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December 2015
Published
12/21/15
SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS COME UP WITH NEW PLAN TO COMBAT RAPID RISE OF TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA; TERRORISTS USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO RECRUIT AMERICANS, INSPIRE LONE WOLF ATTACKS & EVEN RAISE MONEY; SENATOR PUSHES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE U.S. GATHERING & ASSESSING OF TERRORIST SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING
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12/20/15
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO EXTEND WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD & CONSIDER HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR UPSTATE NY RESIDENTS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT KEYBANK’S PLANS TO ACQUIRE FIRST NIAGARA BANK; SENATOR SAYS REGULATORS SHOULD DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SEE THAT UPSTATE NY RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO OFFER THEIR OPINIONS
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12/18/15
SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM VA THAT FUNDING FOR ‘PHASE TWO’ CONSTRUCTION OF VA OUTPATIENT SURGERY FACILITY IN ROCHESTER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER CALLS COMMITMENT A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE IN FINAL 2017 APPROPRIATIONS BILL
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12/17/15
SCHUMER: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS & LIVE THEATRE WILL BENEFIT FROM SAME TAX BREAKS ALREADY AFFORDED TO FILM & TV; SENATOR HAS LED THE FIGHT TO INCLUDE TAX BENEFIT IN MUST-PASS LEGISLATION; TAX CODE CHANGE WOULD ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT & CREATE HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS IN NY & ON GREAT WHITE WAY
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12/17/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1M IN FEDERAL SANDY RELIEF FUNDS FOR REPAIRS TO DUNES IN TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN
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12/17/15
SCHUMER-SPONSORED STARTUP R&D TAX CREDIT INCLUDED IN MUST-PASS EXTENDERS BILL; WOULD MAKE R&D CREDIT PERMANENT AND ALLOW ROCHESTER-AREA STARTUP COMPANIES TO RELIABLY TAP INTO R&D TAX CREDITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RESTRICTED TO COMPANIES WITH ALREADY ESTABLISHED REVENUE STREAMS
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12/17/15
SCHUMER SECURES VITAL FEDERAL FUNDING TO INVEST IN NANOTECH INNOVATION THAT WILL BENEFIT HIGH-TECH EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK COMPANY; CERION TECHNOLOGY CAN NOW PARTNER WITH U.S. ARMY TO DEVELOP NEW CUTTING EDGE NANOTECHOLOGY
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12/17/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, CONGRESS HAS EXTENDED CRITICAL FEDERAL PERKINS STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM – SCHUMER PUSHED FOR EXTENSION TO ENSURE NY STUDENTS WERE NOT LEFT IN THE LURCH & COLLEGES WERE NOT LEFT HOLDING THE BAG
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12/17/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ‘EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT’ & ‘CHILD TAX CREDIT’ INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; SENATOR & NY LEADING ANTI-POVERTY ADVOCATES HAVE PUSHED FOR PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CRITICALLY-NEEDED TAX CREDITS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
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12/17/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS INCLUDES CRITICAL PROVISIONS THAT WILL HELP ELIMINATE UNFAIR DISPARITIES IN PUERTO RICO’S MEDICARE PROGRAM; WITH PUERTO RICO DANGLING ON THE ABYSS OF FISCAL MELTDOWN, SENATOR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS TO HELP PUERTO RICO ADDRESS DIRE ECONOMIC ISSUES
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12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHLAND FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
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12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF VITAL TAX BENEFIT FOR MASS TRANSIT COMMUTERS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; LEGISLATION PERMANENTLY EXTENDS MASS TRANSIT BENEFIT WHICH SAVES SUBWAY, LIRR AND OTHER MASS TRANSIT COMMUTERS OVER $1,000 PER YEAR
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12/16/15
FOLLOWING YEARS OF WORK, SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR VICTORIES FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK IN RECENTLY ANNOUNCED FEDERAL BUDGET
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12/16/15
SCHUMER SECURES $105M TO REBUILD & UPGRADE ALEXANDRIA BAY BORDER CROSSING; PROJECT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR NEARLY A DECADE BUT STALLED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FUNDING – SCHUMER SAYS BUDGET DEAL WILL FINALLY UNLOCK CRITICAL INVESTMENT AND IMPROVE REGIONAL ECONOMY
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12/16/15
AS NEW ROCHESTER MARINA OPENS NEXT YEAR, SCHUMER SECURES $2.3 MILLLION FED FUNDS FOR ARMY CORPS TO FULLY DREDGE ROCHESTER HARBOR; IN MARCH, SCHUMER URGED FED APPROPRIATORS TO ALLOCATE $2.3 MILLION TO EFFORT – KEEPING ROCHESTER HARBOR NAVIGABLE IS CRITICAL FOR SAFETY, BOATERS, & LOCAL ECONOMY
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12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $70 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
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12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CRITICAL “TEACHER TAX BREAK” INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; WOULD HELP THOUSANDS OF NY TEACHERS SAVE UP TO $250 PER YEAR IN TAX DEDUCTIONS ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES – EXPIRED IN 2014, PERMANENT RENEWAL WOULD HELP OFF-SET COSTS FOR TEACHERS WHO DIP INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR CLASSROOM
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12/16/15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $19 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART FT. DRUM MILITARY TRAINING ACADEMY IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
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12/16/15
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $157 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN SALINA’S HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM PROGRAMS IS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
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12/16/15
FOLLOWING SCHUMER PUSH, FEDERAL FUNDING BILL WILL INCLUDE $1.285M TO FULLY DREDGE OSWEGO HARBOR; IN MARCH SCHUMER URGED FED APPROPRIATORS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO KEEP OSWEGO HARBOR NAVIGABLE BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL FOR SAFETY & LOCAL ECONOMY
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