October 2018
10/01/18
AFTER SCHUMER PUSH (AND AFTER FAA SAID ‘NO’), SOON-TO-PASS FAA REAUTH BILL WILL REQUIRE FEDS TO TACKLE AIRPLANE SEAT SIZE & MORE; SENATOR’S AMENDMENT WILL NOT BE REMOVED; AIRLINE SEATS & LEGROOM HAVE BEEN SHRINKING FOR YEARS, MAKING AIR TRAVEL UNCOMFORTABLE & OVERCROWDED
September 2018
09/28/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $89 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS IN JUST-PASSED EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
09/28/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MAJOR WEEK OF PROGRESS IN NEW YORK’S ONGOING BATTLE WITH THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, INCLUDING PASSAGE OF OVER $3 BILLION IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING, OVER $56 MILLION SENT TO NEW YORK BY FED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AND A BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL AGREEMENT ON A PACKAGE OF NEW OPIOID POLICY CHANGES AND PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS
09/28/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE UNITY HOUSE OF TROY TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST WOMEN
09/27/18
DURING A PERSONAL CALL, SCHUMER PUSHES GENERAL MOTORS CEO BARRA TO AWARD NEW MANUFACTURING WORK TO THE ROCHESTER GM COMPONENTS GROUP – ON THE HEELS OF ANNOUNCEMENT THAT GM WILL USE A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER AFTER 2021 FOR MANUFACTURING WORK CURRENTLY IN ROCHESTER
09/27/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $8 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR CORNELL CHESS LAB AS PART OF RECENTLY-PASSED DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL; FUNDING WILL MAINTAIN LAB’S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. AIR FORCE TO DEVELOP HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR AIRCRAFT
09/26/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE RECENTLY SENATE-PASSED DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES: $179 MILLION TO REMEDIATE, INVESTIGATE, AND PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGES FROM POTENTIAL PFOA/PFOS CONTAMINATION AT FEDERAL MILITARY BASES AND $10 MILLION FOR CDC HEALTH IMPACT STUDY ON PFOA/PFOS
09/26/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP BUILD A NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRIC CHARGING BUILDING FOR ROCHESTER BUSES
09/25/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ELMIRA CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT IN CHEMUNG COUNTY
09/25/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $11 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN BUFFALO FOR NEW BUSES
09/24/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEWLY-PASSED SENATE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES OVER $1.4 BILLION – A $32 MILLION INCREASE – IN FUNDING FOR THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS ON FEDERAL LAND, INCLUDING SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY, WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE HUDSON VALLEY
09/24/18
SCHUMER: HARRIS CORP. TO MAKE RADIOS UNDER NEW U.S. ARMY CONTRACT WORTH UP TO $3.9 BILLION; SENATOR SAYS ARMY RECOGNIZES ROCHESTER COMPANY PROVIDES THE MOST DURABLE, DEPENDABLE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
09/21/18
FOLLOWING HIS MAJOR PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE ARMY CORPS WILL DIRECT OVER $4 MILLION IN FUNDING TO REBUILD CRUMBLING ATHOL SPRINGS ROUTE 5 BARRIER ALONG LAKE ERIE; NEW BARRIER WILL ENSURE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, SCHOOLS, FIRST RESPONDERS & BUSINESSES IN EVEN THE MOST TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS
09/21/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $43K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE SUMMITVILLE FIRE DISTRICT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY
09/21/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $77 MILLION IN FED FUNDING INCLUDED FOR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF (NTID) IN RECENTLY-PASSED EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL
09/20/18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $324 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN SALINA’S HIGH-TECH ARMY RADAR SYSTEM IS INCLUDED IN JUST-PASSED, BI-PARTISAN SENATE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
09/20/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $900,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN ERIE COUNTY
09/20/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE HENRIETTA AND BRIGHTON FIRE DISTRICTS IN MONROE COUNTY
09/20/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $600K IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND LEGAL AND OUTREACH SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE FINGER LAKES
09/19/18
GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE THAT LEGISLATION TO BEGIN PROCESS OF CREATING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SITE AT FORT ONTARIO PASSES SENATE AND NOW HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK FOR FINAL SIGNATURE
