WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that they secured $9,650,000 in federal funding for critical projects in the Finger Lakes region in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package that was signed into law yesterday. The senators personally secured funding for these projects as congressionally directed spending items.
"This nearly $10 million federal investment will support critical community projects in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region. From constructing new indoor upgrades to the Rochester Public Market for shoppers and farm-sellers, to driving the touri...