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Despite The Quick, Devastating Spread Of Coronavirus In NY, CBP Officers Are Still Showing Up To Serve The Country  CBP Officers Come Into Close Contact With Cross Border Traffic; Reps Say They Deserve Higher Pay For The Daily Risk They And Their Families Undertake  Reps To DHS: CBP Officers Are Working In Hazardous Conditions; They Should Be Paid Accordingly ASAP On the heels of the U.S.-Canadian agreement on border travel restriction, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S.... Read More

With Severe Shortage Of Ventilators Expected As COVID-19 Rapidly Spreads, GM Is Ramping-Up Production Of Live-Saving Medical Device; Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle Say GM’s Rochester Plant Is The Perfect Place To Increase Production  Reps Explain That GM’s Rochester Plant Already Has The Facilities And Workforce At-The-Ready To Fight The Global Pandemic  Reps To GM: Rochester Plant Is Revved Up And Ready To Go U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Successfully Demand For Administration To Approve Nation’s First Major Disaster Declaration In Response To Coronavirus, Unlocking Full Disaster Relief Fund And Billions More For New York  The Major Disaster Declaration Will Ensure FEMA Has Full Resources And Authority To Address Outbreak In New York, ASAP  Senators: Get New York The Dollars And Support It Needs On The Frontlines of the Coronavirus Battle Following a major push to get full and expedited... Read More

WNY-ers Depend On Canadian Healthcare Workers To Staff Hospital, Clinics, & Medical Practices; Unclear Travel Rules To And From Canada Jeopardizes Access To Medical Care In Midst Of Public Health Emergency Schumer Reveals That Not Only Will Healthcare Be Affected By Border Closing, But Also Food-Banks, Homeless Shelters, & Sanitation And Manufacturing Industries: All Are Necessary In Coronavirus Fight  Schumer to DHS: Clarify Border Rules ASAP To Prevent Confusion and Response... Read More

With Thousands Of New Yorkers Sick & Hundreds More Diagnosed Each Day, Schumer, Who Worked With House Leadership And Secured Senate Passage, Ensures Billions For NY To Fight Coronavirus With Bill Headed To President’s Desk, Schumer Will Deliver Immediate Flow of +$6 Billion to NY State & Localities For Healthcare Costs, Plus $1B In Unemployment Benefits, Free Testing, Paid Emergency Leave, & Millions More For Homebound Seniors Who Need Meals & Other Critical... Read More

With NY In The Midst Of A State Of Emergency, Capacity To Test For Virus Is Still Largely One Giant Mishmash Senator Says Feds Must Approve Local Labs In Waiting, Create Special HHS Team To Manage Those Tests & Get Widely Distributed, Approve Automated Testing  Still Sitting In Limbo, Staff A Special COVID-19 Hotline & Make Virus Tests’ Co-Pay Free Schumer: Admin Has Created Its Own ‘Cluster’ On Corona While Failing Initial Response ‘Test’ – 5... Read More

Fort Drum Fire Department’s Emergency Apparatus Is Over Two-Decades Old And Obsolete; Five Of Installation’s Fire Engines Recently Failed Inspection, First Responders Have No Access To A Ladder Truck Schumer Today Calls On Army To Expedite Its Planned Delivery Of A New Fire Engine To Fort Drum & Do Everything Possible To Help Installation Acquire A New Ladder Truck—Impossible Under Current Army Policy Schumer To Army: Provide Fort Drum’s Courageous Firefighters With... Read More

ARC Funding Will Be Used To Increase Corning’s Internet Connection Redundancy & Resilience; However, Additional Federal Funding Is Needed For This Regional Investment To Start  Schumer Calls For $1.5M To Bring High-Speed Internet To Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Yates, Tompkins, & Tioga Counties Schumer to EDA: It’s Time to Advance This Critical Project For The Southern Tier Following a recent federal funding award of $1,552,594 from the Appalachian Regional Commission... Read More

With Over 20 Confirmed Cases In NY, Schumer Pushes A Special Protection Ensuring Those Most Susceptible To The Virus—Medicare’s Seniors—Get The Vaccine Free If They Want It Senator Says New Push Can –And Should—Garner Bipartisan Support  Schumer: It’s Worth A Shot To Push Plan That Ensures Those Who Will Need Coronavirus Vaccine Most Can Get It   Following multi-billion dollar bipartisan deal to fund the federal response to the Novel Coronavirus... Read More

Right Now, Schumer Is Negotiating An Emergency, Bipartisan Funding Bill To Attack & Act On Coronavirus; He’ll Cite LI Costs In Push To Make State & Local Needs Part Of This Week’s Deal  Announces Counties & Northwell Combined Could Spend Millions On Coronavirus Efforts As More NY Cases Could Present; It’s Only Fair To Provide Millions in Grant Funding Schumer: LI Will See Higher Costs, Simply Because Of Proximity—They Must Receive Fed Funds As the Novel... Read More

