Press Releases
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $75 Million In Funding For Rochester Laser Lab Included In Just-Unveiled Omnibus Spending Bill – Passage In Congress Would Send Legislation To President’s Desk
Schumer & Gillibrand’s Multi-Year Effort To Secure Funding Continues, New Funding Will Keep 340 Workers On The Job At UR Lab To Continue Vital National Nuclear Security And Energy Innovation Work – Rochester Laser Lab Will Now Receive Boost In Funding, $75 Million, $7 Million More Than Last Year, The Pending Bill Represents An $7 Million Increase Over Previous Year’s Allotment, Allowing Rochester Lab To Expand Its World-Class Research, And Role Keeping U.S. Nuclear Weapon Stockpile Safe, Secure,
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure $75 Million In Fed Funding For Cleanup Of The West Valley Demonstration Project In 2018 Spending Bill; Program Has Been Shortchanged For Years & Site Continues To Pose Environmental Risk To WNY; Senators Say Funding Will Be Used For Waste Cleanup At The Cattaraugus County Site
The Recently Released Omnibus Funding Bill Allocates $75 Million to West Valley, an Increase of Nearly $9 Million Over Last Year’s Funding Levels To Clean Up Out-of-Use Former Nuclear Site, Schumer, Gillibrand: Increase In Fed Funds to Appropriate Levels Will Finally Give West Valley The Necessary Funds to Keep Cleanup on Track for 2019, But More Will Be Needed In The Future
Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Major Victories For Upstate New York In Just-Announced Federal Funding Bill
Schumer & Gillibrand Announce: Bipartisan Funding Bill Is Filled With Dozens Of Important Victories For Upstate New York, Senators Successfully Pushed For Including Opioid Treatment & Prevention Programs, HOME/CDBG Funding, Great Lakes Initiative, Transportation & More, Schumer & Gillibrand: New Federal Funding Bill Is A Major Win For Upstate NY
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $21 Million In Additional Federal Funding For Rome Lab In Just-Unveiled Omnibus Bill
Senators: Rome Lab Is At The Epicenter Of Cyber-Defense And Cutting-Edge Communications And Deserves Significant Federal Investment
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce: Amtrak Will Rename Rochester Train Station After Friend & Colleague Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter
Senators Say Rep. Slaughter’s Legacy Will Forever Be Honored By This Fitting Recognition
As Communities Across New York Suffer From Aging Water Infrastructure, Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Help Fund Critical Water System Upgrades
Water Infrastructure Investments for New York State Will Require Tens of Billions of Dollars in Repairs in the Coming Decades, Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Create A New Grant Program to Help State, Local, and Tribal Governments Pay for Water System Projects
Gillibrand And Twelve Senate Colleagues Demand Answers From Army Corps Of Engineers Following Reports That Personnel Will Leave Puerto Rico
Six Months After Hurricane Maria Devastated Puerto Rico, Army Corps of Engineers Allowing Drawing Down Of Personnel Before Fully Restoring Power To The Island
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Small Business Administration’s Microloan Program, Help Women- And Minority-Owned Businesses Succeed
Legislation Would Make It Easier for Entrepreneurs to Access Capital and Grow Their Small Businesses; Microloan Program Provides Loans and Technical Assistance to Women and Minority Business Owners Who Face Challenges Accessing Capital from Banks; Legislation Passed Out of Key Committee with Unanimous Support Last Week, Now Heads to Senate Floor
In Marcy, Gillibrand Pushes Bipartisan Legislation To Increase Access To Capital For Small Manufacturers
Legislation Would Eliminate ‘Startup Penalty’ and Cut Loan Fees through the Small Business Administration’s Loan Programs, New York State’s 33,500 Small Manufacturers Make Up More Than Half of New York’s Manufacturing Workforce
Senator Gillibrand Statement On House and Senate Leadership Stripping Sexual Harassment Language From Omnibus Bill At 11th Hour
Provisions from Bipartisan Congressional Harassment Reform Act, Which Were Included in Omnibus Until the Last Minute of the Negotiation Process, Would Have Finally Put Members of Congress on the Hook for Sexual Harassment Settlements if Found Personally Responsible and Ended Required Secrecy