Senator Charles E. Schumer

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Press Releases
06/22/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE MAPLE TAP ACT PASSES AS PART OF SENATE FARM BILL: SCHUMER-AUTHORED BILL WOULD HELP REALIZE UPSTATE NY MAPLE INDUSTRY’S ENORMOUS, UNTAPPED POTENTIAL THROUGH PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING OF MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION
06/21/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HIS LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE MANDATORY DNA FINGERPRINTING FOR THOSE ARRESTED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN MUST PAST CRIME BILL; LAW WOULD ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT TO NAB OFFENDERS FOR PREVIOUS CRIMES
06/21/12	FOLLOWING SCHUMER-LED PUSH, SENATOR ANNOUNCES $200,000 IN EPA FUNDING FOR GLENS FALLS; WILL BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY, TRAIN GLENS FALLS WORKERS, AND PROTECT ENVIRONMENT
06/21/12	AT SCHUMER’S, GILLIBRAND’S & HIGGINS’S URGING, ARMY CORPS WILL REDUCE COST OF CANADAWAY CREEK EROSION PROJECT BY OVER $58K, PAVING THE WAY FOR VITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MOVE FOWARD
06/21/12	SCHUMER URGES AIR FORCE TO ENTER CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AT NIAGARA FALLS AIR FORCE BASE – PLAN WOULD HELP ENSURE NFARS REMAINS PERMANENT FIXTURE IN WNY FOR YEARS TO COME
06/21/12	SCHUMER INTRODUCES A BILL TO FINALLY DELIVER STATUE OF ROCHESTER’S OWN GREAT AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERO, FREDERICK DOUGLASS, TO U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING – AFTER FIVE YEARS OF LEGISLATIVE STALEMATE
06/21/12	SCHUMER FIGHTS AGAINST UNFAIR FOREIGN TRADE PRACTICES: URGES U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION TO KEEP PROTECTIONS IN PLACE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO MEAD PAPER, A MAJOR SIDNEY EMPLOYER
06/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $441,667 FEDERAL GRANT FOR HUDSON HEADWATERS HEALTH NETWORK TO BUILD NEW HEALTH CLINIC IN CLINTON COUNTY
06/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $458K FEDERAL GRANT FOR LACKAWANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT; INVESTMENT TO HIRE FOUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS
06/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $481,667 FEDERAL GRANT FOR HUDSON RIVER HEALTHCARE TO BUILD FOUR NEW CLINICS IN NASSAU COUNTY
06/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $441,667 FEDERAL GRANT FOR OAK ORCHARD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO OPEN NEW CLINIC IN WYOMING COUNTY
06/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $650,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR CHAUTAUQUA HEALTH CENTER – FIRST FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN THE COUNTY
06/20/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $650,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN’S CLINIC
06/20/12	SCHUMER: ABUSE OF ELDERLY MASSIVELY UNDER- REPORTED IN NY - PUSHES PLAN TO TOUGHEN FEDERAL ABUSE STANDARDS AND MAKE SURE THOUSANDS OF CASES DON’T FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS
06/19/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $118K FOR ALBANY HOUSING COALITION, INC.; FUNDS WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS VETS WITH EMPLOYERS, JOB SUPPORT SERVICES
06/19/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $300K FOR VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER IN ROCHESTER; FUNDS WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS VETS WITH EMPLOYERS, JOB SUPPORT SERVICES
06/19/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, CROWLEY, SERRANO ANNOUNCE $10,000,000 TIGER GRANT TO MODERNIZE HUNTS POINT TERMINAL
06/19/12	AT SCHUMER’S & GILLIBRAND’S URGING, ROCHESTER’S INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER SET TO RECEIVE $15 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE FEDERAL TIGER GRANT FUNDING— PROJECT WILL PRIME CITY FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE, UNLEASH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MAJOR JOB CREATION
06/18/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES L-3 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AWARDED $500 MILLION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT FOR SATELLITE DATA NETWORK FAMILY OF TERMINALS
06/18/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $215 MILLION FOR EAST SIDE ACCESS AND $178 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR 2nd AVENUE SUBWAY
06/18/12	SCHUMER-LED PUSH SAVES CORNELL RESEARCH LAB FUNDING FROM CHOPPING BLOCK -- SECURES COMMITMENT TO KEEP CHESS LAB OPEN AFTER FEARS THAT RESEARCH FACILITY WOULD LOSE APPROXIMATELY $28 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING
06/18/12	SCHUMER: CURRENT FEDERAL REGS DISADVANTAGE NY-MADE GREEK YOGURT, KEEPING IT OUT OF MANY SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS – CALLS ON USDA TO AMEND RULES TO HELP PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVE HEALTHY SNACK MADE IN NY
06/18/12	SCHUMER: NEW APPLE AND GOOGLE PLANS TO USE MILITARY-GRADE SPY PLANES TO MAP COMMUNITIES AND PUBLISH IMAGES COULD CAUSE UNPRECEDENTED INVASION OF PRIVACY; TECHNOLOGY STRONG ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH WINDOWS AND EVEN CATCH SUN BATHERS IN BACK YARDS
06/15/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MCCARTHY CALL ON FEMA TO EXTEND LOW-COST PREFERRED RISK POLICY FOR NASSAU COUNTY HOMEOWNERS UNTIL NEW JAMACIA BAY FLOOD MAPS ARE FINALIZED
06/15/12	SCHUMER PUSH SUCCEEDS IN SECURING OVER $26 MILLION IN FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR UNIQUE ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE – WILL ENABLE LOCAL HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, BUSINESSES & INSURANCE COMPANIES REVOLUTIONIZE PRIMARY CARE DELIVERY ACROSS ROCHESTER FINGER LAKES REGION
06/15/12	SCHUMER CALLS PLAN FOR BETHPAGE PLUME CLEAN-UP INADEQUATE AND PRESSES FOR DEC TO COMPEL NAVY TO DO MORE AGGRESSIVE REMEDIATION AND ADDITIONAL TREATMENT WELLS TO REMOVE TOXINS BEFORE THEY CONTAMINATE MORE DRINKING WELLS
06/15/12	SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO AWARD DISASTER FUNDING TO DELAWARE COUNTY FOR AMPHENOL’S NEW SITE IN SIDNEY — FOLLOWING FLOOD DISASTER, INVESTMENT WILL HELP KEEP 950 JOBS IN SOUTHERN TIER
06/14/12	SCHUMER CALLS ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT ASIAN LONG-HORNED BEETLES; INVASIVE SPECIES HAS POTENTIAL TO DESTROY CHAUTAUQUA & CATTARAUGUS MAPLE TREES
06/14/12	SCHUMER: ARMYWORMS DEVASTATING LOCAL CROPS AND YARDS IN WESTERN NEW YORK; SENATOR CALLS ON SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO FIGHT PEST
06/14/12	SCHUMER URGES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LIVINGSTON & MONROE COUNTIES TO FIGHT ULTRA-CONTAGIOUS WHOOPING COUGH OUTBREAK
06/13/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ReENERGY & SUNY ESF IN SYRACUSE TO RECEIVE $4.3 MILLION IN USDA FUNDING FOR PROJECT TO CONVERT WILLOW BIOMASS INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY