Senator Charles E. Schumer

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Date	Title
Press Releases
05/17/10	SCHUMER UNVEILS NEW STATE OF THE ART FIRE TRUCK AT CITY OF JOHNSTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT- DESPERATELY NEEDED LADDER TRUCK WILL INCREASE SAFETY AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY
05/14/10	SCHUMER, ASTORINO: SLICE OF VITAL ANTI-TERROR FUNDING AVAILABLE TO WESTCHESTER AND YONKERS HAS SHRUNK DRAMATICALLY IN LAST 5 YEARS; CALLS ON FEDS TO BOOST FUNDS AVAILABLE TO WESTCHESTER, YONKERS AND NEW YORK BACK UP TO AT LEAST 25% OF NATIONAL POT - WESTCHESTER AND YONKERS WOULD RECEIVE ADDITION $1.7 MILLION
05/14/10	SCHUMER TOURS FROST DAMAGED APPLE FARM; MEETS WITH FARMERS FROM DUTCHESS AND ULSTER COUNTY WHOSE CROPS HAVE BEEN HURT BY FROST, AND DISCUSSES POTENTIAL FEDERAL AID
05/13/10	SCHUMER: FEDS CAN STILL DO RIGHT BY NYC'S SECURITY NEEDS; SENATOR CALLS FOR AT LEAST $57 MILLION BOOST TO UPCOMING ROUND OF ANTI-TERROR FUNDING
05/13/10	SCHUMER REVEALS: SOLDIERS MUST PAY INTEREST ON STUDENT LOANS EVEN WHEN DEPLOYED TO DANGEROUS COMBAT ZONES - SCHUMER PUSHES MEASURE TO SUSPEND LOAN PAYMENTS, SAVING NY SOLDIERS THROUGHOUT UPSTATE THOUSANDS
05/13/10	SCHUMER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND KEEP TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TENANTS FROM FALLING VICTIM TO PREDATORY DEVELOPERS; WILL HELP PREVENT NYC AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEXES FROM DEFAULT AND DISREPAIR
05/12/10	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $350,000 FOR NIAGARA II LP TO SUPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIORS AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES
05/12/10	SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM COMMERCE SECRETARY TO REEXAMINE NY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT LIMITS FISH CATCHES FOR LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL FISHERY; PRESSES LOCKE TO INCREASE 2010 CATCH LIMITS ON CHOKE STOCKS
05/12/10	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ELLISBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT In JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL RECEIVE OVER $237,000 IN FEDERAL FIRE GRANTS TO PURCHASE PUMPER TANKER
05/12/10	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES CITY OF CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER $712,000 IN FEDERAL FIRE GRANT FOR NEW LADDER TRUCK
05/11/10	SCHUMER, HAGAN, GILLIBRAND, MENENDEZ, LAUTENBERG URGE STATE DEPT. TO CITE PAKISTANI TALIBAN AS TERRORIST GROUP—FEDS HAVE YET TO ADD GROUP TO TERROR LIST DESPITE LINK TO TIMES SQUARE BOMB SCARE
05/11/10	SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO KEEP THE ARMY RESERVE'S "VIRTUAL INSTALLATION" FACILITY OPEN AND OPERATING IN ROCHESTER; 490TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY WILL BE STATIONED IN ROCHESTER STARTING IN 2012
05/11/10	SCHUMER LEGISLATION WILL HELP ORCHARDS TRANSITION TO MORE PROFITABLE TREES AND VARIETIES - PRESENTS AND DISCUSSES PLAN WITH NIAGARA COUNTY APPLE GROWERS
05/10/10	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT TO FIGHT FOR CRITICAL FUNDS FOR KEY COMPONENT OF ROCHESTER'S MIDTOWN PLAZA REVITALIZATION PROJECT
