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Schumer Recently Negotiated A Budget Deal That Put $85 Million In CDC Infectious Disease Rapid Response Reserve Fund To Ward Off Serious Public Health Threats; Senator Wants CDC To Be Able To Access These Funds Now, Not Later—BUT—It Requires HHS To Declare An Official Public Health Emergency Schumer Just Successfully Pushed For An Increase In The CDC Reserve Fund In Case A New Virus Emerged—And Now It Has Schumer: Declare Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency Now So CDC Can... Read More
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Currently, GPS Applications—Google Maps, Apple Maps & Waze—Do Not Contain Data Warning Commercial Drivers Of Roadway Restrictions Such As Maximum Vehicle Height; In The Last Decade, The King Street Bridge In Westchester County Has Been Struck ~150 Times With No End In Sight To Major Uptick In Bridge Strikes, Schumer Urges Smartphone-Based GPS Application Developers To Implement A Warning System For Commercial Vehicle Drivers To Alert Them Of Restrictions & Hazards Schumer To... Read More
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The Army Is Currently Determining Which Military Installation Should House The Army’s Newest Corps Headquarters; Fort Drum Was Recently Revealed To Be On The Army’s Short List Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Army To Select The Installation As Soon As Possible, Citing Its Superior Infrastructure And Readiness Investments, Jefferson County’s Ideal Location On The East Coast Near A Major Airport And Fort Drum’s Elite, Skilled Personnel Schumer, Gillibrand To Army: No Better... Read More
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Following his push, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) signed off on Amtrak’s permit application for a one-time movement of its just-constructed Next Generation High-Speed train to its test track in Colorado: “The FRA approving Amtrak’s request to move its Next Generation High-Speed Train to its Colorado test track is a critical step in getting these state-of-the-art trains on the tracks and in... Read More
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In 2019, Entergy Announced It Would Be Selling The Plant To Holtec For Decommissioning; Tomorrow’s License Transfer Announcement Only Provides Public 30 Days To Comment On Major Agreement With Thousands Of NYers Impacted By License Transfer & Decommissioning Of Indian Point, Schumer, Gillibrand And Lowey Call For 30-Day Extension Of Comment Period Schumer, Gillibrand & Lowey To Feds: Indian Point’s Closure Means Too Much To Too Many—The Public Needs More Time To... Read More
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In Both 2017 And 2019, Lake Ontario Communities Were Ravaged By Intense Flooding, Leading To Millions Of Dollars In Damages; Today’s Water Levels Are Well Above Seasonal Average, With Local Communities Bracing For A Repeat Senators Urge U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Include “Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study” In Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan, To Plan & Fund New Great Lakes Shoreline Protections Schumer, Gillibrand To Army Corps: With Risk Of Continued High Water, Army... Read More
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The FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Will Allocate +$20 Billion For States To Connect Rural, Unserved Communities To High-Speed Internet; New FCC Proposal Would Unjustly Prevent New York From Participating In Fund FCC Disqualifying NYS Due To Its Participation In Previously Established Federal Rural Broadband Programs; Senators Call Decision Unfair And Urge Agency To Let All 50 States Access Vital Funding Schumer, Gillibrand To Feds: Treat Upstate New York Fairly And Do Your Part In... Read More
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January 17, 2020
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, BRINDISI, STEFANIK CALL ON ADMINISTRATION TO ACCEPT NEW YORK STATE’S APPEAL FOR DISASTER DECLARATION
Following Catastrophic Halloween Flooding, Members of Congress Make Bipartisan, Bicameral Ask for Administration to Reconsider Denial of Individual Assistance Following the disastrous Halloween flooding in the region, New York representatives Congressman Anthony Brindisi, Senator Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik called on the Administration to reverse their denial of Individual Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Despite... Read More -
Air Force Research Laboratory In Rome, NY Is DoD’s Premier Research Organization For Command, Control, Communications, Cyber & Intelligence Technologies After Securing $13.2M Project In 2019 Defense Appropriations Package And Personally Lobbying Air Force Secretary To Move Forward With Project, Schumer, Gillibrand & Brindisi Reveal Feds Finally Award Contract & Construction Set To Begin Schumer, Gillibrand & Brindisi: It’s Critical To Do Everything Possible To Secure... Read More
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Chautauqua Lake Is A Major Recreation and Tourist Destination in Western New York – As Well As Drinking Water Source; Feasibility Study Would Develop a Strategy to Restore the Lake’s Watershed Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prioritize funding to protect the lake’s water... Read More
