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Following His Invitation, Senator Brings NSF Top Brass To UB; With Feds Investing Big In AI Development, Including First Of Its Kind National AI Research Resource Pilot, Schumer Doubles Down On Buffalo And Broader Upstate Region As Hub For Innovation From New Fed-Funded UB AI Research Institute To NYS’s UB-Based Empire AI Consortium & Fed Tech Hub Designation For Chips –The Foundation Of AI Tech –Schumer Says Now Is Time For Feds To Invest More In Western NY As He Pushes Congress To Address... Read More

Communities Across New York – Including Rochester & Ontario County, Have Seen Millions In Merchandise Stolen From Stores Amid Spike In Organized Retail Thefts – Hurting Local Businesses And Shoppers Via Higher Prices And Harder to Access Goods Schumer Says Feds Must Increase Enforcement Against These Crime Rings & Black-Market Dealers At The Top To Stanch This Problem At Its Source; Senator Pushes Feds To Use Authority Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act –... Read More

Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they have secured $2,118,000 for critical local projects across Western New York in the just-passed bipartisan funding package for Fiscal Year 2024. The funding will support local projects that will address youth violence prevention, provide resources to first responders and bolster academic programs at Niagara University and St. Bonaventure University. “This $2+ million is a major boost for... Read More

DOE Is Awarding Kraft Heinz Up To $170M Total To Upgrade 10 Facilities Across America, Including Lewis County’s, With Heat Pumps And Other Clean Energy Modernizations, Creating Good Paying Jobs And Reducing Annual Emissions by 300,000+ Tons of CO2 Schumer Created Program In The IRA & Infrastructure Laws He Led To Passage To Boost Projects Like The North Country’s Kraft Heinz Modernization — Building On His Long History To Strengthen Lowville’s Kraft Heinz Plant, Which He Helped Save In... Read More

Funding Will Go To Trillium Health, Rochester General Hospital, Nazareth University, And The Emergency Operations Centers of Livingston Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they have secured $3,173,000 in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package to improve health care access and shore up emergency operations in the Finger Lakes. The funding will help provide health care and supportive services to underserved communities and... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Our Brave First Responders During Emergencies & Keep Our Mohawk Valley Residents Safe U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $1,200,000 in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills for the City of Utica to construct a centrally located emergency operation, medical, and fire center (EOC). The senators said the complex will allow for faster emergency deployment measures and... Read More

Rockland County & Clarkstown Have Long Been Subject To Recurrent Flooding During Storms Now Schumer’s Delivering $2+ Million For Town Of Clarkstown For The Jeffrey Court Flood Prevention Project To Help Area Frequently Plagued By Hackensack River Overflow, And Working With Gillibrand Is Also Delivering $375K To Begin Study of NYS Thruway To Divert Water To Keep Rockland’s Roads Safe Schumer: New Fed $$$ Will Help Get Long Needed Clarkstown Flood Mitigation Projects Back On Track   U.S.... Read More

Rehabilitation Of The Armory, Built In 1904 & Not Updated Since, Will Make The Facility Modern, Adaptable And Sustainable To Support Readiness & Training Of Army Units The 69th Regiment, First Assembled In 1851, Mostly Consisted Of Irish Immigrants; The Regiment Served With Distinction, And Now Leads New York City’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Every Year Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler: We’re Proud To Bring This Fed Investment Home To The Historic Lex Ave Armory, To Not Only Honor Its... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law $$$ Are Improving Safety And Helping Critical Upgrades For Griffiss International Airport Take Off U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Rome Griffiss International Airport a total of $1,200,000 in competitive federal funding from the Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program, through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment &... Read More

LC-130H Aircraft At The Stratton Air National Guard Base Are Reaching End Of Their Life, With Some Up To Five Decades Old Now, Senators Are Pushing To Get New Aircraft, Which Are Critical For Polar Research Missions With The National Science Foundation, National Security, And To Maintain U.S. Leadership In The North & South Poles Schumer, Gillibrand: Landing New LC-130H “Ski-Bird” Planes At Stratton Is Vital To Strengthening The Schenectady County Base & America’s National Security U.S.... Read More

