February 2020
02/28/20
SCHUMER URGES USPS TO ADDRESS ITHACA LEADERS’ CONCERNS OVER DOWNTOWN POST OFFICE RELOCATION ASAP; KEEPING THE ITHACA POST OFFICE DOWNTOWN IS VITAL TO BUSINESS DISTRICT ECONOMY AND RESIDENT ACCESIBILITY
02/28/20
WITH UPSTATE NEW YORK STILL REELING FROM HALLOWEEN STORMS, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $9.2 MILLION DOT GRANT TO REPAIR UPSTATE NEW YORK ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
02/27/20
IN THE WAKE OF THE DEVASTATING FIRE IN CHINATOWN MUSEUM, SCHUMER URGES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO AWARD AN EMERGENCY GRANT TO THE MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN AMERICA; EMERGENCY FUNDS WILL AID MUSEUM IN RECOVERY EFFORTS AFTER FIRE DAMAGED UP TO 85,000 ARTIFACTS
02/26/20
AFTER SHOCKING REVELATION THAT NORLITE, LLC. HAS BURNED CARCINOGENIC & FIRE RESISTANT PFAS, RELEASING TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO THE AIR AND POTENTIALLY WATER OF & SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE DOD TO IMMEDIATELY “CEASE AND DESIST“ INCINERATING TOXINS IN COHOES AND NATIONWIDE; SENATORS CALL FOR GREATER SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY IN STORAGE, SHIPPING, AND EVENTUAL DISPOSAL OF PFAS-LADEN WASTE
02/26/20
Schumer Offers Detailed Proposal For $8.5 Billion In Emergency Coronavirus Funding
02/26/20
WITH MAMARONECK & SHELDRAKE RIVER FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT DELAYED YET AGAIN, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ENGEL CALL ON ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY OVERSEEING ARMY CORPS FOR AN IMMEDIATE EXPLANATION AND FULL REVIEW OF FLAWED EVALUATION PROCESS THAT LEFT WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS IN THE DARK & WITHOUT KEY FLOOD PROTECTION
02/24/20
FOLLOWING HIS RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER BRINGS MLB TOP BRASS DIRECTLY TO NYSEG STADIUM TO MEET DIRECTLY WITH STAKEHOLDERS & COMMUNITY LEADERS TO SEE FACILITY AND ASSESS ALL OPTIONS BEFORE ANY PLAN IS FINALIZED; WITH TEAM’S FUTURE UNCERTAIN, SENATOR STEPS UP TO THE PLATE TO SHOW MLB BINGHAMTON’S ALL-STAR TRACK RECORD
02/23/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: TSA IS STILL USING ‘TIKTOK’ APP ON SOCIAL MEDIA; SENATOR SAYS RISKS TO AMERICAN & FED SECURITY VIA THE PLATFORM REMAIN; PENTAGON & DHS HAVE BANNED IT, TSA SHOULD TOO
02/20/20
WITH RECORD LAKE LEVELS & SPRING FLOOD THREATS LOOMING, SCHUMER PUSHES VITAL NEW FIXES FOR BATTERED WAYNE COUNTY BEACHES AND BREAKWALLS; JOINED BY A SEA OF HOMEOWNERS STILL RECOVERING FROM STORMS, SENATOR ANNOUNCES MULTI-MILLION $$ FIX TO CHARLES POINT BREAKWATER & LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO RESTORE & STABILIZE CRESCENT BEACH, BLIND SODUS, PORT BAY
02/19/20
IN FULL-COURT PUSH & STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND VIETNAM VETS, SCHUMER WILL DEMAND FEDS ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL APPROVE VA CARE & COMPENSATION FOR LOCAL VETS SUFFERING FROM AGENT-ORANGE LINKED SICKNESSES; SENATOR SAYS NY’S +240,000 VIETNAM VETS—MANY ON LI—FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY & SHOULDN’T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS, TOOIN FULL-COURT PUSH & STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND VIETNAM VETS, SCHUMER WILL DEMAND FEDS ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL APPROVE VA CARE & COMPENSATION FOR LOCAL VETS SUFFERING FROM AGENT-ORAN
02/16/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: BURIED IN JUST-OUT POTUS BUDGET IS RISKY PLAN TO TOTALLY ELIMINATE DOG-SNIFFING BOMB DETECTION TEAMS AT NYC TRANSIT HUBS LIKE PENN, AIRPORTS & MORE; TEAMS ACROSS COUNTRY WOULD BE SLASHED TO ZERO; SENATOR ANNOUNCES NEW FIGHT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFETY PACK PROTECTING US
02/13/20
FOLLOWING SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND PUSH, FEMA, NYS DHSES & CISA LED SECURITY GRANT WORKSHOP TO AID NONPROFIT APPLICANTS
02/10/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: NYC COULD SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS TO HELP FEDS TACKLE CORONAVIRUS—BUT CITY STILL HAS NO GUARANTEE FROM FEDS THAT THEY’LL BE REIMBURSED; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS SIGN ON DOTTED LINE & REIMBURSE CITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENSES
02/10/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE FED WARNING ‘DOLLAR’ STORES ACROSS ERIE COUNTY & WESTERN NEW YORK ARE STILL STOCKING CHEAP, DANGEROUS, CHINA-MADE, OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS & PRODUCTS THAT COULD MAKE YOU SICK—OR WORSE; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS HONE IN ON WNY STORES & URGES 85 LOCAL STORES TO CHECK THE SHELVES & TOSS WHAT’S BAD
02/10/20
SCHUMER REVEALS: ONONDAGA LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SEEING FRIGHTENING RISE OF ‘GHOST GUNS’ USED IN CRIMES; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO USE LAW ALREADY ON BOOKS TO CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE THAT TRIGGERS UNREGISTERED GHOST GUNS & WORK WITH LOCALS TO MAP EXTENT OF GHOST GUN PARTS IN CNY
02/07/20
STANDING WITH TWO ‘MISS STATEN ISLAND’ WINNERS, SCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE FED WARNING ‘DOLLAR’ STORES ACROSS ISLAND ARE STILL STOCKING CHEAP, DANGEROUS CHINA-MADE OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS & PRODUCTS THAT COULD MAKE YOU SICK—OR WORSE; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS HONE IN ON SI STORES & URGES 11 LOCAL STORES TO CHECK THE SHELVES & TOSS WHAT’S BAD
02/04/20
SCHUMER INVITES 6-YEAR-OLD BRONX NATIVE, JONATHAN FISHER, TO STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR SAYS IF TRUMP’S HEALTHCARE SABOTAGE IS SUCCESSFUL, JONATHAN’S HEALTHCARE—AND MILLIONS MORE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS—WOULD CALLOUSLY BE RIPPED AWAY
January 2020
01/30/20
WITH NEARLY $2 MILLION AT RISK & CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR 10,000+ WESTERN NEW YORK STUDENTS IN JEOPARDY, SCHUMER PRESSES BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS TO CUT THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE AND SECURE IMPACT AID FOR SIX NATIVE AMERICAN WNY DISTRICTS
01/29/20
FOLLOWING HORRIFIC MONSEY ATTACK, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LOWEY ANNOUNCE FEMA & DHS-LED WEBINARS FOR ROCKLAND NONPROFITS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP, ON FED SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM; CALL ON NYS DHSES TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM TO ASSIST ROCKLAND APPLICANTS ASAP
01/29/20
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON NAVY AWARDING LOCKHEED MARTIN IN SALINA +$185M CONTRACT TO MODERNIZE ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
