Senators Say The FY19 Funding Level Is $32 Million More Than The Administration’s Budget Request And An Increase From Last Year’s Level; Senators: Rome Lab Is At The Epicenter Of Cyber-Defense And Cutting-Edge Communications And Deserves Significant Federal Investment
Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund The Purchase Of New Snow Removal Equipment
Senators Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds For Impacted Counties Still Recovering From Intense Flooding; Schumer, Gillibrand To FEMA: Swiftly Approve Requested Aid For Rochester-Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, And Capital Region Residents
New York’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Has Helped Reduce Doctor Shopping and Prescription Opioid Abuse by 90 Percent Since 2013, But New York Doesn’t Have the Data It Needs from Half of States Across the Country to Help Prevent Opioid Addiction; Gillibrand Called on Colleagues to Support Funding to Allow Every State Across the Country to Share Critical Data That Is Proven to Cut Down on Opioid Abuse
New York’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Has Helped Reduce Doctor Shopping and Prescription Opioid Abuse by 90 Percent Since 2013, But New York Doesn’t Have the Data It Needs from Half of States Across the Country to Help Prevent Opioid Addiction; Gillibrand Called on Colleagues to Support Funding to Allow Every State Across the Country to Share Critical Data That Is Proven to Cut Down on Opioid Abuse
With Newburgh And New York Still Fighting To Clean Up Toxic Chemical Pollution That Poisoned Drinking Water, Schumer And Gillibrand Successfully Spearheaded The Charge To Include Language In Defense Appropriations Bill To Reimburse States And Water Authorities For Expenses Incurred From PFOS/PFOA Cleanup
Funding Will Be Used to Provide Legal Services to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Sexual Assault
New Funding Will Keep 340 Workers On The Job At UR Lab To Continue Vital National Nuclear Security And Energy Innovation Work; $80 Million In Funding Is $5 Million More Than Last Year’s $75 Million Funding Level And $12 Million More Than 2016 Funding Level; Schumer, Gillibrand: Funding Will Help Keep Rochester’s Laser Lab At The Cusp Of Technological Innovation, Supporting Good-Paying Local Jobs And Launching New High-Tech Companies
**WATCH Senator Gillibrand’s Speech HERE** Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today delivered remarks at the High Wage America Summit, co-hosted by The Century Foundation and the Economic Policy Institute. Below are Senator...
When The Canandaigua VA Was Targeted For Closure in 2003, Schumer Successfully Led The Charge To Block Closure Plans And Instead Secured Over $161 Million For Phase I, Which Broke Ground In April; After Securing $190M In The FY19 VA Appropriations Bill For Phase II, Senators Say Funding Will Be Used To Build New Community Living Center Complex, Improve Domiciliary Facility, Renovate Building 3, & Bolster Rehab And Physical Therapy Offerings; Senators: Rochester-Area Veterans Will Finally Have Th
