October 2017
10/17/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $149 MILLION IN FED FUNDING TO AID NY STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
10/17/17
QUOTES FROM AROUND NEW YORK STATE OPPOSING THE ADMINISTRATION’S TAX PLAN WHICH ELIMINATES STATE & LOCAL TAX DEDUCTIONS AND HARMS THE MIDDLE CLASS
10/16/17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $268K IN RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR VILLAGE OF ATTICA IN WYOMING COUNTY
10/15/17
SCHUMER: DRAMATIC SPIKE IN NYC/LI TEEN USE OF E-CIGS BEING FUELED BY ‘JUUL’ & OTHER NEW-AGE E-CIGS; NEW TYPE IS ODORLESS, LOOKS LIKE A SCHOOL SUPPLY & KIDS CHARGE IT IN CLASSROOM, THEN PUFF AWAY; SENATOR DEMANDS FDA DO ITS JOB & REGULATE DEVICES LACED WITH ‘MYSTERY CHEMICALS’ NOW THAT 1 IN 5 NY KIDS ARE HOOKED
10/13/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $5.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY OPERATION UPGRADES IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN
10/13/17
WITH THE HUDSON VALLEY HAVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS IN NY, SENATOR CALLS ON HOUSE TO IMMEDIATELY PASS A VITAL BI-PARTISAN PLAN TO COMBAT DANGEROUS ALGAL BLOOMS; JUST-PASSED SENATE BILL COULD DELIVER FED FUNDS TO PROTECT LAKES, PONDS—AND DRINKING WATER—IN ORANGE, SULLIVAN AND ULSTER COUNTIES, BUT IT REQUIRES HOUSE TO ACT
10/13/17
SCHUMER: IF CONGRESS FAILS TO RESUSCITATE RURAL HOSPITAL FUNDING, OVER $1 MILLION FOR NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL WILL BE AT RISK; SENATOR SAYS FUNDING LAPSE COULD “FLAT LINE” CARE IN FULTON COUNTY, HOSPITAL OPERATIONS, JOBS; URGES FOR IMMEDIATE RENEWAL AND TO MAKE PROGRAMS PERMANENT TO AVOID FUTURE CRIPPLING CUTS
10/12/17
STANDING IN HEART OF LI, SCHUMER TO CALL ON EVERY NY HOUSE MEMBER TO OPPOSE REPEAL OF STATE & LOCAL TAX DEDUCTION—AND ANY TAX BILL THAT CONTAINS IT; IF ENTIRE NY DELEGATION OPPOSES BILL GUTTING STATE & LOCAL DEDUCTIBILITY, IT WOULD NOT PASS
10/12/17
SCHUMER: FOR YEARS, STATEN ISLAND’S GREAT KILLS PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC WHILE DECADES-OLD RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION WAS STUDIED; NOW THAT PHASE ONE REMEDIAL WORK HAS FINISHED, SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO FULLY FUND AND EXECUTE PHASE TWO REMEDIAL EFFORTS AT REMAINING 237 ACRES OF PARK SO CLEAN UP CAN FINISH ON SCHEDULE SCHUMER: FOR YEARS, STATEN ISLAND’S GREAT KILLS PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC WHILE DECADES-OLD RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION WAS STUDIED; NOW THAT PHASE ONE REMEDIAL WORK
10/12/17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR WIN FOR ROME: ANDRO LANDS NEARLY $7M FEDERAL CONTRACT; CONTRACT IS A WIN FOR GROWING COMPANY & ROME LAB; AWARD WILL HELP DOUBLE ANDRO’S WORFORCE BY 2019 & ALLOW THEM TO COMPETE FOR MORE WORK
10/12/17
AFTER SCHUMER’S URGING FERC FINALLY APPROVES GENESEE COUNTY’S PLAN NEEDED TO FUND NEW WATER LINE CONSTRUCTION AT STAMP BUSINESS PARK
10/10/17
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON NY METS PURCHASING SYRACUSE CHIEFS
10/10/17
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH FARM-RELATED FATALITIES 800% HIGHER THAN MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING VICTIMS IN THE SOUTHERN TIER, AND WITH TRACTOR OVER-TURNS BEING THE MOST FREQUENT CAUSE, SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT IN SCHUYLER COUNTY TO PROTECT CRITICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP SAVE MANY SOUTHERN TIER FARMERS’ LIVES IF TRACTOR OVER-TURNS
10/10/17
SCHUMER CALLS FOR U.S. EMBASSY IN ISRAEL TO BE MOVED TO JERUSALEM; SENATOR SAYS WE HAVE WAITED TOO LONG; URGES ACTION TO MAKE CLEAR THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO MOVE EMBASSY
10/09/17
SPORT FISHING IS ORLEANS COUNTY’S #1 TOURISM DRAW, BUT WITH GREAT LAKES FISH POPULATIONS LIKE SALMON & TROUT UNDER THREAT FROM LOSS OF HABITAT, ACCESS TO SPAWNING AREAS, AND NEEDED FISHERY INVESTMENTS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM TO HELP PROTECT AND GROW FISH POPULATION IN LAKE ONTARIO
10/09/17
SCHUMER SLAMS EPA FOR SUDDENLY ABANDONING RADIOACTIVE CLEAN-UP EFFORT IN NIAGARA COUNTY; DEMANDS IMMEDIATE FED ACTION – MAKE GOOD ON PROMISES AND QUICKLY CLEAN UP DANGEROUS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
10/05/17
SCHUMER CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS BIPARTISAN PLAN TO COMBAT DANGEROUS TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS, LIKE THOSE FOUND ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK; FEDERAL TASK FORCE COULD DELIVER FED FUNDS TO CLEAN NY WATERS—BUT IT REQUIRES HOUSE TO ACT; PLAN SETS ASIDE UP TO $110 MILLION TO PROTECT LAKES, PONDS—AND DRINKING WATER
10/04/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND TO SEC. TILLERSON: NAZI-ERA GUARD CURRENTLY LIVING IN QUEENS MUST BE DEPORTED IMMEDIATELY; DESPITE HAVING U.S. CITIZENSHIP STRIPPED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, NY NAZI HAS CONTINUED TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE NO OTHER COUNTRY WILL ACCEPT HIM
10/03/17
SCHUMER: STATE DEPT ONCE AGAIN UNWISELY PLANS TO RETURN CONFISCATED JUDAICA COLLECTION TO IRAQ; SENATOR RENEWS CALL TO NOT SEND BACK TO IRAQ NEARLY 3,000 JEWISH ARTIFACTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SEIZED BY SADDAM HUSSEIN’S REGIME
10/03/17
SCHUMER: HARRIS CORP WINS $765 MILLION RADIO CONTRACT FROM NAVY; SENATOR SAYS U.S. NAVY RECOGNIZES ROCHESTER COMPANY PROVIDES THE MOST DURABLE, DEPENDABLE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
