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Schumer Also Urged that New B+L Spinoff Headquarters Be Moved Back to Rochester; Last Week, Bausch Health Announced Spin Off Of Its Faster-Growing Eyecare Business From Its Core Pharmaceutical Business; Company Hopes Split Will Give Eyecare Business Room For Growth  Schumer, Following Call To Bausch Health CEO, Says He Has Received Assurance That New Spinoff Will Benefit Rochester Plant & Could Bring More Jobs to Rochester  Schumer: B+L’s Flagship Eyecare Manufacturing and... Read More

President’s Golf Club Executive Orders Do Next To Nothing For Upstate New York & Beyond— And Actually Make Things Worse With Schools & Local Budgets On The Line  Schumer: These Executive Orders Will Do Next To Nothing For Us; GOP Must Regroup U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, today, highlighted some of the glaring deficiencies in President Trump’s just-announced ‘Executive Orders’ that are cause for serious concern amidst the public health and economic... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Successfully Called On USDA To Extend Comment Period On Hemp Reg Plans; However, Despite Numerous Suggestions And Input From Upstate Hemp Farmers, USDA Made No Significant Change During The Extended Timeline And Issues Remain Unaddressed  As Financial Struggles From COVID Impact Upstate Economies, Senator Says Substance Of Imminent Interim Final Rules May Devastate Future For Upstate Hemp Farmers  Schumer: Amend Hemp Regulations And Let Budding Industry Take Flight... Read More

Three Days After Isaias Tore Through The Hudson Valley, State Of Emergency Has Been Declared And Over 400,000 New Yorkers Are Still Without Power As Crews Work Diligently Throughout The Week, Communication From Company Leaderships Lacks; Senator Calls CEO & Demands Expedited Restoration Times & Immediately Improve Communication With Customers And Local Officials   Schumer: NY-ers Left In The Dark Again, They Need Power AND Answers With over 400,000 New Yorkers still without... Read More

Washington, D.C - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $327,456.49 in federal funding to provide essential PPE for New York’s firefighters responding to COVID-19. The federal funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) - COVID-19 Supplemental Program.  “From the peak of the... Read More

CARES Act Funding Will Help Offset the Region’s Public Transit Costs Incurred Due To Loss In Ridership During COVID-19 Pandemic Washington D.C. - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Joe Morelle today announced $9.2 million in federal funding for the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA). This federal funding was allocated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the CARES... Read More

Standard Practice In Travel Enforcement For Boaters On The St. Lawrence River Has Historically Allowed Free Cross-Border Transit As Long As Boats Do Not Dock; Recently, U.S. Boat Tour Companies And Recreational Boaters Have Been Warned By Canadian Officials of Fines If They Cross Border Mid-Transit Due To COVID-19 Restrictions  Senator Says North Country Boaters Are Unfairly Being Punished Since U.S. Authorities Have Not Implemented A Similar Policy; If Boaters Do Not Dock & Remain On... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice today announced $2,861,087 in federal funds to repair beach erosion associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor’easter, and to prepare for future damage caused by flooding and severe storms in the Town of Hempstead. The funding was administered through the U.S.... Read More

The COVID-19 Has Revealed Serious Broadband Access Disparities In Rural Communities Throughout Upstate New York; As Madison County Communities Are Encouraged To Stay At Home, Broadband Access Has Never Been More Vital Senator Fought For Additional $100M In CARES Act  To Fund These New Grant Programs & Provide Broadband Access For Rural Communities; Says Funding Should Be Put To Use In Communities That Need It Most  Schumer To USDA: It’s Time To Close The Gaping Digital Divide... Read More

The COVID-19 Access Has Revealed Serious Disparities In Rural Communities Throughout Upstate New York, Especially Exacerbating The Digital Divide; As Livingston County Communities Are Encouraged To Stay At Home, Broadband Access Has Never Been More Vital Senator Fought For Additional $100M In CARES Act To Fund These Grant Programs & To Provide Broadband Access For Rural Communities; Says Funding Should Be Put To Use In Communities That Need It Most  Schumer To USDA: It’s Time To... Read More

