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Press releases from: March 2016

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LAUNCH PUSH TO SECURE $78 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB IN 2017 BUDGET – FUNDING WILL KEEP UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF HIGH-TECH ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOP NEW PULSED-POWER FACILITY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FERC TO REJECT PROPOSED PERMIT APPLICATION FOR NORTHEAST ENERGY PIPELINE (NED) PROJECT; PROPOSAL SEEKS TO INSTALL GAS PIPELINE & COMPRESSOR STATIONS THROUGH SEVERAL NYS COUNTIES – SENATORS SAY NEW YORKERS BEAR THE ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH RISKS AND REAP NONE OF THE BENEFITS
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SCHUMER UNVEILS NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL FUND UPSTATE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD-TESTING PROTOCOL; SENATOR SAYS RECENT DISCOVERIES OF LEAD IN ITHACA’S SCHOOLS’ DRINKING WATER MUST BE A WAKE-UP CALL, AND THAT WE MUST DO MORE FOR SCHOOLS THAT WANT TO TEST FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION
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SCHUMER: AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR EZRA JACK KEATS SHOULD BE HONORED FOR HIS WORK IN BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS; URGES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO APPROVE & RELEASE KEATS’S STAMP SERIES THIS YEAR IN COMMEMORATION OF WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO FUND FIRST BREWERY INCUBATOR IN NEW YORK; LI COULD BECOME BREWING MECCA IF FEDS BACK BABYLON INCUBATOR PLAN; COULD CHANGE GAME FOR LI CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY, CREATE JOBS & BRAND NEW COMPANIES
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SCHUMER URGES DOJ TO RAMP-UP EFFORTS TO EXTRADITE ACCUSED BROOKLYN KILLER SITTING IN AUSTRALIAN JAIL; SCHUMER SAYS SUSPECT’S EXTRADITION MUST BE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUED SO TRIAL CAN BEGIN & JUSTICE DELIVERED
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SCHUMER CALLS ON LANDLINE AND MOBILE CARRIERS TO OFFER ROBOCALL-BLOCKING SERVICE; MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS DON’T KNOW TECHNOLOGY EXISTS TO BLOCK ANNOYING ROBOCALLS FOR GOOD; MANY CARRIERS ARE FAILING TO MAKE ?BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS
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SCHUMER REVEALS: NUCOR VULCRAFT AND THEIR HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES IN CHEMUNG ARE THREATENED BECAUSE FOREIGN PRODUCERS IN COUNTRIES, LIKE CHINA ARE DUMPING HUGE AMOUNTS OF STEEL INTO U.S.; SENATOR CALLS ON THE FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
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SCHUMER: RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN TRADE RULES COULD THREATEN CAYUGA MILK INGREDIENTS AND MANY CENTRAL NY DAIRY FARMERS; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS ENSURE CANADA PLAYS BY THE RULES
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SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO GREEN LIGHT FILMING OF THURGOOD MARSHALL MOVIE IN WESTERN NY’S DILLON COURTHOUSE – SENATOR SAYS HISTORIC COURTHOUSE IS A ‘NATURAL’ SPOT FOR PRODUCTION & WOULD BRING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO BUFFALO AREA
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SCHUMER: LAST MAJOR SYRACUSE CANDLE MAKER COULD BE AT RISK IF UNFAIRLY TRADED CHINESE CANDLES ARE ALLOWED TO FLOOD THE U.S. MARKET – SCHUMER URGES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (ITC) TO MAKE SURE ANTI-DUMPING LAWS STAY STRONG TO PROTECT AMERICAN BUSINESSES, LIKE CATHEDRAL CANDLE IN SYRACUSE, THRIVING
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, EPA WILL PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS TO HELP ITHACA FURTHER TEST WATER FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION; SENATOR PUSHED FOR EPA EXPERTS TO HELP ITHACA IDENTIFY SOURCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION AND ERADICATE IT
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SCHUMER SAYS BATTLE AGAINST OPIOID ABUSE & HEROIN IS DRAMATICALLY UNDERFUNDED; URGES CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS AN EMERGENCY FUNDING BILL TO BATTLE MAJOR DRUG EPIDEMIC IN UPSTATE NEW YORK; FUNDS WILL GREATLY BOLSTER UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO END CRISIS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HANNA URGE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO REVEAL AFMO EVALUATION CRITERIA OF PILOT PROGRAM WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS STATUS OF DFAS EMPLOYEES IN ROME
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS ANNOUNCE NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL BRING PEACE BRIDGE PRE-INSPECTION PROGRAM ONE STEP CLOSER TO PERMANANCE – CARGO PRE-INSPECTION PROGRAM WOULD BOOST EFFICIENCY & REDUCE CONGESTION AT WESTERN NY BORDER CROSSING
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, STEFANIK ANNOUNCE NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL BRING MONTREAL-TO-ALBANY PRE-CLEARANCE PROGRAM ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY – PRE-CLEARANCE PROGRAM COULD SAVE OVER AN HOUR IN DELAYS AT NORTHERN BORDER CROSSING, IMPROVE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND BOOST TOURISM
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SCHUMER: NUAIR TEST SITE WILL EXPIRE IN 2017 UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS FAST; SENATOR PUSHES FOR AN EXTENSION OF NUAIR TEST SITE DESIGNATION IN CENTRAL NEW YORK IN FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL – EXTENSION WOULD PROTECT JOBS, SPUR NEW TECHNOLOGY & SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH
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MIDDLETOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SUFFERED OVER A DOZEN FAKE “SWATTING” ATTACKS THIS YEAR ALONE; SCHUMER SAYS INCIDENTS HAVE LEFT STUDENTS & PARENTS COMPLETELY TERRIFIED & FRUSTRATED; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO EXPEDITE A CRITICAL WAIVER THAT COULD FINALLY HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS CRITICAL CALLER ID INFORMATION, SO IT COULD CATCH PERPETRATORS ONCE AND FOR ALL

Press releases from: February 2016

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SCHUMER VISITS WESTCHESTER & ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO COMBAT MAJOR LEAD CRISIS PLAGUING UPSTATE NY; SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS MUST VOTE ON BILL TO HELP HUDSON VALLEY HOMEOWNERS REMOVE HAZARDOUS LEAD FROM THEIR HOMES
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FEMA HAS HEEDED CALL & APPROVED MORE THAN $12.8 MILLION IN FED FUNDS NEEDED FOR PHASE 2 OF THE CRITICAL TROY SEAWALL STABILIZATION PROJECT; SECOND MAJOR INSTALLMENT OF FUNDS WILL ALLOW CITY OF TROY TO PROTECT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY AND ALLOW THE AREA TO FLOURISH