August 2019
08/01/19
WITH QUALITY & HEALTH QUESTIONS PLAGUING PRIVATE HOUSING AT NY BASES LIKE WEST POINT, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MULTI-TIERED EFFORT TO CLEAN UP CONDITIONS FOR OUR TROOPS & THEIR FAMILIES AND IMMEDIATELY INCREASE OVERSIGHT & REGULATIONS; SENATOR SAYS NATION’S HEROES DESERVE BEST HOUSING POSSIBLE
08/01/19
MORELLE, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO DEDICATE FAIRPORT POST OFFICE TO LOUISE AND BOB SLAUGHTER
July 2019
07/31/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $750K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR
07/29/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED DECISION AGAINST BEES COULD STING MOHAWK VALLEY, LOCAL AG, FOOD SUPPLY & LOCAL ECONOMY IF NOT REVERSED; AS HONEY BEE POPULATION SPIRALS, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO STEP-UP DATA COLLECTION OF INSECT TO HELP COMBAT TREND & KEEP LOCAL POPULATIONS, BIZ & JOBS BUZZING
07/29/19
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON OFFICIAL GROUNDBREAKING OF CANOPY GROWTH’S FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND $150M HEMP INDUSTRIAL PARK, SITED IN THE HEART OF BROOME COUNTY & BRINGING 400 GOOD-PAYING JOBS AND INDUSTRY GROWTH TO THE REGION
07/28/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED DECISION AGAINST BEES COULD STING NYC & LONG ISLAND, LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY & ECONOMY IF NOT REVERSED; AS HONEY BEE POPULATION SPIRALS, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO STEP-UP DATA COLLECTION OF INSECT TO HELP COMBAT TREND & KEEP LOCAL POPULATIONS, BIZ & JOBS BUZZING
07/26/19
AHEAD OF FCC VOTE THAT COULD PUT PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS AT RISK, GILLIBRAND AND SCHUMER CALL ON FCC TO PROTECT LOCAL TV PROGRAMMING
07/26/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $900K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CDC HEALTH STUDY ON TOXIC PFAS CHEMICALS IN NEW YORK STATE
07/25/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR WIN FOR MOHAWK VALLEY UAS INDUSTRY: AX ENTERPRIZE & THALES USA LAND +$7M ROME LAB PARTNERSHIP
07/25/19
ON THE HEELS OF HIS APRIL VISIT TO LAKE GEORGE & TIRELESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $500K IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO UPGRADE LAKE GEORGE’S OUTDATED AND FAILING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SENATOR SAYS FUNDING WILL ENSURE “QUEEN OF AMERICAN LAKES” & ADIRONDACK HOT SPOT MAINTAINS THE PRISTINE WATER THAT MADE IT FAMOUS
07/24/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $115K IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO PRO ACTION OF STEUBEN & YATES, INC.
07/24/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, $2.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL DOT FUNDING TO THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR NEW ELECTRIC BUSES, INFRASTRUCTURE
07/23/19
IN MEETING WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE NOMINEE, SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT THAT NEW SEC DEF WILL VISIT ROME LAB TO SEE FIRST HAND HOW INCREASED INVESTMENTS TRANSLATED INTO CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT; TRIP WILL MARK FIRST EVER VISIT A SEC DEF MAKES TO ROME TO SEE LAB’S CRITICAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATION’S CYBER DEFENSE NETWORK & MOHAWK VALLEY ECONOMY
07/22/19
FOLLOWING SEVERE UPTICK OF SUICIDE DEATHS IN CENTRAL NY & NATIONWIDE, SCHUMER LAUNCHES THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO COMBAT THE DEVASTATING TREND; POINTING TO THE HIGHEST SUICIDE RATE IN DECADES, SCHUMER SAYS ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK ARE NEEDED TO REACH MORE PEOPLE IN PAIN & SAVE PRECIOUS LIVES
07/22/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS LONG-STANDING PUSH, $49 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR CORNELL CHESS LAB UNDER NEW, 5-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION; FUNDING WILL BE USED TO CONTINUE LAB’S 40-YEAR HISTORY OF GROUNDBREAKING DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
07/22/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED DECISION HITS BEES BUT COULD ALSO STING CAPITAL REGION, LOCAL AG, FOOD SUPPLY & ECONOMY IF NOT REVERSED; AS HONEY BEE POPULATION SPIRALS, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO STEP-UP DATA COLLECTION OF INSECT TO HELP COMBAT TREND & KEEP UPSTATE POPULATIONS, BIZ & JOBS BUZZING
07/21/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: EMERGENCY MEDICAL KITS ABOARD AIRPLANES DO NOT HAVE TO STOCK LIFE-SAVING MEDICINE—LIKE THAT FOUND IN EPIPENS; SINCE 2001, AIRLINES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED FAA FOR A PASS; SENATOR DEMANDS AIRLINES & FAA REVERSE COURSE & STOCK PLANES WITH EPIPENS BECAUSE THEY CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF KIDS & ADULTS DURING AN EMERGENCY
07/19/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR L.E.A.P. IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
07/18/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FUNDING FOR OLEDWORKS IN ROCHESTER
07/15/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, $39.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO BRING BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS TO +15,000 RURAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES UPSTATE; SENATOR SAYS FUNDS WILL HELP BRING UPSTATE NY ECONOMIES INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
