Gates
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09.08.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LOWEY ANNOUNCE: MORE THAN $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SAFETY UPGRADES AT METRO-NORTH & LIRR RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS; NEW SIGNALS, CAMERAS & SIGNAGE AT MORE THAN 50 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS NOW ON TRACK FOR INSTALLATION; SENATORS CONTINUE RAIL SAFETY PUSH
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02.10.16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS REACHED FINAL DETERMINATION THAT WILL HELP PROTECT FINCH PAPER AND OTHER U.S. PAPER PRODUCERS AGAINST CHINA & OTHER COUNTRIES THAT UNFAIRLY DUMP HUGE AMOUNTS OF PAPER INTO U.S. – SCHUMER SAYS HIGH DUTIES WILL BE PLACED ON FOREIGN PRODUCTS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
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02.10.16
AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, ARMY CORPS DELIVERS $200K IN CRITICAL NASSAU BACK BAYS RESILIENCY FUNDS; LONG-TERM PLAN WILL RECOMMEND SPECIFC COASTAL DEFENSES TO PROTECT LI FROM ANOTHER SANDY WHILE SHIELDING SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES; SCHUMER HAS SAID THIS EFFORT WAS A “MUST-FUND”
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08.06.15
FOLLOWING FEDERAL INSPECTION OF ROCHESTER AREA RAIL-GRADE CROSSING GATES & SIGNALS, SCHUMER REVEALS RESULTS OF THE FED RAILROAD ADMIN’S SAFETY ASSESSMENT & LAUNCHES NEW PUSH, IN LIGHT OF FINDINGS, TO INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGY AT CROSSINGS THAT CAN REDUCE FALSE ACTIVATIONS & PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS FOR DRIVERS
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06.04.15
SCHUMER: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION HAS HEEDED CALL & AGREED TO INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF MALFUNCTIONING RAIL-GRADE CROSSING GATES & SIGNALS THROUGHOUT ROCHESTER AREA – FOLLOWING MONDAY’S DEADLY CRASH, SCHUMER URGED FEDS TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE REPORTS OF GATES FAILING TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED, CAUSING DRIVERS TO DISREGARD CROSSINGS & PUT LIVES IN DANGER
