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On April 1st —And For The First Time Ever—FEMA Installed Surprise Renewal Policy On Flood Insurance Ratepayers, Giving Them Just 30 Days To Fill Out New ‘Proof Of Residency’ Form With Yearly Insurance Renewal Or Face Steep $250 Surcharge  FEMA is Forcing Flood Insurance-Paying Homeowners to File Paperwork on Tight Deadline or Be Forced to Shell out a Hefty $250 “Second Home” Fee, But Long Islanders Are In The Dark On New NFIP Renewal... Read More

Tens of Thousands Of People Travel Amtrak Each & Every Day But, Without Access To Key First-Responder Radio Line, Both Amtrak & The Traveling Public Are In Danger Should A Derailment, Natural Disaster or Terror Attack Arise; Ability to Communicate With Other First Responders Is Essential During Crisis Amtrak Police Have Eagerly Sought Ability To Communicate With Other First Responders On Dedicated Frequency Since 2013, But FCC Has Been Radio Silent Schumer: We Learned on 9-11 ALL Our... Read More

New York Counties Eligible for Low-Interest Loans to Recover From Season Flooding  SBA Will Accept Applications For Emergency Federal Loans Through May 26th U.S. Senators Charles. E Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that New York businesses affected by last year’s flooding, from April 1st through July 8th, 2014, can now apply for low-interest disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help... Read More

Federal Funding Will Allow For Western Turnpike Rescue Squad To Purchase Protective Gear For Emergency Personnel Handling Motor Vehicle Accidents   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $23,193 in federal funding for the Western Turnpike Rescue Squad. These funds were allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). This funding will allow the Western Turnpike Rescue Squad to purchase protective gear,... Read More

Currently, Only Licensed Audiologists Are Authorized to Issue and Fit Veterans for Hearing Aids at VA Facilities, But Small Number of These Professionals in the Field Leads to Excruciating Wait Times for Vets Schumer Says Licensed Hearing Aid Specialists Should Also Be Allowed to Issue & Fit Vets Receiving Care at VA Centers for Hearing Aids, Alongside Audiologists – Schumer Is Pushing Legislation That Would Cut Through Bureaucratic Red Tape & Allow VA Facilities to Hire Hearing... Read More

Federal Funding For Lackawanna Fire Department Will Be Used For Electronic Stability Systems, Used to Locate Firefighters Who are Injured and Immobilized While In A Fire   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $11,905 in federal funding for the Lackawanna Fire Department located in Erie County. The money was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). These federal funds will allow the Lackawanna... Read More

Buffalo Army Corps of Engineers Is Currently Deciding Whether To Allow WNY Company, Chemical Waste Management, To Dump Hazardous Waste On New Portion of CMW Landfill on a Federal Wetlands Near A Local School, Homes, and Businesses Schumer Says Residents, Businesses, and Local Government Officials Need Additional Research and Information on Expansion of the CWM Dumping Area– In A Letter To Buffalo ACOE, Schumer Requests 90-Day Extension Of Public Comment Period To Allow Greater Community... Read More

The Extremely Important  Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant Program Was Cut By 80% in House Funding Bill; Schumer Says Drastic Cuts to Infrastructure Program Would Hurt Jobs, Businesses, and Local Governments Across NY  Schumer Highlighted Several Recent NY Projects That Received TIGER Funding – Including Syracuse Connective Corridor, Rochester Inner Loop Reconstruction & Rochester Intermodal Transit Center, and The “Cars Sharing Main... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Say Rome Labs, A National Leader in Communications and Cyber Technology, Would Serve As Training Site For Elite Cyber Protection Team For NY & NJ; Latham Armory, The Capital Region’s National Guard Base, Would Serve as the Unit’s Mission Command Site Choosing Latham Armory as the Mission Command Site and Rome Labs for Training Would Establish Upstate NY As A Leader In Counter- & Cyber-Terrorism Research; Cyber Protection Team Would Bring New Jobs To Oneida... Read More

Funding Comes from Schumer Sponsored AFG Program that Promotes Effective Firefighting Operation  Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $21,756 In Federal Funding for New Personal Protective Equipment Which Protects Responders from Blood Borne Pathogens   United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Wantagh-Levittown Ambulance Corp is set to receive $21,756 in federal funding to purchase new personal protective equipment. The money was allocated... Read More

National Science Foundation Grant Would Allow Cornell to Harness Genome Editing Techniques To Improve Rice Crop, Which is a Staple That Helps Feed Billions of People Worldwide U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,499,997 in federal funding for Cornell University to use genome editing techniques that will allow it to study and thereby improve crop sustainability. Specifically, this funding will be allocated over four years through a National Science... Read More

