August 2015
08/03/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $217K IN FED FUNDING FOR 4 FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN OTSEGO COUNTY
08/03/15
IN WAKE OF TRAGIC LI CRASH, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS RAISE STANDARDS ON LIMOS TO MAKE THEM SAFER & MORE CRASH RESISTANT; SENATOR ASKS AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES & PROPOSE NEW SAFETY STANDARDS; SHOCKINGLY, PARTY LIMOS LACK THE SAME PROTECTIONS & STANDARDS REQUIRED OF OTHER VEHICLES
July 2015
07/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $19,000 IN FED FUNDING FOR OXBOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
07/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $148K IN FED FUNDS FOR THREE WESTERN NY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES
07/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $47,000 IN FED FUNDING FOR KEENE VALLEY HOSE AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1 IN ESSEX COUNTY
07/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $39K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PAVILION FIRE DISTRICT IN GENESEE COUNTY
07/30/15
SCHUMER: ROCHESTER’S NEW PHOTONICS HUB COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES SELLING PRODUCTS OVERSEAS; NEW FEDERAL RULE COULD JEOPARDIZE GROWTH OF PHOTONICS INDUSTRY IN ROCHESTER – SENATOR URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY SCRAP PLAN THAT COULD DIRECTLY IMPEDE ROCHESTER PHOTONICS COMPANIES FROM SELLING HI-TECH PRODUCTS FOR NON-MILITARY USES
07/30/15
SCHUMER TEAMS UP WITH BUFFALO SABRES TO LAUNCH PUSH TO BRING 2018 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION TO BUFFALO – MOVE WOULD ENERGIZE WESTERN NY ECONOMY BY BRINGING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS & TOURISM REVENUE TO THE REGION FOR THE WORLD-CLASS ICE HOCKEY EVENT
07/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $25K IN FED FUNDS FOR LEWISTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY IN NIAGARA COUNTY
07/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN DUTCHESS COUNTY
07/29/15
SCHUMER: UPSTATE POWER GRIDS, BANK DATABASES & TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEMS ARE BEING PUT AT UNNECESSARY RISK; NEW FED PLAN WILL LIMIT USE OF KEY SECURITY SOFTWARE; 9 IN 10 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS WERE ATTACKED LAST YEAR; SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO SCRAP PLAN THAT WOULD CURTAIL ABILITY TO PROTECT NY’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM HACKERS
07/29/15
SCHUMER ASKS FBI TO OPEN FULL INVESTIGATION INTO HOW LAFAYETTE SHOOTER WAS ABLE TO GET HIS GUN, SAYING IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO BOTTOM OF TRAGIC SHOOTING; POTENTIAL FLAWS IN BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM REQUIRES FED OVERSIGHT AND MORE INFO COULD EXPOSE FLAWS, PREVENT THE NEXT TRAGIC SHOOTING
07/29/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ‘HUMAN RIGHTS FOR GIRLS ACT,’ WHICH ABOLISHES THE DEMEANING & DANGEROUS SHACKLING PRACTICE USED ON YOUNG PREGNANT PRISONERS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; LEGISLATION PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF YOUNG PREGNANT PRISONERS BY BANNING THE USE OF RESTRAINTS DURING LABOR, DELIVERY & RECOVERY
07/29/15
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO UNLOCK $4 MILLION IN FUNDING THAT COULD BE USED TO REDEVELOP BETHLHEM STEEL SITE; COMPLEX FEDERAL RULES HAVE BLOCKED ERIE COUNTY FROM USING ALREADY-APPROPRIATED FUNDING FOR OVER 10 YEARS, WASTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND STIFLING DEVELOPMENT
07/29/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, AND ISRAEL ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANT TO IMPROVE BOAT ACCESS TO TOWN DOCK IN NORTH HEMPSTEAD
07/28/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $180 MILLION IN ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDING FOR NYPD & OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT; FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPORT NYC’S CRITICAL URBAN AREAS SECURITY INITIATIVE; AWARD INCLUDES $76 MILLION IN STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR NYS
07/28/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, AFTER SUCCESSFULLY APPEALING TO FEMA ADMINISTRATOR FUGATE & SECURING THE FUNDS NEEDED TO RELOCATE THE SCHOHARIE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, THE COUNTY WILL NOW FINALLY RECEIVE $26 MILLION
07/27/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $320K IN FED FUNDING FOR FOUR WESTERN NY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CATTARAUGUS AND ERIE COUNTIES
07/27/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $138K FOR TWO NORTH COUNTRY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CLINTON AND ESSEX COUNTIES
07/27/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $195K IN FED FUNDS FOR SPARROWBUSH ENGINE COMPANY IN ORANGE COUNTY
