Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan Appropriations Bill Funds $495 Million In Federal Funds To Land And Water Conservation Fund
Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the just-passed, bipartisan appropriations bill funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $495 million, an increase of $60 million from last year's spending bill. The LWCF has been instrumental in preserving some of the nation's most important and iconic public spaces, and has invested more than $336 million in funding to protect public lands, water resources, and … Continue Reading
December 20, 2019
Following Their Push, Schumer, Gillibrand Secure $547 Million In Federal Crime Prevention Funding In Just-Passed Bipartisan Spending Package
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they secured $547 million for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the just-passed, bipartisan omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2020. This program provides funding to states and local governments to support a range of crime prevention activities based on state and local needs. The … Continue Reading
December 20, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Feds Have Heeded Their Call, Approved Major Disaster Declaration For New York State To Eighteen Upstate Counties Impacted By The Halloween Storm
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that, following their aggressive push, President Trump has approved New York State's request for a major disaster declaration following the severe Halloween thunderstorm and floods that battered counties throughout Upstate New York from October 31st through November 1st. Specifically, FEMA will be providing disaster Public Assistance (PA) funding to Chautauqua, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Erie, … Continue Reading
December 20, 2019
Still On The Front Lines Of Combating Lyme Disease, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2 Million Increase In CDC Lyme Disease Funding & Inclusion Of Kay Hagan Tick Act In Final, Bipartisan Budget Deal; Senators Say Funding Boost & Bill Are Vital To Support All-Out War Against Tick-Borne Diseases Across Upstate NY
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced, following their tireless advocacy, $14 million in federal funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and the Kay Hagan Tick Act were included in the final, soon-to-pass bipartisan spending package for Fiscal Year 2020. The $14 million in funding amounts to a $2 million increase over last year's level. Last year, a … Continue Reading
December 20, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce That Following Their Push, U.S.–Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Programs To Receive $500 Million In Federal Funds
Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, today announced that following their push, the U.S.-Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program will receive $500 million in federal funds. The FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed earlier this week, authorizes full funding for the development of the Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow 3 weapon … Continue Reading
December 19, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce, Following Their Push, $80 Million In Funding For Rochester Laser Lab In Just-Passed Bi-Partisan Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that, following their push, the federal government will include $80 million in funding for the OMEGA Laser Facility at University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in the year-end funding package. The funding will help the lab meet the scientific milestones laid out in the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) 10-year strategic plan and provide … Continue Reading
December 19, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure $2.5 Million In 2020 Funding For Critical National Firefighter Cancer Registry And $5 Million Boosts For Two Essential Firefighter Grant Programs In Bipartisan Spending Bill; Schumer-Backed Registry Gets $1.5m Increase To Help Researchers Track, Treat And Eventually Thwart Connection Between Firefighters & Cancer
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they secured $2.5 million for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry as part of the bipartisan spending agreement, which is expected to pass Congress shortly. In June 2018, Congress passed Schumer-backed legislation that established a specialized National Firefighter Cancer Registry, which is now managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Schumer has long fought on … Continue Reading
December 19, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce That Soon-To-Pass Appropriations Bill Increases Funding Cap For Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor To $14 Million
Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) today announced that their amendment to raise and extend the federal funding cap for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to $14 million has been included in the soon-to-pass end of the year budget package. This is an increased funding cap of $2 million, without which, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor would have no … Continue Reading
December 19, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce, Following Their Relentless Advocacy & The Administration’s Previous Plan To Cut Vital Funding To Ny Schools, Bipartisan Spending Bill Includes +$1.4b In Impact Aid Funding—A $40 Million Increase—To Provide Critical Resources For Schools On Federal Land, Including Those Near West Point, Ft. Drum & Native American Lands
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the soon-to-pass, bipartisan spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 includes $1.486 billion in federal funding for the Department of Education Impact Aid Program. The $1.486 billion funding level for FY2020 is a $40 million increase over FY2019's funding level. The senators explained that the Impact Aid program provides flexible support for school districts impacted by the presence of … Continue Reading
December 18, 2019
Gillibrand Statement On Impeachment Of President Trump
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of obstruction of justice and abuse of power: "As a senator, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and to faithfully discharge the duties of my office. This includes holding the president accountable for bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors. Now that the House has formally charged President … Continue Reading
December 18, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver For Upstate NY Teachers; Senators Reject Administration’s Thoughtless Proposal To Totally Eliminate Teacher Recruitment Grant Program, Instead Fought To Increase Funding By $76 Million In Upcoming Spending Package
