{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where chamber = \"Senate\", state = \"NY\" and year = 2022 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-1000000-for-akwesasne-boys-and-girls-club-to-support-mohawk-youth", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1,000,000 FOR AKWESASNE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TO SUPPORT MOHAWK YOUTH", "2022-12-28", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are announcing that they secured $1,000,000 for the Boys & Girls Club in Akwesasne for children of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in the FY2023 spending bill. The Boys & Girls Club of America provides safe community gathering centers nationwide and empowers young students with educational programs designed to help them succeed in school. The federal dollars Gillibrand and Schumer fought for will help construct a new \u201cGreat Futures Start Here\u201d Clubhouse in Akwesasne to serve this purpose for Mohawk youth. The new Clubhouse will enable the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club to continue offering its vital afterschool, summer, athletic, and meal programs in a safe, modern, and accessible space.\n\n\u201cInvesting in the youth of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is investing in the future of the North Country, and I am proud to deliver this $1 million in funding to boost the community, its families, and most importantly the children of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThese funds will help finally begin construction of the community gathering space the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club has long deserved for afterschool and other essential youth programs. I will always fight to deliver meaningful, community driven investments to uplift the future of our children in Upstate New York.\u201d\n\n\u201cFostering a sense of community and support is vital to helping our youth get off on the right foot. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America has a proven track record of doing just that and preparing young people across New York State to achieve their full potential,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThis $1,000,000 will kick-start the building of a safe and modern community center for Mohawk youth and provide them with the indispensable opportunities they deserve. The children of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe are essential to the fabric of our state and I am thrilled to announce this important investment in their education and in their future.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-more-than-7-million-for-clarkson-university-to-strengthen-health-care-workforce-resilience-and-green-energy-infrastructure-in-the-north-country", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $7 MILLION FOR CLARKSON UNIVERSITY TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE RESILIENCE AND GREEN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY", "2022-12-27", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that they secured $7,030,000 for Clarkson University in the end-of-year spending package. More than $6 million of this significant federal investment will help the Potsdam campus expand programs and educational opportunities to train the next generation of health care professionals. Additionally, the senators secured nearly $900,000 for Clarkson University\u2019s Green Energy on Demand rapid transit research and development project.\n\n\u201cThis $7-plus million for Clarkson University is just what the doctor ordered to bolster healthcare in the North Country. As communities continue to recover from the pandemic, these federal dollars will help Clarkson expand its Health Sciences campus and train more local residents to enter good paying healthcare careers, bolstering the regions medical workforce, while strengthening other critical areas of research in green energy,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis funding means good paying jobs, innovation, and a healthier North Country. I am proud to deliver this $7 million shot in the arm to help train the next generation of healthcare workers and build a better future here in the North Country.\u201d\n\n\u201cNorth Country hospitals and frontline health care workers worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our patients safe, and now we must repay their heroic efforts by supporting the next generation of health care workers,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cAs we continue to recover from the pandemic, these federal dollars will help build up our health care workforce and create a pipeline for public health jobs right here in the North Country. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so proud to have helped secure $7 million for Clarkson University \u2013 this federal funding will strengthen the resiliency of both our green energy and public health infrastructure, and give students the support they need to have a robust career as a health and medical provider.\u201d\n\n\u201cSenate Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand are true champions for education and research that matters in the health professions,\u201d said Clarkson University President Marc P. Christensen, Ph.D., P.E.. \u201cClarkson and our Lewis School of Health Sciences are national leaders in the education of health professionals who can meet rural and distance-challenged healthcare needs. The support from the New York delegation for the renovation and expansion of our facilities will advance the career-readiness of these health professionals, improving healthcare outcomes for the North Country and other rural communities, as well as accelerate critical biotechnology and pharmaceutical research and innovation.\u201d\n\n$6,155,000 to Clarkson University for their Health Professions Training & Research Facilities Renovations and Expansion Project. This project will allow for the expansion and upgrade of Clarkson University's Lewis School of Health Sciences/Collins Hill Campus, which will produce additional health and medical providers that will significantly improve the struggling health care infrastructure in the North Country.\n\n$875,000 to Clarkson University for their Green Energy On Demand Rapid Transit R&D Project. This project will allow for research and exploration of the potential to advance on-demand transit using green energy to the next level by taking stronger, lighter, more modular rail cars and independently moving them on an elevated rail line with extreme efficiency and safety.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-urge-president-biden-to-swiftly-approve-emergency-declaration-for-western-new-york-and-upstate-communities-impacted-by-deadly-holiday-weekend-blizzard", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SWIFTLY APPROVE EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR WESTERN NEW YORK AND UPSTATE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY DEADLY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BLIZZARD", "2022-12-26", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Senators Say Emergency Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Impacted Counties Still Recovering From Double Blow Of Back To Back Winter Storms After The Record Breaking \u201cSnowvember\u201d Storm\n\nDeadly Blizzard Buried Buffalo And Upstate Communities In Nearly 4 Feet Of Snow, With More Still Coming, And Brutal Mix Of Frigid Temperatures And High Winds \u2013 Creating Impossible Road Conditions And Tragically Resulting In Over 20 New Yorkers Losing Their Lives\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand: Feds Must Provide Resources To Western NY And Upstate Communities To Begin To Recover\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged President Biden to approve the Emergency declaration for New York communities impacted by the deadly holiday weekend blizzard still raging across Western New York and other communities across Upstate.\n\n\u201cThe holiday weekend blizzard is still raging through Buffalo and communities across New York, causing severe damage to infrastructure, power outages, and tragically the loss of life of life for at least 27 New Yorkers. This once in a generation blizzard has already brought nearly four feet of snow, hurricane force winds, and many are still without power,\u201d said the senators. \u201cWe are asking FEMA to promptly approve the Emergency declaration and urgently needed federal assistance for state and local governments. We need to get Western New York and other communities severely impacted by this deadly storm the resources they need to rebuild and recover.\u201d\n\nNew York State declared a State of Emergency for the entire State of New York in advance of a significant winter weather system forecast. Throughout the storm, tens of thousands were left without power over the holiday weekend in Western New York and across Upstate. The storm hit Buffalo especially hard with nearly 4 feet of snow and hurricane-force winds that reached 70 miles per hour causing whiteout conditions that made road conditions nearly impossible and halting emergency response efforts. Massive snowdrifts caused damage to critical energy infrastructure, leaving over 17,000 residents, mostly in the City of Buffalo, still without power. Tragically, there have been at least 27 reported deaths related to the storm in Upstate and Western New York, including one carbon monoxide fatality due to snowed in furnace vents.\n\nIf an Emergency declaration is declared, grant assistance would be made available to state and local governments, as well as certain non-profit organizations, to reimburse costs incurred for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities. This funding is available on a cost-sharing basis; FEMA generally covers 75 percent of the eligible costs for permanent and emergency work. After any severe storm, the first step in the declaration process is for the state to request a Preliminary Damage Assessment, during which FEMA representatives join state, local, and other officials to survey damage across storm-impacted counties to help determine whether the cost of the disaster meets the criteria for a federal Major Disaster declaration. While that assessment is underway, New York State has just submitted an application for an Emergency declaration, which allows the State to seek reimbursement for emergency protective measures \u2013 like getting medical help to those in dire need. Schumer and Gillibrand urged FEMA to be prepared to support this Emergency declaration request, as well as any future Major Disaster declaration request, that will provide aid for New York State.\n\nThe Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorizes the president to issue \u201cMajor Disaster\u201d or \u201cEmergency\u201d declarations before or after catastrophes occur. The decision to issue a disaster declaration is at the discretion of the president, and must be requested by the governor of the state. These declarations unlock federal aid through FEMA that is broken into two broad areas: Individual Assistance (IA) that aids families and individuals, and Public Assistance (PA) that is mainly for emergency work such as debris removal and permanent repairs to infrastructure. When assessing the degree of PA damage, FEMA considers six factors: estimated cost of the assistance, localized impact, insurance coverage, hazard mitigation, recent disaster, and programs of other federal assistance. Regarding the cost, FEMA has certain thresholds that have to be met to qualify for PA specific to the state and the counties in question.\n\nA copy of Schumer and Gillibrand\u2019s letter appears below:\n\nDear President Biden,\n\nWe write to respectfully urge your swift consideration and authorization of Governor Hochul\u2019s request for an Emergency declaration for the State of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Elliott on Buffalo, Western New York, and across Upstate New York, following up on our two letters of support to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) ahead of the worst of the storm. Such a declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (PL 100-707) would unlock crucial FEMA resources and assets that will aid the State, first responder, and community efforts to protect human life, property, and infrastructure.\n\nSince December 22 and over the holiday weekend, New Yorkers across the state have endured severe high winds gusting over 70 miles per hour, record levels of snowfall, and extreme cold \u2013 especially in the Buffalo metropolitan area, Western New York, and the North Country. More than 17,000 of our constituents remain without power as of noon on December 26, and nearly 27,000 were without electricity in Erie County on Christmas morning. The snow and winds led to whiteout conditions, blinding drivers and causing accidents, which have resulted in arterial roadways blocked by trapped vehicles. First responders and emergency workers are continue to face a myriad of challenges, including these blocked roads, as well as ongoing whiteout conditions, and severely damaged to infrastructure. Tragically, as of December 26, there have been at least 27 reported deaths related to the storm in New York. With snow continuing to fall, and intense cold lingering in the region, New Yorkers need federal help now.\n\nNew York State government and local first responders have fully committed their manpower and resources in response to Winter Storm Elliot, and we commend them for their bravery and heroic effort ensure public safety and save lives, many working continuously over the holiday weekend. However, because of white out conditions and the danger to our first responders some municipalities suspended emergency response efforts. For all of these reasons, Governor Hochul has requested a federal Emergency declaration for the areas of our state most deeply affected by this storm.\n\nAs families across New York wake up from the holiday weekend and look towards to beginning of the New Year, our first responders, search and rescue personnel, law enforcement, and state government employees will continue to work around the clock. We are grateful for the prompt attention that the federal government has historically give in responding to disasters impacting New York State. In that spirit, we strongly urge you to approve New York\u2019s request for FEMA assistance as affected communities begin their recovery from this storm.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-5-billion-included-in-government-funding-bill-for-the-honoring-our-pact-act-which-extends-va-care-to-afghanistan-and-iraq-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-and-other-toxins-these-funds-will-deliver-desperately-needed-medical-coverage-for-tens-of-thousands-exposed-ny-vets-", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $5 BILLION INCLUDED IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL FOR THE HONORING OUR PACT ACT, WHICH EXTENDS VA CARE TO AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ VETERANS EXPOSED TO BURN PITS & OTHER TOXINS; THESE FUNDS...", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Led PACT Act To Passage After Years Of Fighting Alongside NY Vets To Extend VA Care; Veterans Have Struggled To Receive Coverage & Had Claims Repeatedly Denied For Long-Term Health Effects\u2014From Cancers To Respiratory Illnesses\u2014Caused By Toxins In Burn Pit Smoke; Funding Also Helps Vietnam Vets Exposed to Agent Orange\n\nCritical Funding For \u201cHonoring Our PACT Act\u201d Will Ensure Vets Exposed To Environmental Hazards Get The Health Care Benefits They Desperately Deserve\n\nSchumer: Every Breath Our Veterans Take Is A Reminder Of Their Sacrifice; Our Vets Will Receive The Full Benefits They Deserve With The Help Of These Funds\n\nAfter months of tireless advocacy, and an all-out push standing with veterans across New York State from Rochester to Long Island to Central New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced $5 billion has been included in the government funding bill for the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Honoring Our PACT Act).\n\nSpecifically, the bill allocates $5 billion for the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund, which provides funding for the Honoring Our PACT Act. The PACT Act extends health coverage for veterans who were exposed to burn pit smoke and other environmental hazards that caused cancers and other illnesses during their service. Earlier this year, Schumer led the PACT Act to Senate passage after years of relentless fighting to extend healthcare coverage to tens of thousands of vets across New York to get the medical treatment they deserve.\n\n\u201cI am proud to have led the Honoring Our Pact Act to passage and to deliver this funding to extend critical care to our nation\u2019s veterans,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cTens of thousands of New York veterans, and over three and a half million vets across America, have been exposed to toxins from burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan in the line of duty, and for too long, bureaucratic rules denied them treatment for cancers, respiratory diseases, and countless other illnesses incurred while fighting for our freedom. Every breath our veterans take is a reminder of their sacrifice for our country. Funding this long overdue legislation keeps our nation\u2019s promise of taking care of our veterans and providing them the full health benefits they deserve after they put their lives and health on the line to protect our freedoms.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the Honoring Our PACT Act expands health care access for veterans affected by exposure to harmful substances, toxins, and other environmental hazards, including from burn pits, which put service members in Iraq and Afghanistan in proximity of airborne hazards with the open-air combustion of trash and other waste like chemicals and munitions. Toxins in burn pit smoke have been shown to potentially have long-term effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, gastrointestinal tract, and internal organs, and veterans often faced a complicated disability benefit claims process at the VA to get access to the health care they needed. Schumer said this funding and legislation will help extend VA health care to the tens of thousands of toxic-exposed veterans in New York, and 3.5 million veterans nationally exposed to toxic substances during their service even if they do not have a service-connected disability.\n\nSchumer has a long history of fighting to expand healthcare coverage for veterans and fighting to deliver the treatment they deserve. In 2020, Schumer stood with Upstate New York Vietnam War veterans across the state to demand the inclusion of additional diseases to the Agent Orange presumptive conditions list. After a full court press that he launched in Upstate New York, Schumer was successfully able to secure the expansion of the list to include bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism for diseases associated with \u2018Agent Orange\u2019 exposure in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\nThe Honoring Our Pact Act expands on Schumer\u2019s previous advocacy for Agent Orange exposure by further adding hypertension to the list of presumptive conditions. In addition, the bill also provides new or increased disability benefits to thousands of veterans by designating 23 respiratory illnesses and cancers as likely linked to toxic exposures related to military burn pits.\n\nDetails of the Honoring Our PACT Act, which was funded in the just-passed government funding bill can be found below:\n\nProvide Priority Group 6 health care for over 3.5 million toxic-exposed veterans\n\nProvide extension of combat eligibility for health care from 5 to 10 years with a one-year open enrollment period for those veterans who missed their window.\n\nStreamline VA\u2019s review process for establishing toxic exposure presumptions\n\nConcede exposure to airborne hazards/burn pits based on locations & dates of service\n\nRequire medical exams/opinions for certain veterans with toxic exposure disability claims\n\nAdd hypertension and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance to the list of presumptions for Agent Orange exposure\n\nEstablish a presumption of service connection for 23 respiratory illnesses and cancers related to burn pits/airborne hazards exposure\n\nCreate a presumption of exposure to radiation for veterans who participated in cleanup activities in Palomares, Spain, and Enewetak Atoll\n\nExpand Agent Orange exposure to veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia\n\nImprove data collection between VA and the Department of Defense\n\nCommission studies related to incidents of cancer among veterans, health trends of Post 9/11 veterans and feasibility of providing healthcare to dependents of veterans\n\nRequire VA to provide standardized training to improve toxic exposure disability claims adjudications\n\nRequire VA to conduct outreach and provide resources to toxic exposed veterans\n\nResources VA with additional workforce and facilities investments to deliver these historic benefits to veterans across the country\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-44-million-in-bipartisan-spending-package-for-new-greenwich-wastewater-treatment-plant-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $4.4 MILLION IN BIPARTISAN SPENDING PACKAGE FOR NEW GREENWICH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the Village of Greenwich will receive $4.4 million in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The funding will be used to build a new wastewater treatment plant for the Village of Greenwich. The omnibus is expected to pass Congress and be signed into law this week.\n\nThe Village of Greenwich\u2019s wastewater treatment plant is at the end of its useful life and is in an advanced state of deterioration. Given the fact that the original manufacturer is no longer in business and replacement parts would not be available, any failure of an individual critical component could lead to a complete shutdown of the plant.\n\nThe proposed facility will have an anticipated lifespan of at least 60 years and will have built-in redundancies and room for future expansion.\n\n\u201cFor far too long the Village of Greenwich\u2019s aging wastewater treatment facility has needed serious upgrades, and I am proud to deliver this major $4.4 million federal investment to finally replace and expand the wastewater treatment plant to move this project forward without the burden having to fall on local taxpayers,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI will always to fight tooth and nail to keep our water systems flowing, jobs growing, and New Yorkers safe and healthy.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Village of Greenwich\u2019s existing wastewater treatment facility serves a key role in protecting the environment but it is nearing the end of its useful life,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI am proud to have helped secure this $4.4 million in funding, which will enable Greenwich to build a new, modern wastewater treatment plant that will ensure our state\u2019s waterways remain clean now and into the future.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-nearly-11-million-for-syracuse-in-federal-bipartisan-funding-package-includes-25m-to-bolster-syr-airport-security-operations_to-fight-food-insecurity-and-boost-health-care-across-cny-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $11 MILLION FOR SYRACUSE IN FEDERAL BIPARTISAN FUNDING PACKAGE; INCLUDES $2.5M TO BOLSTER SYR AIRPORT SECURITY OPERATIONS, $$$ TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY AND BOOST...", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are announcing that several of their priorities for Syracuse, including $2,500,000 in federal funding for security enhancements at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, were successfully passed in the final omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. Together, the senators secured $10.76 million for projects that will directly impact the Syracuse community. Notably, the senators secured $1.1 million to support suicide prevention efforts and $900K to center research, diagnostic expertise, clinical specialists, and medical education resources for Lyme and tick-borne disease at SUNY Upstate Medical University.\n\n\u201cFrom increasing public safety to expanding SUNY Upstate\u2019s mental health services to boosting the Food Bank of Central New York, these projects will address some of the most critical infrastructure, public health, and community needs across the greater Syracuse area,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis funding means good-paying jobs, better healthcare, clean drinking water, revitalizing our neighborhoods, and so much more. I am proud to deliver this major investment of nearly $11 million in Central New York\u2019s future.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud that I was able to secure nearly $11 million in this year\u2019s funding package to invest in the future of Syracuse,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI will remain vigilant in the Senate fighting for the resources that will help make transportation seamless, improve public safety and health, and create new jobs in Central New York. It is more important now than ever that we invest in the infrastructure that Syracuse needs to ensure that the city continues to be a fixture for economic growth in Upstate New York.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-35-million-for-twenty-two-hudson-valley-projects-secured-in-the-end-of-year-spending-bill-including-increasing-access-to-lifesaving-cancer-treatment-in-rockland-county-connecting-communities-along-the-hudson-river-boosting-crime-prevention-programs-and-kick-starting-infrastructure-projects-across-the-hudson-valley-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $35 MILLION FOR TWENTY-TWO HUDSON VALLEY PROJECTS SECURED IN THE END-OF-YEAR SPENDING BILL; INCLUDING INCREASING ACCESS TO LIFESAVING CANCER TREATMENT IN ROCKLAND...", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that the Hudson Valley will receive $35,694,472 in community project funding from the omnibus end-of-year spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for critical local projects.\n\n\u201cFrom boosting lifesaving cancer treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern to connecting communities along the scenic Hudson River in Westchester and Rockland to boosting public safety in New Rochelle and finally fixing our aging water infrastructure in Middletown, these projects will address some of the most critical infrastructure, public health, and community needs across the Hudson Valley,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis funding means good-paying jobs, gun violence prevention programs, safer streets, a cleaner environment, getting lifesaving healthcare where it\u2019s needed most, and so much more. I am proud to deliver this major over $35 million investment in the Hudson Valley\u2019s future.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a critical investment that will help revitalize the Hudson Valley,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cToday, we are committing to putting millions toward rebuilding our roads and sewers, improving public safety, and expanding health care access. I\u2019m proud to have fought to secure this funding and I\u2019ll work tirelessly to make sure Hudson Valley families, workers, and businesses have what they need to thrive.\u201d\n\nThe successful Community Project Funding requests are as follows:\n\nMUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES (7 Projects, $19,150,472)\n\n$5,000,000 For The Town of Orangetown To Complete Route 9W Safety Improvements At Oak Tree Road: The funding will build a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Oak Tree Road and Route 9W in Palisades, New York, where many accidents occur every year. This project was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$4,000,000 For The Village of Ossining To Construct Its Route 9 Road Diet: The funding will design and construct a road diet to improve safety and balance the Route 9 corridor in the Village of Ossining. Earlier this year, village officials met with Senator Schumer and Congressman Jones\u2019 offices to show them the dangerous intersection leading to this successful funding request. This project was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$3,452,972 For The City of Middletown To Make Critical Water System Improvements: This project will commence phase three of a multi-stage upgrade to the City of Middletown\u2019s water infrastructure. These funds will go towards replacing pipes from 1887 with new infrastructure and builds on the funding that Senator Schumer secured last year to expand reliable water infrastructure for Middletown residents and businesses. This project was in partnership with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.\n\n$2,797,500 For Westchester County And Scenic Hudson To Construct The Route 9-RiverWalk Transit Connector: The funding will connect Route 9 neighborhoods and businesses with the iconic Westchester RiverWalk. This ADA-compliant trail connection will provide bicycle and pedestrian access between Tarrytown Station, a multi-modal transportation hub, and homes, businesses, and jobs. This was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$2,400,000 For The Village of New Square To Make Key Drainage And Flood Mitigation Improvements: The funding will replace storm sewers with larger diameter pipes for increased flow capacity and the ability to provide some attenuation of peak flows by providing increased storage capacity. In New Square, a densely populated urban center, flooding impacts thousands of residents and businesses in a short timeframe, creating significant health and safety hazards, a problem that this project seeks to help address. This project was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$1,500,000 For Water Treatment Facility Improvements In The Village Of Kiryas Joel: This investment will help the village enhance its publicly-owned water treatment facility. Modernized upgrades will help the village to create cleaner and more reliable water for its residents.\n\n$1,000,000 For The Town Of Poughkeepsie\u2019s Hudson Heritage Sewer System Project: Hudson Heritage is a mixed-use development project on the 156-acre site of the former Hudson River Psychiatric Center. This funding will allow the Town of Poughkeepsie to create a waste water system at the site, entirely within a federally-designated Environmental Justice Area.\n\nHEALTHCARE, ARTS AND EDUCATION (12 Projects, $14,869,000)\n\n$2,000,000 For Good Samaritan Hospital To Construct Oncology Surgical Suite: This funding will provide Hudson Valley patients who need cancer surgery a fully-equipped and dedicated surgical oncology room with on-demand service that will offer responsive, timely cancer surgeries and will result in increased patient satisfaction as well as improved health outcomes. This funding follows Senator Schumer\u2019s personal visit to Suffern\u2019s Good Samaritan Hospital in November of 2021.\n\n$2,000,000 For Sun River Health To Build A New Urgent Care Center In Beacon: This project will renovate the Beacon Health Center in Dutchess County to significantly expand access and capacity, raise visibility, and contribute to community revitalization in downtown Beacon. The new Urgent Care Center will provide walk-in access to a full complement of primary care services, as well as radiology and labs, through expanded hours of service, including weekends, with easy linkage to a medical home for ongoing primary, preventive, behavioral and oral health care. This project was in partnership with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.\n\n$1,975,000 For Montefiore Nyack Hospital To Upgrade Critical Electrical Infrastructure: Montefiore Nyack will purchase and install two new emergency generators allowing for greater capacity for critical equipment not currently on emergency power. This includes much of the hospital cooling in patient care areas. The plan will also develop campus wide emergency power generation capacities to allow for sustained operation in the event of prolonged power failure. This funding follows multiple meetings and months of work between Senator Schumer\u2019s team and Montefiore Nyack.\n\n$1,900,000 For New York Medical College To Implement Its Equity And Compassion In Medical Education Project: This project will expand a highly specialized healthcare training facility to provide students and residents with patient encounters specifically engineered to teach and test their ability to recognize patients\u2019 issues that go deeper than the health problems they report. The project will train healthcare professionals in Westchester and Rockland to better serve diverse populations, not only with standard practices, but also systemic issues of food insecurity, sustainability, substandard housing, and resilience during community-wide emergencies This project was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$1,600,000 For Storm King To Complete Its Entrance and Conservation Facility Renovation Project: This project will complete the renovation of the entrance and welcome facilities to the park along with the facility used for the conservation of art projects. This project will help sustain tourism and economic development in Orange County and the surrounding towns. This project was in partnership with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.\n\n$1,300,000 For Jawonio To Construct A State-Of-The-Art Behavioral Health Center: This funding will build out a new space in Rockland County for the Jawonio Behavioral Health Center where people with a mental health diagnosis and the dually diagnosed can receive holistic mental health services, achieve their recovery goals, and actively participate in their community. The program is unique as it provides integrated psychiatric rehabilitation and clinical services that promote treatment through a recovery-oriented lens. This was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$1,000,000 For Good Samaritan Hospital To Construct Modernized Cancer Screening Endoscopy: The funding will be used to establish a modernized Cancer Screening Endoscopy suite to facilitate preventative screenings aimed at detecting cancerous growths during early treatable stages that are commonly without external symptoms. . This funding follows Senator Schumer\u2019s personal visit to Suffern\u2019s Good Samaritan Hospital in November of 2021. This was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$1,000,000 For St. John\u2019s Riverside Hospital To Upgrade Its Emergency Department:This funding will renovate and expand the Emergency Department space at St. John\u2019s Riverside Hospital to add additional patient care space and workstations to the currently overcrowded location. This hospital primarily serves Medicaid and Medicare recipients, and the renovations will help create a safer and more effective healthcare delivery setting. This funding builds on Schumer\u2019s successful 2021 CDS request which revamped the hospital\u2019s maternity unit. This project was in partnership with Congressman Jamaal Bowman.\n\n$825,000 For New York Medical College To Launch The Women's Institute for Science Entrepreneurship (WISE): This transformative program will support female undergraduates pursuing STEM education to cultivate new scientific concepts and launch new businesses. WISE creates a multidisciplinary entrepreneurship educational opportunity for students and launches careers for alumni who will make significant differences to their communities and around the world.\n\n$537,000 For Access: Supports for Living For A Renovation & Training Facility: This will fund the renovation of the Access: Supports for Living\u2019s headquarters, creating functional, efficient space, including shared workspace used by staff working in program administration. This will allow one of Orange County\u2019s largest employers to eliminate other costly, inefficient space, and redeploy those funds into serving the community. Senator Schumer worked closely with Access to secure this funding and was honored with their Vision of Hope award last year for his efforts.\n\n$500,000 For The Westchester Residential Opportunities Aging-In-Place Home Repair Program: This funding will launch an Aging-in-Place Home Repair program, which will support aging-in-place repairs, energy efficiency, and healthy living for Westchester County\u2019s seniors. This was in partnership with Congressman Mondaire Jones.\n\n$250,000 For Riverkeeper\u2019s Water Quality Web Portal: This funding will support Riverkeeper in updating and expanding upon this nearly 10-year-old data portal, in order to better serve the public's interest in safe recreation, and inform climate-resilient water quality improvements and equitable access to the joys of outdoor recreation. Riverkeeper's Publicly Accessible Water Quality Web Portal will be a collection of unique scientific data on the presence of E.coli and Enterococcus, two fecal-indicator bacteria, in the Hudson River, New York Harbor, and many tributaries.\n\nPUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (3 Projects, $1,675,000)\n\n$1,125,000 For Justice Innovation Inc. To Implement The New Rochelle Community Youth Violence Intervention Initiative: This funding would be used to prevent youth violence in New Rochelle. Project staff will leverage the services of local social service providers, reengage disconnected youth, support their enrollment and completion of socioemotional, educational, and economic services, and facilitate the improvement of their economic self-sufficiency, thereby improving community violence outcomes. This project was in partnership with Congressman Jamaal Bowman.\n\n$300,000 For The City Of Middletown Police Department To Upgrade Its Police Security and Technology: This project will assist with the acquisition of additional public security cameras and license plate readers, which will help with the investigation of criminal activity. This project will contribute to public safety in Middletown by providing first responders with additional tools to prevent criminal activity. This project was in partnership with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.\n\n$250,000 For The City Of New Rochelle To Make Key Upgrades To Its Youth Bureau:The funding will be used to furnish, outfit, and establish the first-ever youth-based community center in New Rochelle, to be managed by the City of New Rochelle's Department of Parks and Recreation and Youth Bureau. The community center will be located in downtown New Rochelle, where there are thousands of low- and moderate-income children and families living and working within walking distance. This funding follow\u2019s Senator Schumer\u2019s personal meeting with the New Rochelle NAACP earlier this year.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-urge-fema-to-stand-ready-to-quickly-approve-disaster-declaration-for-western-new-york-and-upstate-communities-impacted-by-holiday-weekend-blizzard", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY APPROVE DISASTER DECLARATION FOR WESTERN NEW YORK AND UPSTATE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BLIZZARD", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Senators Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Impacted Counties Still Recovering From Double Blow Of Back To Back Winter Storms After The Record Breaking Snowvember Storm\n\nCurrent Forecasts Predict Brutal Mix Of Frigid Temperatures, Snow, Rain, And High Winds \u2013 Creating Dangerous Conditions, With Meteorologists Already Referring The Event As Potentially A \u201cOnce-In-A-Generation Storm.\u201d\n\nSchumer & Gillibrand To FEMA: Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid for Western NY & Upstate Communities\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve any request from New York State for a major disaster declaration as the potential holiday weekend blizzard begins to touch down in Western NY and communities across Upstate NY. The senators said that current forecasts of snow, extremely high winds, freezing rain, and rapidly dropping temperatures creates potentially very dangerous conditions, especially around such a peak travel time due to the holiday weekend.\n\n\u201cBuffalo, Western NY and communities across New York State are expecting a rapidly intensifying blizzard and dangerous conditions as we enter the holiday weekend and it is absolutely crucial that they have resources they need to recover and weather this storm,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cFEMA needs to stand ready to swiftly approve any forthcoming requests from the state for assistance to help these communities quickly recover and endure the storm.\u201d\n\n\u201cOver the next few days, Western New Yorkers will weather dangerously low temperatures, poor travel conditions, severe storm surges, and heavy wind gusts expected to lead to widespread power outages,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cAhead of this storm of potentially historic proportions, FEMA must be prepared to immediately send any aid requested by the state in order to keep our communities safe through the storm and allow them to recover quickly from any damage.\u201d\n\nNew York State has already declared a State of Emergency for the entire State of New York in advance of a significant winter weather system forecast beginning Thursday evening and continuing through Monday, and the City of Buffalo has also issued a State of Emergency ahead of the storm.\n\nIf a disaster declaration is requested and declared, grant assistance would be made available to state and local governments, as well as certain non-profit organizations, to reimburse costs incurred for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities. This funding is available on a cost-sharing basis; FEMA generally covers 75 percent of the eligible costs for permanent and emergency work. After any severe storm, the first step in the declaration process is for the state to request a Preliminary Damage Assessment, during which FEMA representatives join state, local, and other officials to survey damage across storm-impacted counties to help determine whether the cost of the disaster meets the criteria for a federal disaster declaration. Schumer and Gillibrand urged FEMA to be prepared to support any requests for aid from New York State.\n\nThe Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorizes the president to issue \u201cmajor disaster\u201d or \u201cemergency\u201d declarations before or after catastrophes occur. The decision to issue a disaster declaration is at the discretion of the president, and must be requested by the governor of the state. These declarations unlock federal aid through FEMA that is broken into two broad areas: Individual Assistance (IA) that aids families and individuals, and Public Assistance (PA) that is mainly for emergency work such as debris removal and permanent repairs to infrastructure. When assessing the degree of PA damage, FEMA considers six factors: estimated cost of the assistance, localized impact, insurance coverage, hazard mitigation, recent disaster, and programs of other federal assistance. Regarding the cost, FEMA has certain thresholds that have to be met to qualify for PA specific to the state and the counties in question.\n\nA copy of Schumer and Gillibrand\u2019s letter appears below:\n\nDear Administrator Criswell:\n\nWe write in strong support of communities in New York ahead of what is predicted to be a \u201conce in a generation\u201d storm. We urge the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stand ready, if requested, to work with affected counties and New York State to respond to the impacts of this storm and if the state requests it, to make assistance available through a pre-disaster declaration as expeditiously as possible.\n\nDays ahead of the impact, forecasters are already warning this will be an extremely powerful winter storm. The rain is expected to begin today, Thursday, with winds picking up and rain falling throughout the night. On Friday, the temperature is expected to drop significantly, causing a flash freeze across the soaked ground and possibly taking down tree limbs. The rain will transition to snow as temperatures drop, with winds expected to reduce visibility to almost nothing. Overnight, the forecast predicts the snow will be extremely heavy with wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour. This could down powerlines and place many Western New Yorkers in danger.\n\nSnow and winds are expected to continue through Saturday and Sunday, with relief not anticipated to come until Monday. As of midday on Wednesday, the National Weather Service had already issued a winter storm watch for much of Western New York, including Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties. With so many New Yorkers and visitors planning to travel ahead of the holiday weekend, we urge FEMA to stand ready to approve any pre-disaster declaration request that may come from New York State, and provide any and all assistance available to New Yorkers should the storm impact New York.\n\nWe are grateful for the prompt attention that the federal government has historically give in responding to disaster impacting New York State. In that spirit, we strongly urge you to approve any forthcoming requests for FEMA assistance from New York State as affected communities begin their recovery from these storms.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-over-108-billion-to-launch-first-of-their-kind-initiatives-created-in-chips-and-science-bill-includes-largest_increase-to-national-science-foundation-in-history-and--to-launch-the-first-ever-regional-tech-and-innovation-hub-competition-schumer-pushes-to-get-money-to-upstate-ny", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $10.8 BILLION TO LAUNCH FIRST-OF-THEIR KIND INITIATIVES CREATED IN CHIPS AND SCIENCE BILL; INCLUDES LARGEST $ INCREASE TO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IN HISTORY, AND $$ TO...", "2022-12-22", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer\u2019s Historic CHIPS & Science Bill Has Already Spurred Thousands Of Jobs In Upstate NY- And Now He\u2019s Secured First Major Down Payment Bringing Unprecedented New Investment For STEM Job Training, Strengthening Manufacturing, And Creating Regional Tech And Innovation Hubs Competition\n\nNew Funds Will Help Prepare New York Workers For Semiconductor & Other Tech And Manufacturing Careers, Revitalize Economically Distressed Areas, Attract New Businesses, And Supercharge Research At Universities With NSF Funding\n\nSchumer: New Historic Fed Investment In Tech Hubs, Science And Manufacturing Will Lay Foundation For Upstate NY Workers To Build The Future Of Technology\n\nWith his historic CHIPS and Science Bill already spurring major investment across Upstate New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed that the just announced, end-of-year spending bill expected to pass later this week provides $10.8 billion in federal investment for key programs in the CHIPS and Science Act, including $1.8 billion in increased funding, compared to last year, to implement major provisions from his legislation that are key to supercharging the Upstate innovation economy.\n\nThis includes the largest dollar increase for the National Science Foundation in history, the launch of the Regional Technology & Innovation Hub program, expansion of manufacturing programs, and STEM education and training programs to help prepare the next generation of Upstate NY workers for the good-paying jobs spurred by his legislation, all of which will help further establish Upstate as an emerging global tech ecosystem.\n\n\u201cI just secured the largest increase in history, over $1 billion, for the National Science Foundation which is going to help jumpstart R&D and STEM workforce training to help prepare the next generation of Upstate New Yorkers to out-compete China and position Upstate New York to lead in the innovation economy. This is the first major down payment to implement key provisions from my CHIPS and Science Bill for Upstate New York, which will bolster cutting-edge research, rebuilds domestic supply chains, and give workers the technical skills to bring manufacturing back to America and build the future in places like Upstate NY,\u201d said Senator Schumer.\n\nSchumer added, \u201cThis funding also will finally kick off the Regional Tech Hubs program I created in my CHIPS and Science Bill, and originally proposed in my Endless Frontier Act, specifically with Upstate New York in mind. Now communities can begin planning to compete for major federal investment, and you can bet I will be fighting to deliver this and other federal funding from these programs to Upstate New York.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Schumer explained that this $10.8 billion in funding includes:\n\n$9.87 billion for the National Science Foundation: The omnibus includes an increase of over $1 billion for the NSF, the largest dollar increase for NSF in history. Schumer said that Upstate universities and community colleges will be able to utilize this new investment for workforce training, including technical training programs key to supporting the emerging semiconductor industry in Upstate NY with the arrival of major projects like Micron in Central New York, Wolfspeed at the Marcy Nanocenter, and Edwards Vacuum at STAMP, along with expansion of GlobalFoundries and other manufacturing companies in the chip and clean energy industries, all of which will require a large workforce pool. This surge of funding will also be important to preparing underrepresented populations for these good-paying jobs, and to translating more research at the state\u2019s universities and labs into new businesses. Additionally, this funding will support the continued implementation of the NSF\u2019s new Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate, originally proposed in Schumer\u2019s Endless Frontier Act, to keep the U.S. on the cutting-edge of research and entrepreneurship in key industries like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, and advanced energy.\n\n$500 million to begin implementation of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (\u201cTech Hubs\u201d) Program: This funding will provide planning grants and an initial round of implementation awards to create regional technology hubs, focusing on economic development, job creation, and expanding U.S. innovation capacity. Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science bill created the Regional Technology Hubs program to build up major technology hubs across the country to lead in research, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship in key industries, with places like Upstate NY in mind, and this funding represents the first major down payment to this program becoming a reality and allowing Upstate communities to compete for major federal investment to bring manufacturing back to America.\n\n$200 million for the Recompete Pilot Program: Through Schumer\u2019s leadership on the CHIPS and Science bill, Congress created the Recompete Pilot Program, which authorizes the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to make comprehensive economic development investments in economically distressed communities. This new funding will establish grants to empower distressed communities to develop, implement, and carry out economic development strategies and create jobs.\n\n$188 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP): This program is a national network of affiliated manufacturing extension centers and field offices located in all fifty states and territories that work to improve the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers to strengthen domestic supply chains. MEP funding supports New York State\u2019s network of 11 MEP Centers that work directly with small and medium-sized manufacturing firms throughout the state, working to cultivate the growth of the high-tech industry and help small manufactures expand.\n\n$51 million for the Manufacturing USA program: This funding will create at least one new Manufacturing USA institute to drive innovation and expand American manufacturing in key industries. The Manufacturing USA program is a public-private partnership with 14 manufacturing institutes across the nation, including AIM Photonics in Albany and Rochester, RAPID in New York City, and the REMADE Institute in Rochester, that connect companies, academic institutions, nonprofits, and local, state and federal entities to solve industry-relevant advanced manufacturing challenges in technology and help expand manufacturing in the U.S.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing tech manufacturing back to America and Upstate New York in particular. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $76 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-15-million-in-funding-package-for-albany-city-hall-restoration-and-renovation", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION IN FUNDING PACKAGE FOR ALBANY CITY HALL RESTORATION AND RENOVATION", "2022-12-22", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed that the City of Albany will receive $1.5 million in funding from the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to be used for the Albany City Hall Restoration & Renovation, Phase I and Phase II. The omnibus is expected to pass Congress and be signed into law this week.\n\nThe funding will be used to kick off the engineering, design, and permitting phase of the renovation, allowing the City of Albany to issue bids and collect detailed cost estimates from qualified firms. A preliminary existing condition study was already commissioned in order to understand which repairs are necessary for City Hall, and an architectural firm study has confirmed the urgency of carrying out roof repairs and exterior facade restoration.\n\n\u201cAlbany\u2019s historic City Hall is the beating heart of the Empire State\u2019s capital dating all the way back to 1883, but weather and age have caused much of its exterior fa\u00e7ade to deteriorate. That is why I am proud to announce that we have secured $1.5 million so the City of Albany can finally begin the renovation process for this iconic landmark,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis funding will help breathe new life into this treasured piece of New York history, and ensure this pride and joy of Albany can continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cMy hometown of Albany has a beautiful City Hall, but deferred maintenance has unfortunately led to visible deterioration in some areas of the building,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI am proud to have helped secure this funding, which will enable the City of Albany to begin the engineering and design phase of this critical renovation project. I am optimistic Albany\u2019s City Hall will be restored to her former glory.\u201d\n\nAlbany Mayor Kathy Sheehan said, \u201cIn 1885, Albany City Hall was listed by American Architect and Building News as one of the \u2018Best Ten Buildings in the United States.\u2019 While it has housed our city government for nearly 140 years, decades of deferred maintenance coupled with scores of northeast winters have required a complete renovation of the roof and building envelope. Thanks to the leadership and advocacy of Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand, this $1.5 million grant will help return the building to its former glory and ensure it is a place Albany residents can continue to be proud of for years to come.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-2-million-for-auburn-community-hospital-secured-in-just-announced-end-of-year-spending-package-to-boost-the-expansion-of-the-hospital-as-it-builds-its-new-cancer-center-and-purchases-essential-medical-equipment-to-help-fight-cancer-in-cayuga-county", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION FOR AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SECURED IN JUST ANNOUNCED END-OF-YEAR SPENDING PACKAGE TO BOOST THE EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL AS IT BUILDS ITS NEW CANCER CENTER...", "2022-12-22", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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.\n\n\u201cAuburn Community Hospital will soon have a modern, state-of-the art cancer treatment center, and now thanks to funding we secured in the federal budget they will purchase lifesaving medical equipment \u2013like a new PET-CT Scanner,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cCancer is one of the leading causes of death in Cayuga County and this new center will be a one-stop shop to help patients get the top-notch care they need in their own community. I am proud to deliver this funding to Auburn Community Hospital so that our doctors can have the support they need and the people of Cayuga County can have the cancer treatment center they have long needed and deserved.\u201d\n\n\u201cAuburn Community Hospital provides lifesaving care to cancer patients in and around Auburn,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cToday, I\u2019m proud to be delivering $2 million in funding to ensure that the hospital\u2019s new cancer center can purchase the cutting-edge technology it needs to provide the best possible care. I\u2019ll keep fighting to bring federal dollars to hospitals and health care facilities in Auburn and across New York.\u201d\n\n\u201cOn behalf of Auburn Community Hospital (ACH), and our community, we couldn\u2019t be more appreciative of the hard work Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand put forth to secure this $2M appropriation. This funding will allow ACH to purchase state-of- the- art medical technology and make building improvements that will support our new Cancer Center. The new Cancer Center will provide necessary care for the leading cause of premature death in Cayuga County. The Center will provide essential care for the local community that they would otherwise have to travel long distances for and will increase employment. Senator Schumer understood the need and worked diligently to secure this appropriation\u201d, stated Scott Berlucchi, President & CEO Auburn Community Hospital.\n\nThe senators explained that Auburn Community Hospital is building a new 12,000 sq. ft. cancer center that just broke ground last month. Currently, 80% of residents in Cayuga County have to travel greater than 25 miles for medical oncology services. This long overdue major expansion will add radiation oncology services and many other lifesaving cancer treatments and diagnostic services close to home for members of the community .\n\nThe federal funding Schumer and Gillibrand secured as a congressionally directed spending request in the FY23 budget set to pass later this week will help support and facilitate this new expansion. Specifically, helping the hospitals with key infrastructure and renovations like adding critical new parking spots to accommodate the increased patient load, as well as helping purchase a new PET-CT Scanner for pre-diagnostic testing. The PET-CT scanner will allow doctors, especially cancer surgeons, to determine the exact location of a tumor in relation to an organ or spinal column.\n\nSchumer and Gillibrand have a long history of fighting for Auburn Community Hospital. Earlier this year, Schumer personally called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to help successfully secure over $3.4 million in long overdue federal funding to help the hospital make up from budget shortfalls from the pandemic after it had previously been held up in bureaucratic red tape.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-nearly-14-million-for-buffalo-and-western-ny-projects-secured-in-the-soon-to-pass-end-of-year-spending-bill-including-funding-to-combat-food-insecurity-complete-community-hub-in-niagara-falls-boost-infrastructure-and-transportation-across-western-ny", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $14 MILLION FOR BUFFALO & WESTERN NY PROJECTS SECURED IN THE SOON-TO-PASS END-OF-YEAR SPENDING BILL; INCLUDING FUNDING TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY, COMPLETE COMMUNITY...", "2022-12-22", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today revealed that Western New York will receive nearly $14 million in funding from the soon-to-pass omnibus end-of-year spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for critical local projects.\n\n\u201cFrom bolstering our facilities at the Niagara Air Base, to combatting food insecurity through organizations like FeedMore WNY to building up infrastructure on Main Street to helping area residents get the skills they need for good-paying jobs, this federal funding will help address many of the core issues facing Buffalo and Western New York communities,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI am proud to deliver this $14 million boost for community-driven projects across WNY. I will always fight to bring home federal dollars to give Western NY the support it needs.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a critical investment that will help revitalize Western New York,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cToday, we are committing to putting millions toward fighting hunger, upgrading infrastructure, and promoting economic development. I\u2019m proud to have fought to secure this funding and I\u2019ll continue to work tirelessly to make sure Western New York\u2019s families, workers, and businesses have what they need to thrive.\u201d\n\nThe senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending requests and said that these projects include:\n\n$2,000,000 for FeedMore WNY for a Facility Expansion:\n\nThis funding will cover planning costs for a large-scale expansion that is expected to more than double the current capacity and office space allowing for FeedMore WNY to significantly bolster their operations, boost productivity, and improve logistics, all with a focus on helping to better combat hunger in Western NY. In 2021, FeedMore WNY distributed enough food to provide 12.8 million meals to Western New York neighbors in need.\n\n$2,800,000 for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (ARS) for Combined Operations Alert Facility:\n\nThis funding will cover design costs for planning and design money for a joint operations facility, consolidating several major functions at the Niagara Falls International Airport. The existing 914 presence is geographically spread across Niagara ARS in several buildings, none of which are located on the flightline. Being spread across multiple facilities and with no significant access to the flightline hampers command and control, makes coordinated training more difficult and less efficient. This project will help boost response times by consolidating operation into the new combined operations alert facility.\n\n$2,000,000 for University at Buffalo for Smart Public Transportation Infrastructure in the City of Buffalo:\n\nThis funding will build smart transportation infrastructure along Main Street in the City of Buffalo and around the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC). The infrastructure will be used to develop and test an accessible, self-driving shuttle (SDS) that utilizes AI-powered, open-source autonomous driving software to improve mobility and accessibility, especially for underserved populations, people with disabilities, and the elderly.\n\n$2,000,000 for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for Precise Diagnostic Technology:\n\nThis funding will allow for implementation of a new, more advanced radiation treatment technique called Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Adaptive Radiation Therapy is a form of radiation treatment that allows even greater precision by reassessing the status of the tumor daily and adjusting the treatment plan to maximize effectiveness for cancer treatment.\n\n$1,500,000 for Preservation of the First Presbyterian Church in Allentown, Buffalo for Preservation, Restoration Measures:\n\nThis funding will cover major repairs on a Buffalo building, which is a contributing element of the Allentown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, that has unfortunately begun to severely deteriorate due to weather and age. Specifically, the project will help replace the slate roof on the building's east side and perform other repairs to maintain the integrity of the building's exterior envelope, repair roof tiles on the stone tower, and other essential renovations to ensure this building can continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.\n\n$1,400,000 for Niagara University to boost the Academic Innovation Hub in Downtown Niagara Falls:\n\nThis funding will help complete the Academic Innovation Hub in downtown Niagara Falls. The Hub will function as a community education space and will provide residents with opportunities to attend speaker events, concerts, art shows, and community meetings. In addition, it will also help strengthen local workforce development opportunities, childhood education, and other education programming so underserved residents can gain industry-recognized credentials to secure jobs and advance their careers.\n\n$900,000 for Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority for Niagara Falls International Airport Renovations:\n\nThis funding will complete design work required to bring the realignment and extension of Taxiway D to construction. The project will support and align with a Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station project to extend the main runway at Niagara Falls International Airport.\n\n$750,000 Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society for Expansion Project:\n\nThis funding will cover costs for a 33,000 square foot addition to the Botanical Gardens\u2019 historic 121-year old Conservatory to expand their education, exhibition, grow houses, and event spaces which are currently at capacity. Federal funds will support the capital costs of the expansion, helping to increase the Botanical Gardens\u2019 service to the community, improve safety and accessibility for visitors, and boosting the economic impact for the region.\n\n$440,000 for Town of Pomfret to Construct a New Town Hall:\n\nThis funding will allow for the purchase and renovation of an existing vacant building to serve as a new Town Hall which will help address the current lack of appropriate space for all of the Town's functions.\n\n$250,000 for University at Buffalo for Renewable Hydrogen Research and Development:\n\nThis funding will build U.S. research and development capacity, speed the investment in and deployment of hydrogen-related industries in upstate New York, seed three new university-industry collaborations, and advance the readiness of three hydrogen-based technologies. Development and infrastructure investments in hydrogen feedstock, production, and end-users will improve U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace and provide export customers for hydrogen and its downstream products.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-46-million-secured-in-end-of-year-spending-bill-to-expand-affordable-childcare-in-ogdensburg-increase-affordable-housing-and-revitalize-downtown-canton", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $4.6 MILLION SECURED IN END-OF-YEAR SPENDING BILL TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IN OGDENSBURG, INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN CANTON", "2022-12-22", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the North Country will receive over $4.6 million in funding from the omnibus end-of-year spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to help bolster economic development in downtown Canton, boost affordable housing, and expand desperately needed affordable childcare services in Ogdensburg.\n\n\u201cFrom helping directly address childcare desserts in Ogdensburg to breathing new life into our Main Streets in downtown Canton, these projects get to the heart of issues facing the North Country today,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis over $4.6 million in funding means good-paying jobs, affordable housing, attracting new businesses and giving North Country families the support they need. I am proud to have secured these significant investments to build up the future of the region and I will always fight to bring home federal dollars to the North Country.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a critical investment that will help revitalize the North Country,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cToday, we are committing to putting millions toward building affordable housing, supporting local businesses, strengthening the healthcare infrastructure, and helping parents afford child care. I\u2019m proud to have fought to secure this funding and I\u2019ll work tirelessly to make sure North Country families, workers, and businesses have what they need to thrive.\u201d\n\nThe senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending requests, descriptions for the projects can be found below:\n\n$ 2,641,000 to the Canton College Foundation for their Canton Midtown Plaza Redevelopment Project.\n\nThis project will take an underutilized and derelict shopping center in the heart of downtown Canton and transform it into three floors of much-needed commercial and residential space, including 44 residential units and the anchor of the project, the SUNY Canton Entrepreneurship Center. This project addresses three pressing needs in the North Country, increased economic development, commercial revitalization of city\u2019s downtown, and access to quality downtown housing.\n\n$2,100,000 to the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority for their Childcare Center Project.\n\nThis project will help ensure parents have access to affordable, high-quality childcare in Ogdensburg, as currently there aren\u2019t any providers in town. This will also ensure that businesses are able to attract and retain talent and the region can attract investments from new businesses, aiding the local economy.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/eight-months-after-his-in-person-promise-schumer-delivers-75-million-in-end-of-year-spending-bill-to-fund-repairs-and-help-restore-buffalos-uss-the-sullivans-ensuring-the-beloved-landmark-will-remain-in-buffalos-naval-park-for-generations-to-come-", "EIGHT MONTHS AFTER HIS IN-PERSON PROMISE, SCHUMER DELIVERS $7.5 MILLION IN END-OF-YEAR SPENDING BILL TO FUND REPAIRS & HELP RESTORE BUFFALO\u2019S USS THE SULLIVANS, ENSURING THE BELOVED LANDMARK WILL...", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Earlier This Year Buffalo\u2019s 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\n\nSenator Promised He\u2019d Secure Robust Funding To Give Financial Lifeboat The USS The Sullivans Needed To Assist with Critical Repairs \u2013 Now, Just In Time For Christmas \u2013 Schumer Announces The Funding Will Be Included In The Must-Pass Spending Bill This Week\n\nSchumer: It\u2019s Full Steam Ahead For Restoring The USS The Sullivans\n\nAfter standing in front of the sinking ship and promising to help restore the USS The Sullivans earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the must-pass end-of-year spending bill will include $7.5 million to fund the repairs of the iconic WWII Western New York landmark to help bring it back to tip-top condition at Canalside.\n\n\u201cI stood in front of the USS The Sullivans as it started to sink into the harbor and promised I would get all hands on deck to get the funding we needed to restore this pride and joy for Buffalo, our veterans, and strong Irish-American community. I am proud to say a promise made is now a promise kept, and funding will soon be on the way to help restore this iconic Western New York landmark, which honors the tragic loss of the five Sullivan brothers,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cEarlier this year the waters ahead looked rocky and rough, but I knew this ship and all it stands for meant too much to Buffalo to let it sink into the abyss. The $7.5 million I have secured in the spending bill, which will pass this week, will give the community the robust financial support it needs to help fund repairs so this beloved vessel can continue to be admired for generations to come. I am happy to deliver this early Christmas present to Buffalo\u2019s Naval Park and to have steered the USS The Sullivans onto a safer waters with a brighter future on the horizon.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis investment will secure the USS Sullivans place in Buffalo\u2019s Naval and Military Park for generations to come,\u201d said Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown. \u201cI want to thank Senator Schumer for securing this funding to preserve the Jewel of the City\u2019s Buffalo Naval and Military Park for all to enjoy.\u201d\n\nPaul J. Marzello Sr., President & CEO of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park said, \u201cWe are extremely grateful to Senator Schumer for his commitment to Saving the Sullivans. As a National Historic Landmark, her value extends beyond the boundaries of the WNY community. Her value is measured in the lives of the five Sullivan brothers who the ship is named after and every Veteran who has ever served this nation. With gratitude from all, thank you for providing the funding to help preserve this ship for generations to come\u201d\n\nImmediately after the USS The Sullivans began sinking, Schumer came to Buffalo and stood outside the sinking ship to pledge his support to the veteran and Western New York community to help get the federal funding to repair the landmark. The funding will go directly to ensuring this beloved vessel can be restored and remain on permanent display at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park. Specifically, $2.5 million of the funding will come from the National Park Service\u2019s Historic Preservation Fund and $5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s Community Development Fund as congressionally directed spending. Schumer initially secured the funding over the summer and now it will be included in the must pass end of the year spending bill, expected to be voted on later this week. Specifically, the funding will go to ensuring the long term structural integrity of the hull of the ship and making repairs to the hull and interior that were severely damaged which caused the ship to fill with water earlier this year. A ship architect and crew arrived in Buffalo last week and are collecting data on USS The Sullivans and developing comprehensive preservation plan for the repair of the museum ship.\n\nCommissioned in 1943, the USS The Sullivans operated in the Pacific Theater during World War II and is one of four remaining Fletcher-class destroyers left in the world. The ship is named in honor of the working-class Irish-American family that lost all five of its sons during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. It was decommissioned in 1965 and donated in 1977 to the City of Buffalo, where it remains a National Historic Landmark and has served as a memorial and museum ship ever since.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-delivers-24-million-for-peekskill-to-transform-abandoned-fire-station-into-new-commercial-kitchen-food-incubator-creating-new-jobs-attracting-new-businesses-and-growing-the-hudson-valleys-flourishing-food-economy", "SCHUMER DELIVERS $2.4 MILLION FOR PEEKSKILL TO TRANSFORM ABANDONED FIRE STATION INTO NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FOOD INCUBATOR CREATING NEW JOBS, ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES, AND GROWING THE HUDSON VALLEY\u2019S...", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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\n\nNew Food Industry Hub Will Establish A Space For Entrepreneurs To Grow Their Businesses, Create New Jobs, And Foster New Workforce Partnerships With Hospitality Industry\n\nSchumer: Fed Investment Will Help Cook Up Jobs And New Business Opportunities In The Hudson Valley!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Peekskill Facilities Development Corporation has been awarded a $2.4 million grant through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to transform an abandoned fire station into the new Peekskill Commercial Kitchen Food Incubator. Schumer said that this funding will support the renovations of the space so that entrepreneurs can have the facilities and equipment they need to grow their businesses in the Hudson Valley, creating new jobs and strengthening the region\u2019s growing culinary community.\n\n\u201cI am proud to deliver this new federal investment to help Peekskill cook up new jobs by transforming the abandoned former Peekskill firehouse into a one-stop shop \u2013 the new Peekskill Commercial Kitchen Food Incubator \u2013 for entrepreneurs to grow their food businesses right here in the Hudson Valley. This $2.4 million in federal funding will create a new state-of-the-art culinary incubator in the City of Peekskill and reinvest in the city\u2019s vibrant restaurant and hospitality industries that took a major hit during the pandemic. The new Peekskill Commercial Kitchen Food Incubator will not only support Westchester entrepreneurs and its growing culinary industry, but it also can create new partnerships with local farm networks to source locally-grown ingredients.\u201d said Senator Schumer.\n\nWestchester County Executive George Latimer said, \u201cOnce again, Senator Schumer is coming through for Westchester County. As we have championed through our County\u2019s Economic Development Office led by Bridget Gibbons, incubators are a game-changing approach to building small businesses in our community. With devoted entrepreneurs and governmental bodies that support them, these start-ups create jobs, boost our local economy and have the potential to expand into major corporations. We thank the Senate Majority Leader for his efforts and congratulate the City of Peekskill on this excitement announcement.\u201d\n\n\u201cThanks to the advocacy of Senator Schumer and the tremendous work of the Peekskill Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Peekskill Facilities Development Corporation, the City of Peekskill secured a $2.4 million EDA grant that will lead to the construction of this revolutionary, cutting-edge culinary incubator and will help transform our historic city\u2019s economy,\u201d said Peekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie. \u201cThe Peekskill Commercial Kitchen Food Incubator will stir up major economic development, new businesses, and new jobs while creating a destination to revitalize downtown.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, the project will support the renovation of the old Centennial Hose Municipal Fire Station for adaptive reuse, strengthening the region\u2019s food infrastructure and enabling small and new businesses to access shared facilities, training opportunities, equipment, and the technical assistance they need to grow and thrive. The former firehouse totals 8,000 square feet, including a 2,400-square-foot, two-bay garage. After the adaptive reuse conversion is completed, the 4,500-square-foot commercial kitchen portion of the building would house five, fully-equipped and licensed commercial kitchens, complete with stations for prep, storage, packaging, shipping, and receiving, along with office space. \u201cSupport facilities\u201d in the incubator would include entrepreneurship programming and workforce skills development, emphasizing food-business-oriented training and work-and-learn training\n\nThe federal funding supporting this project was secured through the Schumer-championed American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance grant program through the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and will be matched with nearly $600,000 in local funds. The Peekskill Firehouse Kitchen Incubator was a joint project between the Peekskill Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Peekskill Facilities Development Corp. (PFDC), and the Westchester County Office of Economic Development. The Peekskill City Council passed a resolution of support for the project in May of 2021.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Raimondo:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by the Peekskill Facilities Development Corporation (PFDC) to the Department of Commerce\u2019s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to transform the abandoned Peekskill firehouse into a new state-of-the-art culinary incubator in the City of Peekskill.\n\nThe Peekskill Firehouse Kitchen Incubator is a joint project by the Peekskill Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Peekskill Facilities Development Corporation (PFDC) and Westchester County\u2019s Office of Economic Development. The proposed $2.4 million EDA investment would renovate the city-owned former Centennial Hose Fire Station for adaptive reuse, transforming the space into a hub for small and new culinary businesses, allowing them to access shared facilities, training opportunities, equipment, and the technical assistance needed to grow and thrive.\n\nImportantly, this proposal would reinvest in the city\u2019s vibrant restaurant and hospitality industries that took a major hit during the pandemic. The City of Peekskill reported $800 million in lost visitor spending during 2020. Food and restaurant revenues decreased over 47%, with employment in the sector down 37% compared to pre-pandemic levels. When coupled with the devastating loss of 1,000 jobs caused by Indian Point\u2019s closure, this much-needed project would create a new workforce development and business-boosting programs. The kitchen would also benefit culinary entrepreneurs by removing the barrier of having to lease or purchase a kitchen facility at market rate, allowing them to grow at their own pace.\n\nThe former firehouse totals 8,000 square feet, including a 2,400-square-foot, two-bay garage. After the adaptive reuse conversion is completed, the 4,500-square-foot commercial kitchen portion of the building would house five, fully-equipped and licensed commercial kitchens, complete with stations for prep, storage, packaging, shipping, and receiving, along with office space. \u201cSupport facilities\u201d in the incubator would include entrepreneurship programming and workforce skills development, emphasizing food-business-oriented training and work-and-learn training.\n\nI applaud the Peekskill Facilities Development Corporation for its foresight, and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval. Thank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-fort-drum-receives-nearly-10-million-in-omnibus-spending-package-to-make-critical-security-updates-and-move-forward-on-state-of-the-art-combat-physical-fitness-testing-facility", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FORT DRUM RECEIVES NEARLY $10 MILLION IN OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE TO MAKE CRITICAL SECURITY UPDATES AND MOVE FORWARD ON STATE-OF-THE-ART COMBAT PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING...", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Senators Fiercely Advocated For Funding To Be Included In Omnibus Spending Package To Ensure Fort Drum Achieves Peak Mission Readiness\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand: Investing In Fort Drum Is Investing In Future Of The North Country & Our National Defense\n\nU.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 Drum projects in the end-of-year spending package for FY2023.\n\nThe first is over $3 million to begin the planning and design of a new, modern physical fitness testing facility field house. The second will use $6.8 million to modernize and upgrade the Access Control Point (ACP) at Fort Drum, ensuring the security of those working on the base. The senators said that jointly these projects would help ensure the long-term stability and vitality of Fort Drum for years to come.\n\n\u201cFort Drum is woven in the very fabric of the North Country and essential to our national defense. Our soldiers and those on the base deserve only the best when it comes to security and facilities that support their legendary readiness, that is why I am proud to deliver funding for these two critical projects to keep the base secure and thriving,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis funding means bolstering both the physical health and wellbeing of our soldiers as they train and prepare for deployment. I will always fight to make sure our Fort Drum soldiers have what they need to be mission ready and defend our country.\u201d\n\n\u201cFort Drum is one of the most strategically important bases in the country and a cornerstone of the North Country community. This $10 million investment will help ensure soldiers at the base have what they need to stay safe, healthy, and ready for deployment,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have fought to secure this funding and I\u2019ll keep fighting to provide Fort Drum personnel with the resources they need to serve our country.\u201d\n\nThe senators explained that the new $6.8 million Access Control Point Alley Modernization project will drastically improve perimeter security at Fort Drum. Fort Drum is currently randomly inspecting privately owned vehicles and commercial trucks in the inbound lanes at the ID Check Areas, and the GSA Military Police vehicle located at the ACP has no way of stopping a breaching vehicle from entering the base should a situation arise. This project supports the modernization of a non-standard design ACP by improving the existing aging concrete inbound and outbound lanes, and extending the response Zone to meet the required response distance from the ID Check Area to the active vehicle barrier system.\n\nIn addition, over $3 million will go directly to the planning and design of a new physical fitness testing facility for soldiers to take the Army Combat Physical Fitness Test. This is integral to fulfilling the new test requirement announced by the US Army Center for Initial Military Training. Schumer and Gillibrand said this long overdue investment will ensure Fort Drum is at peak readiness for emergency deployment and able to support the thousands of families there for generations to come.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-niagara-county-receives-nearly-1-million-through-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-to-replace-deteriorating-hartland-road-bridge-over-golden-hill-creek-in-somerset", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NIAGARA COUNTY RECEIVES NEARLY $1 MILLION THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW TO REPLACE DETERIORATING HARTLAND ROAD BRIDGE OVER GOLDEN HILL CREEK IN SOMERSET", "2022-12-21", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer, Gillibrand: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Just Helped Bridge The Gap For Critical Bridge Replacement In Niagara County\n\nU.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\u2019s (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 comes from the historic increases he was able to secure in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act\n\n\u201cThe Hartland Road Bridge over Golden Hill Creek is a vital connector in Niagara County, but for years its aging infrastructure has put pedestrians and motorists in harm\u2019s way, and hindered economic development. That is why I am so proud to be able to deliver nearly $1 million to upgrade this vital link before repairs proved a bridge too far,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis much needed investment will ensure our agriculture community in Niagara County can continue to grow and give our rural communities the support they need to continue to grow the Western New York regional economy. Improvements in agribusiness bridges will be essential to Niagara County\u2019s economy by investing in the community and the people that work here now, and for generations to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a critical investment in Niagara County\u2019s infrastructure,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have fought to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to secure nearly $1 million to upgrade the Hartland Road Bridge, promote regional economic growth, and improve safety standards, and I\u2019ll keep fighting to bring federal dollars to Western New York.\u201d\n\n\"I am very excited to see the funding is now in place for the replacement of the Hartland Road Bridge in Town of Somerset,\" said Niagara County Legislator Shawn Foti. \"Investing in the upkeep of our infrastructure in rural communities is a top priority, especially in support of our agriculture industry. So, we are very appreciative when our partners in government, like Senator Schumer, are able to deliver funds for these important projects.\"\n\nAgribusiness is one the top contributors to Niagara County\u2019s GDP, with almost 800 farms comprising around 40% of the County\u2019s acreage. Underdeveloped roads in rural areas are one of the leading issues holding back Niagara County\u2019s agribusiness industry. Specifically, this funding will help replace the Hartland Road Bridge with a longer, wider bridge to accommodate larger agricultural vehicles, including new abutment, footing, and wing walls to increase safety to modern standards. This is the first step in reinforcing rural infrastructure that has not been touched in nearly half a century.\n\nSchumer and Gillibrand said the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law created the new Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program with $1 billion in funding over five years, helping make today\u2019s grant possible.\n\nThe Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program support projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-one-of-the-most-productive-congresses-in-decades-and-being-elected-to-a-record-setting-5th-term-to-the-us-senate-schumer-completes-tour-of-all-62-new-york-counties-for-the-24th-time-senator-calls-this-tour-one-of-most-impactful-of-his-career-after-delivering-billions-for-ny-and-creating-thousands-of-good-paying-jobs-this-year-schumer-finishes-annual-tour-of-state-in-saratoga-county-with-118-total-visits-to-upstate-ny-and-long-island", "AFTER ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE CONGRESSES IN DECADES, AND BEING ELECTED TO A RECORD SETTING 5th TERM TO THE U.S. SENATE, SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR THE 24th TIME; SENATOR...", "2022-12-19", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "During Schumer\u2019s 1998 Senate Election, He Vowed To Visit Every Single New York County Each Year\u2014 Now After Re-Election To A Historic 5th Term And Becoming Majority Leader, The Tradition Continues\n\nThis Year \u2013 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 Passes The Largest Investment Ever To Fight Climate Change\n\nAfter 24 Years, Schumer Continues To Honor His Pledge And Says He Has No Plans Of Slowing Down\n\nOn the heels of being re-elected to a historic 5th term, and while leading one of the most productive Senates in decades, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today completed his 24th consecutive tour of all 62 New York counties \u2014 his second while also serving as Majority Leader. Schumer was the first New York public official to visit every single county in New York, a tradition he has continued each year he has been in office.\n\nOver the course of the year, Schumer made 118 county visits to Upstate New York and Long Island. He visited counties in the Capital Region 19 times; Western New York 12 times; Central New York 18 times; Rochester-Finger Lakes 15 times; the Southern Tier 13 times; the Hudson Valley 16 times; the North Country 7 times; and Long Island 18 times.\n\n\u201cWhen I made the promise to visit every county in New York every year after my first election, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine doing it as Majority Leader, or that I would be doing so while simultaneously passing some of the most important legislation in generations: from the largest investment ever in fighting climate change, to lowering the cost of prescription drugs, to bringing manufacturing jobs back from overseas to Upstate New York. Although I\u2019ve gained the title of Majority Leader, my proudest title will always remain, New York\u2019s senator and more importantly \u2018New Yorker,\u2019\u201d said Majority Leader Schumer. \u201cNow, at the conclusion of one of the most productive legislative sessions in decades and my first Congress as New York\u2019s first U.S. Senate Majority Leader, I confidently can say the tradition of visiting every corner of the Empire State is even more imperative and allows me to deliver for my beloved home state in bigger and bolder ways because of all I learn from my constituents. This year alone, because of the federal legislation I led to passage, the largest economic development project in New York history came to the Syracuse area and will have a statewide impact, and we are seeing thousands of good paying jobs being created in the semiconductor and clean energy industries from Genesee County to the Hudson Valley. Across the state our road, transit, broadband, and water infrastructure is seeing new life from critical federal investment that just a few years ago seemed unobtainable due to budget shortfalls during the height of the pandemic. This year, more than ever before, I know that New York\u2019s future will be brighter than its past. Because of the investment we are making today in rebuilding our infrastructure, fighting climate change, and bringing jobs back from overseas, our children and grandchildren will have the future they deserve right here in New York.