July 2020
07/17/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $680 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ‘HOT SPOT’ NEW YORK HOSPITALS
07/17/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
07/16/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: AFTER MONTHS OF FIGHTING PANDEMIC ON THE FRONTLINES PUTNAM HOSPITAL STRAPPED FOR CASH & OVERLOOKED BY FEDS FOR MILLIONS IN CRITICAL RECOVERY $$$ FOR PPE, TESTING, & MORE DUE TO BUREAUCRATIC GUIDELINES; SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY GIVE PUTNAM HOSPITAL THEIR FAIR SHARE
07/16/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $150K IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS
07/16/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
07/16/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $500K IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FUNDING FOR RURAL NEW YORK
07/16/20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE ADIRONDACK - CAPITAL REGION ECONOMY, SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; FLANKED BY ALBANY & WARREN COUNTY BUSINESS OWNERS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE
07/15/20
IN BIG FLATS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR TWO-PRONG PUSH TO GET FED FUNDS TO SOUTHERN TIER SMALL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS; FUNDS WILL AID IN SPEEDY AND SAFE REOPENING TO GET REGION’S ECONOMY BACK ON ITS FEET; SURROUNDED BY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS FROM AROUND THE SOUTHERN TIER, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PUSH TO REV UP SOUTHERN TIER’S RECOVERY FROM COVID-19
07/15/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR NORTH COUNTRY DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
07/15/20
SCHUMER: SOUTHERN TIER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACE MASSIVE BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND NEW COSTS AMID ONGOING COVID CRISIS; SENATOR PUSHES TO EXPAND SUPPORT IN FUTURE STIMULUS & GET SOUTHERN TIER SCHOOLS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED
07/15/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS, WESTERN NY SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; MOUNTING COSTS, SUCH AS PPE AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY, COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR WNY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
07/15/20
SCHUMER, DELGADO SUCCESSFULLY SECURE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY IN SULLIVAN COUNTY
07/14/20
SCHUMER UNVEILS PLAN TO RESTORE LONG ISLAND HOMEOWNERS’ FULL SALT TAX DEDUCTION IN UPCOMING, ‘COVID-4’ CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE LEGISLATION; THE HARMFUL CAP ON THE DEDUCTION IS COSTING LI’ERS TENS-OF-THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS & THEY NEED THAT MONEY NOW, MORE THAN EVER
07/13/20
WITH MILLIONS ON THE LINE, SCHUMER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE FISCAL RELIEF FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT WESTERN NEW YORK THAT PROJECT CRIPPLING REVENUE AND JOB LOSSES AMID ONGOING COVID-19 FIGHT
07/13/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR ROCHESTER DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
07/13/20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, DEVASTATING CENTRAL NEW YORK’S ECONOMY, SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; SURROUNDED BY CNY BUSINESS OWNERS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN; CENTRAL NEW YORK’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF NY
07/08/20
WITH MILLIONS ON THE LINE, SCHUMER CALLS FOR SENATE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FISCAL RELIEF FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE OTSEGO COUNTY THAT PROJECT DEVASTATING REVENUE AND JOB LOSSES AMID ONGOING COVID-19 FIGHT
07/08/20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, DEVASTATING ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AREA ECONOMY, MANY SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; SURROUNDED BY ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AREA BUSINESS OWNERS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE; ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES AREA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF NYS
07/08/20
SCHUMER: AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, DEVASTATING WNY ECONOMY, MANY SMALL BUSINESSES NEED SECOND PPP LOAN TO STAY AFLOAT; AT WNY BUSINESS, SENATOR PUSHES TO EXTEND “PPP” PROGRAM TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL BIZ OWNERS ANOTHER LOAN & CONTINUED ASSISTANCE; WNY’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF NYS
07/07/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $424,000 IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF SPRINGWATER TO IMPROVE WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM