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1980 American Men’s Ice Hockey Team – Comprised Of Amateur Athletes – Defeated The Mighty Four-Time Olympic Champion Soviet Union Red Army Team In Lake Placid, NY In Game Referred To As “Miracle On Ice” & Went On To Win Olympic Gold Medal – An Achievement That Sparked An Explosion Of American Pride And Patriotism Schumer Introduced Bipartisan Legislation To Celebrate This Accomplishment And Honor Olympic U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey Champions With Congressional Gold Medals, Including One To Be... Read More

Big Flats Social Security Office Is Only Office In Chemung County, And It Was Just Listed On ‘DOGE’s Wall Of Receipts For Chopping Block, Senator Says Staff & Thousands Of Southern Tier Seniors & Families Who Rely On Office To Help With Social Security Checks Need Answers Now Senator Says Taking Away The Only In-Person Social Security Office For Miles Would Hurt Our Seniors And Others Who Need In Person Services, And Will Make It More Difficult For New Yorkers To Access Their Hard-Earned... Read More

This Week GSA Listed The Leo W. O’Brien Federal Building In Albany And 400+ Other Fed Properties As ‘Designated For Disposal,’ But Mysteriously Removed List On That Same Day – Creating Confusion & Concern Building Could Close And Services Could Get Cut For Capital Region O’Brien Building Hosts Offices For Social Security, IRS, Military Processing And Its Presence Has Been Essential To Providing Federal Services To Albany Area For Over 50 Years Schumer: Capital Region Families, Seniors Can’t... Read More

Tiffany Ramos, A Rome, NY Native & SUNY Morrisville Graduate, Worked At The USDA Since 2021, Helping Farms, Businesses & Residents Of Rural Communities Across Upstate, Until She Was Unfairly Fired As “Probationary” Amid Blind Rash Of DOGE Cuts Senator Says Callously Firing Dutiful Public Servants Like Tiffany And Slashing USDA Programs That Farmers & Rural Areas Depend On Does Nothing To Stop Government Waste, And Shows Why Efficiency Demands A Scalpel, Not A Chainsaw Schumer: We... Read More

Jessica Martinez From Peekskill, NY Is A Cancer Survivor With Multiple Sclerosis Who Needs Medicaid To Live & Care For Her Children, And If These Cuts Were To Go Through, She Fears Health Care For Families Like Hers Would Be First On The Chopping Block Just Last Week House Republicans Passed The First Step For The Biggest Cut To Healthcare And Medicaid In History - $880 BILLION - Which Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers Including 240,000+ in Rockland & Westchester Counties Schumer:... Read More

DOGE & New Admin Have Fired Thousands Of Federal Workers In Past Month, Disproportionally Impacting Vets, Who Make Up 30% Fed Workforce, Uprooting Lives And Directly Impacting Care For Veterans Across Upstate NY Alissa Ellman, An Army Veteran Who Is Disabled From Burn Pit Exposure In Afghanistan, Dedicated Her Life To Service And Worked For The Buffalo VA To Help Her Fellow Veterans, But Like Thousands Of Others Found Out She Was Callously Fired Without Warning This Past Week – Now She Is... Read More

Without Congressional Action, The WTCHP Will Have To Start Turning Away First Responders And Survivors, Cut Back Access To Care For Existing Enrollees By 2028 Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Dan Goldman (D-NY) joined advocates and survivors to introduce the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025. Representative Tom Kean (R-NJ) is also an... Read More

Last Week, Staff At Buffalo’s NLRB Office Found Out The Trump Admin & ‘DOGE’ Had Listed The Termination Of Their Office Causing Chaos; Staff Who Were Previously Told They Must Vacate Now Don’t Know What The Future Of The Office Is Or Where It Will Be Buffalo’s NLRB Covers All Of Upstate NY And Its Presence Locally Has Been Essential To Protecting Workers & Unions; Senator Says NLRB Staff Can’t Be Kept In The Dark And We Need Answers And Assurances This Office Will Be Kept In... Read More

New York, N.Y. – Following his all-out push to protect 9/11 health research and the workers rashly fired from the World Trade Center Health Program, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after DOGE, the CDC & the Trump Administration heeded his calls to restore the cuts and rehire the workers they fired, who provide critical care to 9/11 survivors and first responders: “Donald Trump and Elon Musk tried to cripple the 9/11 health fund and all they... Read More

BAE Systems Commits To The Creation Of More Than 130 New Good-Paying Jobs At Village Of Endicott Location Continued New York State Investments Support The Southern Tier Region’s Comprehensive Strategy To Revitalize Communities And Grow the Economy By Focusing On Clean Energy Solutions Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Charles Schumer today announced that BAE Systems is investing $65 million to expand operations in the Village of Endicott, Broome County. The company will add a total of 150,000... Read More

Last Week Trump Admin Announced CDC-Wide Layoffs, Impacting Over 20% Of World Trade Center Health Program Staff Advocates Say Along With Recent Buyouts, On Top Of Other Cuts To 9/11 Funding Like $$ For FDNY To Provide Treatment To Members In Letter To New HHS Secretary RFK, Senators Say Referring To Funding For Our 9/11 Heroes As Government Waste Is Outrageous And Call To Immediately Reverse Firings & Cuts Which Will Lead To Delayed Treatment & Care For Our First Responders Schumer,... Read More

Schumer Called United CEO Urging Airline To Offer Additional Denver Flight To Boost Syracuse Airport, Central NY’s Flourishing Tech Ecosystem, And Upstate NY’s One-Of-A-Kind Tourism & Recreation Industry United’s Syracuse-To-Denver Flight Is Fully Booked Almost Every Day And New Daily Flight For Peak Travel Season Will Improve Access To Key West Coast And International Markets Schumer: New Summer Flight To Denver Will Help Central NY Soar To New Heights! U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement on the 40th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division’s reactivation at Fort Drum in the North Country and the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Battle of Riva Ridge in which the 10th Mountain Division seized German positions on Riva Ridge, paving the way for Italy’s liberation during World War II: “Fort Drum is woven into the very fabric of the North Country, and today marks the 40th anniversary of the 10th... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Following the tragic fire on Main Street in Binghamton last night, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer released the following statement: "I am devastated by the heartbreaking news of the brave Binghamton firefighter who lost his life last night in the line of duty while fighting a fire on Main Street in Binghamton late last night. My deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and community dealing with this traffic loss. May God bless those injured and the entire Binghamton... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement about the sixteenth anniversary of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 plane crash in Western New York: “Today marks sixteen years since the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash in Western New York in which 50 people tragically died. For years after, I was proud to work with the families, who turned their grief into action and united to successfully push for new regulations and legislation that has made air travel safer.... Read More

Castle Point VA’s Acute Inpatient Care Unit Abruptly Closed Medical Unit Temporarily For Veterans Suffering From Substance Use Disorder This Month, Prompting Concern And Outrage From Vets Across The Hudson Valley Schumer Said Center Failed to Adequately Publicize Closing And Alternative Treatment Options For Vets And Must Promptly Re-Open With Adequate Staffing Senator Says We Cannot Risk Leaving Our Hudson Valley Vets Without Proper Access To The Care They Need And Is Demanding The VA Take... Read More

Community Health Centers Across U.S. Are Facing Unexplained Payment Portal Shutdowns, In Other States Forcing Closures & Halting Treatment In Other States – And Healthcare Leaders Fear NY Could Be Next  Schumer Says NY-ers Need Answers, CHCs Cannot Operate On Uncertainty; And With CHC Funding Cliff Next Month If Congress Doesn’t Act 2.4+ Million NY-er’s Could Be Left High And Dry On Healthcare Schumer: We Can’t Let Funding Freeze Chaos & Confusion Turn Into A Catastrophe For NY’s... Read More

Community Health Centers Across U.S. Are Facing Unexplained Payment Portal Shutdowns, In Other States Forcing Closures & Halting Treatment – And Healthcare Leaders Fear NY Could Be Next  Schumer Says NY-ers Need Answers, CHCs Cannot Operate On Uncertainty; And With CHC Funding Cliff Next Month If Congress Doesn’t Act 2.4+ Million NY-er’s Could Be Left High And Dry On Healthcare Schumer: We Can’t Let Funding Freeze Chaos & Confusion Turn Into A Catastrophe For NY’s Community Health... Read More

This Morning The Medicaid Portal And All U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services Websites Were Inoperable, Affecting Payments For Approximately 7 Million New Yorkers & Blocking New Yorkers From Receiving Reimbursements For Health Care Expenses Today’s Shutdown Marks Second Time In Two Weeks NY Has Been Locked Out Of Payments With No Explanation; Following Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Freeze, Schumer Says Enough Is Enough And NY-ers Deserve Answers On What Is Happening With Their... Read More

Last Week Amid Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze The Head Start Online Payment System Shut Down Across The Country, Despite The Admin Saying It Was Exempt From The Freeze And Has Provided No Explanation Why This Occurred Now A Week Later, Head Start Providers In NY And Across America Have Been Missing Payments They Rely On From Feds, Forcing Some Upstate Childcare Providers To Even Layoff Staff And Temporarily Shut Down Services Impacting Hundreds Of Families; Schumer Says This Cannot Continue And... Read More