December 2016
12/02/16
SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT FED ATTEMPTS TO TAKE BACK CRITICAL FUNDS THAT SUPPORT SMALL, RURAL HOSPITALS THAT SERVE VULNERABLE SENIOR CITIZENS, LIKE LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL & OTHER NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITALS; SENATOR SAYS RECENTLY CHANGED FUNDING RULES THAT KEEPS ‘SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS’ AFLOAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR RURAL AREAS; DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY REVERSE COURSE
12/01/16
SCHUMER, BROWN, WHITEHOUSE, WARREN JOINT STATEMENT ON ATTEMPT BY SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS TO JAM THROUGH RADICAL NOMINEE TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
12/01/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HIS BI-PARTISAN ‘BOTS ACT’JUST PASSED SENATE; SENATOR URGES HOUSE TO ACT; LAW FINALLY CRACKS DOWN ON CYBER SCALPERS WHO SCOOP UP THOUSANDS OF POPULAR BROADWAY & CONCERT TICKETS & THEN SELL THEM AT OUTRAGEOUS PRICES
12/01/16
DURING IN-PERSON MEETING WITH CANADIAN AMBASSADOR AND NEW CONSUL GENERAL, SCHUMER URGES CANADIAN OFFICIALS TO IMMEDIATELY ADD STAFF TO ADDRESS LONG WAIT TIMES AT THE PEACE BRIDGE
12/01/16
DURING IN-PERSON MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN AMBASSADOR AND CONSUL GENERAL, SCHUMER STRONGLY URGES CANADA TO REVERSE ITS PROTECTIONIST, RESTRICTIVE DAIRY PRICING AND TRADE POLICIES THAT THREATEN UPSTATE NY DAIRY PRODUCERS
November 2016
11/30/16
SCHUMER: A REAL TRILLION-DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL IN FIRST 100 DAYS OF NEW ADMINISTRATION COULD PAVE WAY FOR DESPERATELY NEEDED REPAIRS & RESCUE LOCAL TAXPAYERS NOW ON HOOK; SENATOR SAYS NEW YORK’S INFRASTRUCTURE IS FALLING APART AFTER DECADES OF NEGLECT; UPSTATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SAFETY AT RISK
11/29/16
SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT GOP WAR ON SENIORS, MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION
11/29/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
11/23/16
SCHUMER RETURNS TO THOMAS COLE’S HOUSE IN CATSKILL TO PUBLICLY REVEAL LONG LOST ART TREASURE PAINTED ON THE PARLOR WALLS BY THOMAS COLE, THE FATHER OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL; SENATOR WILL PUSH FEDS TO APPROVE TWO NEW HISTORIC RESTORATION PROJECTS SO HISTORIANS CAN CONTINUE RESTORING THE GREAT ARTIST’S HOME
11/23/16
SCHUMER: I-84 IS NO STRANGER TO SPEEDING TRUCKS, BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, READY FOR INSTALLATION, COULD MAKE BARRELING BIG RIGS A THING OF THE PAST; SENATOR SAYS PUTNAM COUNTY DRIVERS WOULD BE SAFER & THOUSANDS OF ACCIDENTS COULD BE PREVENTED AND LIVES SAVED
11/23/16
STANDING WITH VETS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE TO-AND-FROM-HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO DISABLED & SENIOR VETERANS ON LONG ISLAND; PLAN WOULD LOWER COSTS OF CARE & ALSO IMPROVE IT, WHILE KEEPING VETS WHO ARE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE
11/22/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE TOWN OF PRATTSVILLE WILL RECEIVE $17.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO UPGRADE FLOOD-PRONE BRIDGE OVER SCHOHARIE CREEK IN GREENE COUNTY
11/16/16
SCHUMER’S INTERVENTION SUCCESSFULLY MOVES FEDS TO TAKE FIRST MAJOR STEP TOWARD REQUIRING OIL COMPANIES TO MAKE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE CRUDE OIL LESS VOLATILE BEFORE IT IS SHIPPED THROUGH NYS COMMUNITIES; CRUDE OIL IS BEING SHIPPED THROUGH UPSTATE NY IN HUNDREDS OF TANK CARS EACH DAY
11/16/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $486,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRATT INSTITUTE’S BROOKLYN FASHION + DESIGN ACCELERATOR (BF+DA)
11/15/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $500K IN FED FUNDS FOR MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S “thINCubator” – FED FUNDS WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR START-UPS & ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW, EXPAND & CREATE JOBS IN BURGEONING INDUSTRIES LIKE NANOTECH & CYBERSECURITY
11/15/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, FEDS HAVE APPROVED CRITICAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR LAUNCH NY IN BUFFALO, WHICH IS ALREADY POSITIVELY IMPACTING UPSTATE JOB GROWTH – FED FUNDS WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR START-UPS & ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW, EXPAND & CREATE JOBS
11/15/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE AKWESASNE TOURISM WORKING GROUP
11/15/16
VELAZQUEZ, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE, AFTER PUSH: THOUSANDS OF NYC HOUSING TENANTS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM HUD RULE PLAN WOULD HAVE RAISED RENT COSTS FOR THOUSANDS; NOW, METRO AREAS LIKE NYC CAN BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF WITH ‘SAMFR’ AXED FOR CITY; NO ONE WILL BE FORCED TO MOVE FROM NEIGHBORHOODS THEY LOVE
11/11/16
SCHUMER PUSHES TO SECURE OVER $3 MILLION IN HOUSING & HISTORIC TAX CREDITS TO FINALLY REDEVELOP OLD HOLLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN ORLEANS COUNTY; SAVING & REDEVELOPING LONG ABANDONED BUILDING HAS BEEN SOUGHT FOR DECADES; FED INVESTMENT WOULD CREATE NEW 41 MIXED-INCOME APARTMENTS FOR SENIORS, NEW VILLAGE HALL OFFICE AND A FULLY RESTORED AUDITORIUM FOR PUBLIC EVENTS
11/11/16
SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT FED ATTEMPTS TO TAKE BACK CRITICAL FUNDS THAT SUPPORT SMALL, RURAL HOSPITALS THAT SERVE VULNERABLE SENIOR CITIZENS, LIKE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; SENATOR WILL SAY RECENTLY CHANGED FUNDING RULES THAT KEEPS ‘SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS’ AFLOAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR RURAL AREAS; DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY REVERSE COURSE
