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Senators Secured Funding For Critical Medical Supplies And PPE Like Ventilators and N-95 Masks; Funding Also Supports Local Hospital Infrastructure And Equipment, COVID-19 Testing And Staffing For Health Care Facilities Funding For PPE And Other Supplies Supplements City’s Local Resources As They Continue To Rebuild And Recover From COVID-19 U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $199,625,267.63 in federal funding for New York City’s Office of... Read More

During Negotiations For Cares Act, Leader Schumer Prioritized & Secured $$$ For Upstate New York Transit; Gillibrand Shepherded Legislation To Final Passage Central New York Will Receive $5.5M To Support Transit Operations As Counties Respond To & Recover From COVID-19 Pandemic  Schumer, Gillibrand: Federal Funding Will Keep Central New York Moving Forward U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,500,000 in CARES Act,... Read More

Earlier This Week, Schumer, In A Direct Call & Personal Letter, Pitched To MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred That Buffalo Was ‘The Natural’ Place For Blue Jay’s To Play 2020 Season  Schumer: Batter Up, Blue Jays - Buffalo Is A Homerun!  A longtime fan of baseball and supporter of baseball teams in New York, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that following his direct call and personal letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred... Read More

Schumer Has Been Pushing To Expand List Of Diseases Associated With Exposure To ‘Agent Orange’ Herbicide That NY Vets Came Into Contact With During Vietnam War; But Feds Have Been Foot-Dragging And Have Blocked Action Schumer Secures National Defense Bill Amendment; Final Bill Will End Unwarranted Delay, Give Vets Suffering From Agent Orange-Linked Conditions Like Cancer & Parkinson’s, Their Healthcare & Compensation Benefits  Schumer: One Step Closer To NY Vets... Read More

Border Restrictions From COVID Crisis Prevent The Blue Jays From Playing In Toronto; As Opening Day Dawns, Toronto’s Neighbor, Buffalo, Is Warmed Up And Ready To Take The Mound  Senator Says Blue Jays Should Call Buffalo Home For The 2020 MLB Season  Schumer: Batter Up Blue Jays! Buffalo’s The Natural Place to Play in 2020 A longtime fan of baseball and supporter of baseball teams in New York, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Major League Baseball (MLB)... Read More

With The U.S. Leading The Microelectronics Industry, Schumer Urged Critical Investment Into Commercial & Defense-Related Microelectronics Projects To Keep U.S. On Top  Senators Say Federal Support Will Allow NY-Based Companies, Like ON Semiconductor, IBM, GlobalFoundries, To Grow And Will Ease U.S. Reliance On Foreign-Made Semiconductors, Alleviating Economic & National Security Risks Schumer, Gillibrand: Defense Bill Will Jolt U.S. Semiconductor Industry And Upstate Economy Into... Read More

Following Lake Ontario’s record-setting high water level floods, Senators Secured GAO Investigation to Assess IJC’s Development of Plan 2014, IJC’s Process to Take Up Changes to Plan 2014, and IJC’s Incorporation of Stakeholder Concerns  Senators Call On IJC To Immediately Take Up GAO Recommendations To Be Formally Released Shortly And Implement The Recommendations In Their Own $1.5M Plan 2014 Overhaul Study That Schumer, Gillibrand Procured Funding... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement on the passing of Ed Bartholomew: U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer said, “I am so deeply saddened to learn of the death of my great friend Ed. A lifelong Republican, Ed transcended party and worked tirelessly with anyone who was willing to make his city and his region better. It was Ed who pushed me to fund the South Street project, and lobby the Phantoms to bring hockey back, and get federal money for the Lake George... Read More

CARES Act Funding Will Help Offset New York 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 and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $98.2 million in federal funding for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) allocated in the CARES Act through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).... Read More

USDA Funding Will Be Used To Modernize Equipment In Seven Rural Counties Across Upstate  Towns of Catlin, Springville, Burke, Constable, Waddington, and Villages of Camillus, Huevelton will Each Receive Tens Of Thousands of Dollars to Improve Their Communities  Senators: USDA Funding Will Deliver Critical Equipment Upgrades For Upstate NY U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,354,900 in federal rural development funding allocated by the U.S. Department... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Support Low-Income And At-Risk Populations In The Hudson Valley Region U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $15,127,533 in federal funding for the Head Start program at Family Services Of Westchester, Inc. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Head Start Program and will be used to provide support for low-income and low risk populations in the Hudson... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after calling for Montefiore to keep Mt. Vernon Hospital open: U.S.. Senator Charles E. Schumer said, “Mount Vernon was in the epicenter of the COVID pandemic, these nurses and all of their colleagues – from doctors to orderlies – did heroic work to get Mount Vernon back on its feet. But, these heroes, our nurse and health care workers on the frontlines who have been here for us all during our darkest hours,... Read More

Schumer Will Be In DC Monday Negotiating Critically-Needed COVID-4 Stimulus Package; Senator Announces Postal Service Funds For Operations & For PPE Are A Main Priority For Larger Recovery   Throughout Upstate NY, The USPS Performs A Life-Line Service For Countless Americans & New Yorkers That Must Continue; Pandemic Has Crippled USPS Funds  Schumer: Without The USPS, We Might As Well Stamp ‘Return To Sender’ On Any Economic Recovery Plan Presented  A day... Read More

Schumer Secured Two Hotspot Funding Tranches for NY As Part Of COVID-19 Response Bills; Gillibrand Sheparded Legislation To Final Passage  86 Hospitals Across New York State Will Receive Second Round of ‘Hot Spot’ Funding Starting Next Week  Senators: More Help On The Way For NY Hospitals Still Fighting On The Frontlines U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that 86 New York hospitals will receive more than $680 million of a new... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Like Those Across The Hudson Valley, 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 To Meet The Need Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed   Schumer: It Would Simply Be Nails On The... Read More

COVID-19 Costs and Cancellation of Elective Procedures Left Putnam Hospital Strapped for Cash & Over $21M in Lost Revenue; Even After Nearly Ten Rounds of Schumer-Secured Emergency Funding, Putnam Hospital Has Received Less Funding Compared To Other Hudson Valley Providers  ~$60B Of Emergency Funding Schumer Negotiated For Hospitals in CARES Act & ‘Corona 3.5’ Remains Unspent By HHS; Yet, Administration Hasn’t Announced Plans to Help Hospitals Left Out of Past... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used To Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) For First Responders  Washington D.C., - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $146,847.25 in federal funding to provide essential PPE for New York’s firefighters responding to COVID-19. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance... Read More

Schumer Says Local Schools, Including Those Across The Hudson Valley, 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 To Meet The Need  Without Fed Funds To Cover Massive Cost Of PPE, Barriers, Cleaning Supplies & More, Local Budgets Would Be Crushed, Local Taxes Could Rise & Some Schools Might Stay Closed    Schumer: It Would Simply Be... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced $494,000 in federal funding for agricultural research and development at Cornell University and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and will be used to develop economically, environmentally... Read More

Window For Accessing A PPP Loan For Region’s Small Biz’s Will Close In Weeks  Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Adirondack & Capital Region’s Small Businesses, Extending Program To 2021 & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable PPP Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Upstate Small Biz Needs To Recover & Rebuild From Health -and Economic- Pandemic Standing in... Read More