Issue | Issues | U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York

09.30.16

SCHUMER: WITH PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION, TEAM USA WINNERS NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY A VICTORY TAX; SENATOR ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF BILL THAT WILL FINALLY BLOCK IRS FROM TAXING OLYMPIC MEDALS; BILL NOW HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK FOR FINAL SIGNATURE

Tags: Schumer, Taxes, Congress, records, Bipartisan, IRS, Legislation

06.14.16

SCHUMER REVEALS: CURRENT FEDERAL LAWS ARE PREVENTING LONG ISLAND SUMMER CAMPS AND CHILDREN’S ORGS FROM GAINING ACCESS TO FBI SEX OFFENDER BACKGROUND CHECKS ON NEW EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS

Tags: Safety, Schumer, Legislation, Schuyler, New York State, Crime, records, Attorney General, FBI, security, More Tags

loopholes, safe, children

06.12.16

SCHUMER: DROVES OF NEW YORK COLLEGE STUDENTS LEFT OUT IN COLD WHEN DOWLING CLOSED UP SHOP WITH NO NOTICE; SENATOR VOWS NEVER AGAIN; PUSHES NEW FED RULE THAT WOULD GIVE ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS FAIR WARNING IF SCHOOL IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING; TOO MANY U.S. COLLEGES ON BRINK—STUCK STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER

Tags: Schumer, Charles Schumer, records, Resident, LI, Suffolk County, Education, Title I, Suffolk, Long Island

06.08.16

SCHUMER REVEALS: CURRENT FEDERAL LAWS ARE PREVENTING UPSTATE NEW YORK SUMMER CAMPS AND CHILDREN’S ORGS FROM GAINING ACCESS TO FBI SEX OFFENDER BACKGROUND CHECKS ON NEW EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS

Tags: federal crime, Finger Lakes, Western New York, Rochester, Child Safety, Legislation, Safety, Congress, Crime, Schumer, More Tags

North Country, safe, police, Southern Tier, children, Church, LI, Capital Region, Rochester-Finger Lakes, records, New York State, Department of Justice, Attorney General, Central New York, Pilot, Upstate New York, Hudson Valley, FBI, Bipartisan

05.18.16

SCHUMER REVEALS: RUSSIAN HACKERS ZEROING IN ON UPSTATE NY; FORCING SMALL GOVERNMENTS TO PAY BIG BILLS TO REMOVE “RANSOMWARE” THAT CAN BREACH MUNICIPAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS; UPSTATE TOWNS AND VILLAGES ARE EASY PREY FOR HACK ATTACK THAT ENDS UP COSTING LOCAL TAXPAYERS & COULD JEOPARDIZE PERSONAL INFO; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO GIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE TOOLS TO FIGHT BACK

Tags: police department, Cyber, Central NY, Technology, records, Education, herkimer, CNY, safe, community, More Tags

Upstate New York, police, FBI, funding, Schumer, Congress, Consumer, Albany, Infrastructure, standards, online, equipment, Capital Region, hackers, Utica, computer, Crime, Hospitals, security, Cybersecurity

02.16.16

SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS IN ULSTER COUNTY; SENATOR SAYS CRISIS IS SO GREAT, CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON SENATE BILL NEXT WEEK; FUNDS WILL SEND EMERGENCY DRUG RESOURCES TO ULSTER & UPSTATE NY TO BEAT BACK THE HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC

Tags: EPA, war, police, Crime, grant, drug trafficking, loopholes, public health, Mental Health, OMB, More Tags

Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Western New York, Buffalo, crash, Ulster, ARC, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Drugs, Isis, New York City, Heroin, Department of Justice, Non-Profits, LI, Legal, records, federal funding, Hudson Valley, Vote, Legislation, Emergency, funding, first responders, Grants, Combat, CDC, Consumer, healthy, Attorney General, drug control, King, HIDTA, Resident, HUD, art, Senate Judiciary Committee, RIT, safe, Education, VA, National, overdoses, Congress, DEA, police department, IRS

02.16.16

SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY; SENATOR SAYS CRISIS IS SO GREAT, CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON SENATE BILL NEXT WEEK; FUNDS WILL SEND EMERGENCY DRUG RESOURCES TO WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE NY TO BEAT BACK THE HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC

Tags: RIT, Congress, art, public health, Non-Profits, CDC, VA, overdoses, Hudson Valley, healthy, More Tags

safe, records, Westchester County, Emergency, National, federal funding, crash, Drugs, IRS, ARC, HIDTA, funding, Grants, Rockland, EPA, Combat, Legislation, DEA, HUD, Isis, OMB, Heroin, first responders, Western New York, LI, Department of Justice, Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, war, Mental Health, Education, Legal, King, Crime, grant, loopholes, Buffalo, drug trafficking, Consumer, Vote, Westchester, New York City

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SCHUMER: WITH PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION, TEAM USA WINNERS NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY A VICTORY TAX; SENATOR ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF BILL THAT WILL FINALLY BLOCK IRS FROM TAXING OLYMPIC MEDALS; BILL NOW HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK FOR FINAL SIGNATURE

SCHUMER REVEALS: CURRENT FEDERAL LAWS ARE PREVENTING LONG ISLAND SUMMER CAMPS AND CHILDREN’S ORGS FROM GAINING ACCESS TO FBI SEX OFFENDER BACKGROUND CHECKS ON NEW EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS

SCHUMER REVEALS: CURRENT FEDERAL LAWS ARE PREVENTING UPSTATE NEW YORK SUMMER CAMPS AND CHILDREN’S ORGS FROM GAINING ACCESS TO FBI SEX OFFENDER BACKGROUND CHECKS ON NEW EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS

SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS IN ULSTER COUNTY; SENATOR SAYS CRISIS IS SO GREAT, CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON SENATE BILL NEXT WEEK; FUNDS WILL SEND EMERGENCY DRUG RESOURCES TO ULSTER & UPSTATE NY TO BEAT BACK THE HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC

SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY; SENATOR SAYS CRISIS IS SO GREAT, CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON SENATE BILL NEXT WEEK; FUNDS WILL SEND EMERGENCY DRUG RESOURCES TO WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE NY TO BEAT BACK THE HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC