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Despite Increase In Severe Weather Across Western NY & Country, Anti-Government Extremists Are Proposing Completely Dismantling The National Weather Service & NOAA; Senator Says Now Is More Important Than Ever To INCREASE $$$ For Forecasting After Last Week’s Tornadoes Broke The Record For Most Tornadoes Annually For New York, Schumer Launches Push For $30M Fed Investment To Boost NY’s Network Of Monitoring Systems—Known As Mesonets—And Increase Funding For NOAA’s Weather Satellites... Read More

Schumer Helped Deliver Major Clean Energy Rebates In The Inflation Reduction Act To Help Families Lower Costs, Driving Demand For New Domestically Made Heat Pumps Like Syracuse’s BITZER Scroll Supplies, But To Meet That Demand & Sustainability Goals They Needed To Ramp Up Production After Schumer Personally Advocated To Secretary Of Energy, Senator Delivers Highly Competitive Defense Production Act $$ To Boost BITZER Scroll’s Manufacturing Of Heat Pump Components In Central NY, Add... Read More

Announcement Includes Fed $$ From FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, Which Schumer Fought Hard To Boost In This Year’s FAA Re-Authorization Bill Senators: Thanks To Fed $$ Much-Needed Upgrades Are Taking Off At Lake Placid Airport U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1,826,743 in federal funding for the Lake Placid International Airport. This critical federal funding will allow the airport to repair cracks in the runway pavement, which is... Read More

Repair Project Will Help Watertown Airport Replace Old Airfield Signage & Strengthen Runway; Senators Say Funding Is Important For Maintaining Aviation Safety Year Round Announcement Includes Fed Funding From FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, Which Schumer Fought Hard To Boost In This Year’s FAA Re-Authorization Bill Senators: Fed $$ Will Help Much Needed Upgrades Take Off At Watertown International Airport U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand... Read More

Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs, Which Help Train, Equip & Staff Fire Departments Across Upstate NY; Schumer Pushed To Re-Authorize Program Earlier This Year To Support First Responders Schumer, Gillibrand: AFG Is Delivering Critical Resources To Keep Upstate NY’s Firefighters Prepared & Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,476,058.74 in federal funding for fire departments across Upstate New York. The... Read More

New York, N.Y. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of his CHIPS & Science Law, which has brought hundreds of billions of dollars of new investments to Upstate NY & across America: “Today marks two years since my historic CHIPS & Science bill became law. From cars and smartphones to AI and our nation’s most sensitive defense technologies, semiconductors are critical to our daily lives and the future of... Read More

After Visiting Stratton Air National Guard Base Earlier This Year, Schumer Reveals He Now Has Gotten The Senate Approps To Finally Fund The 109th Airlift Wing To Upgrade Ski-Bird Fleet; Senator Says Funding Must Be Allocated In Final, End-Of-Year Appropriations, Which Now Requires The House To Agree To This Measure Which Is Not Included In Their Bill Currently Schumer: We Are The Closest We’ve Ever Been To Landing New Ski-Birds For The 109th Airlift Wing! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck... Read More

Schumer Says New $$ Will Help To Bring Major Expansion Of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival To Life, Establishing A Beautiful Open-Air Shakespeare-Style Amphitheater Overlooking Storm King Mountain & The Hudson River – And He Is Fighting To Deliver That Funding In Final Appropriations Bill Senator Says HVSF Expansion Is More Than Great Entertainment And Details Major Economic Impact Of Project Creating Good-Paying Construction Jobs, New Permanent Staff, Supporting Tourism Economy and... Read More

Oswego Industrial Park Is Less Than 10 Miles From Micron’s Future Home, And Local Leaders Have Significant Interest From Many Tech & Other Companies That Want To Locate There, But The Site Is Rapidly Running Out Of Developable Land With Only About 20 Acres Left Oswego County Already Acquired 185 Acres Of Adjacent Land, But Needs $$ To Build The Needed Roads, Water & Other Infrastructure To Make The Site Ready For New Investment; Schumer Says Feds Should Step Up To Help So Oswego County... Read More

Vast Amount of World’s Computer Chips Are Made Using Edwards Vacuum’s Equipment, Schumer Worked Tirelessly To Convince This Major Semiconductor Supply-Chain Company To Build Its First American Factory In Western NY After His CHIPS & Science Law Passed Thanks To Investment Schumer Has Delivered, Edwards Is Now Working With The Federal Tech Hub He Created To Train Local Workers At Programs Like The Northland Workforce Training Center & Monroe Community College With The Skills They Need To... Read More

