June 2019
06/09/19
SCHUMER: NEW STUDIES SHOW CERTAIN INGREDIENTS IN SUNSCREEN MIGHT POSE UNKNOWN HARM TO KIDS & ADULTS; SCHUMER DEMANDS EXPEDITED REVIEW OF ALL ADDITIVES IN SUNSCREEN TO DETERMINE IF ANY ARE UNSAFE BEFORE INK ON NEW RULES IS DRY
06/08/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO APPROVE TWO CRITICAL PROJECTS FOR TOWN OF GREECE AND YOUNGSTOWN TO PROTECT AGAINST LAKE ONTARIO FLOOD DAMAGE
06/05/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ITHACA COLLEGE
06/04/19
SCHUMER FLOOR REMARKS URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO NAME A SHIP AFTER UPSTATE NEW YORK NATIVE, SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHANNON KENT
06/04/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $6.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
06/04/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, BRINDISI ANNOUNCE OVER $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GREATER BINGHAMTON AIRPORT
06/03/19
SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED PLAN TO ‘REFORM’ NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM COULD SOAK SI’ERS WITH INCREASED PREMIUMS & LOWER PROPERTY VALUES; PLAN WOULD USE DATA IN A WAY THAT UNFAIRLY PUTS A BULLSEYE ON SI HOMEOWNERS; SENATOR DEMANDS ADMIN IMMEDIATELY HALT PLAN & ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS, NOW
06/03/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, BRINDISI ANNOUNCE OVER $8.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GRIFFISS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ONEIDA COUNTY
06/03/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FINGER LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT IN SENECA COUNTY
06/02/19
SCHUMER: NEW STUDY REVEALS INTERNET SPEED ACROSS NYC & LI MUCH SLOWER THAN PROVIDERS ADVERTISE & FCC RECORDS; SENATOR URGES CORRECTIVE ACTION BE TAKEN BY THE FCC & PROVIDERS
May 2019
05/29/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY APPROVE POTENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LAKE ONTARIO & ST. LAWRENCE RIVER COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY FLOODING & EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS
05/29/19
SCHUMER RALLIES: FEDS SHOULD NOT HAMMER LI HOMEOWNERS TAKING PART IN SUFFOLK’S INNOVATIVE, NEW SEPTIC PROGRAM WITH ONEROUS IRS TAX BILL; LOCAL PROGRAM IS MEANT TO REDUCE MASSIVE NITROGEN POLLUTION IN LI WATERWAYS, NOT INCREASE TAXES ON THOSE PARTICIPATING
05/23/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL THAT JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES OVER $40M IN FUNDING FOR NEW RAILHEAD AND UAV HANGAR AT FORT DRUM; SENATORS SAY PROJECTS WOULD MODERNIZE BASE INFRASTRUCTURE, ENHANCE READINESS
05/23/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS YEARS-LONG PUSH FOR ROBOCALL RELIEF, THE SENATE HAS TAKEN A MASSIVE STEP FORWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NON-STOP ROBOCALLS PLAGUING NEW YORK BY PASSING THE TRACED ACT; LANDMARK LEGISLATION WILL GIVE FEDERAL AGENCIES NEWFOUND TOOLS AND AUTHORITY TO HELP KILL THE CALLS
05/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $600,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMBAT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
05/20/19
IN MIDST OF PROM & WEDDING SEASON, SCHUMER PUSHES PLAN TO ADVANCE BROAD LIMO SAFETY REFORMS USING FEDERAL TRANSPO ‘MOST WANTED LIST’; PRIORITY SAFETY DESIGNATION WOULD HELP DRIVE FWD NATIONAL REFORMS FAMILIES & ADVOCATES ARE DESPERATE TO ACHIEVE
05/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR CORTLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
05/19/19
SCHUMER: CHINESE STATE-OWNED COMPANY IS SELLING TRAIN CONTROL, WI-FI & OTHER TECH EQUIP TO AMERICAN SUBWAY SYSTEMS & WORKING WITH THE MTA; SENATOR CALLS ON COMMERCE DEPT. TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER CHINESE STATE-OWNED TECH POSES THREAT OR EXPOSES NATIONAL SECURITY VULNERABILITIES ACROSS TRANSIT
05/17/19
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF AGREEMENT WITH CANADA AND MEXICO TO END U.S.-IMPOSED TARIFFS ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM IMPORTS
05/16/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE CONFIRMATION OF THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION