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cAt the close of twenty-four years, my beliefs are as clear as ever: \u2018Senators who stay in Washington and never return home are simply not doing their job.\u2019 Whether I\u2019m eating ice cream at the State Fair in Syracuse or riding my bike in Brooklyn, New York is always on my mind, and I\u2019m always learning directly from my constituents. To the New Yorkers who\u2019d lost faith that Congress can do big things, this year was for you, and I will never stop fighting to deliver for New York.\u201d\n\nSchumer said that this has been one of the most productive legislative sessions in decades, and with each of the major bills he led to passage, he always had New York top of mind. Some of these major legislative victories passed in his first two years of his leadership included:\n\n\u00b7 The American Rescue Plan \u2013 Delivering over $100 Billion in relief to New York\u2019s state and local governments, workers, small businesses, and health centers so they could recover from the impacts of COVID and build back stronger than before.\n\n\u00b7 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act \u2013 This year alone New York received $9.3+ billion from the Infrastructure Law with billions more on the way which is helping make long overdue investments in our roads, bridges, transit, airports, broadband, and water infrastructure, including replacing lead pipes, and cleaning up polluted sites to improve the state\u2019s environment and make way for new investment.\n\n\u00b7 The CHIPS & Science Bill \u2013 Senator Schumer authored this bill specifically with Upstate New York in mind, and it has already spurred the largest economic development project in New York State\u2019s, and likely America\u2019s history. This legislation provides generational investments to bring manufacturing back from overseas, help fix America\u2019s supply chain crisis, and prompt billions of investment and the creation of tens of thousands of good paying jobs in communities in every corner of the state.\n\n\u00b7 The Inflation Reduction Act \u2013 This legislation provides the largest investment in fighting climate change in our nation\u2019s history, all while also lowering prescription drug costs and making sure corporations pay their fair share. New York this year reached record levels of clean energy jobs, and these industries will be supercharged by the investments included in the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as and will clean up neighborhoods and environments across the state. On top of that, because of this bill, starting in January seniors on Medicare will no longer have to pay more than $35 for insulin, will get free vaccines, and will have their out of pocket costs lowered to $3,250 in 2024 and down to $2,000 in 2025.\n\nThese are on top of other major policy accomplishments like the Honoring our PACT Act to help veterans who suffer from toxic exposure, passing marriage equality, historic progress on confirmations for highly qualified diverse federal judges, and much more.\n\nSpecifically, in his continued quest to deliver resources to every corner of New York, Schumer highlighted various accomplishments achieved over the past year by region below:\n\nWESTERN NEW YORK\n\nDelivered $25 Million to Reconnect Buffalo with the Rebuilding America's Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity.\n\nAfter standing with community leaders at Buffalo\u2019s beleaguered \u201cmiddle\u201d Main Street earlier this year, Schumer delivered $25 million in federal funding to finally fix the roadway between Goodell Street and Kensington Avenue and finally create a safe, walkable, bikeable street. This builds on the senator\u2019s long history of advocacy for Buffalo\u2019s Cars Sharing Main project and the over $33 million he has already delivered for the project. Schumer personally advocated to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg for Buffalo\u2019s selection for funding though the highly competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, which Schumer secured historic funding for in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.\n\nBrought $25 Million To Western New York To Train Workers For Good Paying Manufacturing Jobs:\n\nFollowing his personal appeal to President Biden and direct advocacy with Commerce Secretary Raimondo that secured Western New York\u2019s spot as a finalist in the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, Schumer announced WNY had received $25 million to train workers, particularly those in East Buffalo, for in-demand manufacturing jobs.Schumer said this major federal funding will elevate the region as America\u2019s next major manufacturing hub and position it well for a federal tech hub designation as part of the new Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs Program that was created in Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science Act that was signed into law this year. The Western NY Advanced Manufacturing Cluster was one of only 21 final awardees, out of 529 applications submitted from across the country.\n\nSecured General Motors $154 Million Investment At Its Western New York Lockport Components Plant:\n\nSchumer joined GM for their announcement to invest $154 million, and add 230 new, good-paying UAW jobs to their plant in Lockport as they begin production for key components in electric vehicle motors. These investments have been largely spurred by the federal incentives Schumer has long fought to pass going back to his Clean Cars For America Climate Proposal, the federal electric vehicle infrastructure investments he was able to secure in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and most recently the Inflation Reduction Act.\n\nStanding With Buffalo Families Following The Horrific Racially Motivated Mass Shooting In East Buffalo To Pass The First Bipartisan Gun Safety Legislation In Decades:\n\nFollowing the tragic mass shootings in East Buffalo and in Uvalde, TX, Schumer worked directly with the families and gun safety advocates to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first significant gun safety bill in nearly 30 years. This long overdue step, breaking the vice grip of the gun lobby, would not have been possible without the non-stop advocacy of the families in Buffalo, incentivizing red flag flaws, boosting mental health care, enhancing background checks, and closing dangerous loopholes \u2013 and will undoubtedly save lives.\n\nProtected Chautauqua Waterways with $10 Million for Critical Infrastructure Projects:\n\nSchumer secured $10 million for Chautauqua County for long overdue critical water infrastructure projects to keep Western NY communities clean, boost tourism, and keep drinking water safe. This funding, secured as a part of the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus, includes over $8 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge and study-design essential breakwater improvements for Dunkirk, Barcelona, and Cattaraugus Creek harbors, and $2 million for the Village of Mayville to replace a contaminated well so that residents can have access to safe clean water.\n\nCENTRAL NEW YORK\n\nLured Micron To Onondaga County Bringing An Unprecedented Up To $100 Billion Investment And Creating Nearly 50,000 Good Paying New York Jobs:\n\nAfter years of advocacy, Schumer working hand in hand with Governor Hochul helped deliver the largest economic development project in NY and likely America\u2019s history to Central New York. This extraordinary investment was only possibly because of Schumer's historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Micron cited directly as the primary reason they built their facility here and not overseas. The mega fab will fundamentally transform the Upstate New York economy for generations to come.\n\nSecured $18 Million To Revitalize The Gateway To Utica\u2019s Downtown:\n\nFollowing his direct advocacy to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Schumer secured $18+ million for the Utica community through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, bolstered by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to modernize the North Genesee Street gateway to downtown Utica. Specifically, the federal funding will replace two deteriorating bridges that cross the Mohawk River and the National Historic Erie Canal that connect North Utica and rural areas to Utica\u2019s downtown center.\n\nDelivered $318 million for Rome\u2019s Air Force Research Laboratory:\n\nSchumer secured $293 million for Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome to research and develop the next generation of supercomputers, expand its testing of unmanned aerial systems, develop and manufacture an advanced quantum photonic system, and open a new \u201cQuantum Computing Test Bed.\u201d This funding, secured in the FY22 budget, will bolster one the largest economic engines in the Mohawk Valley economy with good paying jobs, all while strengthening our national security for next generation technology. Schumer alsosecured $25 million in federal funding to spur a new phase in the partnership between GlobalFoundries & PsiQuantum to expand research and development spearheaded out of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York (Rome Lab), to manufacture and test photonic quantum computing technology that will create jobs, help attract and retain top scientific talent to Upstate New York, and will make critical progress to compete with China to develop a first of its kind quantum super computer.\n\nLanded Breeze Airway at Syracuse Hancock International Airport:\n\nFollowing Senator Schumer\u2019s long history of fighting for affordable air service to Upstate New York, and after a personal meeting with the Breeze CEO, Schumer announced that Breeze Airways will begin to offer service from Syracuse to unserved, high demand areas particularly on the West Coast and in the Southeast.\n\nCAPITAL REGION\n\nSecured Over $9 Million For Capital Region Fire Departments To Train Emergency Personnel And Address Staffing Shortages:\n\nAfter delivering over $1 million through FEMA\u2019s Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) Program to the Troy Fire Department for paramedic training and Schenectady Fire Department for equipment, Schumer successfully delivered a total of nearly $8 million to the Saratoga Springs and Troy Fire Departments through the Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, the third and fourth largest grants in New York State history. This historic funding will help hire of dozens of new desperately needed firefighters and emergency personnel in the Capital Region.\n\nConfirmed Capital Region Native Anne Nardacci To The Northern District Federal Bench \u2013 A Historic Achievement Making A Majority Women Active Judge Bench:\n\nSchumer personally recommended Capital Region native Anne Nardacci to President Biden for nomination as District Court Judge for the Northern District of New York., she is the third woman Schumer has recommended to serve on the NDNY bench, following Mae D\u2019Agostino and Brenda Sannes. Nardacci was successfully confirmed on November 30th, transforming the NDNY bench from zero full time female judges to 60% female full time judges, all recommended by Senator Schumer.\n\nDelivered $4 Million To Revitalize Downtown Troy By Transforming Blighted Abandoned Buildings Into New Affordable Housing:\n\nThe Taylor Apartments revitalization project is underway thanks to Senator Schumer delivering $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds to the City of Troy and over $1 million from HUD that was delivered to the Troy Housing Authority. The long-vacant apartment towers along Troy\u2019s waterfront have long been an eyesore for the city. Troy officials had wanted to remove them for years but did not have the funding to begin. Now the demolition, funded entirely with federal dollars Schumer secured, is ongoing and construction on new affordable housing in its place is on track to begin this spring.\n\nJoined CDTA To Announce The Groundbreaking For Region\u2019s First Gateway Mobility Hub:\n\nIn April, Schumer visited downtown Schenectady to break ground on the Capital District Transportation Authority\u2019s Gateway Mobility Hub. This first-of-its-kind transit center will be backed with 80% federal funding Senator Schumer secured. This it is the culmination of unprecedented $296 million for Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in emergency COVID relief and new investment like the purchase of a dozen new electric buses that Schumer delivered. The CDTA Gateway Mobility Hub will increase transit accessibility, accelerate economic recovery, and help revolutionize transportation for the entire Capital Region by providing carshare, bike and scooter-share programs while connecting to CDTA\u2019s newly expanded service into Montgomery County.\n\nDelivered Over $22 Million For Community Led Capital Region Projects:\n\nSchumer visited the Blake Annex in downtown Albany to announce over $22 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to accelerate the Capital Region\u2019s economic recovery from the pandemic. These community-led projects include funding to bolster Capital Region non-profits, create a training center in Albany\u2019s South End to prepare workers for jobs in offshore wind tower manufacturing, boost cutting-edge research at local universities, and deliver broadband service to close the digital divide in rural parts of the region.\n\nSecured $117 million Defense Production Act Agreement between GlobalFoundries and the U.S. Department of Defense:\n\nSchumer delivered this $117 million federal investment, which brings together GlobalFoundries and DoD to provide a strategic supply of U.S.-made semiconductors that are critical to national security systems. The senator said that these chips will be used in some of the nation\u2019s most sensitive defense and aerospace applications and will be made in the Capital Region at GlobalFoundries\u2019 Fab 8 facility in Malta, NY.\n\nChampioned Legislation to Remove Chinese Chips From Federal Government Supply Chain and Boost Demand for American-Made Chips:\n\nIn the wake of leading the historic passage of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, Schumer spearheaded the inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act of a bipartisan amendment to prohibit the U.S. government\u2019s use of certain semiconductor chips made in by companies that are backed by the Chinese Communist Party and China\u2019s military and therefore that pose a significant national security threat. These new provisions will help limit the prevalence of these Chinese-made chips in federal government supply chains, strengthening national security, keeping New Yorkers\u2019 data safe, and boosting demand for more domestically made microchips, including from GlobalFoundries in the Capital Region.\n\nLONG ISLAND\n\nSecured Reversal Of IRS Decision That Unduly Taxed Homeowners Participating In Suffolk County\u2019s Landmark Environmental Improvement Program:\n\nAfter years of making a stink on the unfair tax liability issue affecting Suffolk\u2019s septic grant program, Schumer secured a determination from the IRS declaring once and for all that Suffolk Septic Improvement Program (SIP) grants are, in fact, tax exempt and that there is an avenue to reimbursement for those who already made tax payments. The SIP replaces outdated and environmentally-damaging residential cesspools and septic systems with nitrogen-reducing ones. The program has attracted rightful interest of residents \u2013 1,000+ homeowners have participated so far \u2013 but many participants unexpectedly faced high tax bills and other related financial ramifications, while many other residents have not participated because of confusion and worry regarding tax liability, hampering the County\u2019s environmental restoration efforts. Earlier this year, Schumer wrote to the USDA secretary advocating for him to declare that SIP grants are made primarily for conservation purposes and thus eligible for exemption from income tax calculations. Once the USDA made the declaration, Schumer called on the IRS to reverse their original ruling that homeowners must be taxed for utilizing the grants.\n\nPumped $5.2 Million Into Hempstead Village To Repair And Replace Faltering Water And Sewer Infrastructure:\n\nAs part of the FY22 federal budget process, Schumer secured $3.2 million for the Village of Hempstead to improve its aging, deteriorating water treatment plant and to install distribution mains in downtown areas. Upgrades are needed to ensure the local water system meets projected demand in the village over the next 15 years and to ensure water flow throughout the system meets fire safety standards. He also secured inclusion of $2 million for the Village of Hempstead\u2019s sewer system improvements, including the construction of a new gravity sewer main that will allow for the construction of new housing and commercial developments throughout the village\u2019s downtown core.\n\nHalted Plans To Shutter Services At Northport VAMC, Preserving Care For Over 31,000 Long Island Veterans:\n\nUnder the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission plan released in March, Northport VAMC would have been gutted: the emergency department would have shut and urgent-care services would have moved to an outpatient clinic in Commack; residential rehabilitation treatment would have transitioned 42 miles away to Queens; and, inpatient rehabilitation for blind patients would have moved to Connecticut, leaving only inpatient mental health, residential nursing home care, and rehabilitation medicine at Northport. Schumer immediately launched an all-out push to prevent closure, rallying with dozens of veterans outside Northport VAMC to fight the loss of critical local care access. In June, Schumer announced that the AIR Commission process would not move forward, protecting the healthcare services for over 31,000 Long Island veterans.\n\nDelivered $10 Million For Stony Brook University To Establish A New Biomedical Research Network On Long Island:\n\nTo bolster Long Island\u2019s burgeoning biotechnology industry as well as continued success and innovation at institutions like Brookhaven National Lab, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, and Stony Brook University (SBU), Schumer secured $10 million for Stony Brook to create and grow the Long Island Network for Clinical and Translation Science (LINCATS). This federal funding will allow SBU to scale-up operations of a research and healthcare service network, creating an ecosystem that will fast track the application of new scientific discoveries into clinical medical care. The overall mission of LINCATS is to accelerate the public health impact of research, especially for underserved communities across Long Island. Not only will LINCATS put Long Island on the map as a center of clinical healthcare research, it will also help provide innovative new treatments to benefit more patients throughout the region.\n\nRestored Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Hard-Earned Pension Benefits For Thousands Of Long Island Retirees:\n\nAfter visiting union pensioners at Teamsters Local 707 in 2018 and working from then on in bipartisan fashion with Rep. Peter King and Suffolk Legislator Kevin McCaffrey on multiemployer pension relief, Schumer successfully delivered pension relief for over one-million union workers and families across America, including over 600,000 in New York. In early 2022, $725 Million was delivered to Hempstead-based Local 707\u2019s pension plan, one of the first plans in the nation to receive this sorely-needed funding. Over 4,000 retired Long Island and NYC truck operators and delivery drivers \u2013 many of whom saw their hard-earned monthly pension bills cut by 2/3 through no fault of their own \u2013 had their payments fully restored and received full back pay, ensuring economic stability in their golden years.\n\nEnsured Reimbursement Of Housing Costs For Long Islanders Who Elevate Their Homes As Part Of Fire Island To Montauk Point Coastal Resiliency Project:\n\nSchumer negotiated and secured the inclusion of a provision in the Water Resources Development Act that will allow homeowners that choose to elevate their homes as part of the Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point (FIMP) coastal resiliency project to be reimbursed up to $20,000 for relocation costs during the home renovation process. FIMP home elevation is voluntary and much of construction cost will paid by the federal government thanks to Schumer\u2019s efforts during Superstorm Sandy recovery. This new provision to reimburse homeowners for temporary relocation costs will further ease the elevation process and allow for greater participation from eligible residents. FIMP \u2013 100% fed-funded thanks to Schumer \u2013 is a coastal storm risk management project designed to limit damage along Long Island\u2019s south shore in a way that balances risks to human life and property, while maintaining, enhancing, and restoring ecosystem integrity and coastal biodiversity. The Project includes beach, dune, and berm construction, as well as breach response plans on barrier islands; inlet management; groin modifications; and coastal process features. It also includes the potential elevation and flood proofing of approximately 4,400 structures located in the 10-year floodplain.\n\nROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES\n\nFollowing Schumer\u2019s Push And Passage Of His CHIPS And Science Act, Edwards Vacuum Agrees To Build A $319 Million, 600 Job Facility At Genesee County\u2019s STAMP Site:\n\nSchumer in a personal pitch to Edwards Vacuum CEO successfully convinced the company to choose Genesee County\u2019s Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing (STAMP) Park for its new 600- job semiconductor supply chain factory, making what will be the County\u2019s largest manufacturing investment in more than 50 years. Spurred by Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science Act, Edwards decided to build a new factory in the U.S. and onshore production from overseas to serve the expanding semiconductor manufacturing industry brought about thanks to the federal incentives included in Schumer\u2019s legislation.\n\nDelivered $7.5 Million In EDA Funding To Expand Rochester\u2019s Strong Museum:\n\nSchumer personally advocated to the U.S. Economic Development Administration for Rochester\u2019s Strong National Museum of Play funding through the Schumer-led American Rescue Plan (ARP) Competitive Tourism program to boost their ongoing expansion. The funding will directly assist in the construction of the Digital Worlds Exhibit, Outdoor Plaza & Commons, and the Outdoor Play Exhibit. This grant is expected to create over 120 jobs, attract more visitors at the museum, and will generate over $160 million in annual tourism revenue for the Finger Lakes Region.\n\nSecured Assistance From U.S. Department Of Defense Military Medical Teams To Aid Rochester\u2019s Strong Hospital In Combatting COVID-19 Surge:\n\nFollowing his visit to Strong Hospital in Rochester earlier this year, Schumer wrote a letter to FEMA\u2019s Administrator Deanne Criswell personally urging FEMA to aid New York State in their fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic to combat the surge and staffing shortage overwhelming Upstate hospitals. As a result of Schumer\u2019s efforts, the federal government heeded his call and sent two Department of Defense Military Medical Teams to Strong Hospital to combat the wave of new cases. The teams included around 20 members each, and provided relief for local doctors and nurses in their fight against the COVID surge.\n\nSpurred By Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science Act, Corning Incorporated Completed A $139 Million Investment Expansion Of Its Fairport Advanced Optics Center in Monroe County:\n\nSchumer announced that Corning Inc. is expanding its Fairport Advanced Optics Center by constructing a new laser optics production facility in the Town of Gates. Corning cited the increased demand for their components with the growth of the semiconductor industry spurred by Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science bill, as a catalyst for their investment in the facility. Specifically, Corning will expand operations in Monroe County to produce equipment needed by major semiconductor manufacturers and is expected to add over 270 new good paying jobs at its facility in the Village of Fairport.\n\nHUDSON VALLEY\n\nCleaned Up And Revitalized Ulster\u2019s Former TechCity Campus To Transform The Once Asbestos-Ridden Dump Site To An Emerging Clean Energy Hub:\n\nFollowing his July 2021 personal visit to the asbestos-contaminated former TechCity site, where Schumer called on EPA to fully clean up and restore Ulster\u2019s former economic engine, National Resources purchased the site and soon-after announced plans to make it the future home of thousands of new jobs. Stepping in to make these plans reality, in July of 2022, the senator called on Zinc8 to bring 500 clean energy jobs to the iPark87 campus. By August of 2022, Zinc8 signed a letter of intent to make the site its future home, citing Schumer\u2019s efforts in its decision. At the same time, this summer, alongside EPA and National Resources, Schumer formally launched the clean-up work leading to the notorious asbestos piles\u2019 removal this fall.\n\nHalted The VA\u2019s Plan To Close Castle Point VA Medical Center To Preserve Access To Care For 7,000 Hudson Valley Veterans:\n\nAfter standing shoulder to shoulder with Hudson Valley veterans in March to fight the proposal to close the Castle Point VA Hospital, Schumer announced that the independent Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission process that included VA-recommended facility closures would not move forward. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee followed suit taking the Hudson Valley VA hospital off the chopping block and protecting the healthcare services for nearly 7,000 Hudson Valley veterans.\n\nDelivered Hundreds Of Millions To Completely Overhaul Mount Vernon\u2019s Sewage System And Combat The Decades-Long Crisis:\n\nShortly after taking office, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawn Patterson-Howard approached Senator Schumer to assist the city in addressing its ongoing sewage crisis, where years of underinvestment impacted 70,000 residents, andhe pledged to deliver the funding needed. Schumer, along with Congressman Bowman, personally delivered$3 million to jumpstart the repairs of the aging water infrastructure. This is in addition to over $6.5 million in local aid allocated for the project Schumer was able to deliver to Mount Vernon through the American Rescue Plan. In addition, thanks to funding Schumer was able to deliver through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, New York State was able to commit $150 million to completely overhaul Mount Vernon\u2019s sewage system.\n\nSecured Key Federal Approvals To Begin Construction On Long-Awaited Mamaroneck and Sheldrake River Flood Risk Management Project Following Hurricane Ida:\n\nFollowing years of advocacy and his personal visit to the Village of Mamaroneck after the devastation of Hurricane Ida, Senator Schumer secured the federal share of funding for the design and construction of the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake River Flood Risk Management Project. After the project was stalled for years under the Trump administration, the senator made multiple direct calls to top administration officials, and passed a $1.5 billion disaster supplemental to fast track Ida-impacted projects. Because of Schumer\u2019s efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finally gave the greenlight for the Mamaroneck project to begin construction through its annual work plan this year.\n\nSecured Over $28 Million To Create New State-Of-The-Art Rhinecliff Train Station:\n\nAfter launching an all-out push on the dilapidated steps of the train station in February of 2020, Schumer successfully secured $28 million to go towards New York State's work in overhauling the severely outdated and crumbling Rhinecliff Station to give Hudson Valley commuters the modern, accessible train station they have desperately needed in Dutchess County.\n\nSOUTHERN TIER\n\nSecured $63+ Million For Binghamton University To Create A Battery Manufacturing And Research Hub Through The American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Regional Challenge:\n\nAfter his direct advocacy helped BU\u2019s New Energy NY project become a finalist in the BBB Regional Challenge, Schumer fought non-stop, calling the Commerce Secretary directly, penning an op-ed, and personally visiting to highlight Binghamton and the Southern Tier\u2019s potential within the battery research industry. In September, Schumer announced that following his efforts BU\u2019s project was awarded $63+ million in federal funding, with a matching $50 million contributed by NYS. This funding will help establish the Greater Binghamton area as a national hub for battery manufacturing and R&D, help create thousands of good-paying jobs, and bolster our domestic supply chains and national security by revitalizing the domestic production of batteries vital to our countries clean energy future.\n\nDelivered $2.75 Million For The Waverly Central School District To Establish The Chemung Center For Innovation:\n\nAs part of the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2022 spending package, Schumer personally secured over $2.75 million for the Waverly Central School District to transform the vacant Chemung Elementary School into the Chemung Center For Innovation for training programs to help support local businesses. The Center will provide high school students with hands-on STEM job training needed to secure good-paying jobs upon graduation in local industries such as clean energy technology and transportation equipment manufacturing.\n\nSecured $4 Million For Alfred University To Conduct Advanced Ceramics Materials Research With The U.S. Army:\n\nSchumer successfully added $4 million in the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bill for advanced ceramics material research, supporting Alfred University\u2019s cutting-edge research in developing ultra-high temperature ceramic materials for the U.S. Army. This represents a key new partnership between Alfred University and the Army, and will help expand both the university\u2019s ceramics materials science program and innovation in the Southern Tier, as well as strengthen national security as the U.S. continues to develop new cutting-edge ultra-high temperature ceramics for hypersonic vehicles. The funding represents one of the largest research allocations Alfred University has ever received from the federal government for a single project.\n\nSaved Rural Delaware County Hospitals Over $5 Million Annually By Protecting Critical Access Hospital Designation:\n\nAfter fighting for years to get the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverse a disastrous policy change that would have caused nearly a dozen Upstate New York\u2019s rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) to lose millions in essential reimbursements,Schumer this year got CMS to finally reverse its rules change for the eligibility criteria. The CAH program allows designated providers to receive greater federal reimbursements, keeping financially vulnerable hospitals operating in rural communities that need critical healthcare services most. In total, this is expected to save Southern Tier hospitals over $5.4 million annually, $2.4 million for Margaretville Hospital and $3 million for O\u2019Connor Hospital, along with other Upstate hospitals, for a total of $35 million across Upstate NY.\n\nDelivered Over $5 Million For Ithaca And Tompkins County Local Projects:\n\nSchumer secured Ithaca and Tompkins County communities over $5 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus funding package for local infrastructure and community projects. This includes funding to help the Greater Ithaca Activities Center expand their space and programs for youth, replace the deteriorated South Albany Street Bridge, complete the Dryden Rail Trail, boost sustainability, and bolster downtown economic development.\n\nSecured $8.5 Million to Expand Cornell\u2019s CHESS Lab, Delivering Jobs and Strengthening America\u2019s Technological Competitiveness:\n\nBuilding on his relentless advocacy to bolster Upstate New York as a global leader in innovation and manufacturing, and history of securing federal funds to support the is critical piece of scientific infrastructure, Senator Schumer secured $8.5 million in additional federal funding for the award-winning Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Lab. Senator Schumer\u2019s efforts have preserved the lab and jobs and leveraged additional NSF funding for expansion- supporting over 150 good-paying science and tech-based jobs at CHESS, plus over 150 new jobs in construction, and will further support a growing innovation economy in Upstate New York and continued American global leadership in research.\n\nNORTH COUNTRY\n\nSaved Rural North Country Hospitals Over $18 Million Annually By Protecting Critical Access Hospital Designation:\n\nAfter fighting for years to get the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverse a disastrous policy change that would have caused nearly a dozen Upstate New York\u2019s rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) to lose millions in essential reimbursements, Schumer this year got CMS to finally reverse its rules change for the eligibility criteria. The CAH program allows designated providers to receive greater federal reimbursements, keeping financially vulnerable hospitals operating in rural communities that need critical healthcare services most. In total, this is expected to save North Country hospitals over $18 million annually, $2.4 million for Margaretville Hospital and $3 million for O\u2019Connor Hospital, along with other Upstate hospitals, for a total of $35 million across Upstate NY, $5.3 million for Lewis County, $9.7 million for Carthage Area Hospital, and $3.3 million for Gouverneur Hospital, along with other Upstate hospitals for a total of $35 million across Upstate NY.\n\nDelivered $6 Million To Modernize The St. Lawrence Seaway Visitors\u2019 Center:\n\nAfter personally visiting the St. Lawrence Seaway Visitors\u2019 Center in 2018 and successfully delivering over $6 million in federal funding through U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the once dilapidated Visitors\u2019 Center. This year the new Visitor\u2019s Center that hadn\u2019t been upgraded in 60 years, was finally able to break ground ensuring North Country tourism can continue to flourish and this important site can be preserved for families and generations to come.\n\nSecured Over $50 Million For Fort Drum To Both Modernize The Outdated Railhead And Fortify The Base\u2019s Water Supply With Safe Drinking Water:\n\nSenator Schumer secured this much needed funding for two key projects at Fort Drum. The first, after years of advocacy, will modernize Fort Drum\u2019s outdated railhead with over $27 million in funding to bring good paying construction jobs to the North Country, improve base readiness to meet deployment requirements and give Fort Drum personnel the resources they need to continue their vital work. The second award of $27 million will fortify Fort Drum\u2019s well water supply, ensuring that the over 35,0000 soldiers and families of Fort Drum have access to safe drinking water, reducing Fort Drum\u2019s reliance on outside sources for its water needs, and safeguarding Fort Drum\u2019s water supply from contaminants.\n\nDelivered $500,000 To Restore Fort Ticonderoga\u2019s Iconic And Historic Walls:\n\nFollowing years of advocacy for preserving Fort Ticonderoga, Schumer secured $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the restoration and rehabilitation of this vital tourism and historic anchor in Essex County. Over the nearly 250-year history of the Fort, much of the exterior walls have become damaged due to age and weather, and this funding will prevent the loss or further degradation of this iconic historical site. Schumer visited Fort Ticonderoga in August 2017, and promised then to fight to deliver funding to repair the site\u2019s aging structure, and in his first omnibus as majority leader, he delivered on his promise.\n\nProtected The Adirondacks With Major New Investments In Fighting Climate Change:\n\nIn August, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Senator Schumer visited the Adirondacks, where he broke down the impact the legislation would have for families and the environment in the Adirondack Park and across the North Country. Schumer explained that the climate provisions in this bill will accelerate the domestic production of clean energy and transition to a greener economy, all of which is vital to places like the Adirondacks, which have historically been on the frontlines of fossil fuel pollution like acid rain. Schumer said that this also presents a major opportunity for places like the North Country which are set to benefit not only from major boosts to conservation funding, but also by helping families lower energy costs by upgrading their homes, creating good-paying clean energy jobs, and strengthening rural development, all while fighting climate change.\n\nDelivered Nearly $2 Million To Transform The Plattsburgh YMCA:\n\nAfter Clinton County lost two of the area\u2019s community recreation centers in 2020, Schumer delivered nearly $2 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to the Plattsburgh YMCA in order to create a new state-of-the-art health and fitness facility and expand recreation programs. These funds, as part of a larger campaign by the Plattsburgh YMCA, will ensure that they can expand current services that promote health, wellness, and mental health, and help to increase childcare services in Plattsburgh and Clinton County.\n\nDelivered Over $285,000 To Develop A Plattsburgh Welding Workforce Training Program:\n\nSenator Schumer\u2019s leadership was key in delivering a historic funding increase for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) through the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill. This funding increase supported the $285,600 NBRC investment, which Schumer pushed for the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce to develop a comprehensive welding training program at the Clinton Community College\u2019s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing to train 50 individuals and prepare them to enter the workforce as a welder.\n\nSecured $350,000 To Rehabilitate Historic Trudeau Building And Create Jobs In Saranac Lake:\n\nThrough his work on the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus, Senator Schumer delivered record-high funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). In turn, the NBRC provided $350,000 to rehabilitate the historic Trudeau Building in Saranac Lake to create an accessible history museum campus in the downtown that will create jobs and drive economic development in the Adirondack North Country.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/with-chinese-chip-companies-threatening-national-security-and-jobs-schumer-announces-president-has-heeded-his-call-and-will-add-ymtc_one-of-chinas-leading-chip-makers--to-a-trade-blacklist-administration-action-will-strengthen-national-security-and-protect-the-domestic-chip-industry-", "WITH CHINESE CHIP COMPANIES THREATENING NATIONAL SECURITY AND JOBS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT HAS HEEDED HIS CALL AND WILL ADD YMTC \u2013 ONE OF CHINA\u2019S LEADING CHIP MAKERS \u2013 TO A TRADE BLACKLIST;...", "2022-12-16", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "With Upstate NY Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Thanks To Schumer\u2019s 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\n\nFor Months, Schumer Highlighted How China\u2019s YMTC Posed An Immediate Threat To Our National Security; Now They Are Added To Ban List Along With Other Chinese Communist Party-Backed Companies\n\nSchumer: Today\u2019s Action Will Protect Our National Security And Our Domestic Chip Manufacturers To Help Make The Future In Places Like Syracuse, Not Shanghai\n\nOn the heels of his all-out push started in Albany and Syracuse to limit Chinese chip companies in U.S. supply chains, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced, that after months of advocacy, the Biden administration has added Chinese memory chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) and dozens of other Chinese companies to a trade blacklist, restricting U.S. exports of advanced U.S. technology that could be used by these companies to advance the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s military and economic agenda. This builds on Schumer successfully securing the inclusion of his bipartisan amendment last week to prohibit the U.S. government\u2019s use of chips made in China, including by YMTC, in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. Schumer said that today\u2019s action, combined with his amendment, will help limit the prevalence of Chinese-made chips in U.S. supply chains, strengthening national security, keeping New Yorkers\u2019 data safe, and boosting demand for more domestically made microchips, including from places like Upstate New York.\n\n\u201cBy adding China\u2019s YMTC to the trade blacklist, the Biden administration is taking a much-needed action to protect national security and send a clear signal that the future of technology should be made in America in places like Syracuse not Shanghai, in the Capital Region not China. I\u2019ve long sounded the alarm on the grave national security and economic threats posed by YMTC and other CCP-backed technology companies, like CXMT and SMIC,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cBecause of my CHIPS and Science bill, Upstate New York is seeing unprecedented investment and thousands of new jobs rebuilding American microchip manufacturing. To win the 21st century we need to secure our supply chains, and this decisive action by the Biden administration, in tandem with my amendment in the NDAA and the major investment from the CHIPS bill, will help level the playing field for Upstate NY chip manufacturers and put our national security, privacy, and defense first.\u201d\n\nSchumer said that YMTC is one of China\u2019s largest chipmakers, and that their inclusion to the U.S. export blacklist, along with other major Chinese companies, will limit the CCP\u2019s ability to expand their military and technological capabilities, protecting our national security and domestic investment in technology.\n\nSchumer explained that semiconductors are essential not only in our daily lives, with microchips being used in everything from smartphones and household appliances to cars, but also is vital to our national security with our military technology and critical infrastructure fully reliant on these chips.\n\nThis announcement comes on the heels of Schumer\u2019s bipartisan amendment, introduced with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), that was just included in the NDAA to limit the U.S. government use of semiconductors from Chinese companies. Specifically, Schumer\u2019s amendment will limit the federal procurement of products or services that use microchips produced by three major Chinese suppliers, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), all with known links to Chinese state security and intelligence apparatuses. This provision will help reduce the U.S. dependence on China and protect national security by ensuring that the U.S. government, its suppliers, and U.S. taxpayers do not directly or indirectly fund the Chinese military. This provision will also help ensure that chips produced by Chinese chipmakers cannot be weaponized in products sold to the U.S. Government, and will help position Upstate New York to supply more chips needed by our military and other critical infrastructure by replacing Chinese-made chips in the supply chains of companies that do business with the U.S. government.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to America and has a long history of fighting to secure microchip investment for Upstate New York. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $52 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S., along with the creation of a new federal investment tax credit to support the expansion of domestic microchip production.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-the-syracuse-mens-soccer-team-historic-victory-in-the-ncaa-championship-", "MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER FLOOR REMARKS ON THE SYRACUSE MEN\u2019S SOCCER TEAM HISTORIC VICTORY IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP", "2022-12-13", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2013 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to congratulate the Syracuse men\u2019s soccer team for winning the NCAA College Cup national championship. Below are Senator Schumer\u2019s remarks, which can also be viewed here:\n\nBefore I begin, I just want to extend a massive \u2013 massive -congratulations to the Syracuse Orange men\u2019s soccer team for winning the NCAA College Cup national championship last night in a heart stopping 7-6 victory, after penalty kicks.\n\nA big congrats to Coach McIntyre, all the amazing players, and the staff, on a phenomenal accomplishment, the first in Syracuse history.\n\nGo Orange!\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-statement-on-the-university-of-rochesters-laser-lab-contributions-in-groundbreaking-fusion-energy-breakthrough", "SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER\u2019S LASER LAB CONTRIBUTIONS IN GROUNDBREAKING FUSION ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH", "2022-12-13", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "For The First Time Scientists- Supported By UR\u2019s Laser Lab- Have Produced A Fusion Reaction That Creates A Net Energy Gain \u2014 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\n\nIn 2018 UR\u2019s 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\u2019s Efforts Rochester Scientists Have Helped Achieve One Of The Biggest Clean Energy Innovations In Decades\n\nSchumer: Major Discovery Brings Focus To Rochester Laser Lab As World Leader In Clean Energy Research\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 After fighting for years to save the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) and increase funding to the facility, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced for the first time that scientists supported by Rochester\u2019s LLE have produced a nuclear fusion reaction with a net energy gain- a major milestone in fight against climate change and creating cheap, clean power:\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said, \u201cThe University of Rochester\u2019s Lab for Laser Energetics (LLE), fueled by its 400 Rochester workers, is a key partner in our nation\u2019s Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program that today produced this breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore National Labs and is a powerhouse in our nation\u2019s long-sought pursuit to create a new unlimited source of clean energy from fusion. This astonishing scientific advance puts us on the precipice of a future no longer reliant on fossil fuels but instead powered by new clean fusion energy which is why I fought and ultimately succeeded four years ago in reversing a plan that would have then closed the Rochester Laser Lab for good. Instead I secured record funding to expand their work because making this future clean energy world a reality will require our physicists, innovative workers, and brightest minds at our DOE-funded institutions, including the Rochester Laser Lab, to double down on their cutting-edge work.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m also proud to announce today that I\u2019ve helped to secure the highest ever authorization of over $624 million this year in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the ICF program to build on this amazing breakthrough.\u201d\n\nAccording to DOE, for the first time every scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL) have, achieved ignition of a fusion reaction that created a net gain of energy. Fusion, which is produced by combining atoms to produce energy is the same reaction which powers our sun and has long been pursued as an ideal energy source due to its potential to be a safe, clean, cheap, and reliable. The LLE has played a significant role in reaching this historic scientific achievement. DOE\u2019s National Nuclear Security Administration\u2019s (NNSA) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program maintains only three unique, world-leading science facilities: the NIF at LLNL in California, the Z Pulsed Power Facility (Z) at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, and LLE\u2019s Omega Laser Facility. As LLNL\u2019s principal partner and the largest DOE university-based program in the nation, LLE educates and trains scientists, who are able to perform experiments at LLE before they scale them on the NIF. Several of the researchers on the project were educated and trained at LLE\u2019s Omega Laser Facility and researchers at LLE developed diagnostics included in the laser shot that resulted in ignition. In addition, LLE scientists were involved in the \u201cred team\u201d review of the initial results.\n\nThis discovery would not have been possible without years of steadfast advocacy by Senator Schumer to both save and increase funding for Rochester\u2019s Laser Lab and the overall DOE ICF program which supports the LLE, LLNL, and Sandia National Lab\u2019s Z Pulsed Power Facility. In 2018, after a budget proposal recommended to defund the Laser Lab within three years and eliminate hundreds of high-tech jobs in Rochester, Schumer launched an all-out push to reverse the closure plan and instead increase funding for the Lab. Later that same year, Schumer announced that he had been successful in his push to reject the proposed cuts, and since has consistently delivered robust funding increases to the Lab and ICF program to make discoveries like today\u2019s possible. The senator helped secure $75 million in FY2018, $80 million in FY2019 & FY2020, $82 million in FY2021, and $83 million in FY2022.\n\nIn addition, Schumer has been a leading advocate for increasing support for key programs that support Rochester\u2019s Laser Lab like the DOE\u2019s National Nuclear Security Administration\u2019s (NNSA) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program. The ICF program is critical to maintaining safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent maintained through the Stockpile Stewardship Program. This program establishes the United States as a leader in technology and attracts talented scientists, engineers, and students dedicated to achieving controlled fusion laboratory, which made the discovery today. Schumer just delivered the highest ever authorization ever of over $624 million in this year in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the program, which he says will supercharge discoveries like this even further,\n\nEstablished in 1970, the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a unique and critical national resource for research and education in science and technology. LLE is the largest U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) university-based research program in the nation and is home to the OMEGA lasers (Omega and Omega EP) \u2013 two of the largest and most capable lasers at any academic institution in the world. The LLE employs over 400 workers in Rochester and supports another 500 workers at optics, photonics, and imaging companies located throughout the Rochester Finger Lakes region.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/with-respiratory-viruses-skyrocketing-in-north-country-children-schumer-will-call-on-feds-to-launch-nationwide-action-plan-to-help-overwhelmed-upstate-hospitals-with-over-300-rsv-cases-in-st-lawrence-health-system-and-hundreds-more-across-north-country-schumer-will-call-on-feds-to-help-protect-ny-children-keep-our-hospitals-prepared-and-combat-rsv-before-its-too-late-", "WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN, SCHUMER WILL CALL ON FEDS TO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE ACTION PLAN TO HELP OVERWHELMED UPSTATE HOSPITALS; WITH OVER 300 RSV CASES IN ST....", "2022-12-10", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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\u2019s Samaritan Medical Center Had RSV\n\nRSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly \u2013 Just Last Week, Canton Central School Had Nearly 15% Of Students Out With Mostly Respiratory Viruses \u2013 In This Season Alone, St. Lawrence Health System Has Had Well Over 300 RSV Cases \u2013 With Flu Sky Rocketing As Well\n\nSenator Says Feds Need A Comprehensive Plan To Address RSV and Be Ready to Send in Federal Support the Moment It\u2019s Needed\n\nSchumer: RSV Is On The Rise, And Feds Need To Step Up To Help Upstate Hospitals\n\nStanding in Lewis County as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) and other respiratory illnesses surge in children across the North Country, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer launched a major new push to increase federal support for Upstate hospitals strained by the dramatic increase in RSV cases. Flanked by frontline doctors, Schumer explained that this is the busiest RSV and flu season that Upstate hospitals like Lewis County General Hospital and the St. Lawrence Health System has ever seen, with nearly 300 RSV cases just last month alone in St. Lawrence\u2019s hospitals and nearly 80% of the patients this season being children, Lewis County is averaging 70 cases a month contributing to an overwhelmed regionally health system. Schumer said the spiking levels of RSV with growing flu rates warrants immediately federal action, and called for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be ready to act at a moment\u2019s notice to provide whatever support upstate hospitals need. Schumer reported that the federal government has unique authority to help, with the power to support temporary structures, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\n\u201cNorth Country hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in RSV cases among children, and public health experts all say it is only going to get worse as we enter the cold winter months. Normally, RSV cases start to grow in October and November before peaking in December and January. It is outright scary given that hospitals are already struggling to keep up, and it\u2019s possible the worst is yet to come. As a grandfather to two young children, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of them getting sick, and all across the North Country and Upstate NY parents are facing hospitals who are pushed to the brink, with increased wait times, full beds, all while their child is struggling to breathe because of RSV,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cHospitals are doing their best on the frontlines, but the feds need to step up with a comprehensive plan to respond to this major spike and be ready for it to get worse. The feds have a unique ability to get more doctors and supplies where it\u2019s needed, and they need to be prepared to do so. Nobody really knows what will come next, and if an Upstate hospital says they need something, the feds need to be able to say \u2018help is on the way right now.\u2019 Hospitals cannot afford to wait.\u201d\n\n\"We are thankful for Senator Schumer's ongoing commitment to addressing rural health access challenges in Lewis County and throughout the North Country. His advocacy and work to secure additional resources for our health system and hospitals across the state are vital if we are to safeguard local access to health care today, tomorrow, and for the next generation,\u201d said Gerald R. Cayer, MPH, CEO of Lewis County Health System. \u201cLike other hospital health systems across the North Country, we are experiencing the stress and strain of the surge in respiratory illness, particularly the flu, COVID, and RSV over the last two months. As a result, we are seeing a significant increase in the volume of patients seeking care for respiratory illness in our primary care clinics, emergency department, and the hospital's inpatient unit.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Schumer said that he is calling for HHS to be ready and, if requested by hospitals, use its unique authority to help. Tools at HHS\u2019 disposal includes the power to support temporary structures like screening tents, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\nRSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Schumer said that while most adults recover in a week or two, RSV can be very serious, especially for young children and older adults. RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States.\n\nLast month, the Children\u2019s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics warned of \u201cunprecedented levels\u201d of RSV combined with increasing flu circulation are pushing many hospitals to the breaking point. At nearby Samaritan Medical Center, the cases this year just so far have already exceeded last year\u2019s totals for many respiratory viruses like RSV and the Flu. Last month, Samaritan Medical Center, said that 85% of admissions into its pediatric unit had been respiratory related. During November and December there have been 34 RSV cases so far, 24 of those cases being children. These serious cases also mirror general spikes across the region, last week Canton Central School on Wednesday, approximately 15% of students were absent largely due to respiratory viruses. In St. Lawrence County during October, November and December there have been a total of 419 cases, 331 of those being children. This major strain also comes as flu cases also are spiking across New York State adding over 27,000 cases last week, placing further strain on the health system. Earlier this week Lewis County had over 35 flu cases in just one day. During November and December Samaritan Medical Center in Jefferson County has had over 205 flu cases so far, 103 of those cases being children. This is a 145 % increase from 2021. In St. Lawrence County, there have been a total of 205 flu cases in November and December. A majority of the cases, 148 cases, coming in just the first nine days of December.\n\nInfants 6 months and younger are getting hospitalized with RSV at more than seven times the weekly rate observed before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/standing-in-putnam-after-hundreds-of-dangerous-accidents-at-metro-north-crossings-schumer-blows-the-whistle-on-unsafe-rail-crossings-across-the-hudson-valley-and-launches-new-two-track-plan-to-make-metro-north-safer-for-hudson-valley-commuters-and-local-communities-", "STANDING IN PUTNAM, AFTER HUNDREDS OF DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS AT METRO-NORTH CROSSINGS, SCHUMER BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON UNSAFE RAIL CROSSINGS ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY AND LAUNCHES NEW TWO-TRACK PLAN TO MAKE...", "2022-12-09", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "With Metro-North Ridership Reaching Post-Pandemic Highs\u20134.8 Million Last Month\u2013Schumer Says Feds Need To Step Up To Boost Rail Safety For Commuters and Drivers\n\nAfter Horrific 2015 Valhalla Train Crash That Killed Six People, Schumer Pushed For Major Train Safety Increases\u2013Now 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\n\nSchumer: Feds Must Fast Track Hudson Valley Rail-Safety Improvements\n\nStanding with community leaders, ACRE union members, train safety advocates, and local officials at one of five soon-to-be upgraded Metro-North highway-grade crossings in Garrison, New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched his two-track plan to make the Hudson Valley safer for commuters, drivers, pedestrians, first responders, and railroad employees.\n\nSchumer explained that Metro-North Crossings across the Hudson Valley have been notorious sites for hundreds car accidents \u2013 with local officials saying many near accidents constantly going unreported. Now, with the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) passed, which includes over $9 billion in federal rail safety funding, Schumer said that it is a unique moment to finally get long overdue investments Hudson Valley communities have sought back on track.\n\n\u201cWe will never forget the tragedies in Valhalla and Spuyten Duyvil, and need to do more \u2013 and to do it faster \u2013 to achieve better rail safety for Hudson Valley commuters, rail workers, pedestrians and drivers. I have already secured $4 million to upgrade five Metro-North grade crossings in Dutchess and Putnam counties, but we can\u2019t let progress idle, which is why I am calling on the feds to get all aboard with my two-track plan to increase rail safety funding and fast track long overdue projects to keep commuters, workers and residents safe,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cMy plan would invest over $100 million to put in place common sense and widely desired measures for Hudson Valley families, drivers, and commuters. When I led the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law to passage, it was desperately needed community investments like this that I had in mind. It is time to fast track these improvements and get the Hudson Valley residents the increased rail safety they deserve.\u201d\n\nSchumer revealed that he has already secured $4.4 million through the Commuter Authority Rail Safety Improvement (CARSI) program to make critical safety improvements at Manitou Station Road and four other grade crossings in Dutchess and Putnam Counties. This funding will help upgrade warning systems, boost accessibility, and help Metro-North to implement other new safety measures on its Hudson and Harlem Lines.\n\nSchumer said, however, that the feds cannot idle and that much more is needed to address rail safety across the Hudson Valley. For example, Schumer explained that the nearby Roaring Brook Road crossing in Westchester, located less than half a mile from Horace Greeley High School, has seen over 180 car accidents and 27 signal malfunctions in just the past five years alone. Schumer said this is only a small example of the hundreds of accidents and near accidents that occur at rail crossings across the Hudson Valley. In October 2022, Metro-North had its strongest ridership since March 2020, with over 4.8 million riders which Schumer said should make addressing these safety concerns a top priority.\n\nSchumer said he is launching a two-track plan for the feds to bolster rail safety across the Hudson Valley.\n\nFirst, following the horrific 2015 Valhalla train crash that killed six people, Schumer said he is pushing for $67 million to eliminate the dangerous grade crossing in the Town of New Castle that is also on Metro-North\u2019s Harlem line. Schumer said that even though local officials have worked for years to make safety improvements, the cost of building of eliminate the crossing has been too high for localities to take on their own. However, thanks to the new $3 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination Program that he secured in the IIJA, the senator said the federal funding is now finally available to make projects like this happen and he is pushing for the Hudson Valley to be able to tap that pot. This would allow the Town of New Castle to build a bridge and eliminate the dangerous Harlem Line crossing near the Saw Mill River Parkway that has seen over 850 accidents in 15 years.\n\nSecond, building on his successful calls for Metro-North to install life-saving positive train control (PTC) technology, Schumer said he is also pushing to secure $45 million for additional system-wide safety improvements to enhance current PTC tech through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) program. The CRISI program is slated to receive $5 billion over five years thanks to the IIJA specifically for helping prevent dangerous train crashes, like those that have plagued Hudson Valley residents, including as recently as a few days ago. PTC is a communications and signaling system that can be used on railroads to prevent accidents caused by excessive speed and human error. Schumer said this technology works by automatically slowing trains down in the event of an emergency or if there\u2019s a dangerous obstacle on the tracks. Metro-North installed PTC on all its trains with a feature called Secure Positive Train Stop Release. The secure PTSR enables an operator to override the automatic stoppage of a train (the PTC system) if there is a known circuit problem, and to do so with a single push of a button. This button could easily be mis-pressed, so a modification to enhance the system with a series of matching codes is needed. The new system requires the train engineer to input a code provided by the dispatcher. Only once the codes match can the override button be activated. If funded, this grant would add the new code feature to the secure positive train stop release (Secure PTSR) to Metro-North trains, adding an additional step for train operators to type in a code to override the slowing down of the trains by dispatchers.\n\nThe Hudson Valley has long history of train accidents impacting Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester counties. In February 2015, a Metro-North train traveling on the Harlem line struck an SUV on its tracks at a grade crossing in Valhalla, New York, killing five passengers and the car driver and injuring many more\u2014the deadliest accident in Metro-North\u2019s history. In 2013, the Spuyten Duyvil tragedy was the deadliest train accident within New York City since 1991, losing four lives and seeing more than sixty people injured. Currently, Metro-North has 74 public highway-rail crossings and 34 private-highway rail crossings.\n\nResponding to these incidents and others, Schumer has been a fierce advocate for PTC and rail safety. PTC is a communications and signaling system that can be used on railroads to prevent collisions caused by excessive speed and human error. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found dozens of passenger and freight rail accidents over the years that could have been prevented through the use of PTC, including the 2013 Spuyten Duyvil crash. In 2015, Schumer helped to secure a low-cost, federal Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for $976.1 million to be used by the MTA and its railroads for PTC implementation. DOT gives RRIF priority to projects that provide public benefits, including benefits to public safety such as PTC. The nearly $1 billion in RRIF financing enabled the LIRR and Metro-North to swiftly install and implement PTC.\n\nIn the IIJA, Schumer secured several key rail safety provisions. This includes $33 million over five years to New York State for the formula Railway-Highway Crossing program to execute projects that reduce fatalities and injuries at railway grade crossings. Schumer also secured the above mentioned $3 billion in competitive funding for the Railroad Crossing Elimination program which seeks to reduce fatalities and injuries by providing physical separation through a tunnel, bridge, embankment, or similar infrastructure, and $5 billion for the competitive Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement program.\n\nSchumer was joined by Putnam County Legislator, Nancy Montgomery, the wife of Jim Lovell, a 58-year father of four among those killed in the Spuyten Duyvil derailment, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, Cold Spring Mayor Kathleen E. Foley, New Castle Town Administrator Jill Simon Shapiro, New Castle Police Chief James D. Carroll, Association of Commuter Rail Employees Local Chairperson (Hudson) Christopher Duffy, and Putnam County representative to the MTA Board Neal Zuckerman.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-launching-push-in-upstate-ny-schumer-announces-his-legislation-to-limit-chinese-made-semiconductor-chips-in-us-govt-supply-chains-has-been-included-in-must-pass-defense-bill-schumer-says-new-provisions-will-strengthen-national-security-protect-new-yorkers-data-and-boost-the-us-chip-industry-including-in-upstate-ny", "AFTER LAUNCHING PUSH IN UPSTATE NY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HIS LEGISLATION TO LIMIT CHINESE-MADE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS IN U.S. GOV\u2019T SUPPLY CHAINS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN MUST-PASS DEFENSE BILL; SCHUMER SAYS...", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "With Upstate NY Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Thanks To Schumer\u2019s 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\n\nSenator Says Chips Made By Companies With Ties To The Chinese Communist Party Pose Grave Threats To National And Economic Security; Schumer\u2019s New Legislation Will Help Protect From Cyberattacks And Reduce U.S. Dependence On China\n\nSchumer: It Is Time To Sever America\u2019s Reliance on Unsecure Chinese-Made Chips \u2013 And Have The Future Of Technology Stamped \u2018Made In Upstate NY\u2019\n\nAfter launching an all-out push started in Albany and Syracuse, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced his bipartisan amendment to prohibit the U.S. government\u2019s use of certain semiconductor chips made in China has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. This builds on Schumer\u2019s historic CHIPS and Science Bill, which is already drawing major semiconductor investment to Upstate New York, to reduce U.S. reliance on Chinese-made chips from companies with known links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and military. Schumer said this amendment will help limit the prevalence of these Chinese-made chips in federal government supply chains, strengthening national security, keeping New Yorkers\u2019 data safe, and boosting demand for more domestically made microchips, including from places like Upstate New York.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s simple: the federal government should not be in the business of buying certain Chinese-made chips that put our national and economic security at risk. Because of my CHIPS and Science bill, Upstate New York is seeing unprecedented investment and thousands of new jobs rebuilding American microchip manufacturing. Now, because of my amendment, U.S. taxpayer money will stop going to dangerous Chinese-government affiliated chip companies, backed by the Chinese military and ruling party, and instead support semiconductors made here in America, in places like Upstate New York,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cTo win the 21st century we need to secure our supply chains, and this amendment puts our national security, privacy, and defense first, by making sure the future of the federal government\u2019s chips is built in places like the Capital Region not China, in places like Syracuse not Shanghai.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that semiconductor technology is essential not only in our daily lives, with microchips being used in everything from smartphones and household appliances to cars, but also is vital to our national security with our military technology and critical infrastructure fully reliant on these chips. Currently, however, Chinese companies with known links to the CCP and Chinese military are actively selling microchips to companies that do business with the federal government, including contractors that support the U.S. military and critical infrastructure, making the U.S. more vulnerable to cyberattacks and potentially compromising classified material and the information and data of millions of Americans and New Yorkers.\n\nSchumer\u2019s bipartisan amendment, introduced with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), that was just included in the NDAA will directly address this problem by preventing the U.S. government from purchasing and using semiconductors from certain dangerous Chinese companies. Specifically, the legislation will limit the federal procurement of products or services that uses microchips produced from three major Chinese suppliers, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), all with known links to Chinese state security and intelligence apparatuses.\n\nSchumer said his provision will help reduce the U.S. dependence on China and protect national security by ensuring that the U.S. government, its suppliers, and U.S. taxpayers do not directly or indirectly fund the Chinese military. This provision will also help ensure that chips produced by Chinese chipmakers cannot be weaponized in products sold to the U.S. Government, and will help position Upstate New York to supply more chips needed by our military and other critical infrastructure by replacing Chinese-made chips in the supply chains of companies that do business with the U.S. government.\n\nTo avoid disruptions of supplies to the federal government, the provision is phased in over five years and supports a new federal traceability initiative to work with the private sector to identify and replace Chinese-made chips in supply chains. These new prohibitions will help protect safe and trusted suppliers of semiconductor technology by limiting the proliferation of nefarious semiconductor products in federal procurement, helping build more secure and resilient domestic supply chains.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer said the provision would:\n\nProtect National Security:\n\nThe Schumer/Cornyn amendment requires the U.S. government and its suppliers to understand their supply chains. It strengthens the security of defense and critical infrastructure systems, and consumer electronics by prohibiting U.S. government procurement of products that contain semiconductor chips from Chinese chipmakers with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese military. Systems require a variety of chips, new and old, that each perform a specific function. A single chip can cause an entire system to fail. The amendment ensures that the U.S. government, its suppliers, and U.S. taxpayers do not directly or indirectly fund the Chinese military and chips produced by Chinese chipmakers cannot be weaponized in products sold to the U.S. Government.\n\nThere is no justifiable reason for allowing Chinese military company chips in federal supply chains, including for the Department of Defense and critical infrastructure. SMIC is on the Commerce Department\u2019s Entity List and the Treasury Department\u2019s Chinese Military Industrial Complex Companies List, which together impose export restrictions and bans on U.S. capital. SMIC has also been named a \u201cChinese military contractor\u201d by the Pentagon. YMTC was recently made subject to U.S. export controls by the Commerce Department, and YMTC and CXMT have been cited by bipartisan congressional leaders as posing similar threats.\n\nReduce U.S. Dependence on China:\n\nRelying on Chinese chips only strengthens China\u2019s semiconductor industry while undermining U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. Without this amendment, companies would continue to purchase chips manufactured and sold below market prices by Chinese military companies. With chips underpinning nearly all technologies, this reliance jeopardizes the security of our supply chains. This amendment will strategically and responsibly help prevent future chip shortages.\n\nPromote Economic Security:\n\nThe amendment\u2019s five-year implementation period provides more than ample time for companies to understand and strengthen their supply chains. Within this five-year period, companies that have previously relied on chips manufactured by SMIC, YMTC, and CXMT could source their chips from chipmakers outside of China, including more American-made chips.\n\nMitigate Future Chip Shortages:\n\nSemiconductor manufacturers add capacity based on demand, which is why semiconductor manufacturers in the U.S. are able and willing to produce these chips at market prices. This amendment sends a signal to the private sector that if they want to do business with the U.S. government, they need to replace Chinese-made chips in their supply chains, opening up a new demand for American-made chips. That new demand, combined with the major infusion of federal investment from the CHIPS and Science Act to build the domestic semiconductor industry, will boost American manufacturing and jobs.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to America and has a long history of fighting to secure microchip investment for Upstate New York. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $52 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S., along with the creation of a new federal investment tax credit to support the expansion of domestic microchip production.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-personal-meeting-with-ceo-schumer-urges-cadenza-innovation-to-further-build-up-new-clean-energy-hub-at-ipark87/techcity-and-bring-hundreds-of-jobs-to-ulster-schumer-highlights-to-top-brass-at-cadenza-his-historic-federal-incentives_ipark87s-ideal-location-as-the-nations-leading-clean-energy-site", "IN PERSONAL MEETING WITH CEO, SCHUMER URGES CADENZA INNOVATION TO FURTHER BUILD UP NEW CLEAN ENERGY HUB AT IPARK87/TECHCITY & BRING HUNDREDS OF JOBS TO ULSTER; SCHUMER HIGHLIGHTS TO TOP BRASS AT...", "2022-12-06", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Cadenza Is Considering Ulster For Its New \u2018SuperCell\u2019 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\n\nSchumer 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 \u2013 Now Schumer Doubles Down To Land Another Clean Battery Manufacturer And Hundreds More Jobs To Ulster County\n\nSchumer To Cadenza: Picking Ulster County Will Be A Win-Win-Win by Making The Hudson Valley A Clean Energy Hub, Creating Hundreds Of New Good-Paying Jobs, And Supercharging The Fight Against Climate Change\n\nAfter his successful push sparking Zinc8 to bring 500 new clean energy jobs to Ulster County, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he personally met with Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, CEO of Cadenza Innovation, a cutting-edge lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery company, urging Cadenza to select iPark87 for its proposed multi-hundred million dollar investment that would bring hundreds of new clean energy jobs to the Hudson Valley.\n\nIn the meeting, Schumer made clear that Ulster\u2019s former TechCity campus, now known as iPark87, has all the right assets to become the home of Cadenza\u2019s next major manufacturing facility, and said that the historic federal incentives he passed in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to expand U.S.-based battery technologies can help to supercharge Cadenza\u2019s future in New York.\n\n\u201cCadenza\u2019s interest in bringing hundreds of new jobs to Ulster County\u2019s former TechCity site, now called iPark87, shows that the Hudson Valley is on the map and poised to become a hub for clean energy innovation. With state-of-the-art battery companies like Zinc8 already working to set up shop in the Hudson Valley, securing Cadenza\u2019s spot at iPark87 would be a major win as we work to revitalize Ulster County\u2019s former economic engine, making it a future home to thousands of good-paying clean energy jobs. That\u2019s why I\u2019m doubling down to transform this site to once again become the beating heart of Ulster County\u2019s economy, all while powering a cleaner, brighter future, fighting climate change, and creating hundreds of good-paying jobs,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI made it clear to Cadenza\u2019s CEO, Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, that I stand ready to help their potential expansion in the Hudson Valley in any way, including fighting to secure the historic federal battery research and development incentives I passed in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Hudson Valley and New York can be the lightning rod for the future of battery investment in the U.S., and I will not stop fighting to make sure our country\u2019s battery future is powered by New York workers.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that, as a growth-stage company, Cadenza Innovation\u2019s patented technology architecture \u2013 the \u2018superCell' \u2013 is enabling a new generation of safe, higher performing, lower-cost Li-ion batteries and energy storage solutions. Eliminating risk of fires and explosions, the U.S. Department of Defense-tested and UL Registered superCell technology platform fuels urban deployments due to its safe, flexible and space-efficient design, bolsters utility grid resilience and powers a range of uses in the electric vehicle (EV) and commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors.\n\nCadenza is actively considering New York as the next location to scale its production with a multi-hundred-million dollar investment that would supercharge efforts to revitalize Ulster County\u2019s former economic hub while putting the Hudson Valley and the broader Upstate New York region on the map as a global leader in clean-energy technology. Schumer said that batteries and energy storage are integral to everyday life, helping to power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles, but unfortunately, much of the manufacturing of this critical technology has been offshored, leaving the country vulnerable to supply chain disruptions that can raise costs for working families and jeopardize U.S. jobs and national security. Schumer explained that expanding domestic manufacturing of battery technology is integral to America\u2019s future.\n\n\u201cTwo years ago, Senator Schumer saw the potential of the vacant, polluted former Tech City campus and promised to help. He brought everyone together and not only took action to clean up the site, but he also has worked non-stop to attract state-of-the-art clean energy companies to iPark87 to revitalize the site and create thousands of jobs,\" said Mike Oates President and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation. \"Senator Schumer has been an invaluable resource to us and we wouldn't be in this position without him. We are thrilled about the potential of Cadenza bringing over hundreds of new jobs to the region as iPark87 shapes up to be a clean energy hub.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are excited to see the redevelopment efforts at iPark87 take positive shape. Senator Schumer has been a true champion for the site and been helpful working with us to attract high quality jobs to the region. We believe iPark87 can be a hub for cutting edge green technology and unmatched innovation. Big thank you to Senator Schumer for passing critical legislation that encourages investment in clean technology and for rolling out the red carpet to these important companies,\u201d said Joe Cotter, Owner, National Resources.\n\nSchumer has a long history of fighting to revitalize the former TechCity campus. In July of 2021, Schumer personally visited the asbestos-contaminated TechCity site, calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fully clean up and restore Ulster County\u2019s former economic engine, once the 30-year home of IBM. After Schumer\u2019s advocacy, the firm reached an agreement with EPA to remove the asbestos piles, which was completed in October this year, green lighting the site to attract new businesses. Following his direct appeal, Zinc8, a leader in cutting-edge battery and energy storage technology, officially signed a letter of intent to make Ulster County their first major manufacturing hub as the company looks towards commercialization, which will bring up to 500 good-paying clean energy jobs to Upstate New York, with the company directly citing the Inflation Reduction Act and Schumer\u2019s support and advocacy as deciding factors in the company\u2019s decision to invest in New York.\n\nSince becoming majority leader, Schumer has secured more than $135 billion in federal incentives to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications. Schumer\u2019s efforts to make New York a leader in the future of battery research and manufacturing is already seeing results across the state. In September 2022 after years of advocacy, Schumer secured Binghamton University\u2019s spot as a final awardee in the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Region Challenge for a $63.7 million federal investment, one of the largest grants, to help make the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes a national hub for battery research and manufacturing. Earlier this year, Schumer visited Li-Cycle in Rochester, a cutting-edge battery recycler, which is opening a new North American Hub that is slated to bring over 200 good-paying jobs and that will have even further growth opportunities from the federal investment included in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Schumer passed.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-buffalos-ralph-c-wilson-jr-centennial-park-will-receive-45-million-through-the-national-coastal-resilience-fund-from-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-to-revitalize-the-shoreline-and-give-western-ny-families-the-beautiful-waterfront-park-they-deserve", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BUFFALO\u2019S RALPH C. WILSON JR. CENTENNIAL PARK WILL RECEIVE $4.5 MILLION THROUGH THE NATIONAL COASTAL RESILIENCE FUND FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW TO REVITALIZE...", "2022-12-06", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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\u2019s 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 park by improving flood mitigation efforts, restoring coastal habitats, and giving the public greater access to the Lake Erie waterfront.\n\n\u201cRalph Wilson was a dear friend of mine, and this will help Buffalo have the beautiful waterfront park that our families deserve and is fitting to his legacy and unwavering commitment to Buffalo. I am proud to deliver $4.5 million in federal funding to restore the Buffalo\u2019s shoreline along Lake Erie for the park and give Western New York the waterfront view it has long deserved,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWhen I led the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to passage, it is long overdue investments in restoring the Great Lakes and uplifting families like these that I had in mind. I am proud to help give Buffalo the access to its pristine waterfront it has long deserved and help ensure the long term stability of the park by improving its shoreline. Ralph is looking down smiling today, and I will be thinking of him when I look out at the water.\n\n\u201cRevitalizing the Ralph C. Wilson Park shoreline will provide families in the City of Buffalo with a new space for recreation and help restore our coastal habitats,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI am proud that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping projects like this one come to fruition.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, the grant will help restore hardened shoreline to softened shoreline and create of coastal habitat along Buffalo's Lake Erie shoreline. The project will also improve habitat and ecosystem functions to reduce impacts of flooding and erosion and will protect critical park and residential infrastructure. This will not only help prevent flooding, but help finally expand and give the public access to the waterfront of the park that it has long desired.\n\nThe funding comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). This year\u2019s awards come in large part thanks to historic increases in funding Schumer and Gillibrand were able to secure as a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law that enabled the NCRF to increase the number of awards and the size of awards granted for natural infrastructure projects benefiting local communities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-fighting-to-secure-millions-for-cortland-to-build-new-state-of-the-art-mental-health-facility-schumer-launches-push-to-protect-and-deliver-funding-asap-in-upcoming-end-of-year-spending-bill_ensuring-thousands-of-rural-cny-and-cortland-residents-get-the-mental-healthcare-they-need-", "AFTER FIGHTING TO SECURE MILLIONS FOR CORTLAND TO BUILD NEW STATE OF THE ART MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO PROTECT AND DELIVER FUNDING ASAP IN UPCOMING END OF YEAR SPENDING BILL \u2013...", "2022-12-02", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Cortland County\u2019s Mental Health Department Services Thousands Of Rural Residents Every Year In Vital Mental Health, Therapy, And Behavioral Health Care- But It\u2019s Current Aging Facility Lacks Basic Necessities Like Broadband, Disability Accessibility, And Cannot Meet The Modern Needs Of Its Patients\n\nSchumer Already Helped Secure Millions In Fed $$ To Improve Mental Health Services In Cortland \u2013 But Millions In Key Funding Remains In Limbo For Cortland As Congress Debates The End Of Year Spending Bill; Senator Will Detail His Push To Protect These Critical $$ So Cortland County Can Finally Build The Mental Health Facility Rural CNY Needs\n\nSchumer: Feds Need To Deliver Modern Mental Health Facility Cortland And Rural CNY Communities Deserve\n\nStanding in downtown Cortland, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today, after fighting to secure millions for Cortland County to transform a vacant downtown building into a new state of the art mental health facility, launched a major push to protect this critical funding and boost mental healthcare services for rural residents in Central New York.\n\nSchumer said that nearly $5 million in federal funding is slated to jump start this massive expansion, which will nearly double the size of Cortland County\u2019s Mental Health Department, and significantly improve their services. The senator explained he has already helped deliver the first $2 million thanks to the American Rescue Plan, but the remaining $2,995,000 is stuck in limbo and needs to be passed in the end-of-year omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. Schumer said he is launching an all-out push to deliver this funding ASAP to deliver the desperately needed modern mental health facility with expanded services that Cortland County and rural Central NY residents deserve.\n\n\u201cCortland County needs and deserves a modern mental health care facility. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, rural communities were already struggling to meet mental health needs and those needs have only increased,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I fought for historic funding increases to mental health programs in the COVID relief legislation and made sure the local aid places like Cortland County received was flexible so that they could invest in the long term health of their communities. Now, Congress needs to pass the final piece of the puzzle and deliver the last $3 million so that Cortland County can transform this vacant building into the state of the art mental health center Central New York\u2019s rural residents deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cDeeply honored to be considered for this federal support for Cortland County Mental Health Department capital improvements at our future building location. These funds would offer essential financial assistance and the chance to direct additional investments into the county\u2019s behavioral health system of care. Our behavioral health community will benefit so much from this investment. I\u2019m so thankful to the Senator for caring about Cortland,\u201d said Sharon MacDougall, Director of Community Services, Cortland County Mental Health Department\n\nSpecifically, the federal funding will allow Cortland to transform a currently vacant building downtown to become a state of the art one-stop shop for mental healthcare. Currently, Cortland County\u2019s Mental Health Department is housed in a severely outdated building, which lacks both modern necessities like sufficient broadband access for telehealth services, critical disability accommodations, and the physical space to provide residents the amount of programs they need. Cortland County already has over a thousand patients enrolled in its mental health care programs and that number continues to rise- with an estimated 8% increase next year alone. For example, Cortland County\u2019s Clinic program alone experienced a record 30-year high for total sessions in August 2022 at nearly 1,734 total session to 850 patients in a single month.\n\nOnce completed, the new facility will nearly double the space for the county\u2019s treatment programs, and make major upgrades like an ADA compliant elevator and high-speed internet access that will significantly boost the quality of their telehealth treatment options. The funding will allow Cortland County\u2019s Mental Health Department to have the space they need to continue offering three NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) licensed outpatient treatment programs: Clinic, Adult Day Treatment, and Children\u2019s Mental Health Rehabilitation Services. The funding will also help Cortland County's Mental Health Department expand their Children\u2019s Mental Health Rehabilitation Services.\n\nSchumer explained that as author of the American Rescue Plan to jumpstart our nation\u2019s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, he made sure the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds was flexible to address the long-term health and economic needs of communities. Thanks to Senator Schumer\u2019s efforts, Cortland County received over $9 million, of which $2 million in federal funding is already allocated to help improve their mental health services.\n\nSchumer also fought for nearly $3 million in congressionally directed spending for Fiscal Year 2023; however, Schumer explained that this funding is tied to the must-pass end-of-year omnibus spending bill that Congress is still negotiating. Schumer said he is actively working with his fellow congressional leaders and appropriators to try to pass a full government spending bill this December, and that he will fight to make sure projects like Cortland County\u2019s are included in the final legislation to give Central New York rural residents the healthcare facility they have long needed.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-with-respiratory-viruses-skyrocketing-in-western-new-york-children-hundreds-of-new-rsv-cases-in-wyoming-county-over-1000-cases-at-buffalos-oshei-childrens-hospital-and-overburdened-hospitals-struggling-to-keep-up-schumer-will-call-on-feds-to-launch-nationwide-action-plan-to-protect-ny-children-keep-our-hospitals-prepared-and-combat-rsv-before-its-too-late-", "SCHUMER: WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN WESTERN NEW YORK CHILDREN, HUNDREDS OF NEW RSV CASES IN WYOMING COUNTY, OVER 1,000 CASES AT BUFFALO\u2019S OSHEI CHILDREN\u2019S HOSPITAL, AND OVERBURDENED...", "2022-12-02", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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\u2019s Oishei Children\u2019s Hospital Has Seen Over Double the RSV Already Compared To Last Year\u2019s Entire Season\n\nRSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly \u2013 A Record-breaking 1,000 RSV Cases While Serious Flu Cases Also Doubled At Oshei Children\u2019s Hospital\n\nSenator Says Feds Need A Comprehensive Plan To Address RSV and Be Ready to Send in Federal Support the Moment It\u2019s Needed\n\nSchumer: RSV Is On The Rise, And Feds Need To Step Up To Help Upstate Hospital\n\nStanding at Wyoming County Community Hospital (WCCH) as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) cases surge in children across Western New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major new push to increase federal support for Upstate hospitals strained by the dramatic increase in RSV cases. Flanked by pediatricians on the frontlines, Schumer explained that this is the busiest RSV season that hospitals like WCCH and Kaleida\u2019s Oishei Children\u2019s Hospital which serves Wyoming County has ever seen, with more than double the number of admissions this year compared to the entirety of last season. Wyoming County Community Health System reported 54 new cases of RSV alone in just the first two weeks of November with 115 pediatric RSV cases so far this year while pediatric COVID cases are up 75% this year and pediatric influenza cases have gone from just 3 last year to 24 so far this year. Oishei has seen over 1000 pediatric RSV admissions this fall - more than double the number of admissions that they typically see over the entire 6-month season from this time last year. Schumer said the spiking levels of RSV with growing flu rates warrants immediately federal action, and called for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be ready to act at a moment\u2019s notice to provide whatever support upstate hospitals need. Schumer reported that the federal government has unique authority to help, with the power to support temporary structures, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\n\u201cWestern New York hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in RSV cases among children, and public health experts all say it is only going to get worse as we enter the cold winter months. Normally, RSV cases start to grow in October and November before peaking in December and January. It is outright scary given that hospitals are already struggling to keep up, and it\u2019s possible the worst is yet to come. As a grandfather to two young children, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of them getting sick, and all across the Western New York parents are facing hospitals who are pushed to the brink, with increased wait times, full beds, all while their child is struggling to breathe because of RSV,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cHospitals are doing their best on the frontlines, but the feds need to step up with a comprehensive plan to respond to this major spike and be ready for it to get worse. The feds have a unique ability to get more doctors and supplies where it\u2019s needed, and they need to be prepared to do so. Nobody really knows what will come next, and if an Upstate hospital says they need something, the feds need to be able to say \u2018help is on the way right now.\u2019 Hospitals cannot afford to wait.\u201d\n\nDavid Kobis, CEO of Wyoming County Community Health System said, \u201cLike hospitals across our region facing the current surge of multiple respiratory viruses amid capacity constraints, Wyoming County Community Health System is seeing more patients with RSV, influenza and Covid-19 compared to last year. We continue to focus our efforts on delivering the highest quality care right here when our patients need us while also collaborating closely with other hospitals and family physicians across the region. We appreciate Senator Schumer\u2019s support for our work and recognition of the need to leverage additional resources to address these challenges.\u201d\n\nDr. Michael Mineo, Chief Medical Officer Kaleida Health said, \u201cWe are experiencing a historic respiratory infection season, especially at Oishei Children\u2019s Hospital. Over 1000 children have been admitted with RSV already compared to an average of 300 all winter the past few years. There has been a sliver of hope recently with weekly RSV admissions decreasing from 150/week to 90 a week. Any reprieve, however, is short lived because we have seen an increase in 50 admissions a week of influenza. The results are problematic as Children\u2019s and its intensive care unit is over 100% capacity. As a community, we all really need to do our part to get vaccinated, staying home and masking when not feeling well.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Schumer said that he is calling for HHS to be ready and, if requested by hospitals, use its unique authority to help. Tools at HHS\u2019 disposal includes the power to support temporary structures like screening tents, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\nRSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Schumer said that while most adults recover in a week or two, RSV can be very serious, especially for young children and older adults. RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States.\n\nLast week, the Children\u2019s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics warned of \u201cunprecedented levels\u201d of RSV combined with increasing flu circulation are pushing many hospitals to the breaking point. At nearby Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo, 70% of the patients with flu-like symptoms test positive for RSV. The hospital has seen over 1000 pediatric RSV admissions this fall - more than double the number of admissions that they typically see over the entire 6-month season from this time last year. Schumer explained that the hospital sees 400 cases a year, and as of December, they have seen over 1,000 admissions. Schumer stated that this rapid increase in cases has caused the hospital to create 5 new overflow areas, which they continue to use to this day, straining the hospitals capacity. This major strain also comes as flu cases also are spiking across New York State, placing further strain on the health system. At Oishei, in just the four weeks between October 24th and November 20th, they\u2019ve seen 1171 pediatric ED and admitted patients testing positive for flu which is an over 800% increase over the same time last year in which only 132 tested positive. For Flu, in just 5 weeks they\u2019ve had nearly a 200% increase in the number of hospital admissions that they typically see over the entire six-month flu season. In a typical flu season (Nov \u2013 April) usually 70 \u2013 90 children are admitted with the flu. Over the last 5 weeks Oishei has already admitted 140 children.\n\nInfants 6 months and younger are getting hospitalized with RSV at more than seven times the weekly rate observed before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nSchumer was joined by local health and elected officials including David Kobis, CEO of Wyoming County Community Health System, Dr. Michael Mineo, Chief Medical Officer for Kaleida Health that includes Oishei Children\u2019s Hospital, and Rebecca Ryan, Chair Wyoming County Board of Supervisors.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/with-respiratory-viruses-skyrocketing-in-finger-lakes-children-hundreds-of-new-rsv-cases-in-yates-county-and-region-nearly-3000-in-monroe-county-this-year-alone-and-overburdened-hospitals-struggling-to-keep-up-schumer-calls-on-feds-to-launch-nationwide-action-plan-to-protect-ny-children-keep-our-hospitals-prepared-and-combat-rsv-before-its-too-late", "WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN FINGER LAKES CHILDREN, HUNDREDS OF NEW RSV CASES IN YATES COUNTY & REGION, NEARLY 3,000 IN MONROE COUNTY THIS YEAR ALONE, AND OVERBURDENED HOSPITALS STRUGGLING...", "2022-12-02", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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\n\nRSV 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\n\nSenator Says Feds Need A Comprehensive Plan To Address RSV and Be Ready to Send in Federal Support the Moment It\u2019s Needed\n\nSchumer: RSV Is On The Rise, And Feds Need To Step Up To Help Upstate Hospitals\n\nStanding at Finger Lakes Health Systems\u2019 Soldier and Sailors Hospital as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) cases surge in children across the Finger Lakes, U U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major new push to increase federal support for Upstate hospitals strained by the dramatic increase in RSV cases. At nearby Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester, they've seen up to 40% of patients in the pediatric emergency department with RSV, already putting them overcapacity, and at Strong Memorial Hospital, RSV cases have tripled from this time last year. Finger Lakes Health system has seen an over 8% increase with more than 300 people diagnosed with RSV, Flu, COVID-19 and a dramatic rise in pediatric RSV cases with 30% of their urgent care centers\u2019 patient load now comprised of pediatric patients who have been particularly impacted by RSV this season. Flanked by pediatricians on the frontlines, Schumer said the spiking levels of RSV with growing flu rates warrants immediately federal action, and called for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be ready to act at a moment\u2019s notice to provide whatever support upstate hospitals need. Schumer reported that the federal government has unique authority to help, with the power to support temporary structures, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\n\u201cFinger Lakes hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in RSV cases among children, and public health experts all say it is only going to get worse as we enter the cold winter months. Normally, RSV cases start to grow in October and November before peaking in December and January. It is outright scary given that hospitals are already struggling to keep up, and it\u2019s possible the worst is yet to come. As a grandfather to two young children, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of them getting sick, and all across the Finger Lakes parents are facing hospitals who are pushed to the brink, with increased wait times, full beds, all while their child is struggling to breathe because of RSV,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cHospitals are doing their best on the frontlines, but the feds need to step up with a comprehensive plan to respond to this major spike and be ready for it to get worse. The feds have a unique ability to get more doctors and supplies where it\u2019s needed, and they need to be prepared to do so. Nobody really knows what will come next, and if an Upstate hospital says they need something, the feds need to be able to say \u2018help is on the way right now.\u2019 Hospitals cannot afford to wait.\u201d\n\nJose Acevedo, MD, President & CEO, Finger Lakes Health said, \u201cSimilar to regional tertiary and quaternary care facilities, at Finger Lakes Health, we are seeing more patients with RSV, influenza and Covid-19 while 30% of our urgent care patient loads are now pediatric patients who have been particularly impacted by RSV this season. Despite capacity constraints, our staff members are pushing the limit to respond to the surges in patient volumes. We are grateful to Senator Schumer who recognizes the importance of this work and the need to leverage resources to address these challenges. Together with his action earlier this month to ensure Soldiers & Sailors can retain its federal status as a \u2018Critical Access Hospital (CAH)\u2019 and receive over $1.4 million a year in additional Medicare reimbursements, we applaud Senator Schumer\u2019s push to help frontline care providers and patients impacted by the dramatic rise in RSV cases.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Schumer said that he is calling for HHS to be ready and, if requested by hospitals, use its unique authority to help. Tools at HHS\u2019 disposal includes the power to support temporary structures like screening tents, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\nRSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Schumer said that while most adults recover in a week or two, RSV can be very serious, especially for young children and older adults. RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States.\n\nLast week, the Children\u2019s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics warned of \u201cunprecedented levels\u201d of RSV combined with increasing flu circulation are pushing many hospitals to the breaking point. Just in the period between September and mid-November more than 300 people have been diagnosed with RSV, Flu, COVID-19 through the Finger Lakes Health System, which Soldiers & Sailors Hospital is a part of, an over 8% increase compared to last year. Plus, Finger Lakes Health is dealing with a dramatic rise in pediatric RSV cases with 30% of their urgent care centers\u2019 patient load now comprised of pediatric patients who have been particularly impacted by RSV this season. This year, Monroe County has had 2,887 confirmed cases of RSV, 247 hospitalizations and 3 deaths associated with RSV, according to the Monroe County Health Department. Around 70% of hospitalized RSV cases in Monroe are patients aged 4 or younger. Because of RSV, Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital in Rochester reports illness visits are up nearly 300%, ED visits up 200% and hospitalizations are up by 25-40% compared to baseline, resulting in an occupancy of 120-140% of licensed capacity.\n\nThis major strain also comes as flu cases also are spiking across New York State, placing further strain on the health system. Infants 6 months and younger are getting hospitalized with RSV at more than seven times the weekly rate observed before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-anne-nardacci-confirmed-as-federal-district-court-judge-for-the-northern-district-of-new-york-senator-says-capital-region-natives-confirmation-marks-historic-achievement-for-bench-making-ndny-a-majority-women-bench-", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ANNE NARDACCI CONFIRMED AS FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; SENATOR SAYS CAPITAL REGION NATIVE\u2019S CONFIRMATION MARKS HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR BENCH\u2013...", "2022-11-30", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Personally Recommended Nardacci For Nomination To The Northern District Federal Bench \u2013 The 3rd Woman He Has Recommended To NDNY\n\nSchumer Has Singlehandedly Increased Women On Northern District From 0% To 60% Making It A Majority Female Bench Among Active Judges\n\nSchumer: Nardacci Will Bring Profound Expertise, Honor, & History To The Capital Region Bench\n\nFollowing his personal recommendation to President Biden, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the Senate confirmation of the Capital Region\u2019s Anne Nardacci to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.\n\nAfter her nomination, Schumer personally introduced Judge Nardacci to the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is the third woman Senator Schumer has recommended for nomination to serve on the NDNY bench, following Mae D'Agostino and Brenda Sannes, which has transformed the court from being all men \u2013 to now a historic majority of women among active judges. Schumer said he is immensely proud to have recommended this highly accomplished Capital Region attorney and that Judge Nardacci will bring tremendous legal acumen to the federal bench in Albany and cited her record protecting consumers and fighting corporate wrongdoing, as well as her commitment to the rule of law.\n\n\u201cThe Capital Region\u2019s own, Anne Nardacci, will now officially be bringing her tremendous expertise, integrity, and intelligence to the bench as a district court judge for the Northern District of New York. Judge Nardacci has spent nearly twenty years fighting for transparency and the rights of consumers, and holding wrongdoers accountable -- all invaluable experience that demonstrates her ability to apply equal justice under the law to the Capital Region. With her confirmation, the Northern District bench has now transformed to a historic majority of women serving as active judges, and I am proud to have recommended three highly qualified legal professionals to make it happen,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThe legal field is better because of highly-qualified professionals like the Capital Region\u2019s own Anne Nardacci. She will bring dignity, excellence and honor to her post as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.\u201d\n\nThe bio for Anne Nardacci appears below:\n\nAnne Nardacci, 44, has spent nearly twenty years litigating complex commercial and antitrust cases in federal courts across the country. She currently serves as partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in Albany, New York. She has been with the firm since 2005. She began her legal career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York City, where she served as an associate from 2002 to 2005 in their antitrust department. Prior to law school, Ms. Nardacci served on the staff of former Congressman Michael R. McNulty in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Cornell Law School (2002) and Georgetown University (1998). She served as an editor of the Cornell Law Review and was elected Phi Beta Kappa at Georgetown. Throughout her career as a litigator in federal court, she has represented classes of consumers, including classes of consumer debtors harmed by inaccurate and misleading credit reporting by banks, as well as individuals and entities harmed by price-fixing cartels and other anti-competitive behavior by large companies and foreign conglomerates. Ms. Nardacci is also an active member of the New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section's Executive Committee.\n\nMs. Nardacci (Torrey), grew up in East Greenbush, NY and graduated from Columbia High School. She resides in Colonie, NY with her husband and two children.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-buffalos-record-breaking-snowvember-slamming-wny-with-nearly-7-feet-of-snow-and-leaving-millions-of-dollars-in-damage-schumer-calls-on-feds-to-immediately-get-all-hands-on-deckand-boots-on-groundto-western-ny_", "FOLLOWING BUFFALO\u2019S RECORD-BREAKING SNOWVEMBER, SLAMMING WNY WITH NEARLY 7 FEET OF SNOW AND LEAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY GET ALL HANDS ON DECK\u2014AND BOOTS...", "2022-11-23", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "In The Wake Of Last Weekend\u2019s Massive Lake-Effect Storms\u2014Dropping 7 Feet Of Snow\u2014Working With Governor Hochul, Schumer Secured Federal Emergency Declaration For WNY Counties\n\nNow, As Damage Totals Continue To Rise, Schumer Says Feds Need Waive $5M Cap For Assistance Get $$$ Out The Door To Help Communities Dig Out, And Start Providing Assistance For Damaged Businesses\n\nSchumer: We Can\u2019t Leave Buffalo Out In The Cold, Feds Need To Help Dig Out WNY ASAP\n\nStanding with mountains of snow at his back as workers continue to plow and remove snow across Western New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major all hands on deck approach to increase the amount of federal assistance, and the pace of its delivery, for Western New York following the record-breaking November snowstorm. Schumer explained that now, with a federal emergency declaration secured thanks to an effective partnership with Governor Hochul, the feds need to prioritize maximizing and accelerating the aide to help snow-impacted communities recover.\n\n\u201cBuffalo and Western New York were buried under nearly 7 feet of record breaking snowfall and now with a emergency declaration in hand we need the feds to get all hands on deck and put our Upstate communities on the fully plowed road to recovery. That means boots on the grounds assessing the damage and expanding the assistance to get those who suffered the most damage the assistance they need,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am also calling for FEMA to waive the current cap on assistance if totals continue to rise and exceed $5 million as expected, and for the SBA to prepare assistance for our small businesses that suffered damage and weathered the storm with more aide to help them rebuild. We can\u2019t leave our Western NY and Upstate communities out in the cold with more snow on the way this winter, it is time for the feds to dig in and boost resources to help our communities dig out of Snowvember 2.0\u201d\n\n\"On behalf of the people of Erie County, I want to thank Senators Schumer, Gillibrand and Congressman Higgins for working with President Biden to ensure an extraordinarily quick approval of Governor Hochul's request for a federal emergency declaration,\u201d said County Executive Mark Poloncarz. \u201cThis will allow Erie County and the municipalities of our region proceed with storm-related clean-up costs knowing we are eligible for reimbursement as we continue to work collaboratively with our recovery efforts from this historic storm.\"\n\nOver the weekend of November 18th, Western New York and other Upstate communities received record snowfall of nearly seven feet. Orchard Park in Erie county reported upward of 80 inches, with peak snowfall accumulations of six inches per hour. The senator said the extreme snowfall created impossible travel conditions, caused power outages, flight cancellations, severe damage to infrastructure, and unfortunately resulted in the tragic loss of life of three New Yorkers from cardiac complications related to shoveling snow. On Sunday evening, November 20th, President Biden approved New York State\u2019s request for an Emergency Declaration for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Oneida, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Wyoming counties. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorizes the president to issue \u201cmajor disaster\u201d or \u201cemergency\u201d declarations before or after catastrophes occur. The decision to issue a declaration is at the discretion of the president, and must be requested by the governor of the state. These declarations unlock federal aid through the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and at times, the Small Business Administration (SBA).\n\nSchumer said that the extreme snowstorm requires the feds to put all hands on deck and called for them to immediately begin work to maximize assistance to Western NY and other impacted communities. Specifically, Schumer explained that first he is calling for FEMA to waive the cap on the amount of assistance for impacted communities should the need arise. According to current regulations, the total amount of assistance provided under a single emergency may not exceed $5 million, but as damage costs continue to amount and local leaders anticipate meetings this cap, Schumer said it is imperative that they have the ability to receive further funding to recover.\n\nSimilarly, the senator said he is also calling on the Small Business Administration to prepare aid and if deemed necessary issue an agency-level disaster declaration to unlock loans and other forms of assistance to help damaged businesses recover from the storm. Countless businesses were not able to open for their regular hours on what would have been a pre-holiday weekend. Many businesses missed out on operating during a Bills home game. The snow also impacted the infrastructure of many businesses in the area, including the collapse of Braymiller\u2019s Lanes in Hamburg and a Sunoco station in West Seneca. This would allow the SBA to offer low-interest loans for physical and economic damage caused by the snowstorm for business in the impacted counties.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-after-years-of-fighting-to-protect-federal-critical-access-status-for-rural-delaware-county-hospitals-feds-have-now-officially-changed-rules-so-impacted-rural-ny-hospitals-can-keep-designation-to-receive-over-35m-in-reimbursements-and-maintain-critical-services-in-upstates-most-underserved-rural-communities", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER YEARS OF FIGHTING TO PROTECT FEDERAL CRITICAL ACCESS STATUS FOR RURAL DELAWARE COUNTY HOSPITALS, FEDS HAVE NOW OFFICIALLY CHANGED RULES SO IMPACTED RURAL NY HOSPITALS CAN KEEP...", "2022-11-23", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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\n\nSchumer Immediately Began Leading The Charge To Protect Rural Upstate Hospitals, Writing Multiple Letters, Calling HHS Sec Personally To Fight The More Restrictive Definitions; Feds Said They Would Heed His Call Earlier This Year, And Now The Rules Change Has Officially Been Enacted Allowing Impacted Upstate Hospitals Continue To Receive Over $35M Annually To Maintain Essential Care \u2013 And Making It So Other Hospitals Can Apply For This Program\n\nSchumer: Delaware County Rural Hospitals & Families Can Breathe A Sigh Of Relief, CAH Is Here To Stay!\n\nToday, standing at A.O. Fox Hospital Tri-Town Campus, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially finalized the reversal of its previous rules change for the eligibility criteria for rural hospitals that put many Delaware County and Upstate New York hospitals at risk of losing their Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status. In total, this is expected to save Southern Tier hospitals over $5.4 million annually, $2.4 million for Margaretville Hospital, $3 million for O\u2019Connor Hospital, along with other Upstate hospitals, for a total of $35 million across Upstate NY. Schumer explained that rule reversal is now expected to go into effect on January 1, 2023, which will allow current hospitals to maintain their CAH status, and other hospitals, like those previously denied, to reapply for this designation to potentially receive millions in critical reimbursements.\n\n\u201cAfter years of advocacy, Southern Tier families can breathe a sigh of relief knowing their local hospitals will continue to receive the funding they need to provide lifesaving care in underserved rural communities. I promised Delaware County doctors and rural hospitals across Upstate New York that I would not stop fighting until these rules changes were fixed and their Critical Access Hospital designation was preserved, and now I can say a promise made is a promise kept,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis rule reversal will ensure our most vulnerable hospitals get the federal help they need to maintain essential healthcare services in the Southern Tier and will give hospitals who were previously denied the opportunity to reapply and potentially get more federal support in the future. Our hospitals are critical to keeping our communities safe, which is why I will always fight for them to cut through the bureaucracy and deliver aide for our hospitals that need it most.\u201d\n\n\u201cOn behalf of O\u2019Connor Hospital and the entire Bassett Healthcare Network, we are grateful to Senator Schumer for his leadership in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to clarify its \u201clocation requirement.\u201d Left unchanged, there would have been significant negative impacts for a number of Critical Access Hospitals, including O\u2019Connor Hospital. This clarification provides the people of Delaware County the comfort of knowing their local hospital is no longer in jeopardy of closing. Without the Critical Access designation, an estimated increased financial burden of at least $3M annually would have likely forced O\u2019Connor Hospital to close or significantly curtail services,\u201d said Dr. Tommy A. Ibrahim, President & CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network. \u201cOur elderly, low income and chronically ill patients would have suffered the most, countless patents\u2019 lives would have been jeopardized, and over 200 high quality jobs would have been lost. Thankfully, O'Connor Hospital is now able to continue providing a full range of acute, preventive, and specialty health care services. Bassett is appreciative of Senator Schumer\u2019s understanding of these significant impacts and his leadership to resolving this vital issue.\u201d\n\n\u201cMargaretville Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and an essential and necessary provider supporting the health and welfare of the rural and underserved communities in Delaware and western Ulster County\u201d, said Dr. Michael Doyle, Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley. \u201cThanks to Senator Schumer\u2019s advocacy, Margaretville Hospital will be able to maintain CAH status, making it eligible for critical reimbursements, and continue to provide vital healthcare and emergency services to patients in rural communities.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the CAH program allows smaller rural providers, like those in Delaware County, with the designation to receive greater federal reimbursements for care to keep these otherwise financially vulnerable rural hospitals in the communities that need them most. In 2015, the CMS issued a new policy change without going through the proper notice and rulemaking required by law that would enact more restrictive eligibility definitions for the CAH program, costing rural hospitals millions. Schumer immediately began leading the fight to maintain CAH status for Upstate\u2019s rural hospitals, sending multiple letters highlighting the issue and the impact it would have on rural residents, and personally called HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to fix this bureaucratic mistake that could cost thousands of rural family\u2019s critical healthcare services. As a result of Schumer\u2019s advocacy, CMS announced earlier this year it would propose to reverse this disastrous policy and clarify the language that would have caused New York\u2019s CAH\u2019s to lose their status, which was finalized this month. The A.O. Fox Hospital Tri-Town Campus in Sidney is a branch of A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, one of Bassett Healthcare Network\u2019s four area community hospitals that includes CAH-designated O\u2019Connor Hospital.\n\nThe CAH designation was created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to give small rural healthcare providers greater financial reimbursement for servicing Medicare and Medicaid patients, as well as provide other resources, in order to keep vulnerable rural hospitals financially stable. One factor for CAH eligibility requires that a hospital be a certain distance from another hospital by either a primary or secondary road and provide around-the-clock emergency services. Previously, CMS regulations stated that a CAH hospital must be at least 35 miles from the nearest hospital by \u201cprimary road\u201d, defined as any road in an interstate system or a US-numbered highway, or at least 15 miles in areas with mountainous terrain or only \u201csecondary roads\u201d, defined to include single lane state routes.\n\nIn 2015, however, CMS issued a memo that changed the definition of primary road to include any road that is in the National Highway System, which would include single lane NYS routes. This significant expansion to language and more restrictive definition of \u201cprimary road,\u201d if enforced, would have led to dozens of CAHs in multiple states, including at least nine in New York, to lose their CAH status and hundreds of millions of dollars of needed funding to keep them in business serving rural patients.\n\nAt the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Schumer fought to get CMS to not enforce this policy change, maintaining this funding stream through the height of the public health emergency, although it remained on the books ready for enforcement. The senator continued to write multiple letters to HHS and CMS demanding for them to change this policy, and personally called HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to push for these protections for rural hospitals in New York and across America. In July 2022, because of Schumer\u2019s efforts, CMS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise this policy and clarify that single lane NYS interstate routes would not count as primary roads, thereby saving NYS CAH\u2019s from losing their status. The decision to undo the previous ruling that changed the guidelines was finalized this month. The rule reversal is expected to go into effect on January 1, 2023, which will allow current hospitals to maintain their CAH status, and other hospitals, which were previously denied, to reapply for this designation to potentially receive millions in critical reimbursements.\n\nSpecifically, if this change were to have been fully enacted and enforced, it would cost Upstate New York hospitals over $35 million a year. Some of the impacted New York hospitals would have included:\n\nHospital\n\nReimbursement received from CAH program in 2020\n\nCarthage Area Hospital\n\n$9.7M\n\nCommunity Memorial Hospital\n\n$4.1M\n\nEllenville Regional Hospital\n\n$4.7M\n\nGouverneur Hospital\n\n$3.3M\n\nLewis County General Hospital\n\n$5.3M\n\nMargaretville Hospital\n\n$2.4M\n\nO\u2019Connor Hospital\n\n$3M\n\nOrleans Community Health (Medina Memorial)\n\n$1.6M\n\nSoldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital\n\n$1.4M\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter to CMS appears below:\n\nDear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:\n\nI write to ask that CMS revise a sub-regulatory guidance issued in 2015 to protect the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status of more than seventy rural providers nationwide, including nine in New York State. In your March 31, 2022, letter to the Honorable Antonio Delgado regarding this same issue, you indicated that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would undergo a formal notice and comment rulemaking process to formalize the eligibility criteria for CAH status. Rather than go through a time-intensive rulemaking process, I ask that CMS simply revise Chapter 2 of the State Operations Manual (SOM) to reflect the pre-2015 requirements for CAH eligibility and advise state surveyors not to apply the guidance until the revision is complete.\n\nAs you know, CAHs were created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and allow smaller rural providers with the designation to receive greater financial reimbursement for servicing Medicare, Medicaid and Tri-Care patients, access to grant funding and other resources \u2013 all designed to keep otherwise financially vulnerable rural hospitals viable. In order to qualify as a CAH, a hospital must be \u2013 among other qualifications \u2013 a certain distance from another hospital by either a primary or secondary road and provide around-the-clock emergency services. Before June 2015, CMS regulations stated that a CAH hospital must be at least 35 miles from the nearest hospital by \u201cprimary road\u201d, defined as any road in an interstate system or a US-numbered highway, or at least 15 miles in areas with mountainous terrain or only \u201csecondary roads\u201d, defined to include single lane state routes. Alongside New York\u2019s eighteen CAH\u2019s, there are 1,353 CAHs nationwide as of 2021 under these definitions.\n\nHowever, on June 26, 2015, CMS sent a memorandum (S&C: 15-45-CAH) to State Survey Agency Directors, who evaluate CAH eligibilities in each state, advising them of several policy changes regarding CAH status. On page 3 of the memorandum, CMS changes the definition of primary road to include any road that is in the National Highway System, which would include NYS routes that are a part of the System. This expansion of the definition of \u201cprimary road\u201d could result in dozens of CAHs in multiple states, including nine in New York State, not meeting the revised distance requirement. Following the issuance of that first memorandum, CMS included this new definition of the \u201cprimary road\u201d in Chapter 2 of its State Operations Manual, further solidifying this harmful policy change.\n\nIt is very troubling that such a substantial policy change that impacts the care of thousands of rural Americans, was made without going through the proper notice and comment rulemaking procedure. This is a position that CMS has traditionally agreed with. In fact, on October 31, 2019, the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) advised CMS that \u201cany Medicare issuance that establishes or changes a \u2018substantive legal standard\u2019 governing\u2026payment for services\u2026, must go through notice-and-comment-rulemaking.\u201d OGC furnished this guidance in response to adverse litigation against the Secretary in Azar vs. Allina Health Services. According to the standard set in that OGC advisement, expanding the definition of \u201cprimary road\u201d through a memorandum should also constitute a substantive legal standard changed through a sub-regulatory procedure that ought to have been done through notice and-comment rulemaking.\n\nPrior to the start of the public health emergency (PHE) at least one hospital we know of was closed due to the enforcement of this policy change. Thankfully, CMS has not enforced this policy change during the PHE, although it remains on the books ready for enforcement. In your March 31, 2022, letter to the Honorable Antonio Delgado, CMS indicated that the agency has delayed using the 2015 distance criteria for CAH recertification for the duration of the PHE. I am thankful that the agency agrees that it is inappropriate to pull critical funding streams from rural providers while the COVID pandemic continues to place enormous public health and financial strains on these providers. However, I am concerned your letter implies that enforcement of the sub-regulatory guidance may commence at the end of the PHE prior to CMS undergoing rulemaking. I respectfully request that CMS confirm that it will not enforce the current sub-regulatory guidance changing the definition of primary road in its State Operations Manual while the agency considers potential notice and comment rulemaking.\n\nFurther, I request that CMS revise its State Operations Manual to restore the pre-June 26, 2015 definition of \u201cprimary road\u201d. As it stands today, the current policy after the definition change is not enforceable as the post-June 26, 2015, definition of primary road changed a substantive legal standard without being adopted through notice and comment rulemaking.\n\nRestoring the definition of primary road back to the pre-June 26, 2015, language in the State Operations Manual will make clear to State Survey Agency Directors the currently applicable policy that may be enforced when either certifying a new CAH or recertifying an existing CAH. I further ask that CMS provide State Survey Agency Directors with a memorandum analogous to the one on June 26, 2015, advising them of the change to the State Operations Manual and their obligation to apply the pre-June 26 2015 guidance.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-secures-over-76-million-to-construct-brand-new-state-of-the-art-southern-tier-regional-transit-hub-on-seneca-territory-senator-says-transit-and-bus-storage-facility-will-streamline-transportation-increase-accessibility-between-allegany-and-cattaraugus-territories-and-boost-economic-opportunity-across-the-region", "SCHUMER SECURES OVER $7.6 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART SOUTHERN TIER REGIONAL TRANSIT HUB ON SENECA TERRITORY; SENATOR SAYS TRANSIT AND BUS STORAGE FACILITY WILL STREAMLINE...", "2022-11-23", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Funding Comes From Highly Competitive RAISE Grant That Is Meant To Fund Projects Of Major Regional Significance\n\nSchumer: Seneca Nation Is Now In The Fast Lane For A New One Stop Shop Regional Transit Hub!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the Seneca Nation will receive $7,625,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s highly competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program to develop and construct a Southern Tier Regional Transit Hub. Schumer explained that the project will build a transit facility comprised of a combined transit hub and bus storage facility operated by the Seneca Nation Department of Transportation (SNDOT) and Seneca Transit System (STS) to increase accessibility, streamline bus services, and spur economic growth across the region.\n\n\u201cFor far too long our tribal communities have had to face inadequate public transit options due to a lack of federal assistance. That is why I am proud to deliver this over $7 million investment for the Seneca Nation to create a hub for transit services between the Allegany and Cattaraugus territories and build a more equitable transportation future,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThe Seneca Nation\u2019s families, businesses, and communities need and deserve a modern, easily accessible transit system, and this major federal investment, in tandem with our major wins from the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law for our tribal communities will pave the way for new economic growth, reconnect residents, create good paying jobs, and drive the future of transportation for the region.\u201d\n\n\u201cAccess to reliable transportation is an important tool in helping to bridge socio-economic gaps that exist for many of our people, which can be particularly challenging in rural communities. Our Seneca Transit System is a vital service that connects Senecas on our Cattaraugus and Allegany Territories to healthcare, employment, commerce, recreation and other needs on our territories and within the greater region. The Sothern Tier Regional Transit Hub, funded by this RAISE grant, will be a transformational addition to that effort,\u201d said Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong, Sr. \u201cAs important, this project will serve as a gateway for improved access and connectivity throughout the region, establishing a safe, convenient and efficient link, whether people are traveling to or from Buffalo and Niagara Falls, the Chautauqua region, Cattaraugus County, or our Seneca territories.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, the Southern Tier Regional Transit Hub, which will be located on the Cattaraugus Territory, is intended to support the expansion of transit services for the STS and regional partners across the Seneca Nation, from Salamanca to Irving. The transit hub portion of the proposed project will serve as a transfer facility at which riders will be able to connect to buses that provide regional transit services like STS, Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), and other transit services that bring tourism to the area making it easier for locals and visitors alike to easily travel to other major hubs. The facility will be able to accommodate travelers with additional parking for vehicles and buses and other passenger amenities. The bus storage facility portion will provide an area for interior storage of the buses operated by the STS on a daily basis and Schumer said it will help streamline the Seneca Nation's public transit services by increasing accessibility for residents and giving STS the one stop hub they need to keep transit running smoothly. This, Schumer explained, will allow residents of Salamanca and the Allegany Territory better transit access to the Buffalo metro area.\n\nSchumer has a long history of helping to deliver robust federal funding to New York\u2019s tribal communities. The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law included $13 billion to support Tribal communities over five years, including nearly $3 billion for the formula Tribal Transportation Program\u2014and an estimated $5.9 million in formula funding over five years for the Seneca Nation of Indians, an $875 million Tribal set-aside for the Bridge Formula Program and a $200 million Tribal set-aside for the competitive Bridge Investment Program, $2.5 billion for charging and fueling infrastructure, and $230 million for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations program. In the Inflation Reduction Act, Schumer supported Tribal energy development by investing in the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, and increasing loan guarantees for Tribal energy development from $2 billion to $20 billion. The Inflation Reduction Act also included investments for a Tribal Electrification Program specifically for Tribes and Tribal organizations to provide electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emission energy systems, and to transition electrified homes to zero-emission energy systems.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/with-respiratory-viruses-skyrocketing-in-central-ny-children-nearly-double-the-rsv-cases-at-oneida-health-hospital-compared-to-last-year-and-1000-cases-at-suny-upstate-since-start-of-november-schumer-calls-on-feds-to-launch-nationwide-action-plan-to-protect-ny-children-keep-our-hospitals-prepared-and-combat-rsv-before-its-too-late-", "WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SKYROCKETING IN CENTRAL NY CHILDREN, NEARLY DOUBLE THE RSV CASES AT ONEIDA HEALTH HOSPITAL COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AND 1,000+ CASES AT SUNY UPSTATE SINCE START OF NOVEMBER,...", "2022-11-23", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "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; SUNY Upstate Health Center Has Already Recorded 3X More RSV Cases This Year Putting Their Emergency Room Over Capacity At 136% Capacity\n\nRSV Can Be Serious For Young Children And The Elderly\u2014Madison County\u2019s Oneida Health Hospital Positive RSV Cases Have Nearly Doubled Compared To Last Year\u2014With 80% Of Cases Are Children Under 5 Years Old; Onondaga County\u2019s SUNY Upstate Had Over 1,000 RSV Cases Since November Alone\n\nSchumer: RSV Is On The Rise, And Feds Need To Step Up To Help Upstate Hospitals\n\nStanding at Oneida Health Hospital as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) cases surge in children across Central New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major new push to increase federal support for Upstate hospitals strained by the dramatic increase in RSV cases.\n\nOneida Health Hospital\u2019s positive RSV cases have already nearly doubled compared to last year \u2013 with 80% of cases being children under 5 years old. At nearby Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital in Syracuse, they have so many RSV patients that it has run out of beds, and they are forced to send kids to hospitals in other cities. Flanked by pediatricians on the frontlines, Schumer said the spiking levels of RSV with growing flu rates warrants immediately federal action, and called for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be ready to act at a moment\u2019s notice to provide whatever support upstate hospitals need. Schumer reported that the federal government has unique authority to help, with the power to support temporary structures, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\n\u201cCentral New York hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in RSV cases among children, and public health experts all say it is only going to get worse as we enter the cold winter months. Normally, RSV cases start to grow in October and November before peaking in December and January. It is outright scary given that hospitals are already struggling to keep up, and it\u2019s possible the worst is yet to come. As a grandfather to two young children, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of them getting sick, and all across CNY parents are facing hospitals who are pushed to the brink, with increased wait times, full beds, all while their child is struggling to breathe because of RSV,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cHospitals are doing their best on the frontlines, but the feds need to step up with a comprehensive plan to respond to this major spike and be ready for it to get worse. The feds have a unique ability to get more doctors and supplies where it\u2019s needed, and they need to be prepared to do so. Nobody really knows what will come next, and if an Upstate hospital says they need something, the feds need to be able to say \u2018help is on the way right now.\u2019 Hospitals cannot afford to wait.\u201d\n\n\"Thank you to Senator Schumer for shining light on the challenges we are facing with the current surge of multiple respiratory viruses in Central New York. The simultaneous circulation of RSV, flu, and COVID is driving far higher levels of respiratory illnesses than we have seen for many years. The current RSV surge in children is straining our pediatric clinics and hospitals, and there is no readily-available antiviral or vaccine for RSV. Thankfully, there are vaccines for flu and COVID, which work well against the currently-circulating strains of flu and Omicron and can help prevent hospitalization and death. We strongly urge Central New Yorkers to get their flu vaccines and updated COVID booster to protect themselves, their families, and our healthcare systems as we head into the holiday season,\" said Dr. Kathryn Anderson, Onondaga County Health Commissioner.\n\n\u201cAs the only dedicated pediatric facility for the central third of New York State, SUNY Upstate Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital is converting other units at Upstate University Hospital to accommodate the unprecedented surge of children with serious RSV infections,\u201d said Upstate President Mantosh Dewan, MD. \u201cWe\u2019re also collaborating closely with other hospitals and family physicians across the region to ensure both kids and adults with less serious cases of RSV receive care in the most appropriate settings, whether at home or in their local community hospital. We deeply appreciate Senator Schumer\u2019s leadership and partnership in addressing this significant public health priority.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Schumer said that he is calling for HHS to be ready and, if requested by hospitals, use its unique authority to help. Tools at HHS\u2019 disposal includes the power to support temporary structures like screening tents, surge staffing if there are not enough pediatricians available, moving patients across states lines, credentialing out of state providers, enhancing the use of telehealth, coordinating medical supply chains and more.\n\nRSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Schumer said that while most adults recover in a week or two, RSV can be very serious, especially for young children and older adults. RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States. SUNY Upstate Health Center has already recorded 3 times more RSV cases this year compared to years previous. In 2022, SUNY Upstate has recorded a total of 1,800 total RSV cases with nearly 1,000 positive tests just in November alone. The uptick in RSV cases has contributed to a spike in Upstate Health Center\u2019s average daily pediatric Emergency Department volume, from 92% in August to 136% in November. In 2022, Oneida Health has recorded a total of 224 cases, with 40% of cases being in November alone- nearly double compared to last year.\n\nLast week, the Children\u2019s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics warned of \u201cunprecedented levels\u201d of RSV combined with increasing flu circulation are pushing many hospitals to the breaking point. Since the start of November, Oneida Health Hospital has recorded at least 66 positive RSV tests, which outpaces the number of positive COVID tests and positive Flu tests recorded over the same period. Elsewhere in the region, SUNY Upstate Health Center has already recorded over 3X more RSV cases this year compared to previous. Of the 1,824 total RSV in recorded by SUNY Upstate this year, 1,606 positive RSV tests were recorded in just the months of October and November with nearly 1,000 positive tests in November alone. The uptick in RSV cases has contributed to a spike in Upstate Health Center\u2019s average daily pediatric Emergency Department volume, from 92% in August to 136% in November. SUNY Upstate Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital is the only children\u2019s hospital serving 19 counties across CNY. This major strain also comes as flu cases also are spiking across New York State, placing further strain on the health system. Infants 6 months and younger are getting hospitalized with RSV at more than seven times the weekly rate observed before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-issue-of-double-taxing-for-suffolk-septic-grants-sees-success-with-usda-agreeing-liers-should-not-get-a-tax-bill-senator-announces-push-to-get-irs-to-do-same-li-homeowners-who-help-reduce-nitrogen-pollution-should-not-be-taxed-they-should-be-thanked", "SCHUMER REVEALS: ISSUE OF \u2018DOUBLE TAXING\u2019 FOR SUFFOLK SEPTIC GRANTS SEES SUCCESS WITH USDA AGREEING LI\u2019ERS SHOULD NOT GET A TAX BILL; SENATOR ANNOUNCES PUSH TO GET IRS TO DO SAME; LI HOMEOWNERS WHO...", "2022-11-22", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Reveals That After Pushing For Months, USDA Has Agreed With His Stance That Suffolk\u2019s Septic Improvement Program (SIP) Grants Protect & Restore The Environment & Should Be Excluded From Taxable Income\n\nBUT NOW, The Treasury Department & IRS Have To Agree To Make It Official; LI\u2019ers Who Have Participated Have Owed Money, Been Forced Up Tax Brackets, & Experienced Other Penalties That Have Undermined Suffolk-Administered Effort We Should INCENTIVIZE To Reduce Nitrogen On The Island\n\nSchumer: USDA Has Just Done Right By Suffolk & Now IRS Should Be Next, So Suffolk Enviro Efforts Can Be A Success\n\nStanding alongside Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, advocates, and homeowners, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed new progress has been made in the fight to fix the \u2018double taxing\u2019 problem plaguing homeowners who participate in the County\u2019s Septic Improvement Program. Schumer announced that the USDA heeded his call and agreed with him and Long Island stakeholders that the grants SHOULD be tax exempt. Schumer, today, is now saying that the IRS must finish the job, also agree and allow the Suffolk environmental efforts to succeed.\n\n\u201cWe are here today with some good news: after my pushing, the USDA has informed me that septic grants across Suffolk should be tax exempt. However, we are also here to make a new push to get the IRS to essentially agree and remedy the issue of double taxing and the septic improvement program once and for all,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. \u201cAgain, it\u2019s not the septic systems that are clogging up progress here in Suffolk, it\u2019s the federal bureaucracy, and we are here to support homeowners who are doing their part to help reduce nitrogen pollution and prevent them from being \u2018double taxed.\u2019 Look, when something is a win for homeowners and Long Island\u2019s environment, the feds should do all they can to make it work, and that is why I am calling on the IRS to do what the USDA just did and green light the SIP\u2019s tax exemption and accept their determination.\u201d\n\nThe Suffolk Septic Improvement Program (SIP) replaces outdated and environmentally-damaging residential cesspools and septic systems with nitrogen-reducing ones. The program has attracted rightful interest of homeowners, but now many participating homeowners have faced financial ramifications and others are not participating because of confusion and worry tied directly to their pockets \u2014 they\u2019ll likely be taxed for utilizing the grants. A homeowner who received $20,000 in grant funding to upgrade her septic system (to the benefit of Long Island) spoke about her bill and Schumer detailed the latest numbers that show more than\u2014potentially thousands\u2014of other homeowners could benefit if the IRS heeds the call and accepts the USDA determination.\n\nSchumer detailed, as of today, the County has received 3,583 applications and there have been 1,277 installations of Innovative/Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (I/A OWTS). Schumer also explained how, Cindy Krezel, the host of the event today, was pushed into a higher tax bracket because this money was counted as income. She says she received a much lower COVID relief Economic Impact Payment because of this dilemma, too.\n\nSchumer said the County\u2019s Septic Improvement Program has significant environmental benefits and that the IRS had made a bad call when it decided to include homeowner septic grants as income, which Schumer has railed against before. Schumer, today, said there is new hope, however, via a USDA decision. He announced that the USDA just ruled, after his heeding, that these grants and this program is a benefit to the environment, which is both true and helpful because if the IRS agrees, it would mean the grant funds can be excluded from income.\n\nThe USDA is now \u201c\u2026providing public notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that cost share payments made by the New York Suffolk County SIP are primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources or protecting and restoring the environment. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) was assigned technical and administrative responsibility for reviewing the New York Suffolk County SIP and for making appropriate recommendations for the Secretary's determination of primary purpose. The Secretary's determination permits recipients of cost share payments to exclude such payments from gross income to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a huge win,\u201d added Schumer. \u201cIt shows the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so we are here today with a few more squeaks for the IRS so they can seal the deal for Long Island homeowners, and prevent them from having to dig into their own pockets to do something good and expensive.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur septic improvement program is critical to protecting and improving our water quality on Long Island,\u201d said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. \"Today\u2019s announcement is a major win for both Suffolk County taxpayers and our environment. I would like to thank Senator Schumer for his continued efforts to stop the double taxation of our residents, who are doing the right thing for Long Island's water quality.\"\n\n\u201cThe Nature Conservancy commends Majority Leader Schumer for his dedication to bringing clean water back to Long Island. Restoring our bays and harbors requires all levels of government working together for its citizens. We thank Senator Schumer, Secretary Vilsack, and County Executive Bellone for their tireless work to ensure local homeowners are not penalized for replacing a polluting septic system with a clean water system,\u201d said Greg Jacob, The Nature Conservancy\u2019s New York Senior Policy Advisor. \u201cNitrogen pollution from antiquated septic systems hurts wildlife, closes beaches, and endangers our economy, health, and way of life. Ensuring homeowners do not have to pay taxes on a government grant is a critical step towards a clean water future for Long Island. The Nature Conservancy looks forward to continuing to support and advance these critical conservation investments throughout New York and across the nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt is imperative that this highly problematic tax issue is resolved expeditiously. This historic grant program was crafted to help hard working homeowners replace aging septic and cesspools with new systems that protect our drinking and coastal water. This program is intended to protect our health, restore our bays and estuaries, and preserve out maritime heritage. Taxing grants that provide critical, meaningful societal benefits creates a substantial obstacle to the success of this program and threatens the very sustainability of Long Island. We are delighted to have Senator Schumer champion this issue and help rectify this detrimental and unwarranted tax,\u201d said Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment.\n\nSchumer\u2019s original USDA letter appears below.\n\nDear Secretary Vilsack,\n\nI write today urging a swift review and approval of Suffolk County\u2019s request for a determination that the County\u2019s Septic Improvement Program\u2019s (SIP) grants are made primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources and protecting or restoring the environment, and thus excluded from a participant\u2019s taxable income.\n\nSuffolk County was rapidly developed as one of the first suburbs in the country after World War II. It is one of New York\u2019s most populous counties and has over 350,000 unsewered homes relying on onsite wastewater disposal systems, including outdated cesspools and septic systems to contain or treat waste. These aging disposal systems discharge high quantities of nitrogen into the surrounding environment, adversely impacting soil health and surface waters. Nitrogen pollution triggers algae growth in Long Island\u2019s ponds and lakes and causes brown, red, and rust tides in its bays and estuaries, killing aquatic life, degrading marshland that protects coastal communities from storm surge, and making local seafood poisonous for human consumption, among myriad other adverse effects. The nitrogen discharge is also concerning because the majority of Suffolk\u2019s population is entirely dependent on Long Island\u2019s underlying sole-source aquifer system.\n\nIn 2017, Suffolk County developed the landmark and award-winning Septic Improvement Program (SIP) to encourage residents to upgrade their wastewater disposal systems in an effort to reduce nitrogen pollution. The program provides grants to homeowners who choose to replace outdated cesspools and septic systems with new state-of-the-art nitrogen-reducing technology. To streamline participation, grants are disbursed directly to installation contractors who pay taxes on the funds as business income. Homeowners participating in the program never receive grant funds. Even so, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) currently considers the grants taxable income, increasing participating homeowners\u2019 tax liability. Some participating homeowners saw their income taxes increase by as much as $8,000, while many others chose not to participate in the SIP program due to potential tax liability. In addition, homeowners have experienced negative impacts due to increased tax liability, including being forced into higher tax brackets, making Social Security benefits taxable, jeopardizing senior citizen property tax exemptions, reducing college financial aid amounts for children of grant recipients, and increasing family health insurance premiums. Needless to say, the success of this critical environmental improvement program, and the livelihoods of current and future participants, are being hampered by the undue tax liability.\n\nSection 126 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (26 U.S.C. Section 126), provides that certain payments made to persons under conservation programs may be excluded from the recipient\u2019s gross income for Federal income tax purposes, in part, through a determination by the Secretary of Agriculture. In 2021 Suffolk County began engaging with USDA requesting such a determination. It is my belief that the SIP meets the natural resource conservation purposes outlined in the Section 126 criteria for income tax exemptions. It is also my understanding that the State Conservationist in the Natural Resources Conservation Service\u2019s (NRCS) New York office wrote to USDA headquarters laying out his opinion that the SIP \u201cmeets the three applicable criteria for exemption of federal taxation.\u201d I hope that Suffolk County\u2019s request for a positive determination can be swiftly approved.\n\nI look forward to working with you to further protect New York\u2019s soil and water resources, overall environment, and public health, and appreciate your attention to this important matter.\n\nSincerely,\n\nU.S. Senator Charles Schumer", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/as-schumers-first-major-act-as-majority-leader-he-secured-fix-so-union-members-who-worked-their-whole-lives-but-risked-losing-payments-through-no-fault-of-their-own-got-pensions_-now-ny-teamsters-receive-first-payout-from-american-rescue-plan-helping-union-families-breathe-massive-sigh-of-relief-with-960m-in-pensions-restored-and-backpay-for-benefits-", "AS SCHUMER\u2019S FIRST MAJOR ACT AS MAJORITY LEADER, HE SECURED FIX SO UNION MEMBERS, WHO WORKED THEIR WHOLE LIVES BUT RISKED LOSING PAYMENTS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, GOT PENSIONS - NOW NY TEAMSTERS...", "2022-11-18", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Over 33,000+ NY Teamsters Families Were Victims Of A Pension System That Collapsed On Itself After 2008 Crash; Without Action, Many Could Not Retire Or Would Have Little Benefits Remaining- But Schumer Promised To Restore Their Hard-Earned Pensions And Give Union Families The Relief They Needed\n\nAfter Years Of Fighting, In Schumer\u2019s First Major Bill As Majority Leader, The American Rescue Plan, The Senator Secured The Critical Fix To Multiemployer Pension Plans To Give Teamsters The Benefits They Earned\n\nNow Local Unions From Long Island, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Syracuse , Utica, Binghamton And Beyond Will Get Payout To Restore Lost Funds So Members Can Lead Quality Lives In Retirement AND Get Back Pay For Those Who Had Benefits Cut\n\nSchumer: Restoring FULL Pensions For Tens of Thousands of Union Workers Will Give These Families The Desperately-Needed Economic Security They Rightfully Earned\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that, after years of advocacy to secure relief for ailing multiemployer pension plans for union workers, New York Teamsters will receive a pension-fix payout from the American Rescue Plan \u2014 at over $960 million for more than 33,000 union beneficiaries and their families across Upstate New York, Long Island, and New York City.\n\n\u201cTeamsters and their families who rely on these plans could have lost the benefits they earned over a lifetime of work, through no fault of their own \u2014 putting their financial security, retirements, and families futures at risk. I stood shoulder to shoulder with our union workers and promised them if I became majority leader, I would not stop fighting till they got the relief they needed and to keep their hard-earned pensions and benefits, and today I can finally say a promise made is a promise kept to the tune of over $960 million for over 33,000 Teamsters across New York State,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cOne of the pillars of the middle-class is being able to retire with dignity, and being able to support you and your family, and thousands of New York Teamsters who for too long lived in fear, can now breathe a sigh of relief. The American Rescue Plan provided the most significant effort to protect the solvency of the multiemployer pension system in almost 50 years \u2013 and it is now delivering almost a billion dollars in benefits directly to hard working New Yorkers. New York has been, and always will be a union town \u2013 from Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany to Long Island \u2013 and that is why I will always stand with our Teamsters brothers and sisters and I am proud to deliver the benefits and back pay they deserve and earned. \u201d\n\nPresident of Teamsters Joint Council 18 and President of Teamsters Local 294 John Bulgaro said, \u201cChuck Schumer got it done for Teamsters, and now our members will finally have the hard earned pensions and benefits they deserve. This is life changing for Teamster brothers and sisters across New York. After 2008, there were gut wrenching stories of workers who put money in every week to their pension only to see it disappear overnight. They said nothing could be done, but Senator Schumer said he\u2019d fight for us, he stood by us every step of the way, and he delivered and got a better deal for Teamsters. Now active Teamsters working towards a pension will be made whole and our retirees can lead a good life with the pensions and benefits they earned and deserved.\u201c\n\nSchumer explained that after the 2008 financial crash, many union workers\u2019 in multiemployer pension plans were in danger of collapse due to out-of-control speculation on Wall Street. Multiemployer plans are created through agreements between employers and a union, with plans typically involving multiple employers in a single industry or related industries. Countless families and workers faced the prospect of losing out on retirement savings \u2013 through no fault of their own. Senator Schumer fought to include the Butch Lewis Act in the American Rescue Plan \u2013 securing pension solvency in his very first major bill as majority leader. Before the American Rescue Plan over 200 multiemployer plans were on pace to become insolvent in the near term, risking benefits for millions of workers and their families.\n\nThe law created the Special Financial Assistance program administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to protect benefits for millions of workers, reverse harsh pension cuts, and put existing plans on a path to solvency through 2051. Today, thanks to Schumer\u2019s dogged advocacy, over 33,000 NY Teamsters from every corner of New York will have over $960 million dollars in benefits restored. The bailout includes benefit restoration for beneficiaries whose payments have already been cut, meaning some members will be eligible for back pay from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.\n\nOf the over 33,000 beneficiaries, Teamsters can be found in local branches that represent nearly every corner of the Empire State, including:\n\nLocal Union 118 - Rochester\n\nLocal Union 264 - Cheektowaga\n\nLocal Union 294 \u2013 Albany-Utica\n\nLocal Union 317 \u2013 Syracuse-Binghamton\n\nLocal Union 449 \u2013 Buffalo\n\nLocal Union 687 \u2013 Potsdam\n\nLocal Union 812 \u2013 Great Neck\n\nLocal Union 560 -- Union City, NJ\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-the-appointment-of-upstate-new-yorks-very-own-natalie-merchant-singer-songwriter-to-the-american-folklife-center-board-of-trustees", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF UPSTATE NEW YORK\u2019S VERY OWN NATALIE MERCHANT, SINGER-SONGWRITER, TO THE AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES", "2022-11-18", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Says Natalie Merchant, A Jamestown Native And Current Hudson Valley Resident, Has Had A Profound Influence On The American Music\n\nAs Board Member Of The Library Of Congress\u2019s American Folklife Center, Natalie Will Aid The Policy Direction And Ongoing Preservation Of The Nation\u2019s Folklife And Culture\n\nSchumer To Natalie: 'You've been so kind and generous' And Your Contributions Will Help Conserve America\u2019s Music And Folk History For Generations To Come!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced his appointment of singer-songwriter, Natalie Merchant, to the Library of Congress\u2019s American Folklife Center Board of Trustees to support the ongoing preservation and promotion of one of the nation\u2019s most important treasures, it\u2019s rich folklore, cultural traditions, music, and arts, and aide in the long-term planning and policy direction of the center.\n\n\u201cNatalie Merchant, has been an important singer-songwriter for decades, both as a solo artist and as former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs. Raised in Jamestown and now a resident of the Hudson Valley, she has had a profound impact on American music culture and has an invaluable perspective for American folk tradition. She is the working heir to the legacy of Billie Holiday, Odetta, Pete Seeger and Levon Helm. That is why I am proud to appoint Upstate New York\u2019s own Natalie Merchant to the Library of Congress\u2019s American Folklife Center Board of Trustees,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cShe\u2019ll make her way and provide important contributions to the board\u2019s ongoing policy for the hub of American folklife. Natalie \u2013 you\u2019ve been so kind and generous - and your service will help preserve our nation\u2019s most important cultural treasures for generations to come.\u201d\n\nNatalie Merchant said, \u201cIt\u2019s such an honor to be selected to serve on the Folklife Center board. I\u2019ve admired the work of this agency for many years and hope to find some way to help further their mission of preserving and promoting all forms of folk arts in America.\u201d\n\nAbout the American Folklife Center\n\nThe American Folklife Center was created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress to \"preserve and present American folklife\" through programs of research, documentation, archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibitions, publications, and training. Designated by the U.S. Congress as the national center for folklife documentation and research, the American Folklife Center continues to collect and document living traditional culture, while preserving for the future its unparalleled collections in the state-of-the-art preservation facilities of the Library of Congress.\n\nThe American Folklife Center Archive, established in the Library of Congress Music Division in 1928, is now one of the largest archives of ethnographic materials from the United States and around the world, encompassing millions of items of ethnographic and historical documentation recorded from the nineteenth century to the present. These collections, which include extensive audiovisual documentation of traditional arts, cultural expressions, and oral histories, offer researchers access to the songs, stories, and other creative expressions of people from diverse communities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/governor-hochul-and-majority-leader-schumer-announce-major-semiconductor-supply-chain-manufacturer-edwards-vacuum-to-build-319-million-facility-in-genesee-county-", "GOVERNOR HOCHUL AND MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER ANNOUNCE MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANUFACTURER EDWARDS VACUUM TO BUILD $319 MILLION FACILITY IN GENESEE COUNTY", "2022-11-02", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "British-Based Leader in Semiconductor Industry Will Build 240,000 Square-Foot Facility, Create 600 Jobs at Western New York\u2019s STAMP Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park\n\nInvestment Builds on Historic $100 Billion Commitment from Micron Technology, Further Strengthens Upstate New York's Advanced Manufacturing And Semiconductor Corridor\n\nAlso Complements \u201cFinger Lakes Forward\u201d \u2013 The Region\u2019s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy\n\nGovernor Hochul and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer today announced that Edwards Vacuum, a British-based world leader in vacuum and abatement equipment in the semiconductor industry and part of the Atlas Copco Group, has chosen the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP), located in Genesee County, as the location for their new $319 million, U.S. dry pump manufacturing facility. The dry pump technology that will be produced at the new facility is a vital component to controlling the highly sensitive environment of semiconductor manufacturing processes. Phase One of Edwards Vacuum\u2019s 240,000 square-foot campus include manufacturing, warehouse and administration. This new commitment from a global leader in the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain to invest in New York State builds on the announcement that Micron is investing an unprecedented $100 billion in Central New York.\n\n\u201cThis major investment from Edwards Vacuum builds on our momentum to secure New York as a leader in semiconductor manufacturing,\u201d Governor Hochul said. \u201cOn the heels of Micron\u2019s $100 billion commitment to Central New York, as well as New York\u2019s Green CHIPS legislation and the federal CHIPS and Science Act, we are better positioned than ever to make New York a global hub for advanced manufacturing and attract the jobs of the future. I am thrilled to welcome Edwards Vacuum to Genesee County and look forward to working with them, as well as our local, state, and federal partners, as they make New York their home.\n\n\u201cThe CHIPS And Science Act delivers for Upstate New York again,\u201d said Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. \u201cI am thrilled to announce Edwards Vacuum, a major player in semiconductor supply chain, will soon power Genesee County with an over $300 million plant and 600 good-paying jobs! From Micron\u2019s major investment in Central NY and Wolfspeed\u2019s new fab in Marcy, to onsemi soon beginning in the Hudson Valley and GlobalFoundries building a new fab in the Capital Region, and now Edward\u2019s supercharging our semiconductor supply chain at Western New York\u2019s STAMP site, Upstate is becoming the global hub for the chip industry. I told Edwards Vacuum\u2019s top brass last month there was no better site than STAMP to locate a new plant and I\u2019m glad they heeded my call. With my CHIPS and Science Act as the lighting rod, we are now seeing energy flow into Upstate\u2019s manufacturing sector like never before, and this investment will further cement that the future of microchips will be built with American made products, crafted by New York workers.\u201d\n\nKate Wilson, President of Edwards\u2019 Semiconductor business, said, \u201cI am delighted that we are announcing this new facility in the state of New York. Against a backdrop of growing demand, clearly showing a greater need for investment in manufacturing capabilities that are located close to our customers, we continue to commit significant investment in our operational footprint. This is critical to ensure we retain our position as the vacuum and abatement partner of choice to the global semiconductor industry.\u201d\n\nEdwards Vacuum will provide internal training and education, allowing every employee to explore and advance their career opportunities. Additionally, Edwards is committed to recruiting entry-level employees from disadvantaged communities and partnering with existing community-based recruitment and training programs, to provide both soft skills and technical skills that will provide employment opportunities that have not been available in those communities previously.\n\nSTAMP is a 1,250-acre mega site at the forefront of green manufacturing growth in New York. Developed to provide high-capacity, low-cost renewable electricity in a strategic location in the Buffalo-Rochester Tech Corridor, STAMP has attracted over $500 million of investment by innovative companies. With over 500 available buildable acres on-site, 1.1 million people within 30 miles, and 30,000 annually enrolled engineering students at nearby colleges and universities, STAMP is positioned to accelerate New York\u2019s growing semiconductor manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, and renewables manufacturing industries.\n\nEmpire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight said, \u201cAttracting supply chain partners in the semiconductor industry is key building a stronger ecosystem in New York State. Edwards Vacuum\u2019s choice of STAMP for its new facility further cements New York State as a leader in the semiconductor industry.\u201d\n\nNew York Power Authority Interim President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll said, \u201cEdwards Vacuum\u2019s STAMP investment is a testament to New York\u2019s emergence as a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing. Securing reliable supply chain partners is critical to the semiconductor industry, and projects like this showcase the unique attributes of New York that will help the industry grow here.\u201d\n\nAs part of the agreement with Edwards Vacuum, ESD has offered up to $21 million in a combination of performance-based Excelsior Jobs Tax Credits, Investment Tax Credits and an additional $1 million to support Workforce Development and the training of a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce in exchange for 600 new full-time jobs at the location Additionally, the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees will review an application for low-cost Niagara hydropower at a future public meeting.\n\nEdwards Vacuum is anticipated to apply for agreements at a later date with the Genesee County Economic Development Center to support the company's investment at STAMP through property, sales, and mortgage tax assistance. The request would support the largest workforce and capital investment proposed by any company at a GCEDC-developed site.\n\nLast month, Senator Schumer personally called Edwards Vacuum President, Geert Follens, to urge the global semiconductor supply chain company to expand in Upstate New York. Senator Schumer's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, creates an Investment Tax Credit for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and supply chain partners such as Edwards Vacuum as well as a first of its kind $52 billion in federal incentives to spur American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce training to bring good-paying jobs back from overseas, strengthen national security, and reestablish America's technological leadership. The bill requires recipients of these incentives to make significant worker and community investments that support equitable economic growth. Edwards Vacuum is expected to also apply for incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act. Schumer has long supported STAMP\u2019s development and to attract new semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies to locate at STAMP. Schumer said these new federal and state investments are creating a new \u2018Erie Canal\u2019 across upstate New York by attracting thousands of new jobs in the semiconductor industry from the Hudson Valley to Western New York\u2019s STAMP.\n\nSemiconductors, and their supply chain partners, are vital to the nation's economic strength, serving as the brains of modern electronics, and enabling technologies critical to U.S. economic growth, national security, and global competitiveness. The industry directly employs over 277,000 people in the U.S. and supports more than 1.8 million additional domestic jobs. Semiconductors are a top five U.S. export, and the industry is the number one contributor to labor productivity, supporting improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of virtually every economic sector \u2014 from farming to manufacturing. Earlier this year, Governor Hochul signed New York's nation-leading Green CHIPS legislation into law to attract top semiconductor manufacturing businesses to the state and secure commitments to good-paying jobs, sustainability, and community benefits.\n\nSupply chain issues and a decline in the United States' share of global chip production are causing undue hardships to every aspect of the economy. This erosion of U.S. chip production capacity puts the nation at a strategic disadvantage in several critical areas, including national security, technological innovation, and economic growth and independence. Because more than 300 industries use chips \u2014 from cars to cellphones \u2014 their scarcity drives up prices of other consumer goods. Edwards Vacuum\u2019s new facility will position New York State as a national leader in reshoring vital semiconductor jobs to the U.S.\n\nGenesee County Legislature Chair Shelley Stein said, \u201cWe are so proud that STAMP will be the location of the largest economic development investment in the history of Genesee County. On behalf of my colleagues in the Genesee County Legislature we welcome Edwards Vacuum to our community and look forward to their success here and the career opportunities they will provide for our hard-working residents. This announcement demonstrates the diligent focus of Genesee County to plan, prepare and welcome 21st century manufacturing to our county.\u201d\n\nTown of Alabama Supervisor Rob Crossen said, \u201cOur shared vision through the development of STAMP is to play a role in bringing new jobs and investments to Genesee County and to improve the quality of life for our residents. The latter has begun through enhanced infrastructure improvements, especially as it pertains to water services, and we\u2019re pleased that STAMP and our community is attracting advanced manufacturing companies and good paying jobs.\u201d\n\nFinger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chairs, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy and SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles said, \"We congratulate Edwards Vacuum on this incredible project, and welcome them to the state-of-the-art Western NY Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park in Genesee County. These top-quality jobs will help to energize the regional economy, furthering its reputation as the center of technology and progress.\n\nSteve Hyde, Genesee County Economic Development Center President & CEO, said, \u201cThere is a saying that economic development is a marathon and not a sprint and that has been our approach to STAMP ever since it was a concept on paper over a decade ago. That\u2019s why it is so gratifying to see how that steady and purposeful approach is resulting in a significant return on the investment that has been made through the years by our public and private sector partners and in particular by Senator Schumer and Governor Hochul by this announcement today. This announcement shows that STAMP and our region are the ideal location for semiconductor industry growth.\u201d\n\nGreater Rochester Enterprise President and CEO Matt Hurlbutt said, \u201cEdwards Vacuum, an innovative vacuum equipment manufacturer that serves the semiconductor industry, is expanding at the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park in the Greater Rochester, NY region to capitalize on this mega site\u2019s unique infrastructure, which includes reliable, low-cost hydropower and unlimited water supply. Rochester, NY is also attractive because of the concentration of highly skilled talent with mechanical and electrical engineering expertise and regional workforce development partners who offer stackable credential programs and certificate programs to train Edward Vacuum\u2019s future workforce. GRE connected Edwards Vacuum to numerous economic development resources to support this expansion in Rochester and will continue to support the company as this project unfolds.\u201d\n\nThis major investment adds to New York's already robust semiconductor industry. In addition to Micron\u2019s major $100 billion investment in Central New York, New York has multiple global industry chip leaders like GlobalFoundries, Wolfspeed, onsemi, and IBM. New York is also home to the world-renowned Albany Nanotech Complex, which is a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership, comprising the most advanced, publicly owned, 300-millimeter semiconductor research and development facility and bringing together premier universities and leading industry players to drive cutting-edge chip development. Because of the tireless advocacy of Governor Hochul and Senator Schumer, semiconductor supply chain companies like Edwards are also growing as well. Earlier this year Corning Incorporated invested $139 million, creating over 270 new jobs in Monroe County to meet the demands of the growing semiconductor market.\n\nAbout Edwards Vacuum\n\nEdwards is the leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. These are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells; are used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications, steel and other metallurgy, pharmaceutical and chemical; and for both scientific instruments and a wide range of R&D applications.\n\nEdwards has more than 8,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment and has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.\n\nEdwards is part of the Atlas Copco Group (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: ATCO A, ATCO B), a Sweden-based provider of industrial productivity solutions.\n\nFurther information about Edwards can be found at www.edwardsvacuum.com\n\nAccelerating Finger Lakes Forward\n\nToday's announcement complements \"Finger Lakes Forward,\" the region's comprehensive blueprint to generate robust economic growth and community development. The regionally designed plan focuses on investing in key industries including photonics, agriculture and food production, and advanced manufacturing. Now, the region is accelerating Finger Lakes Forward with a $500 million State investment through the Upstate Revitalization Initiative. The State's $500 million investment will incentivize private business to invest well over $2.5 billion - and the region's plan, as submitted, projects up to 8,200 new jobs. More information is available here. (link)\n\nAbout Empire State Development\n\nEmpire State Development is New York's chief economic development agency. The mission of ESD is to promote a vigorous and growing economy, encourage the creation of new job and economic opportunities, increase revenues to the State and its municipalities, and achieve stable and diversified local economies. Through the use of loans, grants, tax credits and other forms of financial assistance, ESD strives to enhance private business investment and growth to spur job creation and support prosperous communities across New York State. ESD is also the primary administrative agency overseeing the New York State Regional Economic Development Councils and the marketing of \"I LOVE NEW YORK,\" the State's iconic tourism brand. For more information on Regional Councils and Empire State Development, visit http://www.regionalcouncils.ny.gov/ and http://www.esd.ny.gov/.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-following-his-push-staten-islands-arthur-kill-terminal-awarded-48m-federal-grant-senator-says-si-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-major-offshore-wind-hub-with-these-port-investment-funds-which-he-secured-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-and-jobs-law", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, STATEN ISLAND\u2019S ARTHUR KILL TERMINAL AWARDED $48M FEDERAL GRANT; SENATOR SAYS SI IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND HUB WITH THESE PORT...", "2022-10-26", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Says Offshore Wind At SI\u2019s Arthur Kill Terminal Will Create Thousands Of Jobs & Boost American Manufacturing; New Hub Will Be Huge Win For Community, Local Jobs & Environment\n\nSchumer Personally Pushed For Major Fed Investment In Calls To Transportation Sec. Buttigieg To Upgrade Arthur Kill\u2019s Port Infrastructure, So SI Can be Central To Offshore Wind Supply Chain\n\nFunding For Arthur Kill Project Helps Advance Offshore Wind Power Goals & Support More Wind Technology Being Made In America, Including In NY\n\nToday, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that Arthur Kill Terminal on Staten Island has been awarded a $48,008,231 federal grant via the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration\u2019s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to upgrade Arthur Kill\u2019s port infrastructure for offshore wind staging and assembly. The effort will establish Arthur Kill Terminal as a 32-acre offshore wind staging and assembly port on Staten Island, positioning the port as an essential site with unrestricted access for onshore assembly and deployment of large wind turbines to offshore wind projects that will power New York.