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Labor Lawyer and Civil Rights Advocate, Milholland Championed Women’s Right to Vote Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that following their push, an Adirondack mountain will be renamed after New York suffragist, Inez Milholland. Milholland was an attorney, social reformer, and central leader of the suffragists movement. Her work was integral to the passage of the 21st amendment that gave women the right... Read More

In Both 2017 And 2019, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions In Damages; Today’s Water Levels Are 17 Inches Higher Than Monthly Average  Senators Call On IJC To Use $1.5 Million Included In Soon-To-Pass Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Package  To Immediately Begin Overhaul Study Of Plan 2014 Schumer, Gillibrand To IJC: Money Is In The Bank, Now Get To Work! U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand... Read More

Holiday Time Brings A Robo Surge; Last Month Alone, Between NYC & LI, 164 Million Robocalls Inundated People’s Phones Chance To Kill The Calls Is Now In Sight; House Just Passed A Compromise Bill To Block Them With Sweeping, Bipartisan Support; But Now The Senate Needs To Act; Schumer Rallies Schumer: Americans Are Desperate For A ‘Silent Night’ Free Of Robocalls This Holiday Season & Beyond Announcing that new federal legislation to finally help put an end to... Read More

Department of Transportation Grant Will Help Make Critical Upgrades to the West Concourse, Terminal, and Airplane Apron and Attract New Airlines to the Airport Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,405,000 in federal funding for Long Island MacArthur Airport in Suffolk County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced it would be heeding his request and conducting a feasibility study for the deepening of the Port of Oswego harbor: “I’m so glad to hear that the Army Corps of Engineers has heeded my request and taken the crucial first step of authorizing a feasibility study on the deepening of Port of Oswego channel. Deepening the harbor will unlock new business... Read More

Recent News Reports & Inspections Unearthed Serious Issues In Privatized Housing at Military Installations Across the Country, From Severe Mold To Failing Water Systems In Final Defense Bill, Senators Secured: Tenants’ Bill Of Rights For Privatized Military Housing, Formal And More Thorough Dispute Resolution Process, & Funding Authorization To Boost DOD Housing Staff At Places like Fort Drum And West Point Schumer, Gillibrand: Defense Bill Is The First Step In Providing Our Heroes... Read More

Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA, Which Is Set To Pass Congress Next Week, Authorizes $91M To Fully Fund Addition To Readiness Center and Restoration Of Facility To Support Training, Administrative, and Logistical Needs Senators, Congressman: Readiness Center Improvements At Jamaica Armory Will Enhance Readiness And Response Capabilities In NYC Metro Area U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Gregory Meeks today announced that following their push,... Read More

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Direct Administration To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic Opioids On Annual Basis, Authorize New $ For Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies; Pressure China, Mexico, & Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers  China Is The World’s Largest Producer Of Illicit Fentanyl And Currently Lacks The Capacity To Regulate... Read More

Program Honors Nation’s Maritime History By Supporting Preservation and Public Awareness Projects Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) today announced that following their push, the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes their provision to increase funding for the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program. The National Maritime Heritage Grant... Read More

FBI Warning That Smart TVs, Which Connect To The Internet & Record Unsuspecting Victims, Present A Variety Of Security Concerns For NY’ers Who May Not Even Know The Privacy Ramifications Of Their Living Room Or Bedroom TV  On A Conference Call With Reporters, Schumer Launches Major Push To Investigate Security Policies & Data Protections Of Smart TVs; Wants New Industry Standards Schumer: “Sees You When You’re Sleeping; Knows When You’re Awake” Is... Read More

After Last Congress’s Failed Attempt to Secure This Provision, Schumer And Brindisi Deliver Big Win for Upstate New York in Annual Defense Bill Following Bicameral Push, SPOONSS Act Included in National Defense Authorization Act  U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Anthony Brindisi secured a key victory for Upstate New York in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Schumer and Brindisi fought to include the Support Procurement of our Nation’s... Read More

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Direct Administration To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic Opioids On Annual Basis, Authorize New Funding For Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies; Pressure China, Mexico, And Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers China Is The World’s Largest Producer Of Illicit Fentanyl And Currently Lacks The Capacity And Will To... Read More

Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Included In National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2020, Will Direct Trump Administration To Identify & Sanction Foreign Traffickers Of Synthetic Opioids On Annual Basis, Authorize New Funding For Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies; Pressure China, Mexico, And Other Synthetic Opioid Trafficking Countries To Crack Down On Traffickers China Is The World’s Largest Producer Of Illicit Fentanyl And Currently Lacks The Capacity To... Read More

Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA, Which Is Set To Pass Congress Next Week, Authorizes $21M To Fully Fund Construction Of Updated Fort Drum Railhead To Ensure Installation’s Ability To Enhance Deployable Readiness National Defense Bill Also Includes Authorization To Fully Fund Construction Of A New $23M UAV Hangar At Fort Drum, To Properly Service And House Additional Tactical UAVs Year-Round Senators: Railhead Improvement And New UAV Hangar At Fort Drum Would Keep World-Class Installation Ahead Of... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after he successfully secured a boosted $18 million authorization for the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York (Rome Lab) in the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which is expected to pass Congress and be signed into law next week:  “This federal funding authorization is a green light for DOD to supercharge its investment in just the kind of cutting-edge quantum computing and... Read More

Funding Will Be Used to Help Rehabilitate Homes in the Finger Lakes Region  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $167,720 in federal funding for the Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, Inc. in Monroe County. The funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Housing Preservation Grants program and will be used to help address health and safety hazards in 26 homes in Ontario, Seneca,... Read More

According To The Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Only 17% Of The Civilian Workforce In U.S. Receive Paid Time Off To Care For Newborn Children; U.S Lags Behind Majority Of Developed Countries In Providing Paid Time Off For New Parents Schumer During Negotiation Process For Upcoming Defense Authorization Bill, Relentlessly Worked To Secure Provision Mandating Three Months Of Paid Leave For All Federal Employees Becoming Parents; Today Announces Historic Progress With Provision’s Inclusion In... Read More

In August 2018, Schumer Forced FAA To Study Seat, Legroom Standards On Airplanes—BUT The Results Of Required Study Were Due This Past October, And FAA Hasn’t Handed In A Thing AND Those Current Tests Lack A Slew Of Traveling Variables On People with Disabilities, Kids, Pets; Senator Wants The Already-Late FAA To Fill In The Blanks Before Submitting Findings Schumer: The Only Thing Worse Than Shrinking Seats Is Shrinking The Study To Help Stop Them In The First Place. Just as the FAA... Read More

Suffolk County Is Third Biggest Potato Producing County In All Of NY & Can Help Meet Nation’s New Demand Now & When Planting Begins In Spring, Boosting Farm Life & Jobs Locally National Potato Shortage, Predicted To Be Toughest In Years, Could Be Alleviated With New Suppliers Stepping In; Potatoes Are An Important Table Staple Schumer: New York Farmers, Like On LI, Would Not Hesi-‘Tate’ To Help Combat Potato Shortage, Which Boosts LI    Standing at Long... Read More

Schumer: Order Is A Win-Win-Win For Our Marines, L3Harris Technologies And The Rochester-Finger Lakes Economy U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that L3Harris Technologies in Rochester has been awarded a $50 million order to manufacture AN/PRC-160 HF Manpack radios for the U.S. Marine Corps. Schumer called the order a victory for the Rochester-Finger Lakes economy, as it will support good-paying manufacturing jobs in L3Harris Technologies’ world-class workforce. ‘This... Read More