May 2015
05/12/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SBA DISASTER ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE TO HUDSON VALLEY BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
05/11/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $16,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BRIER HILL FIRE DISTRICT
05/11/15
AFTER MAJOR PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BROOKLYN NAVY YARD’S BUILDING 77 EXPANSION PROJECT NEARS FINISHLINE; BUILDING 77 PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MORE SPACE TO HOUSE AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 JOBS
05/11/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: SURPRISE $250 SURCHARGE BEING SPRUNG ON TENS-OF-THOUSANDS OF LI & NY HOMEOWNERS WITH FEMA FLOOD INSURANCE; NEW & UNFAIR POLICY ON RENEWALS SPURS SENATOR TO WARN RESIDENTS ON HOW TO AVOID UNDERCOVER POLICY CHANGE; URGES FEMA TO SCRAP THE CONFUSING AND PUNITIVE POLICY
05/11/15
SCHUMER REVEALS: AMTRAK POLICE ARE NOT ABLE TO DIRECTLY COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS—COULD CREATE HUGE DISASTER WHERE POLICE ON TRAINS & IN PENN STATION ARE NOT ABLE TO EFFICIENTLY REACH LOCAL POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENTS—REMINISCENT OF 9/11; SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO GRANT AMTRAK FULL ACCESS TO NYC FIRST-RESPONDER RADIO LINE
05/11/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SBA DISASTER ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES STATEWIDE AFFECTED BY FLOODING
05/08/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $23K IN FED FUNDS FOR WESTERN TURNPIKE RESCUE SQUAD IN ALBANY COUNTY
05/08/15
SCHUMER: VETERANS WAITING TO BE FITTED FOR HEARING AIDS EXPERIENCE LONG WAIT TIMES BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SPECIALISTS – SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO ALLOW VA CENTERS TO HIRE LICENSED HEARING AID SPECIALISTS TO DECREASE WAIT TIMES & BETTER SERVE VETS
05/08/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $12K IN FED FUNDS FOR LACKAWANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY
05/07/15
SCHUMER: ARMY CORPS SHOULD EXTEND DEADLINE ON PENDING WETLANDS PERMIT FOR PROPOSED EXPANSION OF CWM’S CHEIMICAL WASTE LANDFILL, ALLOWING RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS MORE TIME TO FULLY EXAMINE LOCAL IMPACT; NIAGARA COUNTY DESERVES AT LEAST 90 DAYS TO REVIEW THE COMPLICATED PROPOSAL
05/07/15
SCHUMER: HOUSE SLASHES FUNDING FOR CRITICAL TIGER GRANT PROGRAM THAT WOULD MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NY COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS – URGES RESTORATION OF FUNDING TO KEY PROGRAM
05/07/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LAUNCH PUSH TO SECURE NEW NY-NJ CYBER PROTECTION COMMAND SITE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK; WITH NEW COMMAND SITE, ROME LABS AND LATHAM ARMORY WOULD BE KEY LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CYBER ATTACKS
05/07/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $20,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR WANTAGH-LEVITTOWN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS; FUNDING MEANS VITAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
05/06/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO STUDY & IMPROVE CROP SUSTAINABILITY
05/06/15
SCHUMER: WITHOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO TRADE DEAL, SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING JOBS WOULD GO OVERSEAS; SCHUMER URGES SENATE TO SUPPORT BIPARTISAN BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON CHINA CURRENCY MANIPULATION & OTHER PREDATORY PRACTICES; CHINA’S TRADE PRACTICES OVER THE PAST DECADE, INCLUDING CURRENCY MANIPULATION – HAS ERASED NEARLY 180,000 NY JOBS
05/06/15
NYPD HERO KILLED BY OUT-OF-STATE GUN; SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDERAL CRACKDOWN ON 'IRON PIPELINE’ & GUN RUNNERS WHO BRING STOLEN FIREARMS FROM GEORGIA TO NYC; SENATOR URGES ATF TO ZERO IN ON STATES RESPONSIBLE FOR TORRENT OF STOLEN GUNS TO NYC STREETS IN PUSH TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND THE COPS THAT PROTECT THEM
05/05/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT NEW HEALTHCARE DESIGNATION FOR STATEN ISLAND’S COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF RICHMOND; FEDERAL DESIGNATION MEANS OVER $500K IN INITIAL FUNDING TO HELP INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES IN NYC COMMUNITIES WITH VULNERABLE & UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
05/05/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT NEW HEALTHCARE DESIGNATION FOR UPSTATE NY’S COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN ROCHESTER, ALBANY, DUNKIRK & CORNWALL; FEDERAL DESIGNATION MEANS NEARLY $3 MILLION IN INITIAL FUNDING TO HELP INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES IN COMMUNITIES WITH VULNERABLE & UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
05/05/15
SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO BE READY TO EXPEDITE APPROVAL FOR FIRE-RELATED DISASTER DECLARATION FOR HUDSON VALLEY AREAS IMPACTED BY THE CURRENTLY RAGING & FAST-MOVING FOREST FIRE IN SHAWANGUNK RIDGE STATE FOREST – FIGHTING FLAMES ARE CURRENTLY EXHAUSTING ALL RESOURCES & OVER 25 FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE BATTLING TO PUT OUT FIRES & HELP EVACUATE RESIDENTS FROM HOMES
05/05/15
SCHUMER: WESTERN NY COMPANY, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC., COMPLETED NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECTS IN KUWAIT & SAUDI ARABIA, BUT HAS YET TO BE PAID NEARLY $7 MILLION FOR ITS WORK – E&E HAS BEEN WAITING 5 LONG YEARS FOR PAYMENT & IS NOW IN DANGER OF LAYING OFF WNY EMPLOYEES – SCHUMER CALLS ON KUWAIT AMBASSADOR & SAUDI OFFICIALS TO RESOLVE CASES IMMEDIATELY
