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Press releases from: March 2018

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SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO SECURE $35 MILLION IN JOB-CREATING NEW MARKETS TAX CREDITS FOR EXPLORE & MORE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AT CANALSIDE; SENATOR SAYS MUSEUM IS NEXT IN LINE TO HELP BOLSTER CANALSIDE REVITALIZATION AND ATTRACT EVEN MORE TOURISTS TO BUFFALO’S WATERFRONT
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STANDING WITH STUDENTS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW SENATE PUSH TO REQUIRE UNIVERSAL GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS, REIN IN ASSAULT WEAPONS & ENSURE DANGEROUS PEOPLE CAN’T KEEP THEIR WEAPONS; SENATOR MAKES PUSH FOR FLOOR VOTE BECAUSE GRIDLOCK ON GUNS IS UNACCEPTABLE
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SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO APPROVE ISRAEL’S MEMBERSHIP IN GLOBAL ENTRY PROGRAM; WITH 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONS THIS YEAR, SENATOR SAYS GLOBAL ENTRY WILL STRENGTHEN U.S.- ISRAEL PARTNERSHIP & PROVIDE PRE-APPROVED VISITORS FROM ISRAEL A SMOOTHER VISIT
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SCHUMER: ADMIN BUDGET WOULD ELIMINATE CRITICAL FUNDING FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS LIKE THE ERIE CANALWAY AND NIAGARA FALLS HERITAGE AREA IN WNY; SCHUMER VOWS TO PROTECT VITAL INVESTMENTS IN NEW YORK THAT HELP ATTRACT TOURISTS, GROW THE LOCAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT JOBS, AND PROTECT NATIONAL RESOURCES
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SCHUMER: FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK COULD LOSE ACCESS TO VITAL SNAP NUTRITION ASSISTANCE IF ADMINISTRATION GETS ITS WAY; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO PROTECT SNAP AGAINST ANY PROPOSED CUTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION
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SCHUMER: FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK COULD LOSE ACCESS TO VITAL SNAP NUTRITION ASSISTANCE IF ADMINISTRATION GETS ITS WAY; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO PROTECT SNAP AGAINST ANY PROPOSED CUTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION

Press releases from: February 2018

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U.S. SENATOR CHARLES E. SCHUMER RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON HIS MEETING WITH THE FAMILY OF TAYLOR FORCE:
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SCHUMER: JUST-RELEASED ADMIN. BUDGET WOULD JEOPARDIZE CRITICAL RESOURCES & FED SUPPORT THAT UPSTATE NEW YORK USES TO COMBAT OPIOID SCOURGE & DRUG TRAFFICKING; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP FED PROGRAM, THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPENDS ON & DESPERATELY NEEDS, FULLY FUNCTIONING ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
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AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, NEW BOMB DETECTION TECHNOLOGY IS NOW ON THE WAY TO NEW YORK’S PENN STATION FOR TESTING; LIFE-SAVING, TERROR-PREVENTING TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT DETECT SUICIDE VESTS IN NEW YORK CITY’S BUSIEST TRANSIT HUBS—AND SAVE LIVES
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SCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE HORRIFIC TRAGEDIES, JUST-RELEASED ADMIN. BUDGET WOULD SLASH FED FUNDS SCHOOLS DEPEND ON FOR SAFETY & SECURITY; DRASTIC CUTS OF OVER $400 MILLION EVEN SLASH MENTAL HEALTH AID FOR STUDENTS & TEACHERS; SENATOR VOWS SENATE PUSH TO SHINE LIGHT ON CUTS & UNDO THEM THIS WEEK
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SCHUMER REVEALS: JUST-RELEASED ADMIN. BUDGET WOULD JEOPARDIZE CRITICAL RESOURCES & FED SUPPORT LI USES TO HELP COMBAT OPIOID SCOURGE & DRUG TRAFFICKING; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO KEEP FED PROGRAM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPENDS ON & DESPERATELY NEEDS FULLY FUNCTIONING ON LI
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SENATORS SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND CONGRESSWOMAN STEFANIK URGE ARMY SECRETARY AND CHIEF OF STAFF TO CHOOSE FORT DRUM AND NORTH COUNTRY FOR NEW U.S. ARMY SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE BRIGADE (SFAB)
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SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TOWN OF STERLING IN CAYUGA COUNTY
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SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $30,000 IN RESEARCH FUNDING FOR TOWN OF BLACK BROOK IN CLINTON COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES A MAJOR EFFORT AT ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER TO ADDRESS SERIOUS DOCTOR SHORTAGE IN CHEMUNG COUNTY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER; SENATOR URGES CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS CRITICAL LEGISLATION THAT WILL DELIVER MORE DOCTORS TO SMALLER COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS LIKE ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER
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FOLLOWING FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-90, SCHUMER PUSHES TO MAKE TRUCK RIGS SAFER FOR CARS SHARING THE ROADS; SENATOR DEMANDS TRUCKS BE EQUIPPED WITH CRASH-ABSORBING “UNDERRIDE GUARDS” TO PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AND TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE FATAL ACCIDENTS
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDS TO BUILD UTICA COLLEGE’S STATE-OF-THE-ART CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TRAINING CENTER; FACILITY WILL EQUIP STUDENTS WITH SKILLS NEEDED FOR IN DEMAND JOBS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, BUT SENATOR SAYS PROJECT NEEDS FED INVESTMENT TO PLUG FUNDING GAP
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, THE VA HAS FINALIZED CRITICAL 137-ACRE ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITIONS NEEDED FOR BUILDING OF NEW WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY; SENATOR SAYS VA MUST NOW BEGIN CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR; SCHUMER PREVIOUSLY SECURED FED FUNDING TO BUILD CEMETERY
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SCHUMER TOURS SUNY ADIRONDACK’S CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO INCREASE FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN CYBERSECURITY TECH EDUCATION – COULD MEAN BIG THINGS FOR SUNY ADIRONDACK