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Press releases from: February 2016

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SCHUMER: FEDS SHOULD APPOINT ‘ZIKA CZAR’ WHO CAN HEAD VIRUS OFF AT PASS; SENATOR PUSHES FOR POINT PERSON WHO CAN COORDINATE BETWEEN AGENCIES & W.H.O.; PLANNING WILL HELP PREVENT EBOLA-LIKE PANIC THIS SPRING & SUMMER
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, FEMA WILL PROVIDE $21 MILLION IN MUCH-NEEDED FED FUNDS TO CITY OF ONEIDA – FUNDS WILL PROVIDE BUYOUTS TO 150 CITY OF ONEIDA RESIDENTS WHOSE PROPERTIES WERE DEVASTATED IN 2013 FLOODING; BUYOUTS WILL ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS TO FINALLY SELL PROPERTY IN UNSAFE, FLOOD-PRONE AREA
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GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, CUOMO SECURE DEPT. OF LABOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ALCOA WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS AS A RESULT OF UNFAIR TRADE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST FOR 2017 PROVIDES INCREASED FUNDING FOR BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB’S ION COLLIDER; SENATORS VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR INCREASED FUNDING IN THE SENATE
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SCHUMER: LONG BEACH DUNE PROJECT ADVANCES; ARMY CORPS WILL OPEN BID PROCESS THIS WEEK & SHOVELS WILL BE IN THE GROUND SOON AFTER
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS REACHED FINAL DETERMINATION THAT WILL HELP PROTECT FINCH PAPER AND OTHER U.S. PAPER PRODUCERS AGAINST CHINA & OTHER COUNTRIES THAT UNFAIRLY DUMP HUGE AMOUNTS OF PAPER INTO U.S. – SCHUMER SAYS HIGH DUTIES WILL BE PLACED ON FOREIGN PRODUCTS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $220 MILLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR ROME LABS HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT’S 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
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AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, ARMY CORPS DELIVERS $200K IN CRITICAL NASSAU BACK BAYS RESILIENCY FUNDS; LONG-TERM PLAN WILL RECOMMEND SPECIFC COASTAL DEFENSES TO PROTECT LI FROM ANOTHER SANDY WHILE SHIELDING SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES; SCHUMER HAS SAID THIS EFFORT WAS A “MUST-FUND”
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SCHUMER SECURES EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPAIR BARCELONA HARBOR BREAK WALL IN TOWN OF WESTFIELD – SENATOR ANNOUNCES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL PROVIDE $650K IN FED FUNDS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN WALL
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $1.42 BILLLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR NAVAL REACTORS PROGRAM AT CAPITAL REGION’S KESSELRING & KAPL SITES HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT’S 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $70 MILLLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT’S 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $6.9 MILLION IN FED FUNDING, NEEDED FOR ‘PHASE TWO’ DEVELOPMENT OF VA OUTPATIENT SURGERY FACILITY IN ROCHESTER, OFFICIALLY INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $36 MILLION IN FED FUNDING NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WNY VETERANS’ CEMETERY HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO ENSURE FULL FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THIS YEAR
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SCHUMER: TAX SCAM TARGETING NEW YORKERS IS NOW SPREADING LIKE WILD FIRE; SCAMMERS CLAIM TO BE FROM IRS, INTIMIDATE VICTIMS & THEN DUPE THEM INTO SENDING DOLLARS; SENATOR PUSHES FBI TO REDOUBLE INVESTIGATION INTO SOURCE OF SCAM & SHUT THEM DOWN; CALLS ON MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES TO BETTER WARN PEOPLE BEFORE ANY TRANSFERS GO THROUGH
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SCHUMER CALLS TOP NUCLEAR REGULATOR TO URGE AN IMMEDIATE AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHY INDIAN POINT’S WATER PUMP FAILED & HOW TO PREVENT FUTURE LEAKAGE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & ENGEL ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $5.4 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING TO COMPLETE SANDY-RELATED REPAIRS AT YONKERS WATERFRONT PARK
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SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE: U.S. AIR FORCE WILL SEND 8 KC-135 PLANES TO NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION; SENATORS SUCCESSFULLY URGED U.S. AIR FORCE’S TOP BRASS, TO PRIORITIZE BRINGING THE KC-135 BACK TO NFARS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO RAPIDLY TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT NUCOR STEEL & NEARLY 600 LOCAL JOBS AGAINST FLOOD OF PREDITORILY PRICED STEEL IMPORTS FROM TURKEY – SENATORS CALL ON FEDS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AHEAD OF CONSTRUCTION SEASON
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SCHUMER REVEALS: HUNDREDS OF JOB-CREATING EDA APPLICATIONS GO UNFUNDED EACH YEAR, RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF LOST JOBS AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT UPSTATE NY; SENATOR PUSHES FOR SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CRITICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A DECADE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS, COLLINS, SLAUGHTER, REED WILL JOIN FAMILIES OF FLIGHT 3407 TO LAUNCH PUSH TO PROTECT 3407-INSPIRED AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS AS PART OF UPCOMING FAA REAUTHORIZATION – RULES FAMILIES FOUGHT HARD FOR ARE AT RISK OF BEING ROLLED BACK IN COMING MONTHS