December 2018
12/13/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $300K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LAUNCH NY IN BUFFALO
12/13/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REMOVE LEAD HAZARDS FROM HOMES IN THE CITY OF UTICA
12/12/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REMOVE LEAD HAZARDS FROM HOMES IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
12/12/18
SCHUMER DELIVERS MAJOR VICTORIES FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK IN THE FINAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL; SCHUMER WENT TO BAT FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FARMERS – SAYS NEW BILL INCLUDES VITAL VICTORIES AND WILL BOOST UPSTATE NEW YORK’S ECONOMY; SCHUMER TOUTS SENATE PASSAGE AND URGES HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE HOUSE TO PASS FARM BILL IMMEDIATELY
12/12/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REMOVE LEAD HAZARDS FROM HOMES IN BROOME COUNTY
12/12/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REMOVE LEAD HAZARDS FROM HOMES IN NIAGARA COUNTY
12/10/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FUNDING FOR ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.
12/09/18
SCHUMER REVEALS: WORD ON STREET IS LONG ISLAND RAILROAD & METRO NORTH WILL—AS SOON AS TOMORROW—ANNOUNCE ANOTHER 2-YEAR EXTENSION TO FULLY INSTALL PTC; WITH 2018 DEADLINE CLOCK TICKING, SENATOR URGES RAILROADS TO MAXIMIZE $1 BILLION LOAN HE SECURED & MOVE FASTER; TWO MORE YEARS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SAFETY
12/07/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, HUD HAS DELIVERED OVER $13 MILLION IN DELAYED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING TO BUFFALO; SENATORS SAY WITH FUNDING NOW ACCESSIBLE, ON-HOLD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS CAN MOVE FORWARD ONCE AGAIN
12/07/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, HUD HAS DELIVERED ALMOST $5 MILLION IN DELAYED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING TO SYRACUSE; SENATORS SAY WITH FUNDING NOW ACCESSIBLE, ON-HOLD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY CAN MOVE FORWARD ONCE AGAIN
12/07/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $750,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE SUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S BINGHAMTON XCEED PROJECT
12/05/18
SCHUMER: NASA AWARDS OVER $195 MILLION CONTRACT TO HARRIS CORP. TO HELP BUILD THE FLAGSHIP WFIRST TELESCOPE IN ROCHESTER; CONTRACT COMES ON THE HEELS OF SCHUMER VISIT TO HARRIS CORP. TO PUSH TO FUND GROUNDBREAKING NASA SPACE TELESCOPE MISSION THAT SUPPORTS 160 ROCHESTER JOBS
12/03/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF OGDENSBURG IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
12/03/18
ARMED WITH BRAND NEW REPORT TO CONGRESS, SCHUMER UNVEILS TICK-BORNE DISEASE BATTLE PLAN FOR LONG ISLAND AS IT HEADS INTO 2019; LYME VACCINE, BETTER TESTS FOR DIAGNOSIS & MORE ARE ON THE CUSP-- BUT REQUIRE REAL FOCUS FROM FEDS
12/03/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $130K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE VILLAGE OF WHITEHALL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR A SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
12/02/18
SCHUMER: MASSIVE MARRIOTT BREACH, UNLIKE MOST HACKS, COMPROMISED TRAVELERS’ U.S. PASSPORT INFO, WHICH IN COMBO WITH OTHER STOLEN DATA, COULD CREATE GIANT IDENTITY THEFT HEADACHE FOR MANY; SENATOR DEMANDS MARRIOTT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THOSE AT GREATEST RISK & PAY FOR NEW PASSPORT IF CUSTOMER REQUESTS IT
November 2018
11/30/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $401K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF STERLING IN CAYUGA COUNTY
11/30/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND REVEAL: BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA WAITING ON OVER $15 MILLION IN CRITICAL HUD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING, HOLDING UP ESSENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND HURTING LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS; SENATORS DEMAND HUD IMMEDIATELY RELEASE MUCH-NEEDED FEDERAL FUNDS TO BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA
11/28/18
WITH HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IN FULL SWING, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO IMMEDIATELY PASS LEGISLATION THAT WILL THWART TOY SCALPERS FROM USING “GRINCH BOTS” ACROSS UPSTATE NY TO REAP PREDATORY PROFITS ON POPULAR GIFTS; SAYS NY FAMILIES SHOULDN’T PAY A KING’S RANSOM WHEN BUYING PRESENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN & LOVED ONES
11/26/18
SCHUMER REVEALS: LOOMING FED LAW WOULD KILL WESTCHESTER’S & ROCKLAND’S LIFE-SAVING FIRST RESPONDER RADIO SIGNAL—‘T-BAND’; WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND COPS, FIREFIGHTERS & EMS WOULD HAVE TO GET NEW RADIOS USING UNTESTED SYSTEM, WHILE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP WESTCHESTER EMERGENCY RADIO WORKING, AS IS
