April 2015
04/14/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE BILL THAT WOULD CREATE FIRST-EVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED
04/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL, RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
04/13/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $27K IN FED FUNDS FOR YATES AND WAYNE COUNTY HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS
04/12/15
SCHUMER: RECENTLY UNEARTHED FDA REPORT CONFIRMS WEIGHT LOSS AND WORKOUT SUPPLEMENTS CONTAIN HIDDEN, DANGEROUSLY ADDICTIVE AMPHETAMINE & FDA KNEW ABOUT IT; SENATOR DEMANDS FDA IMMEDIATELY BAN HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL & HOLD COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE THAT MASKED HARMFUL CHEMICAL AS "NATURAL BOTANICALS"
04/10/15
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO EXAMINE OUTDATED FLOOD MAPS IN JOHNSTOWN; CURRENT MAPS, WHICH DATE BACK TO 1983, FORCE MANY FAMILIES & BUSINESS OWNERS TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR UNNECESSARY FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS – SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO MAKE CRITICAL UPDATES TO FLOOD MAPS THAT COULD SAVE 50 PROPERTIES FROM BEING SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS
04/10/15
SCHUMER: WAR ON DRUGS IS RAGING IN BROOME COUNTY AND THE FEDS NEED TO GET MORE INVOLVED – SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO DESIGNATE BROOME AS HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA, WHICH WILL MEAN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INTELLIGENCE, AND COORDINATION TO HELP DISRUPT TRAFFICKING; EFFORT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN OTHER NEW YORK AREAS
04/10/15
SCHUMER, STANDING WITH HARRIET TUBMAN’S RELATIVES, URGES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PUT TUBMAN PARK ON FAST TRACK & FINALIZE DETAILS TO GET TUBMAN PARK UP & RUNNING ASAP—SENATOR SAYS PARK SERVICE NEEDS TO WORK WITH LOCALS ON PREPARING PROPERTY FOR TRANSFER TO FEDS & OVERCOME LAST REMAINING OBSTACLES STANDING IN WAY
04/09/15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO NAME NEW SI FERRY BOAT AFTER PROMINENT STATEN ISLAND ICON, FORMER BOROUGH PRESIDENT JAMES MOLINARO; SENATOR SECURED MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TWO NEW VESSELS & IS URGING NYCDOT TO NAME A NEW FERRY IN HONOR OF THIS STATEN ISLAND WARRIOR
04/09/15
SCHUMER: WITH ONLY 1 FEDERAL RAILROAD INSPECTOR FOR ALL 3,000 TRAIN BRIDGES IN NYS, WHICH ARE NOW CARRYING DANGEROUS CRUDE OIL TRAINS, SENATOR CALLS FOR MORE RAILROAD BRIDGE INSPECTORS
04/08/15
SCHUMER: NEW FEDERAL DATA SHOWS COUNTERFEIT MONEY IS GREATLY INCREASING ON LONG ISLAND, LEAVING LOCAL BUSINESSES, LIKE CHURCHILL’S RESTAURANT & KASEY’S KITCHEN, HIGH & DRY WHEN THEY ATTEMPT TO DEPOSIT FAKE BILLS – SENATOR URGES SECRET SERVICE TO STEP-UP EFFORTS ON LONG ISLAND TO COMBAT COUNTERFEIT BILLS—HELP LOCAL RETAILERS IDENTIFY FAKE CURRENCY
04/07/15
SCHUMER: FEDS MUST PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP REPAIR HUGE SINK HOLE IN DOWNTOWN KINGSTON; $7+ MILLION DOLLAR COST IS OUT OF REACH FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT—FEMA MUST UPDATE ITS POLICY AND ALLOW COMMUNITIES LIKE KINGSTON TO GET FED AID FOR SINKHOLE REPAIRS
04/07/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $600,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MONROE COUNTY
04/07/15
SCHUMER: CRAFT BREWING IS ON THE RISE IN DUTCHESS COUNTY BUT BREWERS NEED ACCESS TO LOCALLY-GROWN MALT BARLEY FOR INDUSTRY TO THRIVE; LOCAL FARMERS HESITANT TO GROW CROP DUE TO LACK OF FED INSURANCE – SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO ESTABLISH ESSENTIAL CROP INSURANCE FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY MALT BARLEY FARMERS
04/07/15
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO BE READY TO IMMEDIATELY EXPEDITE APPROVALS FOR NEW PORT JERVIS WATER PARK, WHICH COULD BRING IN OVER 500,000 TOURISTS PER YEAR & PROVIDE MAJOR BOOST TO LOCAL ECONOMY— A PROJECT WITH SUCH HUGE POTENTIAL SHOULD NOT GET STUCK IN BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE
04/06/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: “PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF”; JETBLUE AIRWAYS WILL BEGIN LONG-AWAITED ALBANY FLIGHTS ON DECEMBER 10TH WITH NON-STOP SERVICE TO FT. LAUDERDALE & ORLANDO – FLIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE STARTING TODAY; WILL ENABLE CAPITAL REGION TRAVELERS TO FLY DIRECTLY TO FLORIDA WITHOUT LAYOVERS
04/06/15
SCHUMER: NEW NUMBERS SHOW COUNTERFEIT MONEY HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC IN SYRACUSE; MANY LOCAL STORES HAVE SUFFERED IN THE LAST MONTH & 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 SYRACUSE RETAILERS IDENTIFY FAKE CURRENCY
04/06/15
SCHUMER CELEBRATES OPENING OF NEW CONSTANTINO’S GROCERY STORE; SUPERMARKET DESPERATELY NEEDED IN MT. HOPE AREA SET TO OPEN THIS WEEK IN ROCHESTER’S COLLEGE TOWN – SCHUMER LEADS FIRST LOOK AT NEW 21,000 SQUARE FOOT STORE
04/02/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW SYRACUSE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
04/02/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND MAKE FINAL PUSH TO URGE DEPT. OF DEFENSE TO SELECT ROCHESTER-SUNY PROPOSAL IN COMPETITION FOR $110 MILLION TO CREATE NEW NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHOTONICS – SENATORS SAY NEW YORK IS WELL-POSITIONED TO WIN, AS HOME OF WORLD’S GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF EXPERTISE IN OPTICS, PHOTONICS, IMAGING
04/01/15
WITH AIR FORCE DECISION IMMINENT ON FINALISTS FOR KC-46A BED DOWN, SCHUMER MAKES CALL TO AIR FORCE SECRETARY URGING HER TO PUT NFARS ON THE SHORT LIST – SCHUMER SAYS NFARS WOULD BE A GREAT HOME FOR NEW KC-46A TANKERS
