February 2016
02/16/16
SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS IN ULSTER COUNTY; SENATOR SAYS CRISIS IS SO GREAT, CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON SENATE BILL NEXT WEEK; FUNDS WILL SEND EMERGENCY DRUG RESOURCES TO ULSTER & UPSTATE NY TO BEAT BACK THE HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC
02/16/16
SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY; SENATOR SAYS CRISIS IS SO GREAT, CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON SENATE BILL NEXT WEEK; FUNDS WILL SEND EMERGENCY DRUG RESOURCES TO WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE NY TO BEAT BACK THE HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC
02/15/16
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH ROAD SAFETY AUDIT NOW COMPLETE, SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO GET NEW FEDERAL FUNDS TO ITHACA COMMONS TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
02/15/16
SCHUMER STANDS WITH SU STUDENTS ON CAMPUS TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH MAJOR NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE STUDENT DEBT; SENATOR SAYS SU EVENT WILL BE NATIONAL SPRINGBOARD FOR DEBT-FREE COLLEGE CAMPAIGN
02/15/16
SCHUMER PUSHES FOR FEDERAL TAX CREDITS TO RENOVATE CARNEGIE FUNDED LIBRARY IN GLOVERSVILLE
02/14/16
SCHUMER: JUST-RELEASED WHITE HOUSE BUDGET CUTS KEY NYC ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDING PROGRAM IN HALF & COULD FORCE ROLLBACK IN VITAL ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS—AT A TIME WHEN TERROR THREATS ARE ON INCREASE; SENATOR LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE VITAL NYC, NYPD ANTI-TERROR FUNDING
02/12/16
SCHUMER, HIGGINS ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, TONAWANDA WILL RECEIVE $160,000 IN FED FUNDING TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PLAN FOR THE TOWN; DIMINISHING PRODUCTION AND ANTICIPATED MARCH 1ST CLOSURE OF LOCAL HUNTLEY POWER PLANT HAS FORCED TOWN & SCHOOL DISTRICT – WHICH RELY ON TAX REVENUE FROM THE PLANT – TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL TEACHER LAYOFFS, SCHOOL CLOSINGS & CUTS TO PUBLIC SERVICES
02/12/16
SCHUMER: FEDS SHOULD APPOINT ‘ZIKA CZAR’ WHO CAN HEAD VIRUS OFF AT PASS; SENATOR PUSHES FOR POINT PERSON WHO CAN COORDINATE BETWEEN AGENCIES & W.H.O.; PLANNING WILL HELP PREVENT EBOLA-LIKE PANIC THIS SPRING & SUMMER
02/12/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, FEMA WILL PROVIDE $21 MILLION IN MUCH-NEEDED FED FUNDS TO CITY OF ONEIDA – FUNDS WILL PROVIDE BUYOUTS TO 150 CITY OF ONEIDA RESIDENTS WHOSE PROPERTIES WERE DEVASTATED IN 2013 FLOODING; BUYOUTS WILL ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS TO FINALLY SELL PROPERTY IN UNSAFE, FLOOD-PRONE AREA
02/11/16
GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, CUOMO SECURE DEPT. OF LABOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ALCOA WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS AS A RESULT OF UNFAIR TRADE
02/11/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST FOR 2017 PROVIDES INCREASED FUNDING FOR BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB’S ION COLLIDER; SENATORS VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR INCREASED FUNDING IN THE SENATE
02/11/16
SCHUMER: LONG BEACH DUNE PROJECT ADVANCES; ARMY CORPS WILL OPEN BID PROCESS THIS WEEK & SHOVELS WILL BE IN THE GROUND SOON AFTER
02/10/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS REACHED FINAL DETERMINATION THAT WILL HELP PROTECT FINCH PAPER AND OTHER U.S. PAPER PRODUCERS AGAINST CHINA & OTHER COUNTRIES THAT UNFAIRLY DUMP HUGE AMOUNTS OF PAPER INTO U.S. – SCHUMER SAYS HIGH DUTIES WILL BE PLACED ON FOREIGN PRODUCTS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
02/10/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $220 MILLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR ROME LABS HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT’S 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
02/10/16
AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, ARMY CORPS DELIVERS $200K IN CRITICAL NASSAU BACK BAYS RESILIENCY FUNDS; LONG-TERM PLAN WILL RECOMMEND SPECIFC COASTAL DEFENSES TO PROTECT LI FROM ANOTHER SANDY WHILE SHIELDING SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES; SCHUMER HAS SAID THIS EFFORT WAS A “MUST-FUND”
02/10/16
SCHUMER SECURES EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPAIR BARCELONA HARBOR BREAK WALL IN TOWN OF WESTFIELD – SENATOR ANNOUNCES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL PROVIDE $650K IN FED FUNDS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN WALL
02/10/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $1.42 BILLLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR NAVAL REACTORS PROGRAM AT CAPITAL REGION’S KESSELRING & KAPL SITES HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT’S 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
02/09/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $70 MILLLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT’S 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
02/09/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $6.9 MILLION IN FED FUNDING, NEEDED FOR ‘PHASE TWO’ DEVELOPMENT OF VA OUTPATIENT SURGERY FACILITY IN ROCHESTER, OFFICIALLY INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
02/09/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $36 MILLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WNY VETERANS’ CEMETERY HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
