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Joint Session of Congress Confirms Biden’s Election Victory Following Mob Attack on U.S. Capitol

January 7, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Congress has concluded its count of the electoral vote for the 2020 presidential election and has certified President-Elect Joe Biden's victory. The action occurred early Thursday morning and took place only after an historic day at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Congress, Donald Trump, House of Representatives, Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate

Jamestown Awarded an Additional $305,000 in CDBG Funding to Address COVID-19

September 10, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday that communities across New York State will receive $73,034,187 in additional federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Community Development Block Grant, COVID-19, Crystal Surdyk, Kirsten Gillibrand

UPMC Chautauqua to Receive Over $10 Million in Federal ‘Safety Net’ Funding

June 29, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - UPMC Chautauqua is getting $10.37 million in federal funding in an effort to address patient healthcare, regardless of insurance, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Late last week the state's two Senators in Washington - Charles Schumer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, COVID-19, Kirsten Gillibrand, UPMC Chautauqua

Schumer, Gillibrand and Other Senate Democrats Condemn President’s Threat to Use Military in Cities Impacted by Riots

June 4, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - New York's two U.S. Senators are joining their Democratic colleagues in condemning President Donald Trump's threat to use military force to combat demonstrations and protests that had grown into riots in some areas of the country. While … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Donald Trump, George Floyd, George Floyd Protests, Insurrection Act, James Mattis, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Esper, Mark Milley, Mitch McConnell, National Guard, U.S. Senate

New York’s Congressional Representatives Send Bipartisan Request to Trump Administration for Federal Coverage of COVID-19 Costs

April 20, 2020 By WRFA 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - New York’s entire 28 member bipartisan delegationsent a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday requesting his administration expeditiously grant the state a waiver to provide 100% federal funding for all Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Adriano Espaillat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anthony Brindisi, Antonio Delgado, Barack Obama, Brian Higgins, Carolyn Maloney, Charles Schumer, Chuck Schumer, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Eliot Engel, Elise Stefanik, Federal Emergency Management Agency, George W. Bush, Grace Meng, Gregory Meeks, Hakeem Jeffries, House of Representatives, Jerry Nadler, Joe Morelle, John Katko, Jose Serrano, Kathleen Rice, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lee Zeldin, Max Rose, Nita Lowey, Nydia Velázquez, Paul Tonko, Peter King, Sean Patrick Maloney, Thomas Suozzi, Tom Reed, U.S. Senate, Yvette Clarke

Schumer Visits Dunkirk to Call for Improved Coverage for Vietnam Veterans

February 21, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

DUNKIRK - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer was in Dunkirk Thursday to draw attention to an ongoing crisis involving health-care benefits for Veitnam veterans. Schumer is calling on the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Office of Management and Budget, Veterans

Schumer, Gillibrand Call on ArmY Corps of Engineers to Include Chautauqua Lake Feasibility Study in its Work Plan

January 17, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prioritize funding to protect the lake’s water quality from toxic algal blooms by including a Chautauqua Lake Feasibility … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Chautauqua Lake Feasibility Study, Harmful Algal Blooms, Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Schumer Reaches out to Cummins CEO to Preserve 1700 Local Jobs Following Company-wide Job Cut Announcement

December 5, 2019 By WRFA 3 Comments

WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Schumer says he has reached out to the Chairman and CEO of Cummins to ensure that its workforce at the Jamestown Engine Plant is maintained in light of last week's news that the company would be cutting as many as 2,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Cummins, Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant, Tom Linebarger

[WATCH] Reed Holds Town Hall, Tours Chautauqua Center During Visit to Jamestown Area Thursday

November 8, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

FALCONER - About 40 people were at the Town of Ellicott Municipal Building in Falconer Thursday to attend a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23). Topics that were discussed included the Mexico-Canada trade agreement, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News, Video Tagged With: Canada, Charles Schumer, Chautauqua Center, Donald Trump, Impeachment, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mexico, Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, Syria, Tom Reed

SUNY JCC’s Manufacturing Technology Institute Receives $150,000 in Federal Funding

September 17, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College has received a $149,677 Appalachian Regional Commission grant to enhance several of the college’s technology-related programs. According to Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, the federal funding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Appalachian Regional Commission, Charles Schumer, Daniel DeMarte, Jamestown Community College, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Reed

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