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Many Superstorm Sandy Victims, Including Some in New York City & Long Island, Have Been Told by FEMA to Retroactively Pay Back Thousands of Dollars in Already-Spent Sandy Aid; FEMA is Demanding Money Be Returned Due to Technicalities, Bureaucratic Mistakes & More Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Federal Legislation – The Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015 - to Help Sandy Victims Who Are Still Feeling Financial Impact of Storm; Sixty Percent of New Yorkers Who... Read More
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Only 5% of Homes Used to Make Meth Are Ever Disclosed; S. Tier is Meth Epicenter, So Number of Homes Could Be Huge – Chemicals from Meth-making Process Seep Undetected Into Carpet & Walls; Can Cause Dry Mouth, Headaches, Nosebleeds & Breathing Problems, Especially in Children Shockingly, Unlike Other Hazards Like Lead, There is No Fed Law Requiring Disclosure By Sellers that Know A Home Was Once Used As Meth Lab; 23 States Have Laws, But Not NY – Schumer Bill Would Require... Read More
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Following A Study by NYSDEC, Incorrect Data Was Identified in FEMA Flood Zone Proposals and 150 Properties Were To Be Included in FEMA’s Preliminary Flood Zone Map That Did Not Need To Be – Incorporating These Properties Could Have Forced Residents To Pay Up to $1,200 More Per Year in Flood Insurance Premiums Schumer & Miner Brought New Information to Attention of FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Who Will Delay the Release of the Maps By a Couple of Months And Incorporate... Read More
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Only 5% of Homes Used to Make Meth Are Ever Disclosed; Dozens Of Home Meth Labs Have Been Busted Throughout CNY, Including One in DeWitt Last Week, But That Only Scratches The Surface – Chemicals from Meth-making Process Seep Undetected Into Carpet & Walls; Can Cause Dry Mouth, Headaches, Nosebleeds & Breathing Problems, Especially in Children Shockingly, Unlike Other Hazards Like Lead, There is No Fed Law Requiring Disclosure By Sellers that Know A Home Was Once Used As... Read More
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Halfmoon Is One of the Fastest Growing Towns in Saratoga County, But Most of Its 22K Residents & Dozens of Businesses Are Forced To List Their Addresses as Clifton Park, Waterford, Mechanicville or Round Lake; Only a Few Can List Halfmoon As Their Address Schumer Push For Halfmoon Zip Code Clarity Would Put An End To The Ambiguity – Many Businesses Want To Use Halfmoon As Their Address, But Decide Against It Due to Potential Customer Confusion; Similar Street Names in Halfmoon &... Read More
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February 18, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $9 MILLION IN HEAD START GRANTS FOR BROOKLYN & STATEN ISLAND
Funding Provides Early Education for Low-Income Children Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced more than $9 million in grants for early childhood education programs in Brooklyn and Staten Island, which will serve children from low-income families. Community organizations from across the state applied for the funding, and the award to three programs in New York City will support Early Head Start and Head Start programs that provide... Read More -
Finch Has Lost Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Sales Over Last 18 Months Due to Unfairly Priced Imports – Evidence Indicates That Artificially Cheap Paper Imports From China, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, and Portugal Are Flooding the U.S. Market, Making It Difficult For NY Paper Companies Like Finch To Compete; Feds Currently Considering Whether To Take Action As Fed Deadline Approaches, Schumer Urges Strong & Swift Action To Protect Finch and Its 600 Glens Falls Workers Against... Read More
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Schumer Calls on Fed. Office of Drug Control to Designate Oneida County A ‘High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,’ Which Will Provide Much-Needed Resources to Help County Address Growing Heroin Problem Schumer: We Must Provide Money, Expertise & Intel To Help Oneida County Battle Heroin Scourge Today, at the Utica Police Department, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to designate Oneida County as a... Read More
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Shockingly, Unlike Other Hazards Like Lead, There is No Fed Law Requiring Disclosure By Sellers that Know A Home Was Once Used As Meth Lab; 23 States Have Laws, But Not NY – Schumer Bill Would Require Disclosure & Create Civil Penalty for Those Who Do Not Comply; Proper Meth Lab Clean-up Can Cost Up to $10K Schumer: WNY Residents Have A Right To Know If Their Home Was Once A Meth Lab Today, in Jamestown, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced new federal legislation that... Read More
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Schumer Bill Passed in 2012 Gave DEA The Power To Investigate & Ban Many Synthetic Drug Combinations, But There Are Still Hundreds of Hazardous Substances Not On The Banned List – Schumer Urges DEA To Speed Up Investigation & Ban Synthetic Drugs That Are Making Kids Sick, Also Pushes To Pass Bill That Would Make Banning Synthetic Drugs Easier Schumer: Synthetic Drugs Continue To Put Batavia Kids In Danger & New Chemical Combinations Must Be Made... Read More
