July 2016
07/20/16
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO ESTABLISH TEMPORARY POST OFFICE IN TOWN OF PRATTSBURGH & WORK QUICKLY TO REPLACE CURRENT FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE – OFFICE CLOSURE LED FEDS TO RELOCATE OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN, INCONVENIENCING RESIDENTS AND LEADING TO CONFUSION
07/20/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $540K IN FED FUNDS FOR UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER & SUNY BROCKPORT TO WORK WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNTIES FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
07/19/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HARRIS RADIO TO RECEIVE $22.5 MILLION DEFENSE CONTRACT TO MANUFACTURE CRITICAL PARTS NEEDED TO KEEP RADIO SYSTEMS FOR TROOPS UP TO DATE & SUPPORTS JOBS ON NEW RADIO LINE THAT HARRIS MOVED TO ROCHESTER LAST YEAR WITH SCHUMER’S SUPPORT
07/18/16
SCHUMER MEETS WITH ONE OF CHENANGO COUNTY’S LARGEST EMPLOYERS, UNISON INDUSTRIES TO DISCUSS EXPANDING PRODUCTION & CREATE NEW SOUTHERN TIER JOBS
07/18/16
SCHUMER: FED FUNDS ARE THE MISSING LINK THAT WILL FINALLY CLOSE THE LOOP ON ONONDAGA LAKE’S MULTI-USE TRAIL SYSTEM; LOOP-THE-LAKE TRAIL COULD SOON BE A MAGNET FOR TOURISTS AND SYRACUSE BICYCLISTS AND HIKERS; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO SECURE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FED INVESTMENT
07/18/16
SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO SECURE $18 MILLION IN FED FUNDS THAT WILL HELP BOOST COMPANIES LIKE GE & SIEMENS INCREASE EXPORTS AND CREATE JOBS IN CAPITAL REGION; SENATOR SAYS THE OVERHAUL OF BUSIEST PORT IN UPSTATE NY IS DESPERATELY NEEDED TO MAKE PORT A GATEWAY TO WORLD
07/18/16
SCHUMER: “ANY DECISION ON BLUEFISH FISHING SEASON MUST BE BASED ON MOST UP-TO-DATE SCIENCE, PERIOD;” SENATOR URGES NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY REEXAMINE DATA USED FOR 2015 RECREATIONAL SEASON; POOR DATA USED BY NMFS COULD UNFAIRLY AND PREMATURELY CLOSE BLUEFISH SEASON, HURTING LI COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
07/17/16
SCHUMER: MOST CHEMICALS USED IN DEADLY ‘K2’ ARE STILL LEGAL; SENATOR INTRODUCES NEW LEGISLATION TO MAKE DRUGS ILLEGAL; RECENT SCOURGE IN NY DEMANDS ACTION TO CRIPPLE CHEMISTS THAT COOK UP BATCHES OF DEADLY SYNTHETIC DRUGS
07/15/16
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO REESTABLISH “EPA OFFICE OF NOISE ABATEMENT & CONTROL” SOLELY DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING NOISE POLLUTION, LIKE AIRPLANE NOISE
07/15/16
SENATORS SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY ANNOUNCE BILL TO NAME JACKSON HEIGHTS POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF LGBT ACTIVISTS & QUEENS NATIVES JEANNE & JULES MANFORD HAS CLEARED CONGRESS; NOW HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK FOR FINAL SIGNATURE –SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & CROWLEY URGE PRESIDENT TO SIGN BILL INTO LAW
07/14/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF ‘FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2015’; APPROXIMATELY 300,000 FILIPINO SOLDIERS FOUGHT IN WWII, YET HAVE NEVER BEEN FORMALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S.
07/14/16
SCHUMER: RADIOACTIVE HOTSPOTS ARE PLAGUING NIAGARA COUNTY & COULD POSE THREAT TO RESIDENTS’ HEALTH – SCHUMER DEMANDS EPA IMMEDIATELY LAUNCH MAJOR EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHERE HOTSPOTS ARE LOCATED, HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE & DEVELOP REMEDIATION ACTION PLAN
07/13/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, BILL THAT INCLUDES EXTENSION OF NUAIR TEST SITE DESIGNATION AT GRIFFISS AIRPORT UNTIL 2019 HAS PASSED CONGRESS –EXTENSION WOULD PROTECT JOBS, SPUR NEW TECHNOLOGY & SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AT GRIFFISS
07/13/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $930,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS
07/12/16
SCHUMER SAYS TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR FEDS TO FINALIZE RULE THAT ALLOWS PHOTONICS COMPANIES TO SELL HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS FOR NON-MILITARY USES OVERSEAS; URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT RULE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
07/11/16
SCHUMER: ZIKA HAS A BULLSEYE ON LI WITH CONFIRMED CASES NOW IN THE DOZENS; DESPITE REAL HEALTH THREAT, SENATE ABOUT TO BREAK—THIS WEEK—FOR REST OF SUMMER WITHOUT TAKING ACTION; SCHUMER PUSHES $1.9 BILLION EMERGENCY BILL TO HELP LI & NYC STOP LATEST SPREAD
07/11/16
WITH LOOMING FEAR OF SIGNIFICANT JOB LOSS, DUE TO BANK MERGER, SENATOR SCHUMER & REP. HIGGINS ANNOUNCE MAJOR AGREEMENT WITH KEYBANK TO HELP SAVE AT-RISK JOBS AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCE JOB LOSS IN THE REGION; AGREEMENT WILL ALSO PAVE THE WAY FOR GROWTH IN UPSTATE AND INCREASE IN JOBS WITHIN NEXT 5 YEARS
07/07/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
07/07/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRIFFISS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
07/07/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $6.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT
