US Senator Chuck Schumer

US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer Secures $4 Million In Fed Funding For Port Of Oswego To Expand Operations, Purchase New Equipment, Boost Rail Infrastructure, And Strengthen Upstate NY Businesses Access To Global Markets

August 22, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Port of Oswego has been awarded a $4 million grant through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to improve rail infrastructure and purchase new cargo handling equipment. Schumer says this funding will provide the harbor with essential equipment and railroad upgrades, leading to 19 new jobs, increased export capacity, and better access to global markets for local businesses.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer Announces FDA Is Now Warning Retailers To Stop Illegal Sale Of Youth-Targeting Elf Bar And Other Dangerous E-Cigarettes

June 24, 2023 Contributor
fter standing with Upstate NY students to fight the dangerous new wave of e-cigs targeting teens and kids, U.S Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning retailers for selling unauthorized tobacco products, specifically Elf Bar and Esco Bars products, which Schumer has long sounded the alarm on for deceptive youth targeting practices.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

With Upstate Ny Ravaged By Impacts Of Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Senator Schumer Calls On Government To Double Forest Service Personnel Deployed To Canada To Fight Fires

June 8, 2023 Contributor
As much of Upstate New York continues to be been overtaken by a thick haze of wildfire smoke bellowing across the Canadian border and putting the health of families and communities at risk, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to call on the U.S. Forest Services to immediately double the personnel deployed to Canada to fight these forest fires, stop the fire, and ultimately end the spread of hazardous air flowing from these wildfires into New York State.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.3 Million To Advance Educational Programming And Support Research Institutions To Sustain Humanities Projects Across Upstate New York

April 19, 2023 Contributor
NEW YORK – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,375,458 million in grants distributed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which will strengthen humanities projects […]
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.3 Million To Advance Educational Programming And Support Research Institutions To Sustain Humanities Projects Across Upstate New York

April 18, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,375,458 million in grants distributed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which will strengthen humanities projects and organizations across Upstate New York.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer Reveals Spending Bill Will Create New Great Lakes Authority To Promote Economic Growth, Create Jobs, Infrastructure, And Invest In Environmental Protection

January 3, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today revealed that the end-of-year spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 creates a new regional economic development commission for the Great Lakes – set to pump millions in new federal grants to help promote economic development, strengthen infrastructure, protect the environment, and create good-paying jobs in communities across Upstate New York.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer Announces Senate Passage Of Honoring Our PACT Act To Extend VA Care To Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits, Other Toxins

June 17, 2022 Contributor
Following months of tireless advocacy, and all out push standing with veterans from Rochester to Central New York, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday announced the Senate passage of the Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxins Act (Honoring Our PACT Act) to finally get health coverage for veterans, who were exposed to burn pit smoke and other environmental hazards, that caused cancers and other illnesses during their service.

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