\n\nSchumer was on Staten Island in April detailing the effort and pushing for this major federal investment. The 2-year construction phase is estimated to produce over 1,000 jobs with more than $500 million in gross regional impact, and the ongoing operations are estimated to produce over 500 jobs with $147 million in gross regional impact. Arthur Kill\u2019s state-of-the-art offshore wind port will create thousands of construction and operations jobs, including for union workers, will drive hundreds of millions of dollars in local spending that will create even more local jobs, will help New York meet its ambitious renewable power goals, and will help ensure more of the offshore wind supply chain can be developed in New York, driving further job creation across the state.\n\n\u201cIn April I was on Staten Island at the future site of Arthur Kill\u2019s state-of-the-art wind turbine assembly facility, pushing for this major federal investment to help create a new era of technology, jobs, and clean energy for Staten Island,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. \u201cThis vital federal investment in Arthur Kill Terminal will provide New York a critical foothold in the offshore wind supply chain and create tremendous opportunities for new jobs, including for union workers, and local spending. This project will also help the state, too, by helping meet ambitious renewable power goals laid out in New York\u2019s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which requires 70 percent of New York\u2019s electricity to come from renewable resources by 2030.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith this federal funding, Staten Island can be among the New York communities leading the way on environmentally-friendly industrial development, helping to ensure more wind technologies are not only powering New York, but also being made in New York. Projects like this can create new, good-paying jobs and opportunity across the state,\u201d Schumer added.\n\nThis federal funding will be used to dredge approximately 740,000 cubic yards to create a 35 foot-deep ship basin to support further development of the adjacent 32-acre site as a purpose-built offshore wind (OSW) staging and assembly facility on Staten Island. The OSW staging and assembly facility will contain 32 acres of upland area, a 1365-foot-long wharf with adjacent laydown area that has enhanced load bearing capacity, and two \u201cprogram\u201d areas (a tenant area consisting of a 15,266 square-foot combined warehouse and office building and a project owner\u2019s area consisting of a 4,200 square-foot office building).\n\nIn the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Schumer pushed for and secured $450 million in a historic investment for MARAD (Maritime Administration)\u2019s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).\n\nSchumer called Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg several times to personally push for the project. Schumer\u2019s original letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, also making the case for the project, appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg:\n\nI am pleased to write in support for the Arthur Kill Terminal project and its application for funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration\u2019s Port Infrastructure Development Program 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity.\n\nThe Biden-Harris Administration, as well as the State of New York, have established bold goals for generating offshore wind power by 2030. As an offshore wind staging and assembly port, Arthur Kill Terminal is a critical infrastructure project for enabling the timely and cost-effective achievement of these goals.\n\nWith funding, Arthur Kill Terminal will unlock significant local, regional and national economic benefits by enabling\u2014 in the heart of the East Coast offshore wind market\u2014the use of Jones-Act-compliant jack-up vessels, and floating, self-installing and other emerging offshore wind technologies requiring full in-port assembly, providing jobs and training to hundreds of local and regional workers in the rapidly growing field of offshore wind. The terminal\u2019s unique location will enable offshore wind projects to use the most efficient vessels, transportation and installation methods, lowering vessel costs and emissions while reducing weather, schedule, and safety risk for the construction of thousands of offshore wind turbines in the coming decades.\n\nArthur Kill Terminal has been carefully planned and if built on schedule can be operational in time for the imminent East Coast offshore wind construction boom, ready to serve both shallow and deep water offshore wind farms and play a critical role in reaching the Administration\u2019s goal of 30 by 30.\n\nI applaud the Arthur Kill Terminal for their foresight, and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration. Please do not hesitate to contact me or my grants coordinator in our Washington, DC office at 202-224-6542.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-delivers-over-50-million-to-upstate-new-york-school-districts-to-purchase-130-new-clean-electric-buses-through-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-and-jobs-law-curbing-pollution-supercharging-the-fight-against-climate-change-and-giving-upstate-kids-the-clean-commute-they-deserve", "SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $50 MILLION TO UPSTATE NEW YORK SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PURCHASE 130+ NEW CLEAN, ELECTRIC BUSES THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS LAW; CURBING POLLUTION, SUPERCHARGING...", "2022-10-26", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Thanks To Schumer Leading The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Passage, Upstate School Districts Will Now Get $50+ Million Boost To Purchase Game Changing Over 130 New Electric Low And Zero-Emission Buses\n\nDiesel Exhaust From School Buses Not Only Pollutes The Environment, But Has Been Linked To Asthma In Children; Now Thousands Of Children Will Have A Cleaner Environment When Riding To School\n\nSchumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Greenlights Electric School Buses To Keep Kids Healthy And Communities Clean Across Upstate New York\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Upstate New York will receive over $50 million in federal funding through the first round of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) new Clean School Bus Program to purchase over 130 brand new electric school buses, a program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.\n\n\u201cThanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, as the wheels of the new, electric school busses go round and round, carbon emissions and pollution is gonna keep going down and down,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cOver $50 million will supercharge our efforts to fight climate change and power over 130 brand new electric buses to keep our air clean, kids safe and Upstate New York healthy. I am proud to deliver this tremendous environmental justice investment that will put our students on the road to a brighter future and a cleaner commute.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included $5 billion over five years (FY22-26) for the replacement of existing school buses with low and zero-emission school buses and that this is the first round of grants from that program. Nationwide this first round of grant funding will add nearly 2,500 electric buses to the nation\u2019s fleet. Schumer said that diesel exhaust from old fossil fuel is a major contributor to air quality problems in many communities and has been linked to poor health and asthma, especially for children, whose lungs are not yet fully developed. Now communities that have been historically underserved in both urban and rural areas, that otherwise likely could not afford new buses will benefit by using the newest and cleanest technologies available.\n\nThis funding also comes on the heels of Schumer passing the largest investment in history for fighting climate change with the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill includes over $1 billion for clean buses, garbage trucks, and other vehicles. Plus, tens of billions in investment and production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of clean energy, and new clean vehicle tax credits to bring down the upfront cost of clean vehicles for individuals and families.\n\nA full list of awarded Upstate New York school districts appears below:\n\nSchool District Name\n\nTotal Electric Buses\n\nTotal funds\n\nAdirondack Central School District\n\n3\n\n$1,185,000.00\n\nAlexandria Central School District\n\n12\n\n$3,660,000.00\n\nBarker Central School District\n\n12\n\n$4,740,000.00\n\nChatham Central School District\n\n5\n\n$1,885,000.00\n\nDownsville Central School District\n\n1\n\n$395,000.00\n\nDuanesburg Central School District\n\n1\n\n$305,000.00\n\nFabius-Pompey Central School District\n\n5\n\n$1,975,000.00\n\nHartford Central School District\n\n12\n\n$4,740,000.00\n\nJordan-Elbridge Central School District\n\n1\n\n$395,000.00\n\nMalone Central School District\n\n4\n\n$1,580,000.00\n\nMarathon Central School District\n\n3\n\n$1,185,000.00\n\nMonticello Central School District\n\n1\n\n$395,000.00\n\nNaples Central School District\n\n2\n\n$790,000.00\n\nNewfield Central School District\n\n3\n\n$1,185,000.00\n\nNorwood-Norfolk Central School District\n\n1\n\n$395,000.00\n\nOnteora Central School District\n\n21\n\n$8,295,000.00\n\nRondout Valley Central School District\n\n25\n\n$9,875,000.00\n\nSalmon River Central School District\n\n11\n\n$4,345,000.00\n\nTaconic Hills Central School District\n\n10\n\n$3,950,000.00\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-his-personal-invitation-and-longstanding-advocacy-to-make-binghamton-a-national-battery-hub-schumer-brings-senior-us-department-of-commerce-official-to-the-southern-tier-to-show-biden-administration-how-upstate-new-york-can-power-americas-clean-energy-future", "FOLLOWING HIS PERSONAL INVITATION & LONGSTANDING ADVOCACY TO MAKE BINGHAMTON A NATIONAL BATTERY HUB, SCHUMER BRINGS SENIOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICIAL TO THE SOUTHERN TIER TO SHOW BIDEN...", "2022-10-20", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer\u2019s Relentless, Year-Long Advocacy To Elevate Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy NY To The National Level Included Personal Calls to Commerce Secretary, Letters and Op-Eds, Delivered Major Fed Investment, will Energize The Southern Tier Economy And Jumpstart Cutting-Edge Battery Research and Manufacturing\n\nNow, Following His Personal Invitation Last Month, Schumer Brings U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Castillo To Show How The Greater Binghamton Area Is Charging Up To Fulfill America\u2019s Growing Battery Demand\n\nSchumer: Binghamton University Captured Lightning In A Bottle With New Energy NY Project And Now The Work Begins For The Southern Tier To Spark The Next Generation Of Battery Innovation!\n\nAfter securing Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy New York Proposal over $63 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today continued this momentum, by bringing the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Alejandra Castillo, to Binghamton, to show the Biden administration firsthand the potential the Southern Tier has to be a national leader as a hub for battery manufacturing and innovation. Schumer has been fighting non-stop to elevate the Southern Tier and Upstate New York\u2019s national profile for batteries, and under his leadership, passed robust new investments to grow this industry domestically and bring tech manufacturing to Upstate New York. With the federal funding to jumpstart the project now secured, last month, he personally invited Assistant Commerce Secretary Castillo to visit the region and see how the coalition\u2019s planned efforts will create thousands of good-paying jobs in the Southern Tier powering U.S. leadership in battery technology, driven by this major EDA award and supported by the significant legislation Schumer led to passage to bring battery manufacturing back to the U.S. and energize Upstate New York\u2019s economy.\n\n\u201cBinghamton and the Southern Tier have a national spotlight and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become the future of battery research and manufacturing for America. I am honored to welcome Assistant Commerce Secretary Castillo to Upstate New York to show her and the Biden Administration firsthand how the Southern Tier\u2019s powerhouse workforce and research institutions, thanks to our investment, are ready to supercharge the growth of America\u2019s battery industry,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cNone of this progress is by accident. I have always known Binghamton had the spark and talent to become the center for battery innovation and manufacturing, but we needed the federal government to light the fuse and give the boost the region needed to power this project. Since becoming majority leader I have fought tooth and nail to increase federal investment to bring manufacturing jobs and industry back from overseas and Binghamton\u2019s battery hub is a shining example as to how we are laying the foundation for the Southern Tier and broader Upstate New York region\u2019s future to be brighter than it\u2019s past.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cLook at what is happening around Upstate New York, from Micron\u2019s unprecedented investment in Central New York and new battery manufacturing with Zinc8\u2019s investment in the Hudson Valley, to the revival of manufacturing in Western New York, including a recent $117 million Department of Energy investment in Anovion Battery Materials in Niagara Falls, and the potential National Semiconductor Center in Albany. We are seeing a renaissance of manufacturing in Upstate New York not seen in generations, and that is directly because of policies like the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, my CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.\u201d\n\n\"This has been an exciting day for Binghamton. Once again, Senator Schumer and the EDA under Assistant Secretary Castillo's leadership are shining a spotlight on our ambitious project to develop our region into a national and global leader in battery innovation, manufacturing and workforce development,\" said Harvey Stenger, Binghamton University President. \"The Senator has been our advocate on this NENY initiative from the beginning and we are grateful for his guidance and advocacy as well as his work to make domestic battery production a national priority. This along with his leadership on the CHIPS and Science Act and CHIPS+, will help boost cutting-edge research at institutions like Binghamton, and bolster promising domestic industry manufacturing efforts. All of these actions will combine to once again solidify our region as the home to innovation.\"\n\nDuring a roundtable discussion, Schumer, along with Assistant Commerce Secretary Castillo, discussed with coalition partners how the battery supply chain is critical in everything from products in our daily lives, to America\u2019s energy independence and our national security, yet for far too long we have made almost batteries here at home, losing these research and manufacturing jobs to overseas and becoming over-reliant on batteries from countries like China. Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy New York, however, is positioned to be a turning point in reversing these trends, helping to rebuild American leadership in battery research and manufacturing that is essential to our transition to a clean energy economy. Securing the $63.7 million American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Regional Challenge award was part of a year-long effort by Schumer, who, working with coalition partners, to elevated the Southern Tier and broader Upstate New York region as a national leader in battery research and manufacturing, while simultaneously passing robust legislation to bolster the success of the domestic battery industry.\n\nOne of Schumer\u2019s first major acts as majority leader was leading the American Rescue Plan to passage to both bolster America\u2019s response to the pandemic, and boost the long-term economic recovery of regions that needed it most through programs like the $1 billion?Build Back Better Regional Challenge. As the Regional Challenge program was stood up and Binghamton University developed its battery hub proposal for federal funding, Schumer began personally advocating to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for the selection of the Southern Tier for major federal investment. In December 2021, following Schumer\u2019s advocacy, Binghamton\u2019s project was selected as a Phase 1 awardee out of over 500 applications from around the country to compete for a final award. In April 2022, Schumer personally visited the Southern Tier to double down on his advocacy and again reiterate his support to federal leaders to select Binghamton as a final Regional Challenge awardee. In June, Schumer, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, and Dr. Stan Whittingham, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the development of lithium ion batteries, all joined forces and penned a joint op-ed on the importance of bolstering battery technology for America\u2019s future to again try to elevate the profile of the project. Finally in September 2022, Schumer secured Binghamton\u2019s spot as a final awardee, with a $63.7 million federal investment, one of the largest grants, to help make the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes a national hub for battery research and manufacturing.\n\nIntertwined with all of Schumer\u2019s direct action to make Binghamton\u2019s New Energy New York project a success, he simultaneously worked to include robust new investments in scientific research, manufacturing, workforce development, and clean energy, specifically batteries, which can boost the success of this industry in Upstate New York. These new bills include his CHIPS and Science Act, which invests billions in increased federal funding for the National Science Foundation to bolster cutting-edge research, including in batteries, as well as STEM education and training that will help strengthen the New Energy New York\u2019s battery coalition\u2019s top partner schools like Binghamton University and the Rochester Institute of Technology, as well as technical education programs at community colleges that will assist with workforce training. The Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in fighting climate change ever, creates new electric vehicle tax credits, which both spur demand for domestically-made batteries because of the made in America requirements, and private sector investment to build out these supple chains domestically, bringing back production from overseas and bolstering the need for projects like New Energy New York. These made in America requirements for EV batteries are already showing results in jumpstarting this industry domestically. In addition, the Inflation Reduction Act also add billions of dollars in new federal investment through the Department of Energy\u2019s loan guarantee program and through Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Energy, and Production tax credits to accelerate and expand the domestic battery and other clean technology industries. Finally, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act includes over $6 billion in Battery Manufacturing and Recycling and Battery Materials Processing grants to build out America\u2019s battery supply chain, which provides further federal investment opportunities to directly boost Binghamton and Upstate New York\u2019s leadership in battery manufacturing.\n\nSchumer\u2019s efforts to make New York a leader in the future of battery research and manufacturing is already seeing results across the state. The Southern Tier is already home to hundreds of manufacturers, many of which have significant interests or are well positioned to participate in the battery supply chain, including Imperium 3 New York (iM3NY), a lithium-ion cell manufacturer that recently commenced commercial production in Endicott, NY as North America\u2019s only pure home-grown battery giga-factory and is well-positioned to take advantage of federal investment. Earlier this year following his direct appeal, Zinc8, a leader in cutting-edge battery and energy storage technology, officially signed a letter of intent to make Ulster County their first major manufacturing hub as the company looks towards commercialization, which will bring up to 500 good-paying clean energy jobs to New York, with the company directly citing the Inflation Reduction Act and Schumer\u2019s support and advocacy as deciding factors in the company\u2019s decision to invest in New York. Last month, Schumer visited Li-Cycle in Rochester, a cutting-edge battery recycler, which is opening a new North American Hub that is slated to bring over 200 good-paying jobs and that will have even further growth opportunities from the federal investment included in the bills Schumer passed. And just yesterday, the Department of Energy awarded $117 in federal funding to Anovion Battery Materials in Niagara County to expand its Sanborn, NY operations to produce more synthetic graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, creating over 300 high-quality clean energy jobs\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-the-heels-of-landing-microns-major-investment-in-central-ny-schumer-doubles-down-on-securing-2nd-tenant-at-marcy-nanocenter-senator-will-launch-new-push-to-bolster-upstates-booming-semiconductor-corridor-and-supercharge-the-mohawk-valley-with-more-good-paying-jobs-and-new-companies", "ON THE HEELS OF LANDING MICRON\u2019S MAJOR INVESTMENT IN CENTRAL NY, SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON SECURING 2ND TENANT AT MARCY NANOCENTER; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH NEW PUSH TO BOLSTER UPSTATE\u2019S BOOMING...", "2022-10-20", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer, Along With Governor Hochul, Just Brokered The Largest Economic Development Project In NYS History For Micron To Invest Up To $100 Billion & Create 50,000 Good-Paying Jobs In Nearby Onondaga County; Adding To New York\u2019s Semiconductor Corridor That Includes Wolfspeed\u2019s New Mohawk Valley Chip Fab \u2013The First, Largest And Only 200mm Silicon Carbide Fabrication Facility In The World\n\nWith His CHIPS and Science Act Spurring Major Investment In Upstate\u2019s Chip Ecosystem, Schumer Says Multiple Companies Have Interest In The Shovel-Ready Marcy Nanocenter\n\nSchumer: Marcy Nanocenter is Plug-N-Play For Another Semiconductor Manufacturer!\n\nStanding at SUNY Poly\u2019s Center for Global Advanced Manufacturing, and on the heels of delivering Micron to Central New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today doubled down on his efforts to bring a second semiconductor manufacturer to the Marcy Nanocenter. Schumer says adding Micron to New York\u2019s growing semiconductor corridor that includes Wolfspeed and Globafoundries supercharges the Marcy Nanocenter\u2019s chances of landing a second tenant and that multiple companies are expressing interest.\n\n\u201cThe energy from semiconductor companies coming to New York is absolutely electric, and with the major jolt Micron just delivered to Central New York, and really all of Upstate New York, now is the prime moment for Marcy Nanocenter to capture lightning in a bottle and land a second semiconductor manufacturer.\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWith Wolfspeed already leading the pack in cutting-edge semiconductor innovation and site infrastructure already in place, the Marcy Nanocenter is attracting major interest from the chip industry. With my CHIPS and Science bill as the fuse, I used my clout as majority leader to help land Micron, and now I am doubling down on my efforts to help bring another company here to Marcy.\u201d\n\nSchumer\u2019s latest effort to land semiconductor investment in the Mohawk Valley follows his major success, in partnership with Governor Hochul and local leaders, in landing Micron\u2019s $100 billion and 50,000 job project in nearby Central New York. This unprecedented investment would not have been possible without Schumer's historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act that he led to passage earlier this year. Without this legislation, Micron has said it would have likely built its megafab overseas. Schumer said that the new federal microchip incentives in his legislation, combined with the spillover of the Micron investment will undoubtedly supercharge Marcy\u2019s chances of landing another semiconductor company. The senator explained that companies often like to locate close to each other to help build local supply chains, a workforce pipeline and research partnerships.\n\nMicron\u2019s investment adds to the over 75 other semiconductor companies in the state that employ over 34,000 New Yorkers, including industry leaders like GlobalFoundries, onsemi, IBM and Marcy\u2019s own Wolfspeed. Wolfspeed\u2019s Mohawk Valley Fab is the first, largest and only 200mm Silicon Carbide fabrication facility in the world. The more than $1 billion investment will bring up to 600 new jobs to the region by 2029. Upstate New York also has some of the top research institutions and universities in the country for preparing the workforce for semiconductor manufacturing and engineering jobs, which is especially true in the Mohawk Valley, which is home to SUNY Polytechnic Institute\u2019s College of Engineering. In addition, nearby Albany Nanotech is home to SUNY Poly\u2019s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and is primed to become the major hub of America\u2019s first National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), which was created by Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science Bill.\n\nSchumer, New York State, and local officials are already in talks with multiple semiconductor companies interested in the Marcy Nanocenter because of the federal incentives for microchip manufacturing, the state\u2019s growing microchip industry, as well as the region\u2019s access to cheap power and water, and its shovel-ready advanced infrastructure.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to America and has a long history of fighting to secure this investment for Upstate New York. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $76 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-his-personal-invitation-and-longstanding-advocacy-to-make-binghamton-a-national-battery-hub-schumer-announces-he-will-bring-us-department-of-commerce-assistant-secretary-castillo-to-the-southern-tier-tomorrow-to-show-biden-administration-how-upstate-new-york-can-power-americas-clean-energy-future", "FOLLOWING HIS PERSONAL INVITATION & LONGSTANDING ADVOCACY TO MAKE BINGHAMTON A NATIONAL BATTERY HUB, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE WILL BRING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY CASTILLO TO THE...", "2022-10-19", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Fought Non-Stop For Over A Year, Calling Commerce Secretary Multiple Times, Writing Op-Eds, And Uplifting Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy NY To The National Level To Deliver Major Fed Investment To Transform The Southern Tier Economy And Jumpstart Cutting-Edge Battery Research and Manufacturing\n\nNow, Following His Personal Invitation Last Month, Schumer Will Join U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Castillo To Show How The Greater Binghamton Area Is Charging Up To Fulfill America\u2019s Growing Battery Demand And Will Highlight How His Just Passed Fed Bills Can Supercharge The Region, Creating Thousands Of Good Paying Jobs\n\nSchumer To Feds: Come See Firsthand How Binghamton University Captured Lightning In A Bottle With New Energy NY Project And How Southern Tier Workers Are Ready To Power An Industry That Will Define America For The Next Century!\n\nAfter his relentless advocacy for the Southern Tier successfully secured Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy New York over $63 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his personal invitation, he will bring the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Castillo to Binghamton tomorrow to show the Biden administration firsthand how the Southern Tier can re-establish America as an innovation and manufacturing hub for batteries. Schumer will explain how Binghamton University\u2019s selection was no accident, and will discuss his lengthy personal advocacy to elevate Binghamton to the national level, while simultaneously laying the foundation to expand manufacturing, clean energy, and battery infrastructure in the U.S. At the event with one of America\u2019s top economic development leaders, Schumer will highlight how legislation he authored and led to passage as majority leader, like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, can play a major role in accelerating the growth of Binghamton and Upstate NY\u2019s emerging battery cluster, and supercharge this once-in-a-generation clean energy industrial revolution for the region.\n\n\u201cIt has been a long road, and I am proud to have helped deliver the tens of millions in federal investment and national spotlight the Southern Tier has long deserved to help it become the future of battery research and manufacturing for America. Now it is time for the Biden Administration to come see firsthand the world class manufacturing and research Binghamton University, and it\u2019s coalition partners have to offer the country, and how the Southern Tier can lead a renaissance for the America in an industry we once lost to overseas,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWhen people think of the batteries that power our everyday lives, I want that spark to become synonymous with Binghamton, because this is where the future will be built. With every major piece of legislation I led to passage to boost America\u2019s manufacturing sector in the past year, I always had places like Binghamton at the front of my mind. That is why I personally invited the Commerce Department to see how Southern Tier workers, innovators, and communities have the potential to lead the nation in battery manufacturing and powering our future.\u201d\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original invitation sent last month to the Economic Development Administration appears below:\n\nDear Assistant Secretary Castillo:\n\nI first want to thank you and the Economic Development Administration (EDA), under the leadership of President Biden and Secretary Raimondo, for your tremendous commitment and efforts to move the country forward in the wake of the pandemic, including bringing manufacturing back to America to strengthen our domestic supply chains in key industries like semiconductors and clean energy and rebuild local economies across the country. These efforts will position the United States to remain competitive and ensure economic prosperity for generations to come. The recently announced Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) awards underscore your commitment to achieving these goals for the country. I was proud to craft the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which included the $3 billion EDA investment that made the BBBRC possible, along with leading to passage the CHIPS and Science Act and most recently the Inflation Reduction Act, all of which includes historic investment in rebuilding American manufacturing, and I look forward to working with you, Secretary Raimondo, and the entire Administration on the implementation of these important legislative milestones.\n\nI write to you today in regards to the recently announced Build Back Better Regional Challenge awards. I was proud to successfully push for the selection of Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy New York proposal as one of 21 final awardees, receiving one of the highest awards at $63.7 million. Under the leadership of Noble Laureate Professor Stan Whittingham, the inventor of the lithium ion battery, the proposal will establish a national hub for battery research and manufacturing in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of Upstate New York. This major initiative, combined with the single largest federal investment into clean energy, including batteries, through the Inflation Reduction Act presents a significant opportunity for this region of New York State to become a new global battery hub, with the potential to bring battery manufacturing back to America, create thousands of good-paying jobs in Upstate New York, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.\n\nAs the Southern Tier looks ahead to implementing New Energy New York following the BBBRC award, I invite you and your team to personally visit the region to see first-hand the work taking root and to engage with a diverse coalition of local leaders, university stakeholders, and the industry partners that have coalesced around this once in a generation opportunity. The New Energy New York proposal has the potential to not only rebuild the region\u2019s economy, a priority for the ARP investment that made the BBBRC possible, but also to further fuel the country\u2019s manufacturing resurgence as a leading hub for U.S.-based battery development. From the inception of this trail blazing research center to the inaugural manufacturing launch of North America\u2019s only pure homegrown battery, a clean energy technology ecosystem is taking shape in the Southern Tier. A personal visit will offer an opportunity to learn more about how the investment EDA has made will provide the foundation to advance cutting-edge research, attract innovative companies, secure a critical supply chain, and most significantly give new life to a rural industrial region that could create thousands of new jobs. This is only the beginning of a bright future for the region, and I know you will share in the optimism I have for the impact of the New Energy New York project on the regional economy and the direction of the nation\u2019s clean energy future.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-calls-for-federal-safety-audit-on-long-islands-deadliest-roads-including-routes-25-and-27-jericho-turnpike_middle-county-roadalonehave-logged-dozens-of-deaths-with-fed-safety-admin-senator-says-audit-could-drive-critical-transpo/safety-fundshell-push-forto-li", "SCHUMER CALLS FOR FEDERAL SAFETY AUDIT ON LONG ISLAND\u2019S \u2018DEADLIEST ROADS,\u2019 INCLUDING ROUTES 25 & 27; JERICHO TURNPIKE & MIDDLE COUNTY ROAD\u2014ALONE\u2014HAVE LOGGED DOZENS OF DEATHS WITH FED SAFETY ADMIN;...", "2022-10-19", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Unveils Formal Call To Feds For A \u201cRoad Safety Audit\u201d Based On Findings In Recent Analysis That Detailed LI Crashes, Dangers Over A 4-Year Span; Feds Would Work With State & Locals, Take Fresh Look At Road/Intersections, Traffic Flow, As Well As Other Characteristics To Identify Safety Improvements\u2014Like Installing Crash Attenuators, Signals, Dealing With Speed & More\n\nSchumer Will Reveal That Recently-Passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill He Led Through Congress Could Help Fund Improvements That Also Support Local Safety Measures\n\nSchumer: Feds Can Help Drive Safety Improvements & Ideas On Some Of LI\u2019s Deadliest Roads\n\nOn the heels of a 4-year crash analysis by Newsday, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer called for a federal safety audit on Long Island\u2019s deadliest roads, including Routes 25 and 27. Schumer unveiled an official and formal request to the federal DOT that cites the recent analysis and urged action. Schumer announced how an audit\u2019s finding could drive fed funds to the Island in the name of transportation safety. He also explained how he led the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill through the Senate with Long Island in mind and detailed the kinds of funds that could help pay for improvements that an audit might call for.\n\n\u201cThis is a big Island with a lot of roads and a lot of people, and we do all we can to keep our people safe, but when accidents do happen, we try and find out why and we try and prevent them from happening again. We are here today because we have seen the data in the recent Newsday analysis, which is federal data that we applaud the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for collecting. This data drives home one main point: dozens of deaths in and around the same place demand we do more to understand what\u2019s going on so we can lower the numbers and subsequently save lives,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer.\n\n\u201cToday, I am calling on the feds to work with the state and locals here on conducting a formal federal safety audit. The federal audit would take into account the hard work and the data already derived by locals, but could and most often does, glean more information we can use to direct federal funds towards effective safety improvements. I am also announcing federal funds that I have worked to appropriate that could help fund a myriad of improvements, including a new federal grant program called \u2018Safe Streets for All,\u2019 which I negotiated into the bipartisan infrastructure bill. This is a $5 billion national pot and I\u2019m here to say: Long Island could tap it,\u201d Schumer added.\n\nSchumer said a federal Road Safety Audit (RSA) would analyze the roads/intersections, including the design of the roads, the traffic flow and mix, and other characteristics, and identify possible safety improvements, like installing crash attenuators and dealing with speed. Schumer was joined by Mayor Christopher Devane of New Hyde Park, NYS Senator Anna Kaplan and local safety advocates who will back his push, as well as LI Families from \u2018Safe Streets.\u2019\n\nNewsday has reported that more people died in traffic crashes on state routes 25 and 27 than on any other roads on Long Island from 2016 to 2020. There were 62 deaths on State Route 25 and 61 traffic related deaths on Route 27. Furthermore, 65 people were killed on State Route 25A, Suffolk County Route 80 and the western portion of State Route 24.\n\nSchumer said the RSA in particular is an important measure that would augment local community efforts by providing the fed\u2019s technical expertise to supplement the steps already taken locally to improve the safety of many roadways and intersections. Schumer said the audit would aim to identify the best ways to make dangerous roads and intersection safer for the long term. RSAs are conducted by the FHWA in partnership with state Departments of Transportation and other stakeholders to identify safety hazards and develop recommendations for overall safety improvements to highways.\n\nAn RSA is a formal process that consists, among other elements, of selecting an RSA team and stakeholders, performing field reviews, conducting an analysis and preparing an RSA report. This report then presents and incorporates findings from the audit into a final project to increase safety. Schumer said the goal is to have FHWA work with all due speed alongside the NYSDOT and local communities to conduct an audit, and identify possible safety improvements. According to the FHWA, RSAs can be used in any phase of project development, from planning and preliminary engineering, to design and construction. RSAs can also be used on any sized project from minor intersection and roadway retrofits to mega-projects.\n\n\u201cThe good news is an effort like this can be impactful because locals and the state have done such good work already. My main job is to help fund the improvements derived from an audit with federal dollars I have already negotiated and appropriated,\u201d Schumer added.\n\nSchumer revealed the funding pots available relevant to his road safety push and pledged a push to help locals tap the ones most viable to deal with this local road safety issue. In addition, Schumer revealed that a brand new program he negotiated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), called Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides yet another funding stream that could play a part in funding improvements that locals deem critical to safety. These funding streams include:\n\nFederal formula HSIP (Highway Safety Improvement Program): approximately $640.7 million over 5 years for New York State. This funding can be used to conduct the Road Safety Audit; this is formula highway funding that FHWA gives to NYSDOT each year through BIL. HSIP can also be used to make the infrastructure safety improvements identified in any analysis, as can other pots of formula highway funding.\n\nFederal formula STBG (Surface Transportation Block Grant) Program: $2.891 billion over 5 years. About 10% of this total is set-aside specifically for Transportation Alternatives (bike/ped) funding, though more than 10% can be used for those types of projects.\n\nRAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) Program: $7.5 billion for RAISE is included in BIL, and an additional $775 million was added in the FY22 Appropriations Law. This is a popular competitive program that locals can apply for. Grants can be awarded for planning or construction.\n\nSafe Streets for All: $5 billion over 5 years. This is a new competitive program from BIL. It can fund creation of safety action plans, or implementation of safety action plan features.\n\n\"The main roads we Long Islanders travel each day have become the scene of a stunning level of tragedy, claiming far too many lives, and getting worse year after year. Long Islanders deserve roads that aren't just smooth, but safe as well, so I join Senator Schumer in calling for a federal safety audit of our most dangerous roads, and I'm grateful for his leadership on this issue,\u201d said NYS Senator Anna M. Kaplan.\n\n\u201cThe Village of New Hyde Park\u2019s main corridor, Jericho Turnpike, has been the scene of many traffic tragedies. Within the last year, our community has witnessed a triple fatality at one location. Over the last 7 weeks, there have been 4 pedestrians struck in 3 separate incidents, including a Mother and her son, who is a 1st grader, on their way to school. Within our limited jurisdiction, the Village has done what we can to promote safety. There is more that is needed to be done. We are so grateful to Senator Schumer for his leadership in calling for an audit of Jericho Turnpike and additional funding for safety improvements. His efforts to implement these measures will benefit our community and ultimately, save lives. The Village of New Hyde Park thanks Senator Schumer,\u201d said Village of New Hyde Park Mayor Christopher Devane.\n\n\"Long Island has some of the most dangerous roadways for pedestrians and bicyclists in New York leading to tragic crashes and fatalities. Design solutions can be employed to make these roadways more walkable and bikeable while reducing vehicle speeds through the downtowns these streets intersect. Kudos to Senator Schumer for helping create safely designed roads that will both save lives and improve the quality of life in our local communities,\u201d said Eric Alexander, Director of Vision Long Island.\n\n\u201cMy son Andrew should still be alive today, but as long as roads like the Hempstead Turnpike are designed for speed, tragedy after tragedy will continue to occur,\u201d said Families for Safe Streets member Diana Alati, whose 13-year-old son Andrew was killed while biking in 2019. \u201cNo family should have to experience the pain of traffic violence and we are proud to join today with Senator Schumer to call for a safety audit on Long Island\u2019s deadliest roads.\u201d\n\nSchumer\u2019s formal letter to Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration regarding his road safety push appears below:\n\nDear Acting Administrator Pollack:\n\nI write to urge the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to work with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and local officials in Nassau and Suffolk counties to address roadway safety throughout several stretches of road on Long Island.\n\nA recent Newsday report detailed concerning data obtained from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the number of crashes and road deaths on roads on Long Island. According to the report, the five deadliest roads, excluding expressways and parkways from the analysis, had a combined total of fatalities of 188 drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists from 2016 \u2013 2020. In addition, these roads also had the highest rate of fatalities per 100 million vehicles of all the roads analyzed on Long Island. These include:\n\nNY State Route 25 with 62 fatalities, including 18 pedestrians and four cyclists;\n\nNY State Route 27 with 61 fatalities, including 22 pedestrians and three cyclists;\n\nNY State Route 25A with 26 fatalities, including five pedestrians and one a cyclist;\n\nSuffolk County Route 80 with 20 fatalities, including two pedestrians and one cyclist;\n\nNY State Route 24 with 19 total fatalities, including eight pedestrians and two cyclists.\n\nThese five routes weave their way across Long Island, and in many communities they are designed as wide routes that both attempt to serve as a street, meant to facilitate commerce and daily life by connecting drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists to shops and businesses, and a road, meant purely to facilitate swift throughput of cars. Indeed, this combination of activity has led to the high number of incidents and fatalities in the past few years.\n\nFortunately, New York State Department of Transportation and local communities in Nassau and Suffolk counties have taken, and continue to take, steps to improve the safety of many of these roadways and intersections. However, it is clear that challenges remain, and federal expertise and resources can help address the issue by identifying the areas that are most in need of improvements, develop recommendations, and help communities implement the needed safety measures. I urge FHWA to work with local stakeholders on this issue, and to conduct Road Safety Audits as needed. Road Safety Audits would examine and analyze the roadways or key intersections along them, studying road design, mix and flow of traffic, as well as other characteristics, and identify possible safety improvements.\n\nI applaud the state and the local communities\u2019 efforts so far and urge FHWA to stand with them and any requests they have to further help improve these roadways.\n\nThank you for your time and attention to this important request.\n\nSincerely,\n\nCharles E. Schumer\n\nUnited States Senator", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-in-personal-call-with-top-brass-of-edwards-vacuum_a-leading-global-semiconductor-supplier--urges-company-to-look-to-locate-any-future-expansions-in-ny-at-ready-sites-like-stamp-in-western-ny-senator-says-incentives-in-his-chips-legislation-and-new-yorks-rapidly-growing-microchip-industry-make-wny-an-ideal-supply-chain-hub", "SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL CALL WITH TOP BRASS OF EDWARDS VACUUM \u2013 A LEADING GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLIER- URGES COMPANY TO LOOK TO LOCATE ANY FUTURE EXPANSIONS IN NY AT READY SITES LIKE STAMP IN WESTERN...", "2022-10-19", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer\u2019s CHIPS And Science Bill Includes Major Fed Investment In Companies Like Edwards That Supply Equipment For Making Microchips And Senator Says With Micron\u2019s Major Investment On The Horizon, And Other Industry Leaders Like GlobalFoundries And Wolfspeed Nearby, The Timing Couldn\u2019t Be Better To Make NY Their New Home\n\nSTAMP, In Heart of NY Semiconductor Corridor, with Low-Cost Available Utilities, Infrastructure & Surrounding World-Class Skilled Workforce Make It An Ideal Site for New Semiconductor Supply-Chain Development\n\nSchumer To Edwards: Picking WNY Will Be A Win-Win-Win, With A Rapidly Growing Semiconductor Industry Upstate, Strong Manufacturing Workforce, And Majority Leader To Help Fight For Fed Investment\n\nBuilding on his non-stop advocacy to bolster Upstate NY as a global center for semiconductor manufacturing, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer personally called Edwards Vacuum President, Geert Follens, to urge the global semiconductor supply chain company to look to expand their manufacturing operations in Upstate New York as they consider on shoring operations from overseas. Schumer urged the company, which currently has a facility in Sanborn, NY, to double down on Western New York and consider ready sites like the WNY STAMP campus for any future expansion opportunities.\n\n\u201cEdwards Vacuum\u2019s interest in expanding its manufacturing operations in the U.S., and potentially in Upstate NY, is exciting news for the entire state and a potential game changer for the region. I made it clear to Edwards Vacuum, a leading semiconductor supply chain company, that I strongly support locating any future U.S. expansions in Western New York. Leading Western New York sites like STAMP offer a major opportunity for companies like Edwards Vacuum that are looking to grow by plugging them into Upstate New York\u2019s rapidly growing semiconductor industry,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cFrom Micron\u2019s major investment in Central NY and Wolfspeed\u2019s new fab in Marcy, to onsemi soon acquiring an East Fishkill facility in the Hudson Valley and GlobalFoundries building a new fab in the Capital Region, Upstate is quickly emerging as a global center for the microchip industry. I stand ready to help in any way for an investment in New York, including securing major incentives through my CHIPS and Science bill, to help further cement New York\u2019s leadership in chip manufacturing and help STAMP reach it\u2019s full potential, including as a potential hub for suppliers to the industry.\u201d\n\nSchumer made the case to Edwards Executives that as evidenced by the \u2018one-two punch\u2019 of Schumer and New York Governor Hochul landing Micron, New York has what it takes to compete and is an ideal place with a top-notch workforce and ecosystem to enable semiconductor companies like Edwards Vacuum to expand and succeed. On the call, Schumer explained that a shovel-ready site like STAMP is a prime investment opportunity for a semiconductor supply chain company, not only because of the incentives created in his CHIPS and Science Act, but because of the close proximity to so many rapidly expanding chip fabs in Upstate NY and the Midwest. Schumer said that Micron\u2019s recent investment of up to $100 billion, creating nearly 50,000 jobs in nearby Central New York, supercharges the potential of STAMP, including as a home to semiconductor suppliers. Micron\u2019s investment adds to New York \u2018s over 75 other semiconductor companies that employ over 34,000 New Yorkers, including global industry leaders like GlobalFoundries, Wolfspeed, onsemi, and IBM, many of which have semiconductor fabs that Edwards Vacuum supplies and services with state-of-the-art vacuum solutions. Schumer said that this is only the beginning for Upstate New York though, and that if supply chain companies invest in New York now, they will be reaping the rewards for years to come as this industry expands.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to America and has a long history of fighting to secure this investment for Upstate New York. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $52 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S., that companies like Edwards Vacuum could tap into.\n\nSchumer explained that Plug Power, which is now building North America\u2019s largest Green Hydrogen Fuel plant at STAMP, is proof-positive of STAMP\u2019s \u201cwin-win\u201d ability to leverage its unique assets like low-cost renewable power and proximity to WNY\u2019s world-class workforce and education and training institutions to help leading companies succeed and expand. A shovel-ready site like STAMP offers a significant opportunity for new investment, especially for new clean energy, semiconductor, and other advanced manufacturers that are now ramping up to build new factories thanks to investments made in the Schumer-led Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act that incentivize building new manufacturing operations in the U.S. and not overseas.\n\nEdwards is the leading supplier of vacuum and abatement services and solutions to the global semiconductor industry. Edwards has over 7,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacturing, and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities around the world.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-major-semiconductor-tech-companies-with-ties-to-foreign-governments-continue-to-threatennational-security-and-put-new-yorkers-data-at-risk-schumer-launches-all-out-push-to-eliminate-chinese-chips-from-us-supply-chains_strengthen-national-security-boost-the-us-chip-industry-and-create-jobs-in-central-ny", "SCHUMER REVEALS: MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR TECH COMPANIES WITH TIES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO THREATENNATIONAL SECURITY & PUT NEW YORKERS DATA AT RISK; SCHUMER LAUNCHES ALL OUT PUSH TO ELIMINATE...", "2022-10-18", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "With Upstate New York Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Schumer Launches All Out Effort To Strengthen National Security, Boost US Chip Industry, And Create Upstate NY Jobs By Ensuring Semiconductor Products Used By The Feds Are Made In The U.S.\n\nSchumer\u2014Author Of The Historic CHIPS & Science Bill That Is Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Jobs Back From Overseas\u2014Now Wants To Cut Off Fed Use Of Chips From Companies With Known Links To The Chinese Communist Party That Threaten National Security\n\nSchumer: Our Semiconductor Supply Chains Should Be Stamped Made In NY!\n\nOn the heels of his historic CHIPS and Science Bill becoming law, which is already drawing major semiconductor investment to Central New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today is launching a new push to limit the use of semiconductor chips made in China, including in supply chains for the Defense Department, in order to strengthen national security, bring critical semiconductor manufacturing back from overseas, and limit foreign dominance of the global microchip market.\n\nSchumer revealed that major Chinese companies, with known links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), are actively selling microchips to companies that do business with the federal government, and suppliers to those businesses, which makes the U.S. government more vulnerable to cyberattacks and the exfiltration of information by foreign competitors, and potentially puts New Yorkers\u2019 data at risk.\n\nTo combat this, Schumer said he is working to add a bipartisan provision to this year\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to limit the use of products or services procured by the federal government if those products or services use chips from known companies that pose a national security risk, which will not only protect the security of U.S. supply chains, but help boost demand for more domestically made microchips, including from places like Upstate New York.\n\n\u201cBecause of my CHIPS and Science bill, Upstate New York is seeing unprecedented investment and thousands of new jobs rebuilding American microchip manufacturing. Now that these investments are happening, we need to address another significant threat to our economic vitality and national security: microchips supplied by companies backed by the Chinese Community Party, which could undermine U.S. supply chains and potentially put New Yorkers\u2019 data at risk,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am launching a new push to crack down on the use of certain Chinese-made chips in the supply chain from companies backed by the Chinese regime. It\u2019s simple: if you want the federal government to buy your products or services, you can\u2019t be using the kind of Chinese-made chips that put our national security at risk. To win the 21st century we need to secure our supply chains, and make sure the chips that our government and economy rely on are built in places like Syracuse and not by companies backed by adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that semiconductor technology is a critical part of not only our daily lives with microchips being used in everything from smartphones and household appliances to cars, but also are critical to our national security with our military technology and critical infrastructure fully reliant on these chips. Currently, however, semiconductor technology and services are absent from many restrictions in federal procurement creating a potential major point of vulnerability for cyber-attacks and data privacy. The Chinese Communist Party has made it a priority to invest in expanding their homegrown microchip industry to dominate more of the global market of this critical technology, efforts that have grown the industry significantly in recent years. In 2011, China had just under 1,300 chip companies, but by 2020, this number grew to 22,800. Earlier this year, the CCP-backed chip company, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) reportedly produced an advanced 7nm chip using some of the most advanced chip manufacturing capabilities, sending a warning sign that the Chinese Communist Party is making concerning strides forward in leading in this critical technology.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer\u2019s NDAA provision adds three Chinese companies, including SMIC, as well as ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), all with known links to Chinese state security and intelligence apparatuses, as newly covered entities to limit federal procurement of products or services that uses microchips produced by these Chinese companies. Schumer said this addition will help protect safe and trusted suppliers of semiconductor technology by limiting the proliferation of nefarious semiconductor products, helping build more secure and resilient domestic supply chains of chips made in places like Upstate New York.\n\nThese policies and regulations are proven to work in getting companies to divert investment from suppliers that could risk national security. Following pressure from Schumer and other national security leaders, Apple this week is reportedly freezing its plans to use memory chips from China's YMTC in its products given that the Biden Administration recently added YMTC to an export control list, an action that Schumer has been actively pushing for given the national security concerns posed by the use of YMTC and other Chinese-made chips. This work builds on Schumer\u2019s long-time efforts of shedding light on Chinese companies linked to the CCP operating in the United States. In 2019, Schumer led a bipartisan letter requesting the Department of Defense to publish a list of companies operating in the United States that are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. Schumer\u2019s efforts directly led to DoD making public for the first time a list of Chinese companies that are operating in the U.S in June 2020. The Biden Administration has added further companies to this DOD list, including SMIC.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to America and has a long history of fighting to secure this investment for Upstate New York. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $52 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S., along with the creation of a new federal investment tax credit to support the expansion of domestic microchip production.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-major-semiconductor-tech-companies-with-ties-to-foreign-governments-threatening-national-security-and-putting-new-yorkers-data-at-risk-standing-at-albany-nanotech-schumer-launches-new-push-to-remove-chinese-chips-from-us-supply-chains-to-strengthen-national-security-and-boost-the-us-chip-industry-including-in-upstate-ny-", "SCHUMER REVEALS: MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR TECH COMPANIES WITH TIES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THREATENING NATIONAL SECURITY & PUTTING NEW YORKERS DATA AT RISK; STANDING AT ALBANY NANOTECH, SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW...", "2022-10-18", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "With The Capital Region Growing As a Global Hub For The Microchip Industry, Schumer Launches All Out Effort To Strengthen National Security, Boost US Chip Industry, And Create Upstate NY Jobs By Ensuring Semiconductor Products Used By The Feds Are Made In The U.S.\n\nSchumer\u2014Author Of The Historic CHIPS And Science Bill That Is Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Jobs Back From Overseas\u2014Now Wants To Cut Off Fed Use Of Chips From Companies With Known Links To The Chinese Communist Party That Threaten National Security\n\nSchumer: Our Semiconductor Supply Chains Should Be In The Capital Region Not China!\n\nOn the heels of his historic CHIPS and Science Bill becoming law, which is already drawing major semiconductor investment to Upstate New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today is launching a new push to limit the use of semiconductor chips made in China, including in supply chains for the Defense Department, in order to strengthen national security, bring critical semiconductor manufacturing back from overseas, and limit foreign dominance of the global microchip market.\n\nStanding at Albany Nanotech, Schumer revealed that major Chinese companies, with known links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), are actively selling microchips to companies that do business with the federal government, and suppliers to those businesses, which makes the U.S. government more vulnerable to cyberattacks and the exfiltration of information by foreign competitors, and potentially puts New Yorkers\u2019 data at risk.\n\nTo combat this, Schumer said he is working to add a bipartisan provision to this year\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to limit the use of products or services procured by the federal government if those products or services use chips from known companies that pose a national security risk, which will not only protect the security of U.S. supply chains, but help boost demand for more domestically made microchips, including from places like Upstate New York.\n\n\u201cBecause of my CHIPS and Science bill, Upstate New York is seeing unprecedented investment and thousands of new jobs rebuilding American microchip manufacturing, including here in the Capital Region, where GlobalFoundries, with a boost from the feds, will be able to accelerate their plans to build a second fab, and Albany Nanotech is primed to become the major hub of America\u2019s first National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). Now that these investments are happening though, we need to actively address another significant threat to not just the success of American industry, but also to our national security of China, through companies backed by the Chinese Community Party, supplying chips to companies that do business with the federal government, undermining U.S. supply chain and potentially putting New Yorker\u2019s data at risk,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am launching a new push to crack down on the use of Chinese-made chips in the supply chains that support our government. It\u2019s simple: if you want the federal government to buy your products or services, you can\u2019t be using the kind of Chinese-made chips that put our national security at risk. To win the 21st century we need to secure our supply chains, and make sure the chips that our government and economy rely on are built in places like the Capital Region and not by companies backed by adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that semiconductor technology is a critical part of not only our daily lives with microchips being used in everything from smartphones and household appliances to cars, but also are critical to our national security with our military technology and critical infrastructure fully reliant on these chips. Currently, however, semiconductor technology and services are absent from many restrictions in federal procurement creating a potential major point of vulnerability for cyber-attacks and data privacy. The Chinese Communist Party has made it a priority to invest in expanding their homegrown microchip industry to dominate more of the global market of this critical technology, efforts that have grown the industry significantly in recent years. In 2011, China had just under 1,300 chip companies, but by 2020, this number grew to 22,800. Earlier this year, the CCP-backed chip company, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) reportedly produced an advanced 7nm chip using some of the most advanced chip manufacturing capabilities, sending a warning sign that the Chinese Communist Party is making concerning strides forward in leading in this critical technology.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer\u2019s NDAA provision adds three Chinese companies, including SMIC, as well as ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), all with known links to Chinese state security and intelligence apparatuses, as newly covered entities to limit federal procurement of products or services that uses microchips produced by these Chinese companies. Schumer said this addition will help protect safe and trusted suppliers of semiconductor technology by limiting the proliferation of nefarious semiconductor products, helping build more secure and resilient domestic supply chains of chips made in places like Upstate New York. GlobalFoundries\u2019 planned expansion in Malta, NY, along with the leadership Albany Nanotech and its partners are providing in some of the most cutting-edge microchip research and development, position the Capital Region and Upstate New York to supply chips needed by our military and other critical infrastructure and replacing Chinese-made chips that threaten our national security.\n\nThese policies and regulations are proven to work in getting companies to divert investment from suppliers that could risk national security. Following pressure from Schumer and other national security leaders, Apple this week is reportedly freezing its plans to use memory chips from China's YMTC in its products given that the Biden Administration recently added YMTC to an export control list, an action that Schumer has been actively pushing for given the national security concerns posed by the use of YMTC and other Chinese-made chips. This work builds on Schumer\u2019s long-time efforts of shedding light on Chinese companies linked to the CCP operating in the United States. In 2019, Schumer led a bipartisan letter requesting the Department of Defense to publish a list of companies operating in the United States that are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. Schumer\u2019s efforts directly led to DoD making public for the first time a list of Chinese companies that are operating in the U.S in June 2020. The Biden Administration has added further companies to this DOD list, including SMIC.\n\nSchumer has worked non-stop to uplift the Capital Region and Upstate New York as a major hub to lead the nation in semiconductor manufacturing and research. In March 2021, following a call with the CEOs of IBM and Intel, Schumer announced a new partnership that will bring hundreds of jobs to the Albany region to conduct new semiconductor research in the area, boosting it\u2019s already robust local chip research presence. Then, after bringing the Commerce Secretary to Malta to announce GlobalFoundries second chip fab last year, Schumer had Secretary Raimondo meet with Albany Nanotech leaders to discuss the facility\u2019s cutting-edge capabilities. The senator continued this momentum earlier this year by bringing the Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves to tour the facility as well and meet with Governor Hochul and industry leaders to reiterate how the Capital Region and Albany Nanotech are uniquely suited to quickly stand up the NSTC and ensure the U.S. can lead in the development of the world\u2019s most cutting-edge microchips. In 2022, after Schumer personally advocated to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the Defense Department announced a $117 million Defense Production Act Title III agreement between GlobalFoundries and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a strategic supply of semiconductors made in GlobalFoundries Fab 8 facility that are critical to national security systems, including the nation\u2019s most sensitive defense and aerospace applications.\n\nSchumer has been the leading champion of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to America and has a long history of fighting to secure this investment for Upstate New York. Going back to 2019,Schumer proposed a major tech investment \u201cmoon shot\u201d in cutting-edge technologies like semiconductors to out-compete China. Schumer then spent the next three years working to pass into law this vision \u2013 ultimately manifesting itself into the CHIPS and Science Act, which makes a generational investment in innovation and manufacturing, including providing over $52 billion in new federal incentives for microchip manufacturing and research and development in the U.S., along with the creation of a new federal investment tax credit to support the expansion of domestic microchip production.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-ryan-announce-removal-of-asbestos-mountainthat-has-plagued-ulsters-former-tech-city-campus-for-the-past-decadeis-complete-accelerating-the-sites-transformation-", "SCHUMER, RYAN ANNOUNCE REMOVAL OF \u201cASBESTOS MOUNTAIN\u201d\u2013THAT HAS PLAGUED ULSTER\u2019S FORMER TECH CITY CAMPUS FOR THE PAST DECADE\u2013IS COMPLETE, ACCELERATING THE SITE\u2019S TRANSFORMATION", "2022-10-13", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "New York, NY \u2013 After years of advocating for the cleanup and transformation of Ulster County\u2019s former Tech City campus, once the 30-year home of IBM, now known as iPark87, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Representative Patrick Ryan today released the following statements on the long awaited removal of the toxic piles of asbestos:\n\n\u201cAfter a long and arduous battle, the mountains of asbestos and debris are finally gone, and a once-contaminated dumping ground is now a foundation for the Hudson Valley\u2019s economic future. This is a historic day for Ulster County and a major milestone as we revitalize the former Tech City site in Ulster County, transforming it to iPark87 and creating thousands of good-paying jobs,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI congratulate the work of the EPA, former county executive and now Congressman Pat Ryan in partnership with the county and town to bring this transformational moment to fruition.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a huge step for the Hudson Valley as we continue to make crucial investments to propel our region into the 21st century economy and create good-paying local jobs,\u201d said Representative Pat Ryan. \u201cI want to thank Senator Schumer, the EPA and our partners in county and town government for their work on this project, which I have helped champion since my time as County Executive. Due to their tireless work, iPark87 is poised to be a shining example of the Hudson Valley\u2019s economic resurgence.\u201d\n\n\"EPA has removed the last piles of asbestos-contaminated material from this site, reclaiming this area for new economic activity,\" said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. \"This marks a milestone for the Town of Ulster, following a process that saw officials from New York State and Ulster County take a prominent role in working with EPA to find a solution that clears the way for businesses to move forward with new construction and renovation projects. This collaborative work is a model for future cleanups.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nSchumer has fought for years to jumpstart the cleanup of iPark87. In July of 2021, Schumer personally visited the asbestos-contaminated TechCity site, calling on the EPA to fully clean up and restore Ulster County\u2019s former economic engine. Following his visit, Natural Resources bought the property from the former owner. Earlier this summer, after Schumer\u2019s advocacy, the firm reached an agreement with EPA to remove the asbestos piles.\n\nIn June 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached an agreement with iPark87, LLC, the current developer of the former Tech City facility, to remove asbestos present at the site. Under the terms of the agreement, the developer agreed to properly remove asbestos from the interior of Building 1 and remove three large debris piles containing asbestos which will be disposed of off-site at an EPA-approved landfill. With EPA oversight, iPark87 initiated the agreed upon asbestos abatement work in August 2022. Schumer personally visited to kicked off the cleanup in August while simultaneously announcing that following his direct appeal, Zinc8, a leader in cutting-edge battery and energy storage technology had officially signed a letter of intent to come to Ulster County potentially bringing up to 500 new, good-paying clean energy jobs to the Hudson Valley.\n\nThe abatement of asbestos in Building 1 is ongoing, and the off-site disposal of the three debris piles containing asbestos has been completed. Off-site disposal of the debris piles was initiated on August 29, 2022 and completed October 12, 2022. More than 7,000 tons of asbestos contaminated debris were transported for landfilling more than a month ahead of schedule, thereby ensuring that the ongoing threat of exposure to asbestos by the public has been eliminated.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-secures-over-750000-for-port-of-oswego-to-purchase-critical-new-environmentally-friendly-reach-stacker-to-bolster-ports-cargo-operations", "SCHUMER SECURES OVER $750,000 FOR PORT OF OSWEGO TO PURCHASE CRITICAL NEW ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY REACH STACKER TO BOLSTER PORT\u2019S CARGO OPERATIONS", "2022-10-13", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he has secured a $754,000 U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) Marine Highways Grant for the Port of Oswego Authority to purchase a new low-emission reach stacker. The senator wrote to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to advocate on the Port of Oswego\u2019s behalf. Schumer said this critical new equipment will help the Port significantly improve its ability to load and unload containers, both on cargo ships and rail, greatly improving local operations and helping ease supply chain disruptions.\n\n\"With this new equipment, the Port of Oswego will become an even greater hub for the movement of goods throughout the Eastern Great Lakes,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis new low emissions reach stacker will allow heavy cargo shipments to more easily unload at Oswego and send their goods off to market across the globe. The world class reputation of the Port of Oswego keeps getting stacked higher and higher, and I proud to deliver the federal funding to help grow the Port\u2019s operations in the region, ease our supply chain issues, and increase the strength of the Port\u2019s infrastructure to keep their presence strong in Central New York for generations to come.\u201d\n\nWilliam Scriber, Executive Director of Port of Oswego said, \u201cThe purchase of this critical piece of equipment will allow the Port to create a more resilient transportation system by offering containerized cargo service will help relieve the strain on our landside transportation networks and increase the supply chain resiliency to assure the reliability and capacity for the mobility of goods. We would like to thank Senator Schumer for his support on this award and his continued support of the port and our efforts to create jobs for central New York.\u201d\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter of support for the MARAD grant appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by the Port of Oswego to the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) Marine Highways Grant program.\n\nWith funding, the Port of Oswego will move forward with its Container Service Short Sea Shipping project. This project is designed for the Port to reach into the national containerized cargo movement and provide an environmentally sustainable, low-cost alternative to trucking raw materials.\n\nCurrently, the Port does not have a reach stacker for container handling and the ship used to transport containers is not geared. The purchase of a reach stacker will allow the Port to create a more resilient transportation system by offering containerized cargo service between the ports of Oswego and Monroe to transport aluminum coils, recycled aluminum and other containerized cargo. I applaud the Port of Oswego for its foresight and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-and-meng-announce-the-appointment-of-joanne-kwong-and-kevin-kim-to-help-lead-congressional-commission-on-the-creation-of-first-national-asian-american-history_culture-museum", "SCHUMER & MENG ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF JOANNE KWONG AND KEVIN KIM TO HELP LEAD CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE CREATION OF FIRST NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE MUSEUM", "2022-10-12", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Joanne Kwong Is President Of Iconic Pearl River Mart, And Kevin Kim Serves As Commissioner Of New York City\u2019s Small Business Services; The Two Will Be Part Of The 8-Person Commission To Study Potential Museum Creation As Directed Under Legislation Meng & Schumer Passed Into Law\n\nToday, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Representative Grace Meng announced the senator\u2019s two appointees for the commission to study the potential creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.\n\nThe \u201cCommission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act,\u201d which was introduced by Meng, shepherded through the Senate by Schumer, and signed into law in June, established a commission of eight individuals with various expertise in museum planning or Asian Pacific American history and culture to examine the feasibility of establishing, maintaining, funding and operating such a facility in the nation\u2019s capital, possibly as part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.. The commission is responsible for submitting a report with recommendations to the President and Congress on the potential creation of a museum. Congress would then need to act on those recommendations to establish the museum.\n\n\u201cAfter successfully pushing to establish a commission on the creation of the first national museum dedicated to Asian American history and culture, I am proud to appoint New Yorkers Joanne Kwong and Kevin Kim as commissioners,\u201d said U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. \u201cMs. Kwong and Mr. Kim are wonderful leaders in their communities, and for all New York, and their personal and professional experiences will be beneficial to the commission and its goals as outlined by Congress.\u201d\n\n\u201cFrom our nation\u2019s earliest days, Asian Americans have played a profound role in shaping America. Asian Americans have contributed mightily to culture, business, public service and countless communities. They have worked hard, grown families, established businesses, made America better, and they continue to do so. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important we continue to take the necessary steps to celebrate the achievements of Asian Americans and exalt our wonderful, growing, strong, beautiful Asian American community with an Asian Pacific American History and Culture Museum,\u201d Schumer added.\n\n\u201cI commend Leader Schumer for making these two important appointments,\u201d said Congresswoman Meng. \u201cBoth Joanne Kwong and Kevin Kim are tremendous leaders who will bring their knowledge and experience to this commission, and help determine the viability of creating the first national museum dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I was proud to sponsor the legislation to establish this commission, and I\u2019m excited that the process is moving forward. As I have said, AAPIs have helped make the United States the greatest country in the world. It is time for more Americans to know the crucial role we\u2019ve played, and creating a national museum would ensure there is a physical space to commemorate and share our story with future generations.\u201d\n\nKevin D. Kim, who is Korean-American, is the Commissioner for the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). He is an attorney, entrepreneur and public servant. Mr. Kim is the son of immigrants and has served as the first Asian American commissioner of the New York State Liquor Authority. He is a dedicated and respected community leader who serves on the boards of various non-profit organizations, including the Asian American Bar Association of New York. He is also a part of the President\u2019s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Mr. Kim is a Queens native and attended NYC public schools for K-12 in Queens.\n\nJoanne Kwong, daughter of Chinese immigrants from the Philippines, is the President of Pearl River Mart, the NYC Asian emporium established in 1971. Under Ms. Kwong\u2019s leadership, Pearl River Mart serves as a hub for the Asian American community: hosting performances, events and art exhibitions; generating digital content about culture and traditions; and serving as springboard for emerging Asian American entrepreneurs, designers and artists. She has been a civil litigator, federal judicial clerk, and adjunct law professor. Ms. Kwong is also the product of NYC public schools, including Stuyvesant High School.\n\nUnder Rep. Meng\u2019s measure, members of the commission are to be appointed by members of the House and Senate leadership, including the Senate Majority Leader.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-rural-finger-lakes-hospitals-at-risk-of-losing-21-million-with-program-set-to-expire-in-weeks-standing-at-noyes-health-livingston-countys-largest-healthcare-provider-schumer-launches-all-out-push-to-get-fed-programs-off-life-support-and-give-rural-finger-lakes-hospitals-the-long-term-health-funding-they-need-", "SCHUMER REVEALS: RURAL FINGER LAKES HOSPITALS AT RISK OF LOSING $21 MILLION WITH PROGRAM SET TO EXPIRE IN WEEKS; STANDING AT NOYES HEALTH, LIVINGSTON COUNTY\u2019S LARGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, SCHUMER...", "2022-10-11", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "After Hospitals Just Faced Harshest Years Because Of The Pandemic, Schumer Says Vital Federal Medicare Reimbursement Programs, The Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) And Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Funds, Are Set To Expire By End Of This Year Putting Rural Upstate NY Hospitals At Risk Of Major Cliff\n\nSchumer Secured A Short Term Extension In Just Passed Temporary Budget Bill \u2013 But If The Program Isn\u2019t Renewed Rural Upstate Hospitals Would Lose Millions \u2013 Resulting In Rural Providers Like Livingston County\u2019s Noyes Health Reducing Critical Care Services\n\nSchumer: We Can\u2019t Let Rural Finger Lakes Hospitals Fed Funding Flat Line This December\n\nStanding with doctors at UR Medicine Noyes Health, Livingston County\u2019s largest healthcare provider and major employer, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer today sounded the alarm on a potential $21 million federal funding cliff facing rural Finger Lakes hospitals, and launched a major push renew the critical Medicare reimbursement programs that are set to potentially expire this December. Schumer explained that rural hospitals just had some of their harshest years yet due to the pandemic, and that the Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) and Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Programs are essential to these hospitals continuing to provide care in underserved rural areas due to a lower volume of patients and a higher percentage of Medicare beneficiaries. Schumer said that if the program is not revived, providers like Noyes Health would lose over $7.5 million over the coming decade, resulting in increased operating costs, reduced care and greater wait times putting lives at risk. The senator secured a short term extension of the programs in the just passed temporary budget bill, and now is calling for immediate action to have colleagues across the aisle to get these programs off life support and give rural hospitals the long term funding they need.\n\n\u201cRural hospitals across the Finger Lakes and Upstate New York heroically stepped up to keep our communities safe on the frontlines of the pandemic and we can\u2019t let these vital federal reimbursement programs continue to stay on life support, or worse flat line in December. Without this funding, rural hospitals like Noyes Health would lose millions, putting continued access to lifesaving medical care at risk in places like Livingston County,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I\u2019m calling for my colleagues across the aisle to join me in getting the Low-Volume and Medicare-Dependent Hospital Programs the long-term support they need to maintain the health of our rural hospitals.\u201d\n\nDr. J. Chad Teeters, President and CEO at UR Medicine Noyes Health said, \u201cThe Medicare Low Volume Adjustment program is a critical lifeline for hospitals like ours, which are unavoidably dependent on Medicare revenue due to the high percentage of beneficiaries who live in rural areas. The long term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have left us even more financially vulnerable, making the relief this program provides even more essential to maintain access to care for patients. We greatly appreciate Senator Schumer\u2019s leadership and the work he is doing to extend these programs, which will allow us to continue providing high quality care to families in our community and across the Southern Tier region.\u201d\n\nNoyes Health continues to serve as the regional transfer center for inpatient and ICU services within the Southern Tier of New York State. Since the pandemic and the effects of staffing and the soaring costs for travel nursing, Noyes has encountered millions of dollars in additional operating costs to keep inpatient and ICU beds open to be able to provide needed care for the population we serve. Without the Medicare low volume fee adjustments, we would likely have to close half of our ICU beds and/or an additional 10-15 medical/surgical beds due to inability to absorb incremental staffing costs. This would lead to reduced access, greater wait times for bed placement, and patients being transferred long distances to receive the care they need. We greatly appreciate the efforts of Senator Schumer and the Congress to restore these funds and allow us to continue to provide high quality care to the citizens of our community and region.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that rural hospitals in Upstate New Yok face many challenges due to generally serving a population that has a higher percentage of Medicare beneficiaries and attending to a smaller volume of patients compared to urban and suburban hospitals. This means in order for rural hospitals to maintain services in these areas they are often reliant on federal assistance to maintain quality of care. This need for federal assistance was amplified during the pandemic as hospitals across New York were forced to rip holes in their budgets fighting the virus on the frontlines. Since the start of the pandemic, Schumer fought to provide robust funding to rural hospitals across Upstate New York, including over $13.5 billion in Provider Relief Fund grants to New York providers including $5.7 million to Noyes Health and over $10 billion in enhanced State Medicaid funding and extensions of critical federal programs such as the Disproportionate-Share Hospital program that directly support critical rural providers.\n\nNow, however, as rural hospitals begin to recover from the height of the pandemic, Schumer said that the vital Medicare funding streams that have allowed these hospitals to remain solvent for decades are at risk of drying up. Both the Low-Volume Hospital Program and Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides funding to hospitals who mainly serve Medicare patients, bringing greater financial stability to the hospital both are slated to expire on December 16th. Schumer said, the expiration of these two programs would leave rural Finger Lakes hospitals under-funded, under-staffed, and would risk decreased services in underserved communities across Upstate New York that need the funding most. Schumer said he is taking immediate action and calling on colleagues across the aisle to come together to support long term funding for rural hospitals so they can continue to access these vital programs.\n\nNoyes officials explained that Noyes Health continues to serve as the regional transfer center for inpatient and ICU services within the Southern Tier of New York State. Since the pandemic, Noyes has encountered millions of dollars in additional operating costs to keep inpatient and ICU beds open to be able to provide needed care for the population we serve. Without the Medicare low volume fee adjustments, Noyes could confront the need to close half of its ICU beds and/or an additional 10-15 medical/surgical beds due to inability to absorb incremental staffing costs. This would lead to reduced access, greater wait times for bed placement, and patients being transferred long distances to receive the care they need.\n\nIf congress does not come together to fund these programs it would cost Finger Lakes hospitals over $21 million over the coming decade and $145 million across all of New York\u2019s 21 impacted rural hospitals.\n\nImpacted Finger Lakes hospitals would include:\n\nHospital\n\nCounty\n\nLow-Volume Hospital Funding 10-year value\n\nMedicare-Dependent Hospital Funding 10 year\n\nNicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital\n\nLivingston\n\n7, 450,300\n\nNewark-Wayne Community Hospital\n\nWayne\n\n8,113,800\n\nWyoming County Community Hospital\n\nWyoming\n\n5,428,500", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-16-million-in-federal-funding-to-reimburse-the-mohawk-valley-health-system-for-covid-response-and-staffing", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $16 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO REIMBURSE THE MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM FOR COVID RESPONSE & STAFFING", "2022-10-06", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities & Health Centers Heroically Responded To COVID Outbreak, Ripping Holes In Their Budgets To Hire Emergency Staff\n\nSenators Say FEMA Funding \u2013 At A 100% Federal Cost Share \u2013 Will Reimburse The Healthcare Facilities For Costs; Funding Comes On Heels Of Over $3.6M Senators Delivered To Mohawk Valley Health System Earlier This Year\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand: Federal Funding Will Give Mohawk Valle Health System Support It Needs To Keep Saving Lives\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $16,146,095 for the Mohawk Valley Health System from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover costs associated with emergency protective measures taken for their COVID responses. These funds will reimburse MVHS for contract services to provide additional emergency medical staff for three major areas: emergency department treatment, inpatient care, and clinical laboratory services, due to the increase in volume of COVID-19 patients. This funding is provided at a 100% federal cost share, which Schumer fought hard to include for NY since the pandemic began. This funding follows over $3.6 million Schumer and Gillibrand delivered earlier this year to reimburse MVHS for other COVID expenses related to the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning/disinfecting supplies, and other COVID-19 emergency expenses.\n\n\u201cThe Mohawk Valley Health System and so many other entities throughout New York heroically stepped up by increasing spending to hire emergency medical staff, while experiencing significant revenue loss, and working ceaselessly to help New York beat back this virus. I am proud to deliver this vital federal support to help the beating heart of the Mohawk Valley recover and continue to keep our communities safe,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cUpstate New York and its hospitals have been amongst the hardest hit in the nation, and with this major $16 million boost, the Mohawk Valley and its incredible workforce will receive the dollars they need, and so very much deserve, to keep saving lives.\u201d\n\n\u201cHospitals across the country are still feeling the strain brought on by the COVID pandemic. Mohawk Valley Health System is one of many that needed to bring on emergency medical staff due to the volume of COVID patients. I\u2019m proud to fight for funding that helps New York\u2019s health care professionals keep our communities safe,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-stopping-the-canandaigua-va-medical-center-closure-nearly-20-years-ago-schumer-secures-over-60-million-to-begin-phase-4-construction-of-va-campus-modernization-and-expansion-in-just-passed-fy22-va-bill-to-fund-critical-renovations-add-more-beds-long-sought-upgrades-to-give-finger-lakes-veterans-the-care-they-deserve_announces-push-to-secure-final-625m-in-upcoming-fy23-to-complete-the-entire-506m-project", "AFTER STOPPING THE CANANDAIGUA VA MEDICAL CENTER CLOSURE NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO, SCHUMER SECURES OVER $60 MILLION TO BEGIN PHASE 4 CONSTRUCTION OF VA CAMPUS MODERNIZATION & EXPANSION IN JUST-PASSED FY22...", "2022-10-05", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "When The Canandaigua VA Was Targeted For Closure In 2003, Schumer Successfully Led The Charge To Block Closure Plans And Thanks To His Relentless Advocacy Instead Secured Over $443M So Far To Upgrade Campus, Build New Outpatient Clinic, Safeguard It From Future Closure Threats\n\nSchumer Secured $60M Phase 4 Will Construct 2 New Housing Cottages To House Dozens Of Veterans And Complete Major Upgrades To Buildings 4 And 5; Now Schumer Is Pushing For Final $62.5M To Complete The Major Overhaul Begun In 2018\n\nSchumer: Rochester-Area Veterans Are A Major Step Closer To Finally Get The State-Of-The-Art Care Facility They Deserve\n\nAfter launching an all-out push to stop the closure of the Canandaigua Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Campus nearly two decades ago, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured over $60 million in federal funding for Phase 4 of the Canandaigua campus\u2019 major modernization and expansion in the FY22 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act that the Senate just passed and is expected to soon be signed into law by the President. Since first launching his push to save the VA center, Schumer has delivered over $443 million in funding so far for the overall $506 million upgrade project that began construction in 2018 starting with $161 million that Schumer had secured for Phase 1. Schumer said with the Phase 4 funding now secured, he is pushing to secure the final $62.5 million needed to complete the overall $506 million project in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 VA Appropriations bill that Congress is expected to take up later this year. Schumer said this overall half a billion dollar major construction project to upgrade the Canandaigua VA will provide Rochester-area veterans with the new state-of-art medical facilities and housing they have long deserved.\n\n\u201cNearly two decades ago the feds wanted to close the Canandaigua VA, ripping away this vital care rather than investing in it for the future. I stood shoulder to shoulder with our Rochester Finger Lakes-area veterans to get the Canandaigua VA Medical Center off the chopping block and promised I would deliver the funds to modernize the campus to provide state-of-the-art care our veterans deserved,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am proud to announce over $60 million has now been secured for Phase 4, bringing the total project investment to over $443 million, to add housing for dozens of veterans and make critical upgrades to the buildings to ensure our veterans have the top notch facilities they earned. Our Rochester-Finger Lakes veterans fought for us, and that\u2019s why I will always fight for them, and won\u2019t stop until every penny of federal funding is delivered to transform this 150-acre campus into the 21st century facility our community needs.\u201d\n\nJim Wideman, Chairman of the Finger Lakes Veterans Advocacy Council said, \u201cThe Finger Lakes Veterans Advocacy Council has long-supported the modernization and expansion of the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus to ensure our veterans are receiving the highest quality of care. We appreciate Senator Schumer\u2019s continued efforts to secure funding for this project, including the $60 million he secured for phase four, as well as his push today for the final funding needed to complete this vital project.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Schumer said the over $60 million in federal funding will go to the next Phase 4 scope of work which includes the construction of 2 new Housing Cottages (Cottages A and B). Each cottage has 12 private bedrooms and together will provide quality housing for 24 additional veterans. These Cottages are in addition to the 8 other Cottage units (Cottages C-J) and community building (K) that provide housing and services for 96 veterans cottages which are now under construction thanks to the Phase 2 funding that Schumer helped secure in previous funding bills. In addition, the funding will also complete renovations to buildings 4 and 5 and finish vital HVAC upgrades to building 5.\n\nSchumer also announced his push to secure the remaining final $62.5M needed to complete the overall planned $506 million major modernization and upgrade of the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus in the Fiscal Year 2023 VA Appropriations bill that Congress is expected to take up later this year. This $62.5 million will fund the final upgrades, including the remaining renovations to Buildings 1,3,4,5, and 9.\n\nSenator Schumer has a long history both fighting to keep the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus open, and delivering the robust federal funding to modernize the campus to boost the quality of care for Finger Lakes veterans. In 2003, the VA released its Capital Asset Realignment for Enhancement Services (CARES) Draft National Plan which recommended closing the Canandaigua Veteran's hospital, which would have forced local veterans to travel much farther to VA hospitals in other cities to receive the care they needed, and removing one of the region\u2019s major employers. Schumer launched an all-out campaign to keep the hospital open, even convincing the former VA secretary to visit in person.\n\nIn 2007, following the non-stop efforts by Schumer and the community, the VA announced that it would initiate a major reconstruction project to modernize the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in order to provide state-of-the-art care and meet the needs of current and future veterans. To begin the redevelopment project, Schumer secured $36.58 million in FY2010 to complete a new campus master plan. In 2013, Schumer wrote to then VA Secretary Shinseki to include funding for the site in their budget request. In 2014, Schumer announced the VA agreed to this request and would seek the necessary $122.4 million, which Schumer then helped secure as part of the FY2015 omnibus-spending bill. Altogether the $161M Phase I scope of work included building a new 84,200 sq. ft. three-story modern Outpatient Clinic in undeveloped space between buildings 1 and 2, as well as design, construction, asbestos removal, and upgrades to utilities, access roads, parking and construction of additional state-of-the-art updates.\n\nSchumer then delivered $190 million for Phase II funding that constructed a new Community Living Center Complex that replaced its outdated long-term living spaces, the renovation the dilapidated Domiciliary facility where veterans recovered before re-entering the community after receiving assistance for homelessness, substance abuse, or mental or behavior health therapy, as well as other upgrades. Most recently, Schumer secured $30 million for Phase III to complete renovations on building 3, which houses rehab, physical therapy, mental health outpatient care, and adult day health care offerings.\n\nThis nearly 20 yearlong effort by Schumer is now coming full circle from the facility almost closing to the overall $506 million major construction project to modernize the Canandaigua VA Medical Campus now entering the home stretch so Rochester Finger Lakes veterans can receive the care they need for decades to come.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hochul-schumer-mcmahon-announce-micron-is-coming-to-onondaga-county-micron-will-invest-an-unprecedented-100-billion-over-the-next-20-plus-years-to-transform-central-new-york-into-a-global-leading-edge-semiconductor-manufacturing-hub-", "HOCHUL, SCHUMER, MCMAHON ANNOUNCE: MICRON IS COMING TO ONONDAGA COUNTY! MICRON WILL INVEST AN UNPRECEDENTED $100 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 20-PLUS YEARS TO TRANSFORM CENTRAL NEW YORK INTO A GLOBAL,...", "2022-10-04", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Landmark Partnership Creates Largest Investment in a Manufacturing Project in New York State History; the New Megafab Will Create Nearly 50,000 Jobs, Plus Thousands of Prevailing Wage Construction Jobs\n\nWith Schumer's Historic Federal CHIPS and Science Act As the Fuse, and Utilizing New York's Innovative Green CHIPS Legislation, Micron Will Build Largest Clean Room in Nation; Agreement Establishes $500 Million Community Fund and Prioritizes Hiring for Disadvantaged Communities, Veterans, MWBE Contractors and Will Make Groundbreaking Commitments to Sustainability\n\nReps: This Is Our Erie Canal Moment \u2014 Micron's Investment Will Ensure the Future Is Made in America and Will Redefine Upstate NY's Role in the Global Economy for Generations To Come\n\nGovernor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra today announced one of the largest economic development projects in U.S. history \u2014 a transformational public-private partnership with Micron Technology to build a cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing campus in Onondaga County, New York.\n\nMicron, a U.S.-based memory and storage manufacturer and the fourth-largest producer of semiconductors in the world, will invest up to $100 billion over the next 20-plus years to construct the project, with the first phase investment of $20 billion planned by the end of this decade, creating nearly 50,000 jobs statewide \u2014 9,000 new high-paying Micron jobs with an average annual salary of over $100,000 and over 40,000 community jobs \u2014 and create thousands and thousands of prevailing wage construction jobs. When complete, the complex will include the nation's largest clean room space at approximately 2.4 million square feet, the size of nearly 40 football fields.\n\nThis is another step for Micron to establish leading-edge memory manufacturing in the U.S. to meet the demand of consumer, industrial, and business products such as automotive and mobile, fueled by the adoption of artificial intelligence and 5G and make the United States more globally competitive. Modern manufacturing jobs at Micron will include opportunities for New Yorkers of varying educational and professional backgrounds from Central New York and beyond. This historic investment adds to New York's already robust semiconductor industry. New York is currently home to 76 semiconductor companies that employ over 34,000 New Yorkers, including global industry leaders like GlobalFoundries, Wolfspeed, onsemi, and IBM. New York is also home to the world-renowned Albany Nanotech Complex, which is a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership, comprising the most advanced, publicly owned, 300-millimeter semiconductor research and development facility and bringing together premier universities and leading industry players to drive cutting-edge chip development.\n\nCentral New York saw major American manufacturers and thousands of good jobs disappear when Agway Inc., Anaren Microwave, Carrier, Crucible, General Electric, Miller Brewing and General Motors closed their doors. Micron is bringing future-ready manufacturing back to Central New York by building a state-of-the-art memory chip manufacturing campus on 1,400 acres in the White Pine Commerce Park in the Town of Clay, north of Syracuse, creating economic opportunities for generations to come and returning good manufacturing jobs to Upstate New York. Micron will become one of the largest employers in the region, paying nearly double the average wage of Central New York.\n\nConsistent with New York State's nation-leading Green CHIPS Act, Micron will draw its electricity from 100 percent renewable sources and make far reaching sustainability commitments. Micron will also implement a half-billion-dollar community investment framework to ensure that the project benefits the people and communities of Central New York.\n\nGovernor Kathy Hochul said, \"Micron's $100 billion investment in New York marks the start of something transformative in scale and possibility for our state's economic future. I promised that we would jumpstart the economy by being the most business-friendly and worker-friendly state in the nation, and thanks to our State Green CHIPS legislation, the federal CHIPS and Science Act, and extraordinary partnerships with business, labor, and local and federal leaders, this project will do exactly that. Together, we are leveraging this investment \u2014 the largest private-sector investment in state history \u2014 to secure our economic future, solidify New York's standing as a global manufacturing hub, and usher the state into another Industrial Revolution.\"\n\nSenate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said, \"After years of work, it's official \u2014Micron is coming to Central New York! With the CHIPS and Science bill I wrote and championed as the fuse, Micron's $100 billion investment in Upstate New York will fundamentally transform the region into a global hub for manufacturing and bring tens of thousands of good-paying high-tech and construction jobs to Central New York. This project is a dramatic turning point for a region that has faced decades of lost manufacturing jobs, and, in combination with New York's already robust microchip industry from the Hudson Valley, Albany, and the Mohawk Valley to Binghamton, Rochester, and Buffalo, it will put Upstate New York on the map in a way we haven't seen in generations. This is our Erie Canal moment. Just as the original Erie Canal did centuries ago, this 21st Century Erie Canal will flow through the heart of Central New York and redefine Upstate New York's place in the global economy for generations to come. Micron's investment will make New York's semiconductor corridor into a major engine powering our economy and will supply 'Made in New York' microchips to everything from electric vehicles, 5G, and defense technology to personal computers and smartphones. Today's announcement is the result of my long fight to bring manufacturing back to Upstate New York. The bottom line is that without the CHIPS and Science legislation, Micron would have decided to build its megafab overseas. This investment leaves no question that the future of microchip manufacturing will remain not just in this country, but in Syracuse specifically, and that our future will be built in Upstate New York, with Central New York as a global center of the chip industry.\"\n\nOnondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said, \"Today's announcement validates what we have known all along \u2014 White Pine Business Park is the premier site in the Country for attracting an investment in the semiconductor industry, and we are thrilled to welcome Micron to our community. This is our generation's Erie Canal moment, and my administration is committed to meeting this pivotal and exciting moment in time. We will make sure that every neighborhood in every corner of the County feels part of this historic and transformational project. As important, this is a project that many people felt we weren't worthy of, but at the end of the day the greatest memory technology company in the world chose Onondaga County. Micron is going to invest one-hundred billion dollars to not only solve global demand challenges but to meet national security demands for this country. The decision by Micron to invest in Central New York and solve these problems not only supports our greater strategy for growing our community but validates our undeniable progress. I look forward to a long and successful partnership.\"\n\nMicron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said, \"This historic announcement is a major win for Micron, for New York, and the United States. I am grateful for President Biden and his Administration for making the CHIPS and Science Act a priority, to Leader Schumer and a bipartisan coalition in Congress for passing the legislation, and to Governor Hochul and County Executive McMahon for their leadership and partnership. The combined efforts at the federal, state, and local level paved the way for Micron to realize the largest private investment ever made in New York state history. We are thrilled to make this significant investment in New York, making the Empire State the location of the biggest leading-edge memory site in the U.S. We chose this location for many reasons, but most importantly \u2014 Central New York offers a rich pool of diverse talent, including communities that traditionally have been underrepresented in technology jobs. This historic leading-edge memory megafab will deliver benefits beyond the semiconductor industry by strengthening U.S. technology leadership, as well as economic and national security, driving American innovation and competitiveness for decades to come.\"\n\nMicron will develop a $100 billion semiconductor manufacturing complex over the next 20-plus years in multiple phases, with the first phase investment of $20 billion to planned by the end of this decade. Each phase is expected to include the construction and equipping of four memory fabs. Construction is expected to be pursuant to a project labor agreement, and workers will be paid, at a minimum, federal prevailing wage rates. Micron is also planning to spend 30 percent of its construction budget on work performed by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals, New York State-certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses.\n\nThis unprecedented investment is made possible through Schumer's historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act that he led to passage earlier this year. Without this legislation, Micron would have decided to build its megafab overseas. The bill created an Investment Tax Credit for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and a first-of-its-kind $52 billion in federal incentives to spur American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce training to bring these good-paying jobs back from overseas, strengthen national security, and reestablish America's technological leadership. The bill requires recipients of these incentives to make significant worker and community investments that support equitable economic growth. Similarly, under the performance-based incentives through New York State's Green CHIPS program, the project is estimated to result in a total benefit-cost ratio of approximately 20:1, meaning that Micron will directly spend $20 on capital investment, research and development, and salaries and wages for every $1 of support provided by New York State.\n\nAn economic impact study by Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) estimates that the Micron project will generate transformative economic growth for Central New York and New York State. Over the course of the first 31 years of operations, REMI estimates that the project will:\n\nCreate, on average, nearly 50,000 jobs in New York State per year, including 9,000 jobs directly with the company.\n\nGrow New York State's economy significantly, generating an additional $16.7 billion in real (inflation adjusted) economic output, on average per year and $9.6 billion in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on average.\n\nProvide an estimated annual average of $5.4 billion in real disposable personal income to New York residents.\n\nGenerate an average annual increase of $556 million in state government revenue, totaling $17.2 billion over the first 31 years of the project, and an average annual increase of $826.1 million in revenue to local governments, totaling $25.6 billion over the same timeframe.\n\nBe one of the largest construction projects in North America, with construction spending of $31 billion and 5,600 related construction jobs on average at federal prevailing wage, for the initial 20 years.\n\nCOMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMMITTMENT\n\nPursuant to the requirements of ESD's Green CHIPS program, and those expected of the federal CHIPs and Science Act, Micron will commit to 20 years' worth of community investments. These investments will be supported by a $500 million Green Chips Community Investment Fund, seeded with contributions of $100 million by ESD, at least $250 million by Micron, and the remainder by local, statewide, and national partners. More information on the Fund will become available in the coming weeks.\n\nSUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS\n\nIn accordance with New York's Green CHIPS program, ESD, and Micron will enter into a Green CHIPS Sustainability Plan to ensure that Micron will utilize 100 percent renewable energy for electricity with preferences for in-state sources. Additionally, all fabs and office buildings will be built to a minimum LEED Gold status, making the project one of the most sustainable chip fabs in the world.\n\nEmpire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight said, \"Micron decided on New York State because of the tireless work at every level of government to make our state a place where companies such as Micron want to locate and grow. I want to thank Governor Hochul for her leadership, especially on the passage of the State's Green CHIPS program, and for her advocacy for the passage of the federal CHIPS and Science Act. For decades, we have been slowly regaining ground in the transition from traditional manufacturing to advanced manufacturing, and Micron's decision to locate in the Central New York Region is the momentum we need to succeed.\"\n\nPresident and CEO of CenterState CEO Robert M. Simpson said, \"The scale of Micron's semiconductor facility in Central New York is truly without comparison and will put our community at the forefront of semiconductor manufacturing. The investments and jobs that will be created by Micron will transform our community and have economic benefits that ripple across the state. For two decades, the leaders of this community have worked to create the kind of place that could support a project of this scale. I am exceptionally proud that Micron noticed our history of self-led revitalization efforts. Fast, leading-edge memory is critical to the growth of IoT, Smart Cities, 5G, and the UAS sectors, in which we have made targeted regional investments. Micron's presence in Central New York fills a critical gap in our long-term strategy to develop end-to-end solutions for the growing global demand for Smart Systems. I am incredibly proud of the work of our local, state, and federal partners, who teamed up to land this monumentally important project. Our team is ready to continue working with Micron to ensure its long-term success here. Micron, welcome to Central New York.\"\n\nTo attract this transformational, multibillion-dollar investment to New York, ESD has offered a package of performance-based incentives up to $5.5 billion in Green CHIPS Excelsior tax credits over two phases over 20 years. These targeted incentives are directly tied to Micron creating 9,000 new jobs, investing $100 billion, and meeting the Green CHIPS community benefits package and sustainability standards. The agreement also includes a commitment by New York State to invest $200 million for necessary road and other infrastructure improvements surrounding the campus, and $100 million in funding for community benefits as part of the $500 million Green CHIPS Community Fund. In addition, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees will review a power allocation award from NYPA's low-cost ReCharge NY power program at a future public meeting.\n\nThe Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency and Micron will enter into a 49-year PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) agreement and abatement of state and local sales tax on construction expenses. The Onondaga County Department of Water and Environment Protection and the Onondaga County Water Authority will make necessary water and wastewater infrastructure improvements over the project lifecycle to support the project and surrounding community.\n\nOnondaga County will provide:\n\nA $5 million fa\u00e7ade grant.\n\nA $10 million investment in conjunction with Syracuse University to establish a semiconductor research and development initiative to be located at the Syracuse Center of Excellence.\n\nA $5 million workforce sustainability grant to be disbursed over ten years to help fund local skills development for Onondaga County residents, in partnership with local institutions such as Onondaga Community College.\n\nA $5 million workforce attraction grant to assist with hiring during the initial project ramp-up.\n\nSemiconductors are vital to the nation's economic strength, serving as the brains of modern electronics, and enabling technologies critical to U.S. economic growth, national security, and global competitiveness. The industry directly employs over 277,000 people in the U.S. and supports more than 1.8 million additional domestic jobs. Semiconductors are a top five U.S. export, and the industry is the number one contributor to labor productivity, supporting improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of virtually every economic sector \u2014 from farming to manufacturing.\n\nSupply chain issues and a decline the United States' share of global chip production are causing undue hardships to every aspect of the economy. This erosion of U.S. chip production capacity puts the nation at a strategic disadvantage in several critical areas, including national security, technological innovation, and economic growth and independence. Because more than 300 industries use chips \u2014 from cars to cellphones \u2014 their scarcity drives up prices of other consumer goods. Senator Charles Schumer was instrumental in the passage of the bipartisan CHIPs and Science Act of 2022, which is a key priority of the Biden-Harris agenda and designed to create jobs and boost economic growth by investing in American semiconductor manufacturing. Micron's new facility will position New York State as a national leader in reshoring vital semiconductor jobs to the U.S., a top priority of Governor Kathy Hochul's agenda as laid out in her first State of the State, delivered in January of this year.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-secures-1-billion-in-critical-emergency-fed-heating-funds-in-just-passed-temporary-budget-to-keep-upstate-ny-ers-safe-and-warm-over-700k-upstate-households-have-used-this-program-in-the-past-year-senator-says-he-will-be-pushing-for-billions-more-in-final-budget-to-help-seniors_families-keep-the-heat-on-this-winter", "SCHUMER SECURES $1 BILLION IN CRITICAL EMERGENCY FED HEATING FUNDS IN JUST-PASSED TEMPORARY BUDGET TO KEEP UPSTATE NY-ER\u2019S SAFE & WARM; OVER 700K UPSTATE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE USED THIS PROGRAM IN THE PAST...", "2022-10-03", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "More Than 700,000 Upstate NY Households Tapped Fed Home Energy Assistance Program In Past Fiscal Year, BUT With Energy Sector Still Strained By COVID And Supply Chain Issues From Conflict In Ukraine Schumer Says Families And Seniors Need Added Funds To Help Pay Their Bills\n\nThanks To Schumer\u2019s Advocacy, Struggling Upstate Families Will Continue To Be Able To Tap This Program As Industry Predicts Heating Spikes This Winter \u2013 Senator Said Securing More Funding In Final Budget Is Crucial For Helping Struggling Low Income Families Stay Safe In Their Homes This Winter\n\nSchumer: $1 Billion Emergency Boost Will Help Upstate NY Families Weather This Harsh Winter!\n\nAfter an all-out push for Upstate New York families, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed that he has successfully secured $1 billion in the just passed temporary budget bill for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Schumer said when funds ran out of this program it put over 700,000 Upstate residents, seniors and families at risk of being frozen out, but thanks to this emergency infusion low income New Yorkers will have the funds they need to continue to tap this program for heating assistance. Amid predictions of heating spikes this winter due to supply chain issues from the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict in Ukraine, Schumer said he is doubling down on his support for LIHEAP and plans to push for billions more to ensure New Yorkers and families across the country will stay safe and warm through the harsh winter months.\n\n\u201cI promised I wouldn\u2019t let struggling Upstate New Yorkers get stuck in the cold, and now after pushing for weeks, I am proud to announce that we have secured $1 billion in emergency funding for the federal heating assistance program to help keep seniors and families safe and warm this winter,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWe all know Upstate winters can be harsh, and in the last year alone, more than 700,000 Upstate households tapped this critical federal program. With supply chains across the globe still rattled by the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, our most vulnerable residents will now not have to worry about bring frozen out because they can\u2019t afford to touch the thermostat.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cI am not done turning up the heat on the feds though to boost this critical program. My goal is to fund an appropriation of $4 billion in the final budget on top of the $1 billion in emergency spending I just secured for a total of $5 billion.\u201d\n\nAccording to the most recent statistics from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, over 700,000 households across Upstate New York, and over a million in NYC and Long Island, have tapped the federal Home Energy Assistance Program in the past fiscal year. Schumer broke down the statistics by region below:\n\nIn the Capital Region, approximately 100,091 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn Western New York, approximately 152,376 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn the Central New York, approximately 64,920 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn the Mohawk Valley, approximately 42,200 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn the Finger Lakes, approximately 99,610 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn the North Country, approximately 55,274 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn the Southern Tier, approximately 79, 609 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nIn the Hudson Valley, approximately 111,635 households received home energy assistance for the FY22.\n\nThe mission of the LIHEAP program is to assist households and seniors, particularly those with fixed, lower incomes, who spend a high proportion of their total household income on home energy. The program does this by providing monthly benefits to recipients in the cold winter months, as well as the hot summer seasons. The funding can offset the cost of more efficient heating units in the winter, as well as weatherization. In addition, individuals can receive assistance with their utility bills, which could see serious spikes if energy prices rise during winter months. This help can also cover the costs for bulk fuels, coal, pellets, wood, and other utilities.\n\nSchumer said this program has been a lifeline for thousands of households across New York State during times of economic downturn and, more recently, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the program provides relief for New York families and seniors whose incomes are 60 percent of the State\u2019s Median Income. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, particularly many senior citizens living on a fixed income, benefit from the program each and every year. Schumer said that because most of the federal funds are intended to aid seniors, families with a disabled member, and families with children under the age of six, home heating aid is a significant health issue as well as an economic one. Roughly, 40 percent of households served by the HHS program include an adult aged 60 or over, as well.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-statement-on-the-st-lawrence-seaway-lock-visitors-center-groundbreaking", "SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY LOCK VISITORS\u2019 CENTER GROUNDBREAKING", "2022-09-29", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 After personally visiting the St. Lawrence Seaway Visitors\u2019 Center in 2018 and successfully delivering over $6 million in federal funding through U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the once dilapidated Visitors\u2019 Center. Senator Schumer today released the following statement on the groundbreaking of the new facility:\n\n\u201cI was proud to fight for and deliver $6 million to modernize the St. Lawrence Seaway Visitors\u2019 Center,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cTens of thousands of tourists come to Massena every year to marvel as the ships come through the incredible Eisenhower Lock, but the Visitors\u2019 Center hadn\u2019t been upgraded in 60 years. St. Lawrence County will soon have a new, modern visitor\u2019s center it has long deserved to boost tourism with state of the art amenities and welcome all visitors with ADA compliant facilities. I\u2019m thrilled that the groundbreaking is finally taking place, and just as the Eisenhower Lock helps raise our ships this new Visitors\u2019 Center will help uplift the entire North Country, letting new economic energy flow to our downtowns and scenic communities.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-nearly-8-million-in-fema-funding-to-hire-dozens-of-new-firefighters-in-the-capital-region-senators-say-fed_will-help-troy-and-saratoga-springs-directly-address-the-staffing-shortages", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $8 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING TO HIRE DOZENS OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CAPITAL REGION; SENATORS SAY FED $$$ WILL HELP TROY & SARATOGA SPRINGS DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE...", "2022-09-22", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Troy And Saratoga Springs Fire Department Have Faced Staffing Challenges, Impacting Their Ability To Respond To Daily Emergencies- Now Thanks To This Major Federal Boost Delivered By Schumer And Gillibrand They Will Have The Resources They Need To Hire 30 New Firefighters\n\nFunding Comes On The Heels Of Senators Delivering Over $1M Through The AFG Program To Troy & Schenectady Fire Departments Earlier This Summer To Purchase Essential Equipment And Train Troy Firefighters To Become Certified Paramedics\n\nSaratoga Springs Receives Third Largest Federal SAFER Award In New York State\u2019s History\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand Deliver Major Fed Funding To Boost Capital Region Firefighters\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced nearly $8 million in federal funding for the City of Troy and Saratoga Springs to hire new firefighters. Specifically, the Troy Fire Department will receive $3,688,160 and the Saratoga Springs Fire Department will receive $4,154,523. The senators said that this would help directly address the staffing shortages at the Troy Fire Department and will give Saratoga Springs the boost it needed to staff the city\u2019s new state-of-the-art Fire-EMS station that is slated to open in 2023. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program.\n\n\u201cTroy and Saratoga Springs firefighters have worked non-stop battling on the frontlines of the pandemic and keeping our communities safe, and when I heard our fire departments were struggling to keep staffing up I promised to deliver the fed dollars to give our heroes the support they need. That is why I am proud to deliver this major nearly $8 million federal boost so Troy and Saratoga Springs can hire new desperately needed firefighters without bearing the financial stress,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI\u2019ve fought my whole career to bring more federal resources to support our brave firefighters, and this will keep our Capital Region fire departments prepared to take on any emergency.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew York\u2019s brave firefighters put their lives on the line to keep us safe,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cWe have to do everything we can to make sure they have the resources and personnel they need to respond to emergencies as quickly as possible. Today, I\u2019m proud to be delivering nearly $8 million in federal funding to battle ongoing staffing shortages in the Troy and Saratoga Springs fire departments, and I will keep working to provide relief to overburdened fire departments across our state.\u201d\n\nChief Eric McMahon of the Troy Fire Department said, \u201cAs has been widely publicized, the Troy Fire Department is experiencing a staffing shortage. Thanks to the efforts of Senator Schumer, the City of Troy Fire Department has been awarded a significant grant that will fund the hiring of new firefighters to bring us up to full strength. The Senator has been a longtime proponent and supporter of the Troy Fire Department for which we are very grateful.\u201d\n\nJim Montagnino, Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Safety said, \u201cI\u2019d like to express my gratitude to Senator Schumer for the award of the SAFER grant to our City. This grant empowers us to staff and train 16 additional firefighters needed to keep the City safe as we continue to grow.\u201d\n\nSchumer and Gillibrand explained the funding will go towards the hiring of 16 new firefighters and paramedics for the Saratoga Springs Fire Department to staff the city\u2019s new state-of-the-art Fire-EMS station. In Troy, the funding will be used to hire 14 new firefighters.\n\nThis funding comes on the heels of the senators delivering over $1 million in federal funding for the City of Troy and Schenectady Fire Departments through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program earlier this year to purchase portable radios to ensure Schenectady firefighters have seamless communication during times of emergency and train Troy firefighters to become certified emergency medical technicians.\n\nThe SAFER grant program was established by FEMA within DHS to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase the number of trained, \u201cfront line\u201d firefighters available in their communities. The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response, and operational standards established by the National Fire Protection Association and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-26-million-in-federal-funding-for-fire-departments-across-upstate-new-york-senators-say-fema_will-give-firefighters-the-equipment-they-need-to-keep-our-communities-safe", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATORS SAY FEMA $$$ WILL GIVE FIREFIGHTERS THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO KEEP OUR...", "2022-09-22", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced over $2.6 million in federal funding for firefighters across Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The senators said the funding will be used to purchase essential equipment, boost training and provide firefighters the support they need to keep New Yorkers and themselves safe.\n\n\u201cFrom the peak of the pandemic to battling a blaze, our brave Upstate New York firefighters are always on the front lines, risking their lives to protect their communities. It is essential that we provide our firefighters with the resources they need to keep our communities safe,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am proud to deliver this over $2.6 million federal boost, from a program I helped create, for our courageous Upstate heroes to give them the equipment and training they need to stay safe and be prepared to take on any emergency.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew York\u2019s brave firefighters put their lives at risk to keep us safe,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cWe owe it to them to ensure that they have the top-of-the-line safety equipment and comprehensive training they need to respond to emergencies. I\u2019m proud to be delivering nearly $2 million in federal funding for our first responders and I\u2019ll keep fighting to ensure that fire departments from Dunkirk to Potsdam to Arlington have the support and resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.\u201d\n\nFunding Recipients Listed Below:\n\nThe AFG Program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the Department\u2019s United States Fire Administration. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program\u2019s priorities and demonstrate financial need. More information on the AFG Program can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-on-the-heels-of-delivering-over-63-million-to-binghamton-to-make-upstate-ny-a-national-battery-research-and-manufacturing-hub-doubles-down-on-his-advocacy-by-personally-inviting-biden-adminstration-top-brass-to-come-to-southern-tier-to-see-for-themselves-everything-new-york-has-to-offer-schumer-reveals-how-his-just-passed-bills-can-deliver-major-fed_to-accelerate-project-boost-workforce-training-and-supercharge-upstate-ny-as-battery-hub---", "SCHUMER, ON THE HEELS OF DELIVERING OVER $63 MILLION TO BINGHAMTON TO MAKE UPSTATE NY A NATIONAL BATTERY RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURING HUB, DOUBLES DOWN ON HIS ADVOCACY BY PERSONALLY INVITING BIDEN...", "2022-09-20", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Fought Non-Stop For Over A Year, Calling Commerce Secretary Multiple Times For Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy NY Proposal To Transform The Southern Tier Economy And Successfully Deliver Major Fed Funding To Jumpstart BU\u2019s Cutting-Edge Battery Research And Manufacturing Proposal\n\nNow Schumer Wants Feds To Strike While The Iron Is Hot, And Personally See Southern Tier Potential; Senator Says Fed Programs He Created Will Be Major Piece Of The Puzzle As Upstate Battery Hub Begins To Charge Up\n\nSchumer To EDA: With EDA Award Now Secured, Feds Should Continue Hands-on Work With Binghamton University, Broome County And Upstate NY To Power Forward America\u2019s Battery Future\n\nAfter his relentless advocacy for the Southern Tier successfully secured Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy New York over $63 million through the American Rescue Plan\u2019s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today doubled down on his commitment to making the Southern Tier and Upstate New York a global battery hub. Schumer personally invited Economic Development Administration top brass to visit the Southern Tier and see firsthand the potential Binghamton, Broome County, and all of Upstate New York have as leaders in helping to reestablish America as an innovation and manufacturing hub for batteries. Schumer also revealed how recently-passed legislation he authored, like the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, can play a major role in accelerating the growth and workforce training for Binghamton and Upstate NY\u2019s emerging battery cluster, and broke down how these investment can support this once-in-a-generation clean energy industrial revolution for the region.\n\n\u201cBinghamton and the Southern Tier have a national spotlight and a once-in-a-generation investment to become the future of battery research and manufacturing for America. When I wrote my CHIPS and Science Bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the American Rescue Plan, it is job creating, economy jolting projects like Binghamton\u2019s New Energy New York that I had at the front of my mind. That is why I included federal investments to bolster workforce training programs and historic increases in research for the National Science Foundation to give workers and students in the Southern Tier the skills they need to build the future right here in Upstate New York,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cNow I want the Biden Administration to come see firsthand everything Broome County and the workers of the Southern Tier have to offer! With the Regional Challenge award now secured, that is just the start, and I want to continue to work with the EDA and other federal agencies to continue to invest in Binghamton to be the home of the future and I will keep fighting tooth and nail to make sure Southern Tier workers, innovators, and communities have the resources and support they need to lead the nation in battery manufacturing.\u201d\n\nSchumer said that Upstate New York, and the Southern Tier specifically, with the federal investment from the BBB Regional Challenge now on its way, is in a unique position to help rebuild America\u2019s leadership in the battery industry that will help define the next century. Schumer said batteries are integral to everyday life, helping to power mobile phones, laptops, smart watches, and electric vehicles, but unfortunately, much of the manufacturing of this critical technology has been offshored, leaving the country vulnerable to supply chain disruptions that can raise costs for working families and jeopardize U.S. jobs and national security. With the unprecedented federal investment in supply chains, workforce training, and battery research and manufacturing that Schumer just helped create through his CHIPS And Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the senator said the feds must strike while the iron is hot and should see firsthand the manufacturing potential of the Southern Tier for further federal investment. Schumer said the historic increase in federal funding and new programs he created will be able to bolster the Southern Tier\u2019s scientific and technical workforce to ensure the success of the New Energy New York project, and he is committed to delivering more federal dollars to make it happen.\n\nSome of these the key highlights of these programs includes:\n\nCHIPS And Science Act\n\nIncreased investment for National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including through a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs. The New Energy New York battery coalitions top partner schools like Binghamton University and RIT will be able to tap the increased investment for the NSF. Community colleges, like SUNY Broome and SUNY Corning are also be able to utilize new investment for workforce training, including technology manufacturing programs.\n\n$13 billion to build the STEM workforce. Authorizes funding for STEM education, including scholarships, fellowships, and traineeships to create workers in critical fields, including to establishing an artificial intelligence scholarship-for-service program, a national network for microelectronics education, and cybersecurity workforce development programs.\n\n$2 billion to strengthen small manufacturers. Triples funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers with cybersecurity, workforce training, and supply chain resiliency.\n\nNew investment to combat Supply Chain Disruption. Leverages the Manufacturing Extension Partnership to creates a National Supply Chain Database, to assist the businesses with supplier scouting and minimizing supply chain disruptions.\n\nOver $800 million to grow Manufacturing USA. Supports the creation of new competitively-awarded manufacturing research institutes with expanded capacity for education and workforce development.\n\nInflation Reduction Act\n\nUp to $60 billion in Production Tax Credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of clean energy products and supply chains including batteries and critical minerals like cobalt, lithium, and nickel.\n\nUp to $10 billion in Advanced Energy Project Tax Credits to build and expand clean tech manufacturing facilities like battery production facilities.\n\nNew consumer Electric Vehicle Tax Credits, that is helping to spur both demand for domestically made batteries because of the made in America requirements, and private sector investment to build out these supple chains domestically, taking back production from overseas and bolstering the need for research projects like New Energy New York.\n\nInclusion of the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit to provide incentives for the domestic manufacturing of key components of solar, onshore and offshore wind, inverters, batteries, and critical minerals.\n\n$3 billion for the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program at the Department of Energy to leverage billions in funds to manufacture clean vehicles in the US. This is a part of the total $11.7 billion appropriated to the Department\u2019s Loan Program Office.\n\nBipartisan Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act\n\n$3.1 billion for Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants to ensure that the United States has a strong and reliable manufacturing capability to support the American battery supply chain.\n\n$3 billion for Battery Materials Processing Grants to bolster the battery materials processing industry and expand our nation\u2019s battery manufacturing and processing capacity.\n\nFor over a year, Schumer personally advocated to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for the selection of the Southern Tier as a finalist in the Build Back Better Region Challenge, pushing their proposal multiple times and routinely highlighting the importance of the project to bringing battery manufacturing back to America. Schumer then personally visited the Southern Tier to double down on his advocacy after successfully securing Binghamton as one of 60 Phase 1 finalists nationally to compete for this final Phase 2 award. Schumer, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, and Dr. Stan Whittingham, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the development of lithium ion batteries, all joined forces and penned a joint op-ed on the importance of bolstering battery technology for America\u2019s future to further promote the cause. The $1 billion EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge Program which was created by the American Rescue Plan, which Schumer authored, and received 529 Phase 1 applications from across the nation. Binghamton University received one of the largest awards at over $63 million and the project is predicted to create thousands of new good-paying jobs over the next 10 years, with the potential to support or sustain thousands of additional indirect jobs within related supply chain development. The 13-member project coalition includes Binghamton University, NY-BEST, SUNY Broome, SUNY Corning Community College, Rochester Institute of Technology, and NYSTAR, among other key organizations such as IncubatorWorks, Clean Fight New York, and county and state government entities.\n\nSchumer\u2019s efforts to make New York a leader in the future of battery research and manufacturing is already seeing results across the state. The Southern Tier is already home to hundreds of manufacturers, many of which have significant interests or are well positioned to participate in the battery supply chain, including Imperium 3 New York (iM3NY), a lithium-ion cell manufacturer that recently commenced commercial production in Endicott, NY as North America\u2019s only pure home-grown battery gigafactory and is well-positioned to take advantage of federal investment. Earlier this year following his direct appeal, Zinc8, a leader in cutting-edge battery and energy storage technology, officially signed a letter of intent to make Ulster County their first major manufacturing hub as the company looks towards commercialization, which will bring up to 500 good-paying clean energy jobs to New York, with the company directly citing the Inflation Reduction Act and Schumer\u2019s support and advocacy as deciding factors in the company\u2019s decision to invest in New York. Just this past week, Schumer visited Li-Cycle in Rochester, a cutting-edge battery recycler, which is opening a new North American Hub that is slated to bring over 200 good-paying jobs and that will have even further growth opportunities from the federal investment included in the bills Schumer passed.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s invitation to the Economic Development Administration appears below:\n\nDear Assistant Secretary Castillo:\n\nI first want to thank you and the Economic Development Administration (EDA), under the leadership of President Biden and Secretary Raimondo, for your tremendous commitment and efforts to move the country forward in the wake of the pandemic, including bringing manufacturing back to America to strengthen our domestic supply chains in key industries like semiconductors and clean energy and rebuild local economies across the country. These efforts will position the United States to remain competitive and ensure economic prosperity for generations to come. The recently announced Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) awards underscore your commitment to achieving these goals for the country. I was proud to craft the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which included the $3 billion EDA investment that made the BBBRC possible, along with leading to passage the CHIPS and Science Act and most recently the Inflation Reduction Act, all of which includes historic investment in rebuilding American manufacturing, and I look forward to working with you, Secretary Raimondo, and the entire Administration on the implementation of these important legislative milestones.\n\nI write to you today in regards to the recently announced Build Back Better Regional Challenge awards. I was proud to successfully push for the selection of Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy New York proposal as one of 21 final awardees, receiving one of the highest awards at $63.7 million. Under the leadership of Noble Laureate Professor Stan Whittingham, the inventor of the lithium ion battery, the proposal will establish a national hub for battery research and manufacturing in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of Upstate New York. This major initiative, combined with the single largest federal investment into clean energy, including batteries, through the Inflation Reduction Act presents a significant opportunity for this region of New York State to become a new global battery hub, with the potential to bring battery manufacturing back to America, create thousands of good-paying jobs in Upstate New York, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.\n\nAs the Southern Tier looks ahead to implementing New Energy New York following the BBBRC award, I invite you and your team to personally visit the region to see first-hand the work taking root and to engage with a diverse coalition of local leaders, university stakeholders, and the industry partners that have coalesced around this once in a generation opportunity. The New Energy New York proposal has the potential to not only rebuild the region\u2019s economy, a priority for the ARP investment that made the BBBRC possible, but also to further fuel the country\u2019s manufacturing resurgence as a leading hub for U.S.-based battery development. From the inception of this trail blazing research center to the inaugural manufacturing launch of North America\u2019s only pure homegrown battery, a clean energy technology ecosystem is taking shape in the Southern Tier. A personal visit will offer an opportunity to learn more about how the investment EDA has made will provide the foundation to advance cutting-edge research, attract innovative companies, secure a critical supply chain, and most significantly give new life to a rural industrial region that could create thousands of new jobs. This is only the beginning of a bright future for the region, and I know you will share in the optimism I have for the impact of the New Energy New York project on the regional economy and the direction of the nation\u2019s clean energy future.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-his-push-schumer-announce-vital-3407-inspired-pilot-training-regulations-have-been-protected", "FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE VITAL 3407-INSPIRED PILOT TRAINING REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN PROTECTED", "2022-09-19", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Following Tragic 2009 Plane Crash, Schumer Fought Alongside Families Of Flight 3407 Victims To Create Critical Flight Safety Regulations, Including Requirement That Pilots Log 1,500 Flight Hours In Order To Receive Certificate And Pilot Record Database\n\nSince The Rule Was Enacted There Has Not Been A Fatal Crash On A U.S. Airline, But Special Interests Were Pushing To Reduce The Safety Measures, Prompting Schumer To Launch All Out Push To Stop Any Roll Back\n\nSchumer: Today Special Interests Lost And The Air Safety Provisions Fought For By the Flight 3407 Families Will Remain Strong To Keep Our Skies Safe\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), long-time, relentless advocates for air safety standards, who for years worked together with the families of those lost in the tragic February 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 near Buffalo, New York, today released the following statement after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) denied the request by Republic Airways to rollback safety regulations fought for by the Flight 3407 families:\n\n\u201cToday special interests lost and the strong safety regulations fought for by the Flight 3407 families remain strong and will continue to save lives keeping our skies safe. Since these safety laws were enacted, not a single major U.S. airline has had a fatal crash, and I will never let us turn back the clock. Time after time, the 3407 family members work tirelessly to beat back industry\u2019s effort to roll back safety standards, and I am proud to have stood with them shoulder to shoulder to beat back this latest attempt. We must always remain constantly vigilant to stop special interests from getting their way, but today the aviation reforms which carry with them the memory of those lost in Flight 3407 continues to burn bright.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-just-passed-inflation-reduction-act_the-largest-investment-in-clean-energy-ever--will-supercharge-cutting-edge-battery-industry-in-finger-lakes-schumer-launches-new-push-to-deliver-major-fed-funding-to-rochesters-li-cycle-to-accelerate-their-growth-support-200-good-paying-jobs-and-power-upstate-ny-into-a-global-battery-research-hub-", "SCHUMER REVEALS JUST-PASSED INFLATION REDUCTION ACT \u2013 THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY EVER \u2013 WILL SUPERCHARGE CUTTING-EDGE BATTERY INDUSTRY IN FINGER LAKES; SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW PUSH TO DELIVER...", "2022-09-19", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "On The Heels of Delivering Over $63M For An Upstate Battery Research And Manufacturing Consortium, In Partnership With RIT And NY-BEST \u2013 Schumer Breaks Down How Finger Lakes Is Already Sparking The Next Phase Of Growth In Bringing Battery Production Back To America\n\nRochester\u2019s Li-Cycle Is At The Forefront Of Lithium Battery Recycling And Poised To Benefit BIG From Billions In The Just Passed Inflation Reduction Act & Investments Made In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law \u2013 Senator Says New Fed Electric Vehicle Incentives Will Be A Lightning Rod For Li-Cycle To Grow And Is Launching A New Push For Department Of Energy Loan To Ignite This Momentum\n\nSchumer: It Is Time For The Feds To Jolt Manufacturing, Supercharge Good-Paying Rochester Jobs, And Power The Future Of Battery Research And Production In The Finger Lakes!\n\nFollowing his championing of the largest investment in clean energy in history, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed how the Inflation Reduction Act new consumer Electric Vehicle Tax Credit that will create a huge new market for clean battery-powered vehicles made with locally-sourced or recycled minerals such as the Lithium, Cobalt, and Nickel produced by Li-Cycle in Rochester, instead of minerals sourced from places like China. To meet the additional demand for locally-sourced battery minerals that will be fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s Clean Vehicle Tax Credit, Li-Cycle will need to accelerate and ramp up the growth of its Rochester operations and workforce. So today, Schumer is announcing his push to help Li-Cycle tap some of the billions in new grants and loans provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IJJA) to help Li-Cycle make that jump to expand over the coming years to provide new growth opportunities for Li-Cycle and its Rochester, NY workforce. Today, Schumer announced his support for Li-Cycle to pursue these new investments beginning with its grant application to the Department of Energy\u2019s $3.1 billion Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Program, created by the IIJA, to invest in the growth of its Rochester operations and workforce.\n\nLi-Cycle\u2019s next phase of growth also comes as Schumer just delivered over $63 million in federal funding for the New Energy New York Upstate battery research and manufacturing consortium, of which the Rochester Institute of Technology and NY-BEST are major partners. Schumer said with companies like Li-Cycle growing, the Finger Lakes is set to be a national hub for the rapidly growing American battery industry, bringing good-paying jobs back from overseas and setting the region to be a leader in an industry that will define the next century.\n\n\u201cThe Inflation Reduction Act is the jolt of electricity the Finger Lakes needs to supercharge its growing battery research and manufacturing industry and to help make Rochester a leader in battery technology. Right now China dominates the battery industry, but thanks the federal investment I just delivered companies like Li-Cycle and Upstate\u2019s New Energy New York consortium are poised to make the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier America\u2019s next hub for battery manufacturing and mineral production. We can and will bring these good-paying jobs back from overseas and make sure the future of technology is made by Rochester workers,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am launching a major new push to spark more growth in Rochester by helping Li-Cycle tap major Department of Energy investments that will accelerate Li-Cycle\u2019s plans for 200+ jobs. This plan will reduce our reliance on China, strengthen America\u2019s battery supply chain, and make it so the heart of electric vehicles, which will soon dominate our roads, is made with battery components from right here in the Finger Lakes.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are thrilled to have hosted Senator Schumer at our Rochester Hub facility and thank him for his leadership in sponsoring the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, both monumental developments for a clean energy future and job growth across the United States,\u201d said Ajay Kochhar, co-founder and CEO of Li-Cycle. \u201cWe expect that this legislation will accelerate the growth of the EV and stationary energy storage industry and we believe Senator Schumer\u2019s visit further validates the importance of our Rochester Hub facility and the positive impact it will have for the supply of domestic critical materials.\u201d\n\n\u201cBattery recycling is a critical part of the domestic supply chain for battery manufacturing in the U.S. The innovative processes adopted by Li-Cycle help reduce unnecessary waste, reuse important battery components for further product use and help protect our environment while growing our economy . We greatly appreciate Senator Schumer\u2019s continued support for New York\u2019s battery and energy storage industry,\u201d said Dr. William Acker, Executive Director of NY-BEST.\n\nLeah George VanScott, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Greater Rochester Enterprise said, \u201cWe are thrilled to be here today supporting the advancement of Li-Cycle\u2019s state of the art technology in Rochester as GRE helped Li-Cycle locate its US operation at Eastman Business Park and continue to work with company leadership to support their growth and success here.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew York has always been a leader in green energy and innovative technology, and Li-Cycle continues that legacy by leveraging our core assets to invest in sustainable infrastructure,\u201d said Congressman Morelle. \u201cTheir continued growth helps strengthen our regional economy while shrinking our carbon footprint. I\u2019m grateful to Senator Schumer for his leadership and commitment to investing in local organizations like Li-Cycle, and I look forward to our continued work together to create jobs in this growing field and build a more sustainable future.\u201d\n\nSchumer said batteries are integral to everyday life, helping to power mobile phones, laptops, smart watches, and electric vehicles, but unfortunately, much of the manufacturing of this critical technology has been offshored, leaving the country vulnerable to supply chain disruptions that can raise costs for working families and jeopardize U.S. jobs and national security. Rochester, however, recently became home to Li-Cycle, a cutting-edge battery recycler, which is opening a new North American Hub that is slated to bring over 200 good-paying jobs to Eastman Business Park. This production facility will take old batteries and extract the key components for re-usable minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel to help make new batteries for major suppliers like GM, LG, and others, and is an integral process as the U.S. seeks to make more of these components for electric vehicles here at home. Once completed, the Rochester Hub is expected to be the first commercial hydrometallurgical battery resource recovery facility as well as the first new significant source of battery-grade lithium carbonate production in North America.\n\nSchumer explained the Inflation Reduction Act creates new consumer Electric Vehicle Tax Credits that will create a huge new market demand for clean battery-powered vehicles. But to get the tax credit, car makers will be required to use minerals made or recycled in the U.S. at places like Li-Cycle, not from China. Schumer said that this will create a huge new demand for the Li-Cycle-produced minerals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt. To meet the additional demand for locally-sourced battery minerals that will be fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s Clean Vehicle Tax Credit, Li-Cycle will need to accelerate and ramp up the growth of its Rochester operations and workforce. Schumer said the upcoming 220-job Rochester battery mineral recycling HUB that Li-Cycle will open next year will be just the start as the overall market grows significantly in years to come.\n\nSo today, Schumer is announcing his push to help Li-Cycle tap some of the billions in new grants and loans provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help Li-Cycle make that jump to ramp up over the coming years to provide new growth opportunities for Li-Cycle and its Rochester, NY workforce.\n\nSpecifically the new consumer Electric Vehicle Tax Credits in the IRA would provide new growth opportunities for Li-Cycle and its Rochester, NY workforce. The Inflation Reduction Act expands consumer tax credits for clean vehicle purchases by providing a new tax credit of $4,000 for the sale of used clean cars and expanded tax credits of up to $7,500 for purchasers of certain new clean vehicles that meet domestic content and critical mineral content requirements that scale over time, as well as specifications on the cost of the vehicle and its final assembly. This domestic content requirement for critical minerals in batteries for the Clean Vehicle Credit is expected to increase the demand for recycled critical minerals from Li-Cycle\u2019s Rochester Hub and is expected to enable Li-Cycle to grow its business and create additional economic growth locally and in North America.\n\nSchumer said together both the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) combined provide an unprecedented federal investment towards energy security and the fight against climate change, including provisions to support domestic manufacturing of critical materials for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States that Li-Cycle and the industry is eligible to tap to continue growing. Specifically, the Inflation Reduction Act includes up to $500 million for the Defense Production Act to create a domestic supply of minerals needed for battery production, up to an additional $250 billion in Department of Energy (DOE) clean energy loans and $10 billion in Advanced Energy Project tax credits to build and expand clean tech manufacturing facilities, up to $60 billion in Production Tax Credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of clean energy products and supply chains such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and critical minerals like cobalt, lithium, and nickel. Access to federal financing opportunities, such as the Production Tax Credit, will play an important role in Li-Cycle\u2019s continued growth, particularly in Rochester.\n\nSimilarly, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides $6 billion for federal incentives to build a domestic battery production industry and a battery mineral supply chain industry, bolstering domestic battery production and shoring up the American supply chain for batteries and energy storage technology that is often reliant on foreign sources. Schumer announced he is now pushing for Li-Cycle to access these loan and grant investments beginning with its application for an investment out of the DOE\u2019s $3.1 billion Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing fund to accelerate and ramp up the development of its Rochester operations and workforce.\n\nSchumer recently wrote to Department of Energy Secretary Granholm in support of Li-Cycle\u2019s application and explained, these opportunities will accelerate the ability of clean tech companies like Li-Cycle to scale up and grow to hire more workers, including in Rochester.\n\nSchumer said these major federal investments that Li-Cycle can use to grow couldn\u2019t come at a better time as the Finger Lakes, along with the Southern Tier, is poised to become America\u2019s next major lithium battery research hub thanks to over $63 million the senator secured for the New Energy New York consortium through the EDA Build Back Better Region Challenge. Led by Binghamton University, in partnership with RIT and NY-BEST, and under the leadership of Dr. Stan Whittingham, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the development of lithium ion batteries, the project is slated to be a game changer for battery research and manufacturing in America, bringing battery innovation back to the U.S. and preparing Upstate workers for careers in this high-demand field. For over a year, Schumer personally advocated to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo through multiple calls and events for the selection of the project in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier, bolstering the project to be selected as one of 21 final awardees from out of 529 applications from across the nation. Schumer, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, and Dr. Stan Whittingham, even all joined forces and penned a joint op-ed on the importance of bolstering battery technology for America\u2019s future to further promote the cause.\n\nIn addition to Li-Cycle and the New Energy New York project, Schumer\u2019s efforts to make New York a leader in the future of battery research and technology is already seeing results across the state. Earlier this year following his direct appeal, Zinc8, a leader in cutting-edge battery and energy storage technology, officially signed a letter of intent to make Ulster County their first major manufacturing hub as the company looks towards commercialization, which will bring up to 500 good-paying clean energy jobs to New York, with the company directly citing the Inflation Reduction Act and Schumer as a deciding factor in the company\u2019s decision to invest in New York.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s letter of support to Department of Energy Secretary Granholm appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Granholm:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by Li-Cycle through the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing funding opportunity. Funding will enable Li-Cycle\u2019s North American Hub in Rochester, NY to become one of the largest facilities and sources of recycled lithium in the world.\n\nLi-Cycle plays a unique and critical role in both manufacturing and the supply chain of battery materials. As lithium batteries become increasingly relied on worldwide for a variety of purposes, there has become a desperate need to ensure we not only have a strong domestic supply chain, but also that there is a clean and sustainable way to recycle these materials. Li-Cycle is at the forefront of these efforts; between their current and planned spokes they will soon have a processing capability of up to 45,000 tons per year in North America and 20,000 tons per year in Europe.\n\nWith this funding, Li-Cycle will be able to construct their hub in Rochester, NY, allowing them to process thousands of tons of black mass a year to produce critical materials such as nickel sulphate, lithium carbonate, and cobalt sulphate in the US. With plans to create 220 direct jobs in the local workforce, combined with the national security interest of keeping these minerals in our domestic supply chain, Li-Cycle\u2019s environmentally friendly process will have wide reaching impacts on both the Rochester area and the entire nation. Li-Cycle would be positioned as the number one US-based secondary recycling supplier of battery grade materials all with minimal environmental impact, no wastewater, and no direct emissions.\n\nI applaud Li-Cycle for its foresight and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-with-capital-region-winter-bills-expected-to-spike-up-to-39-critical-fed-heating-program-just-ran-out-of-funding-standing-at-the-future-site-of-new-energy-efficient-affordable-housing-in-troy-senator-launches-major-push-to-keep-capital-region-residents-safe-and-warm-this-winter-", "SCHUMER REVEALS WITH CAPITAL REGION WINTER BILLS EXPECTED TO SPIKE UP TO 39%, CRITICAL FED HEATING PROGRAM JUST RAN OUT OF FUNDING; STANDING AT THE FUTURE SITE OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE...", "2022-09-19", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Last Year, More Than 57,000 Capital Region Households Tapped Roughly $40 Million In Home Energy Assistance BUT With Energy Sector Still Strained By COVID Families And Seniors Need Added Funds To Help Stay Safe In Their Homes And Pay Their Bills\n\nThanks To Schumer\u2019s Advocacy, Troy Using Fed Funding To Tear Down Vacant Buildings Downtown & Begin Constructing More Affordable Capital Region Housing For All; Senator Has Made The Case For Additional HEAP Funds Before \u2013 But Now Has The Legislative Opportunity To Secure Them This Month\n\nSchumer: Troy Families Deserve Access To Affordable Housing- And I Am Going To Fight To Give Them The Fed Heating Assistance They Need To Keep Them In Their Homes Through This Harsh Winter!\n\nOn the heels of National Grid predictions that home heating bills in the Capital Region could potentially spike up to 39% this winter from COVID-related supply chain issues, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed that the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is out of funding, putting tens of thousands of Capital Region seniors and families at risk of being frozen out. Standing at the future site of new energy efficient affordable housing, supported by federal funding that he helped deliver, Schumer launched a major push to add $1 billion in emergency funding in the upcoming temporary budget bill, also known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), to fund this program to keep Capital Region resident safe, warm, and in their homes.\n\nSchumer explained the CR needs to pass by the end of this month to keep the government from shutting down. Schumer said that this new push goes hand-in-hand with work he has been putting in for years to increase federal funding to bolster affordable housing and boost investments in energy efficiency. Schumer said that he has been working to boost HEAP funds nationally for the past few months, but that the upcoming CR is the vehicle to use to get this done, and that this timing is ideal because winter looms across the state and country.\n\n\u201cLast year alone, more than 57,000 Capital Region households tapped roughly $40 million in federal home energy assistance, but now the fed pot of money has run dry, and families like those here in Troy could need to tap more,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cTroy families should be in safe affordable homes, away from the cold! That\u2019s why I am announcing a major new push to add $1 billion in HEAP funds to the upcoming budget, which must pass this month, so Capital Region residents can tap those funds and be able to better deal with rising costs during what could be an especially uncertain winter when it comes to home heating needs.\u201d\n\nSchumer continued, \u201cThat is also why I am proud to have delivered the federal dollars for the demolition of this blighted community eyesore downtown behind me to make way for more affordable housing, because from the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act, I won\u2019t stop fighting to give Capital Region residents the resources they need to build the foundation for a better future.\u201d\n\nSchumer held his press conference outside of the long-vacant downtown Troy buildings on River Street that are now actively being razed by federal dollars he delivered to convert the property buildings into over 140 new energy efficient affordable housing units. This funding includes $3 million he delivered as author of the American Rescue Plan, and over $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Troy Housing Authority\u2019s Capital Funds. Plus, the new construction will receive critical assistance from the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit he fought to expand. Schumer said that long-term, economy-boosting investments like this are integral to the economic stability of the Capital Region which is why he is pushing for more HEAP funds to get people through the expected increased heating costs this winter, and why he created new long-term investments in the Inflation Reduction Act to help pay for energy-efficiency upgrades to homes and reduce energy bills for families.\n\n\u201cFederal HEAP funds have run dry and we must act to provide $1 billion in more assistance to meet the needs of the nation this winter, funds that will be tapped by Upstate New York, which gets colder than many other states. My goal is to fund an appropriation of $4 billion and add in an additional $1 billion in emergency spending for a total of $5 billion,\u201d Schumer said.\n\nAccording to a new report from the Center for American Progress, the Inflation Reduction Act will generate savings for households across the county, from the health care and climate-related provisions of the law. At a high level, these savings could be $23,000 for a family of four, $17,000 for an elderly couple, $7,700 for a young couple, and $6,700 for a single parents\n\nLast Year\u2019s Capital Region LIHEAP Stats:\n\nAlbany County:\n\nApproximately 19,137 households received home energy assistance for the FY22 (21-22 season) so far, including approximately 1,090households receiving emergency assistance.\n\nRensselaer County:\n\nApproximately 11,383 households received home energy assistance for the FY22 (21-22 season) so far, including approximately 1,921 households receiving emergency assistance.\n\nSaratoga County:\n\nApproximately 14,105 households received home energy assistance for the FY22 (21-22 season) so far, including approximately 3,036 households receiving emergency assistance.\n\nSchenectady County:\n\nApproximately 12,701 households received home energy assistance for the FY22 (21-22 season) so far, including approximately 848 households receiving emergency assistance.\n\nThe mission of the LIHEAP program is to assist households and seniors, particularly those with fixed, lower incomes, who spend a high proportion of their total household income on home energy. The program does this by providing monthly benefits to recipients in the cold winter months, as well as the hot summer seasons. The funding can offset the cost of more efficient heating units in the winter, as well as weatherization. In addition, individuals can receive assistance with their utility bills, which could see serious spikes if energy prices rise during winter months. This help can also cover the costs for bulk fuels, coal, pellets, wood, and other utilities.\n\n\u201cDemolition of the Taylor apartment towers will fuel significant and long-lasting improvements to our downtown neighborhood, creating modern high quality affordable housing while opening up greater riverfront access for the residents of this neighborhood\u201d, Troy Mayor Patrick Madden said. \u201cThank you to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and our other federal officials whose support has helped move this project forward to provide high-quality, affordable housing to residents. The City of Troy is excited to help fund the demolition phase of this project through the city\u2019s federal American Rescue Plan funds\u201d.\n\nSchumer said this program has been a lifeline for thousands of households across New York State during times of economic downturn and, more recently, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the program provides relief for New York families and seniors whose incomes are 60 percent of the State\u2019s Median Income. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, particularly many senior citizens living on a fixed income, benefit from the program each and every year. Schumer said that because most of the federal funds are intended to aid seniors, families with a disabled member, and families with children under the age of six, home heating aid is a significant health issue as well as an economic one. Roughly 40 percent of households served by the HHS program include an adult aged 60 or over, as well.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-5-million-for-onondaga-community-college-to-lead-health-worker-training-consortium-that-will-help-hospitals-fill-good-paying-in-demand-healthcare-jobs-in-upstate-ny", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $5 MILLION FOR ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO LEAD HEALTH WORKER TRAINING CONSORTIUM THAT WILL HELP HOSPITALS FILL GOOD-PAYING IN-DEMAND HEALTHCARE JOBS IN UPSTATE NY", "2022-09-15", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Senators Deliver Fed Funding To Give Upstate Community College Students The Hands-On Training To Help Fill Sorely Needed Healthcare Jobs Upstate And Give Job Seekers The Skills For Good-Paying Healthcare Careers\n\nOCC Will Lead Coalition Of Upstate Community Colleges Including SUNY Broome, Corning, Cayuga, Genesee, Herkimer, Jamestown, Jefferson, North Country, Schenectady, & Tompkins Cortland Community College, In Addition To Workforce Development Agencies, Hospitals, Unions, To Reduce Barriers And Help Underserved Students Enter The Healthcare Field\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand: From CNY To The North Country, Fed $$$ Will Boost Upstate Community Colleges To Fill In-Demand Healthcare Jobs Across New York State!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program has awarded $5 million to expand healthcare education programs, close opportunity gaps, and increase access to good-paying, in-demand healthcare careers across New York State. Onondaga Community College will lead a coalition of ten Upstate community colleges, in partnership with leading workforce development agencies, healthcare industry leaders, unions, and other community partners in a bold new project called the Community College Health CARES (Career, Acceleration, Retention + Employment Support) Consortium. The senators said that this proposal, with the support of the federal funding that they secured, will expand these critically-needed programs to strengthen the healthcare workforce in communities across Upstate New York and help underserved individuals get the skills they need to enter these good-paying careers that are in demand across New York.\n\n\u201cI am proud to deliver this $5 million federal investment to give Upstate community colleges, led by OCC, the shot in the arm they need to help providers fill in-demand, good-paying healthcare jobs in their communities,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cHealthcare providers across the state are struggling to find enough workers to meet the demand for services, but this funding will help students and job seekers get the skills they need to enter better paying careers and give back to the community. This funding will go a long way to filling healthcare jobs in the areas that need them most and will strengthen Upstate New York\u2019s medical workforce for years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur health care providers have been under historic levels of stress. They have worked night and day to meet rising demand and keep their fellow New Yorkers safe and healthy, and they need reinforcements,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cFunding like the $5 million going to Onondaga Community College is a critical step in addressing the health care staffing shortage and recruiting, training and building the next generation of health care workers.\u201d\n\nOnondaga Community College President Dr. Warren Hilton said, \u201cWe are extremely grateful to Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand for their support of Onondaga Community College and their understanding of our mission as Central New York\u2019s partner in education for success. In our School of Health we are creating programs which will train students for good-paying jobs in the shortest time possible. Their success in the classroom will both satisfy significant workforce needs, and give our students an entry point to a rewarding career and ultimately a better life. Moreover, the broad reach of this project will allow OCC and ten other collaborating community colleges to bring these benefits to individuals and communities across New York State.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, this funding will allow Onondaga Community College to lead SUNY Broome, Corning, Cayuga, Genesee, Herkimer, Jamestown, Jefferson, North Country, Schenectady, and Tompkins Cortland Community Colleges to expand their healthcare training programs. This will be done in partnership with top regional healthcare employers like SUNY Upstate Medical University, United Health Services, Arnot Health, Cayuga Medical, Lourdes, Samaritan Medical Center, and many others.\n\nThe senators explained this new funding will allow partners to collaborate to enhance and accelerate career pathway programs leading to industry-recognized credentials and entry into Health Care and Social Assistance careers, including nursing, healthcare technicians, social assistance and management, and health information technology and administration. The program will also have an added focus on closing opportunity gaps for low-income individuals and underrepresented populations seeking to enter the field, increasing the diversity of New York\u2019s healthcare workforce.\n\nThe Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program aims to help people in marginalized and underrepresented populations overcome barriers to career and technical education programs they need to connect with quality jobs. The DOL awarded $45 million in grants to 13 community colleges, including seven consortium grants and six single institution grants in 12 states, more information can be found here.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter of support on behalf of Onondaga Community College appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Walsh:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by Onondaga Community College (OCC) application for funding through the Department of Labor\u2019s (DOL) Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant program.\n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic created a massive public health crisis and resulted in a disruption of New York State\u2019s Health Care and Social Assistance (HCSA) industry. With funding, OCC plans to partner with other community colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system in a five-part plan to strengthen career pathways in the HCSA fields.\n\nPartners will; Form a HCSA Community of Practice, Formalize a cross-regional employer engagement team leveraging existing strategic employer partners, Pilot and recommend for adoption of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to accelerate HCSA pathways, Develop agreements to create stackable credentials and enhance and accelerate HCSA pathway programs, and introduce evidence-based, equity and industry informed HCSA pathway recruitment materials, resources and career selection supports with public workforce and employer partners.\n\nI applaud Onondaga Community College for its foresight and I sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-their-push-schumer-torres-announce-110-million-fed-investment-in-hunts-point-market-modernization-redevelopment-project-will-create-new-good-paying-jobs-support-small-businesses-strengthen-food-supply-chain-reduce-diesel-emissions-and-more", "FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, SCHUMER, TORRES ANNOUNCE $110 MILLION FED INVESTMENT IN HUNTS POINT MARKET MODERNIZATION; REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL CREATE NEW GOOD-PAYING JOBS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES,...", "2022-09-13", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer, Torres Supported City\u2019s App For Fed Funding To Bolster Resiliency & Meet Region\u2019s Growing Food Demands; Hunts Point Produce Market Services Supermarkets, Hotels, Restaurants, Bodegas & More\n\nProject Will Expand Refrigeration Capacity & Eliminate Usage of Diesel-Operated Refrigeration Units, Reducing Diesel Emissions For South Bronx Residents\n\nSchumer, Torres: These Fed Funds Will Spur Hunts Point Market Transformation To Support Regional Food Supply Chain, Environmental Concerns, & Alleviate Local Health Impacts\n\nToday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Ritchie Torres announced $110 million in federal funding to redevelop Hunts Point Produce Market. Schumer and Torres support New York City\u2019s efforts to redevelop Hunts Point Market into a modern and resilient wholesale produce distribution facility that will strengthen the tristate area\u2019s food supply chain, as well as support current jobs, create new jobs and boost small businesses.\n\nAs they said last month while making the case for the Market\u2019s modernization, Hunts Point Produce Market provides 25% of New York City\u2019s produce and feeds New Yorkers and the greater metro area. Additionally, the Market is responsible for over 8,000 jobs and its redevelopment will support these jobs as well as new, good-paying jobs.\n\n\u201cCongressman Torres and I know how vital Hunts Point Market is to New York City\u2019s food supply chain, but it needs a critical modernization and redevelopment to sustain the community and chart an even better future. Now, with the $110 million in fed funds I am announcing today, revitalization of the market is one giant step closer. These funds will help increase food security, meet growing food demands, maintain and produce new good-paying jobs, reduce diesel emissions in an area with a sky-high asthma rate, and so much more. I strongly supported New York City\u2019s application for federal funds and was proud to join Congressman Torres, Teamsters Local 202, Hunts Point merchants, and all those central to the operation of Hunts Point Market in the push to achieve today\u2019s win,\u201d said U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer.\n\n\u201cHunts Point Market is the lifeblood of food distribution to NYC and the greater region. Federal investment is crucial to keep up with demands and bring the market into the 21st century. I am proud to partner with Senator Schumer in securing $110 million to finally provide the market with the infrastructure investment it deserves. Revitalization of the market will support food infrastructure while also creating new union jobs, reducing emissions, and increasing food security. I plan to continue to fight alongside Senator Schumer and the teamsters to ensure the market receives the entirety of funding necessary to complete the modernization of the Hunts Point Terminal Market,\u201d said Congressman Ritchie Torres.\n\nThe Hunts Point Terminal Cooperative Produce Market (the \u201cMarket\u201d) is an agricultural wholesale produce market operating on a 112-acre site in the Bronx. Opened in 1967, the Market is the largest produce market in the country. The market is home to over 30 merchants, ranging from small to large firms. The market captures an estimated $2 to $2.3 billion in revenue per year, or 22% of regional wholesale produce sales. Operating 24 hours a day, five days a week, the Market provides fresh produce to approximately 23,000 restaurants and 2,500 green grocers.