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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRCâ€™s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.

Schumer-Negotiated Deal Means To Deliver Infrastructure Improvement Funds To NY

August 4, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the bipartisan infrastructure deal he negotiated in the Senate will deliver major victories to help clean up New York.

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Schumer: Infrastructure Deal Delivers Billions To Advance CNY Projects

July 30, 2021 Contributor

CENTRAL NEW YORK – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, yesterday, announced that the bipartisan infrastructure deal he has negotiated in the Senate delivers huge for New York and will advance critical projects. Schumer said these funds […]

Schumer: Over $7 Billion Headed To New York Families Through Enhanced Child Tax Credit

July 16, 2021 Contributor

Following his successful passage of the broader American Rescue Plan earlier this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer heralded the Child Tax Credit expansion which will allow payments of up to $300 per child to automatically go out to families across New York each month –beginning yesterday.

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Schumer Announces Senate Passage Of U.S. Innovation And Competition Act

June 9, 2021 Contributor

After a year of staunch advocacy to secure the domestic semiconductor and microelectronic supply line and make historic investments in federal R&D and innovation, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced senate passage of the U.S. Competition and Innovation Act.

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Schumer Makes Push To Build New Micron Memory Fab In Upstate New York

May 27, 2021 Contributor

After filing the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act last week, which combines his Endless Frontiers Act, other bipartisan competitiveness bills, and $52 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations to implement the semiconductor-related manufacturing and R&D programs authorized in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act and a program to support legacy chip production that is essential to the auto industry, the military, and other critical industries, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer met with Micron Technology President and CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra, to pitch Micron to locate a future plant in Upstate New York.

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Schumer Introduces Legislation To Invest $53 Billion In Domestic Semiconductor Industry, Fuel American Innovation

May 20, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer filed the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which combines Schumer’s Endless Frontier Act, other bipartisan competitiveness bills, and $52 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations to implement the semiconductor-related manufacturing and R&D programs authorized in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act and a program to support legacy chip production that is essential to the auto industry, the military, and other critical industries.

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Senator Urges New York Stages To Ready Their Paperwork, Log On To SBA Site, Apply To Get Their Relief

April 27, 2021 Contributor

Amid the opening up of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Save Our Stages online application for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer confirms about 6,000 applications have already been filed in the first five hours of the program, with over 8,000 additional applications being worked on.

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Schumer: NY Needs Mental Health Funds ASAP

April 12, 2021 Contributor

In a new push to combat a silent but devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on mental health, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer pushed the feds to ‘quick release’ $5 billion dollars he worked to include in the recently-passed American Rescue Plan (ARP) so that the funds can give New Yorkers—and the mental health providers they rely upon—the help they’re asking for amid rising need.

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Schumer: Without Action ASAP, A ‘Ghost Gun’ Tragedy Will Haunt

March 29, 2021 Contributor

Saying Americans are clamoring for action on the issue of gun violence, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said, today, that under current law, the Department of Justice (DOJ) in concert with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) can do something—right now—to tackle the rising threat of untraceable and undetectable firearms known as ‘Ghost Guns.’

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Schumer: CDC Must Direct Dollars To Fund Boots-On-The-Ground In NYS

March 25, 2021 Contributor

Just days after announcing a push for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to deploy a billion dollar blitz to educate, conduct outreach and build more confidence in the effective COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced the White House heeded the call and will deploy $3 billion to the national blitz.

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