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Just This Week, SI & LI JCCs & Other JCCs Across New York Were Evacuated Because of Phony Bomb Threats; As of This Year, There Have Been A Total of 69 Anonymous ‘Swatting’ Incidents Targeting Jewish Centers; Incidents Instill Fear & Cost Locals Money Schumer Cites Past ‘Swatting’ Threat at Middletown School District When FCC Granted a Special Waiver to Access Anonymous Caller’s Information; Urges FCC to Allow JCCs To Trace Call Information So... Read More
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Just This Week, Upstate New York JCC’s Were Evacuated Because of Phony Bomb Threats; As of This Year, There Have Been A Total of 69 Anonymous ‘Swatting’ Incidents Targeting Jewish Centers; Incidents Instill Fear & Cost Locals Money Schumer Cites Past ‘Swatting’ Threat at Middletown School District When FCC Granted a Special Waiver to Access Anonymous Caller’s Information; Urges FCC to Allow LI JCC & Others To Trace Call Information So Threats Can... Read More
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February 28, 2017
SCHUMER & MALONEY ANNOUNCE, AFTER THEIR PUSH: CSX WILL RESPOND TO RESIDENT CONCERNS, MAKE REPAIRS TO WATER STREET RETAINING WALL
Last October, Schumer & Maloney Urged CSX To Be Good Neighbors And Address Resident Concerns About The Aging Water Street Retaining Wall As a Result of Schumer’s & Maloney’s Push, CSX Has Agreed to Make Repairs to Parts of the Wall, and to Review the Entire Wall to Identify if More Work is Needed U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney today announced that, after their push, CSX visited the site and determined that the... Read More -
Despite Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Officer Comitale Exercised Tremendous Courage to Protect His Community and Fellow Officers Schumer: Today we Honor a Local Hero, Who Earned This Award For His Incredible Bravery Surrounded by dozens of Troy area police office officers, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, today presented Troy Police Officer Joshua Comitale with the Congressional Badge of Bravery. The award honors federal, state, or local law enforcement officers who... Read More
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Binghamton University’s Downtown Center Was Inundated by Flood Waters ?During Tropical Storm Lee, Which Caused Extensive Damage to Electrical and Mechanical Services That Support Key Building Functions Senator Says FEMA Mistakenly Deducted Nearly $2.8 Million From That Total For Insurance The University Did Not Have – Now, Binghamton Received Some Of The Federal Investment But Is Still Owed More Schumer: NY Taxpayers ?Will No Longer Be ?Left ?Holding The Bag For FEMA’s... Read More
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New Agreement Will Create An Estimated Over 50 Jobs And Boost Production By 20% In Its First Year; Contract is a Major Win For Rochester’s Economy Schumer: Hickey Freeman Suiting Up For Long, Bright Future In Rochester U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that over 50 new jobs are estimated to be added at Hickey Freeman’s Rochester factory to support a new tailored clothing line that will be produced for Trunk Club, a new consumer... Read More
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City of Utica Has Applied For Fed Funding To Purchase High-Tech System – Called “ShotSpotter” – That Would Enable More Than 100 Audio Sensors Across City To Detect Gunshots & Send Real-Time Alerts To Police, Allowing First Responders To More Quickly And Accurately Locate Crime Scenes & Victims The department responded to 47 firearm shooting assaults over 2015 and 2016 – with 44% of reports involving a lapse in report time or uncertainty of the exact location... Read More
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Standing With Bayberry Community Homeowners In Liverpool, Schumer Pushes To Keep In Place Vital Federal Deductions Central New Yorkers Depend On; Pledges Fight Onondaga County Homeowners Have Expressed Serious Worries With Secretary Mnuchin & Future Of Critical Deductions; Schumer-Backed Deductions Help Syracuse Families Pay Mortgage, State & Local Taxes Schumer: Syracuse’s Hard-working Homeowners Struggling to Make Ends Meet Cannot Afford A Large Tax... Read More
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Vital Legislation Would, For The First Time Ever, Create A National Registry That Will Help Medical Professionals More Effectively Track And Treat Firefighters With Cancer; Firefighters Are Exposed To A Range Of Harmful Toxins And May Be At Increased Cancer Risk Senator Will Say Legislation Could Help Save The Lives Of Our Brave Firefighters Who Put Their Life On The Line Everyday Schumer Will Spark National Push To Protect NY’s Firefighters By Passing Cancer Registry Surrounded by dozens... Read More
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February 22, 2017
SCHUMER AND HIGGINS HONOR BUFFALO NATIVE GEORGE WATTS, WWII VETERAN; PRESENTING SIX MILITARY SERVICE DISTINCTIONS EARNED DURING WAR
Thousands Of African American Soldiers During WWII, Like Buffalo Native George Watts, Were Denied Recognition During a Period When Our Nation’s Military Was Segregated Senator & Congressman Successfully Urged The Army To Award Long Delayed Service Distinctions To Veteran and Buffalonian George Watts Schumer and Higgins: Today, We Finally Honor An American Hero, Buffalo’s WWII Veteran George Watts, By Giving Him The Awards He Earned So Many Years... Read More -
