July 2015
07/29/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, AND ISRAEL ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANT TO IMPROVE BOAT ACCESS TO TOWN DOCK IN NORTH HEMPSTEAD
07/28/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $180 MILLION IN ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDING FOR NYPD & OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT; FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPORT NYC’S CRITICAL URBAN AREAS SECURITY INITIATIVE; AWARD INCLUDES $76 MILLION IN STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR NYS
07/28/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, AFTER SUCCESSFULLY APPEALING TO FEMA ADMINISTRATOR FUGATE & SECURING THE FUNDS NEEDED TO RELOCATE THE SCHOHARIE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, THE COUNTY WILL NOW FINALLY RECEIVE $26 MILLION
07/27/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $320K IN FED FUNDING FOR FOUR WESTERN NY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CATTARAUGUS AND ERIE COUNTIES
07/27/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $138K FOR TWO NORTH COUNTRY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CLINTON AND ESSEX COUNTIES
07/27/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $195K IN FED FUNDS FOR SPARROWBUSH ENGINE COMPANY IN ORANGE COUNTY
07/27/15
SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION ALREADY PASSED BY SENATE COMMITTEE ALLOWS EXCESSIVELY LONG & DANGEROUS 84-FOOT TRUCKS – THE SIZE OF AN 8-STORY BUILDING ON ITS SIDE – ON LIE & OTHER LI ROADWAYS; PREEMPTS NY LAW; SENATOR LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT BUDGET PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW MAMMOTH TRUCKS ON ROAD & PUT DRIVERS AT RISK
07/27/15
SCHUMER PUSHES TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT PREVENTS DRUNK DRIVERS FROM DRIVING; TECHNOLOGY WOULD DISABLE IGNITION IF DRIVER WAS ABOVE BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT; IN LIGHT OF SO MANY DEATHS IN NY & RECENT LI TRAGEDY, LEGISLATION IS EVEN MORE OF A NECESSITY
07/24/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $19,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ATHENS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARMTENT IN GREENE COUNTY
07/24/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $300,000 IN FED FUNDING FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT
07/24/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $43,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE DEKALB JUNCTION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARMTENT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
07/23/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE FED FUNDING FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP CUTTING-EDGE HIGH-TECH ELECTRONICS – FUNDING WOULD ENABLE BU TO CREATE 50-200 JOBS BY DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION OF ADVANCED ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AT ITS CENTER FOR ADVANCED MICROELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING
07/23/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ISRAEL, ZELDIN, MEEKS, RICE & KING ANNOUNCE OVER $21 MILLION IN FEDERAL SANDY FUNDING FOR REPAIRS TO LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY
07/23/15
SCHUMER URGES JETBLUE TO CONSIDER NEW FLORIDA ROUTES FROM SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; WITH HIGH DEMAND FOR FLORDIA FLIGHTS, SCHUMER URGES JETBLUE TO FILL THAT VOID AND BRING MORE AFFORDABLE AIR SERVICE OPTIONS TO SYRACUSE RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES
07/22/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $270,000 FOR MINEOLA FIRE DEPT TO PURCHASE NEW SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
07/22/15
SCHUMER HONORED BY POLISH-AMERICAN CONGRESS WITH MEDAL OF FREEDOM; SENATOR HAS BEEN STRONG SUPPORTER OF INCLUDING POLAND IN THE U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM – PLEDGES TO RE-INTRODUCE “JOLT ACT”; BILL WOULD ADD POLAND TO VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND PROMOTE OTHER POLAND-TO-AMERICA TOURISM INITIATIVES
07/22/15
SCHUMER: AVERAGE PRICE OF EGGS UP NEARLY 40 PERCENT THIS YEAR & COULD KEEP CLIMBING BECAUSE OF BIRD FLU EPIDEMIC; DESPITE CRISIS, FED BUDGET SLASHES—BY $500M—USDA EFFORTS THAT CAN HELP BEAT BACK BIRD FLU; AS GROCERY BILLS RISE, SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO THWART CUTS
07/21/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: SANDY VICTIMS IN NEW YORK ARE YET AGAIN FACING POSSIBILITY OF BEING FORCED TO RETURN FEDERAL AID RECEIVED IN AFTERMATH OF SUPERSTORM SANDY; SENATORS URGE FEDS TO WAIVE ‘DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS’ POLICY & ALLOW FEDERAL CDBG-NY RISING GRANT RECIPIENTS TO KEEP ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE SETTLEMENT FUNDS
07/21/15
SCHUMER, IN MEETING WITH TOP MILITARY BRASS, URGES DEPT. OF DEFENSE TO PRIOIRITZE THE NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION – SCHUMER SAYS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN WESTERN NEW YORK FACILITY CAN NOW SUPPORT ADDITIONAL, STATE-OF-THE-ART TRANSPORT AIRCRAFTS & MISSIONS
07/20/15
SCHUMER: LOCAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT PAIRS GRANDPARENT MENTORS WITH 1ST& 2ND GRADERS WOULD BE HARMED IF FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING IS CUT; SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO PROTECT PROGRAM NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT SCHOOLS’ STAFF & RESOURCES TO HELP FOCUS ON EACH CHILD’S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
