January 2020
01/02/20
SCHUMER: LONG ISLAND DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES THAT RISKED HEALTH OF PUBLIC & GAVE BAD RAP TO IMPORTANT LOCAL INDUSTRY MUST BE PROBED WITH FULL FED AUTHORITY; FDA HAS DONE ITS JOB, NOW HHS MUST DO THEIRS; ONE BAD APPLE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO SPOIL ENTIRE BUNCH FOR INDUSTRY IMPORTANT TO LI ECONOMY & JOBS
December 2019
12/30/19
SCHUMER: PERSISTENT AND GROWING SPATE OF HATE CRIMES IN AMERICA IS A NATIONAL CRISIS; SENATOR DEMANDS MUCH STRONGER FED ACTION TO BRING RELEIF TO AT-RISK RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NY & NATION; OUTLINES PLAN TO INCREASE FUNDS TO PROTECT PLACES OF WORSHIP & PROSECUTE HATE CRIMES
12/30/19
SCHUMER: PERSISTENT AND GROWING SPATE OF HATE CRIMES IN AMERICA IS A NATIONAL CRISIS; SENATOR DEMANDS MUCH STRONGER FED ACTION TO BRING RELIEF TO AT-RISK RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NY & NATION; OUTLINES PLAN TO INCREASE FUNDS TO PROTECT PLACES OF WORSHIP & PROSECUTE HATE CRIMES
12/29/19
Schumer Briefed By FBI On Monsey Attack; Demands Thorough Fed Investigation Of This Specific Attack & Other Anti-Semitic Attacks In Recent Days
12/23/19
FOR THE 21st CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES; ANNUAL TOUR OF STATE FINISHES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY; 2019 ENDS WITH 152 TOTAL VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND
12/23/19
SCHUMER REVEALS FARMERS HAVE SUICIDE RATE MORE THAN THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN GENERAL POPULATION, STANDS WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY FARMERS TO LAUNCH 2-PRONGED PLAN TO COMBAT DEVASTATING TREND; WITH INTENSIFYING PRESSURE ON FARMERS, FEDS MUST DO FAR MORE TO REACH UPSTATE NY FARMERS IN PAIN & SAVE LIVES IN CAPITAL REGION & NORTH COUNTRY
12/23/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW YORK IS BEING SHORT-CHANGED ON VITAL FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS & THEIR DEPTS; BUT SENATOR JUST GOT MILLIONS IN RECENTLY-APPROVED FED BUDGET TO BOOST CAUSE—AND NOW HE WANTS UPSTATE NY TO GET MORE OF IT SO LOCAL HEROES AREN’T LEFT WITHOUT CRITICAL RESOURCES
12/20/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: VA IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH MAJOR STUDY ON ‘TOXINS,’ BUT LI’S NORTHPORT ALREADY DID STUDY ON CANCER-CAUSING PARASITE, LIVER-FLUKE, THAT VA HAS SITTING ON A SHELF; SENATOR DEMANDS VA INCORPORATE LI’S DATA IN NEW STUDY TO GIVE VETS ANSWERS & CARE THEY DESERVE
12/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FUNDS $495 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
12/20/19
FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE $547 MILLION IN FEDERAL CRIME PREVENTION FUNDING IN JUST-PASSED BIPARTISAN SPENDING PACKING
12/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEDS HAVE HEEDED THEIR CALL, APPROVED MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR NEW YORK STATE TO EIGHTEEN UPSTATE COUNTIES IMPACTED BY THE HALLOWEEN STORM
12/20/19
STILL ON THE FRONT LINES OF COMBATING LYME DISEASE, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION INCREASE IN CDC LYME DISEASE FUNDING & INCLUSION OF KAY HAGAN TICK ACT IN FINAL, BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL; SENATORS SAY FUNDING BOOST & BILL ARE VITAL TO SUPPORT ALL-OUT WAR AGAINST TICK-BORNE DISEASES ACROSS UPSTATE NY
12/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE RECORD-SETTING $90 MILLION IN SECURITY FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; INCLUDED IN FINAL, BIPARTISAN FED BUDGET DEAL, SURGE IN FUNDS IS 50% MORE THAN LAST YEAR
12/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THAT FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, U.S.–ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS TO RECEIVE $500 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS
12/19/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, $80 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB IN JUST-PASSED BI-PARTISAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
12/19/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE $2.5 MILLION IN 2020 FUNDING FOR CRITICAL NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY AND $5 MILLION BOOSTS FOR TWO ESSENTIAL FIREFIGHTER GRANT PROGRAMS IN BIPARTISAN SPENDING BILL; SCHUMER-BACKED REGISTRY GETS $1.5M INCREASE TO HELP RESEARCHERS TRACK, TREAT AND EVENTUALLY THWART CONNECTION BETWEEN FIREFIGHTERS & CANCER
12/19/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO ANNOUNCE THAT SOON-TO-PASS APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCREASES FUNDING CAP FOR ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR TO $14 MILLION
12/19/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR RELENTLESS ADVOCACY & THE ADMINISTRATION’S PREVIOUS PLAN TO CUT VITAL FUNDING TO NY SCHOOLS, BIPARTISAN SPENDING BILL INCLUDES +$1.4B IN IMPACT AID FUNDING—A $40 MILLION INCREASE—TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS ON FEDERAL LAND, INCLUDING THOSE NEAR WEST POINT, FT. DRUM & NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS
12/18/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND MALONEY URGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD TO SELECT STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE AS SITE OF NEW AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION SQUADRON
12/18/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE: AS PART OF SOON-TO-PASS BIPARTISAN SPENDING BILL, HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN UNDER OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, RECEIVE $5M INCREASE FOR FY2020; SENATORS SAY PROGRAM PLAYS ESSENTIAL ROLE IN COMBATTING OPIOID EPIDEMIC