Standing With Brand New LI Homeowners, Schumer Pushes To Keep In Place Vital Federal Deductions LI Depends On; Pledges Fight LI Locals Have Expressed Serious Worries with Secretary Mnuchin & Future of Critical Deductions; Schumer-Backed Deductions Help LI Families Pay Mortgage, State & Local Taxes Schumer: LI Homeowners Cannot Afford a Giant Tax Increase Courtesy Of the Feds Standing with brand new Long Island homeowners, and amidst rising local anxiety about looming tax... Read More
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Senator Says Air Force/ANG Must Expand Their Work Plan to Include All Potentially-Impacted and Nearby Off-Post Waterways Like Recreation Pond, That Were Affected By Stewart’s PFOS Contamination Schumer: Air Force/ANG must create a more comprehensive plan to immediately test and remediate water pollution that continues to plague Newburgh-area U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced a new push to add Recreation Pond and surrounding... Read More
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Protecting Presidents Is Critical & Necessary Job Of The Federal Government; NYC Has Answered The Call To Fulfill This Duty—Averaging $100K A Day At Present—But Was Left Holding The Bag During Transition Securing Reimbursement Funds Requires Federal Approval Schumer Says Trump Admin Should Directly Add To Its Own Soon-To-Be-Released Budget Schumer To Trump Admin: This Is Federal Protection, Put Full Reimbursement In The Budget & Commit To Reimburse New... Read More
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After More Than a Decade of Providing the Public With Access to Animal Welfare Records, the USDA Suddenly Pressed ‘Delete’ On Its Online Database, Which Includes Info on Whether Animals Are Being Treated Humanely At Facilities Across the Country Following USDA’s Decision, Schumer Says USDA Must Re-establish Transparency & Help Deter Future Animal Welfare Violations Schumer: Animal Advocates Should Not Have To Play Tug Of War On Transparency With New... Read More
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Schumer: The Best Military Fighting Force in the World Will Have the World’s Best Tactical Radios and Components – Made By Harris, Right Here in Rochester, USA Schumer: Fed Investment Is Critical To Supporting Rochester & Harris Radio Jobs U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Harris Radio in Rochester will receive a $403 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to manufacture tactical radio spares and components for the Land and Maritime... Read More
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Standing With NY Seniors, Schumer Will Make Pledge To Use New Leader Post To Be A Firewall Against Plans To Attack Medicare & Unravel Its Promise Confirmation Of Tom Price Means Attack On Medicare Is Imminent; Price Has Spent Years Trying To Privatize & Weaken Its Assurance; Senator Rallies Seniors & Makes The Case For A Program That Works, Saves Lives & Give Peace Of Mind To So Many Schumer: New Yorkers Will Pay The Price If HHS Secretary Is Allowed To Dismantle... Read More
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February 10, 2017
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN PLEASANTVILLE PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
For Over a Century, St. John’s Episcopal Church Kept its Doors Open to All Parish Members and Individuals in Need Westchester, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that St. John’s Episcopal Church located in Pleasantville, New York was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places. St. John’s offers many community programs and services including a twelve-step program, homeless outreach efforts, community... Read More -
February 9, 2017
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON IUE-CWA TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH MOMENTIVE
“This is welcome news as today is the 100th day that the 700 men and women of IUE-CWA have been out of work. Last week I spoke to CEO John Boss and urged him to bring this impasse to an end. So, this tentative agreement is a major step toward that goal, and puts the union workforce back on the job," said Senator Schumer. ### Read More -
Democrats Have Led The Charge For Years To Protect And Preserve Medicare From Those Who Want To Dismantle and Destroy It; Senate Democratic Leader Will Pledge To Prevent Medicare From Being Eviscerated or Weakened Schumer Will Vow All-Out Defense Of Medicare in Face of New War on NY Seniors U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today reaffirmed his bedrock commitment to fight against growing attacks on Medicare, and to ensure the program is protected for current and future generations.... Read More
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Senator Says Blauvelt-Cropsey Farm Is A Regional Landmark, And Represents An Often Forgotten Part Of Rockland’s Agricultural History U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the National Park Service (NPS) to immediately add the Blauvelt-Cropsey Farm, one of Rockland County’s last remaining agricultural properties, to the National Register of Historic Places. Schumer said this historic designation is the key to unlocking vital federal Historic Tax Credits to protect one of the... Read More