February 2016
02/08/16
SCHUMER: TAX SCAM TARGETING NEW YORKERS IS NOW SPREADING LIKE WILD FIRE; SCAMMERS CLAIM TO BE FROM IRS, INTIMIDATE VICTIMS & THEN DUPE THEM INTO SENDING DOLLARS; SENATOR PUSHES FBI TO REDOUBLE INVESTIGATION INTO SOURCE OF SCAM & SHUT THEM DOWN; CALLS ON MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES TO BETTER WARN PEOPLE BEFORE ANY TRANSFERS GO THROUGH
02/07/16
SCHUMER CALLS TOP NUCLEAR REGULATOR TO URGE AN IMMEDIATE AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHY INDIAN POINT’S WATER PUMP FAILED & HOW TO PREVENT FUTURE LEAKAGE
02/04/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & ENGEL ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $5.4 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING TO COMPLETE SANDY-RELATED REPAIRS AT YONKERS WATERFRONT PARK
02/04/16
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE: U.S. AIR FORCE WILL SEND 8 KC-135 PLANES TO NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION; SENATORS SUCCESSFULLY URGED U.S. AIR FORCE’S TOP BRASS, TO PRIORITIZE BRINGING THE KC-135 BACK TO NFARS
02/04/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO RAPIDLY TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT NUCOR STEEL & NEARLY 600 LOCAL JOBS AGAINST FLOOD OF PREDITORILY PRICED STEEL IMPORTS FROM TURKEY – SENATORS CALL ON FEDS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AHEAD OF CONSTRUCTION SEASON
02/03/16
SCHUMER REVEALS: HUNDREDS OF JOB-CREATING EDA APPLICATIONS GO UNFUNDED EACH YEAR, RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF LOST JOBS AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NY; SENATOR PUSHES FOR SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CRITICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A DECADE
02/02/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS, COLLINS, SLAUGHTER, REED WILL JOIN FAMILIES OF FLIGHT 3407 TO LAUNCH PUSH TO PROTECT 3407-INSPIRED AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS AS PART OF UPCOMING FAA REAUTHORIZATION – RULES FAMILIES FOUGHT HARD FOR ARE AT RISK OF BEING ROLLED BACK IN COMING MONTHS
02/01/16
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: “PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF!” – JETBLUE AIRWAYS WILL BEGIN LONG-AWAITED BUFFALO TO L.A. DIRECT FLIGHTS ON JUNE 16, 2016 – NEW ROUTE WILL BRING JOBS AND VISITORS TO BUFFALO, ADD FLIGHTS FOR LOCAL TRAVELERS & HELP BOOST RE-ENERGIZED LOCAL ECONOMY
January 2016
01/31/16
SCHUMER URGES THREE-POINT FEDERAL PLAN TO CONTAIN ZIKA OUTBREAK & BUILD FIREWALL TO PREVENT IT FROM SPREADING TO NY WHEN WARM WEATHER RETURNS; SENATOR SAYS ACTION IS NEEDED NOW TO PREVENT SUMMER OF CHAOS; STITCH IN TIME WILL SAVE NINE
01/31/16
SCHUMER TOURS PLUG POWER & LAUNCHES BI-PARTISAN EFFORT TO EXTEND A CRITICAL FUEL CELL TAX CREDIT THAT WILL ALLOW THE COMPANY TO GROW AND CREATE LOCAL JOBS; SENATOR ALSO PERSONALLY CONDUCTS PLUG POWER’S “ONE MILLIONTH REFILL” FROM PLUG POWER HYDROGEN DISPENSER
01/29/16
SCHUMER CALLS XEROX CHAIRWOMAN & CEO IN WAKE OF ANNOUNCED COMPANY SPLIT; SENATOR ASSURED BY CEO URSULA BURNS THAT ROCHESTER JOBS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY CORPORATE SPLIT
01/29/16
SCHUMER: U.S. DEPT. OF CUSTOMS SHOULD WORK HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH LI MACARTHUR AIRPORT IN DEVELOPING A CUSTOMS FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL; CLOSE COORDINATION WITH FEDS WILL MAKE SURE ‘MACARTHUR INTERNATIONAL’ IS READY FOR TAKE-OFF ASAP
01/28/16
SCHUMER, MEMBER OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, ANNOUNCES ‘JUSTICE AGAINST SPONSORS OF TERRORISM ACT’ PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE – LEGISLATION, LONG SOUGHT BY SENATOR & 9/11 FAMILIES, WILL ALLOW VICTIMS OF 9/11 & OTHER TERRORIST ACTS TO SUE FOREIGN COUNTRIES & OTHERS THAT FUNDED AL QAEDA, ISIS
01/28/16
SCHUMER, ALONG WITH ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS IN SENATE, CALL FOR SWIFT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO GIVE PUERTO RICO RESTRUCTURING AUTHORITY, WHICH HAS NO COST TO TAXPAYERS
01/28/16
SCHUMER: ONEIDA RESIDENTS DEVASTATED BY FLOOD HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 2013 FOR CRITICAL BUYOUTS, TO ALLOW THEM TO FINALLY MOVE OUT OF UNSAFE, FLOOD-PRONE AREA – SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO FULFILL PROMISE & GIVE BUYOUTS FINAL STAMP OF APPROVAL ASAP
01/28/16
SCHUMER URGES SAINT-GOBAIN TO BE TRANSPARENT AND TO PROACTIVELY COOPERATE WITH EPA/DEC – AND NOT TO STONEWALL, STALL AND LITIGATE WHEN IT COMES TO DEFINING EXTENT OF PFOA CONTAMINATION AND EXECUTING CLEAN-UP SENATOR URGES COMPANY TO IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO A COMPREHENSIVE & AGGRESSIVE WATER TESTING PLAN FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DRINKING WATER SOURCES, SAYING COMPANY’S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY MUST BE TO FULLY COOPERATE WITH FEDS, STATE, & LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF PFOA CONTAMINATION AND
01/28/16
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND, IN JOINT CALL WITH SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DEBRA LEE JAMES, URGE HER TO BRING KC-135 AIRCRAFT BACK TO NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION; SENATORS SAY EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE MAKES NFARS A PERFECT FIT FOR SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT & REFUELING AIRCRAFT & MISSIONS
01/27/16
GOVERNOR CUOMO AND U.S. SENATOR SCHUMER ANNOUNCE STATE TESTING OF WELLS IN NORTHROP GRUMMAN PLUME
01/27/16
SCHUMER: WITH NO SOCIAL SECURITY “COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT,” MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION UPSTATE NEW YORKERS DID NOT RECEIVE A SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT INCREASE THIS YEAR; SCHUMER-BACKED BILL WOULD PROVIDE PAYMENT TO NEW YORK SENIORS AND THE DISABLED WHO DEPEND ON THIS CRITICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ?
01/26/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & RICE ANNOUNCE NEARLY $10 MILLION FOR REPAIRS TO LONG BEACH BOARDWALK & OTHER SANDY-DAMAGED FACILITIES
