Chuck Schumer

Belden Leaders Join Senate Majority Leader Schumer, White House for Virtual Meeting

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Syracuse is home to PPC Broadband Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Belden, where government funding of broadband expansion has led to notable capital investment and sustainable job creation.

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  • Syracuse is home to PPC Broadband Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Belden, where government funding of broadband expansion has led to notable capital investment and sustainable job creation.
  • This includes $9 million to increase fiber cable extrusion, termination, and testing and 200 additional jobs needed to meet “Buy America” requirements of the federally-funded programs.
  • “We understand the priorities laid out by Senator Schumer, President Biden, and other Administration officials.
  • They want U.S.-funded programs to benefit U.S.-based industry and to be used in U.S. factories,” said Dr. Ashish Chand, Belden CEO.

U.S. Heartland Mayors Bridge the Mississippi and Yangtze communities with Historic China Visit

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Monday, November 27, 2023

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first such visit since the pandemic; the U.S. Heartland China Association (USHCA) led a bipartisan delegation of six U.S. mayors representing communities along the Mississippi River Basin to visit their counterparts in the People's Republic of China.

Key Points: 
  • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first such visit since the pandemic; the U.S. Heartland China Association (USHCA) led a bipartisan delegation of six U.S. mayors representing communities along the Mississippi River Basin to visit their counterparts in the People's Republic of China.
  • This Mayors' delegation visit took place in the context of recent visits by Senator Chuck Schumer and a bi-partisan delegation of six U.S.
  • Senators , California Governor Gavin Newsom's recent trip to China, and the meeting in San Francisco between President Biden and President Xi .
  • Like these national leaders, the mayors went to China to underscore the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and China.

US agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AI

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

The revelation was published in a partially declassified, internal Office of the Director of National Intelligence report released on June 9, 2023.

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  • The revelation was published in a partially declassified, internal Office of the Director of National Intelligence report released on June 9, 2023.
  • The report shows the breathtaking scale and invasive nature of the consumer data market and how that market directly enables wholesale surveillance of people.
  • As a privacy, electronic surveillance and technology law attorney, researcher and law professor, I have spent years researching, writing and advising about the legal issues the report highlights.

What is commercially available information?

    • The drafters of the report take the position that commercially available information is a subset of publicly available information.
    • Publicly available information is information that is already in the public domain.
    • Commercially available information is different.
    • The sources and types of data for commercially available information are mind-bogglingly vast.

Better, cheaper and unrestricted

    • The information is a cost-effective way to surveil virtually everyone, plus it provides far more sophisticated data than traditional electronic surveillance tools or methods like wiretapping and location tracking.
    • Complying with these laws takes time and money, plus electronic surveillance law restricts what, when and how data can be collected.
    • Commercially available information is cheaper to obtain, provides far richer data and analysis, and is subject to little oversight or restriction compared to when the same data is collected directly by the government.

The threats

    • The Office of the Director of National Intelligence report warns that the increasing volume and widespread availability of commercially available information poses “significant threats to privacy and civil liberties.” It increases the power of the government to surveil its citizens outside the bounds of law, and it opens the door to the government using that data in potentially unlawful ways.
    • This could include using location data obtained via commercially available information rather than a warrant to investigate and prosecute someone for abortion.

Is it legal?

    • There is no legal prohibition on the government collecting information already disclosed to the public or otherwise publicly available.
    • Despite decades of increasingly sophisticated and invasive commercial data aggregation, Congress has not passed a federal data privacy law.
    • The lack of federal regulation around data creates a loophole for government agencies to evade electronic surveillance law.

Throttling the data pipeline

    • Yet smartphones, connected cars, web tracking technologies, the Internet of Things, and other innovations have had this effect without government participation.” However, it isn’t entirely correct to say “without government participation.” The legislative branch could have prevented this situation by enacting data privacy laws, more tightly regulating commercial data practices, and providing oversight in AI development.
    • Effective data privacy laws would keep your personal information safer from government agencies and corporations, and responsible AI regulation would block them from manipulating you.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY HORNSTEIN CENTER NATIONAL POLL: WHAT NEW YORKERS THINK OF THE U.S. SENATE MIDTERM ELECTION RACE

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

54 percent of respondents said they would vote for Senator Chuck Schumer as he seeks a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.

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  • 54 percent of respondents said they would vote for Senator Chuck Schumer as he seeks a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.
  • New Yorkers were asked who they would vote for if the election for U.S. Senate were held today.
  • ABOUT THE LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY STEVEN S. HORNSTEIN CENTER FOR POLICY, POLLING, AND ANALYSIS
    The Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis conducts independent polling, empirical research, and analysis on a wide range of public issues.
  • Long Island University, founded in 1926, is a leading research and teaching university that continues to redefine higher education by providing high-quality academic instruction by world-class faculty.

New York Senator Schumer and New York State Officials Tour NexGen's Vertical GaN Semiconductor Facility

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexGen Power Systems, Inc., the world's leading designer, developer and manufacturer of innovative power conversion systems using its revolutionary Vertical GaN™ semiconductor technology, hosted New York Senator Chuck Schumer and New York State officials at its Syracuse fabrication facility (FAB-1) to promote U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing and global technology leadership. NexGen's Syracuse manufacturing facility has been operational since 2017 and expects full-scale production of Vertical GaN semiconductors to commence in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexGen Power Systems, Inc., the world's leading designer, developer and manufacturer of innovative power conversion systems using its revolutionary Vertical GaN semiconductor technology,hosted New York Senator Chuck Schumer and New York State officials at its Syracuse fabrication facility (FAB-1) to promote U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing and global technology leadership.
  • NexGen's Syracuse manufacturing facility has been operational since 2017 and expects full-scale production of Vertical GaN semiconductors to commence in 2023.
  • "I was thrilled to visit NexGen's state-of-the-art GaN-on-GaN manufacturing facility in Syracuse," said Senator Schumer.
  • NexGen Power Systems, the premier vertically integrated power electronics company, designs, develops, and manufactures innovative power conversion systems with its revolutionary Vertical GaN semiconductor technology.

GlobalFoundries and Qualcomm Announce Extension of Long-term Agreement to Secure U.S. Supply through 2028

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Monday, August 8, 2022

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the recent passage of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act last week, GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced they are more than doubling their existing strategic global long-term semiconductor manufacturing agreement previously entered into by GF's and Qualcomm's respective subsidiaries. Today's announcement secures wafer supply and commitments to support U.S.-based manufacturing through capacity expansion at GF's most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility, in Malta, New York.

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  • Ltd (QGT), a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, was one of GF's first customers to secure their supply with a long-term agreement covering multiple geographies and technologies.
  • "This is terrific news for GlobalFoundries, Qualcomm Technologies and for upstate New York.
  • "Our collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies delivers differentiation and innovation in mobile and IoT spanning three continents, and this long-term agreement extension provides Qualcomm Technologies with additional U.S. based manufacturing for a more resilient supply chain."
  • Qualcomm is the world's leading wireless technology innovator and the driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion of 5G.

THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY® AWARDED $605,000 THROUGH CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING SPONSORED BY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHARLES SCHUMER (D-NY)

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Monday, March 14, 2022

ROCK HILL, N.Y., March 14, 2022   /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Discovery (TCFD) was awarded $605,000 through Congressionally Directed Spending for its Community Project Funding, sponsored by longtime supporter of TCFD, US Senator Charles Schumer. The award will be used for the development of the Food Is Medicine Greenhouse at The Center's Children's Specialty Hospital for complex disabilities, which is currently under construction and scheduled to open in early 2023.

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  • ROCK HILL, N.Y., March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Discovery (TCFD) was awarded $605,000 through Congressionally Directed Spending for its Community Project Funding, sponsored by longtime supporter of TCFD, US Senator Charles Schumer.
  • The Center's farm currently spans over 300 certified organic and biodynamic acres in rural Sullivan County, New York.
  • "We are so grateful for Senator Schumer's ongoing support of our organization and for his dedication to helping The Center realize its dream of creating a first-of-its-kind Children's Specialty Hospital.
  • Named a Center of Excellence in 2016, TCFD has long been a leader in developing new models of care for individuals with complex conditions.

Center for Lyme Action Honors Congressional Leaders at Annual Meeting

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Center for Lyme Action Honors Congressional Leaders at Annual Meeting.

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  • Center for Lyme Action Honors Congressional Leaders at Annual Meeting.
  • "Lyme is a frustrating and debilitating disease, but it's a solvable problem," saidBonnie Crater, co-founder of the Center for Lyme Action.
  • Several previous recipients of the Center for Lyme Action Lyme Champion Award, including Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) provided remarks at the annual meeting.
  • The Center for Lyme Action's awards event builds on the momentum of 65% increase in federal funding for Lyme disease across federal agencies from $55 million in FY20 to$108 million in FY21.

ConnectSafely Announces Safer Internet Week 2022

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Monday, February 7, 2022

At the same time, Safer Internet Day celebrates the positive, including the many examples of how young people are using connected technology to make the world better.

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  • At the same time, Safer Internet Day celebrates the positive, including the many examples of how young people are using connected technology to make the world better.
  • Safer Internet Day began in Europe in 2004 and ConnectSafely was appointed the official US host in 2014, in collaboration with the European Commission, the US Department of Homeland Security and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.
  • Safer Internet Day US is hosted by ConnectSafely with program support from the National PTA and My Digital TAT2.
  • For more information on ConnectSafely and Safer Internet Week 2022, go to ConnectSafely.org and SID-USA.org , @connectsafely on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter or #SaferInternetDay.

Immigration Voice Announces -- "Dancing with the Schumer" event in Front of Senator Chuck Schumer's Home

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Senator Schumer is currently undecided about whether to help these highly-skilled legal immigrants.

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  • Senator Schumer is currently undecided about whether to help these highly-skilled legal immigrants.
  • Aman Kapoor, the Co-Founder and President of Immigration Voice stated that:
    "We know that Senator Schumer loves to dance and to express himself by dancing.
  • The pain of our status is too much to bear any longer without some form of relief.
  • All we are asking for is equal treatment --- legal backlogged immigrants cannot be the only group of immigrants disinvited by Senator Schumer from the Budget Reconciliation dance."