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Press releases from: November 2014

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SCHUMER CALLS WHITE HOUSE & PUSHES ADMINISTRATION TO BE READY TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ERIE & OTHER WNY COUNTIES BURIED BY HISTORIC SNOWSTORM
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES ADDITIONAL APPROACH TO SECURE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR WWI HERO SGT. HENRY JOHNSON – SCHUMER PUSHES AMENDMENT TO MAJOR DEFENSE BILL THAT WOULD SEND MEDAL OF HONOR REQUEST TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO REINSTATE CRITICAL “TEACHER TAX BREAK” THAT HELPS OVER 100,000 UPSTATE NY TEACHERS SAVE UP TO $250 PER YEAR ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES – EXPIRED IN 2013; RENEWAL WOULD HELP OFF-SET COSTS FOR TEACHERS WHO DIP INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR CLASSROOM
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES EFFORT TO NAME ROCHESTER POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF FALLEN VETERAN THEODORE MATTHEW GLENDE HAS CLEARED CONGRESS – LEGISLATION WILL NOW MOVE TO PRESIDENT’S DESK FOR FINAL SIGNATURE
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SCHUMER CALLS ON ARMY SECRETARY TO CREATE NEW ARRANGEMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE WATERVLIET ARSENAL BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP TO KEEP THE REVENUE IT GENERATES & RE-INVEST IT IN ATTRACTING NEW COMPANIES TO THE CAMPUS – LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. GENERATES MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN REVENUE EACH YEAR, BUT CURRENTLY MOST PROCEEDS MUST BE BROUGHT BACK TO ARMY COFFERS
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GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER PUSH FOR FORMATION OF A COMBINED NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CYBER PROTECTION TEAM; URGE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD DIRECTOR TO APPROVE BID FOR TEAM LOCATED IN ALBANY COUNTY
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SCHUMER: RESEARCH & REPORTING ON SIDS & OTHER ‘SUDDEN DEATH IN YOUNG’ SYNDROMES IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE, LEAVING GRIEVING BUFFALO PARENTS WITHOUT ANSWERS; BUFFALO INFANT MORTALITY RATE AMONG HIGHEST IN NATION – SENATOR & BUFFALO PARENTS OF CHILD VICTIMS URGE SENATE TO ACT ON BIPARTISAN BILL IN LAME-DUCK SESSION THAT WOULD HELP PREVENT FUTURE TRAGEDIES
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SCHUMER: RESEARCH & REPORTING ON SIDS & OTHER ‘SUDDEN DEATH IN YOUNG’ SYNDROMES IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE, LEAVING GRIEVING ROCHESTER PARENTS WITHOUT ANSWERS; ROCHESTER INFANT MORTALITY RATE AMONG HIGHEST IN NATION – SENATOR & ROCHESTER PARENTS OF CHILD VICTIMS URGE SENATE TO ACT ON BIPARTISAN BILL IN LAME-DUCK SESSION THAT WOULD HELP PREVENT FUTURE TRAGEDIES
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SCHUMER JOINS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS TO BEGIN LONG-AWAITED FILLING IN OF SUNKEN PORTION OF ROCHESTER’S INNER LOOP – REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL SET STAGE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & JOB CREATION, MAKE AREA MORE PEDESTRIAN- AND BIKE-FRIENDLY; SCHUMER HELPED SECURE $16.5 MILLION IN FED FUNDS TO MAKE PROJECT A REALITY
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SCHUMER: NYC & BELLEVUE MUST BE REIMBURSED FOR EBOLA EXPENSES INCURRED FOR TREATING DR. SPENCER & FOR EXTENSIVE ‘CONTACT TRACING’ OF HEALTH WORKERS & HUNDREDS RETURNING FROM WEST AFRICA DAILY— OVER $20M SPENT THUS FAR; SCHUMER TO ALSO CALL FOR PERMANENT ‘EBOLA FUND’ THAT WILL REIMBURSE ANY FUTURE CITY HANDLING EBOLA
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: FEMA MUST CONDUCT TOP-TO-BOTTOM INVESTIGATION INTO REPEATED RED FLAGS IN HOW INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE HANDLED & DENIED THE CLAIMS OF SANDY FLOOD VICTIMS FOR DAMAGE TO THEIR HOMES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HANNA URGE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE LEADERS TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT ROME DFAS JOBS – PUSH LEADERS TO GREEN-LIGHT PROVISION THAT WOULD PROVIDE CONGRESS WITH OVERSIGHT OVER DFAS PERSONNEL PLANS
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SCHUMER: MAJOR LOOPHOLE IN FED LAW PREVENTS STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM AIDING IN MISSING CHILDREN SEARCH EFFORTS & UPDATING FILES WITH NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE, PHOTOS, MEDICAL & DENTAL RECORDS – WITH MORE THAN 10,000 UPSTATE NEW YORK CHILDREN GOING MISSING EACH YEAR & MANY CASES STILL UNRESOLVED, SCHUMER URGES CHANGE IN LAW
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1M IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD’S INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS FOLLOWING SUPERSTORM SANDY
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SCHUMER: NEW FED PLAN TO TEST POTENTIALLY FAULTY, DANGEROUS HIGHWAY GUARDRAILS IS INSUFFICIENT; USES OLD & OUTDATED SAFETY STANDARDS – SCHUMER PUSHES FED HIGHWAY ADMIN. TO TEST GUARDRAILS USING NEW, MORE STRINGENT METHOD
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MICHAEL GRECO NOMINATED TO BE THE NEXT U.S. MARSHAL FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK — GRECO IS A BRONX NATIVE & OF PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE; WOULD BE FIRST LATINO TO HOLD PRESTIGIOUS & VITAL POST IN SDNY
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SCHUMER: DESTRUCTIVE HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID HAS SPREAD FURTHER ACROSS UPSTATE NY THIS YEAR, THREATENING TIMBER INDUSTRY & ECOSYSTSEM; TREE-KILLING PEST NOW IN 25 COUNTIES, INCLUDING MANY IN THE S. TIER & FINGER LAKES FOR FIRST TIME – SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP STEM THE SPREAD OF THIS INVASIVE SPECIES
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PUSH TO RESCIND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DISASTROUS HUDSON VALLEY CAPACITY ZONE THAT UNFAIRLY HIKES RATES ON LOCAL RESIDENTS – SCHUMER INTRODUCES SENATE BILL ON WEDNESDAY THAT WILL PREVENT FERC FROM USING FED FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
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SCHUMER LEADS RALLY TO REINSTATE EXPIRED “MASS TRANSIT TAX BENEFIT” THAT SAVES METRO-NORTH COMMUTERS OVER $1K PER YEAR — SENATOR JOINS WITH LOCAL COMMUTERS & ADVOCATES TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT PASSAGE OF IMPORTANT BENEFIT DURING LAME DUCK MUST BE A PRIORITY
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SCHUMER LEADS PUSH TO REINSTATE EXPIRED “MASS TRANSIT TAX BENEFIT” THAT SAVES LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTERS OVER $1,300 PER YEAR — SENATOR JOINS WITH LOCAL COMMUTERS & ADVOCATES, SAYS PASSAGE OF IMPORTANT BENEFIT DURING LAME DUCK MUST BE A PRIORITY