June 2008
06/17/08
Schumer Urges VA To Hand Over Ownership Of Access Road At Montrose Hospital To Town Of Cortlandt - Would Allow Town To Use Already-Secured Federal Dollars To Upgrade And Maintain Crucial Road
06/16/08
Threatened By Delayed Medicare Payments, Buffalo's Cash-Strapped Mom & Pop Pharmacies Struggle To Stay Afloat; Schumer Pushes Bill To Fast Track Payments
06/11/08
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ALBANY COUNTY WILL RECEIVE ALMOST $10,000 AS A FEDERAL FIRE GRANT
06/09/08
SCHUMER: FDR PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPAIR AS BUILDING DANGEROUSLY DETERIORATES -- FLOODING THREATENS PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM, SCHUMER TO PUSH FOR FUNDING TO SAVE LIBRARY
06/09/08
SCHUMER: ULSTER COUNTY'S RECREATIONAL BOATERS GET SUNK BY NEW FEDERAL RULES - WOULD FORCE SMALL BOATERS TO GET SAME EXPENSIVE PERMITS AS OIL TANKERS OR FACE $32K FINES
06/09/08
SCHUMER: ROCKLAND, PUTNAM , WESTCHESTER, ORANGE COUNTIES' 39,914 RECREATIONAL BOATERS GET SUNK BY NEW FEDERAL RULES - WOULD FORCE SMALL BOATERS TO GET SAME EXPENSIVE PERMITS AS OIL TANKERS OR FACE $32K FINES
May 2008
05/27/08
Schumer: New Enhanced Driver Licenses Nixes Onerous Need For New Yorkers To Purchase Costly Passports To Cross Northern Border - Senator Brokered Deal Between NYS And DHS To Quickly Approve New Secure Licenses
05/21/08
Schumer Demands Feds Address Crucial Community Concerns Before Making Final Oneida Land-Trust Decision; Unresolved Issues With Taxes, Regulations Could Deal Fiscal Blow To Madison And Oneida Counties
05/16/08
One Week After Delivering $2.7 Million From MTA To Stewart Airport For NYC Rail-Link Study, Schumer Secures Additional $2 Million From Dot To Bankroll Vital Next Step -- The Environmental Impact Statement
April 2008
04/18/08
Schumer Seeks To Ban Potentially Toxic Chemical In Plastic Baby Bottles, Water Bottles
04/07/08
Schumer, Slaughter: After 20-Year Wait, Niagara Falls Train Station Relocation Will Finally Move Forward; Feds To Grant Approval, Freeing Up Federal Dollars And Allowing Project To Commence As Early As This Fall
04/03/08
Schumer, Mcnulty Meet With Secretary Of The Army To Press Him On Future Of Watervliet Arsenal - Secretary Receptive To Expanding Arsenal Into Hub For Hi-Tech Growth Across The Cap Region
04/02/08
Schumer to Port Authority and NY: With Stewart Airport Now Under Port Authority's Jurisdiction, Hudson Valley Residents Should Have a Commissioner on PA Board
04/02/08
Schumer: Thousands Of Returning Upstate Ny Soldiers Will Be Hard-Pressed To Afford College Education - Senator To Push New Gi Bill That Greatly Expands Financial Education Assistance For Returning Veterans
March 2008
03/04/08
Schumer Demands Federal Dollars To Support Essential Transit Service In Cattaraugus County
03/04/08
Schumer Announces Over $102 Million In Ryan White Aids Funding For New York City
February 2008
02/25/08
Schumer Pushes for Expedited Passage of Senate's Housing Recovery Package; Calls for Bipartisan Support Similar to Economic Stimulus
02/15/08
After Hard-Fought Battle To Beef-Up NYS Train Safety, Schumer Secures From CSX Long-Overdue Funding And Upgrades For Rail Tracks In Every Region Of State
02/15/08
Grassley, Schumer Warn Payday Lenders: Stay Away From Americans' Rebate Checks
02/05/08
With CSX's String Of Accidents Continuing Into The New Year, Schumer To Meet Face-To-Face With Company's CEO To Press Him To Acquire New Technology That Reduces Derailments