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they secured a significant boost in federal funding to help alleviate New York State's serious teacher shortage in the soon-to-pass bipartisan spending package. Specifically, the senators announced that they had rejected the administration's proposed elimination of the Title II Supporting Effective Instruction State (Title II) grant program, and instead boosted funding for it by $76 million, … Continue Reading
December 18, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce: As Part Of Soon-To-Pass Bipartisan Spending Bill, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Will Remain Under Office Of National Drug Control Policy, Receive $5M Increase For FY2020; Senators Say Program Plays Essential Role In Combatting Opioid Epidemic
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that, following their push, as part of the just-unveiled federal spending package for Fiscal Year 2020, the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program will receive a $5 million increase, bringing its total funding up to $285 million. Additionally, the senators explained, the spending package rejects the administration's misguided proposal to move HIDTA to the Drug Enforcement Agency … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
After Recent Report Reveals Potentially Hazardous At-Risk Dams Throughout New York, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Help Fix Aging Infrastructure And Prevent Dam Failures
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today called on Congress to immediately begin addressing aging dam infrastructure in New York and across the country. This comes following a recent report that found over 1,680 dams in the United States are classified as high-hazard potential dams in poor condition. There are approximately 90 dams near communities throughout New York that are classified by the New York State Department of … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
After Years Long Battle, Schumer, Gillibrand Secure +$75 Million In Fed Funding For West Valley Demonstration Project Clean Up In Just-Unveiled Spending Package; Neglected Program Has Posed Health & Environmental Threat
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that $75.2 million in federal funding for the clean-up of the West Valley Demonstration Project was included in the just-announced bipartisan omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2020, which is set to pass Congress this week. The funding will be used to continue remediating millions of gallons of nuclear waste from the West Valley Reprocessing Plant, which presents a massive threat to public … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce, Following Their Year+ Of Advocacy, Soon-To-Pass Bipartisan Budget Deal Includes $44 Million For New Top-Priority Railhead & Uav Hangar At Fort Drum; Senators Say Projects Will Modernize Base Infrastructure, Enhance Readiness & Boost The North Country Economy
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced, after their more than year-long push, that the just-announced bipartisan omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2020 sets aside $44 million in federal funding for two top-priority projects at Fort Drum: a new railhead and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) hangar. Schumer and Gillibrand said the bill is expected to pass this week and be signed into law shortly thereafter. Fort Drum's current … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand, Brindisi Announce Over $272M For Rome Lab In Soon-To-Pass Bipartisan Spending Package; Includes Additional Spending To Further Revolutionary Study Of Quantum Computing And Artificial Intelligence; Officials Say Funding Boost Will Supercharge World-Class Capabilities
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Anthony Brindisi today announced that over $272 million in funding for the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome (Rome Lab) has been included in the soon-to-pass, bipartisan omnibus spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The representatives explained that the funding is more than $34 million above the president's budget request for FY 2020 and $27 million more than Rome Lab received in FY … Continue Reading
December 16, 2019
Gillibrand, Schumer Announce That Following Their Push, Adirondack Mountain Renamed After New York Suffragist Inez Milholland
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that following their push, an Adirondack mountain will be renamed after New York suffragist, Inez Milholland. Milholland was an attorney, social reformer, and central leader of the suffragists movement. Her work was integral to the passage of the 21st amendment that gave women the right to vote. Following Gillibrand and Schumer's push, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved … Continue Reading
December 16, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand To IJC: Immediately Begin Overhaul Analysis Of How To Change Plan 2014 Now That $1.5M Is Secured In Soon-To-Pass Spending Deal; Senators Call For Analysis To Get Underway ASAP To Address Plan 2014 Faults Before Flooding Season Hits And More Vital Property Is Damaged
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today called on the International Joint Commission (IJC) to immediately begin an overhaul analysis of its Plan 2014 water management plan now that $1.5 million in federal funding to initiate a review study into Plan 2014's effectiveness was included in the soon-to-pass bipartisan omnibus spending package. The senators explained that after experiencing record flooding in 2017 and again last year, Lake Ontario and … Continue Reading
December 16, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $665 Million In Just-Reached Fed Budget Deal For Anti-Terrorism Funding NYPD Needs To Keep Us Safe In & Around NYPD
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the New York City area is set to receive a lion's share of a $665 million dollar pot of federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funds, an agreement reached as part of the larger budget deal needed to pass by the end of this month. The UASI program provides funding to address the unique needs of high-threat, high-density urban areas by helping to prevent, protect against, mitigate, … Continue Reading
December 13, 2019
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $5.4 Million In Federal Funds For Long Island MacArthur Airport In Suffolk County
Washington, DC - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,405,000 in federal funding for Long Island MacArthur Airport in Suffolk County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Specifically, the funding will be used to rehabilitate the west concourse and airport apron, make critical terminal improvements, and … Continue Reading
