Charles E. Schumer

Legislation would correct second area where DOJ added provisions in last year’s PATRIOT Act Reauthorizaiton

May 14, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today introduced legislation to ensure that U.S. Attorneys reside in the districts they are appointed to serve.    » read more »

Program Has Reduced Cash Flow For 90 Percent Of Independents; Bulky Bureaucracy and Rules Favoring Chains Drove More than 220 Independent New York Pharmacies Out of Business Last Year Alone; Senator Announces New Plan to Level the Playing Field to Keep Mom-and-Pop Stores Alive; Schumer Report: There Are Less than 500 Independent Pharmacies Left In Upstate New York: 35 in the Cap Region; 39 Central New York; 49 Rochester-Finger L

May 9, 2007 -- Today, U.S. Senator Charles E.    » read more »

Last Week, FEMA Declared 12 Counties Eligible for Public Assistance Aid- But Ulster Has Been Left without Aid for Individuals and Small Businesses; Schumer Has Aggressively Lobbied For Aid in Calls and Letters

May 8, 2007 -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today demanded that Federal Emergency Management Agency approve individual assistance for Ulster County and the counties for which Governor Spitzer requested aid.    » read more »

With Workers Facing Job Uncertainty, Bill Offers Safety Net to Workers Forced to Take Lower-Paying Jobs by Creating National Wage Insurance Program With Workers Facing Job Uncertainty, Bill Offers Safety Net to Workers Forced to Take Lower-Paying Jobs by Creating National Wage Insurance Program

May 8, 2007 -- WASHINGTON -- Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) today introduced the Worker Empowerment Act of 2007, the nation's first comprehensive wage insurance bill offering a safety net to workers who lose their jobs to globalization or economic downturn.    » read more »

FEMA Informed Local Authorities that It Would Not Reimburse Nearly $1 Million in Limb Removal Expenses - 70,000 Limbs Had to Be Removed After Freak Storms; Schumer: October's Storms Hit Western NY Like a Ton of Bricks and FEMA Cannot Turn Its Back Now

May 3, 2007 -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today criticized a Federal Emergency Management Decision (FEMA) decision to deny reimbursement for $845,127 in expenses incurred by the City of North Tonawanda for tree and limb removal after October's surprise snow storms.    » read more »

Senator Chuck Schumer delivers this week's Democratic Radio Address, calling on the President to work with Congress to forge a new direction in Iraq. Democrats remain united in our efforts to fully fund our troops and change course in Iraq.

The text of the radio address, as delivered, is below.

"Good morning. This is Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator for New York.    » read more »

Currently No Way to Trace Poultry Contaminated by Feed -- Without Tracking, No Way of Knowing if Contaminated Chickens Were Sold to Consumers in Recent Months; Schumer to Reintroduce Bill that Creates Tracking System to Trace Meat and Poultry to Source in Case of Contamination or Outbreak of Disease

May 2, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - With news that at least 2.5 million chickens in Indiana may have been exposed to contaminated feed, Senator Charles E.    » read more »

Programs Have Prevented An Estimated 35,000 Criminal Incidents;Administration's Budget Slashes Federal Funding for School Safety and Eliminates COPS Program, after Rash of Shootings at VA Tech and Public Places across the Country; Senator Announces Plan to Require New Campus Safety Assessments, Restore Cuts, and Increase Direct Resources to Keep Upstate NY Schools and Streets Safe

May 2, 2007 -- In the wake of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech and a recent rash of violence in public places, U.S. Senator Charles E.    » read more »

Weakening Housing Market Threatens Economy;Chair of Senate Housing Subcommittee Proposes Federal Regulation for Mortgage Brokers; $300 Million in Federal Funds for Community Non-Profits to Help Homeowners Refinance Current Mortgages; New Efforts Ensure Borrowers Can Repay Loans, Holds Mortgage Brokers and Originators Accountable, Should Lessen This Crisis and Avoid Future Ones

May 3, 2007 -- Washington, DC: U.S. Senator Charles E.    » read more »

May 3, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that they have secured a commitment that the FDA Revitalization Act, currently under consideration on the Senate floor, will include a pathway for the FDA to approve generic versions of biologic medications before it is sent to the President later this year.    » read more »

Extra UASI Funds included in Emergency Supplemental Funding Bill

April 24, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Clinton today announced that New York and other Tier I cities will receive an additional $35 million in Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding under the supplemental appropriations bill being voted on in the House and Senate this week.    » read more »

Touring the Village of Mamaroneck, Schumer Gets First Hand Look at Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers; Calls on President to Immediately Issue Disaster Declaration to Release All Available Assistance to Residents and Communities

April 20, 2007 -- Standing with local first responders, elected officials, affected businesses, and families, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that he is working on new legislation which would allow small businesses devastated by natural disasters to be eligible for much needed grant funding.    » read more »