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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that Auburn Community Hospital will receive $2 million in the just announced end-of-year spending packaged to purchase essential medical equipment for cancer diagnostics and boost the expansion of the hospital as it breaks ground on its new state-of-the-art cancer center. “Auburn Community Hospital will soon have a modern, state-of-the art cancer treatment center, and now thanks to funding we... Read More

Schumer’s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred Thousands Of Jobs In Upstate NY- And Now He’s Secured First Major Down Payment Bringing Unprecedented New Investment For STEM Job Training, Strengthening Manufacturing, And Creating Regional Tech And Innovation Hubs Competition New Funds Will Help Prepare New York Workers For Semiconductor & Other Tech And Manufacturing Careers, Revitalize Economically Distressed Areas, Attract New Businesses, And Supercharge... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Just Helped Bridge The Gap For Critical Bridge Replacement In Niagara County U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that Niagara County received $959,304 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program to replace the structurally deteriorating Hartland Road Bridge over Golden Hill Creek. Schumer said that this major federal boost... Read More

Earlier This Year Buffalo’s Treasured WWII Naval Museum Ship Started Sinking After A Serious Hull Breach; Schumer Immediately Came To Buffalo And Began Working To Develop An All Hands On Deck Approach To Save WNY Landmark, Which Honors The Five Sullivan Brothers Who All Died While Serving Together During WWII Senator Promised He’d Secure Robust Funding To Give Financial Lifeboat The USS The Sullivans Needed To Assist with Critical Repairs – Now, Just In Time For Christmas... Read More

Senators Fiercely Advocated For Funding To Be Included In Omnibus Spending Package To Ensure Fort Drum Achieves Peak Mission Readiness Schumer, Gillibrand: Investing In Fort Drum Is Investing In Future Of The North Country & Our National Defense  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that following their staunch advocacy for the soldiers and families of Fort Drum, the senators have secured nearly $10 million for two major Fort... Read More

Schumer Says Funding Will Breathe New Life Into The Old Centennial Hose Municipal Fire Station By Establishing A State-Of-The-Art Culinary Incubator For Local Businesses New Food Industry Hub Will Establish A Space For Entrepreneurs To Grow Their Businesses, Create New Jobs, And Foster New Workforce Partnerships With Hospitality Industry  Schumer: Fed Investment Will Help Cook Up Jobs And New Business Opportunities In The Hudson Valley!    U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.... Read More

During Schumer’s 1998 Senate Election, He Vowed To Visit Every Single New York County Each Year— Now After Re-Election To A Historic 5th Term And Becoming Majority Leader, The Tradition Continues This Year – As He Led One Of The Most Productive Senates In Decades, Schumer Delivers One Of The Largest Economic Development Project in U.S. History To Upstate NY, Creating Thousands of New Good Paying Jobs, And Secures Billions For Infrastructure, Lowers Prescription Drug Costs, And... Read More

With Upstate NY Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Thanks To Schumer’s Historic CHIPS And Science Law, Feds Just Delivered A New Protection To Limit Chinese Growth In The Semiconductor Industry And Help Ensure More Microchips Are Made In Places Like Upstate NY, Not China For Months, Schumer Highlighted How China’s YMTC Posed An Immediate Threat To Our National Security; Now They Are Added To Ban List Along With Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed... Read More

For The First Time Scientists- Supported By UR’s Laser Lab- Have Produced A Fusion Reaction That Creates A Net Energy Gain — A Major Milestone In The Quest To Create Zero-Carbon Power Through Nuclear Fusion And Fight Climate Change; The Laser Shot Which Resulted In Ignition Was Developed With Rochester Trained LLE Scientists In 2018 UR’s Laser Lab Was At Risk Of Closing, But Schumer Fought Non-Stop To Increase Federal Support To Keep The Lab Open- Now Thanks To Schumer’s... Read More

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to congratulate the Syracuse men’s soccer team for winning the NCAA College Cup national championship. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here: Before I begin, I just want to extend a massive – massive -congratulations to the Syracuse Orange men’s soccer team for winning the NCAA College Cup national championship last night... Read More

