SCHUMER, AFTER PROMISING TO MAKE ROCHESTER ONE OF THE FIRST TO TAP HISTORIC URBAN FOREST FUNDING HE SECURED IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, DELIVERS $3 MILLION TO GREENLIGHT ROCHESTER'S URBAN TREE TRANSFORMATION AND PLANT THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES ACROSS ROCHESTER

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"I promised to help Rochester neighborhoods find their spot in the shade and plant the seeds for a brighter future, and now I am proud to say a promise made is now a promise kept with Rochester as one of the first in the nation to tap the historic funding I secured in the Inflation Reduction Act to plant thousands of news trees across the city. This critical $3 million federal investment is more than just thousands of new luscious, vibrant trees -- it means cleaner air, a better environment, improved quality of life, and rooting out historic inequities that have been seen across Rochester neighborhoods. I fought hard to plant this funding in the Inflation Reduction Act so that places like Rochester, and cities across Upstate New York, could have access to the funding they have long needed to breathe new life into our most underserved neighborhoods. Now a greener, healthier, and more equitable Rochester will finally take root and blossom."

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