Press Releases

As New York Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Struggle With Produce-Pricing Crisis, Gillibrand Calls on USDA to Investigate Why Prices Paid to Farmers Aren’t Keeping Up With the Market

While the Prices of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Have Increased for Consumers, the Prices that Farmers Receive for their Produce Has Not Kept Up – And Even Gone Down in Some Cases; The USDA Has Failed to Conduct a Full Review of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Market for Decades and Structural Changes Since Then Have Left Many Farmers Facing Uncertainty and Low Prices

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Schumer & Gillibrand Announce $6.9M In Funding To Remove Lead Paint Hazards From Homes In Rochester-Finger Lakes Region; Senators Say Investment Will Protect The Health And Well-Being Of Rochester-Finger Lakes Children From Insidious Lead-Poisoning

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s High Impact Neighborhood Program And Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Provide Federal Funding To Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards; The Senators Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Rochester; Secured Critical $49 Million Boost For Essential HUD Lead-Hazard Removal Office Last Year; Senators: Federal Funding Is A Shot In The Arm To Public Health In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region

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Schumer & Gillibrand Announce Over $8M In Funding To Remove Lead Paint Hazards From Homes In Western NY; Senators Say Investment Will Protect The Health And Well-Being Of WNY Children From Insidious Lead-Poisoning

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Provides Federal Funding To Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards; The Senators Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Western New York; Secured Critical $49 Million Boost For Essential HUD Lead-Hazard Removal Office Last Year; Senators: Federal Funding Is A Shot In The Arm To Public Health In Western New York

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Schumer & Gillibrand Announce $5.6M In Funding To Remove Lead Paint Hazards From Homes In Onondaga County; Senators Say Investment Will Protect The Health And Well-Being Of CNY Children From Insidious Lead-Poisoning

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program Provides Federal Funding To Rid Homes And Communities Of Lead Hazards; The Senators Have Long Fought To Get The Lead Out Of Onondaga County; Secured $4.1 Million For Syracuse To Restart Its Defunct Lead Hazard Removal Program Last Year; Senators: Federal Funding Is A Shot In The Arm To Public Health In Onondaga County

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