US Senator Chuck Schumer

US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer, Standing At Oswego County Industrial Park, Which Is Running Out Of Shovel-Ready Space For Future Tenants, Launches Push For $2.5 Million Fed Investment To Fast-Track Expansion To More Than Double The Size Of The Site; With Micron Driving Supply Chains To Region, Senator Says Strengthening Infrastructure Now Is Key To Bringing Good-Paying Jobs & New Companies To Central Ny

August 6, 2024 Contributor
OSWEGO – Oswego Industrial Park Is Less Than 10 Miles From Micron’s Future Home, And Local Leaders Have Significant Interest From Many Tech & Other Companies That Want To Locate There, But The Site Is […]
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After Securing Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Tech Hub Designation, Schumer Launches Major Push For Upstate Ny To Be One Of Nation’s First Tech Hub Implementation Awardees, Delivering $50+ Million From His Chips & Science Law To Supercharge Tech Workforce Training, Grow New Companies, And Strengthen The Semiconductor Supply Chain

March 5, 2024 Contributor
Schumer Created The Tech Hub Program With Upstate NY In Mind, And Pulled Out All The Stops To Land Designation For Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Region, And Now With Coalition Officially Submitting For Phase 2 Tech Hub Implementation […]
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Schumer Announces Following His All Out Effort, Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Region Wins Prestigious Federal Tech Hub Designation From His Chips & Science Bill To Become America’s Semiconductor Superhighway

October 23, 2023 Contributor
ALBANY, NY – Schumer Created Regional Tech Hubs Competition And Championed Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse To Help Them Become 1 Of Only 31 Regions Across Nation To Receive Tech Hub Designation – Opening Up Exclusive Opportunity For Significant […]
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Schumer Announces National Grid Awarded Nearly $50 Million Through Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law To Improve Grid Resiliency, Create Good Paying Jobs And Integrate More Clean Energy Into Electric Infrastructure Across Upstate Ny

October 19, 2023 Contributor
WASHINTON, DC – Schumer Supercharged The Department Of Energy’s Resiliency Programs With Billions In New Funding In The Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law So Communities Across Upstate NY Could Supercharge Electric Grid Resiliency And Reliability […]
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer: Senator Calls On Congress To Pass Bipartisan Agreement To Keep Government Open

September 28, 2023 Contributor
With a potential and avoidable government shutdown looming, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today broke down how, if the House GOP does not set aside their differences to pass the Senate’s short-term agreement and prevent a catastrophic government shutdown, the ripple effects will be felt by families and local economies across New York.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $23 Million In Federal Funding To Improve Railroad Safety And Efficiency

September 27, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $23,297,293 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and reliability across Upstate New York. The funding was allocated through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program and will be used to make significant improvements to passenger and freight railways in both Central New York and the Finger Lakes region.

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Schumer Delivers Nearly $11 Million For Syracuse & Central New York Through Inflation Reduction Act For Thousands Of New Trees Across CNY

September 14, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced $10,945,000 for three projects in Syracuse, Auburn, and across Central New York to plant thousands of new trees and expand youth and job training programs helping make the community greener through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry program.

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Schumer Announces Upstate Defense Consortium And Cornell University Projects – Both Advance As Finalists For Highly Competitive Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program

September 8, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected two Upstate New York-based projects: the NYS Microelectronics Defense Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Workforce (Upstate Defense) Consortium project, and Cornell University’s New York Consortium for Space Technology Innovation and Development (NYCST) as finalists for up to a $5 million investment each through its Defense Manufacturing Community Support (DMCS) program.

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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $3.5 Million For Fire Departments Across New York State

September 7, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,558,183.01 in federal funding for several fire departments across New York State. Specifically, the funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across 33fire departments. This critical federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.

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