Lost Jobs Due to Unfair Foreign Trade Practices, Like Currency Manipulation; Schumer Vows To Oppose A Trade Deal That Doesn’t Adequately Protect American Workers & Industry From Unjust Trade Practices Of Some Countries, Like China  Schumer Says The Number One Issue Facing America Is Declining Middle-Class Incomes & Any Trade Deal Must Be Viewed Through The Lens Of How It Will Impact Middle-Class Incomes For Future Generations – Says Strong Measure To Address Foreign... Read More

Heinous Murder Of NYPD Officer Brian Moore Was Enabled By Gun Runners Who Illegally Traffic Guns From Southern States To NYC Streets Via Gun Pipeline—Schumer Wants Feds To Choke Off Trafficking Flow To NYC  85% Of NYC Crime Guns From Out Of State & 90% Are Illegal—One Of The Best Ways To Beat Back “Iron Pipeline” To NYC Is By Aggressively Increasing ATF’s Resources and Capabilities, Which Schumer Will Fight For In Appropriations Committee  Schumer:... Read More

Community Health Center of Richmond Provides Quality Health Care to Patients On Staten Island & Throughout the Five Boroughs; Services Include Primary Care, Women’s Care, Low Cost Rx, Pediatric Care & More  Schumer Announces ‘Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike’ Designation for Community Health Center of Richmond; Healthcare Designation Means Better Access to Much-Needed Primary Health Care Services U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the... Read More

Community Health Centers Will Provide Quality Health Care to Patients in Albany, Monroe, Orange, And Chautauqua Counties; Services Include Primary Care, Women’s Care, Low Cost Rx, Pediatric Care & More  Schumer Announces ‘Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike’ Designation for These Upstate NY Community Health Centers; Healthcare Designation Means Better Access to Much-Needed Primary Health Care Services U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that... Read More

Schumer Writes to FEMA Urging Fed Agency To Be Ready To Approve Fire Management Assistance Grant To Help Reimburse Hudson Valley Communities As They Fight Back 1,700-Acre Forest Fire  Approval Would Make Available FEMA Fire Management Assistance Funds for Hudson Valley to Cover Firefighting & Emergency Protective Costs As Fire Depts. Continuously Work to Fight Back Flames  Schumer: We Need All Hands on Deck to Smother These Fires and the Fed Gov Must Do All It Can To Support Ulster... Read More

Lancaster, NY-Based Company, Ecology And Environment, Inc., Completed Many Cleanup Projects in Wealthy Middle-East Countries from Post 1991 Gulf War Environmental Damage – Both Kuwait & Saudi Arabia Still Owe E&E Roughly $6.8 Million Combined & Have Yet to Pay  Both Oil-Rich Countries Cite ‘Budgetary Constraints’ As Reasons For Failing to Pay E&E For Its Work Even Five Years After Completion – Schumer Calls on Ambassadors of Both Countries to Get... Read More

After Hearing Pleas From Corning Residents, Schumer Urged Norfolk Southern To Move Its Idling Cars, Which Emit Noxious Smelling Fumes & Smoke That Permeate Homes, To A Non-Residential Area  Schumer Successfully Secured A Direct Line To Senior Norfolk Southern Official; Norfolk Southern Railway Says Idling Was Due to Adverse Weather Conditions During Winter Months; But, If Idling, Noise And Emissions Continue To Be A Problem Corning Residents Will Now Be Able To Call & Voice... Read More

Schumer Legislation Would Require Much Faster Phase-Out of the Most Dangerous Oil Cars, Add Speed Restrictions For Trains Traveling Near Major Population Areas Like The Capital Region, and Would Require First Ever Federal Standard on Oil Volatility  Schumer Says Recently Issued DOT Rule Provides Important Certainty and a Tough New Tank Car Standard, But Allows Dangerous Cars to Remain in Service for Far Too Long; Schumer Bill Would Greatly Improve Safety of Oil-By-Rail Shipments &... Read More

Schumer Legislation Would Require Much Faster Phase-Out of the Most Dangerous Oil Cars, Add Speed Restrictions For Trains Traveling Near Major Population Areas Like Central New York, and Would Require First Ever Federal Standard on Oil Volatility  Schumer Says Recently Issued DOT Rule Provides Important Certainty and a Tough New Tank Car Standard, But Allows Dangerous Cars to Remain in Service for Far Too Long; Schumer Bill Would Greatly Improve Safety of Oil-By-Rail Shipments & Safety... Read More