05/10/10	SCHUMER: LACK OF SYSTEMWIDE CIRCUIT-BREAKERS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO DOW'S NOSEDIVE—URGES TOP EXCHANGES TO ADOPT UNIFORM RULES FOR SLOWING HUGE SELLOFFS
05/07/10	SCHUMER: TOP FCC OFFICIALS MET WITH ONTARIO CO TO DISCUSS EXPANSION OF BROADBAND RING IN RFL REGION AND USING PROJECT AS NATIONAL BROADBAND MODEL
05/06/10	SCHUMER: NY APPLE ORCHARDS OFTEN UNABLE TO AFFORD NEW, PROFITABLE APPLE VARIETIES, PUTTING THEIR BIZ AT RISK - SCHUMER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP ORCHARDS TRANSITION TO MORE PROFITABLE TREES AND VARIETIES
05/06/10	SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL CALL URGES GM CEO KEEP CRITICAL LEXINGTON AVENUE DELPHI PLANT OPEN AND OPERATING
05/05/10	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NORTH PATCHOGUE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER $190,000 IN FEDERAL FIRE GRANTS FOR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
05/04/10	SCHUMER URGES NYSDOT, CSX TO COME TO SWIFT AGREEMENT AND BEGIN WORK ON $151M EMPIRE CORRIDOR RAIL PROJECTS THAT WILL CREATE JOBS, BOOST UPSTATE ECONOMY
05/03/10	SCHUMER, MANGANO REVEAL: EPA REFUSING TO PAY $20 MILLION IN SEWER FUNDS OWED TO NASSAU COUNTY LEAVING TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK; CALL ON EPA TO FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTY
05/03/10	SCHUMER OUTLINES THREE POINT PLAN WHERE WASHINGTON CAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO NEW YORK; IN AFTERMATH OF TIMES SQUARE BOMBING, IT'S CLEAR NEW YORK IS A TARGET AND FEDS NOT FULFILLING THEIR ROLE
05/03/10	SCHUMER TO AHMADINEJAD: COME CLEAN OR GO HOME; CALLS ON IRANIAN PRESIDENT TO COMMIT TO NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY AND ABANDON NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR RETURN HOME
04/30/10	SCHUMER: CAP REGION SMALL BUSINESSES STRUGGLING TO RECEIVE CREDIT WILL NOW GET SECOND CHANCE THROUGH "CREDIT FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM" - HELPS STRONG BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED IN TIMES OF TIGHT CREDIT
04/29/10	SCHUMER: DEAL TO SAVE JOBS AT ROME-BASED EMPIRE AERO IS CLOSE; SCHUMER PUSHED PARENT COMPANY TO REACH AGREEMENT THAT WOULD SAVE FACILITY AND KEEP WORKERS ON THE JOB
04/29/10	SCHUMER URGES OMB TO END DELAYS AND ALLOW FAA TO IMPLEMENT PILOT FATIGUE RULES THAT WOULD PROTECT PASSENGERS, IMPROVE AIR TRAVEL SAFETY
04/29/10	SENATE DEMOCRATS UNVEIL LEGISLATION TO LIMIT FALLOUT FROM SUPREME COURT RULING THAT ALLOWS UNLIMITED SPECIAL-INTEREST SPENDING ON ELECTIONS—ANNOUNCE PLAN FOR SENATE PASSAGE BY JULY 4
04/28/10	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ODESSA FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER $50,000 IN FEDERAL FIRE GRANT FOR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
04/28/10	SCHUMER URGES NYPA TO CRAFT LONG TERM ENERGY CONTRACT WITH STEUBEN FOODS; LONGER CONTRACT WOULD ASSIST COMPANY WITH CRITICAL EXPANSION AND JOB CREATION
04/28/10	SCHUMER: DEBT SETTLEMENT SCAMS TAKE CONSUMERS' MONEY AND LEAVE THEM DEEPER IN THE HOLE; SCHUMER OFFERS BILL TO REIN IN PREDATORY DEBT SETTLEMENT COMPANIES
04/28/10	SCHUMER: NAVY HAS FINALLY AGREED TO DEVELOP CLEAN UP PLAN FOR DANGEROUS PLUME THREATENING PECONIC RIVER AND RIVERHEAD DRINKING WATER