Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce: Following Their Push, $190 Million To Complete Last Phase Of Canandaigua Va Campus Expansion Included In Just-Passed Va/Milcon Appropriations Bill; Senators Say $190 Million Will Complete Long-Sought Upgrade, Guard Against Future Closure Threats, And Boost Quality Of Care For Veterans & Economic Development To Rochester Region
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
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $500K In Federal Funding For The Utica Fire Department In Oneida County
Funding Will Be Used To Replace A 30-Year-Old Fire Truck
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $468k In Federal Funding For Four Southern Tier Fire Departments
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $468,590 in federal funding for four Southern Tier fire departments. Specifically, the Coopers Plains Long Acres Fire Department will receive $16,667, the Harpursville...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $550k In Federal Funding For The Legal Aid Society Of Rochester
Funding Will Be Used to Provide Essential Visitation and Legal Services for Victims of Domestic Violence; Funding Will Also Help Provide Training for Advocates and Victims on Their Legal Rights in the Criminal Justice System
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $400k In Federal Funding For Watertown International Airport
Department Of Transportation Grant Will Fund The Purchase Of New Snow Removal Equipment
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $22K In Federal Funding For The Cowlesville Fire Company In Wyoming County
Funding Will Be Used to Purchase a New Air Compressor to Refill Firefighters’ Breathing Gear
Gillibrand Statement On 17th Anniversary Of The Attacks On September 11, 2001
New York, NY – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “Seventeen years ago, as the world witnessed a heinous act of barbaric terrorism,...
Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney Announce Over $50K In Federal Funding For The Arlington Fire District In Poughkeepsie
This Funding Will Be Used to Purchase Personal Protection Equipment and to Update Training for Fire Investigators
As Rural Communities Throughout New York State Face Declines In Businesses And Jobs, Gillibrand Pushes Inclusion Of Bipartisan Provision In Final Farm Bill That Invests In New Rural Businesses And Creates Rural Jobs
Gillibrand’s Proposal, Which Already Passed With Bipartisan Support in the Senate, Would Help Attract Investment to the North Country and Create a Federal Grant Program to Help Entrepreneurs Start and Grow Their Businesses and Promote Job Growth; Over Half of the North Country’s Communities Have Experienced Declining Number of Businesses
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $164K In Federal Funding For The South Lockport Fire Company In Niagara County
This Funding Will Be Used to Help Recruit New Firefighters and EMTs