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Press releases from: October 2014

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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, ROCHESTER & WEBSTER TO RECEIVE $2.3 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS – ROCHESTER TO RECEIVE $1.5 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ON-STREET PARKING & PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG EAST MAIN STREET; WEBSTER TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $800K FOR NEW SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES ALONG NORTH AVENUE
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SCHUMER: IN RESPONSE TO NEW INVESTIGATION THAT FINDS ILLEGAL, ONLINE DRUG MARKET IS THRIVING & INFILTRATING LONG ISLAND, SCHUMER CALLS FOR TOP TO BOTTOM DEPT. OF JUSTICE REVIEW OF HOW ‘DARK WEB’ DRUG SALES CONTINUE TO GROW – ALSO VOWS INCREASED FUNDING TO BETTER TARGET CYBER DRUG DEALERS
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, ULSTER & NEW PALTZ TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION IN FED FUNDS FOR VILLAGE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS & TO BUILD CRITICAL MISSING LINK TO CATSKILL RAIL TRAIL – WILL CONNECT NEW PALTZ TO POPULAR WALKWAY OVER THE HUDSON & GREATLY ENHANCE TOURISM AND JOBS IN ULSTER COUNTY
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SCHUMER PUSHES FAA TO DESIGNATE GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES THAT INCLUDES ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY A ‘CENTER OF EXCELLENCE’ FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS – PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION WOULD ALLOW RIT TO DEVELOP UAS FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, INSPECTION & AGRICULTURE
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SCHUMER: SANDY AID HAS DELIVERED LARGEST FEDERAL REVITALIZATION OF NEW YORK INFRASTRUCTURE SINCE ROBERT MOSES - SENATOR RELEASES FIRST ‘SANDY INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY’; RECORD $17 BILLION-WORTH OF TRANSFORMATIVE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, COASTAL PROTECTION & MUNICIPAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, OWENS ANNOUNCE $325,000 IN USDA FUNDING FOR THE VILLAGE OF CASTORLAND
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $800,000 IN FEMA FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF RICHMONDVILLE IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION IN U.S. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDS FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO RESEARCH & ADDRESS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
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CASEY, SCHUMER TO INTRODUCE BILL TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS EXPELLED NAZIS TO COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
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SCHUMER: TRESTLES CARRYING CSX TRAINS THROUGH HEART OF ROME ARE A MAJOR EYESORE & FALLING DEBRIS HAS BECOME A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY; CSX PROMISED TO ADDRESS SITUATION, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION – SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO STEP UP & BRING TRESTLES UP TO CODE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $90 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FLOOD-PRONE BRIDGES IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ULSTER COUNTY BUSINESS TO EXPAND PRODUCTION & CREATE JOBS
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SCHUMER: COLD-BLOODED MURDERERS WHO PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT THE EXECUTION OF NYPD OFFICER EDWARD BYRNE MUST AGAIN BE DENIED PAROLE— NEXT ROUND OF HEARINGS TO TAKE PLACE STARTING THIS WEEK
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BUFFALO’S LAUNCH NY, WHICH IS ALREADY HAVING HUGE IMPACT ON UPSTATE JOB GROWTH – FED FUNDS WOULD PROVIDE MORE START-UPS & ENTREPRENEURS IN WNY, CNY, ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES & S. TIER WITH RESOURCES NEEDED TO GROW, EXPAND, & CREATE JOBS
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SCHUMER PUSHES FAA TO DESIGNATE GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES THAT INCLUDES SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY A ‘CENTER OF EXCELLENCE’ FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS – PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION WOULD ALLOW UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT UAS RESEARCH, EDUCATION & TRAINING IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SANDY-REPAIRS AT LONG BEACH’S WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—REIMBURSEMENT IS THE LAST PORTION OF FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDED TO MAKE SCHOOL WHOLE AGAIN POST- SANDY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $660,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO IMPROVE AND REPAIR SEWER SYSTEM IN TOWN OF OWEGO – SENATORS PUSHED FEMA TO INCREASE FUNDING ALLOCATION AFTER INITIAL ALLOCATION WAS INSUFFICIENT TO COVER DAMAGE FROM TROPICAL STORM LEE
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FED FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE GREENE COUNTY COMPANY – FIELD GOODS – A NEW MODEL FOR GROWING LOCAL FOOD INDUSTRY, HELPING SMALL FARMERS CONNECT WITH CONSUMERS – PROVIDES HEALTHY LOCAL PRODUCE FROM YONKERS TO SARATOGA
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SCHUMER GILLIBRAND AND OWENS ANNOUNCE $184K IN USDA GRANTS FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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SCHUMER: REVITALIZATION OF VILLAGE OF HERKIMER’S MAIN STREET KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH – SENATOR JOINS WITH NEW MAYOR TO DEVISE PLAN FOR SECURING FED FUNDS TO HELP SPUR MAIN STREET REDEVELOPMENT