July 2015
07/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $645K FOR 7 CNY FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN OSWEGO, ONEIDA, CORTLAND AND MADISON COUNTIES
07/13/15
SCHUMER: NEW AMENDMENT ON SENATE FLOOR THIS WEEK WILL DEPRIVE NYC SCHOOLS OF A DEVASTATING $170 MILLION DOLLARS BY SHIFTING A THIRD OF FEDERAL ED DOLLARS FROM NY TO STATES IN SOUTH & WEST AT A TIME WHEN NYC CAN LEAST AFFORD IT; SENATOR VOWS TO FIGHT TOOTH & NAIL AGAINST PLAN TO GUT NYC FUNDING; VOTE COUNT IS NOW NECK & NECK
07/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $560K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CITY OF NORWICH FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHENANGO COUNTY
07/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $60K IN FED FUNDING FOR LIMESTONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
07/13/15
SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO FULLY FUND THE LAST 5 MAJOR PENN YAN FLOOD REPAIR PROJECTS, INCLUDING OWL’S NEST BUILDING SITE; BUILDING COLLAPSED DUE TO HEAVY FLOODING MORE THAN A YEAR AGO – FEMA HAS APPROVED 12 FUNDING REQUESTS FOR OTHER REPAIR PROJECTS BUT HAS YET TO APPROVE FINAL 5 REQUESTS
07/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $53,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE DELANSON FIRE COMPANY IN SCHENECTADY
07/10/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $500K IN FED FUNDS FOR LACKAWANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY
07/09/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, SERRANO, RANGEL, CROWLEY ANNOUNCE CONGRESS HAS PASSED LEGISLATION THAT WILL RECOGNIZE THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN CONGRESSMAN IN US HISTORY, HERMAN BADILLO, BY NAMING BRONX’S MORRISANIA POST OFFICE IN HIS HONOR; URGE PRESIDENT TO SIGN LEGISLATION IMMEDIATELY
07/08/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $152,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ONEIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
07/08/15
SCHUMER: NEW SENATE AMENDMENT TO BE INTRODUCED THIS WEEK WOULD SLASH FUNDING FOR NEW YORK ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT OVER 680 DISTRICTS, AT A TIME WHEN THEY CAN LEAST AFFORD IT; SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT FOR NY’S EDUCATION FUNDING & URGES COLLEAGUES TO MAINTAIN FUNDS NECESSARY FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS
07/08/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $30,000 FOR OGDENSBURG AND RICHVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
07/07/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES THREE-PRONGED EFFORT TO MAKE ROADS SAFER FOR RESIDENTS IN WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND COUNTY; WILL CALL ON FEDS TO ANALYZE DANGEROUS ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS, MAKE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS & THEN IMPLEMENT THEM TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS
07/07/15
SCHUMER: NEW GUN GRIP iPHONE CASE LIKELY VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW; SENATOR CALLS ON AMAZON & EBAY TO IMMEDIATELY STOP SELLING DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN CASE MADE TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE A REAL GUN; CASE CREATES DANGER WHEN SEEN IN KIDS’ POCKETS; URGES FEDS TO BLOCK GUN GRIP CASE NOW
07/06/15
SCHUMER: RECENT 'SWATTING' ATTACKS IN CAPITAL REGION RESULTED IN EVACUATIONS & RESIDENTS BEING TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR APARTMENT FOR HOURS; INCIDENTS ARE COSTING POLICE DEPTS. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, TERRIFYING INNOCENT VICTIMS & EVEN ENDANGERING LIVES – SCHUMER INTRODUCES NEW FEDERAL BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON ‘SWATTING’ & DETER ALARMING NEW CRIME TREND THREATENING RESIDENTS & LAW ENFORCEMENT
07/06/15
SCHUMER: TONAWANDA CREEK ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR MONTHS, AFTER COMPLETELY COLLAPSING DUE TO EROSION & LACK OF FED FUNDING TO MAINTAIN ROADS; CLOSURE CAUSING MAJOR INCONVENIENCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND FORCING CARS & FIRST RESPONDERS TO DIVERT TO DIFFERENT ROADS; SENATOR CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY BILL TO HELP PAY FOR LOCAL NEEDS, LIKE URGENT ERIE COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS
07/02/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDS FOR OSWEGO COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES, INC.
07/01/15
SCHUMER: NEW NUMBERS SHOW COUNTERFEIT MONEY HAS BECOME AN ALARMING TREND IN WATERTOWN; SEVERAL LOCAL STORES HAVE SUFFERED IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS & ARE LEFT HIGH AND DRY WHEN THEY GO TO DEPOSIT FAKE BILLS – SCHUMER URGES SECRET SERVICE TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO COMBAT COUNTERFEIT BILLS & PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP LOCAL WATERTOWN RETAILERS IDENTIFY FAKE CURRENCY
07/01/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: LONG LOST ART TREASURE PAINTED BY THOMAS COLE, THE FATHER OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, HAS BEEN MIRACULOUSLY DISCOVERED; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO FUND HISTORIC RESTORATION PROJECT TO UNCOVER PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN MURALS AT ARTIST’S HOME IN CATSKILL IN GREENE COUNTY
07/01/15
SCHUMER URGES U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO CHOOSE SENECA FALLS, NY - BIRTHPLACE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT - AS SITE FOR ONE OF TREASURY’S UPCOMING PUBLIC INPUT TOWN HALLS ON NEW $10 BILL DESIGN, SENATOR ALSO OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES HIS ‘WHICH GREAT AMERICAN WOMAN SHOULD BE FEATURED ON FEDERAL CURRENCY?’ CAMPAIGN; VOTE NOW AT: SCHUMER.SENATE.GOV/VOTE-TODAY
June 2015
06/30/15
SCHUMER: WITH ILLEGAL DRUG SEIZURE, FIREARM SEIZURE & OTHER CRIME ON THE RISE IN POUGHKEEPSIE, FED PROGRAM USED TO HIRE NEW COPS UNFAIRLY RESTRICTS SMALL CITIES WITH HIGH CRIME RATES, LIKE POUGHKEEPSIE, FROM GETTING THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS THEY DESPERATELY NEED – LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO CHANGE FED PROGRAM & SECURE CRITICAL FED FUNDING NEEDED TO HIRE 5 NEW COPS IN CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE
