Suffolk
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08.29.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF THEIR AMENDMENT ALLOWING UP TO $45 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO REIMBURSE COMMUNITIES AND STATE FOR CLEAN UP OF PFOA/PFOS AT NEWBURGH, SUFFOLK/GABRESKI & BEYOND
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08.06.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: LOOMING FED LAW WOULD KILL LONG ISLAND’S LIFE-SAVING FIRST RESPONDER RADIO SIGNAL—‘T-BAND’; LI COPS, FIRE FIGHTERS & EMS WOULD HAVE TO GET NEW RADIOS USING UNTESTED SYSTEM WHILE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP LI EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM WORKING, AS IS
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06.04.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW IRS PLAN FOR LI COULD CLOSE SUFFOLK OFFICE, WHILE UPENDING NASSAU WITH LONG LINES; PLAN SET TO BEGIN IN JUST MONTHS WITH LOSS OF 40 JOBS IN HAUPPAUGE; IRS ALREADY CLOSED RIVERHEAD OFFICE, NOW SENATOR DEMANDS FIRM COMMITMENT TO KEEP SUFFOLK SITE FULLY OPERATING & IN PLACE
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05.31.18
GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE AUTHORITY TO MORE AGGRESSIVELY CLEAN UP PFOA/PFOS AT NEWBURGH, GABRESKI – AND TO COMPENSATE LOCAL GOV/WATER DISTRICTS – INCLUDED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL THAT JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE
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09.08.17
SCHUMER: DEPT. OF DEFENSE MUST AGREE TO REIMBURSE MILLIONS IN LOCAL TAXPAYER MONEY TO SUFFOLK COUNTY AND WATER AUTHORITY FOR COST TO REMEDIATE PFOS CONTAMINATION AT GRABESKI; DENYING PAYMENT IS TIRED TACTIC TO EVADE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLEANUP—AND IT ONLY HURTS LOCALS, WHO WOULD BE ON HOOK FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
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06.05.17
SCHUMER: AS NEW TICK-BORNE DISEASE—POWASSAN—EMERGES & WE ARE ON VERGE OF SUMMER TICK SURGE, SCHUMER URGES SWIFT FED ACTION; FEDS ARE MOVING AT SNAIL’S PACE TO IMPLEMENT ALREADY-ON-THE-BOOKS LAW THAT WOULD HELP FAST-TRACK RESEARCH, VACCINES & STRATEGIES TO STAMP OUT TICKS; PROTECT NYC, LI KIDS & FAMILIES
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02.21.17
SCHUMER: LI HOMEOWNERS IN TAX JEOPARDY AS NEWLY CONFIRMED U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY SUGGESTS REDUCTION IN MORTGAGE, STATE & LOCAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTIONS; WOULD HIT LI PARTICULARLY HARD; SENATOR PLEDGES TO USE NEW ROLE TO FIGHT ANY EFFORTS THAT WOULD PICK THE POCKETS OF ALREADY-STRAPPED LI TAXPAYERS & HOMEOWNERS
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12.20.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 33 LONG ISLAND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO END HOMELESSNESS
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10.07.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $808,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BULLET PROOF VESTS FOR NEW YORK STATE POLICE OFFICERS
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09.22.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN FED & STATE FUNDS THAT WILL ALLOW LONG ISLAND TO MAKE SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS & RAMPS ADA COMPLIANT
