November 2016
11/29/16
SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT GOP WAR ON SENIORS, MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION
11/29/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
11/23/16
SCHUMER RETURNS TO THOMAS COLE’S HOUSE IN CATSKILL TO PUBLICLY REVEAL LONG LOST ART TREASURE PAINTED ON THE PARLOR WALLS BY THOMAS COLE, THE FATHER OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL; SENATOR WILL PUSH FEDS TO APPROVE TWO NEW HISTORIC RESTORATION PROJECTS SO HISTORIANS CAN CONTINUE RESTORING THE GREAT ARTIST’S HOME
11/23/16
SCHUMER: I-84 IS NO STRANGER TO SPEEDING TRUCKS, BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, READY FOR INSTALLATION, COULD MAKE BARRELING BIG RIGS A THING OF THE PAST; SENATOR SAYS PUTNAM COUNTY DRIVERS WOULD BE SAFER & THOUSANDS OF ACCIDENTS COULD BE PREVENTED AND LIVES SAVED
11/23/16
STANDING WITH VETS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE TO-AND-FROM-HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO DISABLED & SENIOR VETERANS ON LONG ISLAND; PLAN WOULD LOWER COSTS OF CARE & ALSO IMPROVE IT, WHILE KEEPING VETS WHO ARE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE
11/22/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE TOWN OF PRATTSVILLE WILL RECEIVE $17.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO UPGRADE FLOOD-PRONE BRIDGE OVER SCHOHARIE CREEK IN GREENE COUNTY
11/16/16
SCHUMER’S INTERVENTION SUCCESSFULLY MOVES FEDS TO TAKE FIRST MAJOR STEP TOWARD REQUIRING OIL COMPANIES TO MAKE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE CRUDE OIL LESS VOLATILE BEFORE IT IS SHIPPED THROUGH NYS COMMUNITIES; CRUDE OIL IS BEING SHIPPED THROUGH UPSTATE NY IN HUNDREDS OF TANK CARS EACH DAY
11/16/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $486,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRATT INSTITUTE’S BROOKLYN FASHION + DESIGN ACCELERATOR (BF+DA)
11/15/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $500K IN FED FUNDS FOR MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S “thINCubator” – FED FUNDS WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR START-UPS & ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW, EXPAND & CREATE JOBS IN BURGEONING INDUSTRIES LIKE NANOTECH & CYBERSECURITY
11/15/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE, FOLLOWING THEIR PUSH, FEDS HAVE APPROVED CRITICAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR LAUNCH NY IN BUFFALO, WHICH IS ALREADY POSITIVELY IMPACTING UPSTATE JOB GROWTH – FED FUNDS WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR START-UPS & ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW, EXPAND & CREATE JOBS
11/15/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE AKWESASNE TOURISM WORKING GROUP
11/15/16
VELAZQUEZ, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE, AFTER PUSH: THOUSANDS OF NYC HOUSING TENANTS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM HUD RULE PLAN WOULD HAVE RAISED RENT COSTS FOR THOUSANDS; NOW, METRO AREAS LIKE NYC CAN BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF WITH ‘SAMFR’ AXED FOR CITY; NO ONE WILL BE FORCED TO MOVE FROM NEIGHBORHOODS THEY LOVE
11/11/16
SCHUMER PUSHES TO SECURE OVER $3 MILLION IN HOUSING & HISTORIC TAX CREDITS TO FINALLY REDEVELOP OLD HOLLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN ORLEANS COUNTY; SAVING & REDEVELOPING LONG ABANDONED BUILDING HAS BEEN SOUGHT FOR DECADES; FED INVESTMENT WOULD CREATE NEW 41 MIXED-INCOME APARTMENTS FOR SENIORS, NEW VILLAGE HALL OFFICE AND A FULLY RESTORED AUDITORIUM FOR PUBLIC EVENTS
11/11/16
SCHUMER VOWS TO FIGHT FED ATTEMPTS TO TAKE BACK CRITICAL FUNDS THAT SUPPORT SMALL, RURAL HOSPITALS THAT SERVE VULNERABLE SENIOR CITIZENS, LIKE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; SENATOR WILL SAY RECENTLY CHANGED FUNDING RULES THAT KEEPS ‘SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS’ AFLOAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR RURAL AREAS; DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY REVERSE COURSE
11/11/16
SCHUMER STANDS WITH CAPITAL REGION FIREFIGHTERS AT SARATOGA SPRINGS FIRE DEPT TO LAUNCH A MAJOR PUSH TO CREATE FIRST-EVER NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY; FIREFIGHTERS’ CANCER RISK CAN BE DOUBLE THAT OFOTHERS DUE TO EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS—BUT NO REGISTRY TO TRACK & PREVENT CANCER IN FIREFIGHTERS HAS EVER EXISTED; THOUSANDS OF CAPITAL REGION FIREFIGHTERS WOULD BENEFIT
11/10/16
ON THE HEELS OF PROPOSED WINDSTREAM AND EARTHLINK MERGER, SCHUMER MAKES CALL DIRECTLY TO WINDSTREAM CEO & URGES COMPANY TO PROTECT ROUGHLY 1,000 JOBS IN ROCHESTER AREA
11/04/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, DE BLASIO ANNOUNCE NEARLY $47 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NYC’S SANDY-RELATED REPAIRS IN ROCKAWAY
11/03/16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $ 2.3 MILLION IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER FUNDING FOR NEW YORK STATE
11/01/16
SCHUMER HELPS SECURE MAJOR DEAL WITH GE TO POSITION LUFKIN-RMT PLANT FOR REDEVELOPMENT; AFTER SENATOR’S URGING GE WILL DONATE LUFKIN FACILITY TO ALLEGANY COUNTY
October 2016
10/31/16
WITH WINTER JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SENATORS SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $325 MILLION FOR FEDERAL LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SENATORS SAY FAMILIES ACROSS NEW YORK RELY ON THESE FUNDS TO HELP HEAT THEIR HOMES
