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ON LONG ISLAND & STANDING WITH STUDENTS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY CANCEL UP TO $50,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT PER STUDENT; WITH 2.4 MILLION NY’ERS OWING ALMOST $90 BILLION & AVG LI’ER OWING $35K, SENATOR LEADS CHARGE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN 2021 TO ATTACK STUDENT DEBT CRISIS BEING FELT ON LI
Nearly 2.4 Million New Yorkers Owe $89.5 Billion In Federal Student Loans, Many On LI; Senator Says President Biden Will Have Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loan Debt Canceling Student Loan Debt Will Relieve A Huge Burden On LI Young People and Families During COVID-19 & Beyond And Boost Economy Schumer: Plan Will Provide Substantial Forgiveness Of Student Loans On LI Standing at Nassau Community College with students and local officials, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer p… Continue Reading
11.24.20
SCHUMER: WITH HUDSON VALLEY COVID CASES MORE THAN TRIPLING THIS MONTH, ORANGE COUNTY CANNOT RISK INADEQUATE FREE TESTING & A REPEAT OF DESPERATELY LOW STOCKS OF MASKS; SITUATION MUST BE ADDRESSED NOW BY FEDS TO AVOID MAJOR CONSEQUENCES FOR HUDSON VALLEY RESIDENTS & HEALTH CARE WORKERS; SENATOR PUSHES TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO DELIVER FED HELP FOR HUDSON VALLEY DOCS, NURSES, HOSPITALS, & PROVIDERS GET INFLUX OF TESTING, MASKS, & OTHER PPE
Schumer Says, As Region's Cases Rise, We Must Learn From The First Months Of The Pandemic When Testing & PPE Were Scarce, & Ensure Hudson Valley’s Residents & Frontline Health Care Workers Have Sufficient Access To Free Rapid Testing, N-95 Masks, And Other PPE Using All Possible Federal Resources, Schumer’s Plan 1) Utilize $9 Billion In Federal Testing Dollars HHS Is Holding Onto, & 2) Would Provide $11 Billion To Produce and Expand Manufacturing Capacity for Critic… Continue Reading
11.23.20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, CAPITAL REGION’S 57,000 SMALL BUSINESSES NEED A LIFELIFE NOW MORE THAN EVER; STANDING WITH THE CEO OF FIELD GOODS, SENATOR COMPLETES 22ND ANNUAL 62-COUNTY TOUR OF NEW YORK BY PUSHING FOR COVID RELIEF PACKAGE TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS A SECOND PPP FORGIVABLE LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE
With A New COVID Wave Emerging In New York, Small Business Owners Need Additional PPP Assistance To Make It Through The Winter Schumer Pushes Vital Legislation To Provide Economic Relief To Capital Region's Small Businesses, Extending PPP Into Next Year & Offering New Second Round of Forgivable Assistance To Hardest-Hit Small Businesses Schumer: PPP Extension & Expansion Is The Lifeboat Upstate Small Biz Needs And Must Be Part Of Any Comprehensive COVID Relief Package To Recover & … Continue Reading
11.20.20
Senator Schumer and Bill Nye on the Climate Crisis
10.25.20
Digital Rally: Senator Schumer and Elizabeth Banks on #WhatsAtStake
10.07.20
Demanding Accountability: Reported Forced Sterilization and Child Separation at Detention Centers
10.07.20