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The VA Proposed Adding 4 Health Conditions To Agent Orange “Presumptive Conditions” Exposure Health Care Benefits List, But Administration Has Refused To Add Conditions & Blocked Vietnam-Era Vets From Getting The VA Coverage & Compensation They Deserve In Rochester, Schumer Calls On Feds To End Years-Long Hold-Up & Immediately Give Vets Suffering From Agent Orange-Linked Conditions Health Care & Compensation Benefits Schumer To Feds: Vietnam Veterans Fought For... Read More
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Senator Has Long Championed Niagara Falls Station, Home To State-Of-The-Art Pre-Clearance Facility, Which Is Not Utilized By Canadian Customs Officers—Delaying Crucial First Domino In Goal Of WNY-To-Toronto Bi-National Transit Connection, Further Stalling Massive Economic Opportunity For WNY & Canada Canadian Side’s Cumbersome Screening Process Adds Time To Commute & Discourages Ridership Schumer To Canadians: Implement Pre-Clearance So It Can Be “All Aboard!”... Read More
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In 2015, The National Transportation Safety Board Issued A Recommendation That GPS Companies Add Data On Public & Private At-Grade Rail Crossings To Applications Following A Tragic Crash In California; Since Then, Companies Are Unresponsive While Lives Have Tragically Been Lost With Lives At Risk, Schumer Demands GPS Companies Quit Kicking The Can Down The Road And Add All 5,358 New York State At-Grade Crossings To Maps And Programs Immediately Schumer To GPS: Stop Ignoring The Feds And... Read More
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Recently, Upstate New York’s Lakes—Including Prominent Drinking Water Sources From Great Lakes To Finger Lakes—Have Been Infected By Toxic Algal Blooms; NYSDEC Tracked +1,100 In 2019 To Stop The Rampant Spread Of Dangerous Algae, Schumer Secures $40 Million For Army Corps Of Engineers Programs That Fight Harmful Algal Blooms, And Calls On Corps To Make NY Its Top Priority Schumer To USACE: Upstate Lakes Have Been Swimming In Toxic Algae For Far Too Long, And You Have The $$$ To... Read More
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In 2016, Schumer Championed & Helped Secure Major Federal Loan And Approvals To Make Amtrak’s Next Generation High-Speed Train Project A Reality, Which Created Roughly 400 Good-Paying Manufacturing Jobs At Alstom’s Hornell Facility To Keep The Project On Track Federal Railroad Administration Must First Approve One-Time Movement Of New Train To Test Track In Colorado; Schumer Calls On Feds To Expedite The Process Schumer: Next Stop In Revolutionizing Amtrak’s Northeast... Read More
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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement, following his meeting with Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) Rob Manfred last month to discuss MLB’s proposed plans to restructure the minor leagues and ongoing negotiations with Minor League Baseball (MiLB): “Last month, Commissioner Manfred and I had a productive meeting to discuss Minor League Baseball’s presence in New York. Throughout the state, from Binghamton to Auburn, to Batavia, Staten... Read More
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LI Dietary Supplement Owner Was Just Told By The FDA To Destroy All Its Supplements & Drugs By Next Friday For Alleged & Serious Public Health Risks; Schumer Says This Cries Out For A Deeper Fed Probe Given Years Of Failed Inspections Senator Also Says To Keep Reputation Of Local Industry Strong, FDA Must Weed Out Bad Apples & Recommit To Modernizing & Reforming Its Oversight Of Dietary Supplement Industry Because A Level Playing Field Is Essential Schumer: Bad LI... Read More
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Schumer Recently Delivered Record Surge Of Funds To Protect Synagogues, Churches, Schools, Mosques & Other Places Of Worship, But Announces Need To Quadruple Those Funds Amid National Crisis Of Hate Wants Funding To Better Protect Places Of Worship & Prosecute Hate Crimes More Vigorously Schumer: Feds Must Strengthen Strategy Because Status Quo Is Just Not Working A day after urging the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to step in and fully investigate the horrific... Read More
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Schumer Recently Delivered Record Surge Of Funds To Protect Synagogues, Churches, Schools, Mosques & Other Places Of Worship, But Announces Need To Quadruple Those Funds Amid National Crisis Of Hate Wants Funding To Better Protect Places Of Worship & Prosecute Hate Crimes More Vigorously Schumer: Feds Must Strengthen Strategy Because Status Quo Is Just Not Working A day after urging the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to step in and fully investigate the horrific Monsey, New York,... Read More
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December 29, 2019
Schumer Briefed By FBI On Monsey Attack; Demands Thorough Fed Investigation Of This Specific Attack & Other Anti-Semitic Attacks In Recent Days
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, after a phone briefing by the FBI, released the following statement regarding the horrific attack against the Jewish community in Monsey, New York. Senator Schumer also spoke to New Square Mayor Izzy Spitzer and Rabbi Rottenberg, offering prayers and full support. “Last night’s cowardly and callous attack on the Jewish community in Monsey was one of pure evil. This attack, and other anti-Semitic attacks that have occurred in... Read More