July 2015
07/27/15
SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION ALREADY PASSED BY SENATE COMMITTEE ALLOWS EXCESSIVELY LONG & DANGEROUS 84-FOOT TRUCKS – THE SIZE OF AN 8-STORY BUILDING ON ITS SIDE – ON LIE & OTHER LI ROADWAYS; PREEMPTS NY LAW; SENATOR LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT BUDGET PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW MAMMOTH TRUCKS ON ROAD & PUT DRIVERS AT RISK
07/27/15
SCHUMER PUSHES TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT PREVENTS DRUNK DRIVERS FROM DRIVING; TECHNOLOGY WOULD DISABLE IGNITION IF DRIVER WAS ABOVE BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT; IN LIGHT OF SO MANY DEATHS IN NY & RECENT LI TRAGEDY, LEGISLATION IS EVEN MORE OF A NECESSITY
07/24/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $19,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ATHENS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARMTENT IN GREENE COUNTY
07/24/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $300,000 IN FED FUNDING FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT
07/24/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $43,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE DEKALB JUNCTION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARMTENT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
07/23/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE FED FUNDING FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP CUTTING-EDGE HIGH-TECH ELECTRONICS – FUNDING WOULD ENABLE BU TO CREATE 50-200 JOBS BY DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION OF ADVANCED ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AT ITS CENTER FOR ADVANCED MICROELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING
07/23/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ISRAEL, ZELDIN, MEEKS, RICE & KING ANNOUNCE OVER $21 MILLION IN FEDERAL SANDY FUNDING FOR REPAIRS TO LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY
07/23/15
SCHUMER URGES JETBLUE TO CONSIDER NEW FLORIDA ROUTES FROM SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; WITH HIGH DEMAND FOR FLORDIA FLIGHTS, SCHUMER URGES JETBLUE TO FILL THAT VOID AND BRING MORE AFFORDABLE AIR SERVICE OPTIONS TO SYRACUSE RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES
07/22/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $270,000 FOR MINEOLA FIRE DEPT TO PURCHASE NEW SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
07/22/15
SCHUMER HONORED BY POLISH-AMERICAN CONGRESS WITH MEDAL OF FREEDOM; SENATOR HAS BEEN STRONG SUPPORTER OF INCLUDING POLAND IN THE U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM – PLEDGES TO RE-INTRODUCE “JOLT ACT”; BILL WOULD ADD POLAND TO VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND PROMOTE OTHER POLAND-TO-AMERICA TOURISM INITIATIVES
07/22/15
SCHUMER: AVERAGE PRICE OF EGGS UP NEARLY 40 PERCENT THIS YEAR & COULD KEEP CLIMBING BECAUSE OF BIRD FLU EPIDEMIC; DESPITE CRISIS, FED BUDGET SLASHES—BY $500M—USDA EFFORTS THAT CAN HELP BEAT BACK BIRD FLU; AS GROCERY BILLS RISE, SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO THWART CUTS
07/21/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: SANDY VICTIMS IN NEW YORK ARE YET AGAIN FACING POSSIBILITY OF BEING FORCED TO RETURN FEDERAL AID RECEIVED IN AFTERMATH OF SUPERSTORM SANDY; SENATORS URGE FEDS TO WAIVE ‘DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS’ POLICY & ALLOW FEDERAL CDBG-NY RISING GRANT RECIPIENTS TO KEEP ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE SETTLEMENT FUNDS
07/21/15
SCHUMER, IN MEETING WITH TOP MILITARY BRASS, URGES DEPT. OF DEFENSE TO PRIOIRITZE THE NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION – SCHUMER SAYS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN WESTERN NEW YORK FACILITY CAN NOW SUPPORT ADDITIONAL, STATE-OF-THE-ART TRANSPORT AIRCRAFTS & MISSIONS
07/20/15
SCHUMER: LOCAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT PAIRS GRANDPARENT MENTORS WITH 1ST& 2ND GRADERS WOULD BE HARMED IF FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING IS CUT; SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO PROTECT PROGRAM NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT SCHOOLS’ STAFF & RESOURCES TO HELP FOCUS ON EACH CHILD’S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
07/20/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & JEFFRIES ANNOUNCE $100K IN FEMA FUNDING FOR SEA GATE BULKHEAD PROJECT, PROVIDING PROTECTION BETWEEN BEACH 48TH ST. TO BEACH 50TH ST.; HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDING COVERS FULL COST OF PHASE 1 OF PROJECT, WHICH WILL PROTECT AGAINST STORM DAMAGE TO SEA GATE & CONEY ISLAND COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE
07/20/15
SCHUMER: LOCAL ROCHESTER COMPANIES THAT OPERATE VIDEO RELAY SERVICES FOR DEAF NEW YORKERS COULD BE AT RISK OF CLOSING IF FEDS MOVE FORWARD WITH SLASHING REIMBURSEMENT RATES; DEAF ROCHESTER RESIDENTS WILL LOSE ACCESS TO LIFE-CHANGING METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING; SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY REVERSE COURSE & SET MARKET RATE FOR FUNDING
07/20/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: IN MOVE THAT COULD COST TRAVELERS $6 BILLION MORE A YEAR, AIRLINES ARE WORKING TO PREVENT CONSUMERS FROM SHOPPING AROUND FOR BEST FLIGHT PRICE BY REFUSING TO SHARE FLIGHT INFO WITH WEBSITES LIKE EXPEDIA, ORBITZ, TRIPADVISOR & OTHERS; SENATOR PUSHES FEDS TO INVESTIGATE NEW AIRLINE POLICY—ON TOP OF CURRENT COLLUSION INVESTIGATION
07/20/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: IN MOVE THAT COULD COST TRAVELERS $6 BILLION MORE A YEAR, AIRLINES ARE WORKING TO PREVENT CONSUMERS FROM SHOPPING AROUND FOR BEST FLIGHT PRICE BY REFUSING TO SHARE FLIGHT INFO WITH WEBSITES LIKE EXPEDIA, ORBITZ, TRIPADVISOR & OTHERS; SENATOR PUSHES FEDS TO INVESTIGATE NEW AIRLINE POLICY—ON TOP OF CURRENT COLLUSION INVESTIGATION
07/17/15
SCHUMER SECURES $460K IN FED FUNDING FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR HISTORIC RESTORATION AT THOMAS COLE HOUSE; FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE HISTORIC SITE & UNCOVER LONG LOST ART TREASURES PAINTED BY THOMAS COLE; PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN MURALS WERE DISCOVERED AT COLE’S HOUSE IN GREENE COUNTY – SCHUMER ALSO VOWS TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO RESTORE NEWLY FOUND ARTWORK
07/16/15
FOLLOWING SCHUMER’S PUSH, FEDERAL DEPT. OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WILL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSPECTION OF LIVING CONDITIONS & MANAGEMENT OF TOWNE GARDEN APARTMENTS IN BUFFALO THIS SUMMER – NEXT INSPECTION WAS NOT SET TO BE CONDUCTED UNTIL 2016, BUT SCHUMER URGED FEDS TO LAUNCH INSPECTION ASAP AFTER COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS REVEALED DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS
