July 2016
07/06/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $80K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR TWO DUTCHESS COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
07/05/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, ROCHESTER AREA HAS SECURED FIRST OF ITS KIND, $32 MILLION FED GRANT THAT WILL OVERHAUL LYELL AVE/RT 390/RT 490 INTERCHANGE IN MONROE COUNTY – CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS CRITICAL TO EASING TRAFFIC CONGESTION, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF AREAS LIKE EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK, AND ATTRACTING NEW HIGH-TECH COMPANIES TO AREA THROUGH IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE
07/05/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $720K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
June 2016
06/30/16
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO REMOVE ROADBLOCKS AT LAKEVIEW AMPHITEATER CAUSING TRAFFIC BACK-UPS & DELAYS FOR TENS OF THOUNSANDS OF CENTRAL NEW YORKERS – SENATOR SAYS FHWA CAN HELP IMPROVE CONCERT TRAFFIC
06/30/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & RICE ANNOUNCE NEARLY $4.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SANDY-DAMAGED EAST ROCKAWAY HIGH SCHOOL
06/30/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN NYC
06/30/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN TROY
06/29/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $257 MILLION IN ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDING FOR NYPD & LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
06/29/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $780K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NORTH COUNTRY AIRPORTS IN FRANKLIN, ST. LAWRENCE, JEFFERSON & CLINTON COUNTIES
06/29/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $300K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ONEONTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN OTSEGO COUNTY
06/29/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE OVER $5.1 MILLION TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & ORGANIZATIONS IN-AND-AROUND NYC; GRANTS AWARDED TO 66 AT-RISK JEWISH SCHOOLS AND CONGREGATIONS
06/29/16
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY ORDER TO REQUIRE OIL COMPANIES TO MAKE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE CRUDE OIL LESS VOLATILE BEFORE IT IS SHIPPED THROUGH NYS COMMUNITIES; SENATOR SAYS CRUDE OIL IS BEING SHIPPED THROUGH UPSTATE NY IN HUNDREDS OF TANK CARS EACH DAY; BAKKEN OIL IS FAR MORE FLAMMABLE & DANGEROUS THAN OTHER TYPES
06/29/16
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW FBI DATA SHOWS HATE CRIMES AGAINST LGBT COMMUNITY ON RISE—EVEN BEFORE TRAGIC ORLANDO TERROR ATTACK THAT SHOOK NATION; SENATOR SAYS THIS TREND MUST REVERSE; PUSHES NEW SENATE PLAN TO GIVE DOJ MORE TOOLS TO BEAT BACK HATE CRIMES & DEFEAT HATE
06/29/16
SCHUMER: EAST RIVER TUNNEL CRISIS AVERTED; MASSIVE CASH SHORTFALL RISKED CATASTROPHIC DELAYS & POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR LIRR RIDERS; PROJECT NOW BACK ON TRACK AFTER SCHUMER PUSH DELIVERS MORE THAN $430M FOR CRITICAL REPAIRS; FUNDS NOW IN PLACE TO REPAIR TUNNELS & AVERT DELAYS FOR THOUSANDS OF LONG ISLAND COMMUTERS
06/28/16
IN WAKE OF DHS REPORT, BLUMENTHAL, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MURPHY RENEW CALL TO PROTECT PLUM ISLAND
06/28/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LIGHTING UPGRADES AT BROOKHAVEN & REPUBLIC AIRPORT
06/28/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $10 MILLION IN FEDERAL SANDY RELIEF FUNDS FOR REPAIRS TO NASSAU COUNTY BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENT
06/27/16
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO INCLUDE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, PHOTONICS & OPTICS INDUSTRY IN ‘AMERICA COMPETES ACT’ REAUTHORIZATION – INCLUSION WOULD ALLOW NATIONAL SCIENCE AGENCIES TO PRIORITIZE PHOTONICS & DIRECT MORE FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO BOLSTER INDUSTRY AND KICKSTART JOB CREATION EFFORTS
06/27/16
SCHUMER REVEALS: WHILE NUMBER OF SMALL PLANE CRASHES ON LONG ISLAND HAS RISEN, NUMBER OF CRITICAL PLANE INSPECTIONS AT NY AIRPORTS—INCLUDING REPUBLIC—HAS DRAMATICALLY FALLEN; SHOCKING 73 PERCENT DECREASE IN FAA SAFETY CHECKS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE CHANGE; SENATOR CALLS ON FAA TO ‘RAMP’ UP INSPECTIONS NOW
06/27/16
AFTER SCHUMER’S PUSH, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PROTECT NUCOR VULCRAFT AND OTHER NY STEELMAKERS
