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Schumer Floor Remarks Honoring The Lives Lost And Selfless Heroism Displayed On September 11, 2001 And Advocating For The Full Funding Of The World Trade Center Health Program

September 11, 2025 Contributor

** VIDEO OF REMARKS HERE** Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor those who lost their lives and those who displayed heroic acts of selflessness […]

SCHUMER: HANDS OFF CENTRAL NY & MOHAWK VALLEY VETERANS’ HEALTHCARE! NEW SHOCKING REPORT SHOWS SEVERE VA STAFFING SHORTAGES AMID ‘DOGE’ CUTS & ATTACKS ON LOCAL VA UNION WORKERS; SENATOR SOUNDS ALARM AND LAUNCHES PUSH TO REVERSE CUTS, PROTECT WORKERS, AND INCREASE INVESTMENT IN VA

August 29, 2025 Contributor

Following ‘DOGE’ Slashing Thousands Of VA Jobs, New Report Reveals Severe Staffing Shortages At VA Medical Centers – Including Across Upstate NY & Syracuse – Which Local Vets Fear Will Worsen After Trump’s Recent Executive […]

Schumer Announces New Legislation To Protect Social Security; As ‘Doge’ Cuts Create Chaos, Threatening Services Nearly 200,000 Central Ny Seniors Rely On — New Bill Will Reverse Cuts, Keep Local Offices Open, Reduce Wait Times And Make Getting Monthly Checks Easier For New Yorkers

August 13, 2025 Contributor

‘DOGE’ Has Fired Thousands Of Social Security Workers, Hurting Services 11K Seniors In Cortland Rely On – With Website Crashes, Overwhelmed Phone Lines, & Confusion Over Plans To Close Local Offices Schumer Says We […]

Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program

August 6, 2025 Contributor

NEW YORK, NY – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wrote a letter calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the administrative issues within the […]

Heeding Schumer’s Call, Commerce Department Independent IG Launches Audit Of National Weather Service Response To Deadly Texas Flooding And Operations Nationwide

July 20, 2025 Contributor

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the Commerce Department Inspector General announced it will heed his demandand open an audit into staffing levels and the potential […]

Schumer: A Historic Moment For Upstate Ny! America’s First-Ever National Semiconductor Technology Center Officially Opens At Albany Nanotech, Marking Major Milestone As New Global Epicenter For Advanced Chip Research & Manufacturing

July 14, 2025 Contributor

Schumer Says NSTC Will Attract Companies From Around The World To Upstate NY, Boosting Existing NY Companies From Micron To GlobalFoundries With Access To Most Advanced Machinery In The World And Bringing Thousands Of Good-Paying […]

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $21 Million In Federal Funding For 16 Airports Across New York State

July 11, 2025 Contributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee, announced $21,155,843 in federal funding to upgrade airport facilities and equipment […]

Schumer Demands Trump Admin Immediately Reverse Ripping Away Funding For Ualbany’s Mesonet, New York’s State Of The Art Weather Tracking System That Helps Keep Upstate Ny Communities Prepared & Safe During Storms

July 10, 2025 Contributor

Trump’s DHS Abruptly Cut Funding For NY’s Mesonet Program, Based At UAlbany, Which Covers Storm Tracking For Every County In NY & Plays Critical Role In Storm Data Gathering For Emergency Response & Safety Across […]

As Senate Gop Moves To Rip Away Funding For Upstate Ny Public Tv & Radio, Schumer Demands Congress Block Trump’s Claw Backs That Would Hurt Rural Areas, Education, & Emergency Preparedness In Every Corner Of Ny; Senator Leads Fight To Save New York’s Public Media From Devastating Cuts

July 10, 2025 Site Administrator

Schumer Says The GOP Plan To Gut Funding Would Eliminate $45+ Million From Over A Dozen NY Public TV & Radio Stations That Provide Critical Services Like Emergency Weather Alerts, Educational Content For Children, Essential […]

Schumer: As Summer Sizzles, Upstate Ny Tourism Fizzles – New Data Shows Trump’s Tariff War Slams Upstate Ny, With Canadian Border Crossings Plummeting 400,000 Last Month, A 25% Decrease From Previous Year – Threatening Thousands Of Jobs, Small Businesses & Main Streets That Rely On Summer Tourism Boost

June 24, 2025 Contributor

With Summer Tourism Season Underway Across Upstate NY, New Data Shows Border Crossings Are Continuing To Plummet, Putting NY Main Streets At Risk, Jeopardizing Jobs & Restricting Summer Tourism Economy As A Result Of Trump’s […]