June 2019
06/28/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING MAJOR PUSH, BIPARTISAN FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT PASSES SENATE; FIRST-EVER TARGETED FENTANYL SANCTIONS BILL WILL HOLD CHINA ACCOUNTABLE FOR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING, SIMILAR TO RUSSIA SANCTIONS; ALSO COMES WITH MORE TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
06/26/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $7.9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR A NEW SUNY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO HELP TRAIN NEW YORKERS FOR GOOD ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS
06/24/19
SCHUMER: GROWING CONCERN ACROSS BETHPAGE INTO NAVY CONTRACTOR TASKED TO INVESTIGATE & REPORT ON RADIUM LEVELS AROUND PLUME DEMANDS ACTION; SENATOR PUSHES TO INCLUDE NEW AMENDMENT IN MUST-PASS LEGISLATION TO GUARANTEE LI’S GROUNDWATER TEST RESULTS GET AN INDEPENDENT, SECOND LOOK
06/24/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR OGDENSBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
06/23/19
SCHUMER URGES FED CRACKDOWN TO INSPECT, DETECT & REMOVE DANGEROUS, COUNTERFEIT E-CIG PRODUCTS MADE IN CHINA & AIMED AT KIDS FROM MARKET; FAKE PODS, WITH ALLURING FLAVORS, LIKE FRUITS & CANDY FDA HAS ACTED ON ARE NOW FLOODING MARKET ILLEGALLY
06/21/19
FOLLOWING RECENT FLOOD OF ROBOCALLS THAT WOKE UP THOUSANDS OF UPSTATE NY’ERS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, SCHUMER URGES HOUSE TO PASS ROBOCALL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTY IDENTITIES, WALLETS AND CURB ROBOCALLS
06/21/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: PRIVATIZED HOUSING FOR WEST POINT FAMILIES PLAGUED BY MOLD, HAZARDS TO PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO PASS DEFENSE BILL WITH PROVISIONS TO INTRODUCE TENANT BILL OF RIGHTS & STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR OUR NATION’S HEROES & THEIR FAMILIES
06/21/19
SCHUMER ATTENDS GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION FOR BRAND NEW AMY’S KITCHEN FACILITY IN GOSHEN, FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO GET PROJECT APPROVED BY FEDS; SENATOR SAYS MAJOR INVESTMENT IS THE PERFECT RECIPE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & 680 GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
06/19/19
Schumer Requests Treasury Inspector General Investigate Administration’s Decision to Delay Redesign of Twenty-Dollar Bill Picturing Abolitionist Harriet Tubman
06/17/19
AT HISTORIC GRANT COTTAGE, SITE WHERE LEGENDARY PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT WERE COMPLETED, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO DESIGNATE SARATOGA GEM AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK; OFFICIAL DESIGNATION WOULD BE A BOON TO CAPITAL REGION TOURISM ECONOMY
06/17/19
AS HISTORIC WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE AT LAKE ONTARIO, SCHUMER TOURS FLOODING DAMAGE IN CAYUGA COUNTY & LAUNCHES NEW PUSH TO FUND PERMANENT REPAIR OF VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTING VILLAGE OF FAIR HAVEN FROM PROPERTY LOSS & DAMAGE ASAP
06/17/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ROSE ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR HARDENING OF SANDY-DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE
06/16/19
ON HEELS OF CHOPPER CRASH IN MANHATTAN & WITH LACK OF DATA AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION, SCHUMER URGES FAA TO REQUIRE ALL HELICOPTERS BE EQUIPPED WITH “BLACK BOXES,” JUST LIKE COMMERCIAL PLANES
06/13/19
Schumer Floor Remarks Urging The United States Navy To Name A Ship After Upstate New York Native, Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent
06/13/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER OF GREENE COUNTY
06/12/19
AS THE SOUTHERN TIER CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM HISTORIC 2006 & 2011 FLOODS, SCHUMER CALLS ON ARMY CORPS TO GIVE COMMUNITIES MAXIMUM TIME TO REVIEW & COMMENT ON UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN RESILIENCY STUDY; SENATOR SAYS EXTENDING FINALIZATION DEADLINE IS VITAL TO ENSURE SOUTHERN TIER COMMUNITIES HAVE FULL OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS & HAVE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ANSWERED
06/12/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $800K IN FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION FUNDING FOR THE OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AND PORT AUTHORITY IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
06/11/19
SCHUMER: ROCHESTER HARRIS CORP. WINS MASSIVE ORDER TO MANUFACTURE +850 MANPACK RADIOS FOR THE ARMY; SENATOR SAYS ARMY RECOGNIZES ROCHESTER’S HARRIS CORP. PROVIDES THE MOST DURABLE, DEPENDABLE & INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS
06/10/19
AS RECORD-SETTING WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE AT LAKE ONTARIO, SCHUMER TOURS FLOODING DAMAGE IN MONROE COUNTY AND LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO FUND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RESILIENCY BLUEPRINT TO PROTECT LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE FROM FUTURE FLOODING
06/10/19
AS RECORD-SETTING WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE AT LAKE ONTARIO, SCHUMER TOURS FLOODING DAMAGE IN NIAGARA COUNTY AND LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO FUND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RESILIENCY BLUEPRINT TO PROTECT LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE FROM FUTURE FLOODING