Congress Has Not Significantly Increased The Number Of Federal District Judges In Decades, And Increasing Population & Caseload Has Created Severe Backlogs With Longer Wait Times WDNY Court Ranked In The Top For Worst Case Back Logs In The Nation Because It Lacks An Additional Judge, But Just-Passed Senate Bill Would Address Judicial Shortages By Adding New Slots Across The Country Schumer: Senate Just Passed The First Significant Increase In Federal Judges In Decades After just leading the... Read More

Following Schumer & Gillibrand’s 10+ Years Of Advocacy To Prevent Layoffs At Rome’s DFAS – DFAS Releases Landmark Report Announcing Dozens of Workforce Development Programs for DFAS Rome That Will Help Save Hundreds From Job Displacement DFAS Rome Employees Will Soon Have Access To Training And Upskilling Resources They Need To Transition To New Essential And Good-Paying Roles Within DFAS Senators: A Win-Win-Win For DFAS, AFGE Union Workers & The Entire Mohawk Valley Economy! After more... Read More

Washington, D.C. – After launching his push last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement on the completion of the emergency access gate in Orange County along Interstate 84 in the Town of Wawayanda: “This will save lives. Last year’s tragic bus crash in Orange County showed we need to prioritize safety along I-84. The tragic crash which caused us to lose two beloved Long Island educators and injured dozens of Farmingdale students was just one... Read More

Senator Says Vacca—A Rochester-area Native, Graduate Of The University At Buffalo School Of Law, Former Prosecutor & Current Acting State Supreme Court Judge—Will Bring Years Of Legal Expertise To Federal Bench, Serve With Integrity & Professionalism Schumer: Senate Confirmation of Rochester’s Vacca Is A Historic Moment For Western NY After recommending her to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in May, U.S. Senate Majority Leader... Read More

Schumer Worked Tirelessly With Parents & Advocates To Overcome Roadblocks And Gain Robust Bipartisan Support To Advance This Legislation, Biggest Federal Tech Regulations In Decades Schumer Helped Craft Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act & Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA 2.0 Bill To Create New Online Safety Standards, Increase Accountability For Social Media Platforms, & Strengthen Data Privacy Protections For Families Schumer: We Must Better Protect Kids... Read More

Despite Increasing Severity Of Storms, Anti-Government Extremists In Project 2025 Are Proposing Major Cuts For NOAA & National Weather Service; Senator Says Recent Storms Show Now Is More Important Than Ever To INCREASE $$$ For Forecasting Like NYS Mesonet, Which Covers Storm Tracking For Every County In NY, To Give Communities Early Warning & Preparation For Weather Emergencies Schumer Doubles Down On Calls For Fed Support For Rome & Communities Across Upstate NY Following... Read More

Despite Increasing Severity Of Storms, Anti-Government Extremists Like Project 2025 Are Proposing Major Cuts For NOAA & National Weather Service; Senator Says Recent Storms Show Now Is More Important Than Ever To INCREASE $$$ For Forecasting And Hubs Like UAlbany’s NYS Mesonet, Which Covers Storm Tracking For Every County In NY Standing At New York State’s Weather Hub in Albany, Schumer Pushes For $30M Fed Investment To Boost Nation’s Network Of Monitoring Systems—Known As Mesonets—Which... Read More

Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs Which Help Equip & Staff Upstate NY Fire Departments Schumer, Gillibrand: New Fed $$ Will Keep Upstate Firefighters Prepared To Take On Any Emergency U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $665,310.24 in federal funding for fire departments across Upstate New York. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across nine fire departments.... Read More

Thanks To Schumer, Binghamton University-Led NENY Initiative Has Won Access to Historic Hundreds Of Millions And National Recognition Though NSF Regional Innovation Engines, Build Back Better Regional Challenge, & Federal Tech Hubs Designation – All Programs That Were Created By The Senator Schumer, Along with Commerce Department, Convened Meeting In Capitol For Battery Hub Leaders To Show Off Tech Assets To Other Fed Agencies, Philanthropic, & Private Sector Investors And Highlight For... Read More

Schumer, A Leading Advocate For Children’s Online Safety, Will Bring Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act  & COPPA 2.0 Bills To The Floor To Create New Online Safety Standards, Increase Accountability For Social Media Platforms, &  Strengthen Data Privacy Protections For Families – Biggest Federal Tech Regulation In Decades For Months, Schumer Worked Alongside Parents & Advocates To Overcome Roadblocks And Gain Robust Bipartisan Support To Be Able To Bring Bills For A Vote, Which Can... Read More