June 2015
06/11/15
SCHUMER SENDS LeMONYE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SYRACUSE 5 COMPUTERS
06/11/15
SCHUMER: BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE IS PREVENTING DISABLED VETERAN FROM GETTING THE VITAL WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE HOME IMPROVEMENTS HE NEEDS; VET SUFFERS FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS SUSTAINED WHILE SERVING IN IRAQ AND KUWAIT – SCHUMER DEMANDS TIMELINE & ANSWERS FROM THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION; SAYS DELAY IS DENYING BASIC QUALITY OF LIFE
06/10/15
SCHUMER SAYS UPSTATE NY TRAUMA CENTERS ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS MUST OFTEN BE TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTERS THAT ARE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN, OR THEY RECEIVE CARE AT LOWER LEVEL TRAUMA CENTERS, WHICH ARE OFTEN LIMITED BY AVAILABLE RESOURCES – SCHUMER BILL WOULD ENSURE THAT ALL LEVELS OF TRAUMA CENTERS HAVE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO STABILIZE PATIENTS IN EMERGENCIES
06/10/15
SCHUMER SENDS HEMPSTEAD’S ALVERTA B. GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL 5 NEW COMPUTERS
06/09/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FRA HAS HEEDED CALL, WILL PUSH RAILROADS TO INSTALL & IMPLEMENT CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM ALONG RAIL ROUTES THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NEW YORK; LESSONS FROM PHILADELPHIA DERAILMENT WILL BE APPLIED IN NEW YORK
06/09/15
IN PERSONAL CALL, SCHUMER URGES DANAHER CORPORATION CEO TO PROTECT AND GROW JOBS IN CORTLAND COUNTY – PENDING FINALIZATION OF PURCHASE, SCHUMER SEEKS ASSURANCES ON 650 VITAL PALL CORP. JOBS IN CORTLAND
06/09/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR JOSEPH Y. RESNICK AIRPORT
06/09/15
SCHUMER, GRAHAM: AFTER CHINESE CYBER-ATTACK ON U.S. GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL RECORDS, THE IMF SHOULD DENY CHINA’S EFFORT TO MAKE THE YUAN A RESERVE CURRENCY UNTIL THEY STOP RAMPANT HACKING AND CYBER-ATTACKS
06/08/15
SCHUMER PUSHES TO PROTECT U.S. TIRE WORKERS IN WESTERN NY, WHO ARE VICTIMS OF UNFAIR IMPORTS FROM CHINA – FED PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT CHINA IS DUMPING TIRES AND HURTING THE US INDUSTRY; NEXT STEP IS FOR DEPT. OF COMMERCE & INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL ACTION TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
06/08/15
SCHUMER: BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY’S DOWNTOWN CENTER SUFFERED SEVERE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING TROPICAL STORM LEE, BUT FEMA PAPERWORK MISTAKE DEDUCTED $2.8 MILLION MEANT TO HELP REBUILD & RECOVER – SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO SWIFTLY REVIEW & APPROVE BINGHAMTON’S APPEAL FOR FULL FED FUNDING
06/08/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF NEW FEDERAL DOLLARS NOW AVAILABLE TO POTENTIALLY FUND BAY PARK OCEAN OUTFALL PIPE; RESILIENCY PROJECT NEEDED TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING REYNOLDS CHANNEL; SENATOR LED FIGHT TO SECURE OVER A BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BAY PARK—OUTFALL PIPE IS FINAL PIECE OF PUZZLE
06/08/15
SCHUMER: POWDERED ALCOHOL—PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TO KIDS—COULD HIT SHELVES IN NEXT FEW WEEKS; SENATOR LAUNCHES EMERGENCY PUSH, ADDING NEW AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION THIS WEEK TO BAN “PALCOHOL”; SAYS IF WE TAKE NO ACTION, WE WILL REGRET IT BY END OF SUMMER
06/05/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE OVER $2.9 MILLION FED REIMBURSTMENT FOR CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
06/05/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $234,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT
06/05/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, FEMA HAS APPROVED ADDITIONAL FED FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF TROY TO COVER COST OF MAJOR REPAIRS TO CAMPBELL AVENUE & ADJOINING SEWER, WHICH WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED DURING HURRICANE IRENE – FED REIMBURSEMENT WILL HELP PREVENT LOCAL TAXPAYERS FROM SHOULDERING COSTS
06/05/15
SCHUMER BACKS TARRYTOWN BORN VETERAN TO GET NAME ON VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL – DENNIS RALPH JOHNSTON OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY DIED IN VIETNAM WAR TRAINING EXERCISE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN 1969, BUT BECAUSE ACCIDENT WAS OUTSIDE COMBAT ZONE, HE & 73 OTHER VETERANS WHO PERISHED WERE LEFT OFF NATIONAL MEMORIAL WALL
06/04/15
SCHUMER: UTILITY POLES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH A HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES; SENATOR CALLS ON NATIONAL GRID TO SUSPEND FURTHER USE OF CHEMICAL ON POLES UNTIL COMPLETION OF EPA SAFETY ASSESSMENT
06/04/15
IN WAKE OF MEMORIAL DAY, SCHUMER BACKS WESTERN NY FAMILY’S PUSH TO GET SON’S NAME ON VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL – TERRY LEE HENDERSON OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY DIED IN VIETNAM WAR TRAINING EXERCISE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN 1969, BUT BECAUSE ACCIDENT WAS OUTSIDE COMBAT ZONE, HE & 73 OTHER VETERANS WHO PERISHED WERE LEFT OFF NATIONAL MEMORIAL WALL
06/04/15
SCHUMER: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION HAS HEEDED CALL & AGREED TO INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF MALFUNCTIONING RAIL-GRADE CROSSING GATES & SIGNALS THROUGHOUT ROCHESTER AREA – FOLLOWING MONDAY’S DEADLY CRASH, SCHUMER URGED FEDS TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE REPORTS OF GATES FAILING TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED, CAUSING DRIVERS TO DISREGARD CROSSINGS & PUT LIVES IN DANGER
06/04/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $37K IN FED FUNDS FOR THE CARLTON FIRE COMPANY IN ORLEANS COUNTY
