May 2020
05/18/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $11 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN NEW YORK STATE DURING COVID-19
05/18/20
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES L3HARRIS TO HIRE 125 NEW MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING JOBS NOW, APPROXIMATELY 300 TOTAL THIS YEAR
05/15/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $16 MILLION EPA WATER INFRASTRUCTURE LOAN FOR THE CITY OF CORTLAND
05/15/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP FAMILIES OF FIRST RESPONDERS LOST TO COVID-19
05/15/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES
05/15/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $53.7 MILLION IN EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY AS PART OF EMERGENCY PACKAGE
05/14/20
AFTER YEARS OF RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER – TODAY! – SEEKS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADD NAMES OF CREW MEMBERS OF U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS TO VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL
05/13/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $16.5 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
05/13/20
AFTER MONTHS-LONG EFFORT TO SECURE MORE TESTS FOR NEW YORK STATE, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $1.5 BILLION – DOUBLE ANY OTHER STATE IN NATION – FOR COVID-19 TESTING AND TRACING FINALLY EN ROUTE TO NY
05/12/20
LOWEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE HISTORIC PROPOSAL FOR $67 BILLION IN CRITICAL NEW YORK STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COVID RELIEF FUNDS
05/11/20
FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EMERGENCY COVID-19 LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE FEDERAL RELIEF TO UPSTATE NY’S LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, TV STATIONS, AND RADIO; SENATOR SAYS LOCAL MEDIA – THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITIES – ARE STRUGGLING AMIDST THE PANDEMIC AND MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF TO SURVIVE
05/08/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $264 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ‘HOT SPOT’ UPSTATE NEW YORK RURAL HOSPITALS, HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
05/07/20
FOLLOWING PUSH FROM GILLIBRAND AND SCHUMER, USDA APPROVES NEW YORK STATE’S PANDEMIC EBT PROGRAM
05/07/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: AS COVID-19 SPREADS IN FACILITIES, VA HEALTHCARE SITES ACROSS UPSTATE NY HAVE REPORTED WEEKS OF SHORTAGES OR TOTAL LACK OF PPE; SENATOR DEMANDS VA IMMEDIATELY SEND SUPPLIES & PPE TO UPSTATE NY AND FIX DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
05/06/20
GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, BOOKER, MENENDEZ INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP FAMILIES OF FIRST RESPONDERS LOST TO COVID ACCESS PUBLIC SERVICE BENEFITS
05/06/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, DELGADO, ZELDIN ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LEGISLATION THAT WILL DELIVER DIRECT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ALL NEW YORK COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS, & VILLAGES, RESPONDING TO AND RECOVERING FROM PANDEMIC
05/05/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE ANNOUNCE $36.3 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER FINGER LAKES REGION
05/05/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, BRINSIDI ANNOUNCE $10.7 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR BROOME COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
05/05/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE PLAN TO FEDERALIZE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INCREASE NATIONAL PRODUCTION AND CREATE AN EQUITABLE AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR DELIVERY OF NECESSARY SUPPLIES TO UPSTATE NY
05/04/20
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $9 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR UPSTATE HOUSING ASSISTANCE