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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Defense

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09/08/2023 SCHUMER ANNOUNCES UPSTATE DEFENSE CONSORTIUM AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY PROJECTS BOTH ADVANCE AS FINALISTS FOR HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DEFENSE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM; PROJECTS WOULD BOLSTER CENTRAL NY'S SEMICONDUCTOR & MICROELECTRONIC WORKFORCE, BOOST INNOVATION IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY
07/25/2023 Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Progress On Senate Appropriations Bills And The Third All-Senators AI Briefing
07/22/2022 Schumer Announces, Following Years of Advocacy, Groundbreaking of New Fort Drum $27 Million Railhead; Senator Personally Called Military Top Brass to Secure Critical Funding for the Project Which Will Modernize Base Infrastructure, Enhance Mission Readiness & Boost the North Country Economy for Years to Come
04/18/2022 As Wolfspeed Prepares to Launch Production at New $1 Billion Chip Fab, Schumer Pushes to Secure 2nd Semiconductor Plant at Marcy Nanocenter; Senator Says His Federal Semiconductor Fab-incentive Legislation Will Be the Lightning Rod to Attract New Companies, Create Jobs, & Supercharge Mohawk Valley's Economy
04/18/2022 With Sinking Uss the Sullivans Behind Him, Schumer Launches Three-prong Push to Secure Federal $$$ and Save the Historic Ship
04/15/2022 Schumer, Standing Shoulder to Shoulder With Central Ny & Syracuse Veterans, Demands Passage of New Legislation to Finally Extend Va Care to Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits & Other Toxins; Schumer Says He Will Force a Vote & Get Coverage for the Tens of Thousands of Exposed Ny Veterans
03/10/2022 Schumer: Watertown's metalcraft marine lands huge $43 million U.S. Navy contract; award will bring new jobs to the North Country
02/25/2022 Schumer: Saab, inc. will again add good paying, high tech jobs in central New York after being selected to upgrade U.S. Navy's digital radar; Schumer-backed funding allowed Navy to choose Saab's microelectronic technology to modernize radar & bolster national security interests
02/03/2022 Tweet - "Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battle­field the leader of ISIS. I want to thank the incredible work of our brave military servicemembers, who work day and night to keep Americans safe."
01/28/2022 SCHUMER, MORELLE ANNOUNCE ROCHESTER'S L3HARRIS SECURES MARINE CORP RADIO CONTRACT WORTH UP TO $750 MILLION; LAWMAKERS FOUGHT SO L3HARRIS COULD COMPETE FOR MULTI-BILLION CONTRACTS AND NOW MARINES RECOGNIZE WORLD-CLASS ROCHESTER WORKFORCE & COMPANY AS LEADING CUTTING EDGE RADIO MANUFACTURER
01/27/2022 Letter to Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army - SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS, MORELLE LAUNCH PUSH TO UPGRADE ARMY TECHNOLOGY TO KEEP SOLDIERS SAFE IN CLOSE-QUARTERS SITUATIONS; REPS HIGHLIGHT CUTTING-EDGE 360-DEGREE OMNIDIRECTIONAL CAMERAS, LIKE THOSE MADE BY BUFFALO'S BOUNCE IMAGING, AS SOLUTION TO GAP IN TACTICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
11/29/2021 After Rejecting Agreement To Vote On 19 Amendments, Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Defense Legislation Despite Bill's Inclusion Of Dozens Of GOP Amendments
08/26/2021 Tweet - "I just spoke to Secretary of Defense Austin about today's heinous attacks targeting U.S. military and civilian personnel, American citizens and residents, and our Afghan partners. My statement on the terror attacks in Afghanistan:"
08/26/2021 Schumer Statement On Terror Attacks In Afghanistan
08/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Kaine Joins Menendez, Shaheen, & Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Admin to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
08/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Shaheen, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover
08/16/2021 Schumer Statement Following President Biden's Remarks On Afghanistan
08/04/2021 Tweet - "Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to repeal the authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq. The Iraq War's been over for nearly a decade. I will bring the repeal up for a vote on the Senate floor."
07/29/2021 Tweet - "Afghan interpreters and other personnel stood together with and helped our servicemembers, diplomats, and intelligence officers in Afghanistan. And today, the Senate and House passed the bill to provide more special immigrant visas and funding to help keep them safe."
06/22/2021 Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle Announce: Rochester-Based Americom Selected By Dod To Launch Partnership That Will Boost Domestic Precision Optics Industry; Reps Led Charge To Secure Funding To Create Pilot Program & Revolutionize Optics Tech, Manufacturing, And Workforce
06/16/2021 Tweet - "This week, the Biden admin became the first admin to support repealing the 2002 AUMF in Iraq I support repealing the 2002 AUMF--the Iraq War's been over for nearly a decade @SFRCdems will markup a resolution to repeal the Iraq War AUMF next week This Senate will vote on repeal"
06/08/2021 Legislation to Clean Up PFAS at Military Installations With Highest Levels of Contamination
04/14/2021 Tweet - "President Biden announced that American forces will come home from Afghanistan. America doesn't need to fight forever wars."
04/14/2021 Afghanistan
04/13/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Risch, Cornyn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
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