August 2015
08/19/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $50,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA COLLEGE AND TOMPKINS CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM TO EMPOWER WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
08/19/15
SCHUMER CALLS FOR CHANGES TO FEDERAL SOLAR TAX CREDIT TO KEEP SOLAR PANEL PROJECTS ON TRACK AND HELP LOCAL COMPANIES CREATE MORE LOCAL JOBS; SENATOR SAYS TAX CREDITS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WHEN PROJECTS BEGIN, NOT UPON COMPLETION
08/19/15
SCHUMER PROPOSES NEW LAW DESIGNED TO VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE CHANCE OF DRONES CRASHING INTO PLANES; GEO-FENCING AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE SOFTWARE ON EVERY DRONE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS & SENSITIVE AREAS; THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS—ALL THAT’S NEEDED IS A LAW
08/19/15
SCHUMER CALLS FOR CHANGES TO FEDERAL SOLAR TAX CREDIT TO KEEP SOLAR PANEL PROJECTS ON TRACK AND HELP SOLARCITY CREATE MORE LOCAL JOBS; SENATOR SAYS TAX CREDITS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WHEN PROJECTS BEGIN, NOT UPON COMPLETION
08/18/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THREE WESTERN NEW YORK AIRPORTS IN ERIE, NIAGARA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES
08/18/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, FEMA HAS AGREED TO FULLY FUND THE LAST 5 MAJOR PENN YAN FLOOD REPAIR PROJECTS, INCLUDING OWL’S NEST BUILDING SITE; BUILDING COLLAPSED DUE TO HEAVY FLOODING MORE THAN A YEAR AGO – FEMA PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 12 FUNDING REQUESTS FOR OTHER REPAIR PROJECTS & SCHUMER PUSHED FEDS TO APPROVE FINAL 5 REQUESTS
08/17/15
SCHUMER TAKES A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE; THE WILD CENTER HAS BECOME A PRIME TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS; SENATOR VISITS CENTER TO SEE FEDERAL INVESTMENTS AT WORK & PLEDGES TO SUPPORT NEW $75K GRANT APPLICATION TO HELP GROW THE MUSEUM EVEN MORE
08/17/15
SCHUMER: MORE BORDER OFFICERS ARE NEEDED TO FIGHT DELAYS & MOVE TRAFFIC MORE EFFICIENTLY – AND SOLDIERS RETURNING HOME TO THE NORTH COUNTRY FROM OVERSEAS HAVE THE SKILLS & TRAINING NECESSARY FOR THESE POSITIONS; SCHUMER BILL WOULD LINK CBP TO QUALIFIED VETERANS LOOKING FOR WORK
08/17/15
SCHUMER: LOCAL PLEAS TO CLEAN UP ABANDONED VERIZON BUILDING, SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE BEEN IGNORED FOR TWO DECADES; BUILDING IS NOT ONLY AN EYE-SORE, BUT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT PROPERTY VALUES; SENATOR URGES VERIZON TO WORK WITH LOCALS TO MAINTAIN & CLEAN UP PROPERTY
08/17/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES STATEWIDE INTERNET LOTTERY FOR SINGLE TICKET TO POPE FRANCIS ADDRESS TO CONGRESS -- REQUESTS FROM NEW YORKERS ARE POURING IN
08/14/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $540K IN FED FUNDING FOR TWO CAPITAL REGION AIRPORTS IN FULTON & WARREN COUNTIES
08/14/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $116K IN FED FUNDING FOR POTSDAM FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
08/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & MALONEY ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $100K IN FED FUNDING FOR LAGRANGE FIRE DISTRICT IN DUTCHESS COUNTY
08/12/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP STUDY & ADDRESS AIRPLANE NOISE IN-AND-AROUND JFK AIRPORT; SENATORS URGE PORT AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE COMPLETION OF STUDY
08/12/15
SCHUMER: FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS VITAL TO PRESERVING NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES, LIKE THE HOME OF FDR IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, FACE STEEP CUTS; SENATOR VOWS TO FIGHT FOR CRITICAL PARK FUNDING & URGES COLLEAGUES TO MAINTAIN FUNDS
08/12/15
SCHUMER LAYS OUT NEW PLAN, INCLUDING NEW COLLABORATIVE GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO BUILD DESPERATELY NEEDED, NEW CROSS-HUDSON RAIL TUNNEL; GATEWAY PROJECT WOULD REVIVE ONE-SEAT RIDE PROPOSAL FOR ROCKLAND & ORANGE COUNTY COMMUTERS, ALLOWING HUDSON VALLEY RESIDENTS TO TRAVEL DIRECTLY TO PENN STATION WITHOUT CHANGING TRAINS
08/12/15
SCHUMER: WAR ON HEROIN/OPIOIDS CONTINUES TO RAGE IN ULSTER COUNTY & THE FEDS NEED TO FINALLY GET INVOLVED; SENATOR RELAUNCHES PUSH TO DESIGNATE COUNTY AS “HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA,” WHICH WILL MEAN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INTELLIGENCE, COORDINATION TO HELP DISRUPT DRUG RINGS & REVERSE HEROIN EPIDEMIC
08/12/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $20 MILLION IN FEDERAL SANDY FUNDS FOR RESILIENCY UPGRADES ALONG METRO-NORTH HUDSON LINE; MTA’S ‘METRO-NORTH RAILROAD POWER & SIGNAL RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT’ WAS SELECTED ON COMPETITIVE BASIS FROM HURRICANE SANDY RESILIENCY COMPETITION
08/11/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW FED BUDGET SLASHES ANTI-DRUG TRAFFICKING EFFORTS BY OVER $150M -- JUST WHEN LI NEEDS DOLLARS MOST -- AS SINALOA DRUG CARTEL AND OTHERS RUSH MORE DRUGS TO LI, NYC; SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO RESTORE FED FUNDING USED TO HIRE DEA AGENTS & COMBAT SINALOA AND OTHER CARTLELS' GRIP ON LI
08/10/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FOLLOWING MEETING WITH NIH DIRECTOR, FEDS HAVE APPROVED UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO’S APPLICATION FOR MAJOR FED FUNDING THAT WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR CANCER RESEARCH IN WNY – $20 MILLION IN FED FUNDS OVER NEXT 5 YEARS WILL ENABLE UB AND ITS PARTNERS TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN NEW CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS AND APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FUNDING
