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VA Has Proposed Adding 4 Health Conditions, Including Bladder Cancer & Parkinson’s, To Agent Orange Exposure Health Care Benefits List, BUT Administration Has Refused To Add Conditions & Even Blocked Vietnam-Era Vets From Getting The VA Coverage & Compensation They Deserve At Local VFW, Schumer Will Call On Feds To End The Years-Long Delay & Immediately Give Vets Suffering From Agent Orange-Linked Conditions Health Care & Compensation Benefits Schumer: LI Vietnam Vets... Read More

Digging Through President’s Proposed Budget Reveals White House Effort To Do Away With “VIPR” Dog Teams That Support Critical New York Counterterrorism & Security Operations; These Dogs Keep NY Transit Hubs Safe & Do Not Cost Much At All Schumer Has Had To Fight For The Dogs Of DHS Before—But We’ve Never Been Faced With A Plan That Axes All 31 Teams; NYPD, State Police & Agencies Across Country Rely Heavily On Dog Teams Amidst Some Of America’s... Read More

Amidst Persistent And Growing Spate of Hate Crimes, FEMA, NYS DHSES & CISA Led New York City Faith-Based, Community, And Nonprofit Organizations for Workshop on Fed Security Grant Program Washington, DC  — U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the NYS Division... Read More

NYC Is Mandated By Feds To Do What It Does Best & Act As Vanguard In The Coronavirus Fight—But City Is Currently Expending Local Funds To Prevent, Prepare For & Respond To Virus; This Could Rack Up Millions Of Dollars In Costs Over Next 60 Days NYC Asked Feds For Clear Sign They’ll Be Reimbursed, Just Like With Ebola; But Has No Clear Answer From HHS; Schumer Demands Feds Publicly Commit To Reimbursing NYC As Prevention, Treatment & Quarantine Directive Costs Add... Read More

Since Launching A Push For A Fed Crackdown On China’s Ability To Ship Bad OTC Products To New York, Schumer Is Applying Heat On The 85 Dollar Stores In Western New York That Should Heed FDA Warning & Stop Accepting Shoddy & Potentially Dangerous Chinese Products In The First Place WNY Has 33 ‘Dollar Tree’ Stores & 52 ‘Family Dollar’ Stores; Some Stores Are STILL Stocking China-Made Products That Could Spell Trouble For WNY-ers... Read More

To The Dismay Of Local Law Enforcement, Feds Are Aware Of Dramatic Rise In Completely Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’ Across Our Area & Even Country, But They’re Not Acting On A Ready-To-Go Solution That Would Mandate A Background Check To Buy The Parts Earlier This Year, 6 Year-Old Boy Was Shot With A Ghost Gun & 25 Were Recovered In ‘Cuse Alone In Last Two Years; Locals Fear Further Increase Without Fed Action   Schumer: ATF Cannot Continue To Just Sit Back &... Read More

Since Launching A Push For A Federal Crackdown On China’s Ability To Ship Bad OTC Products To NYC, Schumer Has Kept Heat On The More Than 100 Dollar Bargain Stores In Our Area That Should Heed FDA Warning & Stop Accepting Shoddy & Potentially Dangerous Chinese Products In The First Place  Staten Island Has Six ‘Dollar Tree’ Stores & Five ‘Family Dollar’ Stores That Apply; Some Of Those Stores Are STILL Stocking China-Made Products That ‘Miss... Read More

Jonathan Fisher Exemplifies What’s At Stake As The Trump Administration’s Heartless Sabotage Of Healthcare Continues Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that he will bring Jonathan Fisher, a 6-year-old from the Bronx, New York, as his guest to attend the president’s State of the Union address tonight. Jonathan was born with congenital heart defects and has been diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, a seizure disorder, and chronic lung... Read More

Districts Have Been Left Waiting For 6+ Weeks As Bureaucratic Hold Ups Leave Six WNY Districts And Thousands Of Students Waiting For Millions  Schumer Urges BIA To Do Its Job And Sign Off On Vital Funding For WNY Districts Schumer To Bureau Of Indian Affairs: It’s Not A Hard Equation: Approval = Millions For WNY Students U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to immediately sign off on the Indian Lands Source Check forms for six Western New York... Read More

Following Push By Rockland Fed Reps, FEMA & DHS Will Host Nine Nationwide Webinars For Nonprofits On Fed Security Grant Program  High Volume of Rockland Applications Anticipated For Federal Security Grants  Reps: Rockland Houses Of Worship, Schools & Faith-Based Community Centers Deserve Every Chance Possible To Increase Security Measures NYS DHSES Evaluates Applications On Behalf Of The Fed Government And Should Host Public Forum For Rockland Orgs U.S. Senate Democratic Leader... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the U.S. Navy awarded a $185,025,000 contract to Lockheed Martin in Salina, NY to provide state-of-the-art Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) equipment to keep Navy personnel and ships safe from harm: “This well-deserved, $185 million contract is a major victory for Lockheed Martin in Salina and its dedicated workers,” said Senator Schumer. “Each and every year, I fight tooth and... Read More

Following Senators’ Push, FEMA/DHS Webinars Will Aid Nonprofit Orgs In Program Application Process; Federal Grant Program Provides Funding To Protect Nonprofit Institutions Against Terror Attacks NYS DHSES Solicits, Scores & Evaluates All NYS Applications, Including NYC Apps, on Behalf of Feds; High Volume Of NYC Apps Is Anticipated Senators: Recent Anti-Semitic Attacks On Places Of Worship and More Show Vulnerability And Need For Funding To Enhance Security; FEMA And NYS DHSES Should... Read More

Following Senators’ Push, FEMA/DHS Webinars Will Aid Nonprofit Orgs In Program Application Process; Federal Grant Program Provides Funding To Protect Nonprofit Institutions Against Terror Attacks NYS DHSES Solicits, Scores & Evaluates All NYS Applications, Including LI Apps, on Behalf of Feds Senators: Recent Anti-Semitic Attacks On Places Of Worship and More Show Vulnerability And Need For Funding To Enhance Security; FEMA And NYS DHSES Should Host Public, In-Person Forum For LI... Read More

As A Longtime Recruiter Of Airlines To Upstate NY, Senator Says There Is A Clear Need For Northern CA Flights To & From WNY  New Low-Cost Flights To SF Would Be A Win-Win-Win For Airlines, Travelers And Businesses, & WNY Economy Schumer To Airlines: New San Francisco Routes Should Take Flight In Buffalo! U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged JetBlue Airlines and United Airlines to enhance and expand their presence in Upstate New York by establishing direct flights from Buffalo... Read More

Norwegian Airlines Recently Ended Popular Routes From Stewart International Airport Creating A Service Void—Schumer Says The Airport Has A Serious Need For A New International Air Carrier  Senator Today Calls On Aer Lingus—A Prominent Irish Airline—To Create New Routes Out Of Stewart Airport, Specifically To Ireland And Great Britain Schumer To Aer Lingus: Expand Service To Stewart Airport To Help The Orange County Economy—And Your Profits—Soar! U.S. Senator... Read More

Schumer Recently Negotiated A Budget Deal That Put $85 Million In CDC Infectious Disease Rapid Response Reserve Fund To Ward Off Serious Public Health Threats; Senator Wants CDC To Be Able To Access These Funds Now, Not Later—BUT—It Requires HHS To Declare An Official Public Health Emergency Schumer Just Successfully Pushed For An Increase In The CDC Reserve Fund In Case A New Virus Emerged—And Now It Has Schumer: Declare Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency Now So CDC Can... Read More

Currently, GPS Applications—Google Maps, Apple Maps & Waze—Do Not Contain Data Warning Commercial Drivers Of Roadway Restrictions Such As Maximum Vehicle Height; In The Last Decade, The King Street Bridge In Westchester County Has Been Struck ~150 Times With No End In Sight To Major Uptick In Bridge Strikes, Schumer Urges Smartphone-Based GPS Application Developers To Implement A Warning System For Commercial Vehicle Drivers To Alert Them Of Restrictions & Hazards Schumer To... Read More

The Army Is Currently Determining Which Military Installation Should House The Army’s Newest Corps Headquarters; Fort Drum Was Recently Revealed To Be On The Army’s Short List Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Army To Select The Installation As Soon As Possible, Citing Its Superior Infrastructure And Readiness Investments, Jefferson County’s Ideal Location On The East Coast Near A Major Airport And Fort Drum’s Elite, Skilled Personnel  Schumer, Gillibrand To Army: No Better... Read More

Following his push, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) signed off on Amtrak’s permit application for a one-time movement of its just-constructed Next Generation High-Speed train to its test track in Colorado: “The FRA approving Amtrak’s request to move its Next Generation High-Speed Train to its Colorado test track is a critical step in getting these state-of-the-art trains on the tracks and in... Read More

In 2019, Entergy Announced It Would Be Selling The Plant To Holtec For Decommissioning; Tomorrow’s License Transfer Announcement Only Provides Public 30 Days To Comment On Major Agreement  With Thousands Of NYers Impacted By License Transfer & Decommissioning Of Indian Point, Schumer, Gillibrand And Lowey Call For 30-Day Extension Of Comment Period Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey To Feds: Indian Point’s Closure Means Too Much To Too Many—The Public Needs More Time To... Read More