Sen. Schumer Issues Statement on $6 Million Funding for St. Lawrence Seaway's Visitors Center
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following statement after the Transportation Department announced it was awarding $6 million to replace the Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock Visitors' Center on the St. Lawrence Seaway with a brand new facility:
"60,000 tourists come to Massena every year to watch ships come through the spectacular St. Lawrence Seaway, and until now, were only greeted by a worn-down, outdated visitors' center. This is why I relent . . .
"60,000 tourists come to Massena every year to watch ships come through the spectacular St. Lawrence Seaway, and until now, were only greeted by a worn-down, outdated visitors' center. This is why I relent . . .