December 2020
12/18/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, KATKO ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO RENAME FAYETTEVILLE POST OFFICE TO HONOR CNY WWII VETERAN
12/17/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $892 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW YORK’S HOSPITALS BATTLING SECOND WAVE OF COVID PANDEMIC
12/17/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FINAL 2020 WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT INCLUDES AUTHORIZATION OF CRITICAL PROVISIONS FOR NEW YORK
12/16/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND PERMANENTLY BLOCK REQUIRED SALE OF PLUM ISLAND TO ‘HIGHEST BIDDER’ BY NEGOTIATING REPEAL OF SALE INTO MUST-PASS SPENDING BILL; SCHUMER-LED EFFORT 1) REPEALS SALE 2) ALLOWS LOCALS TO DECIDE ON ISLAND’S FUTURE & 3) PROVIDES $18.9M TO DHS TO START CLEANUP OF LAND
12/13/20
SCHUMER: NEW YORK’S TRANSIT SYSTEM IS DESPERATE FOR CASH INFUSION TO WEATHER PANDEMIC; WITH RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS NOW DOWN TO THE WIRE, SENATOR FIGHTS TO SECURE ANOTHER $4 BILLION IN MTA RELIEF FUNDS ASAP
12/11/20
SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON U.S. TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT NEW YORK’S DAIRY FARMERS BY FILING FIRST-EVER USMCA ENFORCEMENT ACTION
12/11/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $174,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES
12/10/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, BRINDISI SECURE ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR FUNDING AND JOBS AT DFAS ROME; NEW PROVISION ADDS CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT TO IMPEDE ANY EFFORT TO REDUCE DFAS JOBS IN ROME
12/09/20
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON MLB’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEAM AFFILIATES FOR MiLB, CONFIRMING THE VALLEYCATS WILL BE PLAYING WITHOUT AN AFFILIATION NEXT SEASON
12/09/20
SCHUMER: L3HARRIS TO MAKE RADIOS UNDER THIRD U.S. ARMY CONTRACT WORTH $57 MILLION; SENATOR SAYS ARMY RECOGNIZES ROCHESTER COMPANY PROVIDES THE MOST DURABLE, DEPENDABLE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
12/08/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON IJC TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL LAKE ONTARIO-ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BOARD TO DEVIATE FROM PLAN 2014 AND PREVENT SPRING FLOODING IN 2021; SENATORS SAY MAXIMIZING MOSES-SAUDERS DAM OUTFLOWS NOW WILL STAVE OFF PROPERTY DAMAGE & ECONOMIC LOSSES OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER COMMUNITIES ALREADY REELING FROM PANDEMIC
12/07/20
STANDING WITH CONGRESSMAN-ELECT BOWMAN, JONES & TORRES, SCHUMER PUSHES PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY CANCEL UP TO $50,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT PER STUDENT; WITH 2.4 MILLION NY’ERS OWING ALMOST $90 BILLION, SENATOR & INCOMING REPS LEAD CHARGE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN 2021 TO ATTACK STUDENT DEBT CRISIS
12/07/20
CULMINATING HIS MAJOR PUSH TO INCLUDE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SEMICONDUCTOR AMENDMENT, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MASSIVE FEDERAL INITIATIVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING IN FINAL NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL – TO CREATE UNPRECEDENTED FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR COMPANIES LIKE GLOBALFOUNDRIES, IBM, AND MORE, GENERATE NEW JOBS, AND KICK UPSTATE ECONOMY INTO HIGH GEAR
12/04/20
FOLLOWING NATIONAL PUSH LAUNCHED IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MUST-PASS NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL WILL AUTHORIZE $8 BILLION IN NEW CRITICAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR VETS SUFFERING FROM AGENT ORANGE-LINKED ILLNESSES
12/04/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $600,000 TO SUPPORT HALOMINE INC’S RESEARCH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY AND DISINFECTANT PROCESS
12/03/20
SCHUMER, DURING FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN’S DHS NOMINEE, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, PUSHES HOMELAND SECURITY NOMINEE TO ADDRESS CONGESTION AT THE NORTHERN BORDER UPON CONFIRMATION; BEFORE EVEN PRESIDENT-ELECT TAKES OFFICE, SENATOR MAKES WESTERN NY SECURITY, ECONOMIC CONCERNS, AND PROSPERITY A TOP PRIORITY
12/02/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5 MILLION FOR NEW YORK STATE IN HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VOUCHERS TO PREVENT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR THE DISABLED
November 2020
11/30/20
CULMINATING OVER A DECADE OF WORK & ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF WNY VETERANS, SCHUMER DEDICATES WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL CEMETERY; IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CEREMONY, SENATOR STANDS WITH LOCAL HEROES AND VET LEADERS TO CELEBRATE SERVICE & SACRIFICE OF THOUSANDS OF WNY VETERANS WHO CAN NOW BE LAID TO REST AT A NATIONAL CEMETERY
11/24/20
ON LONG ISLAND & STANDING WITH STUDENTS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY CANCEL UP TO $50,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT PER STUDENT; WITH 2.4 MILLION NY’ERS OWING ALMOST $90 BILLION & AVG LI’ER OWING $35K, SENATOR LEADS CHARGE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN 2021 TO ATTACK STUDENT DEBT CRISIS BEING FELT ON LI
11/24/20
SCHUMER: WITH HUDSON VALLEY COVID CASES MORE THAN TRIPLING THIS MONTH, ORANGE COUNTY CANNOT RISK INADEQUATE FREE TESTING & A REPEAT OF DESPERATELY LOW STOCKS OF MASKS; SITUATION MUST BE ADDRESSED NOW BY FEDS TO AVOID MAJOR CONSEQUENCES FOR HUDSON VALLEY RESIDENTS & HEALTH CARE WORKERS; SENATOR PUSHES TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO DELIVER FED HELP FOR HUDSON VALLEY DOCS, NURSES, HOSPITALS, & PROVIDERS GET INFLUX OF TESTING, MASKS, & OTHER PPE
