Senator Charles E. Schumer

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Press Releases
12/04/12	SCHUMER, BROWN ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF FIRST $1.6 MILLION OF FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO REVITALIZE BUFFALO’S MAIN STREET AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES – PROJECT WOULD REOPEN CAR ACCESS, REVAMP METRO RAIL FACILITIES ON CITY’S MAIN STREET
12/04/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $185 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW YORK AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY
12/03/12	SCHUMER: CLOCK IS TICKING ON REVIVING EXPIRED PROGRAM PROVIDING $1.7 MILLION IN MEDICARE PAYMENT TO THREE ‘GLOW’ REGION HOSPITALS – SENATOR CALLS ON TOP FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO EXTEND KEY MEDICARE PROGRAM CRITICAL TO JOBS & QUALITY CARE IN WNY HOSPITALS
11/29/12	GRAHAM-SCHUMER-BARRASSO- MENENDEZ TAKE TOUGH LINE AGAINST PALESTINE BID AT UNITED NATIONS
11/29/12	IN TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE, SCHUMER LAYS OUT NECCESARY STEPS TO PROTECT NEW YORK COASTLINE FROM FUTURE FLOODING
11/29/12	SCHUMER: KEY MEDICARE PROGRAM PROVIDING OVER $1 MILLON TO FOUR WESTERN NEW YORK HOSPITALS HAS EXPIRED & MUST BE REVIVED – SENATOR LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN TO EXTEND MEDICARE PROGRAMS CRITICAL TO JOBS & QUALITY CARE IN WNY HOSPITALS
11/29/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $15 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLEANUP AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY IN NASSAU COUNTY
11/29/12	SCHUMER SECURES CSX AGREEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE, UNUSED BRIDGES IN SPENCEPORT & OGDEN; DETERIORATING BRIDGES HAVE PUT MOTORISTS AT RISK & IMPEDED TRAFFIC FLOW TO DOWNTOWN SPENCERPORT’S BUSINESS DISTRICT
11/29/12	AT SCHUMERS REQUEST, JETBLUE AND DELTA AIRLINES TO DROP CHANGE FEES FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WHO HAD TO CANCEL OR MOVE THEIR VACATIONS BECAUSE THEIR WINTER BREAKS WERE CANCELLED IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY
11/28/12	SCHUMER: THOUSANDS OF NEW YORK’S DISABLED & ELDERLY VETS’ FINANCES ARE AT RISK IN VA FIDUCIARY PROGRAM – FEDS’ DISREGARD FOR WHOM THEY APPOINT TO MANAGE BENEFITS, LACK OF OVERSIGHT, HAS LED TO WIDESPREAD DELAYS, THEFT & FRAUD
11/28/12	SCHUMER: DOZENS OF LONG ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NYC SCHOOLS CANCELLING MIDWINTER BREAK TO MAKE UP FOR SUPERSTORM SANDY; URGES AIRLINES AND CRUISE LINES TO CREDIT OR REFUND FAMILIES WHO MUST CANCEL VACATIONS DUE TO POST-SANDY SCHOOL CALENDAR
11/28/12	SCHUMER INTRODUCES BILL TO HONOR ALBANIA’S HEROIC EFFORTS DURING HOLOCAUST ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE FROM OTTOMAN EMPIRE
11/26/12	SCHUMER: PLAN TO KEEP FOREIGN THIEVES FROM STEALING NEW ERA’S REVENUE & JOBS IS ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS – HUNDREDS OF FRAUDULENT INTERNET LISTINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, LONG-TERM PLAN IS IN THE WORKS
11/21/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE WILL HOLD STATEWIDE INTERNET LOTTERY FOR TICKETS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SECOND INAUGURATION -- REQUESTS FROM NEW YORKERS ARE POURING IN
11/21/12	SCHUMER VISITS CLINTON HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN EAST GREENBUSH TO GIVE THANKS TO FOUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR SELFLESS SERVICE AND AID ON LONG ISLAND DURING AND AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY
11/21/12	SCHUMER RECOMMENDS VERNON BRODERICK TO SERVE ON UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK – BRODERICK IS GROUNDBREAKING NOMINEE
11/21/12	SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO JUMP START NEXT PHASE OF SYRACUSE INNER HARBOR DEVELOPMENT – FED DOLLARS COULD CREATE NEW ROADS, SIDEWALKS & WATER LINE CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD SPUR MILLIONS MORE IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT
11/21/12	SCHUMER LAUNCHES PLAN TO HELP REVITALIZE BUFFALO LANDMARKS, LIKE STATLER, AM&A’s, AND RICHARDSON COMPLEX – PUSHES FOR EXPANSION & EXTENSION OF FED TAX CREDITS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO REHABILITATE & BRING NEW LIFE TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS
11/21/12	SCHUMER: FCC WILL HOLD FIELD HEARINGS AND MEET WITH INDUSTRY IN PURSUIT OF PLAN TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF CELL SERVICE IN THE WAKE OF DISASTERS
11/20/12	SCHUMER LAUNCHES PLAN TO HELP REVITALIZE BUFFALO LANDMARKS, LIKE STATLER, AM&A’s, AND RICHARDSON COMPLEX – PUSHES FOR EXPANSION & EXTENSION OF FED TAX CREDITS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO REHABILITATE & BRING NEW LIFE TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS
11/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF FEDERAL ANTI-CRIME TASK FORCE TO NIAGARA FALLS, ONE OF ONLY EIGHT NATIONWIDE; FED EXPERTS WILL INVESTIGATE & HELP SOLVE WIDE-SPREAD VIOLENCE & PROPERTY THEFT IN URBAN DOWNTOWN
11/20/12	With over 2,015 veterans unemployed in the Southern Tier… SCHUMER LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO SAVE EXPIRING TAX CREDITS FOR BUSINESSES THAT HIRE VETS – CREDIT IS A PROVEN SUCCESS & GIVES EMPLOYERS, LIKE SANMINA- SCI, UP TO $9,600 PER VET HIRED
11/20/12	SCHUMER DEMANDS CSX STEP UP TO THE PLATE & REMOVE THREE ABANDONED, DETERIORATING RAILROAD BRIDGES THAT PUT MOTORISTS AT RISK AND IMPEDE TRAFFIC FLOW TO DOWNTOWN SPENCERPORT’S BUSINESS DISTRICT
11/19/12	SCHUMER: THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS LEFT WITHOUT VITAL CELL SERVICE IN WAKE OF SANDY, HINDERING RESPONSE AND ENDANGERING LIVES - CALLS FOR PLAN TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF CELL SERVICE IN THE WAKE OF DISASTERS
11/19/12	SCHUMER CALLS ON NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO IMMEDIATELY ALLOW ARMY CORPS TO CLOSE FINAL BREACHCAUSED BY SANDY –BREACH PUTS HOMES ALONG SOUTH SHORE AT INCREASED RISK OF MASSIVE FLOODING
11/15/12	SCHUMER SUCCESSFULLY PETITIONS FEDS TO EXPEDITE NECESSARY PERMIT FOR LUFKIN-RMT EXPANSION TO MOVE FORWARD & BRING MORE MANUFACTURING JOBS TO SOUTHERN TIER
11/14/12	SCHUMER LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO CONNECT THOUSANDS OF UPSTATE NYERS WITH TODAY’S LOCAL JOBS -- URGES NYS BOARD OF REGENTS TO SWIFTLY APPROVE TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS BASED ON MATH & SCIENCE, CAREER SKILLS
11/14/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA HAS APPROVED MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ORANGE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, AND ULSTER COUNTIES
11/13/12	LAUTENBERG, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, 10 OTHER SENATORS CALL ON PRESIDENT TO AMEND BUDGET TO REQUEST DISASTER AID FOR SUPERSTORM SANDY
11/12/12	SCHUMER PUSHES FEMA FOR A SECOND DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO HELP ALL ROCKLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS RECEIVE MUCH NEEDED AID – SENATOR TOURS FLOOD DAMAGE IN PIERMONT, INSPECTS INITIAL RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING SANDY
11/09/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FEDS TO RELEASE OVER $300 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDS FOR AT-RISK NEW YORKERS INCLUDING THOSE AFFECTED BY SUPERSTORM SANDY; CAN BE USED TO PURCHASE TEMPORARY RENTALS, BLANKETS AND GENERATORS TO STAY WARM