October 2019
10/22/19
SCHUMER BUILDS SUPPORT TODAY—AND FORCES SENATE FLOOR VOTE TOMORROW—TO RESTORE UPSTATE HOMEOWNERS’ SALT DEDUCTION, NOW COSTING NEW YORK TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS MORE EACH YEAR; SENATOR WILL DEPLOY SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE POWER TO OVERTURN IRS RULE THAT MAKES NY’ERS INELIGIBLE FOR WORKAROUND
10/21/19
FOLLOWING JULY’S HEARTBREAKING DEATH OF ROCHESTER TODDLER, SCHUMER JOINS VICTIM’S MOTHER TO EXPOSE GAPING LOOPHOLES IN FED GREASE TRAP REGS; SENATOR DEMANDS OSHA ADOPT COMMON-SENSE SAFETY REGS FOR GREASE TRAP LIDS ASAP, BEFORE THEY CAUSE MORE TRAGEDY
10/21/19
SCHUMER: LASALLE PARK & WARD PUMPING STATION’S $100M REVITALIZATION IN DANGER FROM CRUMBLING SEAWALL; FEDS HAVE YET TO APPROVE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR 100% OF PROJECT, +$5M, PUTTING CITY’S RENAISSANCE ON HOLD; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO APPROVE PROJECT & GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND ASAP
10/20/19
SCHUMER URGES FDA TO INVESTIGATE NEW REPORT SHOWING MEDLEY OF TOXIC METALS IN BABY FOODS; FEDS HAVE NOT MOVED TO SET REGS THAT WOULD FORCE INDUSTRY TO ADDRESS EXPOSURES & ALLEVIATE CONCERNS FOR HEALTH OF OUR YOUNGEST; PARENTS ARE RIGHTFULLY ANXIOUS
10/18/19
SCHUMER, WITH DIRECT INTERVENTION TO USDA, CUTS THROUGH RED TAPE, SECURES WAIVER FOR PORT OF OSWEGO TO EXPORT 20K METRIC TONS OF NY SOYBEANS ACROSS GLOBE; SENATOR DEMANDS USDA GRANT YEAR-LONG EXTENSION, OPEN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR NY FARMERS & ALLOW THOUSANDS OF TONS OF UPSTATE SOYBEANS TO BE SHIPPED OUT AS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ROLL INTO NY ECONOMY
10/18/19
Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce +$62K USDA Award to Carey Institute in Rensselaerville
10/17/19
SCHUMER: IN THE WAKE OF 18-DAY FOREST FIRE THAT RAVAGED PICTURESQUE DUTCHESS & PUTNAM COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND NATURAL LAND, FEDS SHOULD STEP IN & LEND A HAND; SENATOR URGES U.S. FOREST SERVICE TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS TO IDENTIFY & SECURE FEDERAL $$$ TO RESTORE HUDSON VALLEY NATURAL BEAUTY
10/17/19
FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES A VITAL PROVISION TO UPDATE UNFAIR PROTEIN CREDITING SYSTEM, MAKING GREEK YOGURT MORE ECONOMICAL IN NATIONAL SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS & SUPPORTING DAIRY INDUSTRY
10/16/19
SCHUMER, TONKO, GILLIBRAND, DELGADO, STEFANIK INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN PLAN TO SET FEDERAL LIMOUSINE-SAFETY REGULATIONS & CLOSE SAFETY LOOPHOLES TO GET DANGEROUS VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD; CALL FOR IMMEDIATE REVIEW & PASSAGE TO HONOR THE TWENTY LIVES LOST IN SCHOHARIE
10/15/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: MILLIONS OF FED DOLLARS BELONGING TO LONG ISLAND & NEEDED LOCALLY TO BATTLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SAVE LIVES IS LOCKED IN LIMBO UNTIL SENATE MOVES; WITH THOUSAND(S) OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS ON LONG ISLAND LAST YEAR ALONE, SENATOR MAKES PUBLIC PUSH TO KEEP LI FUNDS FLOWING
10/11/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, NEW & HIGHEST EVER 5-YEAR, $409.9 MILLION WORK AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCHESTER LASER LAB AND FEDERAL DEPT. OF ENERGY; SENATOR SAYS AGREEMENT IS CRITICAL FOR LAB TO CONTINUE GROUNDBREAKING NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH
10/10/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $395K IN APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FUNDING FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER WEST REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN SALAMANCA
10/09/19
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON BINGHMATON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR M. STANLEY WHITTINGHAM WINNING NOBEL PRIZE
10/08/19
WITH NEW YORK STATE BAN ON KID-FRIENDLY E-CIG FLAVORS TOTALLY FROZEN, SCHUMER --STANDING WITH ORANGE COUNTY KIDS-- PUSHES NEW PLAN THAT BANS FLAVORS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL; LEGISLATION, WITH STRONG BACKERS, COULD PASS—BUT IT REQUIRES CONGRESS TO ACT
10/08/19
AFTER DECADES OF ARSENIC SEEPING INTO PUTNAM DRINKING WATER & SOIL, SCHUMER CALLS ON EPA TO PUT KENT MINE ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES CLEAN-UP LIST ASAP; SENATOR DEMANDS EPA CLEAN UP THE MESS ASAP & FINALLY RESTORE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PEACE OF MIND IN PUTNAM
10/08/19
WITH NEW YORK STATE BAN ON KID-FRIENDLY E-CIG FLAVORS TOTALLY FROZEN, SCHUMER—STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND KIDS—PUSHES NEW PLAN THAT BANS FLAVORS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL; LEGISLATION, WITH STRONG BACKERS, COULD PASS—BUT IT REQUIRES CONGRESS TO ACT
10/07/19
AT BOEHM FARM AND ORCHARD IN GREENE COUNTY, SCHUMER TOUTS RECENTLY-SECURED FIX TO CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM, WHICH WILL MAINTAIN & SECURE UPSTATE NY’S POSITION AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN APPLE PRODUCTION
10/07/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: AS HACKS CONTINUE TO SWEEP NATION & HIT RIGHT HERE IN ALBANY, U.S. FACES +314K CYBERSECURITY WORKER SHORTAGE; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH FOR FIRST EVER FEDERAL PROGRAM TO WORK WITH UNIVERSITIES, LIKE UALBANY, & LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TRAIN NEW GEN OF CYBER EXPERTS, CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS & SECURE AMERICAN DATA
10/07/19
EIGHT MONTHS SINCE ITS EXPIRATION & SIX MONTHS AFTER BIPARTISAN HOUSE PASSAGE, THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REMAINS BLOCKED BY SENATE LEADERSHIP, LEAVING CRITICAL PROGRAMS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN LIMBO; WITH +1K DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS IN SYRACUSE LAST YEAR, SCHUMER PUSHES FOR SENATE VOTE ASAP
10/07/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $267K IN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDING FOR LIVINGSTON COUNTY TO KEEP 20-YEAR CRIME VICTIM SPECIALIST PROGRAM FROM ENDING
