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Schumer Secures $200,000 for NYU Cochlear Implant Center

Date: Nov. 22, 2004
Issues: Health and Health Care


SCHUMER SECURES $200,000 FOR NYU COCHLEAR IMPLANT CENTER

Funding included in the FY05 Omnibus Appropriations bill

Federal Funding would be used for the research of Cochlear Implants that help the deaf and hard of hearing

US Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Congress will pass the FY2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill which included $200,000 for New York University for research into cochlear implants that can help the deaf to hear and process speech. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations portion of the bill. The bill now heads to the President for his signature.

"Cochlear Implants are helping New Yorkers who thought they'd never have the chance to hear again. Its exciting technology and I'm glad to support the latest research done at the Cochlear Implant Center," Schumer said. "This funding is going to make a big difference, especially for children who have problems hearing. The implants will open a whole new world for these children and I'm glad to be a part of that magic."

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