December 2017
12/21/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
12/18/17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES UPSTATE NY COMPANY – PIONEER IN WYOMING AND CHEMUNG COUNTIES – HAVE BEEN AWARDED CRITICAL CONTRACT THAT IS ESTIMATED TO CREATE 200 JOBS ACROSS UPSTATE NY
12/18/17
SCHUMER URGES FEDERAL WETLAND REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR LEGOLAND DEVELOPMENT AND HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS AND NEW TAX REVENUE; SCHUMER URGES ARMY CORPS TO EXPEDITE REVIEW THAT COULD UNLOCK OPPORTUNITY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
12/17/17
SCHUMER REVEALS: FEDS POSSESS TECHNOLOGY TO HELP DETECT SUICIDE VESTS IN SUBWAYS, TRAIN STATIONS & AIRPORTS – BUT WITHOUT MORE TESTS, LIFE-SAVING, TERROR-PREVENTING TECHNOLOGY COULD SIT IN LIMBO FOR YEARS; SENATOR URGES TSA TO PARTNER WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES, BRING NEXT-GEN TECH TO NYC FOR TESTS & SPEED UP PLANS TO ADOPT NATIONALLY
12/15/17
SCHUMER: FCC VOTE TO END NET NEUTRALITY – ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE WEB TO BE BLOCKED OR SLOWED FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS -- SIMPLY CANNOT STAND; REPEAL OF NET NEUTRALITY WILL TURN INTERNET INTO A TOLL ROAD, WHERE ONLY THE HIGHEST PAYING CUSTOMERS WILL RULE; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO OVERTURN DECISION WITH A MAJORITY VOTE BY CONGRESS
12/14/17
SCHUMER REVEALS: SOLDIERS ABROAD MAY NOT GET THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES THIS YEAR; RED-RIBBON TAPE IS STOPPING U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FROM DELIVERING TREES; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY SHIP TREES & SAVE CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING ABROAD
12/14/17
AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS, SCHUMER PUSHES FED BOP TO HIRE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST IN BROOKLYN’S FEDERAL PRISON; INMATES HAVE BEEN WITHOUT CHAPLAIN SINCE FEBRUARY; CHAPLAINS HELP MAKE PRISONS SAFER & MORE SECURE
12/14/17
SCHUMER REVEALS: SOLDIERS ABROAD MAY NOT GET THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES THIS YEAR; RED-RIBBON TAPE IS STOPPING U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FROM DELIVERING TREES; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY SHIP TREES & SAVE CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING ABROAD
12/12/17
ON FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP HOLOCAUST VICTIMS & FAMILIES ACHIEVE SOME JUSTICE; BILL WILL FURTHER ADVANCE EFFORTS AT RESTITUTION OF ASSETS STOLEN BY THE NAZI REGIME FROM VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST; SENATOR CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS LEGISLATION
12/12/17
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON SUPPORTING TRUCK UNDERRIDE GUARD LEGISLATION, IN WAKE OF TRAGIC I-81 ACCIDENT
12/11/17
SCHUMER: BUFFALO’S NORTHLAND CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS AT RISK IF CONGRESS ELIMINATES HISTORIC TAX CREDIT; SENATOR URGES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO EXPEDITE APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT PROPERTY BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR VITAL FEDERAL HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, WHICH COULD TOTAL $16M FOR THIS PROJECT BEFORE CREDIT IS POTENTIALLY ELIMINATED BY GOP TAX BILL
12/10/17
SCHUMER: CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE INFORMED OF BAG FEES WHEN THEY BUY PLANE TICKETS THIS CHRISTMAS; PASSENGERS COULD ARRIVE AT AIRPORTS & BE SOCKED WITH COSTS; DOT'S NEW STANCE COULD ALLOW AIRLINES TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS EVEN MORE MONEY FOR CHECKED BAGS AT AIRPORTS & HIDE BAG FEES IN THE FINE PRINT; SENATOR PUSHES TO RESTORE RULE BEFORE BAG FEES TAKEOFF
12/08/17
FOR 19 YEARS IN A ROW, DURING HIS FIRST YEAR AS U.S. SENATE DEM LEADER, SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES; ANNUAL TOUR OF STATE FINISHES WITH VISIT TO COLUMBIA COUNTY – 2017 CONCLUDES WITH A TOTAL OF 107 VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND
12/08/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $100,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
12/08/17
SCHUMER COMPLETES 62 COUNTY TOUR IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, BY URGING USDA TO UNLOCK CRITICAL TOOL TO HELP THE CAPITAL REGION’S BEER, DISTILLERIES AND LOCAL BARLEY GROWERS KEEP UP WITH SEASONAL DEMAND & TOURISM
12/07/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ENGEL: MAMARONECK RESIDENTS ARE AT SEVERE RISK OF THEIR HOMES & BUSINESSES BEING FLOODED YET AGAIN; AS REPORT SITS ON ARMY CORPS’ DESK, REPS URGE IMMEDIATE REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO REDUCE FLOODING RISK FROM THE MAMARONECK AND SHELDRAKE RIVER BASINS
12/07/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY ADD CAYUGA COUNTY TO FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION
12/06/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FUNDING FOR SCHOHARIE CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY
12/06/17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FUNDING FOR WAYNE COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM INC. IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION
12/05/17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF ROCHESTER’S VERY OWN DR. DAVID ANDERSON TO THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
