May 2015
05/05/15
SCHUMER: LOCAL RESIDENTS IRKED AND FRUSTRATED WHEN TRAINS IDLE FOR HOURS OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES, POLLUTING THE AIR & SPEWING NOXIOUS FUMES INTO HOMES; SENATOR SAYS NORFOLK SOUTHERN MADE THE RIGHT CALL BY CREATING A DIRECT LINE FOR LOCALS TO REPORT COMPLAINTS
05/04/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO FIX MAJOR SHORTCOMINGS OF RECENT PROMULGATED FED RULE ON OIL-BY-RAIL; CURRENT RULE TAKES 8 YEARS TO FULLY PHASE OUT DANGEROUS OIL CARS & LEAVES OUT CAPITAL REGION FROM MAJOR SPEED PROTECTIONS; NEW LEGISLATION TO FIX THESE & OTHER SHORTCOMINGS
05/04/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO FIX MAJOR SHORTCOMINGS OF RECENT PROMULGATED FED RULE ON OIL-BY-RAIL; CURRENT RULE TAKES 8 YEARS TO FULLY PHASE OUT DANGEROUS OIL CARS & LEAVES OUT CENTRAL NEW YORK FROM MAJOR SPEED PROTECTIONS; NEW LEGISLATION TO FIX THESE & OTHER SHORTCOMINGS
05/04/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $300,000 FOR THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY IN MONTOUR FALLS
05/04/15
STANDING WITH NEW YORK NEPALESE FAMILIES WHOSE VISAS WILL EXPIRE & HAVE NOWHERE TO GO BECAUSE HOMES & NEIGHBORHOODS WERE DESTROYED IN EARTHQUAKE, SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY GRANT ‘TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS’ TO ALLOW NEPALESE TO STAY IN NEW YORK UNTIL COUNTRY RECOVERS
05/01/15
AFTER SCHUMER’S PUSH, SENATOR ANNOUNCES $3.3 MILLION FOR SOUTH FARMINGDALE WATER DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF MAJOR SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH U.S. NAVY; FIRST INSTALLMENT OF FUNDING MEANS LOCAL RATEPAYERS WILL NOT BE ON THE HOOK FOR NEW WATER TREATMENT FACILITY NEEDED TO PURIFY GROUNDWATER IMPACTED BY BETHPAGE PLUME CONTAMINATION, WHICH NAVY CAUSED
05/01/15
SCHUMER, BOXER, MCCASKILL RE-INTRODUCE SAFE RENTAL CAR ACT TO KEEP RENTAL CARS UNDER RECALL OFF THE ROADS AND BAN RENTAL CAR COMPANIES FROM RENTING OR SELLING RECALLED VEHICLES
05/01/15
SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO CUT RED TAPE AND APPROVE FED FUNDING TO REBUILD BROOME COUNTY’S GLEN AUBREY FIRE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF FLOOD ZONE FEDS HAVE PREVIOUSLY DENIED FUNDING FOR RELOCATION, DEPRIVING COMMUNITY OF ESSENTIAL FIRE & PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
05/01/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND RACHET UP PRESSURE ON CBP TO DELIVER MILLIONS IN OVERDUE PAYMENTS OWED TO CNY FIRMS FROM TRADE RULINGS TO COMPANIES LIKE STICKLEY AND HARDEN FURNITURE – SENATORS DEMAND ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY COLLECTION FROM WOODEN FURNITURE DUMPING BY CHINA & URGE SWIFT PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO PROTECT CNY JOBS FROM UNFAIR COMPETITION
April 2015
04/30/15
SCHUMER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO INCENTIVIZE RAIL COMPANIES TO PHASE OUT DANGEROUS CRUDE OIL-CARRYING TANKER CARS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER – BILL WOULD PLACE A FEE ON OLD & DANGEROUS RAIL CARS CARRYING VOLATILE CRUDE, AND GIVE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO THOSE WHO PHASE OUT WITHIN 3 YEARS
04/30/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO GET FULL FUNDING FOR ARMY TACTICAL RADIO PROGRAM FOR 2016 – SCHUMER SAYS COMPANIES LIKE HARRIS RADIO IN ROCHESTER WOULD HAVE OPPORUNITY TO PRODUCE DEVICES TO HELP COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION AMONG MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS
04/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLINTON COUNTY
04/30/15
SCHUMER:NEW YORK STATE’S $65 MILLION POTATO INDUSTRY AT SEVERE RISK FROM INVASIVE SPECIES; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO REPLACE CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S OUTDATED NEMATODE LAB WITH NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY
04/30/15
SCHUMER, IN PERSONAL CALL WITH EDA REGIONAL ADMIN, URGES FEDS TO APPROVE $617,000 FOR LAUNCH NY IN BUFFALO, WHICH IS ALREADY POSITIVELY IMPACTING UPSTATE JOB GROWTH – FED FUNDS, COUPLED WITH MATCHING GRANTS, WOULD PROVIDE $1.3M IN FUNDING FOR RESOURCES FOR START-UPS & ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW, EXPAND, & CREATE JOBS
04/30/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $100K IN FED FUNDS FOR MERCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN GENESEE COUNTY
04/29/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $270K IN FED FUNDS FOR GREENBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
04/29/15
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE SIDNEY’S INNOVATIVE, LONG-TERM FLOOD PROTECTION PROPOSAL– PROJECT WOULD REDUCE FUTURE FLOOD DAMAGE & AVOID COSTLY BATTLE AGAINST FLOOD WATERS YEAR AFTER YEAR
04/29/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE SWIFT FED REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A HELICOPTER PERMIT FOR MAJOR MOVIE PRODUCTION TO FILM IN BUFFALO NEXT MONTH – PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BRING MILLIONS IN ECONOMIC IMPACT, BOOSTING REVENUE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES & TOURISM INDUSTRY
04/29/15
SCHUMER: COURT ORDERS SEVERAL CELL PHONE COMPANIES TO REFUND CUSTOMERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR UNFAIR BILLING CHARGES, BUT MONEY WILL REMAIN UNCLAIMED UNLESS CONSUMERS APPLY BY THIS FRIDAY; SCHUMER LAYS OUT SIMPLE PROCESS BY WHICH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NY CONSUMERS CAN RECEIVE REFUNDS, SOME UP TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, IF THEY SIMPLY APPLY
04/29/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, GIBSON ANNOUNCE, AFTER PERSONAL APPEALS TO FEMA ADMINISTRATOR FUGATE, FEMA APPROVES FRAMEWORK THAT WILL FINALLY ALLOW SCHOHARIE COUNTY TO FULLY FUND THE RELOCATION OF ITS PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY
