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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR APPROVAL OF DAIRY COMPACT
US Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced his support for Congressional approval of Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. Schumer will be listed as an original cosponsor when the legislation is introduced in the Senate. New York's entry into the regional organization was approved in December, 1998, by the New York State Legislature, and signed by Governor Pataki yesterday. "Low dairy prices have forced thousands of small New York dairy farmers out of business," said Schumer. &q… Continue Reading
02.16.99
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO VISIT NEW YORK'S 62 COUNTIES IN 1999
With the completion of the impeachment trial, Senator Charles E. Schumer announced plans to visit each of New York's 62 counties throughout 1999. He will travel through 12 new counties during this week's Senate recess. "I've found that a lot of people in New York see the Senate as a faraway place that doesn't hear their concerns," said Schumer. "I want to bring the Senate to New Yorkers, and take New York's concerns back to the Senate." So far in 1999, S… Continue Reading
