August 2018
08/03/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $24K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GREENE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHENANGO COUNTY
08/02/18
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FOLLOWING HIS FULL COURT PRESS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REDUCES UNWISE AND UNJUST DUTIES THAT HARM AMERICAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, PAPER PRODUCERS AND JOBS; SENATOR VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST TARIFFS BY URGING THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION TO FULLY ELIMINATE THEM
08/02/18
AFTER MAJOR PUSH BY SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND, JUST-PASSED DEFENSE BILL APPROVES $14.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT ROME LAB
08/01/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $27K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WINCHESTER FIRE COMPANY IN ERIE COUNTY
08/01/18
IN WAKE OF RAIL BRIDGE COLLAPSING ONTO BUSY UPSTATE NEW YORK STREET CORNER, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS HIRE MORE FEDERAL RAILROAD BRIDGE INSPECTORS; SENATOR SAYS WITH ONLY 3 INSPECTORS FOR ALL 3,000 TRAIN BRIDGES IN UPSTATE NY, FEDS MUST DEDICATE MORE RESOURCES TO AUDIT & INSPECT CRUMBLING BRIDGES
July 2018
07/31/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR VITAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
07/30/18
STANDING AT NEW ROCHELLE TRAIN STATION IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, SCHUMER URGES METRO-NORTH TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE CUSTOMERS & RESIDENTS WITH RAILROAD’S TIMELINE TO FULLY INSTALL LIFE-SAVING POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL; SENATOR SAYS METRO-NORTH HAS HAD AMPLE TIME AND MONEY AND MUST PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO GET THIS DONE
07/27/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $249K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
07/27/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $22K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MARCELLUS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
07/25/18
SCHUMER: WITH NY JOBS & LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ON THE LINE, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT MUST REVERSE COURSE ON PENDING AUGUST 1st DECISION; SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON COMMERCE SECRETARY NOT TO UNJUSTLY HAMMER NEW YORK’S AT-RISK NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY; IF PERMANENT TARIFF TAKES SHAPE, NEWSPAPERS COULD BE FORCED TO RAISE PRICES, LOSE CUSTOMERS AND SLASH LOCAL STAFF – OR EVEN GO OUT OF BUSINESS
07/24/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PREVENT ANY LAPSE IN ACCESS TO FARMERS MARKETS FOR VITAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SENATORS WARN THAT ANY DISRUPTION COULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACT ON FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND FARMERS WHO SUPPLY FARMERS MARKETS
07/20/18
DURING IN-PERSON MEETING, SCHUMER URGES ACTING DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY TO GRANT OSWEGO COUNTY’S REQUEST TO BE DESIGNATED A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA; SENATOR SAYS DESIGNATION WILL MEAN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INTELLIGENCE, AND COORDINATION TO HELP DISRUPT TRAFFICKING
07/19/18
WITH RISE IN TODDLER DROWNINGS, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO INVESTIGATE & DEVELOP SPECIAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO REACH MORE PARENTS & SAVE PRECIOUS LIVES
07/18/18
IN DIRECT CALL TO UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT LIGHTHIZER, SCHUMER PRESSES US NEGOTIATOR TO DO MORE TO PROTECT UPSTATE NEW YORK’S DAIRY FARMERS & MILK PRODUCERS; SENATOR SAYS NAFTA NEGOTIATIONS ARE A REAL CHANCE TO UNDO CANADA’S UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES THAT HAVE HIT UPSTATE NEW YORK DAIRY FARMERS BETWEEN THE EYES
07/18/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $150,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BROOME COUNTY
07/18/18
STANDING WITH VETS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH FOR FEDS TO OPEN OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN NORTH HEMPSTEAD; COMMUNITY-BASED MED CLINIC WOULD GIVE THE MANY VETS ON NORTH SHORE BETTER ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY’VE EARNED; LONG DRIVE TIMES & MARKED NEED MAKE THE CASE FOR NEW CLINIC
07/13/18
SCHUMER: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELEASES LONG OVERDUE NEWBURGH PFOS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
07/12/18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
07/10/18
FOLLOWING PUSH BY SCHUMER, NASA AGREES TO SEND ASTRONAUT TO SEPTEMBER 7TH COMMUNITY STARWALK EVENT AT THE WALKWAY OVER THE HUDSON; SENATOR SAYS ASTRONAUT’S ATTENDANCE WILL LAUNCH WALKWAY’S APPEAL IN HUDSON VALLEY AND BEYOND -- AND BOOST EFFORTS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICAN STEM STUDENTS
07/10/18
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY BECOMING LAW
