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After his continued advocacy helped land Breeze Airways in Plattsburgh earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today applauded Breeze’s announcement of new expanded service out of Plattsburgh International Airport with seasonal flights to Tampa, Florida. "I am thrilled that Breeze Airways is spreading its wings and expanding its service in the North Country with additional seasonal flights to sunny Tampa, Florida,” said Senator Schumer. “Breeze Airways continued... Read More

After Schumer Helped Land Breeze’s First Service In New York In 2022, Reps Say Breeze Is Continuing To Expand Their Air Service Across New York, Adding Stewart International Airport To Its National Network With New Direct Flights To Orlando And Charleston Schumer, Ryan: Get Ready Orange County…Breeze Airways Has Landed In The Hudson Valley! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman Pat Ryan today announced that Breeze Airways has agreed to expand and enhance its... Read More

Schumer Says After A Decade Of Delivering Historic Federal $$$, CDTA Is Rolling Out Its Third Bus Rapid Transit Line – Allowing Riders Fast And Affordable Access To Downtown, College of St. Rose, UAlbany, Crossgates Mall And Other Destinations Across Capital Region In October 2013, Schumer Urged Feds To Support CDTA’s Application To Join The FTA Capital Investment Grant Program & Become Eligible For Federal Dollars; Since Then The Senator Has Delivered Tens of Millions For CDTA – Making... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN) hosted a fourth AI Insight Forum focused on highest impact areas, including important topics like AI in the financial sector and health industry, and how AI developers and deployers can best mitigate potential harms. Below are the statements made at the forum: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Opening Statement Closing Statement Arvind... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN) hosted a third AI Insight Forum focused on the intersection of AI and the workforce. Below are the statements made at the forum: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Opening Statement Closing Statement Allyson Knox, Microsoft Ameenah Salaam, Communications Workers of America (CWA) Anton Korinek, University of Virginia Arnab Chakraborty,... Read More

Since 2017, Schumer Fought To Deliver Funding To Port Of Ogdensburg To Deepen And Expand This Vital Trade Artery For The North Country; Now Schumer Has Delivered The Final Piece Of The Puzzle To Complete The Expansion Schumer Says Major Fed Investment Will Allow Port To Expand Its Main Dock Terminal –Increasing Export Capacity, Dredging The Harbor, Improving Access To Global Markets For Local Businesses, And Boosting Resiliency Of The North Country Economy Schumer: With Bipartisan Infrastructure... Read More

Schumer Says Fed $$$ Will Allow City of Jamestown To Increase Number Of Energy-Efficient Homes In Underserved WNY Communities – Lowering Energy Costs With Ecofriendly Upgrades Like Heat Pumps And Improved Weatherization Schumer Secured Historic Investments For Environmental Justice In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Climate Investment In U.S. History – With Communities Like Jamestown In Mind; Now, Nearly $983K Is Heading To WNY To Help Tackle Climate Change And Lower Costs For... Read More

Proposed Manufacturing Facility Will Produce High-Tech Printed Circuit Boards to Enhance National Security, Creating an Estimated 400 Good-Paying Jobs in Central New York – Just One Week After Region Landed Prestigious Federal Tech Hub Designation for Semiconductors TTM Selects New York State Following Extensive Yearlong Site Assessment and Selection Process Involving 16 Other States Builds on Governor Hochul and Majority Leader Schumer’s Continued Progress Toward Growing New York’s... Read More

Delaware County Electric Cooperative Provides Electricity To Thousands Of Rural Families & Small Businesses – Schumer Says This Critical Fed Investment Will Support Co-Op Efforts To Provide Affordable Utilities To Rural Communities Schumer Visited Delaware County Earlier This Year To Launch Push To Secure Fed $$$ For DCEC’s Advanced Line-Worker Training Program – With $400K From Appalachian Regional Commission’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Coming To Delaware County, DCEC Can Now... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Todd Young (R-IN) hosted a second AI Insight Forum with a diverse group of experts on AI Innovation. Below are the statements made at the forum: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Opening Statement Closing Statement Marc Andreessen – Andreessen Horowitz, Co-founder & General Partner Ylli Bajraktari – SCSP, President & CEO Amanda Ballantyne –... Read More

Schumer Championed Binghamton’s Proposal, Helping It To Become 1 Of Only 31 Regions Across Nation To Receive Highly Competitive Tech Hub Designation After Schumer’s Relentless Advocacy, Binghamton University Secured A Historic $113+M Last Year To Establish A Battery Technology & Manufacturing Hub In The Southern Tier; Now, Because Of Tech Hubs Competition Schumer Created In His CHIPS & Science Bill, Binghamton Has Been Officially Recognized As The Region To Lead the Nation in Battery... Read More

Schumer Created Regional Tech Hubs Competition And Championed Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse To Help Them Become 1 Of Only 31 Regions Across Nation To Receive Tech Hub Designation Out Of Hundreds Of Applications– Opening Up Exclusive Opportunity For Significant Federal $$$ To Boost Semiconductor Workforce And Critical Supply Chains In Upstate NY Schumer Pulled Out All The Stops To Land Tech Hub Designation For Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse To Help Attract New Companies From Across America With National... Read More

Schumer Supercharged The Department Of Energy’s Resiliency Programs With Billions In New Funding In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law So Communities Across Upstate NY Could Supercharge Electric Grid Resiliency And Reliability With New Funding, National Grid Plans To Implement New Digital Tech Across Upstate NY & Massachusetts To More Easily Integrate Clean Energy Resources While Boosting Resiliency Of Power Grid And Strengthening Workforce Training Programs Across The... Read More

Schumer Supercharged The Department Of Energy’s Resiliency Programs With Billions In New Funding In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law So Communities Like Those In WNY Could Supercharge Their Power Grids To Better Withstand Extreme Snow And Weather With New Funding, Jamestown Plans To Build New Microgrid – Powered By Local IBEW Union Workforce – To Mitigate Power Outages, And Ensure Life Saving Electricity Can Continue To Flow In Emergencies To The Downtown, Hospitals, Schools, &... Read More

While Leading A Bipartisan Congressional Delegation In Asia Earlier This Week, Schumer – Always With Upstate NY On His Mind – Met With The Korean President & Urged Korea To Expand Their Research At NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex – Which They Agreed To Do New Commitment Will Help Expand Advanced Chip R&D And Student & Faculty Exchanges With The Republic Of Korea; Schumer Says Global Recognition Strengthens Capital Region Even Further To Become Major Hub For The National... Read More

Following the bus crash last month on I-84 in Orange County that tragically killed two adults and injured dozens of Farmingdale High School students, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representative Pat Ryan today called on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to assist New York State and local officials with the creation of an emergency vehicles-only access road, also known as a “crash gate” on I-84. The lawmakers explained that a crash gate... Read More

While Visiting A Clean Energy Company In Southern Tier Earlier This Year, Schumer Promised To Fight For Investment To Help Clean Energy Manufacturers Expand In Region Historic Fed Investments From Schumer’s CHIPS & Science Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act Are Driving Clean Energy And Tech Manufacturing Back To Southern Tier And America – Now Senator Delivers $$$ To Help Attract More Employers And Help Upstate NY Companies Grow Schumer: Fed $$$ Will Help Upstate... Read More

Investment Continues Great Lakes Cleanup in Erie County Supported by Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced Erie County will receive $2,522,950 to support continued efforts to restore and revitalize the Buffalo River. The funding, awarded under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will build on work transforming Western New York waterways. “For years the Buffalo River, once a scenic gem of our Western... Read More

For Years, The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Land Has Suffered From Declining Tree Canopy, With Many Lost In Recent Years Due To The Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Senators Added Historic Funding To Forestry Program In The Inflation Reduction Act – The Largest Investment In Fighting Climate Change Ever – And Now Nearly 2,500 New Trees Will Soon Line Roadways Across Region Thanks To Fed $$$ Schumer & Gillibrand Secured Schumer, Gillibrand: Inflation Reduction Act Is Planting The Seed For A Healthier,... Read More

Senators Say New Funding Will Supercharge Mohawk Valley’s Workforce With New Training Program In Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties – Bringing Together Employers Who Make Products Critical To The Renewable Energy Sector With An Emerging Workforce That Needs Training To Fill The Jobs That Are Being Created Schumer, Gillibrand: DOL Investment In Mohawk Valley Is A Win-Win – Boosting Workforce Training While Strengthening Local Economy U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S.... Read More