December 2015
12/17/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, CONGRESS HAS EXTENDED CRITICAL FEDERAL PERKINS STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM – SCHUMER PUSHED FOR EXTENSION TO ENSURE NY STUDENTS WERE NOT LEFT IN THE LURCH & COLLEGES WERE NOT LEFT HOLDING THE BAG
12/17/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ‘EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT’ & ‘CHILD TAX CREDIT’ INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; SENATOR & NY LEADING ANTI-POVERTY ADVOCATES HAVE PUSHED FOR PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CRITICALLY-NEEDED TAX CREDITS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
12/17/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS INCLUDES CRITICAL PROVISIONS THAT WILL HELP ELIMINATE UNFAIR DISPARITIES IN PUERTO RICO’S MEDICARE PROGRAM; WITH PUERTO RICO DANGLING ON THE ABYSS OF FISCAL MELTDOWN, SENATOR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS TO HELP PUERTO RICO ADDRESS DIRE ECONOMIC ISSUES
12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHLAND FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF VITAL TAX BENEFIT FOR MASS TRANSIT COMMUTERS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; LEGISLATION PERMANENTLY EXTENDS MASS TRANSIT BENEFIT WHICH SAVES SUBWAY, LIRR AND OTHER MASS TRANSIT COMMUTERS OVER $1,000 PER YEAR
12/16/15
FOLLOWING YEARS OF WORK, SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR VICTORIES FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK IN RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FEDERAL BUDGET
12/16/15
SCHUMER SECURES $105M TO REBUILD & UPGRADE ALEXANDRIA BAY BORDER CROSSING; PROJECT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR NEARLY A DECADE BUT STALLED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FUNDING – SCHUMER SAYS BUDGET DEAL WILL FINALLY UNLOCK CRITICAL INVESTMENT AND IMPROVE REGIONAL ECONOMY
12/16/15
AS NEW ROCHESTER MARINA OPENS NEXT YEAR, SCHUMER SECURES $2.3 MILLLION FED FUNDS FOR ARMY CORPS TO FULLY DREDGE ROCHESTER HARBOR; IN MARCH, SCHUMER URGED FED APPROPRIATORS TO ALLOCATE $2.3 MILLION TO EFFORT – KEEPING ROCHESTER HARBOR NAVIGABLE IS CRITICAL FOR SAFETY, BOATERS, & LOCAL ECONOMY
12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $70 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CRITICAL “TEACHER TAX BREAK” INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; WOULD HELP THOUSANDS OF NY TEACHERS SAVE UP TO $250 PER YEAR IN TAX DEDUCTIONS ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES – EXPIRED IN 2014, PERMANENT RENEWAL WOULD HELP OFF-SET COSTS FOR TEACHERS WHO DIP INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR CLASSROOM
12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $19 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART FT. DRUM MILITARY TRAINING ACADEMY IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $157 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN SALINA’S HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM PROGRAMS IS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
12/16/15
FOLLOWING SCHUMER PUSH, FEDERAL FUNDING BILL WILL INCLUDE $1.285M TO FULLY DREDGE OSWEGO HARBOR; IN MARCH SCHUMER URGED FED APPROPRIATORS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO KEEP OSWEGO HARBOR NAVIGABLE BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL FOR SAFETY & LOCAL ECONOMY
12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CRITICAL “TEACHER TAX BREAK” INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; WOULD HELP THOUSANDS OF UPSTATE NY TEACHERS SAVE UP TO $250 PER YEAR IN TAX DEDUCTIONS ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES – EXPIRED IN 2014, PERMANENT RENEWAL WOULD HELP OFF-SET COSTS FOR TEACHERS WHO DIP INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR CLASSROOM
12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $68 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $1.3 BILLLION IN FED FUNDING SECURED FOR NAVAL REACTORS; PROVIDES FUNDING CAPITAL REGION’S KESSELRING NEEDS TO KEEP TRAINING PROGRAM RUNNING
12/16/15
SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR VICTORY FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK APPLE PRODUCERS; JUST UNVEILED EXTENDERS PACKAGE INCLUDES MODERNIZED DEFINITION OF HARD APPLE CIDER – PROVISION WOULD LOWER TAXES ON PRODUCT, IMPROVE ABILITY TO COMPETE IN FOREIGN MARKETS, INCREASE SALES FOR APPLE GROWERS ACROSS NY STATE
12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL HAS MORE THAN $91 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DOD SCIENCE & TECH PROGRAM TO HELP BUFFALO’S CUBRC – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE WOULD MAKE COLLEGE TUITION TAX CREDIT PERMANENT; SCHUMER-AUTHORED TAX CREDIT PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF TO MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES NOW PAYING SKY-HIGH COLLEGE TUITION COSTS
12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $660 MILLION IN FED FUNDS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN OWEGO’S COMBAT RESCUE & MARINE ONE HELICOPTER PROGRAMS IS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL
