July 2017
07/06/17
SCHUMER: OPIOID EPIDEMIC IS REACHING A CRITICAL LEVEL IN MONROE COUNTY, AND MORE MEDICAL EXAMINERS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO KEEP UP WITH DOZENS OF OVERDOSE DEATHS; SENATOR CALLS ON U.S. JUSTICE AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE RELIEF FAST
07/06/17
SCHUMER: STATEN ISLAND’S CROOKES POINT AT GREAT KILLS PARK IS BLIGHTED BY DEBRIS, INCLUDING LIGHTERS, NEEDLES & EVEN DEAD ANIMALS, RUINING SCENIC AREA AND CREATING A POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD FOR ANGLERS, BEACHGOERS & ANIMALS; SENATOR URGES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PRIORITIZE CLEANUP EFFORTS ALONG SHORELINE
07/05/17
SCHUMER: LYME-CARRYING TICKS – SOME ALSO INFECTED WITH RARE, POWASSAN VIRUS - ARE ATTACKING WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO STOP MOVING AT SNAIL’S PACE TO IMPLEMENT ALREADY-ON-THE-BOOKS LAW THAT WOULD HELP FAST-TRACK RESEARCH, VACCINES & STRATEGIES TO STAMP OUT TICKS TO PROTECT HUDSON VALLEY KIDS & FAMILIES
07/05/17
SCHUMER: LONG ISLAND VIETNAM VET NOW BATTLING RARE TERMINAL CANCER LINKED TO HIS MILITARY SERVICE IS SEEING HIS COMPENSATION CLAIMS DENIED BECAUSE VA DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HIS CANCER AS 'VIETNAM RELATED'; SENATOR CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF LINK DOES EXIST; IF SO, VETERANS LIKE JERRY CAN GET THE BENEFITS THEY EARNED & DESERVE
07/03/17
SCHUMER GOES TO BAT FOR BINGHAMTON’S BID TO HOST MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S EASTERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME; SENATOR SAYS BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES AND FANS ARE READY TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE
June 2017
06/30/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $500K IN FED FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR WESTCHESTER INST. FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
06/30/17
SCHUMER STANDS WITH AMSTERDAM FIREFIGHTERS TO LAUNCH A MAJOR PUSH TO CREATE FIRST-EVER NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY; FIREFIGHTERS’ CANCER RISK CAN BE DOUBLE THAT OF OTHERS DUE TO EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS—BUT NO REGISTRY TO TRACK & PREVENT CANCER IN FIREFIGHTERS HAS EVER EXISTED; THOUSANDS OF MOHAWK VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS WOULD BENEFIT
06/30/17
SCHUMER: WITH OPIOID CRISIS STILL RAGING IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, NOW EXACERBATED BY FENTANYL, SENATOR PUSHES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FEDS WITH MORE BORDER AGENTS, NEW PORTABLE LABS AND OTHER HIGH-TECH TOOLS TO INTERCEPT ILLICIT FENTANYL FROM CHINA & MEXICO
06/30/17
SCHUMER: WITH OPIOID CRISIS RAGING IN STEUBEN, CHEMUNG AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES, NOW EXACERBATED BY FENTANYL, SENATOR PUSHES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FEDS WITH MORE BORDER AGENTS, NEW PORTABLE LABS AND OTHER HIGH-TECH TOOLS TO INTERCEPT ILLICIT FENTANYL FROM CHINA & MEXICO
06/30/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $397 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
06/30/17
SCHUMER CO-SPONSORS SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING 102ND ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
06/30/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $190K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CORTLAND COUNTY
06/30/17
GOVERNOR CUOMO AND SENATOR SCHUMER ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KRAFT-HEINZ AND UPSTATE NIAGARA THAT WILL SAVE AT LEAST 150 AT-RISK JOBS AT CAMPBELL FACILITY AND SPUR INVESTMENT IN THE SOUTHERN TIER
06/29/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $14K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR JOHNSON CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN BROOME COUNTY
06/28/17
SCHUMER: SENATE GOP HEALTHCARE BILL COULD ACCELERATE AND WORSEN THE SEVERE OPIOID CRISIS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH A MAJOR EFFORT TO PROTECT CRITICAL FUNDING FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS WHO DESPERATELY NEED HEROIN & OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS
06/28/17
SCHUMER CALLS ON EPA TO ASSIST STATE & LOCAL OFFICIALS WITH TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW OF GRUMMAN BUILDING, PLANT 26, & ALL OTHER AREAS WHERE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED AT NAVY/GRUMANN SITE
06/27/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REMOVE LEAD HAZARDS FROM HOMES IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY
06/27/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REMOVE LEAD HAZARDS FROM HOMES IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
06/27/17
FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE VITAL 3407-INSPIRED AVIATION SAFEGUARDS ARE PROTECTED IN SENATE FAA BILL; SENATORS PLEDGE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT EFFORTS TO WATER DOWN HARD-FOUGHT RULES THROUGHOUT FAA REAUTHORIZATION PROCESS
06/26/17
Federal Funding Secured to Initiate Anti-Obstruction Project at Gabreski Airport