\n\nSchumer and Torres explained that the Market\u2019s facilities have continued in service without substantial upgrade for over 50 years. It has insufficient refrigeration capacity and must rely on hundreds of diesel-powered trailers for refrigeration, running on a continuous basis in warm weather. This project will remove the diesel-powered refrigeration trailers, therefore reducing diesel emissions in the community. The revitalization of Hunts Point Market includes building a new produce facility, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and redeveloping a nearby road to accommodate and improve the flow of traffic.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-a-personal-call-with-secretary-wormuth-schumer-urges-army-to-make-fort-drum-multi-domain-task-force-site-project-would-add-3000-more-soldiers-millions-in-new-infrastructure-investment-and-further-north-countrys-status-as-the-center-piece-of-national-defense-strategy", "IN A PERSONAL CALL WITH SECRETARY WORMUTH, SCHUMER URGES ARMY TO MAKE FORT DRUM MULTI-DOMAIN TASK FORCE SITE; PROJECT WOULD ADD 3,000 MORE SOLDIERS, MILLIONS IN NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, AND...", "2022-09-13", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Fort Drum is Among 13 Finalists for the Army\u2019s New Multi-Domain Task Force To Become Central Site For Addressing New Global Threats\n\nSchumer Called Army Secretary Personally To Boost Fort Drum, Citing Its Superior Infrastructure And Mission Readiness, & Bring Major Investment To The North Country\n\nSchumer To DoD: Fort Drum Is Ready To Lead America In Combatting Emerging Global Threats\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer doubled down on his advocacy for the U.S. Army to select Fort Drum as the site of its new Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) to combat emerging national security threats and competition from major powers like China as well as from Russia.\n\nSchumer personally called the Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth to highlight how Fort Drum and the North Country, with their superb military facilities, tight knit community and top notch infrastructure, are uniquely positioned to lead the mission in protecting our national security. The MDTF, if hosted at Fort Drum, would add 3,000 more soldiers on base, millions of dollars in new infrastructure investment, dozens of new good-paying civilian jobs, and support the long-term stability of the base.\n\n\u201cFort Drum is one of the most sophisticated Army bases in the United States, and has the facilities and capabilities that make it best-in-class to become home to the Army\u2019s new Multi-Domain Task Force,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I personally called Army Secretary Wormuth to make it clear that there is no better site for the Army to secure the future of our national security than in the heart of the North Country.\u201d\n\nOn the call, Schumer explained how Fort Drum has some of the best infrastructure and mission ready resources in the nation which make it uniquely prepared to host the MDTF. The base is host to the Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, which serves as the primary departure airfield for the 10th Mountain Division and provides support to military forces at Fort Drum training for international contingency operations.\n\nSchumer has also worked for years to deliver major federal investment to enhance the bases capabilities for new opportunities like the MDTF. Schumer fought for years, personally calling the former Army Secretary, Defense Secretary and Army Chief Of Staff to deliver over $27 million in federal funding to construct a new railhead at Fort Drum, a top priority for the base. The senator also delivered over $21 million for a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Hangar at Fort Drum. Most recently, Schumer also secured $27 million for Fort Drum in the FY22 omnibus to replace the base\u2019s existing water supply that was vulnerable to multiple forms of contamination, requiring Fort Drum to purchase half of its water supply from a municipal source. The funding secured by the senator will provide a safe, secure water supply for 35,000 soldiers and civilians serving at the base for years to come.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter of support to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Wormuth:\n\nEarlier this month, the United States Army released a candidate list of thirteen installations, including the Fort Drum military base in Jefferson County, New York, to be considered for the stationing of the Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF). This is a critical opportunity to allow the Army fulfill the objectives of the National Defense Strategy, and thus I appreciate the careful consideration you will give to the choice of base.\n\nI write to encourage you to select Fort Drum, given the base's distinct combination of operational, personnel, and support capacity, and tight-knit community that make it the ideal location to host the MDTF.\n\nFort Drum is one of the most sophisticated Army bases in the United States, and possesses all the facilities and resources that make it best-in-class to support MDTF operations. The base is host to the Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, which serves as the primary departure airfield for the 10th Mountain Division and provides support to military forces at Fort Drum training for international contingency operations, including the 20th Air Support Operations Squadron. Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield additionally functions as a Power Projection Platform capability for the Army, allowing the deployment of forces from several dispersed locations to respond to crises and boost regional stability. The recent infrastructure investments that I helped secure at Fort Drum particularly devised to enhance deployable readiness-such as a railhead extension and additional unmanned vehicle hangar-have made a base that is already one of the most elite Army training and deployment locations even more capable of supporting the Army's objectives.\n\nFurthermore, Fort Drum is home to skilled and experienced personnel, and is situated in a region that prioritizes the base and the welfare of its personnel and their families. The base supports more than 25,000 jobs and has a demonstrated track record for recruiting trained Army personnel from the robust network in our communities.\n\nNorth Country communities have strived tirelessly to ensure that the healthcare, education and housing needs of the military families coming to Fort Drum are fully served. It is an affordable region where families have access to exceptional college opportunities and military spouses are able to seek and obtain employment. Advocate Drum is one of the most active community groups whose sole focus is to support the base.\n\nFinally, Fort Drum's close proximity to several airports in Watertown, Syracuse and New York State with frequent connections to the country's largest international airports make the base easily accessible for the Army's mobility and logistical needs.\n\nFor all of these reasons, I urge you to select Fort Drum for the Multi-Domain Task Force. I appreciate your attention to this important matter and look forward to your response.\n\nPlease do not hesitate to reach out to my office with any questions.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-delivers-15-million-to-establish-innovation-hub-in-upstate-new-york-cornell-will-lead-northeast-region-to-supercharge-scientific-research-strengthen-entrepreneurship-bolster-rural-economic-development-and-accelerate-upstate-nys-growing-tech-economy", "SCHUMER DELIVERS $15 MILLION TO ESTABLISH INNOVATION HUB IN UPSTATE NEW YORK; CORNELL WILL LEAD NORTHEAST REGION TO SUPERCHARGE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, STRENGTHEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BOLSTER RURAL ECONOMIC...", "2022-09-08", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "From His CHIPS And Science Act To The Inflation Reduction Act, Schumer Has Been Delivering Major Fed $$$ To Transform Upstate Economy With Cutting-Edge Industries And Bring Manufacturing Back From Overseas\n\nNow Senator Secures $15M NSF Award For Cornell To Lead New Northeast Hub To Accelerate Innovation, Entrepreneurship And Economic Development Along With UBuffalo, Syracuse University, Binghamton University, RIT, University Of Rochester, To Take Products Out Of The Lab And Launch New Businesses & Create Good Paying Jobs\n\nSchumer: Cornell Will Lead Northeast Coalition To Make Upstate NY A Center For Innovation\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $15 million to establish a new federal Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub for the Interior Northeast Region that will be led by Cornell University and include a consortium of top New York research institutions, including the University at Buffalo, Syracuse University, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Binghamton University, and the University of Rochester to expand entrepreneurship, translating more research into new businesses and bolstering new innovative industries in Upstate New York. Schumer said this new hub will be an important component of the rapidly growing tech economy in Western NY, the Southern Tier, Central New York, and the Finger Lakes, helping to bring new opportunities in innovation jobs and transform Upstate New York\u2019s economic landscape.\n\n\u201cUpstate New York is primed to lead the nation in developing and building the innovation economy, and I am proud to deliver this $15 million federal investment to help bring next generation technology out of the lab, spur startups, and create good-paying jobs. Cornell, working hand-in-hand with Upstate New York\u2019s top research institutions, will strengthen the state\u2019s research and innovation potential from Buffalo and Syracuse to Rochester and Binghamton,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cFederal investment like this is how we breathe new life into Upstate New York and help reestablish the region as a global leader for innovation. In tandem with the historic funding I just led to passage in my CHIPS and Science Bill, and the largest ever investment in fighting climate change through the Inflation Reduction Act, we can transform Upstate\u2019s economy and I will keep fighting to make sure Upstate workers secure good-paying jobs building our nation\u2019s future.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a prior I-Corps participant, and now Hub Principal Investigator, I am thrilled to see I-Corps grow in reach and breadth in our region. IN I-Corps will play a key role in catalyzing the impact of the world-leading research in our region in solving society\u2019s big challenges,\" said Lynden Archer, Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering and James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering at Cornell University. \"The IN I-Corps Hub is designed to help support innovators that are commercializing research outside of the major metro areas that have been where the vast majority of venture capital funding has been deployed. We are tremendously grateful for Sen. Schumer's support of I-Corps and the mission to grow a truly national and inclusive innovation ecosystem.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the NSF\u2019s Innovation Corps program is an entrepreneurial training program that helps bring invention and innovations beyond the university laboratory, and establishes hubs to give communities the tools needed to bring products to commercialization, launch new businesses, create good-paying jobs, and foster innovation ecosystems to promote future growth. The Cornell-led Interior Northeast Hub will join eight other federal hubs in the National Innovation Network (NIN), expanding the geographic reach of the network and promoting economic growth and cutting-edge emerging STEM industries, with a specific focus on promoting rural and underserved communities. Schumer said the I-Corps program, started in 2011, has been incredibly successful having spurred over a thousand startups that have cumulatively raised over $760 million in public and private funding, and now this opportunity will be expanded further to regions across Upstate New York.\n\nThe Interior Northeast Hub will include areas from Upstate New York to New Hampshire to West Virginia and will support the administration of I-Corps entrepreneurial training programs and research in collaboration with nine partner institutions: the Rochester Institute of Technology, Binghamton University, University at Buffalo, Syracuse University, University of Rochester, University of Pittsburgh, Dartmouth College, University of Vermont, and West Virginia University. Schumer said these world-renowned research institutions will pave the way not only in administering these entrepreneurial development and training programs, making sure the technological discoveries made on these campuses are brought to market, reaping benefits for local economies.\n\nSchumer has long championed the expansion of Upstate New York\u2019s tech economy to accelerate the recovery of the region. Just last week, after over a year of non-stop advocacy, the senator delivered over $63 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan\u2019s EDA Regional Challenge to Binghamton University to make the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes a national hub for battery research and manufacturing and $25 million for the Western New York Advanced Manufacturing Coalition to train workers for in-demand tech jobs and support the growth of manufacturers in the region.\n\nIn the past month, Schumer has passed some of the largest federal investments in decades to boost manufacturing and cutting-edge research in America, making today\u2019s announcement all the more timely to position Upstate New York for major new manufacturing and innovation opportunities. Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science Act, on top of the historic incentives to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S. from overseas, contains billions to bolster NSF research and initiatives to support entrepreneurs, which can build on today\u2019s I-Corps announcement, as well as boosts investment in STEM education and training programs. In addition, the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in fighting climate change ever, contains billions to strengthen the clean energy-manufacturing sector and create thousands of new jobs in Upstate New York. Thanks to these massive increases in federal investment, and now the training offered through this program, Upstate New York will be able to supercharge the scientific discoveries already being made on campuses to launch more businesses and revitalize the region like never before.\n\nThe Interior Northeast Hub will officially launch on January 1, 2023.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter of support to the National Science Foundation appears below:\n\nDear Director Panchanathan:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by Cornell University to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to form a new Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub. This program will create a regional powerhouse, partnering with like-minded rural and rural-serving research institutions in Upstate New York and neighboring states within the interior Northeast region that stretches from West Virginia to New Hampshire. Collectively, this group sees an opportunity to knit a dispersed group of small innovation zones into a cohesive region wide innovation community.\n\nThe Downstate region, in and around the New York City, is a densely populated economic powerhouse that requires its own, highly focused, innovation initiative. I am proud that New York City has been awarded an I-Corps Hub that can continue to facilitate the growth of high-tech startups that are such a boon to the economy of New York City and downstate New York.\n\nUpstate New York has had a markedly different economic history over the past decades than the New York City metro area. One of Upstate\u2019s major strengths is its wealth of innovative research universities, such as Cornell University, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Binghamton, Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester. These institutions are not only academic leaders, but economic anchor institutions. Upstate colleges and universities spent $3,094,558,000 in R&D in 2020, which represents 43% of all R&D spending by institutions of higher education in New York State in that year.\n\nA new innovation support model is sorely needed for nurturing critical and emerging technologies and accelerating their translation from lab to market outside of America\u2019s major metros. This work needs to be done in a way that increases diversity and represents a truly national rising tide of high-tech economic opportunity across all regions, rather than one that is concentrated in a few big cities. I think the proposed Interior Northeast Hub provides a perfect incubator for developing this new model, and am excited to see it form with the support of the National Science Foundation.\n\nI applaud Cornell University for its foresight, and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-fighting-for-over-a-year-schumer-announces-western-ny-as-winner-of-historic-eda-regional-challenge-bringing-25-million-to-wny-to-develop-groundwork-for-major-manufacturing-and-tech-hub-after-his-personal-advocacy-schumer-delivers-major-fed-funding-to-revitalize-east-buffalo-train-workers-for-good-paying-jobs_transform-buffalos-economy-", "AFTER FIGHTING FOR OVER A YEAR, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES WESTERN NY AS WINNER OF HISTORIC EDA REGIONAL CHALLENGE, BRINGING $25 MILLION TO WNY TO DEVELOP GROUNDWORK FOR MAJOR MANUFACTURING & TECH HUB; AFTER...", "2022-09-02", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "After Schumer Directly Lobbied President Biden And Commerce Secretary To Advocate For Buffalo And WNY, Senator Delivers $25M To Train Workers And Bring Major New Opportunities In Tech And Manufacturing To Underserved Communities\n\nWNY Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Will Advance Inclusive Workforce Development And Redevelop Industrial Sites To Expand The Advanced Manufacturing Sector\n\nSchumer: Major Federal Investment Will Transform East Buffalo And Western New York, Giving The Region The Backing To Become The America\u2019s Next Manufacturing And Tech Hub!\n\nFollowing his personal appeal to President Biden and direct advocacy that secured Western New York\u2019s spot as a finalist in the American Rescue Plan\u2019s EDA Regional Challenge, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Buffalo has been selected as a winner of the EDA Regional Challenge and will receive $25 million for the Western New York Advanced Manufacturing Coalition to train workers for in-demand jobs and position the region for new opportunities to grow American manufacturing. Schumer said this major federal funding, which he has fought to deliver for months, will elevate the region as America\u2019s next major manufacturing hub and position it well for a federal tech hub designation as part of the new Regional Technology Hubs Program that was created in Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science Act that was recently signed into law. This investment and the new opportunities it creates will fundamentally reshape the Western New York economic landscape and create a more equitable and brighter future for all of Buffalo.\n\n\u201cThis is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that will transform Western New York\u2019s legacy as an industrial powerhouse into a new national advanced manufacturing and tech hub, bringing back good-paying jobs from overseas and training our workforce to benefit from those new opportunities. I am proud to personally deliver this game-changing $25 million to revitalize East Buffalo and show the rest of the country what I\u2019ve long known: Western New York will be the foundation for America\u2019s manufacturing future,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI made sure everyone knew my vision for what Buffalo can become, and took the voices of the people of Western New York all the way to the President promising them that I would deliver the funding they needed to help make these groundbreaking efforts a reality. I am happy to say a promise made is now a promise kept. This funding will make sure that the East Side community and Western New York are the ones who secure training and good-paying jobs to bring manufacturing back to America.\u201d\n\nAfter standing alongside President Biden in solidarity with Buffalo following the horrific mass shooting at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue, Schumer launched a major push to deliver the federal funding for this project to help train East Buffalo residents for good-paying manufacturing careers. This came after Schumer made multiple calls last year to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to advocate for the selection of Western New York as a finalist and for them to be selected as a winner for federal investment. Schumer personally visited the Northland Workforce Training Center earlier this year to double down on his efforts to secure the award announced today.\n\nThe $1 billion EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge Program, created by the American Rescue Plan which Schumer authored, received 529 Phase 1 applications from across the United States, and the WNY Advanced Manufacturing Cluster was one of only 60 proposals selected as a Phase 1 awardee allowing them to receive $500,000 in technical assistance to strengthen their project and compete for a Phase 2 final award which they received with this announcement. Only 21 of the original 529 applications nationally were selected as final awardees, including the WNY Advanced Manufacturing Cluster.\n\nSchumer explained that the Western New York Advanced Manufacturing Cluster proposal, submitted by the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (WNYREDC), will use the $25 million in funding awarded this week to help train workers for careers in manufacturing and tech by making a more diverse, highly skilled workforce and to expand opportunity for more workers to access good-paying and union jobs, with a focus on providing opportunities to East Buffalo residents. Specifically, funds will develop the Northland Corridor of Buffalo\u2019s East Side, renovating two industrial buildings, creating a clean energy microgrid to power the campus, and supporting manufacturing training programs, including those offered at Buffalo Manufacturing Works.\n\nIn addition to his push for the EDA Regional Challenge award, Schumer has also highlighted bold new federal investment slated for research and development (R&D), entrepreneurship, tech training and education, and domestic manufacturing as a part of his recently signed into law CHIPS and Science Act that can also benefit Buffalo\u2019s East Side and Western New York. These additional investments will work in unison with the efforts supported by the $25 million federal investment to expand the advanced manufacturing sector, boost training for underserved workers, and make the region into a national tech hub. His CHIPS and Science law includes the creation of a new $10 billion regional technology hub program, originally proposed in his bipartisan Endless Frontier Act introduced in 2020, that will select 20 regions around the country as tech hubs, which Western New York is primed to compete for by building off of the efforts of the Western New York Advanced Manufacturing Cluster.\n\nIn the past month, Schumer has passed some of the largest federal investments in decades to boost manufacturing in America, from his previously mentioned CHIPS And Science Act to the historic Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in clean energy manufacturing and fighting climate change in history, making today\u2019s announcement for Western New York all the more timely to position the region for major new manufacturing opportunities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-secures-637-million-for-binghamton-via-highly-competitive-eda-regional-challenge-to-make-the-southern-tier-and-finger-lakes-americas-next-major-battery-research-and-manufacturing-hub-after-his-personal-advocacy-schumer-delivers-major-fed-funding-with-potential-for-thousands-of-good-paying-jobs_powering-the-future-of-americas-battery-industry-", "SCHUMER SECURES $63.7 MILLION FOR BINGHAMTON VIA HIGHLY COMPETITIVE EDA REGIONAL CHALLENGE TO MAKE THE SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES AMERICA\u2019S NEXT MAJOR BATTERY RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING HUB; AFTER...", "2022-09-02", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Fought Non-Stop For Over A Year, Calling Commerce Secretary Multiple Times For Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy NY Proposal To Transform The Southern Tier Economy With Federally-Backed, Cutting-Edge Battery Research And Manufacturing\n\nSenator Says This Investment Is Breathing New Life Into Region\u2019s Industrial and Innovation Legacy With An Upstate Coalition Of Binghamton University, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY BEST, And More Leading The Way\n\nSchumer: The Southern Tier & Finger Lakes Will Power The Future Of Battery Research & Manufacturing For America\n\nFollowing his direct advocacy that secured Binghamton\u2019s spot as a finalist in the American Rescue Plan\u2019s EDA Regional Challenge, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that Binghamton University has been awarded $63.7 million for their New Energy New York proposal to make the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes a national hub for battery research and manufacturing.\n\nSchumer said the proposal includes the establishment of a national center for battery technology and manufacturing, the Battery-NY Center, providing the foundation the funding needed to advance cutting-edge research, attract innovative companies, secure the battery supply chain, and strengthen American manufacturing. Schumer said this investment will elevate Binghamton, the Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes as an emerging global battery hub, which can create thousands of good-paying jobs and fundamentally transform Upstate New York\u2019s economy.\n\n\u201cI am proud to deliver this once-in-a-generation investment for Binghamton, the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, and all of Upstate New York. New Energy New York will make the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes America\u2019s home for battery innovation and production, bring manufacturing back from overseas, and train thousands of workers for good-paying jobs in an industry that will define this century. Broome County was once the global home to innovation, as the birthplace of IBM, flight simulation and virtual reality, and this project will breathe new life into that legacy, showing the world what I have long known: that Binghamton and Upstate New York workers can lead the effort to bring manufacturing back to America, and take us into the future,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWe just made the largest ever federal investment in clean energy and batteries in the Inflation Reduction Act, electric vehicles are booming, and now Binghamton can seize this opportunity to grow the beating heart of this emerging battery industry right here in Upstate New York. I am proud to have worked hand-in-hand with Professor Whittingham, President Stenger, and the other coalition partners to deliver the federal funding to make this revolutionary project a reality.\u201d\n\n\"The NENY (New Energy New York) team has worked hard on this project and without the leadership and guidance from Sen. Schumer from the beginning, we do not believe we would be here today,\" said Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger. \"Distinguished Professor and Nobel Prize-winner Stan Whittingham and our Associate Vice President Per Stromhaug had an idea they believed was crucial to our nation's energy security. They, along with their team and NENY coalition members, have carried the concept to this point where we can stand here today as winners of the EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. With this win, and with the tremendous financial support from New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul, we are confident we can turn the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of New York into the national hub for battery innovation, manufacturing and workforce development.\"\n\n\u201cThanks to Senator Schumer Broome County will be the future home of innovation for America\u2019s battery industry. Senator Schumer never stopped fighting for the potential we both know Broome County and the Southern Tier has, and today he delivered big to make that happen,\u201d said Broome County Executive Jason Garnar. \u201cUnder the leadership of Binghamton University and Dr. Whittingham the New Energy New York project will make sure the next-generation battery research, design, and manufacturing is led by Broome County workers. The future will be built here in Broome County.\u201d\n\nThe New Energy New York coalition is one of 21 winners \u2013 each a regional coalition of partnering entities \u2013 that will receive awards between $25 and $65 million, making Binghamton\u2019s one of the largest. For over a year, Schumer personally advocated to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for the selection of the Southern Tier as a finalist for this opportunity, and then personally visited the Southern Tier to double down on his advocacy after successfully securing Binghamton as one of 60 Phase 1 finalists nationally to compete for this final Phase 2 award. The senator explained that the $1 billion EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge Program, created by the American Rescue Plan, which he authored, received 529 Phase 1 applications from across the nation.\n\nSchumer, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, and Dr. Stan Whittingham, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the development of lithium ion batteries, all joined forces and penned a joint op-ed on the importance of bolstering battery technology for America\u2019s future to further promote the cause and Schumer routinely highlighted Binghamton as he continued to pass major legislation which invested in battery development as a central part of building the clean energy economy.\n\nSchumer said batteries are integral to everyday life, helping to power mobile phones, laptops, smart watches, and electric vehicles, but unfortunately, much of the manufacturing of this critical technology has been offshored, leaving the country vulnerable to supply chain disruptions that can raise costs for working families and jeopardize U.S. jobs and national security. Schumer just shepherded the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment towards fighting climate change in history, to passage earlier this month, which includes targeted incentives to help bolster clean battery manufacturing in the U.S. making projects like Binghamton\u2019s even more critical and priming the region to further benefit from federal investment to expand manufacturing opportunities and create jobs. This is on top of the investments already made in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which included $6 billion in federal incentives to expand capabilities of U.S.-based battery research and development, bolster domestic battery production, and shore up the American supply chain for batteries and energy storage technology that is often reliant on foreign sources. Imperium 3 New York (iM3NY), a lithium-ion cell manufacturer, recently commenced commercial production in Endicott, NY and as North America\u2019s only pure home-grown battery gigafactory, is well-positioned to take advantage of federal investment.\n\nSpecifically, Binghamton\u2019s proposal will establish a battery technology and manufacturing center, the Battery-NY Center, in the Southern Tier, hosted by Binghamton University, with a focus on bringing the manufacturing of batteries back to America and supporting the economic resurgence of an underdeveloped area of the region. This investment will help scale up capacity for new battery products and manufacturing companies, and will also support workforce training programs to connect workers with new jobs in this growing industry. According to Binghamton University, the proposal is projected to support and create thousands of new good-paying jobs in the next 10 years, with the potential to support or sustain thousands of additional indirect jobs within related supply chains. The Southern Tier is home to hundreds of manufacturers, many of which have significant interests or are well positioned to participate in the battery supply chain, including iM3NY. In addition, the proposal will build on regional programs to help spur entrepreneurship, climate justice, and workforce training through partnerships with institutions of higher education and community organizations. The 13-member project coalition includes Binghamton University, NY-BEST, SUNY Broome, SUNY Corning Community College, Rochester Institute of Technology, and NYSTAR, among other key organizations such as IncubatorWorks, Clean Fight New York, and county and state government entities.\n\nIn the past month, Schumer has passed some of the largest federal investments in decades to boost manufacturing in America, from his CHIPS And Science Act to the previously mentioned historic Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in history in clean energy manufacturing and fighting climate change, making today\u2019s announcement for Binghamton all the more timely to position the region for major new manufacturing opportunities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-62-million-in-federal-funding-for-fire-departments-across-upstate-new-york-senators-say-fema_will-give-firefighters-the-equipment-they-need-to-keep-our-communities-safe", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $6.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATORS SAY FEMA $$$ WILL GIVE FIREFIGHTERS THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO KEEP OUR...", "2022-09-01", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced over $6.2 million in federal funding for firefighters across Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The senators said the funding will be used to purchase essential equipment, boost training and provide firefighters the support they need to keep New Yorkers and themselves safe.\n\n\u201cFrom the peak of the pandemic to battling a blaze, our brave Upstate New York firefighters are always on the front lines, risking their lives to protect their communities. It is essential that we provide our firefighters with the resources they need to keep our communities safe,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThat is why I am proud to deliver this over $6 million federal boost, from a program I helped create, for our courageous Upstate heroes to give them the equipment and training they need to stay safe and be prepared to take on any emergency.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew York\u2019s brave firefighters put their lives at risk to keep us safe,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cWe owe it to them to ensure that they have the top-of-the-line safety equipment and comprehensive training they need to respond to emergencies. I\u2019m proud to be delivering more than $6 million in federal funding for our first responders and I\u2019ll keep fighting to ensure that New York\u2019s fire departments have the support and resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.\u201d\n\nThe senators broke down the funding by region below:\n\nCentral New York\n\nOrganization\n\nGrant Funding\n\nCity of Auburn\n\n$219,122.72\n\nCity of Syracuse\n\n$107,600.00\n\nCity of Cortland\n\n$364,721.90\n\nCity of Fulton\n\n$48,571.42\n\nRedfield Volunteer Fire Company Inc\n\n$73,333.33\n\nCity of Oneida\n\n$42,857.14\n\nThroop Fire Department\n\n$40,967.61\n\nWestern NY\n\nFinger Lakes\n\nSouthern Tier\n\nCapital Region\n\nNorth Country\n\nHudson Valley\n\nOrganization\n\nGrant Funding\n\nVillage of Tarrytown\n\n$80,853.33\n\nJ. H. Ketcham Hose Company, Inc.\n\n$184,073.33\n\nGreenville Fire District\n\n$233,033.68\n\nHyde Park Fire & Water District\n\n$12,759.04\n\nTown of Greenburgh\n\n$475,966.55\n\nFairview Fire Department\n\n$411,887.97\n\nVillage of Port Chester\n\n$131,612.90\n\nCity of New Rochelle\n\n$69,545.45\n\nThe AFG Program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the Department\u2019s United States Fire Administration. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program\u2019s priorities and demonstrate financial need. More information on the AFG Program can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer_-prepare-to-takeoff--avelo-airlines-will-launch-4-new-flights-to-florida-at-the-greater-binghamton-airport-the-airlines-first-hub-in-new-york-state-after-senator-delivered-historic-funding-to-strengthen-the-airports-operations-southern-tier-will-be-flying-higher-than-ever-before", "SCHUMER: - \u201cPREPARE TO TAKEOFF\u201d- AVELO AIRLINES WILL LAUNCH 4 NEW FLIGHTS TO FLORIDA AT THE GREATER BINGHAMTON AIRPORT, THE AIRLINES FIRST HUB IN NEW YORK STATE; AFTER SENATOR DELIVERED HISTORIC...", "2022-08-31", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "In Recent Years, Schumer Championed Over $10+ Million In Fed Funding For The Greater Binghamton Airport To Strengthen Their Facilities, Accelerate Their Pandemic Recovery, And Attract New Air Service\n\nSenator Says Long Awaited New Flights In Binghamton Will Increase Quality of Life, Boost Economic Development, And Help Southern Tier Reach New Heights\n\nSchumer: Landing Avelo Is Only The Beginning For Broome\u2019s Economic Takeoff\n\nAfter delivering historic federal funding to the Greater Binghamton Airport to strengthen their operations to attract new carriers and bolster economic development, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced Avelo Airlines will add four new flights to Florida - two to Orlando and two to Fort Myers - in the Southern Tier. Schumer explained that he has worked for years to get the Greater Binghamton Airport the financial support it needs to recover from the pandemic and build back stronger, and today\u2019s announcement shows those effort have paid off. The senator\u2019s staff advocated directly to Avelo Airlines on behalf of the Broome County community, pitching the Southern Tier for the airlines first hub in New York State.\n\nSenator Schumer said, \u201cIt is my honor to welcome Avelo to New York with Binghamton as their first hub. I know they will see what I\u2019ve long-known: the Southern Tier is ready for take-off. I have relentlessly fought to deliver millions in funding to accelerate the Greater Binghamton Airport\u2019s modernization\u2013 and with this new service the fruits of that labor are taking flight. The sky is the limit for Binghamton\u2019s future!\u201d\n\nJason Garnar, Broome County Executive said, \u201cBroome County is excited to welcome Avelo Airlines to The Greater Binghamton Airport. I thank Senator Schumer for his support of my administration's efforts to help secure this new air service opportunity for the Greater Binghamton Airport . He has long been a friend and supporter of Broome County and BGM. Whether it\u2019s his work to support the expansion of air service here in Broome County, to deliver critical funds through COVID relief bills; ensuring we could keep the airport operational during the pandemic, or his leadership to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill delivering funds to enable us expand and upgrade BGM\u2019s facilities, Senator Schumer is a true partner and we are grateful for his leadership.\u201d\n\nSchumer has a long history of fighting to deliver robust federal funding for the Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) and to help land new affordable air service in Upstate New York. Since the start of the pandemic, Schumer has delivered over $1.3 billion for New York\u2019s airports, and specifically for the Greater Binghamton Airport over $1.3 million in the CARES Act, over $1 million in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), and over $1.2 million in the American Rescue Plan. This funding was supercharged by the historic increases Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, which is expected to deliver over $5 million to BGM over the next 5 years. These funding increases also does not include the additional millions in federal grants that were bolstered by Congressional appropriations which Schumer worked to secure for the airport, including $1 million through the Small Community Air Service Development Program last year which can help continue to attract more air service opportunities in the future.\n\nSchumer also said that today\u2019s announcement will work hand and hand with his push for Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy NY Proposal\u2019s spot as a finalist in the EDA Regional Challenge for tens of millions in federal investment to create a battery research and manufacturing hub in Upstate New York. Schumer said that in pitching Avelo to come to Binghamton, the massive manufacturing potential and new emerging industries were a key factor, and that as the Southern Tier grows quality of life enhancements like convenient air service will be major draws. The senator said now, with the federal government making historic investments in clean energy battery research with the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, this announcement couldn\u2019t have come at a better time as decision on the awards are expected within the coming weeks. Schumer, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, and Dr. Stan Whittingham, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the development of lithium ion batteries, recently penned a joint op-ed on the importance of bolstering battery technology for America\u2019s future.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-the-heels-of-delivering-historic-federal-investments-for-microchip-manufacturing-and-innovation-schumer-visits-corning-incorporateds-canton-facility-to-break-down-how-his-bill-will-keep-corning-growing-and-help-one-of-the-north-countrys-major-employers-reach-new-heights-", "ON THE HEELS OF DELIVERING HISTORIC FEDERAL INVESTMENTS FOR MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION, SCHUMER VISITS CORNING INCORPORATED\u2019S CANTON FACILITY TO BREAK DOWN HOW HIS BILL WILL KEEP CORNING...", "2022-08-29", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Semiconductor Chips Are Integral To Everyday Life From Cars To Refrigerators, But Most Are Not Made In The U.S. Threatening National Security, Worsening Inflation and Increasing Costs For Families, & Weakening U.S. Competitiveness\n\nSchumer\u2019s Historic Billions In Fed Investment For R&D, Innovation, and American Microchip Manufacturing Will Boost NY Companies Like Corning Incorporated, Especially Facilities Like Canton\u2019s Which Makes Specialized Glass Components Essential For Semiconductor Manufacturing\n\nSchumer: My Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Bill Will Be A Rocket-chip For Corning Incorporated In Canton To Reach New Heights\n\nAfteryears of relentless advocacy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer\u2019s historic bipartisan CHIPS and Science bill was signed into law this month delivering the largest federal investment in manufacturing and innovation in decades and helping bring jobs back from overseas to places like the North Country and Upstate New York. Standing with Corning Incorporated leaders and United Steelworkers, Schumer explained how his bill will help keep the U.S. on the cutting-edge of innovation, train a new generation of tech and manufacturing workers, lower costs for families, address inflation, strengthen national security, and specifically boost facilities like Canton\u2019s, which makes specialized glass components for the semiconductor industry that will be in greater demand with Schumer\u2019s bill fueling a major expansion of microchip manufacturing in the U.S. Schumer said that as the U.S. begins to rapidly expand domestic chip manufacturing, Canton will play an integral role within that growth, helping to lead and support the future of American manufacturing and tech leadership.\n\n\u201cCorning\u2019s Canton location has been a linchpin of the North Country\u2019s economy for over 50 years and my Chips and Science Bill that was just signed into law will power the facility with good-paying jobs now and into the future. This is the largest investment in decades in the future of American microchip innovation and manufacturing and that surge in new domestic production will need the highly sophisticated glass made here with North Country workers\u2019 hands,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThe North Country\u2019s workforce is ready to build the future of American manufacturing, and Corning Incorporated is leading the way to make that happen. The investments from my bill will lay the foundation to create more economic opportunity here in the North Country, strengthen U.S. supply chains, and boost the country\u2019s manufacturing for years to come with North Country workers benefitting every step of the way.\u201d\n\n\"We're grateful for Majority Leader Schumer\u2019s leadership in passing this bipartisan legislation to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. Corning\u2019s advanced optics materials and products \u2013 made at our facilities in Fairport and Canton, New York \u2013and research at Sullivan Park in Corning are supporting the growing semiconductor industry. Coupled with continued investments in the industry, we believe the passage of this critical legislation will further increase the resilience of the U.S. semiconductor supply chain,\u201d said Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated.\n\n\u201cThrough the CHIPS and Science Act, Senator Chuck Schumer and our elected representatives have set the trajectory for American manufacturing competitiveness for the rest of this century,\u201d said Marc P. Christensen, President of Clarkson University. \u201cThis is especially true for New Yorkers and its talented workforce. Clarkson University and our NYS-designated Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) faculty have the proven track record of delivering relevant research, manufacturing expertise, and industrial partnerships that matter to the semiconductor and high-technology sectors of our economy. We thank Senator Schumer for his leadership and perseverance to obtain bipartisan support for the investments in research, technology innovation and STEM education that positively impact all Americans in the products they buy as well as adding more rewarding jobs in the technology sector.\u201d\n\nCorning is one of the largest employers in New York, with over 7,000 employees across the state, including over 300 in St. Lawrence County. Schumer explained that anticipation of federal investment in his bill and the tremendous impact it will have on the tech industry have already spurred growth for Corning Incorporated. Just last month, Schumer helped announce a $139M, 270 job expansion in Monroe County by Corning Incorporated to support optic technology, which is critical in the microchip manufacturing industry. Schumer said that with further expansion of domestic semiconductor production, more and more companies will be relying on Corning Incorporated for their expertise in innovation, glass, and specialty tech to support their growth. Corning\u2019s Canton location leverages its expertise in glass science to make some of the world\u2019s purest glass. The plant has become a world leader in production of specialized glasses ideal for advanced microchip production.\n\nIn addition, Schumer said the bill\u2019s increased investment for National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including through a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs will help support new innovation and train the next generation of Corning\u2019s workforce in the North Country. Schumer said that research and technical training schools like Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Canton and Potsdam and Jefferson Community College are in a strong position to compete for this investment which will boost a series of new programs, including programs for high-tech research, STEM education for underrepresented populations, including for rural communities like the North Country, and skilled technical education to prepare workers for tech and manufacturing jobs like those at Corning Incorporated.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-announces-25-million-in-fed-funding-to-help-upstate-new-york-plug-orphan-oil-and-gas-wells-through-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-and-jobs-law-senator-says-fed_will-supercharge-ny-efforts-to-address-legacy-pollution-fight-climate-change-and-clean-up-communities-across-upstate", "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION IN FED FUNDING TO HELP UPSTATE NEW YORK PLUG ORPHAN OIL AND GAS WELLS THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW; SENATOR SAYS FED $$$ WILL SUPERCHARGE NY EFFORTS...", "2022-08-29", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Orphaned Wells - Abandoned Sites From The Fossil Fuel Industry - Can Leak Methane And Other Pollutants Into Communities And Water Sources\n\nNew York Is Home To Nearly 7,000 Orphaned Wells With Many In The Southern Tier, Western NY, Central NY, And Finger Lakes Putting Communities At Risk Of Contamination; Schumer Delivered Fed Funding Will Boost NY Efforts To Plug, Remediate, and Reclaim These Hazardous Sites\n\nSchumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Plug Hundreds Of Abandoned Oil Wells, Keeping Waters Clean, Communities Safe, And Stopping Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Upstate New York\n\nOn the heels of delivering the largest federal investment in fighting climate change in history, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer today announced $25 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to bolster New York State\u2019s efforts to plug, cap, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells in Upstate New York. New York has nearly 7,000 of these abandoned sites from the fossil fuel industry, concentrated heavily in the Southern Tier, Western NY, Central NY and the Finger Lakes, which can leak methane and other pollutants, posing a serious safety hazard and further fueling climate change. Schumer said this investment, which comes from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, will bolster New York\u2019s ongoing efforts to find and plug these hazardous old gas and oil wells, clean up our environment, protect waters from contamination, and fight climate change, all while creating good-paying jobs.\n\n\u201cUpstate New York, from the Southern Tier and Central New York to Western New York and the Finger Lakes, has been plagued by orphaned oil and gas wells for decades creating hidden hazards that can pollute our backyards, drinking water sources, and communities. Now, thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law that I championed, Upstate New York will receive $25 million in desperately-needed funding to confront these long-standing environmental challenges and plug hundreds of these wells,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI am proud to deliver this significant federal investment to create good-paying local jobs to fight climate change and ensure that municipalities do not have to take on the full financial burden to clean up the remnants of the fossil fuel industry.\u201d\n\nAccording to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), most of these orphaned oil and gas wells across the state were drilled in the late 1800s to early 1900s, prior to the establishment of modern environmental protections, and as a result, lack comprehensive documentation and may present threats to public safety and the environment. These wells are predominantly found in the Southern Tier, Western New York, the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions \u2013 with the highest number of orphaned wells in Allegany County. If left unplugged, orphaned wells can leak methane, a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2, and other toxic contaminants into the environment and ground and surface waters. This funding will go directly to helping to bolster ongoing work to plug, cap, and reclaim these orphaned wells and keep our communities safe.\n\nNew York is already leading the charge nationally in locating and plugging these wells. In 2020, the DEC and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) launched a new program using state-of-the-art drone and magnetometer technology to map abandoned oil and gas wells.\n\nSchumer said that these orphaned wells are a major contributor to climate change and plugging them is integral to both the health of our local communities and our planet. The EPA estimates that methane emissions from these abandoned wells are equivalent to over 6 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act provided a historic $4.7 billion to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells via grants to States and new federal programs to tackle legacy pollution. As of 2021, there have been more than 129,000 orphaned wells identified across the United States, with this number expected to grow as more are found using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding announced today is part of an overall $1.15 billion in Phase One awards announced from the DOI for states to plug and remediate orphaned wells, with more formula funding expected in the coming months.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-with-the-adirondack-mountains-at-his-back-senator-breaks-down-how-the-largest-investment-in-fighting-climate-he-just-delivered-will-help-preserve-the-north-countrys-greatest-natural-wonders-and-outdoor-recreation-economy-stop-pollution-and-protect-the-adirondacks-for-generations-to-come", "SCHUMER: WITH THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS AT HIS BACK, SENATOR BREAKS DOWN HOW THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN FIGHTING CLIMATE HE JUST DELIVERED WILL HELP PRESERVE THE NORTH COUNTRY\u2019S GREATEST NATURAL WONDERS...", "2022-08-29", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Inflation Reduction Act To Lower Healthcare and Energy Costs, Reduce Inflation, And Fight Climate Change Is Now Law; Clean Energy Investments Alone Are Estimated To Create Nearly 9 Million New Jobs Across America, With Upstate NY Set To Benefit In BIG Ways\n\nSchumer Says Outdoor Recreation And Tourism Are The Lifeblood Of The Adirondack Park; Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s Historic Environmental Investments Will Protect and Preserve Adirondack Mountains, Bolster Rural Development, Reduce Energy Costs For Working Families, All While Creating Good-Paying Jobs In Places Like The North Country\n\nSchumer: Inflation Reduction Act Will Protect The Natural Beauty Of The Adirondacks For Our Health, Our Economy, And Our Grandchildren\n\nStanding with the Adirondack Mountains at his back, and on the heels of delivering the largest federal investment in fighting climate change in history, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today broke down the impact the Inflation Reduction Act would have for families and the environment in the Adirondack Park and across the North Country. Schumer explained that this bill will accelerate the domestic production of clean energy and transition to a greener economy, all of which is vital to places like the Adirondacks, which have historically been on the frontlines of fossil fuel pollution like acid rain. Schumer said that this also presents a major opportunity for places like the North Country which are set to benefit not only from major boosts to conservation funding, but also by helping families lower energy costs by upgrading their homes, creating good-paying clean energy jobs, and strengthening rural development, all while fighting climate change!\n\n\u201cWe have just passed the largest federal investment in fighting climate change ever, and I did this with the Adirondacks and Upstate New York always at the top of my mind. Places like the North Country are primed to reap the rewards, lowering electric bills for families, creating good-paying manufacturing and clean energy jobs to help secure America energy independence, all while preserving the natural beauty of the Adirondacks for our children and grandchildren,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThe North Country is already leading the charge with clean technology from clean hydrogen to electric buses made in Plattsburgh, and now with this major federal boost we can supercharge these efforts to help our local economies grow like never before. Like the creation of the EPA and the passage of the Clean Air Act half a century ago, this legislation will mark a turning point for the Adirondacks and is a down payment on a brighter future for the North Country and Upstate New York.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cTo the Upstate New Yorkers who\u2019d lost faith that Congress can do big things, this bill was for you. To the tens-of-millions of young Americans who have spent years marching, rallying, demanding that Congress act on climate change, this bill was for you.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe offer Senator Schumer our sincere gratitude for the work he did to secure the first meaningful legislation to combat climate change ever approved by Congress,\u201d said William C. Janeway, Executive Director of the Adirondack Council. \u201cOur children and their children will look back on this day as a turning point in American history, when we finally took responsibility for our impact on the climate and took the first real steps to address it. This is a happy day for the Adirondack wilderness, for brook trout and black bears, and for a new generation of children, whose future just got brighter.\u201d\n\nMichael Barrett, Executive Director of the Adirondack Mountain Club said, \"ADK applauds Majority Leader Schumer for leading the largest climate action ever taken by the United States. This unprecedented investment into renewable energies, vulnerable communities, and land conservation sets the stage for a better protected Adirondack Park and a better future for us all.\"\n\nSchumer said that climate change poses a serious threat to the delicate ecosystem of the Adirondacks. Schumer explained that for decades Upstate New York suffered significantly from emissions from Midwest coal fired power plants that produce acid rain, which devastated the Adirondacks waters, wildlife and vegetation. At one point, nearly 700 of the Adirondacks\u2019 water bodies were declared \u201cdead,\u201d too acidic from pollution to support life. Schumer said the Clean Air Act, however, worked wonders to curb the nitrogenous oxides (NOX) and sulfur dioxides (SOX) that led to acid rain in the Adirondacks, and now we are seeing dozens of lakes come back to life with fish and the call of loons.\n\nThe senator said the historic climate investments in the Inflation Reduction Act can similarly be a turning point and supercharge our fight against climate change to bring life back to the Adirondacks. Schumer said that when you invest in fighting climate change it not only will curb pollution, but can help create new good-paying clean energy jobs, and lower costs for families by making America energy independent, and Upstate New York is primed to reap those rewards. This investment, Schumer said, is the boost the Adirondacks needs so that future generations can enjoy the full bounties of its natural landscape, breathing new life into both the environment and main street shops, restaurants and businesses that depend on outdoor recreation for their success.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer highlighted that the bill includes:\n\n$370 Billion To Invest In Clean Energy And Fight Climate Change\n\nSchumer said the roughly $370 billion in climate investments across the Inflation Reduction Act represents the largest ever federal investment in clean energy, transportation, buildings, and manufacturing and is a game-changer to fight climate change and kick off a new era of lower household bills across Upstate New York. The bill is estimated to create 9 million jobs across the country, and will bring manufacturing of clean technology like solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, electric vehicles, and much more back to America, with places like the North Country primed for new investment and jobs. These provisions include:\n\nAn estimated $43 billion in production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, clean hydrogen, and critical minerals processing. Plus, $10 billion in investment tax credits to build clean technology manufacturing facilities, like facilities that make electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. Schumer said that these tax credits will spur growth of companies in every corner of New York. Specifically, he highlighted that additional industrial emissions reduction investments will benefit companies like Alcoa in Massena, Convalt Energy, which wants to create hundreds of solar manufacturing jobs in the Watertown area, and clean hydrogen manufacturers in the North Country like Air Products, which recently announced a green hydrogen production facility in Massena, and Capital Region like Plug Power.\n\n$1 billion for clean buses, garbage trucks, and transit buses that can be deployed across the state, with an emphasis on deploying these vehicles in disadvantaged communities. This is a big potential boost New York manufacturers like Plattsburgh\u2019s Nova Bus that makes clean electric buses, and is already benefiting from the tremendous investments in electric vehicles and buses made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act.\n\nOver $160 billion in estimated value for new and expanded clean electricity tax credits will incentivize the transition to a cleaner power supply, driven by wind, solar, and batteries, deploying gigawatts of clean power across New York. This is further bolstered by about $25 billion in loans, grants, and other forms of financial assistance to build a cleaner grid and power sector across the country.\n\nBillions in loans and grants to build new clean vehicle manufacturing facilities and retool existing auto manufacturing facilities to manufacture clean vehicles across the country.\n\nIncluded in the nearly $370 Billion Investment is $60 Billion To Clean Up New York & Protecting The Environment Nationwide\n\nIn addition to investments in clean energy, the bill also includes $60 billion in environmental justice priorities to clean up Upstate New York and the North Country making our air safer to breather, water cleaner, and communities more equitable and vibrant. These provisions include:\n\nTwo new environmental justice block grants that will provide funding to reconnect communities, including $3 billion for Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants and $3 billion for Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants, to help address the disproportionate environmental and public health harms related to pollution and climate change. These investments build on the $1 billion for a new Reconnecting Communities program that Schumer secured in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will help bring investment to redevelop communities that have been divided by highways like the community grid-I-81 project in Syracuse, the redevelopment of the Kensington Expressway in Buffalo and of the Inner Loop in Rochester, and the LINC project in New Rochelle.\n\n$1.5 billion investment nationwide to plant trees, establish community and urban forests, and expand green spaces in cities, which combats climate change and provides significant community benefits by increasing recreation opportunities, cooling cities, lowering electric bills, and reducing heat-related death and illness. This is especially pertinent to places like Rochester and Syracuse which have ongoing initiatives to expand urban forests as a means of achieving equity across neighborhoods.\n\nReinstating the Superfund tax, so that Superfund sites across New York have a guaranteed source of funding, paid for by the companies responsible for the pollution, that raises an estimated $11 billion over the next 10 years, and can help fund Superfund cleanups across New York and the North Country, like the Black River PCBs Superfund site or the Crown Cleaners of Watertown Inc. site.\n\n$3 billion for grants to reduce pollution at ports, like the Port of Ogdensburg to combat poor air quality in nearby communities, as well as targeted funding for the vehicles moving goods to and from New York\u2019s ports.\n\n$125 million for invasive species control and to increase habitat and infrastructure resiliency within the National Wildlife Refuge System and State wildlife management areas.\n\n$500 million for conservation, resilience, and ecosystem restoration projects on NPS and BLM lands.\n\n$125 million for endangered species recovery plans.\n\n$500 million to pay for the additional National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management employees necessary to carry out projects and respond to increased public interest in outdoor recreation.\n\nInvesting In Climate-Smart Agriculture And Rural Development\n\nSchumer said that in places like the North Country agriculture is a leading economic driver and way of life and that the Inflation Reduction Act bolsters programs tailor made to help rural communities both grow and become more environmentally friendly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has several voluntary land conservation programs that provide technical assistance, financial support, and opportunities for farmers and landowners to implement new land management practices on their land to help lead the way in cleaning their communities. Schumer said these programs are extremely popular and are oversubscribed, but this bill significantly increases funding so rural communities like those in the North Country can get the added support they need. These provisions include:\n\n$18.05 billion in increased funding for USDA voluntary conservation programs, which will scale up the climate and environmental impact of these popular programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect working farms and wetlands, decrease the need for fertilizers, improve water and air quality, restore wildlife habitat, and create conservation easements.\n\n$1.3 billion to collect data on carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions, provide conservation technical assistance and information related to climate smart agricultural and forestry, and to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation activities through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.\n\n$3.1 billion for loan modifications and economic relief for economically distressed farmers, as well as technical fixes to language in the American Rescue Plan needed to unlock funding for land access grants and loans, scholarships, and other assistance for underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, as well as $2.2 billion for farmers who have experienced discrimination in USDA lending programs and funding for an equity commission to address issues of racial equity at USDA.\n\n$2 billion to provide loans and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses that would like to make energy efficiency improvements or install renewable energy systems.\n\nSaving New Yorker\u2019s Money On Energy Costs While Going Green\n\nOn top of historic investment in clean energy production and manufacturing, Schumer said the bill also includes major cost-saving benefits for North Country families with home energy rebates and consumer tax credits. Schumer said these provisions will make energy saving upgrades more affordable and accessible like rooftop solar, energy efficient appliances, heat pumps, and electric vehicles to lower energy costs month after month and make our communities cleaner: a true win-win. These provisions include:\n\nClean Energy Credit, formerly known as the 25D Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit, which provides a 30% credit for residential solar, battery storage, small wind, geothermal, biomass, fuel cells, and solar water heating.\n\nResidential Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit. This $1,200 annual credit per household for upgrades to exterior doors, windows, central air conditioners, etc. to make homes more energy efficient. Which increases to a $2,000 annual credit for air and water heat pumps and biomass stoves and boilers.\n\n$9 billion for Home Energy Performance Based, Whole House Rebates and Training Grants. Schumer explained these grants for state directed home efficiency programs and rebates are designed to make investments in single-family and multifamily energy efficiency retrofits, new energy efficient appliances, and electrification, with the latter program specifically tailored to low- or moderate-income households to help those who need it most save on their bills.\n\nExtensions, Increase, and Modification of New Energy Efficient Home Credit. Schumer said this includes a $2,500 credit for new homes meeting energy efficiency standards to lower their monthly bills, $5,000 credit for zero-energy ready homes, and higher credits for meeting certain labor requirements.\n\n$27 billion for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to deploy reliable clean power and energy efficient building technology, with at least 60 percent of those funds focused on disadvantaged communities.\n\nElectric Vehicle Tax Credits. Schumer said New Yorkers looking to buy a new electric vehicle can receive up to a $7,500 credit beginning next year. In addition, there is also an up to $4,000 credit for people who buy used electric cars, helping to majorly reduce the number of gas-guzzling vehicles on the road.\n\n$1 billion for Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption. Schumer said the funding will help incentivize states to adopt stricter energy efficient building codes.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-heels-of-historic-student-loan-reform-championed-by-schumer-senator-publicly-calls-on-loan-servicers-to-staff-up-ahead-of-fall-when-163-billion-in-debt-will-be-canceled-in-ny-alone-senator-says-servicers-need-to-be-ready-now-to-answer-questions-of-over-225-million-ny-ers-from-relief-to-new-flexibility-relaxed-payment-programs-and-more", "ON HEELS OF HISTORIC STUDENT LOAN REFORM CHAMPIONED BY SCHUMER, SENATOR PUBLICLY CALLS ON LOAN SERVICERS TO \u2018STAFF UP\u2019 AHEAD OF FALL WHEN $16.3 BILLION IN DEBT WILL BE CANCELED IN NY ALONE; SENATOR...", "2022-08-28", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Reveals NEW New York Numbers\u2014NY Has Ranked 4th In Pell Grants Across U.S., Meaning NY Will See MORE $20K Student Loan Forgiveness Compared To Other States; At Least $16.3 Billion Dollars Will Be Canceled In NY; Over 1.09 Million Borrowers Will Have Their Debt Totally Wiped & 2.25 Million NY-ers Will See Some Relief\n\nNew York\u2019s Total Fed Loan Debt Will Shrink From Its Current $93.9 Billion; But Schumer Says Loan Providers, Who With Feds, MUST Be At The Ready For The Surge In Calls Set To Come\n\nSchumer: Fed Loan Servicers Must Be Ready For Wave Of Calls Set To Come Their Way So Borrowers Can Be Helped Fast\n\nStanding with New Yorkers who will benefit from President Biden\u2019s and the Schumer-championed historic student loan reform announced last week, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed full New York numbers on who will benefit and publicly called on student loan service providers who are already paid by the federal Department of Education to staff up, and be at-the-ready ahead of the Fall, when calls and questions on this historic reform will hit their peak. Schumer said that $16.3 billion dollars in debt will be canceled in New York alone, and that he expects over 2.25 million New Yorkers to have some questions for their federal loan service provider. Schumer said the money is already there for these providers to staff up\u2014via federal appropriations\u2014to meet this demand and that questions on relief, new flexibility relaxed payment programs and more must be answered swiftly to ensure everyone who is eligible for relief receives it as soon as they are eligible.\n\n\u201cLast week, we saw how, with the flick of a pen, President Biden took a giant step forward in addressing the student debt crisis by cancelling significant amounts of student debt for millions of borrowers. The positive impacts of this move will be felt by families across New York and the nation, particularly in minority communities, and is the single most effective action that the President can take on his own to help working families and the economy, and today, we have an even sharper view at the numbers,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer.\n\n- In 2021, 455,599 New Yorkers received Pell Grants at an average of $4,385 per person. New York ranked fourth among states with the most amount of Pell recipients in the country. Those who received Pell grants and have federal loans will greatly benefit from the $20,000 of federal student loan cancellation.\n\n- $16.53 billion in federal student loans will be cancelled in New York, with 1.09 million borrowers having their debts totally wiped out and 2.25 million borrowers getting at least some relief.\n\n- Because of a provision Schumer installed into the American Rescue Plan in 2021, all New York student loan forgiveness is tax free.\n\n- New Yorkers in public service will now have a streamlined path to forgiveness, where past payments that did not qualify in the past now will towards the 10-year service mark.\n\n\u201cNew York has ranked 4th in Pell Grants Across the U.S,\u201d said Schumer. \u201cThis means New York will see more of the $20,000 student loan forgiveness compared to other states and at least $16.3 billion dollars will be canceled in the state, with over 1 million New York borrowers having their debt totally wiped away. Even more, over 2 million New Yorkers will see some relief, and it could not come soon enough, because this student debt burden has been exacerbated by a boondoggle system, unfair interest compounding and so much more.\u201d\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s why we need the service providers to be ready to answer questions from the millions of New Yorkers who are eligible for this debt cancellation,\u201d Schumer added.\n\nSnapshot of student debt in New York:\n\nNumber of New Yorkers with federal student loan debt: 2.4 million borrowers\n\nTotal balance of federal loan debt in New York is $93.9 billion\n\nAverage student debt for a New York borrower is: $38,400\n\n(Source: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/student/portfolio // March 31, 2022)\n\n\u201cThis action, along with the pause on federal student loan payments, interest, and collections will improve borrowers\u2019 economic security, allowing them to invest in their families, save for emergencies, and pay down other debt. In addition, I am pleased to see the President\u2019s proposed work towards greatly simplifying and expanding access to student loan relief programs, including the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and look forward to additional improvements to other programs like Income Driven Repayment, which will also allow millions more student loan borrowers to better access existing programs to reduce their student loan debts,\u201d Schumer added.\n\n\u201cNo president or Congress has done more to relieve the burden of student debt and help millions of Americans make ends meet. Make no mistake, the work will continue as we pursue every available path to address the student debt crisis, help close the racial wealth gap for borrowers, and keep our economy growing,\u201d he said.\n\nAccording to Politico, \u201cSchumer started in on his campaign for student debt forgiveness prior to Biden\u2019s inauguration, at a Nov. 20, 2020, meeting in Wilmington at Biden\u2019s then-transition headquarters where he privately pitched the president-elect. The goal over the next two-plus years was to elevate the issue\u2019s profile to something more than a millennial pipedream with events, roundtables, and press conferences in New York and D.C.\u201d\n\nThe 2021 American Rescue Plan also included a provision authored by Schumer that makes all types of student loan forgiveness tax-free through December 2025. It ensures that cancellation would not be treated as taxable income.\n\nAccording to NYC Consumer Affairs, student loan debt is currently the second largest source of consumer debt in the United States, climbing to over $1.5 trillion. Increases in tuition resulting from cuts in public spending on higher education have driven up the average amount borrowed for a bachelor\u2019s degree to $30,000, nearly double what it was 20 years ago. Increased borrowing, stagnating wages, and the expansion of higher education to more financially vulnerable communities without bolstering the requisite support systems have all led to the present-day student loan debt crisis. The White House said that since 1980, the total cost of both four-year public and four-year private college has nearly tripled, even after accounting for inflation. Federal support has not kept up: Pell Grants once covered nearly 80 percent of the cost of a four-year public college degree for students from working families, but now only cover a third. That has left many students from low- and middle-income families with no choice but to borrow if they want to get a degree.\n\n\u201cI've always felt that the debt on students and young people is an anchor. Whereas college should be a ladder up, this is an anchor around their ankles, and they can't make decisions in life. They wake up in the middle of the night, worried how they're going to make that $400 payment,\u201d Schumer said. \u201cNow, we have action.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-58-million-for-projects-across-the-north-country-and-upstate-new-york-through-the-northern-border-regional-commission-after-delivering-historic-funding-for-nbrc-new-york-receives-its-largest-investment-ever-to-create-good-paying-jobs-rebuild-infrastructure-boost-tourism-and-accelerate-economic-recovery", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $5.8 MILLION FOR PROJECTS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY AND UPSTATE NEW YORK THROUGH THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION; AFTER DELIVERING HISTORIC FUNDING FOR NBRC, NEW...", "2022-08-24", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "After Senators Delivered Increase In Funding For NBRC Compared To Previous Years, Upstate NY Receives Largest NBRC Annual Investment To Date\n\nProjects Will Fix Aging North Country Infrastructure, Train Workers For In-Demand Careers, Boost Outdoor Recreation, Increase Tourism And More\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5.8 million in federal funding for twelve projects across the North Country and Upstate New York through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). Schumer and Gillibrand said this represents the NBRC\u2019s largest annual investment in New York to date, thanks to the increase in funding they were able to secure for the NBRC in the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill. The senators said these projects will help address critical needs across the region, including fixing aging infrastructure, training workers for good-paying jobs, increasing tourism, and accelerating the economic recovery of Main Streets across Upstate New York.\n\n\u201cFrom Plattsburgh to Canton and beyond, I am proud to help deliver this $5.8 million job creating federal investment through the Northern Border Regional Commission. This funding will upgrade the North Country\u2019s infrastructure, train workers for in-demand careers, increase tourism and help breathe new life into our main streets to accelerate Upstate New York\u2019s economic revitalization,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis boost in investment for North Country and Upstate New York projects through the NBRC is a direct result of the increased funding I fought for in the annual budget, and even more investment will be on its way with the additional surge of funding to the NBRC I included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law. This federal support is also why I am fighting to reauthorize and expand the NBRC to deliver further federal resources to address some of the North Country\u2019s and Upstate NY\u2019s most pressing challenges from job creation and small business investment to healthcare and broadband so the region has what it needs to prosper.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to help deliver this largest-ever annual investment from the Northern Border Regional Commission to Upstate New York,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThis funding will help communities across Upstate rebuild their infrastructure, provide critical job training in in-demand fields, and revitalize our tourism industry. I have long fought to bring federal investment to the North Country and Upstate New York, and I\u2019ll keep fighting to make sure our communities have the resources they need to thrive.\u201d\n\nA full list of awarded project can be found below:\n\nFrom 2010-2021 the NBRC has invested in more than 60 projects, totaling over $23 million in federal funding for Upstate New York that has leveraged over $113 million in matching funds. Today\u2019s announcement builds on this investment adding another 12 projects with $5.8 million in federal investment for Upstate New York and over $11.5 million in matching funds.\n\nSchumer and Gillibrand have a long history of championing the Northern Border Regional Commission and its positive economic impacts on the North Country and Upstate New York. In addition to successfully increasing the agency\u2019s annual appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2022 spending bill, they also successfully secured $150 million for the NBRC, over triple its funding from previous years, as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The senators are also pushing to reauthorize and expand the NBRC for at least another 10 years, introducing the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2022 earlier this year. The bill would also increase the annual appropriation cap for the NBRC from $33 million to $50 million for the first 5 years, and to $60 million for the following 5 years. The bill also makes critical enhancements to the range of projects the NBRC is able to support including investing in childcare and health care needs, housing, combating substance use disorders from opioid and methamphetamine use, and strengthening climate resiliency projects.\n\nEstablished in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership focused on the economic revitalization of communities across the Northern Border region, which includes New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The Commission is composed of the governors of the four Northern Border states and a federal co-chair, and provides financial and technical assistance to communities in the region to support entrepreneurs, improve water, broadband, and transportation infrastructure, and promote other initiatives to improve the region\u2019s economy. The northern border region of New York State includes 28 counties: Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Washington, Warren, Wayne, and Yates.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-as-small-businesses-battle-increased-costs-and-supply-chain-disruptions-schumer-delivers-a-new-major-500-million-investment-from-feds-for-new-york-to-rebuild-its-small-business-economy-boost-entrepreneurship-including-in-innovation-manufacturing-and-clean-energy_create-new-opportunities-for-minority--and-women-owned-and-rural-small-businesses-to-grow-", "SCHUMER: AS SMALL BUSINESSES BATTLE INCREASED COSTS & SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, SCHUMER DELIVERS A NEW MAJOR $500+ MILLION INVESTMENT FROM FEDS FOR NEW YORK TO REBUILD ITS SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY,...", "2022-08-19", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer-Led American Rescue Plan Gave New York 2nd Largest Investment From SSBCI In The Country At Over $500M, Federal Investment That Will Expand Investment And Opportunities for Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses, and Underserved Businesses Across The State\n\nOn The Heels of Schumer\u2019s CHIPS & Science Bill To Bring Semiconductor Production Back From Overseas, And Inflation Reduction Act To Strengthen America\u2019s Clean Energy Manufacturing, Schumer Is Delivering BIG Fed Investment To Restore Upstate NY As An Innovation And Manufacturing Powerhouse, Driving Major New Opportunities for Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses\n\nSchumer: New York Small Businesses Will Get A $500M Boost To Recover And Lead The Way In New Industries And Rebuilding The Economy\n\nAfter delivering on historic investment in the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) as part of the American Rescue Plan, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced today that the U.S. Treasury Department has approved New York\u2019s application for SSBCI funding for up to $501 million. This federal investment will be used to increase access to capital and new contracting opportunities, as well as promote entrepreneurship, particularly in rural and underserved areas, helping small businesses recover from the pandemic and deal with increased costs and supply chain challenges.\n\n\u201cThis historic $500 million federal investment is the shot in the arm New York\u2019s small businesses need to recover from the pandemic and rebuild our local economies. This federal assistance will help support underserved businesses, invest in entrepreneurs and small businesses in key industries like manufacturing and clean energy to address the nation\u2019s supply chain challenges, and create good-paying jobs in the communities that need them most,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cAs majority leader, I fought to secure the State Small Business Credit Initiative federal investment as part of the American Rescue Plan to meet the unprecedented challenges faced by the nation\u2019s small businesses during the pandemic and I am proud to now deliver this federal funding for New York to build up the state\u2019s small businesses and manufacturing base to accelerate our recovery, and drive our economy into the future.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is an historic investment in entrepreneurship, small business growth, and innovation through the American Rescue Plan that will help reduce barriers to capital access for traditionally underserved communities,\u201d said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see how SSBCI funds will promote equitable economic growth in New York and across the country.\u201d\n\nSchumer, who helped to include $10 billion for SSBCI in the American Rescue Plan, said this federal funding is expected to leverage up to $10 of private investment for every $1 of SSBCI capital funding, significantly increasing access to capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses, including underserved businesses like minority- and women-owned and rural businesses. New York State will be able to use this funding to create venture capital programs, loan participation programs, loan guarantee programs, collateral support programs, capital access programs and programs to help small and underserved businesses compete for government contracts, including projects funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.\n\nSchumer said that investments like the SSBCI federal funding is also key to strengthening New York\u2019s small manufacturers and can help entrepreneurs and innovators grow new manufacturing jobs in New York to fill immediate and future supply chain gaps, helping make more in New York, and helping alleviate the national supply chain crisis. Earlier this year, Schumer wrote to Secretary Yellen to push for the Administration to work with states on utilizing SSBCI funding to support manufacturing and innovation. Schumer\u2019s CHIPS & Science Act and Inflation Reduction Act are also driving major new growth in American manufacturing, and this SSBCI funding for New York will help more of the state\u2019s entrepreneurs and small businesses invest and succeed as part of that new opportunity in manufacturing and clean energy.\n\nNew York has already been putting the funding Schumer has delivered for this program previously to work helping to boost minority owned and underserved businesses across the state. For example, New York has allocated over $154 million to the Emerging & Regional Manager Multi-Fund Program, which provides equity support to small businesses by investing through private venture capital funds. Empire State Development will provide SSBCI capital support to venture capital funds with diverse and emerging fund managers. In addition, New York has allocated funds to two programs designed to help small and underserved businesses compete for government contracts, including through an existing program that saw 75% of its support for potential contractors going to minority- and women-owned businesses.\n\nSenator Schumer has been leading the charge for robust federal relief for small businesses. Since the start of the pandemic, the senator has secured:\n\nOver $62 billion in federal relief combined from forgivable loans through the Small Business Administration\u2019s Paycheck Protection Program and grants and low-interest loans through Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, supporting hundreds of thousands of New York\u2019s small businesses and nonprofits.\n\nOver $3.6 billion in relief to more than 9,700 New York restaurants through the SBA\u2019s Restaurant Revitalization Fund.\n\nOver $2 billion to more than 1,400 theaters, independent music venues and comedy clubs, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions like museums and zoos across New York through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, otherwise known as the \u2018Save Our Stages\u2019 program.\n\nNew York will also fund a loan program to make low-cost capital available to more small businesses and nonprofit organizations by partnering with Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) lenders. Throughout the pandemic, Schumer has fought for expanding support for the CDFI network to expand access to capital and technical assistance for underserved businesses and nonprofits.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original joint letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Yellen:\n\nWe write to request that the Department of the Treasury work with states to use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act-funded State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to address the urgent need to bring manufacturing back to the United States to strengthen domestic supply chains, prevent delays and disruptions, and lower prices for American families. The manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of total loans and investments under the previous round of SSBCI funding, and we hope to see robust investments in domestic manufacturing using the funding provided through the American Rescue Plan.\n\nTreasury has taken an important step in the right direction by including in the initial SSBCI guidance direction to states to consider the benefits of investments in small and mid-size enterprise manufacturing and supply chain resiliency as they design other capital support programs. We appreciate that the Administration recently expressed an interest in convening a roundtable of key stakeholders, and we ask that Treasury consider hosting regional workshops to share best practices for helping states adopt investment strategies targeting supply chain weaknesses, particularly investment in minority-owned and rural small businesses.\n\nWe have already worked together on reviving American manufacturing, and our collective efforts have delivered real results: 367,000 new American manufacturing jobs were created last year, the most in nearly 30 years, fueled by an expansion of manufacturing activity every month that has recovered domestic manufacturing growth to pre-pandemic levels. Challenges remain, however, especially for smaller and disadvantaged manufacturers. Manufacturers have larger capital requirements than many other sectors and need access to ready capital.\n\nSmall and medium-sized manufacturers, which account for 98 percent of domestic manufacturers, face particular difficulties accessing capital to invest in equipment and facility upgrades, affecting their productivity. A National Science Foundation-funded study found that only 0.4 percent of private venture capital dollars invested in the U.S. went to manufacturing, starving the sector of the investment needed for scaling production here in America. Minority-owned, rural, and other socially and economically disadvantaged manufacturers face additional hurdles in accessing the capital they need to succeed.\n\nThe SSBCI is an important tool for strengthening America\u2019s small manufacturers, including providing the capital to expand the domestic production of critical goods that can fill immediate and future supply chain gaps in technologies like semiconductors, batteries, and other innovation industries. Along with encouraging venture capital investments, the SSBCI can also provide collateral support programs, loan guarantee, and loan participation programs which can support smaller manufacturers.\n\nIn addition to regional roundtables to help states make use of the SSBCI to support manufacturing, we request that Treasury help coordinate other federal resources to support state efforts like the Commerce Department\u2019s Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Manufacturing USA institutes, and Minority Business Development Agency centers. State agencies implementing the SSBCI can turn to intermediaries, working with federal partners to help educate lenders and venture capital investors about the unique needs of manufacturers, to support capital flowing to manufacturing and supply chain needs. For example, states should plan interventions that deploy SSBCI towards ownership transitions among the estimated 125,000 small manufacturers that are at risk of closure when their owners are expected to retire, helping to prevent the loss of these companies. Treasury should also consider support for jurisdictions adding innovative financing tools to deploy SSBCI program dollars effectively in supporting the unique cash flow attributes of manufacturers and supply chain industries.\n\nThe SSBCI application for technical assistance (TA), due in late June 2022, also creates a window of opportunity to target support to small manufacturers. Congress gave Treasury the flexibility to deploy these funds, including the authority to partner with the Commerce Department, on issues like manufacturing and diverse ownership. We believe Treasury should incorporate advice for manufacturers specifically in the forthcoming TA guidelines. TA funds will also be an important opportunity to strengthen the role of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in manufacturing, as they will likely be one of the key entities deploying SSBCI-backed debt products. CDFIs also provide, or have strong partnerships with organizations that provide, technical assistance to support growing manufacturing businesses, particularly those in rural areas or those owned by Americans in traditionally-marginalized communities.\n\nWe believe that funding from the SSBCI will support more resilient domestic supply chains and lead to a stronger manufacturing sector that will strengthen our economy and communities for generations. We thank you for considering our perspective and we look forward to your response.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-his-personal-push-on-the-rhinecliff-station-platform-schumer-secures-major-over-28-million-grant-to-create-new-state-of-the-art-rhinecliff-train-station-after-15-years-of-dilapidation-rhinecliff_one-of-nys-busiest-stations-will-get-total-revamp-to-bring-hudson-valley-transportation-hub-into-21st-century-", "FOLLOWING HIS PERSONAL PUSH ON THE RHINECLIFF STATION PLATFORM, SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR OVER $28 MILLION GRANT TO CREATE NEW STATE OF THE ART RHINECLIFF TRAIN STATION; AFTER +15 YEARS OF DILAPIDATION,...", "2022-08-18", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Rhinecliff Station Is In State Of Disrepair - Despite Status As One Of NY\u2019s Top Stations \u2013 Schumer Personally Visited And Fought For Years For Feds To Prioritize Making Hudson Valley Hub The Modern Train Station Commuters Needed, Now Senator Has Delivered On His Promise To The Tune Of $28M\n\nSchumer Secured Funding Will Completely Overhaul The Train Platform, Boost Accessibility, Upgrade Outdated Infrastructure And More\n\nSchumer: Full Steam Ahead For New Modern State Of The Art Rhinecliff Train Station\n\nAfter launching an all-out push on the dilapidated steps of the train station in 2020, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he has successfully secured $28,222,897 to go towards New York State's work in overhauling and completely revamping the Rhinecliff Train Station to give Hudson Valley commuters the modern accessible station they have desperately needed. Schumer explained that for more than fifteen years the Rhinecliff Station \u2013one of New York\u2019s busiest\u2013 has been in severe disrepair and missed out on opportunities for federal grants and critical infrastructure upgrades because of property disputes leading to bureaucratic red tape. In early 2020, Schumer began fighting to secure the federal dollars needed for Amtrak and New York State to finally undertake federally mandated ADA-compliant infrastructure upgrades and modernizations the station required for its hundreds of thousands of commuters each year. Now, thanks to Schumer\u2019s relentless advocacy, the station will finally be able to replace the existing 520-foot-long low-level platform with a new, longer safer high-level platform, along with other much-needed infrastructure and accessibility upgrades to give Dutchess County and Hudson Valley residents the commute they deserve.\n\n\u201cAll aboard and full steam ahead for a brand new Rhinecliff Train Station. I have fought for years to get these much needed upgrades back on track and it is my pleasure to say to the commuters of the Hudson Valley that over $28 million in federal funding will now give Rhinecliff the infrastructure and accessibility upgrades it has desperately needed,\u201d said Senator Chuck Schumer. \u201cAs one of the most traveled stations in New York, the Rhinecliff Station is the beating heart of Dutchess County, and now it will get a well overdue facelift and more importantly, become accessible for the hundreds of thousands of travelers that come through every year.\u201d\n\n\"We are thrilled about the progress made in securing the funding needed to upgrade the Rhinecliff Station and thank Senator Schumer for personally coming to Rhinebeck in early 2020 to advocate to make this happen. This $28 million federal investment shows that our years-long efforts have paid off and will assist New York State and Amtrak in its design and construction work to upgrade the platform and make it more accessible for our residents,\" said Town of Rhinebeck Supervisor Elizabeth Spinzia.\n\n\u201cAmtrak is grateful to Senator Schumer for championing the Rhinecliff Station High Level Platform, Vertical Circulation and Interlocking Project over the finish line and thankful to the FRA for awarding a grant of more than $28 million to fund this critical infrastructure and accessibility project in the State of New York,\u201d said Amtrak Executive Vice President, Strategy, Planning & Accessibility Dennis Newman. \u201cThe funding from this grant will help Amtrak, and our partners at NYSDOT and CSX, modernize the infrastructure in the state, improve the reliability and operational flexibility of intercity train services through the station, and furthers Amtrak\u2019s current efforts to provide a more accessible station for a better travel experience for New York residents and visitors.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the Rhinecliff Station is one of the busiest in New York, but for over 15 years it has been in utter disrepair with desperately needed accessibility upgrades. The station is 90 miles from New York City and serves 26 Amtrak trains daily. In 2019, the station serviced over 200,000 passengers according to Amtrak. The existing low-level platform requires passengers to use a step stool to transition from the platform, which has created severe accessibility issues and caused many operational delay. Which is on top of many other routine maintenance issues that have gotten worse over the years due to a lack of funding. Schumer said that today\u2019s announcement though would be a turning point for the station, and make repairs to finally giving the people of Dutchess County the modern transportation services needed with ADA compliant design.\n\nSchumer personally visited the Rhinecliff Station in 2020 to push for this funding. This new funding will finance the construction to replace the existing 520-foot-long low-level platform at the Rhinecliff Station with a new, longer high-level platform. In addition, it will also help complete related track and signal work, including a new interlocking south of the station, and will build new access to the platform including stairs, elevators, and a pedestrian bridge.\n\nThe project was funded through the FY21 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair. In the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law, Senator Schumer secured $36 billion over five years to expand and improve the program, now called the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-nearly-5-million-in-federal-funding-for-rochester-area-airports_-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER-AREA AIRPORTS", "2022-08-17", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Frederick Douglass, Canandaigua, Penn Yan, and Finger Lakes Regional Airports Will Receive Critical Funds\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $4,812,354 in federal funding for four Rochester-area airports: Frederick Douglass, Canandaigua, Penn Yan, and Finger Lakes Regional. The funding was allocated through the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which was bolstered by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and will be used to acquire emergency equipment and enhance airfield safety.\n\n\u201cThis federal investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, which I championed in the Senate, will help airports across the Finger Lakes reach new heights,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cTransportation connections to the wider world are essential for community development and economic opportunity, and I have long been a champion of bringing those connections to Rochester, Penn Yan, and beyond. The funding announced today means opportunities for more jobs, more growth, and more investment in the future. I will always work with the community to fight for Rochester and the Finger Lakes economic take off.\u201d\n\n\u201cAirports in and around Rochester serve millions of travelers each year,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThey need to be safe, modern, and efficient in order to facilitate tourism and spur local economic growth, and that requires continued upgrades. That\u2019s why I fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is providing billions in funds for projects like these. It\u2019s time to rebuild our state\u2019s crumbling infrastructure and this is a critical step in the right direction. I\u2019m proud to be delivering these funds and I\u2019ll keep fighting for resources to revitalize our airports, roads, and bridges.\u201d\n\nA full list of funding recipients is below:\n\nRecipient\n\nAmount\n\nPurpose\n\nFinger Lakes Regional Airport\n\n$ 58,500\n\nAcquire or rehabilitate emergency generator\n\nCanandaigua\n\n$ 177,210\n\nAcquire or rehabilitate emergency generator\n\nPenn Yan\n\n$ 267,597\n\nAcquire aircraft deicing equipment\n\nFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester\n\nInternational\n\n$ 2,159,178\n\nRehabilitate taxiway\n\nFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester\n\nInternational\n\n$2,149,869\n\nImprove and modify access road\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-advocacy-to-transportation-secretary-schumer-gillibrand-deliver-over-87-million-for-tcat-to-purchase-6-new-electric-buses-4-mini-electric-buses-accelerating-the-local-fight-against-climate-change-increasing-accessibility-and-giving-ithaca-the-greenlight-on-a-cleaner-gorges-future-", "FOLLOWING ADVOCACY TO TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER OVER $8.7 MILLION FOR TCAT TO PURCHASE 6 NEW ELECTRIC BUSES, 4 MINI ELECTRIC BUSES ACCELERATING THE LOCAL FIGHT AGAINST...", "2022-08-16", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Senators Secure Highly Competitive Federal \u201cLow & No Emission Grants\u201d For TCAT To Pave The Way For Better, More Accessible, Equitable, And Cleaner Bus Services In Tompkins County\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand Help Electrify Ithaca With New, Clean Electric Buses To Power The Local Fight Against Climate Change!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $8,740,975 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program for the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT). The senators explained that following their direct advocacy to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, TCAT was selected for the highly competitive federal grant program which will allow them to purchase six, forty-foot electric buses as well as four electric micro-buses, accelerating Ithaca\u2019s emission reduction and electrification goals, all while improving transportation services and accessibility for communities across Tompkins County.\n\n\u201cIthaca is leading New York and our nation in the fight against climate change, and now the local movement just got supercharged with an over $8 million fed boost to purchase six spanking new, non-polluting electric buses and four electric micro-buses to provide riders with a safe ride while helping the environment at every stop along the way,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWhen I led the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to passage, and this past week when we delivered the largest ever investment in fighting climate change, it is Ithaca\u2019s gorges natural landscape and the tremendous projects like this that drive our local economies forward and expand accessibility that I had in mind. Tompkins County is leading by example as a climate champion and I am proud to deliver this funding to reduce dirty, fossil fuels to in our bus fleets so commuters can have a safer, faster, and cleaner ride.\u201d\n\n\u201cIthaca has long been a local leader in the transition to green energy and this investment is another important step in the right direction,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cIthaca\u2019s new electric buses will improve accessibility, reduce pollution, and boost the local economy. I fought to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to provide funding for innovative clean transit projects like this one and I\u2019ll keep working to make sure that New York State remains a leader in sustainable development and the fight against climate change.\u201d\n\n\u201cTCAT once again thanks Sen. Chuck Schumer and all of our advocates for moving us closer to our goal of operating an entirely carbon-free fleet by 2035. Our community has always been forward-thinking in pushing for environmental sustainability, which in turn has inspired TCAT to aggressively pursue funding over the past several years to make that vision a reality,\u201d said Scot Vanderpool, General Manager of TCAT. \u201cTCAT in April of 2021 took possession of seven of its first-ever battery-electric buses, manufactured by Proterra, which were also funded through FTA\u2019s Low-or-No Emission Program. Our riders and community members have been so appreciative to see emission-free mass transit vehicles on the street; tangible evidence that we are making strides toward a cleaner-and-greener future.\u201d\n\n\u201cElectrification is the future, and our community is so grateful for the investments from our federal government in electrifying our local transportation infrastructure. Having more electric busses, and the facilities to support those busses, reduces our carbon emissions and contributes to our community\u2019s climate goals,\u201d saidShawna Black, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature. \u201cWe\u2019ve already seen local electrification efforts inspiring the community to go green, and I look forward to seeing more electric busses on the road. Thanks to TCAT for their commitments to using renewable energy and investing in the future. Thank you to Senator Schumer for his work to deliver these funds to our community and make this commitment possible.\u201d\n\nToday\u2019s investments are the product of months of advocacy by Schumer and Gillibrand to increase funding for transportation through the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law which included $5.6 billion over five years, or about $1.1 billion per year for the Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program that made this funding possible. Furthermore, in the FY 22 Appropriations budget, they secured an additional $75 million for the program in this year alone. Since the start of the pandemic Schumer has fought hard to prioritize relief for Upstate New York transit systems so that they could not only make up for tremendous revenue losses during the height of COVID, but invest in their services to better service the community. The senator secured over $7 million for TCAT through the CARES Act, over $2 million for TCAT through the FY21 COVID Omnibus (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021), and an additional $7 million through the American Rescue Plan. Finally, in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act the senators were was able to deliver an estimated over $17 million for TCAT over the next 5 years.\n\nSchumer has long devoted history to fighting climate change locally and expanding electric vehicle infrastructure. Just this past year Schumer helped deliver $7 million in federal funding for Ithaca based research in clean energy through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to fight climate change, including electric vehicle research. In October 2019, Schumer unveiled his Clean Cars For America Climate Proposal to help accelerate the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century by making clean cars and charging infrastructure accessible and affordable to all Americans, all while investing in the domestic manufacturing of electric vehicles and batteries to ensure the U.S. leads the world in this industry. In the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, Schumer and Gillibrand deliver an estimated over $175 million in formula funding over the next five years to New York support the expansion of electric vehicle charging in the state\n\nIn addition, in the just passed Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in clean energy ever, Schumer has delivered on many additional provision. Including $370 billion in climate investments across the bill, two new clean vehicle tax credits \u2013 one for new vehicles and one for used that will bring down the upfront cost of clean vehicles estimated to provide $10 billion in benefits, and major cost-saving benefits for families with home energy rebates and consumer tax credits to make energy saving upgrades affordable.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg advocating for the grant to TCAT appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by Tompkins County and the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT)\u2019s for funding under the Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No).\n\nTCAT is an award-winning small transit system that serves an economically robust and growing region of upstate New York. TCAT plays an integral role in the Tompkins County economy, serving residents, students, and commuters in the urban core and rural areas. Its ridership has grown much faster than the national average, increasing to more than 4 million rides last year.\n\nWith funding, the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit will purchase six, forty-foot electric buses as well as four electric micro-buses. These additions will provide TCAT and the community with state-of-the-art buses and promote green energy initiatives.\n\nI applaud TCAT\u2019s effort to strengthen the nation\u2019s transportation infrastructure, and I sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-5-million-in-federal-funding-for-airports-in-central-new-york-and-the-southern-tier", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AIRPORTS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE SOUTHERN TIER", "2022-08-15", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Greater Binghamton, Syracuse Hancock International, And Elmira/Corning Regional Airports Will Receive Critical Federal Funds\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $5,422,871 in federal funding for three Central New York and Southern Tier airports: Greater Binghamton, Syracuse Hancock International, and Elmira/Corning Regional. The funding was allocated through the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which was bolstered by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and will be used to revitalize runways and enhance airfield safety.\n\n\u201cThis federal investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, which I championed in the Senate, will help the Southern Tier and Central New York\u2019s airports reach new heights,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cTransportation connections to the wider world are essential for community development and economic opportunity, and I have long been a champion of bringing those connections to Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira and beyond. The funding announced today means opportunities for more jobs, more growth, and more investment in the future. I will always work with the community to fight for the Southern Tier and Central New York\u2019s economic take off.\u201d\n\n\u201cCentral New York and Southern Tier airports serve millions of travelers each year,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThey need to be safe, modern, and efficient in order to facilitate tourism and spur local economic growth, and that requires continued upgrades. That\u2019s why I fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is providing billions in funds for projects like these. It\u2019s time to rebuild our state\u2019s crumbling infrastructure and this is a critical step in the right direction. I\u2019m proud to be delivering these funds and I\u2019ll keep fighting for resources to revitalize our airports, roads, and bridges.\u201d\n\nA full list of funding recipients is below:\n\nRecipient\n\nAmount\n\nPurpose\n\nGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field\n\n$ 422,100\n\nReconstruct airfield guidance signs\n\nGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field\n\n$ 1,804,921\n\nReconstruct or replace airport lighting vault\n\nSyracuse Hancock International\n\n$ 359,325\n\nReconstruct airfield guidance signs\n\nSyracuse Hancock International\n\n$ 431,234\n\nReconstruct airfield guidance signs\n\nElmira/Corning Regional\n\n$ 1,538,470\n\nReconstruct taxiway\n\nElmira/Corning Regional\n\n$ 866,821\n\nImprove/Modify/Rehabilitate ARFF building\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-tonko-announce-over-25-million-for-the-capital-district-transportation-authority-to-purchase-12-new-clean-electric-buses-and-expand-charging-infrastructure-supercharging-the-fight-against-climate-change-in-the-capital-region-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO ANNOUNCE OVER $25 MILLION FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE 12 NEW CLEAN ELECTRIC BUSES AND EXPAND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE; SUPERCHARGING THE...", "2022-08-15", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "After Delivering Historic Federal Funding To CDTA, Capital Region Will Now Get Major Boost To Purchase Game Changing 12 New Electric Buses To Help Reach Lower Emissions Goals\n\nReps Secure Highly Competitive Federal \u201cLow & No Emission Grant\u201d For CDTA To Accelerate Electrification Goals With New Buses And Charging Infrastructure\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand, Tonko: The Capital Region Just Got Put In The Fast Lane For Clean Transportation Revolution!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko today announced $25,417,053 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program for the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA). The lawmakers explained that this funding is a direct result of transportation funding increases they secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, and will allow the CDTA to purchase 12 new electric buses and expand their charging infrastructure to reduce emissions, fight climate change, and give Capital Region residents a cleaner commute.\n\n\u201cThe Capital Region just got put in the fast lane for a clean transportation revolution and this massive federal boost is going to supercharge the local fight against climate change with 12 spanking new, clean electric buses,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201c\u201cI am proud to have paved the way for today\u2019s tremendous investment through the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law. This funding will keep the wheels of our local economy rolling and put Capital Region residents on the road to a brighter future while also giving residents a safer, faster, and cleaner commute.\u201d\n\n\u201cCDTA provides critical services to millions of commuters in the Capital Region,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThis funding will help CDTA continue to provide fast, efficient service while reducing greenhouse emissions. I fought to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to provide funding for investments in innovative clean transit projects like this one and I\u2019ll keep working to make sure that New York State remains a leader in sustainable development and the fight against climate change.\u201d\n\n\u201cInvestments in clean public transportation have powerful, lasting benefits for our businesses and workers, and on the health of our communities and environment,\u201d Congressman Paul Tonko said. \u201cI have fought tirelessly to strengthen our Capital Region\u2019s electric bus infrastructure, from pushing for our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to expanding CDTA services to Montgomery County, to championing EV provisions in our latest Inflation Reduction Act. I was proud to herald the House passage of funding for CDTA\u2019s electric buses last year, and I am delighted to announce the arrival of these funds today\u2014which represent a huge win for our communities, our economy and our planet. I won\u2019t stop working to ensure our local transit agencies have the resources they need to serve our Capital Region and all who call it home.\u201d\n\nCarm Basile, CDTA CEO said, \u201cI want to thank Senator Chuck Schumer and our Capital Region delegation for advancing the needs of CDTA. We cannot develop a more sophisticated and advanced transit system without the help of elected leaders at all levels and especially our champion of transit Senator Schumer. This $25 million dollar investment is a game changer for CDTA and the electrification of our fleet. This project will help us to upgrade key infrastructure components that are needed to meet the state\u2019s electrification goals by 2025. At CDTA, we are continually looking at ways to enhance the mobility landscape in our region, and that includes, electric buses, bikes and carshare. Thank you to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Congressman Tonko for their leadership in creating a greener footprint for the Capital Region.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, this funding will help the CDTA to upgrade its electrical and structural infrastructure at its Albany facility. These upgrades will provide the support needed to fully charge 25% of its bus fleet. These important upgrades include three charging containers to power 61 overhead pantographs, backup power generation, a charge management system, and 12 new clean electric buses.\n\nToday\u2019s investments are the product of months of advocacy by Schumer, Gillibrand, and Tonko to increase funding for transportation through the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law which included $5.6 billion over five years, or about $1.1 billion per year for the Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program that made this funding possible. Furthermore, in the FY 22 Appropriations budget, they secured an additional $75 million for the program in this year alone. In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act the representatives were also able to directly deliver an estimated $113.9 million for the CDTA over the next 5 years. The CDTA estimates that their annual allotment over the previous 5 years has been $21.2 million and under the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law that would increase to $27.1 million, roughly a 30% increase.\n\nSince the start of the pandemic Schumer, Gillibrand and Tonko have fought hard to prioritize relief for Upstate New York transit systems so that they could not only make up for tremendous revenue losses during the height of COVID, but invest in their services to better service the community. The lawmakers secured over $42.7 million for CDTA through the CARES Act, $28 million for transit in the Albany region through the FY21 COVID Omnibus (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021), and an additional $51 million through the American Rescue Plan. Late last year, Schumer also secured a historic $61 million through the USDOT\u2019s Capital Investments Grant (CIG) Program for the CDTA to expand its Albany Washington/Western Bus Rapid Transit project, which extended from the downtown Albany Bus Terminal, through the SUNY Albany and the Harriman State Office Complex, to the Crossgates Mall. These historic funding increases have also enabled the groundbreaking of CDTA\u2019s Gateway Mobility Hub in downtown Schenectady a first-of-its-kind transit center that will be a one stop for DRIVE (car share), CDPHP Cycle! (bike share), and SCOOT (scooters) programs, and will support the upcoming expansion of CDTA service into Montgomery County.\n\nThis funding also comes on the heels of Schumer, Gillibrand, and Tonko passing the largest investment in history for fighting climate change with the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill includes over $1 billion for clean buses, garbage trucks, and other vehicles. Plus, tens of billions in investment and production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of clean energy, and new clean vehicle tax credits to bring down the upfront cost of clean vehicles for individuals and families.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-with-pockets-of-upstate-new-york-now-infested-with-the-invasive-spotted-lanternfly-finger-lakes-wineries-tourism-and-upstate-crops-at-risk-senator-calls-on-usda-to-deploy-fed-funds-he-already-secured-to-nys-for-education_eradication-announces-additional-22m-push-via-upcoming-budget-", "SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH POCKETS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK NOW INFESTED WITH THE INVASIVE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY; FINGER LAKES WINERIES, TOURISM, & UPSTATE CROPS AT RISK; SENATOR CALLS ON USDA TO DEPLOY FED FUNDS...", "2022-08-14", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Unveils Plan To Squash The Bug Using USDA Funds; Senator Has Secured Over $200M & Now Wants Dollars Sent To NYS ASAP; Will Push For $22 Million More In Upcoming Budget So NY\u2019s Integrated Pest Management Program Can Tap It\n\nSchumer Has Warned About Invasive Spotted Lanternfly For Years, Supporting Fed Account That Will Help Combat Its Spread Via Education & Eradication; Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Hudson Valley, Capital Region, CNY, And More Are Now In The Thick Of It As Bug Feasts\n\nSchumer: It\u2019s More Than Being Spotted, This Lanternfly Has Breached Much Of Upstate New York And Now We Need Fed Action\n\nU.S. Senator Charles Schumer today revealed that nearly every region of Upstate New York has seen the invasive Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) putting Upstate wineries and crops at risk. Schumer said, uncontrolled, the pesky bug could cost New York State millions if it is not contained. Schumer urged the USDA to tap federal funds from an account he has supported with over $200 million dollars to contain the SLF. Schumer said these funds can be used by New York\u2019s \u201cIntegrated Pest Management Program,\u201d and that there is still time to contain the Spotted Lanternfly\u2019s serious threat to New York. Schumer also said fed funds can be used for education and eradication as he made the case for to deliver an additional $22 million in the upcoming fed budget to deal with invasives like the SLF.\n\n\u201cSummer is the perfect time to relax outdoors with a nice New York Riesling, but the rapid spread of the invasive Spotted Lanternfly threatens to suck the life out of our vineyards, agriculture, and great outdoor tourism industry. We need to stomp out this bug before it spreads, otherwise our farmers and local businesses could face millions in damage and an unmanageable swarm,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. \u201cFor years now, I have warned about the pest, but now we are demanding action because pockets of Upstate New York are now infested by the invasive bug that wreaks havoc on trees, vineyards and crops. This is a multi-million dollar threat to New York\u2019s economy-- both tourism and agriculture are now at risk if the spotted lanternfly goes unchecked. But the good news here is that we have federal funds already in place, that I secured, to help New York contain the bug, and that we will be pushing for more.\u201d\n\nSchumer detailed his two-pronged push to contend with the bug. First, Schumer said that he is calling on the United States Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to use the over $200 million for the Specialty Crops Pests program he secured in the recent appropriations bill, including $1 million allocated for the control of Spotted Lanternflies, to bolster New York\u2019s ongoing efforts to prevent the insect from spreading in New York.\n\nOver the past year, New York has seen the beginnings of infestations of Spotted Lanternflies in nearly all corners of the state. Infestations and sighting have been found across the state from the Finger Lakes, to Central Park, to the Hudson Valley, to Ithaca, to the Capital Region, to Central New York, and the Southern Tier. In 2019, following a series of severe infestations in nearby Pennsylvania, researchers at the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences warned that the spotted lanternfly had the potential to cost Pennsylvania\u2019s economy $325 million a year and 2,800 jobs. The senator said that given the increase in SLF infestations in New York in recent years, it is integral that the USDA commit to increased resources and dollars the state needs to fight the SLF proactively before it infests more communities, not after.\n\nSecond, Schumer said he is launching a major push to increase federal support for the USDA\u2019s APHIS program by over $22 million in FY23 to enhance their work with states to prevent & mitigate invasive species like the Spotted Lanternfly. Schumer praised the work being done currently by USDA and New York State to monitor for sightings of the SLF and to educate locals on best ways to spot this invasive species. The senator explained, however, that long-sustained funding and planning is required to prevent damage and ensure communities have the resources to stop this bug from coming back and stomping it out wherever it may pop up.\n\nSchumer said the Spotted Lanternfly poses a risk to New York\u2019s agricultural health, too, because they feed on the sap of more than 70 plant species, which makes plants vulnerable to disease and attacks from other insects. As swarm feeders, SLF\u2019s are known to quickly overwhelm vineyards and orchards, killing grape vines and other fruit bearers or rendering them unusable due the excessive amounts of \u201choneydew\u201d they release when feeding which can cover the plant and cause mold. Schumer said the spread of the SLF could have particularly devastating impact in places like Finger Lakes, where the wine industry employs thousands of New Yorkers and generates significant economic activity.\n\nNew York\u2019s wine and grape industry generates a direct economic impact of $6.65 billion annually, creates over 71,000 jobs, and attracts nearly 5 million tourist visits a year. Similarly, New York\u2019s apple industry contributes $1.3 billion in total economic output, provides more than 8,000 jobs, and produces nearly $4 million in gross domestic product to New York State\u2019s economy. Schumer said that these crops are vital to the continued economic success of New York and it is imperative the federal government provides all necessary resources to control the spread of SLF and protect these iconic New York\u2019s industries.\n\nWABC reported, the New York State Department of Agriculture is encouraging New Yorkers to kill the invasive spotted lanternfly. They reported spotted lanternflies were first seen on Staten Island in August 2020 and have since been spotted across Upstate New York. The agriculture department is partnering with other state and federal agencies to control the spread of lanternflies to other areas.\n\nThe State, via its \u201cIntegrated Pest Management\u201d program, is also working to control the bug but will need federal funds to continue its work. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is working with the Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) and USDA to address SLF. The State says that since it is less expensive and easier to deal with a pest before it becomes widespread, the goal is to find and treat SLF infestations early. They say extensive trapping surveys are being conducted in high-risk areas throughout the state as well as inspections of nursery stock, stone shipments, and commercial transports. DEC and partner organizations encourage everyone to be on the lookout for this pest.\n\nTo help control this invasive insect, the state, with the help of federal funds, is:\n\n-Conducting trapping surveys, collecting data, and monitoring SLF populations\n\n-Restricting movement of goods brought into NY from quarantined areas in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia by requiring certain items (such as construction and landscaping materials) have a certificate of inspection issued by impacted state\n\n-Conducting outreach to the public, trade groups, other stakeholders to provide up to date info on SLF\n\n-Educating the public on how to identify SLF, report sightings to the state, and kill the bug; get in the habit of inspecting firewood and outdoor furniture for egg masses; and reminding New Yorkers if they leave the state to inspect their car for SLF before coming back to avoid further spreading them\n\nExterior Quarantine\n\nTo slow the spread of SLF, AGM issued a quarantine that restricts the movement of goods brought into New York from quarantined areas in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. The quarantine requires regulated articles, such as packing materials, landscaping and construction equipment, and nursery stock to have certificates of inspection issued from the impacted states.\n\nProtective Zones\n\nIn an effort to detect SLF early and respond in a timely manner, DEC has established a Protective Zone encompassing 20 counties located near the PA and NJ infestations. Protective Zones allow DEC and its partners to conduct activities such as surveying, monitoring, and management to find and prevent the spread of SLF. Protective Zones are established in the following counties: Bronx, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Nassau, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Ulster and Westchester.\n\nNew York State says that if you believe you've found spotted lanternfly in New York:\n\n1) Take pictures of the insect, egg masses and/or infestation signs as described above (include something for scale such as a coin or ruler) and email to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov.\n\n2) Fill out the Department of Agriculture and Markets' reporting form and note the location (address, intersecting roads, landmarks etc).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-his-push-schumer-announces-alfred-university-has-been-awarded-4-million-to-create-new-partnership-with-us-armys-first-of-its-kind-research-southern-tier-scientists-will-help-develop-materials-that-can-survive-supersonic-travel-strengthening-national-security-and-boosting-southern-tier-economy", "FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ALFRED UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN AWARDED $4 MILLION TO CREATE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. ARMY\u2019S FIRST-OF-IT\u2019S KIND RESEARCH; SOUTHERN TIER SCIENTISTS WILL HELP DEVELOP...", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Funding Represents One Of The Largest Single Investment Ever By The Feds In Alfred University Research; Alfred Is One Of The Only Facilities In The Country With The Technology And Expertise To Make These Scientific Break Throughs\n\nHypersonic Weapons Are A Growing Threat \u2013 Rapidly Being Developed By China & Russia \u2013 And Travel At Such High Speeds That Temps Can Reach Over 3000 Degrees, But U.S. Lacks The Materials Like Ceramic Composites That Can Take The Heat\n\nSchumer: Alfred University Will Become The Kiln For Innovation For The U.S. Army To Help Us Win The Global Hypersonic Race!\n\nFollowing his direct advocacy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today stood with Southern Tier scientists to announce that the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bill added $4 million to advanced ceramics material research, supporting Alfred University\u2019s cutting-edge research in developing ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) material for the U.S. Army. Schumer led the efforts in the appropriations bill to secure the funding for Alfred. Schumer explained that UHTC ceramics are critical to our national security especially as foreign powers, like Russia and China, are investing heavily in research for hypersonic vehicles like missiles. Schumer said that this funding will help expand Alfred University\u2019s ceramics materials science education and research and help recruit more students to its program bolstering this cutting-edge Southern Tier innovation. Alfred University is a leader in advanced ceramics research and ceramic engineering, as one of the only schools in the nation that has a rigorous ceramics-engineering program. As a result, Alfred is uniquely positioned to partner with Army researchers to develop ceramics technology to strengthen our national security in the growing hypersonic race.\n\n\u201cAlfred University will soon be a kiln of innovation for the U.S. Army to help us win the global hypersonic race. I am proud to have secured this significant award to help turn up the heat on Alfred\u2019s ceramics program and expand this already nationally recognized science and education program,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis research can only be done with expertise and facilities we have here in Allegany County and is going to help us stay ahead in the defense industry, strengthen our national defense, all while creating the next generation of the Southern Tier\u2019s scientific workforce.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are deeply grateful to Senator Schumer for his support of this project,\u201d said Mark Zupan, Alfred University president. \u201cThis partnership with the Army Research Laboratory affirms Alfred University\u2019s standing as a leader in ultra-high temperature ceramic materials research.\n\n\u201cThis has the potential to be one of the most significant research awards Alfred University has ever landed,\u201d said Gabrielle Gaustad, Dean of Alfred University\u2019s Inamori School of Engineering. \u201cThe resources provided by this collaboration could change the trajectory of our ceramic engineering and materials science programs in very exciting ways.\u201d\n\nThis partnership between Alfred University and the U.S. Army will identify key objectives in the ceramics space to better understand the impacts of hypersonic technology. This work will include developing new ceramic materials required by the Army for extreme environments, investigating innovative processing methods to allow ceramic technology to withstand ultra-high temperatures radiated from hypersonic tech, and to develop breakthrough advanced novel materials and techniques for future ultra-high temperature ceramics technology. All of these are critical objectives for the U.S. Army to better prepare the country for the future of hypersonics, led by the Southern Tier\u2019s Alfred University.\n\nSchumer explained that due to their high-temperature performance, toughness, and lightweight, ceramic materials are a necessary component of systems being developed by the Army. The research at Alfred University will focus on conducting high temperature characterization of UHTC materials used in defense systems to improve performance. These materials must be able to withstand the extreme temperatures that result from traveling at speeds greater than Mach 5. This research and development is are of particular need for countering hypersonic vehicles used in weapons systems being developed internationally\u2014particularly those originating in China and Russia\u2014 that represent a growing threat to our national security. The $4 million in federal funding represents one of the largest research allocations Alfred University has ever received from the federal government for a single project.\n\nSchumer has been a leading champion for promoting increases for scientific research at the federal level. In his Chips and Science Bill, that was just signed into law this week, Schumer secured historic increases for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including investment for a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs. Schumer said the Southern Tier top research schools like Alfred University, Binghamton University, Cornell, and others would be able to tap the increased investment for the NSF. Plus, Community colleges like SUNY Corning would also be able to utilize new investment for workforce training, especially for the manufacturing industry.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-the-heels-of-delivering-his-historic-federal-investments-for-chips-science-and-tech-innovation-schumer-visits-corning-incorporated-to-breakdown-how-his-bill-will-keep-corning-growing-in-upstate-ny-and-help-one-of-the-southern-tiers-largest-employers-reach-new-heights-", "ON THE HEELS OF DELIVERING HIS HISTORIC FEDERAL INVESTMENT\u2019S FOR CHIPS, SCIENCE, AND TECH INNOVATION, SCHUMER VISITS CORNING INCORPORATED TO BREAKDOWN HOW HIS BILL WILL KEEP CORNING GROWING IN UPSTATE...", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Semiconductor Chips Are Integral To Everyday Life From Cars To Refrigerators, But Most Are Not Made In The U.S. Threatening National Security, Worsening Inflation and Increasing Costs For Families, & Weakening U.S. Competitiveness\n\nSchumer\u2019s Historic Billions In Fed Investment For R&D, Innovation, and American Chip Manufacturing Will Boost Companies Like Corning Incorporated, Spur Research And Manufacturing Training Programs Across Campuses From SUNY Corning To Binghamton University, And More\n\nSchumer: CHIPS & Science Bill Will Keep Corning Incorporated At The Forefront Of Innovation And Keep The Southern Tier Soaring!\n\nAfteryears of relentless advocacy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer\u2019s historic CHIPS And Science bill was signed into law this week to deliver the largest federal investment in manufacturing and innovation in decades, helping bring manufacturing back from overseas to places like Upstate New York and the Southern Tier. Standing with Corning Incorporated leaders, Schumer explained how his bill will help keep the U.S. on the cutting-edge of innovation, train a new generation of tech and manufacturing workers, lower costs for families, address inflation, strengthen national security, and boost microchip manufacturing in America. Schumer said that for Corning Incorporated the funding in his bill will help bolster their operations in every corner of the state as one of the nation\u2019s leading innovation companies that helps support the semiconductor industry, and will provide critical funding that can help train the next generation of Corning manufacturing workers in the Southern Tier.\n\n\u201cCorning Incorporated is the beating heart of the Southern Tier\u2019s economy and when we help them invest in the industries of the future it means good-paying jobs that last generations. My Chips And Science Bill, that was just signed into law this week is the largest investment in decades in the future of innovation and manufacturing, from semiconductors and 5G to other critical technology, and Corning Incorporated stands to benefit from just about every part of this bill, whether it be directly or through its business lines,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis legislation will spur a major expansion of the domestic semiconductor industry, with new chip fabs that are built being supported by parts made by Corning Incorporated, expanding Corning\u2019s market and New York jobs along with it! This bill will also deliver major new investment in STEM education and training to produce a new generation of Corning innovators. When you invest in technology you are investing in people\u2019s futures, you are investing in communities, and no company is more emblematic of that than Corning and I am proud to have championed this legislation for them and all their Southern Tier workers.\u201d\n\n\"We're grateful for Majority Leader Schumer\u2019s leadership in passing this bipartisan legislation to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. Corning\u2019s advanced optics materials and products \u2013 made at our facilities in Fairport and Canton, New York \u2013and research at Sullivan Park in Corning are supporting the growing semiconductor industry. Coupled with continued investments in the industry, we believe the passage of this critical legislation will further increase the resilience of the U.S. semiconductor supply chain,\u201d said Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated.\n\nCorning is one of the largest employers in New York, with over 7,000 employees across the state, including 6,000 in the Southern Tier. Schumer explained that anticipation of federal investment in his bill and the tremendous impact it will have on the tech industry have already spurred growth for Corning Incorporated. Just last month, Schumer helped announce a $139M, 270 job expansion in Monroe County by Corning Incorporated to support optic technology, which is critical in the chip manufacturing industry. Schumer said that with further expansion of domestic semiconductor production, more and more companies will be relying on Corning Incorporated, for their expertise in innovation, glass, and specialty tech to support their growth.\n\nIn addition, Schumer said the bills increased investment for National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including through a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs will help train the next generation of Corning\u2019s workforce in the Southern Tier. Schumer said that major research institutions like Binghamton University and technical training schools like SUNY Corning Community College are in a strong position to compete for this investment which will boost a series of new programs, including programs for STEM education for underrepresented populations, including for rural communities like the Southern Tier, and skilled technical education to prepare workers for tech and manufacturing jobs like those at Corning Incorporated.\n\nSchumer has long been an advocate for helping Corning to grow its presence in the Southern Tier and Upstate New York. In June 2020, Schumer announced that Corning received over $204 million in federal funding, more than doubling employment at their Big Flats facility, thanks to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to expand Corning\u2019s manufacturing capacity of Valor\u00ae Glass vials for the rapid production and secure delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines and other critical drugs. Later that year, Corning was also awarded an additional $57 million from BARDA to further increase the domestic manufacturing capacity of pharmaceutical glass tubing and vials to support the accelerated mass vaccination effort.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-after-securing-largest-investment-in-clean-energy-in-history-announces-zinc8-signs-letter-of-intent-to-come-to-ulsters-former-tech-city-campus-bringing-up-to-500-new-jobs-to-the-hudson-valley-after-successfully-pushing-for-epa-to-cleanup-schumer-kicks-off-cleanup-with-new-jobs-and-cleaner-future-in-sight", "SCHUMER, AFTER SECURING LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY IN HISTORY, ANNOUNCES ZINC8 SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO COME TO ULSTER\u2019S FORMER TECH CITY CAMPUS, BRINGING UP TO 500 NEW JOBS TO THE HUDSON...", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Senator Personally Called Zinc8 CEO To Pitch Ulster County As The Site For Their Investment, And As Cleanup Begins, Schumer Announces The Battery Manufacturer Has Signed The Letter Of Intent To Make Ulster\u2019s Ipark87, Former Techcity Campus, The Future Home Of New Hub\n\nSchumer-Delivered Clean Energy Investments From The Inflation Reduction Act And The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Were Meant To Ensure Companies Like Zinc8 Would Bring Domestic Manufacturing Of Critical Clean Technologies Back Home, While Also Powering The Fight Against Climate Change; And Less Than A Week After The Inflation Reduction Act Passes The Senate We Are Already Seeing Results\n\nSchumer: Zinc8 Is Ready To Supercharge the Hudson Valley Economy With New Jobs, A Jolt Of Economic Energy, And Power The Fight Against Climate Change!\n\nOn the heels of passing the largest investment ever in clean energy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced, that following his direct appeal, Zinc8, a leader in cutting-edge battery and energy storage technology has officially signed a letter of intent to make Ulster County\u2019s former TechCity campus, now known as iPark87, the home of its first major manufacturing hub as the company looks towards commercialization. The senator has worked non-stop to expand federal investment for American manufacturing, including for critical clean energy products like batteries, and on top of his personally advocacy, the federal clean technology manufacturing incentives he passed into law in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law as well as further incentives included in the Senate-passed Inflation Reduction Act were a key factor in Zinc8 announcing its intention to come to Ulster County. Schumer explained that with Zinc8 as one of iPark87\u2019s anchor tenants, the Hudson Valley could see up to 500 new, good-paying clean energy jobs, the perfect start to a new chapter as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and iPark87 officially kickoff their cleanup efforts of the pollution-ridden site, transforming the campus and creating a national success story for a cleaner environmental future.\n\n\u201cZinc8 is the jolt of electricity the Hudson Valley needs, and is proof positive that when you invest in fighting climate change you are investing in creating good-paying jobs, new economic growth, and a brighter future for our communities. As the EPA officially begins cleanup of this once-contaminated asbestos dumping ground, I can think of no better way to usher in a renaissance for Ulster County than by making this the foundation for supercharging the fight against climate change with an investment in clean tech manufacturing,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWhen I passed the Inflation Reduction Act less than a week ago, and championed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to passage last year, the Hudson Valley and economy-boosting investments like this were at the forefront of my mind. I applaud Zinc8 for their commitment to Ulster County, and look forward to continuing to work hand-in-hand to power New York\u2019s leadership as a global battery manufacturing hub.\u201d\n\n\u201cLast July, Senator Schumer came to Ulster County and promised to work tirelessly to revitalize our former IBM campus, returning it to its rightful place as the beating heart of our reenergized and revamped Ulster County economy,\u201d County Executive Pat Ryan said. \u201cToday, as we officially kick off the removal of the asbestos at the site, promises made are promises kept. With the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s historic federal investments in climate and the clean energy economy supercharging our efforts, I\u2019m thrilled that Zinc8 has signed a letter of intent to come to iPark87 and create 500 new clean energy jobs. Our work at TechCity will not only continue to attract new business and create thousands of new jobs, but it will also serve as a national model for restoring industrial sites to create the brighter, greener future our planet\u2019s future generations deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Town of Ulster, after a long arduous battle, is pleased to see the commencement of the cleanup of the demolition debris piles as the first major step in the redevelopment of the former IBM Facility now known as iPark87. I want to thank Senator Schumer for his tremendous advocacy to clean up and revitalize the site to create jobs and attract new businesses to our Town. This victory came through cooperative efforts of the USEPA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, Ulster County, and the Town. I am very appreciative and pleased by the efforts put forth by all Agencies getting to this first step of redevelopment,\u201d said Town of Ulster Supervisor James E. Quigley.\n\nSchumer personally called the CEO of Zinc8, Ron MacDonald, to urge them to expand their operations in Ulster, and the company said the support of the senator heavily influenced the decision of where to locate their first major production facility. In addition, Schumer has worked relentlessly to increase federal incentives to bring manufacturing back from overseas, including in tech and clean energy industries. Critically, this week Schumer shepherded the Inflation Reduction Act to passage in the Senate, the largest climate package to every pass the chamber at $369 billion, and fought to include targeted incentives to help clean battery companies like Zinc8 reach commercialization by expanding their manufacturing operations in the United States.\n\nSpecifically, the Inflation Reduction Act includes a new clean manufacturing tax credit, the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, that will greatly benefit companies like Zinc8. This production tax credit will provide an incentive to battery component manufacturers and critical mineral processors \u2013 the materials that go into batteries and many other clean energy technologies \u2013 to produce more of these components and refine more of these minerals here at home. The incentives are targeted to each component of the battery, and scale as the battery grows larger in capacity to receive a credit for making key parts of the battery. For example, every battery cell will receive a $35 credit that scales with the capacity of the battery. The credit runs at full value through 2029, and then begins to scale down in 2030 until it is phase out completely starting in 2032. The credit also incentivizes the domestic production of solar panels, wind turbines, and inverters \u2013 the technology needed to use these renewable technologies in our power grid. In addition to this new clean manufacturing tax credit, the Inflation Reduction Act includes $10 billion for a revamped version of the Advanced Energy Project Credit, which helps cover the upfront cost of retrofitting an existing facility to create eligible clean technologies \u2013 including batteries and critical minerals \u2013 or to build new facilities for the same purpose. Beyond direct manufacturing incentives, the Inflation Reduction Act invests in bringing down the cost of renewable electricity resources like wind and solar, which batteries, like the ones Zinc8 is committing to manufacturer in New York, are paired with to balance out any intermittency and provide consistent clean power to households and businesses.\n\nThis potential federal boost is on top of the investments already made in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which included $6 billion for federal incentives to expand capabilities of U.S.-based battery research and development, bolster domestic battery production, and shore up the American supply chain for batteries and energy storage technology that is often reliant on foreign sources.\n\nThis game-changing announcement for the region comes as simultaneously the EPA begins to officially clean up the former TechCity campus, a clean-up effort that Senator Schumer has fought to jumpstart for years to create a new future for the site for the kind of investment like Zinc8\u2019s. In July of 2021, Schumer personally visited the asbestos-contaminated TechCity site, calling on the EPA to fully clean up and restore Ulster County\u2019s former economic engine, once the 30-year home of IBM. Following his visit, Natural Resources bought the property from the former owner. Earlier this summer, after Schumer\u2019s advocacy, the firm reached an agreement with EPA to remove the asbestos piles, which now has finally begun.\n\nSchumer explained that Zinc8 specializes in flow battery technology that relies on regenerating zinc particles to store and dispatch energy, and now with this letter of intent plans to bring their next generation technology to commercialization. Zinc8 and its innovative zinc-air energy-storage technology have strong ties to New York. The company won the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Innovation Challenge and has collaborated with NYPA, the nation\u2019s largest state utility, to build a 100-kilowatt, 1-megawatt-hour pilot project in Western New York. Additionally, Zinc8 signed a second agreement in 2020 to install a 100-kW, 1.5-MWh zinc-air energy storage system demonstration project in Brooklyn.\n\nSchumer has long been a champion for bolstering the battery research and manufacturing industry across New York. Last December, following his direct advocacy Schumer secured Binghamton University\u2019s New Energy NY Proposal\u2019s spot as a finalist in the EDA Regional Challenge for tens of millions in federal investment to create a battery research and manufacturing hub in the Southern Tier and broader Upstate New York region. Schumer, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger, and Dr. Stan Whittingham, the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the development of lithium ion batteries, recently penned a joint op-ed on the importance of bolstering battery technology for America\u2019s future.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-the-heels-of-his-historic-bipartisan-chips-and-science-bill-becoming-law-schumer-joins-governor-kathy-hochul-for-the-signing-of-new-yorks-green-chips-program-into-law-schumer-says-his-federal-semiconductor-investments-will-be-a-lighting-rod-to-attract-new-fabs-and-nys-new-incentives-will-supercharge-efforts-to-attract-major-companies-create-thousands-jobs_make-upstate-ny-the-epicenter-of-american-microchip-manufacturing", "ON THE HEELS OF HIS HISTORIC BIPARTISAN CHIPS & SCIENCE BILL BECOMING LAW, SCHUMER JOINS GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL FOR THE SIGNING OF NEW YORK\u2019S GREEN CHIPS PROGRAM INTO LAW; SCHUMER SAYS HIS FEDERAL...", "2022-08-11", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Semiconductor Chips Are Integral To Everyday Life From Cars To Refrigerators, But Most Are Not Made In The U.S. Threatening National Security, Worsening Inflation and Increasing Costs For Families, & Weakening U.S. Competitiveness\n\nSchumer\u2019s Historic Billions In Fed Investment For Innovation and American Chip Manufacturing Was Just Signed Into Law Boosting Tech And Manufacturing In Every Region; Now Governor Hochul Signs New York\u2019s Complementary Legislation To Supercharge Upstate\u2019s Potential To Land More Chip Fabs\n\nSchumer & Hochul: Our Bills Are The One-Two Punch The Empire State Needs To Land Major New Investment, Create Thousands Of Jobs, And Make Upstate New York The Epicenter Of Microchip Manufacturing\n\nAlbany, NY - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), following his historic CHIPS & Science legislation becoming law this week, today attended the bill signing for New York\u2019s companion legislation to create the Green CHIPS program. Schumer said that this bold program championed by Governor Hochul will build on the federal semiconductor manufacturing incentives created by his legislation to help attract major semiconductor companies and their supply chains to New York, create thousands of good-paying manufacturing and construction jobs, all while strengthening our national security, lowering costs for families, fighting inflation, and promoting environmental sustainability.\n\n\u201cNew York has all the ingredients to be America\u2019s preeminent hub for semiconductor manufacturing and R&D, and the combination of my new federal microchip fab -incentives with the state\u2019s new Green CHIPS program will be the one-two punch Upstate New York needs to land major investment and create thousands of good-paying jobs in an industry that will dominate this century. Simply put \u2013 this is the 21st Century\u2019s Erie Canal!\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI applaud Governor Hochul for her bold, decisive action to ensure the future of America is built by New York hands and her partnership in fighting to make the Empire State the global capital for microchip manufacturing.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cWhen you combine the chip manufacturing potential at sites like White Pine Commerce Park in Central New York, Marcy Nanocenter in the Mohawk Valley, and STAMP in Genesee County, with Globalfoundries and Wolfspeed\u2019s existing plants, onsemi soon acquiring a facility in East Fishkill, and a robust supply chain, all coupled with an unparalleled workforce and world-renowned research capabilities at the Albany Nanocenter and across the SUNY system and the state\u2019s universities and labs, there is no question New York is better suited than anywhere in the nation to lead the fight for our future and revive the American semiconductor industry.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that New York is uniquely suited to take advantage of the federal investments he just secured in his legislation for semiconductor manufacturing, and that New York\u2019s Green CHIPS program further boosts the state\u2019s chances of landing major new microchip manufacturing fabs and the thousands of jobs that come with them. New York is currently home to over 80 semiconductor companies that employ over 34,000 NY workers.\n\nNew York\u2019s Green CHIPS program will provide complementary state incentives to the new federal semiconductor investments. Similar to the requirements in the federal incentives, the new state program require recipients of incentives to pay prevailing wages for the construction jobs building facilities and to deliver tangible community benefits, including investment in the broader community, workforce training, and pathways to jobs for disadvantaged workers.\n\nA full breakdown of Schumer\u2019s CHIPS and Science bill that was signed into law this week by the president and its impacts on every region of New York can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-western-new-york-airports-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK AIRPORTS", "2022-08-11", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Cattaraugus County-Olean and Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airports Will Receive Critical Federal Funds\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $2,287,974 in federal funding for two Western New York airports: Cattaraugus County-Olean and Chautauqua County/Jamestown. The funding was allocated through the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which was bolstered by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and will be used to conduct repairs and enhance airfield safety.\n\n\u201cThis federal investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, which I championed in the Senate, will help Western New York\u2019s airports and local economies take off,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThese airports connect businesses and residents and allow economic opportunities to thrive. I am proud I secured this vital funding for the Cattaraugus and Jamestown airports and I\u2019ll continue fighting for the resources they need to fully recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and reach new heights.\u201d\n\n\u201cWestern New York\u2019s airports are critical aspects of the region\u2019s economy,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThey need to be safe, modern, and efficient in order to facilitate tourism and spur local economic growth, and that requires continued upgrades. That\u2019s why I fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is providing billions in funds for projects like these. It\u2019s time to rebuild our state\u2019s crumbling infrastructure and this is a critical step in the right direction. I\u2019m proud to be delivering these funds and I\u2019ll keep fighting for resources to revitalize our airports, roads, and bridges.\u201d\n\nA full list of funding recipients is below:\n\nRecipient\n\nAmount\n\nPurpose\n\nCattaraugus County-Olean\n\n$ 955,246\n\nRehabilitate taxiway\n\nChautauqua County/Jamestown\n\n$ 311,228\n\nAcquire snow removal equipment\n\nChautauqua County/Jamestown\n\n$ 1,021,500\n\nInstall perimeter fencing not required by 49 CFR 1542\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-morelle-announce-over-23-million-for-the-rochester-genesee-regional-transportation-authority-to-launch-a-first-of-its-kind-zero-emission-hydrogen-fuel-cell-bus-program-and-create-a-new-state-of-the-art-facility-to-house-rts-access-rgrtas-paratransit-service-accelerate-rgrta-to-goals-of-a-zero-emission-bus-fleet-by-2035-and-supercharge-the-fight-against-climate-change-in-the-finger-lakes", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE ANNOUNCE OVER $23 MILLION FOR THE ROCHESTER GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO LAUNCH A FIRST OF ITS KIND ZERO-EMISSION HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUS PROGRAM AND CREATE...", "2022-08-11", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority Bussing Infrastructure Is Essential To Finger Lakes Economy; With Routes Throughout Rochester And The Surrounding Region, Residents Rely On Public Transportation For Daily Needs & To Get To Work\n\nReps Secure Highly Competitive Federal \u201cLow & No Emission Grant\u201d For RGRTA To Pave The Way For A Cleaner, More Accessible Finger Lakes, And Further Build On The Region\u2019s Booming Clean Hydrogen Industry\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: RGRTA Just Got Put In The Fast Lane For Clean Transportation Revolution!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle today announced over $23 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program for the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA). The lawmakers explained that following their direct advocacy to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, RGRTA was selected for two of these highly competitive grants, to establish a new facility for their paratransit service RTS Access and launch a first of its kind Clean Hydrogen Fuel Cell pilot program.\n\n\u201cRochester just got put in the fast lane for a transportation revolution and this massive federal boost is going accelerate RGRTA to achieve a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2035. This funding will create a state of the art operational hub for RGRTA\u2019s paratransit service and its hundreds of employees that will help streamline service, make sure buses are on time, and now provide riders with a new hydrogen powered bus ride that will help the environment at every stop along the way,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis funding comes directly from the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law that I fought so hard to pass, as well as an additional increase in this year\u2019s appropriations, and with this tremendous news on the heels of us just passing the biggest investment in fighting climate change ever, you can bet all eyes are on Rochester. The Finger Lakes is already a global leader when it comes to Clean Hydrogen thanks to Plug Power, and now America will be able to see firsthand how New York is fighting climate change while also giving residents a safer, faster, and cleaner commute.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is a historic investment in Rochester\u2019s public transit system and comes as a direct result of Senator Schumer\u2019s and my advocacy to DOT Secretary Buttigieg,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThese federal dollars will help RGRTA continue its transition to a zero-emission bus fleet, which will help ensure that the millions of people who use Rochester\u2019s bus system have quick and reliable service while also dramatically reducing carbon emissions. I fought to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to provide funding for investments in innovative clean transit projects like this one and I\u2019ll keep working to make sure that New York State remains a leader in sustainable development and the fight against climate change.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe climate crisis is one of the most significant challenges facing our nation, and in order to combat its devastating effects, we need to make real investments in growing sustainable infrastructure,\u201d said Congressman Joe Morelle. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m so proud to have worked with my partners Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to secure this funding that will build upon steps RGRTA has already taken to invest in clean energy and reduce our carbon footprint while strengthening access to safe, affordable, reliable transportation. I congratulate RGRTA on this significant award and look forward to our continued work together to help Rochester lead the charge in environmentally-friendly public transportation.\u201d\n\n\u201cThese investments accelerate our ability to provide new mobility options and zero-emission technologies that will make it possible for RGRTA to improve access to important destinations, protect the environment, and continue being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars,\u201d said RGRTA CEO Bill Carpenter. \u201cI thank Leader Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, and Representative Morelle for their leadership, support, and securing funding that will help us continue our efforts to transition to a zero-emission bus fleet.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, RGRTA will receive $16 million towards the creation of its new RTS Access facility, and $7,043,331 for the clean hydrogen fuel cell bus demonstration program. The representatives explained that the current paratransit facility is decades old, woefully outdated and unable to be expanded as the regions transit needs continue to grow. These limitations have divided RTS Access\u2019 workforce between the existing paratransit facility, and RGRTA\u2019s main office. This funding will create a brand new modern home for RTS Access\u2019 over 100 employees and its over 50 bus fleet, upgrading its infrastructure so that scheduling, vehicle maintenance, storage, and assessments for paratransit need can all be housed under one state of the art roof, allowing RGRTA to improve accessibility and better serve the people of the Greater Rochester area.\n\nThe first of its kind Clean Hydrogen Fuel Cell pilot program will allow Rochester to be among the first transit services to launch new hydrogen fuel cell buses and will help build the fueling infrastructure required to operate them. Hydrogen fuel cell buses produce zero emissions, have a longer range and shorter fueling time than battery-electric buses, and generally perform better in colder weather, which is critical during Rochester\u2019s harsh winter months. RGRTA is one of five transit systems in New York State working towards the goal of having a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2035, and this funding will accelerate them towards finally achieving that goal.\n\nToday\u2019s investments are the product of months of advocacy by Schumer, Gillibrand and Morelle to increase funding for transportation through recent legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law which included $5.6 billion over five years, or about $1.1 billion per year for the Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program that made this funding possible. Furthermore, in the FY 22 Appropriations budget, they secured an additional $75 million for the program in this year alone. Since the start of the pandemic Schumer has fought hard to prioritize relief for Upstate New York transit systems so that they could not only make up for tremendous revenue losses during the height of COVID, but invest in their services to better service the community. The senator secured over $36.3 million for RGRTA through the CARES Act, over $23 million for transit in the Rochester region through the FY21 COVID Omnibus (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021), and an additional $45 million through the American Rescue Plan. Finally, in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act the senator was able to deliver an estimated $94.7 million for RGRTA over the next 5 years.\n\nThis funding also comes on the heels of Majority Leader Schumer, with the support of Senator Gillibrand, passing the largest investment in fighting climate change ever in the just Senate passed Inflation Reduction Act, which now heads to the House where it has a strong advocate in Rep. Morelle. This bill includes over $1 billion for clean buses, garbage trucks, and other vehicles. Plus, $10 billion in investment tax credits to build clean technology manufacturing facilities and tens of billions in production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of clean hydrogen and other green energy, which will significantly boost local Finger Lakes companies like Plug Power which makes the same kind of hydrogen fuel cell stacks in Monroe County that power buses like those in this grant.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg advocating for the grants to RGRTA appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by Rochester Genesee\n\nRegional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) to the Department of Transportation\u2019s (USDOT) Low or No Emission Vehicle program.\n\nWith funding, RGRTA will pursue 2 projects vital to its current and future operation. First, funds will be used to build a critically important facility that will house administrative offices, operational staff facilities, and vehicle maintenance, fueling and storage space for RTS Access, the Authority\u2019s paratransit service. At nearly 40 years old, the current RTS Access facility is beyond its useful life and inadequately sized for current demand with no growth opportunities. The current paratransit facility is used to maintain a fleet of 53 vehicles and 119 employees. A new facility will allow RGRTA to service its paratransit customers more efficiently, enhancing the reliability of transit service for those who depend on it to reach employment, health care, and other services vital to daily life. A new facility will also align with President Biden\u2019s Justice40 initiative by helping RGRTA upgrade its infrastructure to include more climate-friendly facilities.\n\nFor the second project, the funds will be used for a hydrogen fuel cell demonstration program that would consist of 40-foot hydrogen fuel cell buses and the fueling infrastructure required to operate them. RGRTA is one of five transit systems in New York State working towards the goal of having a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2035. RGRTA currently has 11 electric buses in its fleet with another 9 expected to go into service this summer. A Hydrogen Fuel Cell pilot program will make it possible to incorporate multiple innovative technologies as RGRTA works to meet the 2035 goal. Hydrogen fuel cell buses produce zero emissions, have a longer range and shorter fueling time than battery-electric buses, and they perform better in colder weather. Similar to electric buses, the maintenance costs are lower than those associated with diesel buses. And investing in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles significantly reduces end-of-life battery disposal costs.\n\nI applaud Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority for its foresight and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-reveals-with-over-1/3rd-of-inflation-due-to-auto-prices-microchip-shortage-has-hurt-the-pockets-and-timelines-for-western-new-yorkers-as-delayed-auto-manufacturing-drives-up-costs-inflation_causes-endless-delays-schumer-standing-with-wny-car-sellers--general-motors-workers-lays-out-plan-to-lower-costs--rebuild-the-microchip-supply-chain-to-help-new-yorkers-get-the-car-they-want-quicker", "SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH OVER 1/3RD OF INFLATION DUE TO AUTO PRICES, MICROCHIP SHORTAGE HAS HURT THE POCKETS & TIMELINES FOR WESTERN NEW YORKERS; AS DELAYED AUTO MANUFACTURING DRIVES UP COSTS, INFLATION,...", "2022-08-11", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Microchip Shortage Has Led To Worsening Inflation, Endless Delays, and Makes U.S. Vulnerable To Supply Chain Disruptions; Current Shortages Have Slowed Auto Manufacturing Across US, Including At NY Plants, Making Finger Lakes Families Wait Months For Their Cars\n\nSchumer\u2019s Historic CHIPS Bill Will Create First Of Its Kind Fed Incentives To Make Semiconductors In Places Like WNY STAMP In Genesee County; Senator Reveals How Just Passed Inflation Reduction Act Will Supercharge Electric Vehicle Manufacturing & Affordability In Another Win For Families At The Car Lot\n\nSchumer: WNY Families Keep Hitting Speedbumps When It Comes To Buying Cars; My Bipartisan Bill Will Be The Greenlight For Chips & Let People Drive Home The Car They Want\n\nStanding at Bob Johnson Chevrolet in LeRoy where people are facing months-long waitlists for the cars they want, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed how his just-passed, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Bill will help fix our supply chain problems and bring down inflation by bringing chip manufacturing back from overseas to places like Upstate New York, helping get families back on the road in their dream cars. Schumer explained the national semiconductor shortage sent shock waves through the auto-industry, resulting in factories like GM\u2019s Tonawanda plant having to scale back production because they lack the chips they need to finish the cars. Forcing families across the country and in Western NY to wait for months, and then also sky rocketing prices within the used car market, worsening inflation and making a bad situation even more frustrating for consumers. Schumer said that his CHIPS bill, in tandem with new investments from the just passed Inflation Reduction Act, will help lower costs for families from energy to electric vehicles, creating new good paying manufacturing jobs, and to stop hits to families wallets and giving them more options when buying a car.\n\n\u201cThe national chip shortage is driving up costs, driving up inflation and driving Rochester families mad with months long waits to drive home in the car they want. But I am here to say that this red light our auto manufacturers have been caught at is about to turn green, because we just passed two big bills that are going to accelerate our economic recovery, fight inflation, and put America in the fast lane to rebuild our manufacturing sector for microchips and much more,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cMy CHIPS and Science bill will be the lightning rod to bring semiconductor manufacturing jobs back from overseas to places like Upstate New York, giving our local auto-plants from Rochester to Tonawanda and beyond, a strong domestic supply chain of chips to prevent delays and make it so families don\u2019t have to wait months for a new car.\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cAnd if you are looking for an electric car the Inflation Reduction Act that I just led to passage has you covered with new supercharged tax credits to bring down the cost, and programs so to encourage companies to build even more electric vehicles here at home. Making cars cheaper for the consumer, creating good paying American jobs, and fighting climate change. A true win-win-win!\u201d\n\nBrad McAreavy, President of the Rochester Automobile Dealers Association said, \u201cI want to thank Senator Schumer for leading the effort to address the critical supply chain issues facing the auto industry. The chip shortage has severely constrained the inventory of new vehicles for consumers, and has put a strain on the over 100 dealerships in our region and their employees. We\u2019re looking forward to this legislation bringing dealerships back to normalcy and laying the foundation to reduce future disruptions to our supply chains in the years to come.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the microchip shortage is impacting everything, saying it is one of the major contributors to inflation and is what is causing wait times for people to buy cars, computers, and even for essential medical equipment, many of which have back logs for months. A modern car can contain more than 3000 microchips, powering everything from climate controls to shift timing, with many newer cars containing even more, but since we make almost no microchips here at home the auto-industry has had its hands tied while it waits for chips. This is also sky rocketing the price for cars, especially used cars, worsening an already bad scenario. One third of the core inflation last year in America was due to the high price of automobiles, which was driven by the shortage of semiconductors. Currently, only 12% of chips are manufactured domestically, compared to 37% in the 1990s, and many foreign competitors, including China, are investing heavily to dominate the industry. Nearly 75% of global semiconductor production is now occurring in East Asia and foreign government subsidies drive the majority of the cost difference for producing semiconductors overseas.\n\nSchumer said that his CHIPS bill would alleviate supply chain bottle necks by helping bring these jobs back from overseas to places like Upstate New York such as the Western New York STAMP campus in Genesee County. New York is currently home to over 80 semiconductor companies that employ over 34,000 NY workers, including global industry leaders like GlobalFoundries, Wolfspeed, onsemi, IBM, and other major microchip and innovation companies that support them like Corning Inc. in Monroe County which just announced a $139M, 270 job expansion in anticipation of this bill which just became law this week. Schumer said investments like these are only the beginning though, and the ripple effects from more chip fabs and their supply chains being built in places like Upstate New York will help ensure that long wait times for cars like this due to microchip shortages are a things of the past.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer highlighted that his CHIPS & Science Bill includes:\n\n$39 billion for the CHIPS for America Fund to provide federal incentives to build, expand, or modernize domestic facilities and equipment for semiconductor fabrication, assembly, testing, advanced packaging, or research and development to help attract major chip manufacturers to shovel ready sites like WNY STAMP in Genesee County.\n\n$11 billion for Department of Commerce research and development including creating a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) a public-private partnership to conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with Albany Nanotech primed to be a top contender to serve as a major hub for the NSTC, and other specialized R&D programs that universities across the state are in a strong position to compete for.\n\n$2 billion for the DoD CHIPS for America Defense Fund.\n\n$200 million for the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund to kick start development of the domestic semiconductor workforce, which faces near-term labor shortages, by leveraging activities of the National Science Foundation.\n\nA new Investment Tax Credit for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and equipment.\n\nIn addition, Schumer also highlighted recent wins he was able to secure in the just passed Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in clean energy ever, that will also lower costs and fight inflation by reducing the deficit. Schumer said that include among these many provisions is two new clean vehicle tax credits \u2013 one for new vehicles and one for used - that will bring down the upfront cost of clean vehicles estimated to provide $10 billion in benefits. This will provide $4,000 in consumer tax credit for lower and middle income individuals to buy used clean vehicles, and up to $7,500 tax credit to buy new clean vehicles. On top of that, the bill also includes tens of billions in production and investment tax credits to build clean technology manufacturing facilities, like facilities that make electric vehicles, that can help drive manufacturing expansions in Upstate New York in facilities. Plus, billions more in cost saving measures to fight inflation, lower healthcare costs, and reduce energy costs giving families the relief they need whether it be at a car lot or the doctor\u2019s office.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-with-national-microchip-shortage-impacting-wny-company-baxter-international-schumer-launches-two-pronged-plan-to-get-company-the-chips-it-needs-so-workers-can-keep-pumping-out-lifesaving-medical-tech-in-orleans-county", "SCHUMER: WITH NATIONAL MICROCHIP SHORTAGE IMPACTING WNY COMPANY, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, SCHUMER LAUNCHES TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO GET COMPANY THE CHIPS IT NEEDS SO WORKERS CAN KEEP PUMPING OUT LIFESAVING...", "2022-08-11", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Semiconductor Chips Are Integral To Everyday Life -- From Cars & Refrigerators, To Lifesaving Medical Devices Like Those Made At Baxter International In Orleans County, But Global Supply Chain Crisis Impacting Medical Treatment, Weakens National Security, Increases Costs For Families, & Threatens Jobs\n\nSchumer\u2019s Bipartisan CHIPS & Science Bill Signed Into Law Earlier This Week and Will Provide Major Investment to Bring Microchip Manufacturing Back To The U.S. And Address Supply Chain Problems\n\nSchumer: Get Orleans County\u2019s Baxter The Chips It Needs So It Can Keep Pumping Out The Medical Devices We Need To Treat COVID-19 And Save Lives!\n\nStanding with workers of Baxter International in Orleans County, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched his two-pronged plan to address the microchip shortage that has hindered this facility in Medina from being able to continue to produce lifesaving medical equipment. Schumer explained that Baxter employs about 300 people in Medina to help make essential medical technology like infusion pumps that are used in the treatment of COVID-19 and other illnesses, but the ongoing supply chain crisis for semiconductors has bottlenecked production, threatening healthcare providers\u2019 ability to obtain this lifesaving equipment. Schumer said that he is committed to breaking this logjam, and is launching a two-pronged plan to address the shortage Baxter is facing in both the short- and long-term.\n\nFirst, Schumer explained that he is working with Texas Instruments (TI), one of the main suppliers of microchips for Baxter\u2019s infusion pumps, to help prioritize essential medical treatment companies like Baxter that are a critical need for America\u2019s pandemic response. Schumer said both he, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have reached out to Texas Instruments to help deliver the components for their medical devices as quickly as possible. Second, Schumer highlighted his historic CHIPS and Science Bill that was just signed into law this week, that will provide the federal incentives to bring chip manufacturing back to America and places in Upstate NY like the WNY STAMP site, helping address supply chain problems faced by Baxter and other companies in the long term.\n\n\u201cOrleans County\u2019s Baxter International facility worked nonstop through the pandemic to get medical equipment out to the hospitals and frontline works that needed it most, but now they can\u2019t produce their lifesaving infusion pumps that treat COVID-19 because of the national microchip shortage. That is why when I heard of their dilemma I immediately sprang to action, and am now here to launch my two pronged plan to keep Baxter pumping out these pumps!\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cMy just passed Chips and Science Bill is just what the doctor ordered to help cure America\u2019s long-term supply chain woes, by bringing microchip manufacturing back from overseas to places in Upstate New York like the Western New York STAMP campus. We should be making semiconductors in Batavia, NY, not Beijing.\u201d\n\n\u201cHospitals and patients in New York and across the country depend on Baxter\u2019s life-saving products \u2013 including the infusion pumps we build in Medina,\u201d said Jos\u00e9 (Joe) E. Almeida, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Baxter International. \u201cWe greatly appreciate Senator Schumer\u2019s partnership and continued support to help prioritize the manufacturing of chips for medical devices that are critical to the care of American patients.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the microchip shortage is impacting everything from wait times for people to buy cars and computers, to healthcare providers, who are now having to wait longer to receive needed devices like those made by Baxter. Baxter\u2019s Spectrum IQ infusion system, which is built in Medina, NY, requires approximately 70 chips per pump, and in recent months they have had to slow down production significantly due to the lack of a sufficient supply of chips.\n\nCurrently, only 12% of chips are manufactured domestically, compared to 37% in the 1990s, and many foreign competitors, including China, are investing heavily to dominate the industry. Nearly 75% of global semiconductor production is now occurring in East Asia and foreign government subsidies drive the majority of the cost difference for producing semiconductors overseas.\n\nIn June, HHS sent a letter highlighting Baxter\u2019s infusion pumps as in \u201ccritical need\u201d for the nation\u2019s ongoing pandemic response and that it is crucial their manufacturing supply chain be preserved so that they can continue to produce their essential medical devices. Schumer said that he is now actively working with Texas Instruments (TI) to help prioritize components for their lifesaving medical devices so that Baxter\u2019s production of these pumps is not impacted. Last year, Schumer successfully assisted Baxter in securing chips from another supplier, Qualcomm, which were then in short supply and now he is pushing to do the same for the TI chips.\n\nIn the long term, Schumer said that his CHIPS and Science Bill was written to address problems exactly like this by reviving American manufacturing of semiconductors and reducing dependence on foreign supplies which has directly contributed to the current supply chain crisis. The senator explained his bill will help build more resilient domestic supply chains thus lowering costs for families, fighting inflation, and strengthening national security for industries like healthcare for Baxter, defense, auto, and more.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer highlighted that the bill includes:\n\n$39 billion for the CHIPS for America Fund to provide federal incentives to build, expand, or modernize domestic facilities and equipment for semiconductor fabrication, assembly, testing, advanced packaging, or research and development to help attract major chip manufacturers to shovel ready sites like STAMP in Genesee County.\n\n$11 billion for Department of Commerce research and development including creating a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) a public-private partnership to conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with Albany Nanotech primed to be a top contender to serve as a major hub for the NSTC, and other specialized R&D programs that universities across the state are in a strong position to compete for.\n\n$2 billion for the DoD CHIPS for America Defense Fund.\n\n$200 million for the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund to kick start development of the domestic semiconductor workforce, which faces near-term labor shortages, by leveraging activities of the National Science Foundation.\n\nA new Investment Tax Credit for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and equipment.\n\nSchumer explained that New York is uniquely suited to take advantage of these federal investments to reassert America\u2019s global technological leadership. New York is currently home to over 80 semiconductor companies that employ over 34,000 NY workers, including global industry leaders like GlobalFoundries, Wolfspeed, onsemi, IBM, and other major microchip and innovation companies that support them like Corning Inc. in Monroe County which just announced a $139M, 270 job expansion in anticipation of this bill. Schumer said investments like these are only the beginning though, and now that his bill has finally become law, the ripple effects from more chip fabs and their supply chains being built in places like Upstate New York will give companies like Baxter and the American economy the stability it needs to avoid shocks like this again in the future.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s recent letter to Texas Instruments appears below:\n\nDear Mr. Templeton,\n\nI write to request Texas Instruments\u2019 (TI) assistance to continue to provide the required computer chip components to Baxter International to ensure it can continue to manufacture lifesaving medical devices that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has determined are in \u201ccritical need\u201d including Baxter\u2019s Spectrum IQ Infusion Pump which is manufactured in Medina, New York, as well as the PrisMax and PrismaFlex renal replacement therapy (CRRT) devices. These pumps and devices are critical in the clinical treatment of COVID-19 patients, providing lifesaving care in our nation\u2019s efforts to combat the pandemic.\n\nAs such, I understand TI recently received a copy of a letter from HHS\u2019 Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response that indicated HHS has now \u201cidentified a critical need\u201d for these lifesaving products and urged Baxter to prioritize the manufacturing of these medical devices. Furthermore HHS wrote, \u201cit is critical that Baxter\u2019s supply chain is not impacted so we also request that any work, services, and materials requested by Baxter be prioritized in any possible way.\u201d As you know, TI is Baxter\u2019s supplier for several critical components required for the manufacturing of these devices. Recent inconsistent delivery of these TI components is now threatening the continued manufacturing of these critical medical devices. Ensuring the availability of these component parts is not only vital to Baxter\u2019s Medina, NY workforce, but to hospital patients and medical personnel throughout the country who depend on these lifesaving devices.\n\nTherefore, I ask that TI honor this HHS request and work with Baxter to deliver necessary TI components for their medical devices as quickly as possible. I appreciate your quick attention to this matter and your assistance in making these components available.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-5-million-in-federal-funding-for-long-island-airports", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LONG ISLAND AIRPORTS", "2022-08-10", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Long Island MacArthur, Brookhaven, And Francis S. Gabreski Airports Will Receive Critical Funds\n\nToday, U.S Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $5,432,999 in federal funding for three Long Island airports: Long Island MacArthur, Brookhaven, And Francis S. Gabreski. The funding was allocated through the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which was bolstered by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and will be used to revitalize terminals and enhance airfield safety.\n\n\u201cThis federal investment from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, which I championed in the Senate, will help Long Island\u2019s airports and local economies take off,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThese airports connect businesses and residents and allow economic opportunities to thrive. I am proud I secured this vital funding for Long Island airports and I\u2019ll continue fighting for the resources they need to fully recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and reach new heights.\u201d\n\n\u201cLong Island\u2019s airports serve hundreds of thousands of travelers each year,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThey need to be safe, modern, and efficient in order to facilitate tourism and spur local economic growth, and that requires continued upgrades. That\u2019s why I fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is providing billions in funds for projects like these. It\u2019s time to rebuild our state\u2019s crumbling infrastructure and this is a critical step in the right direction. I\u2019m proud to be delivering these funds and I\u2019ll keep fighting for resources to revitalize our airports, roads, and bridges.\u201d\n\nA full list of funding recipients is below:\n\nRecipient\n\nAmount\n\nPurpose\n\nLong Island MacArthur\n\n$ 4,002,572\n\nRehabilitate terminal building\n\nBrookhaven\n\n$ 1,239,219\n\nReconstruct airfield guidance signs\n\nFrancis S. Gabreski\n\n$ 191,208\n\nConduct airport related environmental\n\nassessment/plan/study\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/standing-with-union-members-and-vendors-schumer-torres-push-for-fed-investment-in-hunts-point-market-modernization-redevelopment-project-will-create-new-good-paying-jobs-support-small-businesses-strengthen-food-supply-chain-reduce-diesel-emissions-and-more", "STANDING WITH UNION MEMBERS AND VENDORS, SCHUMER, TORRES PUSH FOR FED INVESTMENT IN HUNTS POINT MARKET MODERNIZATION; REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL CREATE NEW GOOD-PAYING JOBS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES,...", "2022-08-10", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer, Torres Support Fed Funding Via Mega And INFRA Grants To Bolster Resiliency & Meet Region\u2019s Growing Food Demands; Hunts Point Produce Market Services Hotels, Restaurants, Bodegas, Grocery Stores & More\n\nProject Will Expand Refrigeration Capacity & Eliminate Usage of Diesel-Operated Refrigeration Units, Reducing Diesel Emissions For South Bronx Residents\n\nSchumer, Torres: Fed Funds Are Needed To Transform Hunts Point Market To Address Food Insecurity, Environmental Concerns, & Alleviate Local Health Impacts\n\nToday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Ritchie Torres pushed for federal investment in the redevelopment of Hunts Point Produce Market. Schumer and Torres said they support New York City\u2019s Mega and INFRA Grant applications to redevelop Hunts Point Market into a modern and resilient wholesale produce distribution facility that will strengthen the tristate area\u2019s food supply chain, as well as support new jobs and small businesses. They said that Hunts Point Produce Market provides 25% of New York City\u2019s produce and feeds New Yorkers and the greater metro area as they made the case for the Market\u2019s modernization. Additionally, they said the Market is responsible for over 8,000 jobs and its redevelopment will support new, good-paying jobs.\n\nSchumer and Torres said they secured $5 billion for Mega grants and $7.25 billion for INFRA grants over 5 years in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which can be tapped into for this project. They were joined by labor union members and Hunts Point Market vendors as they made the push for federal funds.\n\n\u201cVital to New York City\u2019s food supply chain, Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx is in critical need of modernization and redevelopment. Revitalization of the Market will increase food security, meet growing food demands, maintain and produce new good-paying jobs, reduce diesel emissions, and much more. With committed funds from the city and state, I strongly support New York City\u2019s application for federal funds via two U.S. Department of Transportation grants. I am proud to join Congressman Torres, Teamsters Local 202, Hunts Point merchants, and all those central to the operation of Hunts Point Market in the push to fund its redevelopment,\u201d said U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer.\n\n\u201cThe last two years have highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food supply chain, especially here in New York. That is why it is critical to modernize Hunts Point Market. Hunts Point, the largest food distribution center in the country, serves as a cornerstone for food distribution in New York City. Redeveloping the market will also assist many low-income individuals living in food deserts who do not have access to affordable, quality foods. I am thankful for the commitment of Teamsters Local 202 for their tireless support for essential infrastructure projects here in the Bronx. I am proud to stand with Leader Schumer to push for the federal funding necessary to ensure Hunts Point Market can best serve all New Yorkers,\u201d said Congressman Ritchie Torres.\n\n\u201cWe are very happy to have Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Congressman Ritchie Torres at our Market announcing their support for revitalizing the Hunts Point Produce Market. Their support of our U.S. Department of Transportation grant application for $380 million is key. Our Merchants, who have been supporting food infrastructure for over a century, are excited by their commitment to revitalizing and updating this important food resource for millions in our city and tens of millions across the region. We look forward to working with the Senator Majority Leader Schumer, Congressman Ritchie Torres, and Mayor Eric Adams on plans to allow the market to continue serving all New Yorkers and our region for decades to come,\u201d said Phillip Grant, CEO of Hunts Point Produce Market.\n\nThe Hunts Point Terminal Cooperative Produce Market (the \u201cMarket\u201d) is an agricultural wholesale produce market operating on a 112-acre site in the Bronx. Opened in 1967, the Market is the largest produce market in the country. The market is home to over 30 merchants, ranging from small to large firms. The market captures an estimated $2 to $2.3 billion in revenue per year, or 22% of regional wholesale produce sales. Operating 24 hours a day, five days a week, the Market provides fresh produce to approximately 23,000 restaurants and 2,500 green grocers.\n\nSchumer and Torres explained that the Market\u2019s facilities have continued in service without substantial upgrade for over 50 years. It has insufficient refrigeration capacity and must rely on hundreds of diesel-powered trailers for refrigeration, running on a continuous basis in warm weather. This project will remove the diesel-powered refrigeration trailers, therefore reducing diesel emissions in the community. The revitalization of Hunts Point Market includes building a new produce facility, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and redeveloping a nearby road to accommodate and improve the flow of traffic.\n\nINFRA and Mega grants are administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Schumer and Torres secured billions of dollars for each grant, to be awarded over 5 years. The INFRA grant awards competitive grants for freight and highway projects to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of goods and people. The Mega grant program funds projects that are likely to generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits. New York City has applied for both of these grants to help fund the redevelopment of Hunts Point Market.\n\nSchumer and Torres, in addition to Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Espaillat, and Bowman, penned a letter to Secretary Buttigieg in support of the City\u2019s grant applications for the Hunts Point revitalization project. The letter can be found below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg,\n\nAs members of the Congressional Bronx delegation, we write regarding New York City\u2019s Mega and INFRA Grant application to redevelop the Hunts Point Produce Market into a modern and resilient wholesale produce distribution facility. The Hunts Point Food Distribution Center (FDC) is one of the largest food distribution centers in the country and a critical part of the food supply chain for New York City, the surrounding region, and the nation. We believe this redevelopment project will strengthen and expand our food supply chain, alleviate the effects of industrial land use and climate change, and support the development of new good paying jobs and small businesses and falling in line with President Biden\u2019s goal of reducing the impacts of climate change.\n\nThe Hunts Point Produce Market is an essential intermodal freight facility located within the FDC, providing 25% of New York City\u2019s produce. According to the Hunts Point Produce Market Cooperative, more than 2.5 billion pounds of produce - sourced from 49 states and across the globe - pass through the market, feeding New Yorkers and the greater metropolitan region. It is our understanding that this is one of the most active industrial areas in the Bronx, spanning 329 acres in the Hunts Point neighborhood, and it is responsible for over 8,300 direct jobs. FDC jobs are largely union-based and have historically provided salaries more than one third higher than the average of other industries in the Bronx.\n\nIn order to keep pace with New York City\u2019s and the region\u2019s growing food demands, it is critical the Hunts Point Produce Market is modernized. There is a severe shortage of refrigerated space at the market and the site is strained by persistent traffic congestion. The market currently hosts over 1,000 diesel-operated Trailer Refrigeration Units (TRU) to expand their refrigeration capacity. An essential part of the redevelopment project is the expansion of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliant cold storage space. These new units will eliminate the need for the TRU\u2019s and reduce diesel emissions impacting my constituents in the South Bronx. The facility design and circulation plan efficiencies will decrease trucks idling on site, which will help decrease our emissions over time.\n\nThe Hunts Point Produce Market and the FDC remained open as essential businesses during the New York State Pause order and its workers have continued to provide critical services throughout this pandemic. COVID has highlighted the Hunts Point Produce Market\u2019s importance as a critical piece of the food supply chain to both New York City and the region. The Produce Market redevelopment is a transformational project that is uniquely able to address food security, environmental concerns, and the health impacts of industrial land use, creating an archetype for 21st century urban food distribution as outlined by President Biden goal of reducing the impact of climate change.\n\nThank you for your full and fair consideration of this important project, consistent with applicable agency guidelines.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-personal-call-to-secretary-buttigieg-schumer-secures-over-18-million-to-revitalize-the-gateway-to-uticas-downtown-senator-delivers-new-fed-funding-to-transform-north-genesee-street-replace-dilapidated-bridges-increase-safety-and-accessibility-create-jobs-and-boost-downtowns-revitalization", "AFTER PERSONAL CALL TO SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG, SCHUMER SECURES OVER $18 MILLION TO REVITALIZE THE GATEWAY TO UTICA\u2019S DOWNTOWN; SENATOR DELIVERS NEW FED FUNDING TO TRANSFORM NORTH GENESEE STREET, REPLACE...", "2022-08-08", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "NYSDOT\u2019s \u201cNorth Genesee Street Gateway Bridge & Multimodal Connector\u201d Project Will Replace Aging Bridges, Improve Bus Transit, Create Bike Lanes & Safer Sidewalks, Access To The Empire State Trail, And Connect Downtown to North Genesee St.\n\nAfter Direct Call To USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Schumer Secures Extremely Competitive RAISE Grant That Will Enhance Downtown Utica\u2019s Renaissance\n\nSchumer: $18+ Million Will Put Utica In The Fast Lane For A Downtown & Transportation Transformation!\n\nFollowing his direct advocacy to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, including a personal phone call, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he has secured $18.2 million through the highly competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program to modernize the North Genesee Street gateway to downtown Utica, increase safety, and connect two growing areas of the city.\n\n\u201cFrom the hotels and restaurants along North Genesee Street to Downtown\u2019s new Hospital, the Nexus Center, Adirondack Bank Center and new restaurants and apartments popping up \u2013 it\u2019s an exciting time for the City of Utica. This project, and its $18 million dollars, is the chicken riggie sauce that will serve up a recipe for success in the local economy and propel Utica\u2019s Master Plan initiative,\u201d said Senator Schumer.\n\nSchumer said that this transportation transformation, called the North Genesee Street Gateway Bridge & Multimodal Connector project, will allow the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to replace two aging bridges entering Utica, improve bus transit, add bike lanes, install safer sidewalks and green infrastructure, and ensure Utica\u2019s entry is a modern portal to downtown.\n\nSchumer added, \u201cThis substantial funding means safer bridges, good-paying construction jobs, better bussing, bike lanes, access to outdoor recreation, and a seamless connection between North Genesee Street and downtown. When I negotiated the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs bill into law, it was projects like this that were at the top of my mind. Utica\u2019s downtown is experiencing a transformation and this funding will ensure its transportation infrastructure will meet the new demand.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the $18M RAISE grant (formerly known as BUILD or TIGER), Utica has just received is a highly competitive national grant program through the U.S. Department of Transportation which fund transportation projects of national and regional significance. Schumer has a long history delivering funding to bolster Utica\u2019s transportations. This funding is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Schumer led to passage last year, in combination with additional funding through FY22 appropriations that he secured. Additionally, just this past year Schumer secured $2,000,000 for the Utica Harbor Pedestrian Bridge to link Utica\u2019s Harbor Point to the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium and the Nexus Center.\n\nSchumer explained that North Genesee Street is the \u201cGateway\u201d to Utica and its downtown, but the outdated infrastructure along the corridor has not kept up with the vibrant revitalization of the area. Schumer said this project will address the corridor\u2019s safety and transportation constraints and create a seamless connection between North Genesee Street\u2019s hotels and restaurants to downtown attractions like the Wynn Hospital, Nexus Center and Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.\n\nSpecifically, this $18 million in federal funding for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will replace two deteriorating bridges that cross the Mohawk River and the National Historic Erie Canal that connect North Utica and rural areas to Utica\u2019s downtown center. The new bridges will be widened to accommodate four travel lanes; one center left turn lane, add aesthetic improvement like greenery, and two 10-foot-wide multi-use paths on both sides of the corridor to ensure bicyclists and pedestrians are safe and have greater access to the economic and entertainment hubs of the city. The project will also improve access to the Empire State Trail, just named best rail trail in the country, significantly improving outdoor recreation and tourism to the region. NYSDOT anticipates the project will reduce the number of crashes by approximately 34%.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg:\n\nI am pleased to write in support of the application submitted by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for the North Genesee Street Gateway Bridge and Multimodal Connector project.\n\nWith funding, NYSDOT will complete the North Genesee Street Gateway Bridge & Multimodal Connector project (Project). The Project will replace two aging bridges and address existing safety and active transportation constraints through the installation of multiuse lanes and traffic signals along the gateway highway (Route 921C) of Utica, New York. North Genesee Street is the \u201cGateway\u201d to Utica and is the \u201cMain Street\u201d of Downtown Utica\u2019s business and residential district. Utica is undergoing revitalization with the repurposing of historic buildings into loft apartments, a new downtown hospital under construction, and investments into a world class recreational facility (Nexus Center).Downtown Utica is also the multi-modal hub for Transit, Amtrak, Adirondack Scenic Railroad, and CSX rail lines for freight.\n\nThis project will improve bus transit infrastructure and will improve access to major shopping (including groceries) and health care facilities that are located just south of the Project area in downtown Utica. The Project will also improve access to the 750-mile Empire State Trail. The Empire State Trail has become a major tourist destination that, in March 2022 was named the best rail trail in country by Outside Magazine. The Project is a continuation of other recent NYSDOT and local investments along North Genesee Street. The new (replacement) bridges will be widened to accommodate four travel lanes; one center left turn lane; and two 10-foot-wide multi-use paths on both sides of the corridor extending to the 2 southern project limit (Wurz Avenue). Currently, only 5-foot sidewalks exist which do not accommodate bicyclists and in many areas are deteriorated and not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. \u201cGateway\u201d treatments such as decorative light-emitting diode (LED) and/or solar lighting and fencing will provide additional safety as well as an attractive entry into the City of Utica.\n\nThe Project will reduce barriers to opportunity and help increase equity for the population living in census tracts that are identified by the Office of Management Budget as \u201cHistorically Disadvantaged\u201d and \u201cTransportation Disadvantaged\u201d adjacent to the project area through the improvement and expansion of bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. I applaud the New York State Department of Transportation for its foresight and sincerely hope the application meets with your approval.\n\nThank you for your consideration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/just-back-from-dc-schumer-outlines-historic-passage-of-inflation-reduction-act-and-its-impact-on-upstate-new-york-from-reducing-rx-costs-for-over-37m-ny-ers-lowering-utility-bills-closing-tax-loopholes-for-big-corps-fighting-climate-crisis-creating-new-jobs-rebuilding-american-manufacturing_more--", "JUST BACK FROM DC, SCHUMER OUTLINES HISTORIC PASSAGE OF INFLATION REDUCTION ACT & ITS IMPACT ON UPSTATE NEW YORK; FROM REDUCING RX COSTS FOR OVER 3.7M NY-ERS, LOWERING UTILITY BILLS, CLOSING TAX...", "2022-08-08", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer Led To Passage The Largest Investment Ever To Tackle Climate Crisis, Lower Costs For Prescription Drugs, Reduce Inflation & The Deficit & More\n\nSchumer Says Over 3.7 Million New Yorkers On Medicare Will Now Have Their Healthcare Made More Affordable; Climate Investments Alone Are Estimated To Create 9 Million New Jobs Across America And Will Bring Manufacturing Back To U.S., With Upstate New York Primed To See New Investment And Jobs\n\nSchumer: Upstate New York Will Reap The Benefits Of Inflation Reduction Act In So Many Ways\n\nJust back from Washington, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer outlined the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act that will deliver the largest investment in fighting the climate crisis, while lowering prescription drug costs and utility bills, and fighting inflation, amongst so much more. Schumer broke down how this historic deal will touch every corner of New York, helping to lower costs for families who need it most, creating thousands of new clean energy jobs, including by bringing manufacturing back to America, all while reducing the deficit by $300 billion.\n\nSchumer said this bill is a once-in-a-generation opportunity with Upstate New York primed to reap the rewards with thousands of new, good paying manufacturing and clean energy jobs powering the future of American energy independence, other investments in fighting the climate crisis, and lower healthcare costs for over 3.7 million seniors in New York on Medicare.\n\n\u201cIt has been a long, tough and winding road, New York, and I am back from DC to tell you: at last we have arrived. After more than a year of hard work\u2014the Senate made history and I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative feats of the twenty-first century: our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of good-paying jobs, and is the boldest climate package in US history\u2014and New York State and New Yorkers are primed to reap the harvest of these investments and costs savings,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer.\n\n\u201cThis bill will kick-start an era of affordable, American-made clean energy for New York and the country. It is a game-changer. It is a turning point. And it has been a long time coming. To Americans who\u2019ve lost faith that Congress can do big things, this bill was for you. To New York\u2019s seniors who\u2019ve faced the indignity of rationing medications or skipping them altogether, this bill was for you. And to the tens-of-millions of young Americans and New Yorkers who have spent years marching, rallying, demanding that Congress act on climate change, this bill was for you,\u201d Schumer added.\n\n\u201cThe Inflation Reduction Act was written with the people of New York always at front of mind. It will help our seniors afford their medication, it will lower costs for working families, it will create millions of good-paying jobs producing American-made clean energy, it will clean up our environment, and close tax loopholes that have titled the scale against working people and small businesses,\u201d Schumer said.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer highlighted that the bill includes:\n\nLowering The Cost Of Healthcare\n\nSchumer explained that no one should have to worry about whether they can afford the medicine they need to live and now by finally holding drug companies accountable and empowering Medicare, the federal government will bring down costs for over 3.7 million New Yorkers and generate enormous savings for taxpayers. These provisions include:\n\nEmpowering Medicare to begin negotiating directly for the price of prescription drugs, directly lowering what people pay for those drugs, including for conditions like cancer, COPD, asthma, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and rheumatoid arthritis. Schumer explained that currently, our drug pricing system heavily favors corporations, by allowing drug companies and middlemen to put profit over patients. The new negotiation policy that just passed within this bill will ensure that the over 3.7 million New Yorkers on Medicare get the best deal possible on high-priced drugs and pay cost-sharing for those drugs based on the Medicare negotiated price.\n\nCap Medicare patients\u2019 out of pocket costs at $2,000 per year, protecting nearly 75,000 New Yorkers every single year from exorbitant drug costs if they get a major diagnosis, like cancer, for the drugs they need to live.\n\nEnsures that Medicare patients pay no more than $35 per month for insulin. One in every three Medicare beneficiaries has diabetes, and over 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries use one or more of the common forms of insulin.\n\nRequires drug companies to rebate back to Medicare any price increases greater than inflation. Schumer said that the pharmaceutical industry should not be be able to arbitrarily increase prices on lifesaving drugs that\u2019s costs are not changing year-to-year. Now drug companies will be required to rebate back the difference to Medicare if they raise prices higher than inflation.\n\nExpands premium and co-pay assistance on prescription drugs for low-income individuals. Currently, the low-income subsidy program (LIS) under Medicare Part D is fully available to all seniors earning less than 135% of the federal poverty level, and partially available to seniors earning less than 150% of the federal policy level. The bill eliminates the partial subsidy status, giving those seniors the full low-income subsidy under Medicare Part D.\n\nPuts more financial responsibility on insurance and drug companies to keep prices down. Patients are paying exorbitantly high prices while insurers and manufacturers rake in huge profits and negotiate secret discounts and agreements. Experts agree that the current Medicare Part D framework lets both insurers and drug companies off the hook for high drug prices \u2013 in fact, the system incentivizes higher drug prices by allowing insurers to pay less when drug prices go up. The bill changes that dynamic by incentivizing both manufacturers and insurers to keep drug prices down \u2013 it puts them on the hook for higher drug prices and spending to tamp down artificially high prices jointly set by big pharma and pharmacy benefit managers.\n\nFree vaccines for seniors. Seniors are the only population for which vaccines were not already free and this bill finally corrects this by making all vaccines free in Medicare.\n\nStabilizes Part D premiums for seniors in Medicare by holding annual premium growth to existing levels so that insurers and manufacturers can\u2019t pass their new financial responsibilities on to seniors.\n\nExtends higher premium assistance for tens of thousands of lower and middle class NY families.\n\nInvesting In Clean Energy, Transportation, Buildings, and Manufacturing Jobs To Fight The Climate Crisis\n\nSchumer said the roughly $370 billion in climate investments across the Inflation Reduction Act represents the largest ever federal investment in clean energy, transportation, buildings, and manufacturing and is a game-changer to fight climate change and kick off a new era of lower household bills for every New Yorker and American manufacturing and energy production. The bill is estimated to create 9 million jobs across the country, and will bring manufacturing of clean technology like solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and much more back to America, with places like Upstate New York primed for new investment and jobs. These provisions include:\n\nOver $160 billion in estimated value for new and expanded clean electricity tax credits will incentivize the transition to a cleaner power supply, driven by wind, solar, and batteries, deploying gigawatts of clean power across New York. This is further bolstered by about $25 billion in loans, grants, and other forms of financial assistance to build a cleaner grid and power sector across the country.\n\nAn estimated $43 billion in production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, clean hydrogen, and critical minerals processing. Plus, $10 billion in investment tax credits to build clean technology manufacturing facilities, like facilities that make electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. Schumer said that these tax credits will spur growth of companies in every corner of New York from battery and energy-storage in the Hudson Valley, auto manufacturing in Western New York, to emerging solar and battery companies in the Southern Tier, and one of the nation\u2019s first offshore wind tower manufacturing hub in the Capital Region. Green hydrogen companies in the North Country; and Plug Power in the Finger Lakes, Western New York\u2019s STAMP, and the Capital Region, and much more. Additional Industrial emissions reduction investments will benefit companies like Alcoa in Massena and tax credits for low carbon fuels, hydrogen production, and clean commercial vehicles can drive expansion of manufacturing like Cummins\u2019 Jamestown facility.\n\nBillions in loans and grants to build new clean vehicle manufacturing facilities and retool existing auto manufacturing facilities to manufacture clean vehicles across the country, including possibly in places like Western New York.\n\nMore than $8 billion for clean fuel production, from biofuels to sustainable aviation fuel.\n\nOver $40 billion in tax credits to clean up America\u2019s buildings \u2013 from commercial high-rises to residential homes and multifamily houses. This is driven even further with more than $10 billion in grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance to build cleaner buildings and cleanup the buildings we already have.\n\n$2 billion for National Labs to accelerate breakthrough energy research. This funding will directly help New York entities like the Brookhaven National Lab to continue its groundbreaking research for the Department of Energy, and will keep major projects like the construction of the multi-billion dollar Electron Ion Collider on schedule, maintaining hundreds of jobs on Long Island.\n\nSaving New Yorker\u2019s Money On Energy Costs, Like Appliances, Electricity, RX costs & More\n\nOn top of historic investment in clean energy production and manufacturing, Schumer said the bill also includes major cost-saving benefits for families with home energy rebates and consumer tax credits to make energy saving upgrades from rooftop solar, to heat pumps, to electric vehicles, more affordable and accessible, lowering energy costs and making our communities cleaner: a true win-win. These provisions include:\n\nTwo new clean vehicle tax credits \u2013 one for new vehicles and one for used \u2013 will bring down the upfront cost of clean vehicles, allowing more New Yorkers to save money by avoiding the pump all together, and a more targeted clean vehicle infrastructure tax credit will deploy charging and refueling stations in rural and low income communities and at home. Together, these are estimated to provide about $10 billion in benefit to Americans.\n\nA revamped energy efficiency tax credit will help cover the upfront cost of energy efficiency and electrification upgrades around the house, saving New Yorkers money month-after-month and year-after-year, and estimated to provide more than $12 billion in benefits.\n\nAn expanded tax credit will bring down the cost of putting solar on your roof and a battery backup system in your house, making New Yorkers more energy independent, all while lowering our monthly bills. This is estimated to provide more than $22 billion in value.\n\n$9 billion in new federal funding for state-run home efficiency programs, with an emphasis on helping low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, will ensure those most sensitive to changing energy prices are better protected.\n\nA new $1 billion funding stream focused on bolstering resilience, and energy and water efficiency for affordable housing across New York helps those who need it most.\n\n$27 billion in landmark funding for Green Banks across the country, including the NY Green Bank, will deploy massive amounts of clean building technologies, distributed clean electricity, and clean vehicle infrastructure across the state, with an emphasis on disadvantaged communities.\n\nNew York Medicare patients will no longer pay more than $35 per month for insulin\n\nCaps Medicare patients\u2019 out of pocket costs at $2,000 per year, protecting nearly 75,000 New Yorkers every single year from exorbitant drug costs if they get a major diagnosis\n\nFinally empowers Medicare to begin negotiating directly for the price of prescription drugs, directly lowering what people pay for those drugs, including for conditions like cancer, COPD, asthma, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nRequires drug companies to rebate back to Medicare any price increases greater than inflation\n\nPuts more financial responsibility on insurance and drug companies to keep prices down\n\nExtends higher premium assistance for tens of thousands of lower and middle class NY families\n\nCleaning Up New York & Protecting The Environment\n\nIn addition to investments in clean energy, the bill also includes $60 billion in environmental justice priorities to clean up New York making our air safer to breather, water cleaner, and communities more equitable and vibrant. These provisions include:\n\nTwo new environmental justice block grants that will provide funding to reconnect communities, including $3 billion for Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants and $3 billion for Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants, to help address the disproportionate environmental and public health harms related to pollution and climate change. These investments build on the $1 billion for a new Reconnecting Communities program that Schumer secured in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will help bring investment to redevelop communities that have been divided by highways like the community grid-I-81 project in Syracuse, the redevelopment of the Kensington Expressway in Buffalo and of the Inner Loop in Rochester, and the LINC project in New Rochelle.\n\n$1.5 billion investment nationwide to plant trees, establish community and urban forests, and expand green spaces in cities, which combats climate change and provides significant community benefits by increasing recreation opportunities, cooling cities, lowering electric bills, and reducing heat-related death and illness.\n\n$1 billion for clean buses, garbage trucks, and transit buses that can be deployed across the state, with an emphasis on deploying these vehicles in disadvantaged communities. This will also help boost New York manufacturers like Plattsburgh\u2019s Nova Bus that makes clean electric buses.\n\nReinstating the Superfund tax, so that Superfund sites across New York have a guaranteed source of funding, paid for by the companies responsible for the pollution, that raises an estimated $11 billion over the next 10 years.\n\n$3 billion for grants to reduce pollution at ports, like the Port of New York and New Jersey, to combat poor air quality in nearby communities, as well as targeted funding for the vehicles moving goods to and from New York\u2019s ports.\n\n$2.6 billion to conserve, restore, and protect marine and coastal habitats, including funding for marine mammals and fisheries stock assessments.\n\nAffordable Care Act\n\nExtends higher premium assistance for tens of thousands of lower and middle class NY families\n\nMaking Billion Dollar Corporations Pay Their Fair Share\n\nLastly, Schumer emphasized that all these benefits to New Yorkers are fully paid for and lowers the deficit by ensuring ultra-rich and corporations that have used loopholes to avoid taxes pay their fair share. These provisions include:\n\nA 15% corporate minimum tax ensuring that the 200 or so large companies who strategically game the tax system to pay little or no federal corporate income taxes will be required to pay their fair share.\n\nA 1% tax on stock buybacks, to incentivize companies to invest in their workforce and development, rather than prioritizing shareholder stock value. This provision imposes a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks over $1 million, targeting wealthy corporations who put Wall Street above Main Street.\n\nFunding the Internal Revenue Service to go after tax cheats, which the IRS hasn\u2019t had the resources to tackle for years. Now, the IRS will be able to ensure that wealthy tax dodgers won\u2019t be able to rip off the American people any longer. The law includes a stipulation ensuring that additional tax enforcement should not be targeted at individuals earning $400,000 or less.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-just-weeks-after-his-visit-and-following-years-of-advocacy-to-revitalize-buffalos-main-street-schumer-secures-25-million-to-reconnect-east-buffalo-to-downtown-break-down-segregating-barriers-repave-dangerous-roads-increase-walkability-and-biking-and-make-the-queen-city-more-accessible-for-all", "SCHUMER: JUST WEEKS AFTER HIS VISIT AND FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY TO REVITALIZE BUFFALO\u2019S MAIN STREET, SCHUMER SECURES $25 MILLION TO RECONNECT EAST BUFFALO TO DOWNTOWN, BREAK DOWN SEGREGATING...", "2022-08-08", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Schumer, After Delivering $33M To Return Cars to Main Street Through Previous Fed Grants And Leading The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Passage, Which Added $54M, Schumer Delivers New $$$ For Missing Piece Of The Puzzle To Transform Dilapidated Road To Connect East Buffalo To Downtown And Revitalize Middle Main\n\nSchumer Visited Buffalo Just One Month Ago To Push For Extremely Competitive RAISE Grant, And Called Transportation Secretary Personally To Finally Make Main St Transportation Infrastructure Safer For Cars, Cyclists, And Pedestrians\n\nSchumer: $25 Million To Revitalize Main Street Corridor Will Put Buffalo In The Fast Lane For A Transportation Transformation!\n\nAfter standing with community leaders at Buffalo\u2019s beleaguered \u201cmiddle\u201d Main Street to push for federal funding earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that he has secured $25 million through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program to finally fix the roadway between Goodell St. and the Kensington Avenue.\n\nSchumer explained that this funding builds on the successful \u201cCars Sharing Main\u201d to repair this pot hole-ridden stretch of Main Street, which separates East Buffalo from downtown. Schumer personally called Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and now this 2.5 miles of Main Street will be transformed to increase safety, add bike lanes, boost walkability, all while creating good-paying local construction jobs and spurring economic development.\n\n\u201cBuffalo, put on your hard hats because Main Street just moved into the fast lane for a $25 million transportation transformation that will improve the Main Street corridor for walkers, bikers and drivers. Our infrastructure should connect, not divide the city, and I am proud to secure this competitive federal grant funding to finally pave over this problem to create a safe, walkable, bikeable street that works for all Buffalonians,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis major funding, in tandem with historic wins from the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law will drive the Cars Sharing Main project forward to make the Queen City more equitable and accessible for all.\u201d\n\n\u201cAfter the most productive weekend of any Senate Majority Leader in recent memory, Senator Schumer has once again proven that that he has never lost focus on Western New York or his commitment to transforming Buffalo\u2019s Main Street,\u201d said Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown. \u201cThis $25 Million investment will revitalize Middle Main Street and make it a modern, multimodal gateway that will connect East Buffalo to our downtown core. This is exciting news for the City of Buffalo, the businesses along Main Street, our drivers, pedestrians, bikes, and all who utilize public transit.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that the $25M RAISE grant (formerly known as BUILD or TIGER), Buffalo has just received following his advocacy is a highly competitive national grant program through the U.S. Department of Transportation which fund transportation projects of national and regional significance. Schumer has a long history of securing funding for the revitalization of Buffalo\u2019s Main Street. The senator played an integral role in securing over $33 million for the Cars Sharing Main project, $15M in 2009 and $18M in 2015, from previous iterations of the USDOT grant program. This funding also builds on the over $54M that New York State has committed to the Cars Sharing Main project, thanks to the tremendous funding increases they were able to receive thanks to Senator Schumer\u2019s leadership passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs law. This project also builds on the over $10 million Schumer delivered earlier this year through Congressionally Directed Spending Requests for the long desired Buffalo transportation projects including $900,000 for the Riverline, over $1.7M for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to boost its electric bus fleet, and $3M for the NFTA Skybridge and Riverwalk.\n\nSpecifically, this $25 million in federal funding will fully fund Buffalo\u2019s Transforming Main Street: Building Equity and Assuring Mobility through Sustainability (\u201cMain Street BEAMS\u201d) project to revitalize a 2.5-mile corridor of Main Street in the City of Buffalo adjacent to the Masten Park neighborhood to connect East Buffalo to the downtown through a more walkable and modern street.\n\nSchumer explained that much of this stretch between Goodell Street and the Kensington Avenue has fallen into extreme disrepair as the result of Buffalo\u2019s recent development. Construction, utility work, and renovations along the corridor at places like the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus have contributed mightily to cracked pavement and potholes, which have made commuting this on this road, particularly in the winter months, dangerous for walkers, drivers, and bikers alike. Worse, this chronic disrepair of this section of Main Street has served as a barrier between East Buffalo and the rest of the city.\n\nThis project will completely transform the roadway to provide a smooth and safer commute for all who travel on it, create good paying jobs for the local community, and prime the area for new economic development. Specifically, it would:\n\nCompletely mill and repave the roadway, addressing the pothole problems and allow for a new, safer traffic design.\n\nAdd new crosswalks and curbs with Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps and signal infrastructure.\n\nCreate raised accessible bike lanes with barriers to prevent accidents.\n\nImprove the aesthetics of the roadway with benches, bike racks, signage, LED lighting, and greenspace.\n\nShowcase local artists and artisans with commissioned works meant to highlight Buffalo\u2019s rich cultural heritages.\n\nA copy of Schumer\u2019s original letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appears below:\n\nDear Secretary Buttigieg,\n\nI write to express my strong support for the City of Buffalo\u2019s $25 million application for funding under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. This application seeks to build on the completion of the long-awaited Cars on Main project by revitalizing 2.5 miles of major roadway adjacent to the Masten Park neighborhood and will help reconnect East Buffalo to the rest of the city. As a main artery of Buffalo\u2019s transportation infrastructure, it is critical that we finally invest the needed capital to make Main Street safe, multi-modal, and sustainable for generations to come.\n\nMain Street in Buffalo, particularly a 2.5 mile stretch between Goodell Street and the Kensington Avenue, has fallen into disrepair as the result of construction and renovations along the corridor, as well as a lack of funding for improvements. Anyone who regularly travels along this thoroughfare can attest that potholes and uneven pavement can make this commute treacherous, particularly in the winter months, even causing damage to vehicles. This is especially true for bicyclists and pedestrians, who for years have complained about the state of the roadway and the dangerous terrain for those not in passenger cars. Main Street has always served as a barrier between East Buffalo and the rest of the city, and the condition of the roadway has only made that barrier more intractable.\n\nMost importantly, this project will completely mill and repave the roadway, finally providing a smooth and safer commute for all who will travel on it. This will include a reconfiguration to improve traffic flow, which will feature a travel lane in each direction and a two-way left-turn lane. For pedestrians, new crosswalks and curbs will be added, including Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps at intersections. A one-way cycle track on each side of the roadway will ensure Main Street is truly accessible to cyclists and help prevent accidents between bicycles and cars by establishing a dedicated lane for those who choose to bike. Furthermore, the aesthetics of the roadway will be completely changed as well. Reconstruction of sidewalk buffer zones will include new trash receptacles, benches, bike racks, signage, LED lighting, and artwork, as well as freshly planted trees to line the route.\n\nThese improvements will truly make Main Street accessible for all, especially those who live in East Buffalo. This is just the latest step in righting the wrongs of the past, which effectively segregated East Buffalo from the rest of the city. This project was designed with the goal of ensuring equity for all residents of the City of Buffalo, and meets the DOT\u2019s stated goals for sustainability. With the impending completion of the Cars on Main project, which is finally returning vehicular traffic and commercial activity to lower Main Street, this project is critical to the goal making the entirety of Buffalo\u2019s Main Street accessible and navigable for all.\n\nI whole-heartedly support the City of Buffalo\u2019s application and hope that it meets with your approval. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or a member of my staff if you have any questions.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-nearly-3-million-in-national-science-foundation-funding-for-the-university-at-buffalo-to-study-the-impacts-of-climate-change", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO TO STUDY THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE", "2022-08-05", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Just Passed Schumer CHIPS & Science Bill Gives Historic Boost To NSF To Power More Critical And Cutting-Edge Research At Top Institutions Like UB\n\nSchumer, Gillibrand: Western New York Scientists Are Powering Research In Our Fight Against Climate Change!\n\nU.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,945,234 in federal funding for the University at Buffalo to study the impacts of climate change through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Schumer said that this critical research is integral to understanding how rapid climatic shifts affects species, the environment, and broadening our understanding on the impacts of global warming.\n\n\u201cBuffalo is leading New York and our nation in the fight against climate change. I am proud to deliver this nearly $3 million federal investment to research the impacts of climate change on species, bolster local scientific education programs, and further boost Western New York\u2019s research leadership,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cFrom becoming a finalist in the EDA Regional Challenge to the cutting-edge work being done at the University at Buffalo, many are now recognizing what I have long known, Buffalo is becoming a scientific research and tech hub.\u201d\n\n\u201cTop-tier research institutions like the University at Buffalo are leading the fight against climate change, and we need their innovative ideas and solutions now more than ever,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cI\u2019ll keep working to support our New York academic institutions and fight climate change. I\u2019m proud to have also passed the CHIPS Act and will continue to work in Congress to spur innovation and federal investments in New York State.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe University at Buffalo is deeply committed to addressing climate change and the ongoing sustainability crisis,\u201d said UB President Satish K. Tripathi. \u201cWith this National Science Foundation award, our world-class scientists will be able to further climate science research, ultimately contributing to the understanding and mitigation of one of the preeminent issues facing our nation and world. I am proud of our entire UB team and grateful for Senator Schumer\u2019s unwavering support for climate research and for the National Science Foundation\u2019s recognition of the important role UB can play in combatting one of society\u2019s most pressing problems.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that this research will provide important insights into how rapid climatic shifts can serve as triggers for dramatic and irreversible downstream impacts on species. The assembled team of scholars, with cross-disciplinary expertise across the biological and geological sciences, will examine how Southeast Alaskan ecosystems responded to Ice-Age environmental change and use that to inform a new and general paradigm for understanding the impacts of climate change. The project will also invest in interdisciplinary STEM training and career-building to educate the next generation of multidisciplinary scientists, including training of postdocs and a cohort of graduate and undergraduate students spanning different disciplines. It will also offer interdisciplinary seminars, a 1-credit course, summer continuing education programs for science teachers in Buffalo City high schools, and an outreach program targeting K-12 students in Southeast Alaska.\n\nA full project description can be found here.\n\nSchumer also noted that his just passed CHIPS & Science bill which will be signed into law by the president next week also contains massive increased investment for National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including through a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs. Schumer said the region\u2019s top research schools like the University at Buffalo and technical training schools like Erie Community Colleges would be able to tap the increased investment for the NSF bolstering incredible research like this and investment in the local scientific and tech workforce.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-after-fighting-to-secure-disaster-declaration-for-steuben-county-following-tropical-storm-fred-last-summer-we-are-pleased-to-announce-over-56-million-in-fema-funding-for-the-jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-for-emergency-protective-measures-taken-during-the-flooding", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: AFTER FIGHTING TO SECURE DISASTER DECLARATION FOR STEUBEN COUNTY FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM FRED LAST SUMMER, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OVER $5.6 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING FOR THE...", "2022-08-03", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Last Summer, Tropical Storm Fred Ravaged Steuben County and Several Upstate Communities, Devastating Homes, Businesses, Infrastructure And Notably Severely Damaging The Jasper-Troupsburg High School, Forcing Students To Relocate And Closing The School\n\nSenators Say FEMA Funding For School Is Key First Step For Reimbursing For Tremendous Costs Incurred From The Flooding And Restoring School For The Students & Community\n\nAfter securing a federal disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Fred for Steuben County, unlocking critical federal aid to bolster the Southern Tier\u2019s flood recovery, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $5,630,020 to cover the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District for Emergency Protective Measures. The senators explained that the storm resulted in the Jasper-Troupsburg High School becoming inundated with nearly four feet of water, mud, and debris causing severe damage and forcing the building to close and students to relocate. This funding, provided at a 90% federal cost share, will reimburse the school for costs from emergency cleanup and restoration measures taken to protect the buildings from further damage from the flood.\n\n\u201cThe people of Steuben County were completely devastated by Tropical Storm Fred\u2019s heavy rains and historic flooding, especially the Jasper-Troupsburg High School. This federal funding will go a long way in helping to make the school district whole again and reimburse them for the emergency measures they took to prevent further damage from the flood,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cI will not stop fighting to help the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District and all of Steuben County gets every penny it is entitled to for them rebuild, recover and restore their facilities so students can come home to their school.\u201d\n\n\u201cTropical Storm Fred ravaged Steuben County last August, causing millions in damages to the region\u2019s homes, businesses, and schools,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cEver since the tremendous impact of the storm became clear, I have been fighting to get federal relief to the county, and now, I\u2019m proud to be delivering over $5 million to the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District. I\u2019ll keep fighting to make sure Steuben County makes a full recovery.\u201d\n\n\u201cThank you to Senator Schumer for all of the support your office has provided to the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District as we continue to recover from the devastating flooding that occurred in our community almost a year ago,\u201d said LeeAnne Jordan, Superintendent of Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District. \u201cYour assistance with moving projects through the allocation process has been especially appreciated, and has resulted in an expedited review of Emergency Work performed by ServPro. Receiving the news that the $6.3 million project is likely to be reimbursed prior to the expiration of the Revenue Anticipation Notice that is due in just a few weeks is cause for relief, since it means that our district will not have to renew the RAN and incur additional interest expenses. This one act alone has saved the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District close to $200,000. On behalf of the district, thank you for your service to our community. Your dedication to resolving our concerns was above and beyond anything that we had expected, and truly shows the genuine interest you have in our students.\u201d\n\nSteuben County was particularly battered by Tropical Storm Fred, which wreaked havoc across New York State. During the storm, New York received over 7 inches of rain in three days, with 24-hour totals exceeding 3 inches in many locations and one receiving over 5 inches, making it one the wettest summers in the region. Swift Water Rescue Crews had to be deployed to assist dozens of residents evacuate their homes and take refuge in shelters. In the Southern Tier, rushing floodwaters damaged hundreds of homes, businesses, roads, bridges, and were so powerful they even caused a train to derail.\n\nSpecifically, this over $5 million in funding will cover deep cleaning of the facilities that was required after the flooding, water that needed to be pumped out, debris removal, and other restoration efforts taken to prevent further damage within the building.\n\nIn the wake of Tropical Storm Fred, Schumer and Gillibrand have a long history of fighting to deliver robust federal resources to Steuben County to help communities recover. Immediately after the storm the senators sprung to action advocating for the community and sending a letter directly to President Biden urging him to approve a major disaster declaration in Upstate New York, and secured that declaration later that year making today\u2019s funding possible. These efforts have directly resulted in millions in hazard mitigation grants being made available to impacted communities from Tropical Storm Fred, federal disaster loans for Private Non-Profit organizations in the area providing aid, and emergency funding to homeowners impacted by the flood.\n\nA copy of Schumer and Gillibrand\u2019s original letter requesting a disaster declaration appears below:\n\nDear President Biden:\n\nWe write in strong support of the State of New York\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration for the widespread damage and flooding caused by heavy rains on August 18, 2021 and continued until the morning of August 19, 2021.\n\nThis severe storm caused significant damage across Upstate New York, including sustained damage leading to displaced residents, uninhabitable homes, the closure of schools, destroyed roads, and the tragic loss of life. A joint federal, state, and local Preliminary Damage Assessment revealed that costs exceeded $36.2 million in public infrastructure damage.\n\nReflecting the statewide damage from these heavy rains and flooding, Governor Kathy Hochul requested a major disaster declaration on September 17, 2021, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288), including Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs statewide and Public Assistance for Allegany, Cayuga, Cortland, Lewis, Oneida, Steuben, Tioga, and Yates counties and Individual Assistance for the Individuals and Households Program including Other Needs Assistance, Crisis Counseling, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Disaster Case Management, Disaster Legal Services, and SBA Disaster Assistance for Steuben County.\n\nThere is no doubt that this damage has overwhelmed state and local governments, and that a major disaster declaration is necessary. Federal assistance programs will be critical, so that our communities can recover from the flood damage. We thank the Governor and the State for their work thus far and strongly support the request for a major disaster declaration in the areas impacted by this storm event.\n\nWe appreciate your swift attention and consideration of this request and stand ready to work with you and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to deliver support and resources to the impacted communities.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-statement-on-the-harriet-tubman-bicentennial-commemorative-coin-act-being-signed-into-law", "SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE HARRIET TUBMAN BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT BEING SIGNED INTO LAW", "2022-08-03", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a longtime advocate for the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Home, today released the following statement on the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act being signed into law:\n\n\u201cThe Harriet Tubman Home in Cayuga County is a beloved site that welcomes visitors from across the country to teach them of Tubman\u2019s extraordinary American life and today it has received the long overdue recognition it deserves. These coins will ensure Harriet Tubman\u2019s courageous story lives on and that the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn can continue to inspire countless generations to come,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cHarriet Tubman, a slave who overcame, was a trailblazer and an American hero whose courage and commitment to freedom changed the course of history. I am proud to have fought to formally establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Cayuga County, and am proud to have continued that fight with this bill to ensure Tubman\u2019s history in New York continues to live on.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-after-passage-of-his-historic-bipartisan-chips-and-science-bill-schumer-makes-final-push-calls-on-president-to-sign-into-law-and-make-cny-the-epicenter-of-american-chip-manufacturing-with-white-pine-mega-site-nations-top-location-for-major-investment-", "SCHUMER: AFTER PASSAGE OF HIS HISTORIC BIPARTISAN CHIPS & SCIENCE BILL, SCHUMER MAKES FINAL PUSH, CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO SIGN INTO LAW AND MAKE CNY THE EPICENTER OF AMERICAN CHIP MANUFACTURING, WITH...", "2022-08-01", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Semiconductor Chips Are Integral To Everyday Life From Cars To Refrigerators, But Most Are Not Made In The U.S. Threatening National Security, Worsening Inflation and Increasing Costs For Families, & Weakening U.S. Competitiveness\n\nSenator\u2019s Bill Will Boost Investment In Chip Manufacturing as well as 5G & Quantum Computing; With Rome Lab, Top Universities, JMA Wireless And Sites Like White Pine & Marcy Nanocenter, The Region Has Major Opportunity To Secure Fed $$ And New Chip Fabs\n\nSchumer: We Need To Make Semiconductors In Syracuse Not Shanghai!\n\nAfter years of relentless advocacy for the growing Central New York tech economy, and now with the his historic CHIPS & Science Bill passed through Congress, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today doubled down on his attempts to bring chip manufacturing to the White Pine Commerce Park Mega-Campus and boost tech and manufacturing jobs in Syracuse and across Upstate New York. Schumer explained that large chip manufacturers are already interested in sites like White Pine and the Marcy Nanocenter due to their shovel-ready infrastructure, the region\u2019s strong workforce, and world-renowned research capabilities, and the federal semiconductor incentives in his legislation would further the effort to lure new investment and jobs to Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.\n\n\u201cAfter years of pushing we are now days away from of my historic bipartisan Chips & Science bill finally becoming law, and Central New York is primed to reap the rewards and win big by using this new federal investment to potentially lure major new employers to the region. I wrote this bill with places like White Pine in mind because of the tremendous potential to fundamentally transform the region\u2019s economy with thousands of new good-paying tech and manufacturing jobs,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWhen you combine the chip manufacturing potential at White Pine and other sites like Marcy Nanocenter and STAMP in Genesee County, with Globalfoundries planned expansion, Wolfspeed\u2019s new fab, and onsemi soon acquiring a facility in East Fishkill, NY, coupled with world-renowned research capabilities at the Albany Nanocenter and across New York universities, Upstate New York could be the nation\u2019s leader in an industry that will dominate the this century. Simply put \u2013 this is the 21st Century\u2019s Erie Canal!\u201d\n\nSchumer added \u201cThis legislation also means big things for top local employers like JMA Wireless in Syracuse \u2013 which will be first in line for nearly $1.5 billion in federal incentives for strengthening the wireless industry supply chain\u2013 and for top research institutions like Syracuse University and Rome Lab that will help our nation leap ahead in key technology areas like quantum computing. We must make sure future technology in Syracuse, not Shanghai, in Central New York, not China.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that Upstate New York is uniquely suited to bolster the nation\u2019s chip industry with some of the most shovel-ready sites in the country including the White Pine Commerce Park, Marcy Nanocenter, and STAMP. Each site holds large parcels of available land and access to cheap, reliable power and water, to quickly locate a semiconductor manufacturer and the necessary supply chain as the federal incentives from his legislation spur new domestic investment. Schumer said that the region is at the epicenter of critical infrastructure from Interstates 90 and 81 to international airports, rail lines, and deep-water ports and that the region has one of the greatest concentrations of colleges and universities in the nation, fueling a highly trained workforce, as well as proximity to premier R&D at institutions like the Albany Nanocenter. The industry has already taken notice of the tremendous benefits offered by Upstate New York, as highlighted by Globafoundries planned expansion in Malta and Cree-Wolfspeed\u2019s $1.2 billion investment to build the world\u2019s largest 200mm Silicon Carbide semiconductor facilities at the Marcy Nanocenter, which will create over 600 jobs, and onsemi\u2019s acquisition of a facility in East Fishkill that is expected later this year.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer highlighted that the bill includes:\n\n$39 billion for the CHIPS for America Fund to provide federal incentives to build, expand, or modernize domestic facilities and equipment for semiconductor fabrication, assembly, testing, advanced packaging, or research and development.\n\n$11 billion for Department of Commerce research and development including creating a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) a public-private partnership to conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with Albany Nanotech primed to be a top contender to serve as a major hub for the NSTC, and other specialized R&D programs that universities across the state are in a strong position to compete for.\n\n$2 billion for the DoD CHIPS for America Defense Fund.\n\n$200 million for the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund to kick start development of the domestic semiconductor workforce, which faces near-term labor shortages, by leveraging activities of the National Science Foundation.\n\nA new Investment Tax Credit for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and equipment.\n\n$10 billion Regional Technology Hubs to support regional economic development efforts around the country to not only research and innovate technologies, but also manufacture them here in America.\n\n$1.5 billion for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund to spur the race to 5G, software-based wireless technologies, and innovative \u2018leap-ahead\u2019 technologies in the U.S. mobile broadband market. Schumer said that New York companies like JMA Wireless would be first in line for the $1.5 billion in federal incentives for next generation telecommunications tech included in his bill. This investments builds on the $65 billion to expand high-speed internet across the country passed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law in which Schumer made sure to include Build America, Buy America provisions to ensure companies like JMA Wireless would build the technology used in the high-speed internet expansion.\n\n$13 billion to build the STEM workforce. Authorizes funding for STEM education, including scholarships, fellowships, and traineeships to create workers in critical fields, including to establishing an artificial intelligence scholarship-for-service program, a national network for microelectronics education, and cybersecurity workforce development programs.\n\n$2 billion to strengthen small manufacturers. Triples funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers with cybersecurity, workforce training, and supply chain resiliency.\n\nIncreased investment for National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including through a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs. Schumer said the region\u2019s top research schools like Syracuse University, SUNY Poly, and others would be able to tap the increased investment for the NSF. Community colleges would also be able to utilize new investment for workforce training, including for the semiconductor industry.\n\nSchumer has fought non-top to elevate Central New York and the Mohawk Valley as prime regions to benefit from federal investment in its growing tech industry. Earlier this year, Schumer personally brought Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves to meet with CNY and Mohawk Valley industry leaders and see first-hand the region\u2019s rapidly emerging high-tech hub, and particularly learn how the region is primed to power and revive the nation\u2019s semiconductor industry. During the visit, Schumer and Deputy Secretary Graves also toured JMA Wireless\u2019s new facility in Syracuse to highlight it\u2019s potential for manufacturing the technology needed to expand high-speed internet throughout the country.\n\nSchumer has a long history of fighting to advance semiconductor manufacturing and R&D and the broader tech economy at the federal level. In May 2020, Schumer introduced his bipartisan Endless Frontier Act to surge new investment into federal R&D through the creation of a National Science Foundation technology directorate focused on key technology areas like quantum computing, advanced energy, AI, high performance computing, and more. Schumer\u2019s Endless Frontier Act also proposed a new $10 billion regional technology hub program to invest in regions around the country with great potential to lead the nation in technology research, development, and manufacturing. In June 2020, Schumer introduced his bipartisan American Foundries Act to authorize new federal incentives for expanding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and R&D. Schumer successfully added this bill as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In June 2021, Schumer then successfully passed through the Senate his U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), legislation he introduced that combined his Endless Frontier Act to make a significant investment in research, development, manufacturing and innovation with other competitiveness legislation. As part of this package, Schumer also included $52 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations to implement the semiconductor-related manufacturing and R&D programs that he had successfully pushed to authorize in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and that are at the heart of the bill which passed today. The House passed its companion legislation to USICA, the America COMPETES Act, this past January and negotiations continue to reconcile the differences between the two bills. The bill that has just passed through Congress combines the federal semiconductor incentives Schumer has been pushing with the investment in R&D, tech hubs, manufacturing, and other innovation programs from his Endless Frontier Act.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-after-passage-of-his-historic-bipartisan-chips-and-science-bill-schumer-makes-final-push-calls-on-president-to-sign-into-law-and-make-upstate-ny-the-epicenter-of-american-chip-rd-and-manufacturing-create-thousands-of-jobs-make-the-capital-region-the-major-hub-of-americas-first-national-semiconductor-technology-center", "SCHUMER: AFTER PASSAGE OF HIS HISTORIC BIPARTISAN CHIPS & SCIENCE BILL, SCHUMER MAKES FINAL PUSH, CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO SIGN INTO LAW AND MAKE UPSTATE NY THE EPICENTER OF AMERICAN CHIP R&D AND...", "2022-08-01", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Semiconductor Chips Are Integral To Everyday Life From Cars To Refrigerators, But Most Are Not Made In The U.S. Threatening National Security, Worsening Inflation and Increasing Costs For Families, & Weakening U.S. Competitiveness\n\nSchumer Brought Commerce Top Brass To The Capital Region To Announce GlobalFoundries\u2019 Planned Expansion And Pitch Albany Nanotech As A Clear Front-Runner To Be America\u2019s NSTC; Bill Has Now Passed Through Congress And Will Soon Be Signed By President\n\nSchumer: Albany Nanotech For The NSTC Is A Win-Win-Win; Will Create 1,000+ Good Paying NY Jobs, Supercharge American Chip Manufacturing, And Maintain Global U.S. Tech Leadership\n\nSchumer: It Is Time To Make The Future Of Semiconductors In The Capital Region NOT China\n\nAfter years of staunch advocacy, multiple visits with Commerce Department leaders to show how the Capital Region is leading the nation in semiconductor research, and now with the his historic bipartisan CHIPS & Science Bill passed through Congress, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today doubled down on his push to make Albany Nanotech the major hub of the nation\u2019s first National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). Schumer highlighted how his bipartisan bill has already spurred local companies like GlobalFoundries to invest and add thousands of good-paying local jobs. Previously, GlobalFoundries had indicated that their planned second fab may be delayed if the federal chip incentives in Schumer\u2019s bill were not passed into law. Now that Schumer\u2019s bill will soon be law in the coming day, GlobalFoundries has indicated that they are ready to accelerate its expansion plans in the Capital Region, creating thousands of construction and high-tech jobs. Schumer is making the final push for Albany Nanotech to be selected for millions in federal investment to bolster the nation\u2019s chip R&D, potentially create over a thousand local jobs, and keep the nation at the cutting-edge of innovation and manufacturing in the chip industry.\n\n\u201cAfter years of pushing we are now days away from of my historic bipartisan Chips & Science bill finally becoming law, and the Capital Region is primed to reap the rewards and become the foundation for the future of America\u2019s semiconductor leadership. Before I went back to Washington to see the bill signed into law I wanted the feds to hear me loud and clear, there is no better place in the country than Albany Nanotech to become the major hub of America\u2019s first ever National Semiconductor Technology Center that my bill creates,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cOver the past year I\u2019m proud to have personally brought the Commerce Secretary and Deputy Secretary with me to the Capital Region to see firsthand how Albany Nanotech\u2019s national partnerships and infrastructure are uniquely suited to lead the NSTC, supercharge American chip production, address our supply chain crisis, and bring over a thousand jobs to the Capital Region. With my bill\u2019s federal incentives soon on the way, GlobalFoundries will now charge forward faster on building a second fab and creating thousands of more jobs for the Capital region. Now as the bill is finally set to be signed into law, I say let\u2019s seal the deal and make Albany and Upstate New York the foundation for the next generation of American innovation and manufacturing!\u201d\n\nSchumer added, \u201cWhen you combine the chip manufacturing potential at shovel-ready sites like White Pine Commerce Park in Central New York, Marcy Nanocenter in the Mohawk Valley, and STAMP in Genesee County, with Globalfoundries planned expansion, Wolfspeed\u2019s new fab, and onsemi soon acquiring a facility in East Fishkill, NY, all coupled with world-renowned research capabilities at the Albany Nanocenter and across the SUNY system and the state\u2019s universities and labs, Upstate New York could be the nation\u2019s leader in microchips and other tech industries that will dominate this century. Simply put \u2013 this is the 21st Century\u2019s Erie Canal!\u201d\n\n\"On behalf of GF\u2019s more than 7,000 U.S. employees, I want to convey our appreciation to Senator Schumer for his leadership and tireless efforts in pushing for the passage of the CHIPS Act. This legislation will strengthen U.S. high-tech manufacturing competitiveness, economic and national security, and create high-paying semiconductor manufacturing jobs in America,\u201d said Dr. Thomas Caulfield, president and CEO of GlobalFoundries. \u201cThe past two years have clearly shown how vitally important chips are to American consumers, businesses and the economic health of our nation, both today and in the future. Senator Schumer recognizes this and is a true champion for the semiconductor industry.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis week, thanks in very large part to Senator Schumer\u2019s leadership and tireless dedication, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that is going to accelerate the pace of semiconductor innovation in this country to a level not seen in decades. The unique semiconductor innovation ecosystem here at Albany Nanotech will not only play a central role in unlocking new chip technology breakthroughs, it exemplifies how this legislation will catalyze economic opportunity and create well-paying, high-tech jobs nationwide. America is on the verge of a semiconductor renaissance, and IBM together with our partners in the American Semiconductor Innovation Coalition are committed to helping realize its full potential,\u201d said Dar\u00edo Gil, IBM Senior Vice President & Director of Research.\n\nDavid Anderson, President of NY CREATES said, \u201cThe legislation passed last week represents a generational investment in American innovation, job creation and economic development, and re-establishing global leadership in technology. Senator Schumer has led the effort from the start and we are grateful for his steadfast commitment to addressing this critical issue. NY CREATES looks forward to playing a central role in developing and establishing the headquarters of the National Semiconductor Technology Center at the Albany Nanotech Complex.\u201d\n\nSchumer explained that Albany Nanotech is the most \u201cshovel-ready\u201d R&D facility in the country to quickly stand up the NSTC and National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP). The multibillion dollar Albany Nanotech is the most advanced, publicly-owned, 300-millimeter semiconductor R&D facility, has well-established partnerships with industry leaders and top academic research institutions across the country, including in critical logic and packaging capabilities, and is set up to immediately begin supporting the needs of the broader semiconductor ecosystem, including startups, small businesses, and the workforce. The site and its partners have a long record of accomplishment of groundbreaking research that has led to successful technology transfer, translating research into manufacturing and commercialization. For example, just last summer, IBM announced the successful development of the world\u2019s first 2 nanometer (nm) microchip \u2013 with the R&D work done at the Albany Nanotech Complex, the same site that produced the world\u2019s first 7nm and 5nm chips.\n\nSpecifically, Schumer highlighted that the bill includes:\n\n$39 billion for the CHIPS for America Fund to provide federal incentives to build, expand, or modernize domestic facilities and equipment for semiconductor fabrication, assembly, testing, advanced packaging, or research and development.\n\n$11 billion for Department of Commerce research and development including creating a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) a public-private partnership to conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with Albany Nanotech primed to be a top contender to serve as a major hub for the NSTC, and other specialized R&D programs that universities across the state are in a strong position to compete for.\n\n$2 billion for the DoD CHIPS for America Defense Fund.\n\n$200 million for the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund to kick-start development of the domestic semiconductor workforce, which faces near-term labor shortages, by leveraging activities of the National Science Foundation.\n\nA new Investment Tax Credit for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and equipment.\n\n$10 billion Regional Technology Hubs to support regional economic development efforts around the country to not only research and innovate technologies, but also manufacture them here in America.\n\nIncreased investment for National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Development Programs, including through a new technology directorate as proposed in Schumer\u2019s original bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, and STEM education and training programs. Schumer said the region\u2019s top research schools connected throughout the SUNY system, and others would be able to tap the increased investment for the NSF. Community colleges would also be able to utilize new investment for workforce training, including for the semiconductor industry.\n\n$13 billion to build the STEM workforce. Authorizes funding for STEM education, including scholarships, fellowships, and traineeships to create workers in critical fields, including to establishing an artificial intelligence scholarship-for-service program, a national network for microelectronics education, and cybersecurity workforce development programs.\n\n$2 billion to strengthen small manufacturers. Triples funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers with cybersecurity, workforce training, and supply chain resiliency.\n\nOver $800 million to grow Manufacturing USA. Supports the creation of new competitively-awarded manufacturing research institutes with expanded capacity for education and workforce development.\n\nSchumer explained that Upstate New York is uniquely suited to bolster the nation\u2019s chip industry with some of the most shovel-ready sites in the country including the White Pine Commerce Park in Central New York, Marcy Nanocenter in the Mohawk Valley, and STAMP in Genesee County. Each site holds large parcels of available land and access to cheap, reliable power and water, to quickly locate a semiconductor manufacturer and the necessary supply chain as the federal incentives from his legislation spur new domestic investment. Schumer\u2019s legislation has already spurred chip industry investment in the Capital Region like GlobalFoundries\u2019 announcement last year of building a second chip fab in Malta, focused primarily on auto and military chip production, creating thousands of jobs on top of the 3,000 employees that GlobalFoundries already employs in the area, and the funding from this bill will help accelerate the expansion. Plus, Cree-Wolfspeed\u2019s $1.2 billion investment to build the world\u2019s largest 200mm Silicon Carbide semiconductor facilities at the Marcy Nanocenter, which will create over 600 jobs, and onsemi\u2019s acquisition of a facility in East Fishkill that is expected later this year, add further to the industry\u2019s significant growth in Upstate New York.\n\nLocally, the federal government has long tapped GlobalFoundries for their chip making capabilities. Earlier this year Schumer announced a $117 million Defense Production Act agreement between GlobalFoundries and the DoD to provide a strategic supply of U.S.-made semiconductors that are critical to national security systems. This announcement came on the heels of Schumer delivering $25 million in federal funding for a partnership between GlobalFoundries & PsiQuantum to expand R&D in the Capital Region and at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, NY to manufacture and test photonic quantum computing technology integral to national security efforts.\n\nSenator Schumer has worked directly with Albany Nanotech, IBM, and other major industry and academic partners to craft the creation of the NSTC and NAPMP, which he successfully pushed to authorize in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Since then, Schumer has worked non-stop to uplift Albany Nanotech and the Capital Region as the best candidate to lead the nation in semiconductor research. In March 2021, following a call with the CEOs of IBM and Intel, Schumer announced a new partnership that will bring hundreds of jobs to the Albany region to conduct new semiconductor research in the area, boosting it\u2019s already robust local chip research presence. Then, after bringing the Commerce Secretary to Malta to announce GlobalFoundries second chip fab last year, Schumer had Secretary Raimondo meet with Albany Nanotech leaders to discuss the facility\u2019s cutting-edge capabilities. The senator continued this momentum earlier this year by bringing the Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves to tour the facility as well and meet with Governor Hochul and industry leaders to reiterate how the Capital Region and Albany Nanotech are uniquely suited to quickly stand up the NSTC.\n\nSchumer has a long history of fighting to advance semiconductor manufacturing and R&D and the broader tech economy at the federal level. In May 2020, Schumer introduced his bipartisan Endless Frontier Act to surge new investment into federal R&D through the creation of a National Science Foundation technology directorate focused on key technology areas like quantum computing, advanced energy, AI, high performance computing, and more. Schumer\u2019s Endless Frontier Act also proposed a new $10 billion regional technology hub program to invest in regions around the country with great potential to lead the nation in technology research, development, and manufacturing. In June 2020, Schumer introduced his bipartisan American Foundries Act to authorize new federal incentives for expanding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and R&D. Schumer successfully added this bill as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In June 2021, Schumer then successfully passed through the Senate his U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), legislation he introduced that combined his Endless Frontier Act to make a significant investment in research, development, manufacturing and innovation with other competitiveness legislation. As part of this package, Schumer also included $52 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations to implement the semiconductor-related manufacturing and R&D programs that he had successfully pushed to authorize in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and that are at the heart of the bill which passed today. The House passed its companion legislation to USICA, the America COMPETES Act, this past January and negotiations continue to reconcile the differences between the two bills. 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