Schumer Announces He’ll Push A Special Protection In Looming Coronavirus Funding Deal That Ensures Those Most Susceptible To The Virus—Medicare’s Seniors—Get The Vaccine Free If They Want It Senator Says New Push Can –And Should—Garner Bipartisan Support Schumer: It Is Worth A Shot To Push Plan That Ensures Those Who Will Need Coronavirus Vaccine Most Can Get It   As he negotiates the multi-billion dollar bipartisan deal to fund the federal response... Read More

Schumer Says U.S. Postal Service Must Deliver On Local Concerns And Develop A Common-Sense Solution That Benefits Ithaca Schumer To USPS: Push The Envelope To Ensure Ithaca Businesses, Organizations, & Residents Needs Are Not Ignored With uncertainty of Ithaca’s downtown post office looming, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today demanded the United States Postal Service (USPS) negotiate in good faith with local leaders and stakeholders to find a mutually agreeable long-term solution... Read More

After Successfully Calling For Major Disaster Declaration, Schumer & Gillibrand Secure Funding For Real Repairs To Begin; Road Repairs Will Help Restore Communities To Pre-Disaster Conditions Funding Paves Way For Emergency and Permanent Repairs For Counties Heavily Affected By October Storms U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has granted Upstate New York counties devastated by the... Read More

Fire-Damaged Community Center Housed Collections And Research Materials From The Museum Of Chinese In America; Approx. 2/3 Of MOCA’s Archives Remain Unrecovered And Costs To Recover, Repair, And Rebuild The Collection Keeps Growing    “Chairman’s Emergency Grant” Can Be Used To Clean, Pack And Recover Humanities Collections, Transfer Artifacts To Temporary Storage, And Consult With Conservators And Preservation Professionals Schumer To NEH: Prioritize... Read More

With DoD’S “Rash and Unwise” Approval, Incineration Of Toxic PFAS-Laden Waste Is Underway At Norlite, LLC., Contaminating Atmosphere and Local Communities Schumer-Gillibrand Call On DoD To Immediately Cease Incineration of Toxic And Fire-Resistant PFAS Materials, Comply With Federal Guidelines, & Provide Immediate and Comprehensive Transparency to The Surrounding Communities ASAP Senators to DoD: Stop Burning Toxic PFAS Chemicals & Protect Local Communities —... Read More

After Years Of Advocacy, USACE Work Plan Now Excludes Construction Phase of the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake River Flood Risk Management Project, Stalling The Project In Its Final Phase Lawmakers Say Protecting The Safety Of Kids & Residents Must Be Top Priority For USACE & Administration; Project Would Construct Flood Defenses For Highly Populated Westchester Community That Has Been Victim of Severe Flooding & Suffered Millions of $$ In Damages For Decades  Reps to Administration:... Read More

Leader Schumer Proposes $8.5 Billion In Emergency Funding For CDC, The Public Health And Social Services Emergency Fund, USAID, And NIH To Fight The Spread Of Coronavirus Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released a detailed proposal for $8.5 billion in emergency funding to fight the spread of coronavirus in the United States. “Congress must act swiftly to confront the threat of this global health crisis,” said Leader Schumer. “This... Read More

With Loss Of The Rumble Ponies’ MLB Affiliation On Deck , MLB Heeds Schumer’s Call And Visits NYSEG Stadium With Senator Schumer, Continuing To Fight For the Rumble Ponies, Announces Binghamton Event With MLB Deputy Commissioner And Local Stakeholders Schumer: MLB Needs To Step Up To Plate & Play Ball With Southern Tier Stakeholders Following his previous advocacy, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today brought Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB)... Read More

The Pentagon & The Department Of Homeland Security, Which Oversees The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Have ALL Prohibited, Banned The Use Of  The China-Owned Social Media Platform ‘TikTok’—BUT TSA Is Still Using It On Verified Government Account(s) To Engage Travelers Schumer, Who First Sounded The Alarm On The App’s Security Concerns & Prompted Fed Action, Says TSA Is One Of THE Main Agencies We Should Absolutely Not Allow TikTok To Collect... Read More

Lake Ontario Floods Have Cost Millions Of Dollars Of Damage To Wayne County Homes, Businesses, & Beaches, Including Homes on Charles Point Bluff Now At Risk of Falling Into Lake Ontario Because Breakwall is Broken & Eroded.  Today Following His Push, Schumer Announces He Secured $4.5 Million To Rebuild Charles Point Wall Better & Stronger, And Schumer Calls On Feds To Immediately Approve Upcoming Disaster Recovery Grant, Sending $1.5 Million To Stabilize And Repair Wayne... Read More