Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says President Joe Biden's budget proposal would benefit upstate New York in several ways. Holding a video conference on Thursday with media outlets, including WDOE News, the New York Democrat said the $6.8 trillion spending plan would increase funding for a number of programs that would help the area, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program...
Schumer - Budget would boost CDBG funding
Schumer also backs a proposal that would help lower drug costs while reducing the deficit...
Schumer - Budget would help lower drug costs
Schumer says he will seek bipartisan support for the President's budget, but Republicans have already blasted the budget plan. Among the GOP leadership's concerns is a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy.
Click here to read the full news release from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