Schumer Pushed For NBRC’s J-1 Visa-Waiver Program, And New Expansion For Specialty Medicine Will Help Bring Doctors In Needed Fields Like Anesthesiologists, Cardiologists, And Cancer Specialists To Upstate NY Schumer: New NBRC Visa Program Is Just What The Doctor Ordered To Help Boost Healthcare To Upstate NY After helping successfully deliver the long-desired visa waiver program for physicians last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the Northern Border Regional... Read More

Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $18,200,000 for critical local projects across the Southern Tier in the FY2024 spending bill. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending requests.  “These projects stretch to every corner of the Southern Tier, from rejuvenating Binghamton’s downtown through a revitalized Henry Street Corridor to upgrading Ithaca’s Airport and... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$$ Will Help Central NY Soar! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $26,134,857 for Central New York in Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills for to bolster childcare, upgrade water systems and other vital infrastructure improvements, and to invest in STEAM learning for underserved students in Syracuse. The funding will be used for a number of vital and impactful projects including:... Read More

On Heels Of Launching Push To Protect These Vital Fed $$ In Final Appropriations Bills, Schumer, Gillibrand, Langworthy Are Delivering Funding To Repair Damaged Breakwater And Get Rid Of Years Of Sediment Build-Up To Boost Chautauqua County’s Vibrant Summer Tourist Economy New Funding Builds On The Millions Delivered In 2022 For Dredging Across Chautauqua County, Including Barcelona, Cattaraugus Creek, & Dunkirk Harbors Schumer, Gillibrand, Langworthy: Repairs To The Breakwater Can Now Go... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: New Fed Investments Are Flowing To Finger Lakes To Upgrade Our Aging Water Infrastructure! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they have secured $7,000,000 from the just-passed Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill for vital water infrastructure improvements across the Finger Lakes as congressionally directed spending requests. The senators said the funds will help provide families, business owners, and... Read More

Funding Is Part Of $750 Million For Clean Hydrogen Projects Across The Country By The Biden Administration Fed $$$ Will Allow Plug Power And Others To Improve Manufacturing Capabilities And Boost Cutting Edge R&D To Strengthen NY’s Booming Clean Hydrogen Industry Schumer: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Sparking Clean Hydrogen Growth Across Upstate NY U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman Joe Morelle today announced over $90 million in federal funding from... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: These Fed Dollars Will Make Our Livingston Residents Safer & Healthier For Years To Come! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they have secured $850,000 in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills to support local law enforcement and make critical water system upgrades, increasing the safety and health of Livingston communities. “This $850,000 in federal funding will make major improvements to... Read More

Funding From Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law Schumer Championed Will Help Provide Massive Infusion of Grants & Loans Needed To Upgrade Chemung County’s Aging Wastewater Treatment Plants And Support Good-Paying Jobs In The Southern Tier Schumer: Major Fed $$$ Are Flowing To Chemung County To Upgrade Critical Wastewater Infrastructure Thanks To Our Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Act! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced Chemung County would... Read More

Senators Say New FEMA Funding – At A 90% Federal Cost Share – Will Boost Erie Medical Center For Key Power Infrastructure Upgrades, Improving The Hospital’s Ability To Operate During Extreme Weather Like Blizzards Or Power Outages Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ Is Generating The Resources So Erie County Medical Center Can Keep Up Lifesaving Care In WNY U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $13,629,976 in federal funding from the U.S.... Read More

Funding Is Part Of $750 Million For Clean Hydrogen Projects Across The Country By The Biden Administration Fed $$$ Will Allow Plug Power And Others To Improve Manufacturing Capabilities And Boost Cutting Edge R&D To Strengthen NY’s Booming Clean Hydrogen Industry Schumer: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Sparking Clean Hydrogen Growth Across Upstate NY U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman Joe Morelle today announced over $90 million in federal funding from... Read More