Chuck Schumer
The City of Rochester has been awarded a $23 million federal grant to enhance pedestrian and biking safety, as part of the Safe Streets program from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding will support projects outlined in the city’s Active Transportation and Vision Zero plans, aiming to reduce accidents and fatalities involving cyclists and […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced the No Kings Act to counter the Supreme Court’s recent decision granting presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their official duties. This legislation aims to clarify that presidents are not above criminal law and asserts that Congress, not the Supreme Court, determines the application of […]
Yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer visited the Upper Falls neighborhood to push the federal government to send funding to Rochester to plant 6,000 new trees in parts of the city suffering from the declining tree canopy. Senator Schumer stated: “Too many neighborhoods are stuck in what you’d call concrete deserts without green space. The beauty of […]
Yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer visited Wayne County to announce an effort to protect lakeshore communities from flood damage. According to Schumer, he’s secured $500 million to fund disaster recovery projects, as part of President Biden’s infrastructure bill passed last year. Regardless of the funding, FEMA has yet to release the funding to states to allow […]
Yesterday afternoon in a 53 to 47 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court justice. This summer, Judge Brown will be sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s high court. Right before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated: “This is one of […]
Last month, the Wall Street Journal did a piece about Samsung scouting out locations for a $17 Billion factory. These locations included Arizona, Texas and Genesee County, New York. Sources say that it would likely take millions of dollars of state funding to secure the position, but NY State Senator Chuck Schumer is doing is […]
A new fuel cell manufacturing company is setting up its newest gigafactory right here in Monroe County. Plug Power Inc’s expansion move will bring somewhere around 375 jobs to the area, according to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. The companies main headquarters are in Latham, near Albany, and they specialize in creating fuel cell products to […]
On Monday, the Frederick Douglass-Greater Rochester International Airport found out that it would receive $2.4 million in federal funding. The announcement came from senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in a press release that read: “Air travel is vital to the connectivity and success of the Upstate economy, which is why, as New York recovers […]
US. Senators Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand have finally secured funds from the CARES act for New York State hospitals that were located in the “hot spot” areas during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to reports from the senators, 86 hospitals will be getting over $680 million out of the $10 billion set […]
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