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08.27.18
IN WAKE OF RAIL BRIDGE PARTIALLY COLLAPSING ONTO SOUTH CLINTON STREET, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY HIRE MORE FEDERAL RAILROAD BRIDGE INSPECTORS TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS; REITERATES CALL FOR FRA TO SEND A BRIDGE INSPECTOR DIRECTLY TO SYRACUSE TO AUDIT & INSPECT CITY’S ELEVATED RAIL LINE
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08.23.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; SENATORS SAY NEW FUNDING WILL SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION OF DEICING CONTAINMENT FACILITY
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07.27.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $22K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MARCELLUS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
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07.10.18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $275,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ELMIRA CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT IN SOUTHERN TIER; SENATOR SAYS NEW FUNDING WILL SUPPORT AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND MARKETING EFFORTS
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07.02.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: SYRACUSE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD OFFICE HAS THE STATE’S LARGEST CASE BACKLOG; AVERAGE WAIT TIME FOR A HEARING IS ALMOST TWO YEARS; SENATOR SAYS SYRACUSE FIELD OFFICE URGENTLY NEEDS NEWLY AVAILABLE FED FUNDING TO HELP CUT WAIT TIMES & IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE
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05.14.18
SCHUMER, STANDING WITH CNY PRINCIPALS, PARENTS & TEENS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A DRAMATIC SPIKE IN E-CIG ‘JUUL’ USE AT SCHOOLS, DEMANDS FEDS USE LAW ON BOOKS TO OUTRIGHT BAN KID-FRIENDLY FLAVORS IN ALL E-CIG DEVICES; POPULARITY OF ILLICIT DEVICES IS SURGING AT CNY SCHOOLS; SLOW-MOVING RULES ON FLAVORS MASKED AS ‘WHIPPED CREAM’ OR ‘CANDY’ IS RECIPE FOR DISASTER, SAYS SCHUMER
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05.04.18
STANDING AT DWYER MEMORIAL PARK, SCHUMER REVEALS: FEDS NOW HAVE NEW SURGE IN CDC FUNDS THAT CAN FIGHT TICK-BORNE DISEASES ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK, BUT THE DOLLARS TO TRACK, TREAT & PREVENT TICK-BORNE DISEASES COULD SIT IN LIMBO AS TICK SEASON HEATS UP; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO UNLOCK FUNDS SO LOCALS CAN USE THEM NOW, NOT AFTER DISEASE CASES & PUBLIC ANXIETY SPIKES
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04.27.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLEAN-UP AT BROWNFIELD SITES THROUGHOUT THE ROCHESTER REGION AND CENTRAL NEW YORK
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04.16.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: NAFTA NEGOTIATIONS GIVE CAYUGA COUNTY DAIRY FARMERS & MILK PRODUCERS RARE SHOT TO UNDO CANADA’S UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES BUT FEDS MUST ACT NOW TO FIX POLICIES THAT HAVE PLAGUED CNY IN RECENT YEARS; SENATOR RELAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD & BOOST CNY AG & JOBS
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04.11.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: UPSTATE NEW YORK VA HOSPITALS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR $4 BILLION IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL FACILITIES; BUT WITH FUNDS NOT YET ALLOCATED, SENATOR MAKES MAJOR PUSH TO DELIVER THEM TO NEW YORK
