April 2016
04/14/16
SCHUMER: CHINESE OVERPRODUCTION IS DEVASTATING U.S. STEEL PRODUCERS; HEAVILY-SUBSIDIZED CHINESE PRODUCTS ARE FLOODING AMERICAN & GLOBAL MARKETS, PUTTING JOBS IN HARMS WAY AT STEEL COMPANIES, LIKE KLEIN STEEL, WHICH HAS FACILITIES IN BUFFALO, ROCHESTER & ALBANY; URGES ADMINISTRATION TO STOP CHINA FROM UNDERCUTTING NYS STEEL
04/14/16
SCHUMER: CHINESE OVERPRODUCTION IS DEVASTATING U.S. STEEL PRODUCERS; HEAVILY-SUBSIDIZED CHINESE PRODUCTS ARE FLOODING AMERICAN & GLOBAL MARKETS, PUTTING JOBS IN HARMS WAY AT STEEL COMPANIES LIKE NUCOR IN AUBURN; URGES ADMINISTRATION TO STOP CHINA FROM UNDERCUTTING NYS STEEL
04/13/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF NUAIR TEST SITE DESIGNATION IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING REALITY – EXTENSION WOULD PROTECT JOBS, SPUR NEW TECHNOLOGY & SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AT GRIFFISS
04/13/16
SCHUMER REVEALS: UPSTATE NEW YORKERS MISSED OUT ON NEARLY $23 MILLION IN TAX REFUNDS, MONDAY IS DEADLINE; SENATOR’S REPORT FINDS AN ESTIMATED 24,000+ PEOPLE MISSED OUT ON UNCLAIMED DOLLARS & URGES NEW YORKERS TO MAKE THEIR CLAIM THIS WEEK
04/12/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO RENEW FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEWBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT- FUNDS SENATORS SECURED IN 2013 SET TO EXPIRE THIS MAY
04/11/16
SCHUMER: THOUSANDS OF LUKE BRYAN TICKETS VANISHED AFTER HACKERS USED COMPUTER BOTS TO BUY UP TICKETS, WHICH WERE RESOLD FOR OUTRAGEOUS PRICES, LEAVING FANS FURIOUS; SCHUMER PUSHES CONGRESS TO PASS NEW SENATE BILL THAT CRACKS DOWN ON UNFAIR CYBER-SCALPING
04/11/16
WITH ISIS USING SOCIAL MEDIA AS WEAPON OF CHOICE TO RECRUIT, PLAN TERROR ATTACKS HERE IN U.S. & REACH DISAFFECTED LONE WOLVES, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO OFFER MINIMUM $25K REWARD FOR ANY TIP THAT HELPS THWART TERROR PLANNING IN U.S.
04/08/16
SCHUMER, CORNYN, CRUZ, AND BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP RECOVER NAZI-CONFISCATED ART
04/08/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, VELAZQUEZ, SERRANO ANNOUNCE MAJOR, POSITIVE CHANGES TO PUERTO RICO’S MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM THAT WILL BENEFIT THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS & INCREASE ANNUAL PAYMENTS BY MORE THAN $40M
04/08/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & RICE ANNOUNCE SANDY RECOVERY GRANT AWARDS FOR REPAIRS TO ISLAND PARK SCHOOL, LONG BEACH WATER PURIFICATION PLANT
04/07/16
SCHUMER: AIRLINE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW MORE LEGROOM & EXPAND SEAT SIZE DEFEATED; SCHUMER VOWS TO KEEP TRYING TO RETURN LOST INCHES TO TRAVELERS
04/07/16
SCHUMER: THE TOWN OF PALMYRA IS VOLUNTARILY DEMOLISHING A CONDEMNED HOUSE ON TELLIER ROAD THAT IS AT RISK OF COLLAPSING ONTO NEARBY TRAIN TRACKS, BUT CSX NOW WANTS TO CHARGE PALMYRA ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THE DEMO – SENATOR CALLS ON MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CORP, CSX, TO WORK WITH LOCALS TO WAIVE OR DRASTICALLY REDUCE UNFAIR FEE
04/06/16
IN WAKE OF RECENT TERROR ATTACKS AT BRUSSELS AIRPORT, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR PUSH TO PASS CRITICAL LEGISLATION THAT WILL STRENGTHEN SECURITY AT AIRPORTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
04/05/16
NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT SENATORS MAKE FRIENDLY WAGER ON WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
04/04/16
SCHUMER: EPA HAS COMPLETED A PLAN TO REDUCE LI SOUND NITROGEN LEVELS BUT NOW MUST IMPLEMENT IT; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO PRIORITIZE FUNDS NEEDED TO COMPLETE NEWLY RELEASED ‘NITROGEN - REDUCTION STRATEGY’ FOR THE LI SOUND; WITHOUT FED FUNDING, PLAN WILL STALL WHILE SOUND SUFFERS
04/04/16
SCHUMER: NEW HANDGUN THAT LOOKS LIKE AN iPHONE POSES SERIOUS THREAT TO POLICE, KIDS & SAFETY; BEFORE SALES START IN MERE MONTHS, SENATOR URGES SWIFT FED INVESTIGATION TO STOP WEAPON FROM EVER HITTING SHELVES; UNDER FIREARMS ACT, LEGALITY IS DUBIOUS
04/04/16
SCHUMER REVEALS: ISIS' GO-TO EXPLOSIVE—TATP—COULD BE DETECTED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY BUT FEDS MUST FAST-TRACK MORE TESTING; SENATOR SAYS DETECTORS COULD BE PLACED IN AIRPORTS, TRAIN STATIONS & MAKE NEW YORK SAFER ONCE TECHNOLOGY IS APPROVED
04/01/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & GIBSON STATEMENTS ON KINGSTON POST OFFICE RENAMING CEREMONY IN HONOR OF WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT ROBERT H. DIETZ
March 2016
03/29/16
SCHUMER UNVEILS NEW LEGISLATION TO FUND LEAD-TESTING AT SCHOOLS & DAYCARE CENTERS; WITH YOUNG CHILDREN MOST AT RISK, TESTING IN PLACES WHERE OUR YOUNGEST GATHER IS CRUCIAL; TOXIC WATER & CHILDREN SHOULD NOT MIX
03/29/16
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO GREEN-LIGHT NEW & REDESIGNED TZ BRIDGE DESIGNED PEDESTRIAN-ACCESS PLAN; SENATOR SAYS NEW CONSTRUCTION PLAN, UNLIKE OLD ONE, HAS FULL SUPPORT OF LOCALS & NYS, BUT FED REVIEW IS NEEDED TO MOVE IT FORWARD; QUICK ACTION WILL AVOID DELAYS TO VITAL ACCESS PROJECT, WHICH WILL IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SOUTH NYACK
