April 2020
04/30/20
GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER URGE USDA TO APPROVE NEW YORK STATE’S PANDEMIC EBT PROGRAM
04/29/20
AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, PORT AUTHORITY NOW HAS UNPRECEDENTED & IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HUNDREDS-OF-BILLIONS IN CAPITAL DOLLARS THAT CAN BE USED TO SUSTAIN CRITICAL PROJECTS & NEEDS, INCLUDING REVAMP OF NY AIRPORTS; PA CAN NOW DIRECTLY ACCESS THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S NEW LENDING FACILITY
04/29/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.7 MILLION IN CARES ACT EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR SOUTHERN TIER HEALTH NETWORK
04/29/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO PROMOTE CONNECTED CARE FOR NEW YORKERS
04/29/20
SCHUMER TO FEDS: ALLOW GRANT MONEY TO BE USED TO AVOID LAYOFFS AND REHIRE UPSTATE NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS DURING PANDEMIC ASAP
04/29/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION IN CARES ACT EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR CAPITAL REGION HEALTH RESEARCH CENTERS
04/28/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE TO FURTHER STUDY INTEGRATING RENEWABLE ENERGY INTO NY’S GRID
04/28/20
SCHUMER: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES IN ROCHESTER WINS $95 MILLION ORDER TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE MANPACK RADIOS FOR U.S. ARMY
04/28/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO ANNOUNCE OVER $42.7 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR ALBANY, SCHENECTADY, RENSSELAER, & SARATOGA AS PART OF EMERGENCY PACKAGE
04/27/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SUCCESSFUL PUSH FOR $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SOUTHERN TIER NETWORK IN CORNING TO GET CRITICAL BROADBAND PROJECT STARTED
04/23/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $145K IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO BINGHAMTON AND ALBANY
04/22/20
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: NEW YORK HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $4B-PLUS IN ‘HOT SPOT’ MONEY TO KEEP THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 GOING; FIGHT FOR ‘HOT SPOT’ DOLLARS BENEFITS 100 COUNTIES ACROSS COUNTRY HARDEST HIT BY VIRUS; NEW YORK GETS GREATEST AMOUNT
04/22/20
IN RECENTLY-PASSED EMERGENCY LEGISLATION, SCHUMER DELIVERS FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK’S HARDEST-HIT FARMERS; THROUGH RELENTLESS NEGOTIATIONS, SCHUMER SECURED KEY PROVISION, ALLOWING NY FARMERS ACCESS TO SBA EMERGENCY DISASTER LOANS & GRANTS, UNLOCKING MORE $$$ FOR NY FARMS TO RECOVER, REGROW, AND HARVEST FUTURE REVENUE
04/18/20
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $3.4 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR GLENS FALLS AS PART OF EMERGENCY PACKAGE HE NEGOTIATED
04/17/20
BI-PARTISAN NEW YORK DELEGATION CALLS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE NEW YORK 100% FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ALL FEMA CORONAVIRUS DISASTER WORK
04/15/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: AS CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND THE FOOD & GROCERY INDUSTRIES, FEDS ROLL BACK FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES & INSPECTORS; SENATOR CALLS ON FDA TO IMMEDIATELY CLARIFY OVERSIGHT & INSPECTION STANDARDS TO RESTORE NEW YORKERS’ FAITH IN FOOD SAFETY
04/14/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $411 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW YORK AIRPORTS AS PART OF CARES ACT
04/13/20
SCHUMER CALLS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE NEW YORK’S COST-SHARE WAIVER AND PICK UP 100% OF CORONAVIRUS DISASTER COSTS
04/10/20
AFTER SECURING BILLIONS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN ‘CORONA 3’ EMERGENCY PACKAGE, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REBUKE FEDS FOR FAILNG TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS BASED ON NEED; WITH NY AS EPICENTER OF PANDEMIC, NY’S 63 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS HAVE BEEN LIFELINES TO BURSTING HOSPITALS & NEED ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES ASAP
04/09/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $200,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PRATTSBURGH BUSINESS DISTRICT WASTEWATER PROJECT