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Reached Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid According To The CDC, Last Month Nearly 6/7 Pediatric Emergency Patients in Watertown’s Samaritan Medical Center Had RSV RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly –  Just Last Week, Canton Central School Had Nearly 15% Of Students Out With Mostly Respiratory Viruses – In This Season Alone, St. Lawrence Health System Has... Read More

With Metro-North Ridership Reaching Post-Pandemic Highs–4.8 Million Last Month–Schumer Says Feds Need To Step Up To Boost Rail Safety For Commuters and Drivers After Horrific 2015 Valhalla Train Crash That Killed Six People, Schumer Pushed For Major Train Safety Increases–Now He Wants Feds To Get All Aboard To Help Improve Life-Saving Measures For Train Crossings Critical To Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester And Hudson Valley Residents Schumer: Feds Must Fast Track Hudson Valley... Read More

With Upstate NY Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Thanks To Schumer’s Historic CHIPS And Science Law, Senator Delivers New Amendment In Defense Bill To Ensure More Semiconductors Used By The Feds Are Made In The USA Senator Says Chips Made By Companies With Ties To The Chinese Communist Party Pose Grave Threats To National And Economic Security; Schumer’s New Legislation Will Help Protect From Cyberattacks And Reduce U.S. Dependence On China  Schumer: It Is... Read More

Cadenza Is Considering Ulster For Its New ‘SuperCell’ Manufacturing Facility; Schumer Says Former IBM & TechCity Site, Now Called iPark87, That He Fought Hard To Get Cleaned Up, Is Primed To Make Cadenza An Anchor Tenant With Substantial Investment At New Site  Schumer Delivered Clean-Energy Investments From The Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure & Jobs Bill That Have Already Sparked Companies like Zinc8 To Consider Coming To Ulster – Now Schumer Doubles... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4.5 million from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) to restore the shoreline of Buffalo’s Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park. Schumer and Gillibrand said this funding through the NCRF was made possible thanks to the historic increases they secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law. The senators said this project will help ensure the long term stability of the... Read More

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Been Reaching Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid According To The CDC, At Strong Memorial Hospital, RSV Cases Have Tripled From This Time Last Year, 30% of Finger Lakes Health Urgent Care Patients Have RSV  RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly- 70% Of Hospitalized in Monroe County Are Aged 0-4 and Tragically Three Monroe Residents Have Died This Year Alone  Senator Says... Read More

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV), Has Been Reaching Unprecedented Levels In Hospitals Nationwide At Nearly 7x The Weekly Rate Pre-Covid According To The CDC, Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital Has Seen Over Double the RSV Already Compared To Last Year’s Entire Season RSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly – A Record-breaking 1,000 RSV Cases While Serious Flu Cases Also Doubled At Oshei Children’s Hospital  Senator Says Feds Need A... Read More

Cortland County’s Mental Health Department Services Thousands Of Rural Residents Every Year In Vital Mental Health, Therapy, And Behavioral Health Care- But It’s Current Aging Facility Lacks Basic Necessities Like Broadband, Disability Accessibility, And Cannot Meet The Modern Needs Of Its Patients  Schumer Already Helped Secure Millions In Fed $$ To Improve Mental Health Services In Cortland – But Millions In Key Funding Remains In Limbo For Cortland As Congress Debates... Read More

Schumer Personally Recommended Nardacci For Nomination To The Northern District Federal Bench – The 3rd Woman He Has Recommended To NDNY Schumer Has Singlehandedly Increased Women On Northern District From 0% To 60% Making It A Majority Female Bench Among Active Judges Schumer: Nardacci Will Bring Profound Expertise, Honor, & History To The Capital Region Bench Following his personal recommendation to President Biden, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.... Read More

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Status Provides Rural Hospitals Enhanced Reimbursement Rates To Keep Healthcare Services In Underserved Communities Like Those In The North Country, Finger Lakes & Other Upstate Communities; BUT A Rules Change Risked Arbitrarily Making Many Rural Upstate Hospitals Ineligible Putting Healthcare Providers At Risk Schumer Immediately Began Leading The Charge To Protect Rural Upstate Hospitals, Writing Multiple Letters, Calling HHS Sec Personally To Fight The... Read More