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Schumer-Led Inflation Reduction Act Secured Resources To Develop Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Created FAA’s Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition (FAST) Grant Program, Which Will Energize Malta-Based Wright Electric To Develop Cutting-Edge Batteries For Electric Airplanes Schumer, Tonko: New Fed $$ Will Spark Innovation And Help Cutting-Edge Research At Wright Electric In Malta Take Flight! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko today applauded Wright... Read More

Schumer Helped Create AFG & SAFER Programs, Which Help Train, Equip & Staff Fire Departments Across Upstate NY; Schumer Pushed To Re-Authorize Programs Earlier This Year To Support First Responders Schumer, Gillibrand: Fed $$ From AFG & SAFER Is Preparing Upstate Firefighters To Take On Any Emergency Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $6,451,148.56 in federal funding for fire departments across New York State. The... Read More

Schumer Says Announcement Will Help 660,000+ New Yorkers Who Take The Ten Drugs For Diabetes, Cancer, Heart Disease, And More – Nationwide This Is Expected To Save Seniors Nearly $1.5 Billion In Out Of Pocket Costs In First Year, And Will Save Taxpayers $6 Billion Announcement Is Next Step In Schumer’s Inflation Reduction Act’s Efforts To Lower Prescription Drug Costs Which Has Already Put A Cap On Total Out-Of-Pocket Drug Costs; $35 Insulin Cap For Medicare, Free Vaccines & Penalties On... Read More

Funding Will Upgrade Aging Airport Infrastructure, Enhance Safety Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced $1,677,180 in federal funding for the Niagara Falls International Airport to invest in the airport’s airfield lighting and signage, and $136,047 for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport to support the renovation of its primary runway. “This $1.8+ million in federal funding will help Niagara... Read More

Announcement Includes Fed $$ From FAA’s Airport Infrastructure Grant Program, Which Schumer Fought Hard To Create In Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Law - Funding Will Support Projects To Create New & Improved Terminals, Taxiways, Signage & More At Airports Across Upstate NY Senators: Thanks To Fed $$ We Are Seeing Much-Needed Airport Improvements Take Off Across Upstate NY! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced... Read More

Schumer: Fed $$ Will Help Much Needed Upgrades Take Off At Stewart International Airport In Orange County U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Pat Ryan announced $24,236,158 in federal funding for Orange County’s Stewart International Airport. This critical federal funding will allow Stewart to repair cracks in the runway pavement, which is important for preventing deterioration and maintaining safety . “This $24+ million federal grant... Read More

Schumer Worked Tirelessly To Secure Federal COVID Relief For Hard-Hit Hospitals And Healthcare Systems Like Bassett In The Southern Tier & Mohawk Valley To Keep Communities Safe During Pandemic Schumer-Authored Provision Delivers Major Relief After Hospitals Incurred Significant Costs Providing Vital Patient Services Schumer: We Must Help Bassett Recover & Build Back Stronger! Standing at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed that... Read More

Schumer Says Road Injuries & Fatalities In Rochester Are At Alarming Levels; City Has Among The Highest Rate Of Fatalities Per Crash Of Any Midsize City In NY & Saw A Record-High 15 Traffic-Related Deaths In 2023 Standing With Safety Advocates And Recent Traffic Accident Victims, Including An Intern In His Office Who Was Recently Struck By A Car While Biking To Work, Schumer Will Say Enough Is Enough And Detail Plan For New Rochester Road Safety Initiative Schumer: It Is Time We Put... Read More

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