Schumer Says Summer’s Arrival Is Perfect Time to Implement New Approach  Thousands Of American & Canadian Property Owners And Businesses Are At Risk Of Losing Another Summer Season; New York Communities That Share Deep, Long-Standing Social And Economic Ties With Canada Deserve To... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following joint statement regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation heeding the senators’ calls and implementing a local hire program for highway and other infrastructure projects: Senators Schumer and Gillibrand said, “As Central New York rebuilds from the COVID pandemic and embarks on a generational opportunity to transform I-81 through the city of Syracuse, it... Read More

Schumer Has Led The Charge To Pass The Endless Frontier Act To Make Largest R&D Investment In Generations And Secure Critical Federal Funding For Domestic Manufacturing of Semiconductors And Other Critical Technology Critical Senator Says Bill Includes Massive Investment To Boost U.S. Competitiveness and Supercharge Upstate CHIP Production And R&D, Making It Essential To Growing NY Companies & Easing U.S. Reliance On Foreign-Made Semiconductors, Alleviating National Security... Read More

Although It’s Been Five Years Since Toxic PFAS Was Discovered In Recreation Pond At SANGB & Washington Lake – Almost 85x EPA Health Advisory Limit – No Permanent & Systemic Remediation Measures Have Begun After Years Of Unremitting Advocacy, Including Securing Filtration System On Base, Reps Deliver Critical Next Step To Clean Up Toxic PFAS & Secure Health And Safety For Orange County Residents; Reps: This Is The First Air National Guard Remedial Investigation To Be... Read More

Following his delivering billions for New York’s transportation systems as part of the American Rescue Plan he led to passage in the Senate, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement regarding FTA’s approving MTA’s publication of the Environmental Assessment of the Penn Access Plan to establish new mass transit access in the South and East Bronx and Southern Westchester: Senator Schumer said, “I have long supported the effort to... Read More

$1,013,534 From Feds Will Let Adirondack North Country Association Establish A Center For Pandemic Response To Arm Local Businesses With Individualized Resilience Plans  With Small Businesses Across The North Country Starting To Get Back On Their Feet, Newly-Funded Technical Assistance Will Help Provide Employees and Owners Much-Needed Predictability For Months Ahead While Strengthening Regional Economy  Schumer, Gillibrand: EDA Funding Will Help North Country Small Businesses... Read More

FEMA Funds Will Cover Cost to Permanently Repair City of New Rochelle’s Glen Island Park  Reps Say Feds Continue Showing Admirable Commitment To Do Right By New Yorkers Left Reeling By Hurricane Sandy Even Years After Historic Relief Package Became Law Schumer, Gillibrand, Bowman: Much-Needed Funds Will Fill In The Gaps Of Glen Island Park’s Full Post-Sandy Rebound Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Jamaal... Read More

Historically, Many Highways Have Been Built Through Economically Disadvantaged Areas, Displacing Residents & Isolating Communities; Projects Like I-81 Reformation In Syracuse, Inner Loop in Rochester, I-33 in Buffalo, I-787 in Albany Could Receive Support Under Senators’ Plan Senators Say The Reconnecting Communities Act Would Address The Legacy Of Highway Construction Fracturing Many Communities Of Color And Low-Income Communities Schumer, Gillibrand: Revving Up Investment In... Read More

Doosan Bobcat and Viridi Parente are Considering Assembly of Electric Vehicle Models on Buffalo’s East Side; Could Potentially Bring 300-350 New Union Jobs To WNY Schumer Has Led New York Efforts To Pivot To Electric Vehicles And Greener Transportation; Pledges Support For Bringing the Development to Buffalo and Cementing Upstate New York As Leader In Electric Vehicle Industry Schumer: Picking Buffalo Will Be A Win-Win-Win by Growing Local Economy, Creating New Jobs and Continued Growth of... Read More