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Schumer Urges Feds To Give Highest Priority for Funding to Recommended Remedies from Fed Safety Audit & Implement Them – Fed Safety Audit A Priority of Tompkins & Ithaca Officials; Will Augment The Excellent Work Done By Truck Safety Committee To Ensure Safety Schumer: Fed Safety Audit Would Identify How To Make Intersection As Safe As Possible Today, at Ithaca City Hall, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called for a federal safety audit at the intersection of... Read More
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Schumer, Blumenthal Unveiled New Legislation to Address Serious Dangers at Rail Grade Crossings in NY & CT - Including A Significant Boost in Federal Grant Funds for Safety Upgrades, Like New Lights & Signals, at Accident-Prone Rail Crossings, and More Education & Safety Awareness Campaigns Schumer, Blumenthal: In 2013, 2,096 Accidents at Grade Crossings Killed over 200 People Nationwide; Feds Should Provide More Funding for Improved Engineering, Education &... Read More
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Schumer, Nadler, Jeffries Break Ground on Long-Delayed Coney Island T-Groin Protection Project; Lawmakers Fought for Full-Federal Funding to Cover Project Cost & Urged Feds to Get Started on Coney Island Project Quickly Schumer, Nadler, Jeffries: After Two Long Decades of Waiting, Coney Island Project Will Soon Provide Critical Restoration, Jetties & Beach Replenishment Along Brooklyn Shoreline—Strengthening Coastal Defenses and Complementing City’s Comprehensive... Read More
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February 13, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.4 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR SANDY-RELATED REPAIRS TO STATEN ISLAND’S ST. GEORGE FERRY TERMINAL & WHITEHALL FERRY TERMINAL
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced over $2.4 million in federal funding for Sandy recovery projects at the Staten Island St. George and Whitehall Ferry Terminals as well as bus stops citywide. The funding will be provided to the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) as part of the Hurricane Sandy Relief-Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). “Superstorm Sandy... Read More -
New York, NY- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement regarding the ongoing negotiations involving Iran sanctions: “A nuclear Iran is a huge threat to the United States and an existential threat to Israel. I agree with Prime Minister Netanyahu that a nuclear Iran is an existential threat to Israel. One nuclear weapon, hurled from Iran to Israel could end the Jewish state and could kill almost as many Jews as did Hitler. A successful deal... Read More
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February 12, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4.4 MILLION IN HUD FUNDING FOR LONG ISLAND
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced$4,477,146 in federal funding for housing authorities throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program. These funds will be used to modernize and develop affordable housing for low-income, working families in the region. “Having a roof over your head is one of... Read More -
February 12, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $5 MILLION IN HUD FUNDING FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,485,535 million in funding for housing authorities throughout five counties in Central New York. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Capital Fund Program and will be used to modernize and develop public housing. “Having a roof over your head is one of life’s basic necessities, so we must do everything we can to help provide... Read More -
February 12, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY HOUSING AUTHORITIES
Today, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $3,417,611 in federal funding for North Country housing authorities. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund. Schumer and Gillibrand said this funding will help support the housing authorities in Clinton, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence Counties to develop, finance, and modernize their public housing facilities for... Read More -
February 12, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SOUTHERN TIER HOUSING AUTHORITIES
Today, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,180,838 in federal funding for Southern Tier housing authorities. These funds were allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund. Schumer and Gillibrand said this funding will help support the housing authorities in Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Otsego, Steuben, and Tompkins Counties to develop, finance, and modernize their public housing facilities for... Read More -
February 12, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN HUD FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER FINGER LAKES AREA
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $4,173,257 million in funding for four housing authorities in the Rochester Finger Lakes area. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Capital Fund Program and will be used to modernize and develop public housing throughout Genesee, Monroe, Ontario and Wayne Counties. “Having a roof over your head is one of life’s basic... Read More