March 2019
03/21/19
SCHUMER: NORTH COUNTRY WINERIES ARE MISSING OUT ON BARRELS OF BUSINESS FROM CANADIAN CUSTOMERS DUE TO RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN IMPORT POLICIES RESULTING IN MASSIVE TAXES & FEES ON NY WINES; SCHUMER CALLS ON U.S. TRADE REP TO ELIMINATE UNFAIR BARRIERS IN TRADE TALKS, LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR NORTH COUNTRY WINERIES
03/21/19
SCHUMER CALLS ON DOD TO MAKE WNY & CUBRC THE NATIONAL EPICENTER OF HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT – A NEW FRONTIER IN MILITARY EXCELLENCE & SUPERIORITY THAT COULD BOOST HUNDREDS OF JOBS & THE REGIONAL ECONOMY IN WNY; SENATOR BRINGS KEY DOD RESEARCH & ENGINEERING BOSS TO CUBRC – THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE US – TO PUSH FOR INCREASED INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY IN BUFFALO
03/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND ANSWERS ON ACTING SECRETARY OF INTERIOR’S PLAN FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING
03/20/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE VILLAGE OF SALTAIRE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
03/19/19
SCHUMER DEMANDS FAA PUT LONG ISLAND’S AIR TRAFFIC TRACON FACILITY FIRST IN LINE FOR BILLIONS IN NEW FAA FUNDS JUST-PROPOSED IN TRUMP BUDGET; SENATOR SAYS SPECIFIC DOLLARS SHOULD GO TO LI FIRST & CEMENT LOCAL TRACON HUB FOR YEARS TO COME
03/19/19
SCHUMER: HARRIS CORP DELIVERS 9K STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIOS TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION UNDER NEW $25M+ CONTRACT; SENATOR SAYS ROCHESTER COMPANY PROVIDES THE MOST DURABLE, DEPENDABLE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR CBP
03/18/19
AS THE OPIOID CRISIS CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE CAPITAL REGION, WITH OVER 224 OPIOID DEATHS SINCE 2016, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH FOR CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO AID POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN QUICKLY & EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFYING LETHAL DRUGS LIKE FENTANYL; SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PASS NEW BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP LOCAL PD’S PAY FOR HIGH-TECH TOOL
03/14/19
WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE OF ALCOA’S THREE-YEAR ELECTRICITY DEAL WITH THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY LOOMING, SENATOR CALLS ON NYPA TO CONTINUE SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP, REACH NEW DEAL & MAINTAIN HUNDREDS OF GOOD-PAYING NORTH COUNTRY JOBS ASAP
03/14/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THAT LEGISLATION TO PERMANENTLY REAUTHORIZE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW
03/13/19
SCHUMER ANALYSIS: THE ADMINISTRATION’S BUDGET PROPOSAL IS A GUT-PUNCH TO UPSTATE NEW YORK, SLASHING AND ELIMINATING PROGRAMS VITAL TO MIDDLE CLASS; SENATOR HIGHLIGHTS MOST SEVERE AND ALARMING PROPOSED CUTS
03/12/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, REED ANNOUNCE JAMESTOWN COMEDY CENTER IS OFFICIALLY THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER OF THE UNITED STATES; THE 2019 LANDS PACKAGE HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW
03/10/19
SCHUMER URGES OUTGOING FDA COMMISH TO ENSURE BAN ON KID-FRIENDLY E-CIG FLAVORS WITHIN MONTH—BEFORE HE LEAVES; PLANS ARE IN JEOPARDY AFTER HIS DEPARTURE; E-CIG USE AMONG NYC/LI KIDS SURGING
03/08/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, KATKO CALL ON U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR REPAIRS TO LITTLE SODUS BAY HARBOR IN THE VILLAGE OF FAIR HAVEN
03/08/19
IN A PERSONAL MEETING WITH US TRADE REP LIGHTHIZER, SCHUMER CALLS FOR THE EXEMPTION OF NEW YORK AIR BRAKE FROM RECENTLY-IMPOSED TARIFFS; SAYS TARIFFS WILL COST NEW YORK AIR BRAKE MILLIONS AND COULD JEOPARDIZE UPSTATE JOBS
03/07/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: JUST-PASSED FEDERAL SPENDING BILL INCLUDES $14 MILLION TO PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND—HIGHEST LEVEL OF FUNDING IN 26 YEARS; SENATORS SAY $2 MILLION INCREASE IN FUNDS FROM LAST YEAR WILL HELP BETTER PROTECT ENVIRONMENT & LI ECONOMY
03/07/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY LAUNCH MAJOR PUSH TO BRING NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION SQUADRON TO STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE; REPS SAY STEWART IS THE IDEAL HOME FOR CRITICAL MISSION
03/06/19
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $750,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT 4,000 SENIOR CORPS VOLUNTEERS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
03/05/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER MAJOR PUSH, $49 MILLION BOOST FOR ESSENTIAL HUD LEAD-HAZARD REMOVAL EFFORTS; SAYS FUNDING WILL PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF UPSTATE NEW YORK CHILDREN FROM INSIDIOUS & IRREVERSIBLE LEAD POISONING
03/04/19
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS SUCCESSFUL PUSH FOR $7 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR EAST ROCKAWAY INLET DREDGING, THAT SAND WILL BE PUMPED ONTO PREVIOUSLY-CLOSED PART OF ROCKAWAY BEACH, CLEARING THE WAY FOR AN OPEN 2019 BEACH SEASON
03/04/19
STANDING AT ONE OF LI’S RISKY RAIL CROSSINGS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW PLAN TO PASS NATIONAL RAIL CROSSING SAFETY BILL THAT WOULD HELP LI FUND NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN SAVE LIVES; NEW MAKEUP OF CONGRESS COULD GET IT DONE IN BOTH HOUSES
