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Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver $250+ Million To Rochester-Finger Lakes Region From Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Package; Senators Secure Final Funding For Modernization & Expansion Of Canandaigua VA Campus, Critical Water Infrastructure Upgrades In Monroe County, Semiconductor Job Training And More For Long Desired Finger Lakes Projects

Standing At The Canandaigua VA That Was Originally Targeted For Closure In 2003, Senators Deliver Major New Fed $$$ To Transform Aging Buildings Into The State-Of-The-Art Care Facility Finger Lakes Veterans Deserve – Culminating Nearly Two Decades Of Advocacy; Schumer, Gillibrand Backed Community Projects Will Breathe New Life Into Finger Lakes Aging Infrastructure, Expand Youth Programs In Rochester, Train Workers For High Paying Semiconductor Jobs, And More; Senators: Major New Fed Funding W

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Schumer, Gillibrand Urge President Biden To Swiftly Approve Emergency Declaration For Western New York And Upstate Communities Impacted By Deadly Holiday Weekend Blizzard

Senators Say Emergency Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Impacted Counties Still Recovering From Double Blow Of Back To Back Winter Storms After The Record Breaking “Snowvember” Storm; Deadly Blizzard Buried Buffalo And Upstate Communities In Nearly 4 Feet Of Snow, With More Still Coming, And Brutal Mix Of Frigid Temperatures And High Winds – Creating Impossible Road Conditions And Tragically Resulting In Over 20 New Yorkers Losing Their Lives; Schumer, Gillibrand: Feds Must Provide Res

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Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration For Western New York And Upstate Communities Impacted By Holiday Weekend Blizzard

Senators Say Disaster Declaration Would Unlock Federal Funds for Impacted Counties Still Recovering From Double Blow Of Back To Back Winter Storms After The Record Breaking Snowvember Storm; Current Forecasts Predict Brutal Mix Of Frigid Temperatures, Snow, Rain, And High Winds – Creating Dangerous Conditions, With Meteorologists Already Referring The Event As Potentially A “Once-In-A-Generation Storm.”; Schumer & Gillibrand To FEMA: Stand Ready To Approve Any Requested Aid for Western NY & Upst

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