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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Tim Bishop urged Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt, during a personal meeting in Senator Schumer's Washington D.C. office, to direct his agency to craft firstever regulations to curb helicopters that fly low over Long Island communities. For years, Schumer and Bishop have been pushing to crack down on the rogue choppers, that refuse to follow voluntary, noninvasive routes, but told Babbitt today that only way to divert the... Read More

Today U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to address the growing problem of consumers being hit with two ATM fees every time they take out their own money during this holiday shopping season.  Schumer said that ATM fees have jumped by almost 13% in the last year, even as consumer's wallets have been hit from all directions.  What's worse is that 72% of banks charge their customers every time they use another bank's ATM - in addition to whatever... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke promised U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (DNY) today that his agency will conduct a review of the major rise in ATM fees imposed by banks on customers who are simply trying to withdraw their own money. Bernanke made the commitment at his Senate confirmation hearing in answer to a request from Schumer. "ATM fees are getting so onerous that the costs of accessing your money easily outweighs the convenience factor. These mounting fees demand a... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Today U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that he is pushing legislation to help provide more affordable housing options for military service members. The Military Families Affordable Homes Act of 2009 would enable more military personnel to apply to live in designated affordable housing communities. Current policies make it nearly... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center has been awarded a $1,700,356 Head Start grant. This funding will enable Yeled V'Yalda to enhance and expand its services to families in need. Yeled V'Yalda has served vulnerable and lowincome families in Brooklyn and Staten Island since 1981, providing support programs for expectant mothers, families in need, and children with developmental disabilities. With this funding, Yeled V'Yalda will be able to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed Tuesday that shoe and apparel giant Adidas-which has an exclusive contract with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to supply the league's teams with their official uniforms-plans to end its contract with a New Yorkbased supplier and will for the first time produce the gameday jerseys worn by NBA players at facilities outside of the USA. Schumer today called on Adidas to reverse this flawed decision and continue to make NBA jerseys... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Rep. Michael Arcuri today urged Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to approve an application from Griffiss International Airport to become a "User Fee Airport." Approval of the application would enable the airport to hire a full time CBP agent for processing international flights and their passengers and... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which includes $5.7 million in military construction funding for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.   Now that the bill has been approved by the full... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today introduced his legislation providing a tax benefit to hunters who donate their processed venison to antihunger programs.  Schumer's legislation will allow hunters to take a tax deduction for the cost of processing their venison, when the final product is donated.  The legislation will also provide a tax... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is embarking on a major crackdown on companies selling phony H1N1 remedies.  As the problem of fake remedies grows worse, and concerns about the H1N1 flu increase, the FTC announced that they would take further enforcement action against ten companies that are peddling fake H1N1 remedies online.  Last week, Schumer requested that the FTC act swiftly and aggressively to stop companies behind the wave of phony... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced his legislation providing a tax benefit to hunters who donate their processed venison to antihunger programs.  Schumer's legislation will allow hunters to take a tax deduction for the cost of processing their venison, when the final product is donated.  The legislation will also provide a tax... Read More

On the heels of a new Consumer Reports' study showing that the toxic chemical bisphenolA is now in a wider range of products used and consumed by children and in higher concentrations than previously thought, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today unveiled his legislation that bans BPA in food and beverage containers marketed to kids aged three and under. The report shows that BPA is found in many more products than previously thought, posing major health risks that may affect reproduction and... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Robert Menendez today said that current federal veteran's health and homeless prevention programs are starved for funding and cannot handle the massive wave of traumatized veterans forced to live on the streets . Schumer and Menendez cited a new 2008 Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (CHALENG)... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer today said that current federal veteran's health and homeless prevention programs are starved for funding and cannot handle the massive wave of traumatized veterans forced to live on the streets . Schumer and Menendez cited a new 2008 Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (CHALENG) report that found... Read More

In the wake of a new major Medicaid fraud bust in Nassau County and New York City, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, joined by Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, today announced that he is backing new comprehensive health care fraud legislation that will dramatically ramp up efforts to track, arrest, and convict Medicaid and Medicare scam artists that cost New York State taxpayers billions every year and raise health care costs for the entire country. Schumer said that he will push... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today wrote to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urging her to support the application from the Ogdensburg Fire Department for funding through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Fire Station Construction Grant Program. The funding will enable the Ogdensburg Fire Department to add important... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that he has introduced legislation in the Senate to reduce production costs for the VanDeMark Chemical Company in Lockport, NY.  Schumer's legislation will become part of the Senate's mustpass Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), and will eliminate a duty on an essential chemical VanDeMark uses in the production of an important additive for Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants manufacturers.  A tariff was placed on this imported chemical to protect... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Department of Energy has awarded a total of $184,500 to Poughkeepsie in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This money will help finance the implementation of projects that increase energy efficiency, reduce... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (DNY) and Arlen Specter (DPA) today released a revised version of the Free Flow of Information Act which has received backing from the White House and the newspaper industry.  The bill includes new provisions that further protect national security interests while providing legal protection for... Read More

Normal 0 false false false ENUS XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the 2010 Interior Appropriations will include $7 million for to help clean up and restore the Long Island Sound, double the $3 million appropriated last year. The Senatepassed bill only allocated $3 million. As the premier natural resource in the area and as an estuary of national... Read More