Funding Will Expand New York’s Testing Ability During the COVID-19 Health Crisis Washington, D.C. - U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,649,036 in federal funding to help health centers respond to and contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. The funding was allocated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing (ECT) program. “As New York... Read More

Great American Outdoors Act Invests Over $17B Into Our Public Lands And National Parks Across The U.S. And NY, Fully Funds LWCF, & Establishes “National Park And Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund " Senators Pushed To Ensure Robust Funding For New York’s Outdoor Recreation Economy, Which Generates $41.8 Billion Annually And Provides 313K Jobs Across NY Reps: Great American Outdoors Act Hikes Up NY’s Land And Water Conservation & Sorely Needed Maintenance... Read More

Schumer Says U.S. Now Leads The World In Semiconductor Tech Innovation And With New Schumer-Authored Bill, More Microelectronics Factories & Jobs Will Be Located At U.S Sites Like Genesee’s STAMP Campus, Cementing U.S. Global Leadership In The Microelectronics Industry Schumer Pushes Three-Pronged Plan To Bring New Semiconductor Biz to 1,250 Acre STAMP Campus By (1) Pushing For Final Passage Of Comprehensive Semiconductor Legislation As Part of FY21 NDAA, (2)Fighting For $1 Million To... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across Central New York, Have Some State & Federal Guidelines To Reopen Safely Amid COVID-19 BUT Not Enough Fed Funds To Afford Them; Pushes New Plan To Inject $175B Into Nation’s K-12 Schools & $15M For County Broadband To Meet The Need  Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies, Remote Internet Access & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay... Read More

Schumer Says U.S. Must Maintain Its Global Leadership In Semiconductor Tech Innovation, And New Schumer-Authored Bill Means More Microelectronics Factories & Jobs In The U.S.A. – At Sites Like GlobalFoundries – Cementing U.S. Leadership In Microelectronics Industry Schumer Says Super-Charged Federal Support Will Allow NY-Based Companies, Like GlobalFoundries, To Grow And Reduce Dangerous U.S. Reliance On Foreign-Made Semiconductors, Create Jobs, And Boost Local Economy Schumer:... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Enhance Departments’ Response Capabilities And More Effectively Protect The Health And Safety Of The Public Senators Say Firefighters Were On The Frontlines Throughout The COVID-19 Pandemic, Have Worked Tirelessly To Keep New York Safe  Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Funding Wil Help Put Out Budget Fire Facing Fire Departments U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,351,732.05 in federal funding to fire departments... Read More

After Months of Delay, Senate Republicans Reveal So-Called “HEALS” Plan; Fails To Include Crucial Relief To NY Families, Workers, Small Businesses, & The Unemployed  GOP Proposal Has NOT ONE PENNY For: States Or Localities To Help Keep Teachers & Firefighters On The Job, Hazard Pay, Child Nutrition, SNAP, Etc.; Leader McConnell Must Stop Dithering, End Caucus Infighting & Come Together To Help Americans Schumer To Leader McConnell: HEALS Act Does More HARM Than... Read More

Representatives Continue Bipartisan Work to Help New York Communities Rebuild from Pandemic  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Anthony Brindisi today announced a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant for Binghamton University to help bolster their coronavirus research program. Schumer, Gillibrand, and Brindisi secured the funds earlier this year through the bipartisan CARES Act. The funding is part of the National Science... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,200,000 in federal funding to help recovery efforts from COVID-19 economic disruptions in New York’s Southern Tier and Capital Region. The funding was allocated by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be used to spur economic development and offset costs from the... Read More

During Negotiations For Cares Act, Leader Schumer Prioritized & Secured $$$ For Upstate New York Transit; Gillibrand, Delgado Shepherded Legislation To Final Passage  Ulster County Area Will Receive Nearly $5M To Support Transit Operations As Counties Respond To & Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic  Reps: Federal Funding Will Keep Ulster County Moving Forward U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado today... Read More