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Press releases from: May 2019

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SCHUMER REVEALS: NYC & LONG ISLAND RECEIVED MORE THAN 176M ROBOCALLS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL—ALONE; CITING HAIR-PULLING UPTICK SINCE 2019 BEGAN, SENATOR ANNOUNCES MAJOR PUSH & BEST CHANCE PLAN TO PASS BIPARTISAN ‘TRACED ACT’ LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP KILL THE CALLS
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FOLLOWING HIS MAJOR PUSH IN FEBRUARY AT ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL AIRPORT, SCHUMER, WHO RECENTLY CALLED TO LOBBY ACTING FAA ADMINISTRATOR, ANNOUNCES JUST UNDER $10 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR TERMINAL OVERHAUL; SAYS FUNDING IS VITAL TO TRANSFORM AIRPORT INTO A WORLD-CLASS INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $170 THOUSAND IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF HOPEWELL IN ONTARIO COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE FUNDING TO PROTECT NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS AGAINST TERROR ATTACKS
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IN A PERSONAL MEETING WITH ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF NOMINEE MCCONVILLE, SCHUMER PUSHES FOR REPLACEMENT OF OUTDATED FORT DRUM RAILHEAD; CALLS ON ARMY TO HONOR RELIABLE, JOB-CREATING POWER CONTRACT WITH REENERGY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, VELAZQUEZ ANNOUNCE OVER $8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SANDY-HAMMERED RED HOOK, BROOKLYN RECREATION CENTER
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FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S FLOOD OF ROBOCALLS THAT WOKE UP THOUSANDS OF CENTRAL NY’ERS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR PUSH TO PASS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION–TRACED ACT–TO CURB ROBOCALLS AND PROTECT CNY IDENTITIES & WALLETS
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FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S FLOOD OF ROBOCALLS THAT WOKE UP THOUSANDS OF UPSTATE NY’ERS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR PUSH TO PASS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION–TRACED ACT–TO CURB ROBOCALLS AND PROTECT CAPITAL REGION IDENTITIES & WALLETS
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SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO DESIGNATE SPREADING & DRUG-RESISTANT SUPERGBUG —CANDIDA AURIS—AN ‘EMERGENCY’; WILL ALLOW FEDS TO DELIVER MORE DOLLARS TO NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND & UPSTATE SO WE CAN BETTER IDENTIFY, TACKLE & TREAT DEADLY FUNGUS; HAS BEEN DONE IN PAST WITH OTHER THREATS LIKE ZIKA, EBOLA
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $26 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO AID LONG ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMART GROWTH
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FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ISSUES DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY TO HELP QUICKLY RESPOND TO POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING FLOOD THREAT; SENATOR SAYS DECLARATION ENSURES PROMPT MOBILIZATION OF FEDERAL RESOURCES TO LAKE ONTARIO SHOULD 2017 REPEAT ITSELF
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $900,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY
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WITH CITY OF NEWBURGH HAVING ONE OF NY’S LOWEST 2010 CENSUS RESPONSE RATES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & MALONEY LAUNCH PUSH TO MAXIMIZE 2020 CENSUS PARTICIPATION; OFFICIALS STRESS AN ACCURATE CENSUS COUNT IS CRITICAL TO RESOURCES FOR CITY OF NEWBURGH

Press releases from: April 2019

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR STEUBEN AND YATES COUNTIES
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WITH WATER LEVELS ON THE RISE AND MEMORIES OF DEVASTATING 2017 LAKE ONTARIO FLOODING FRONT AND CENTER, SCHUMER CALLS ON ARMY CORPS TO PREPARE TO ACTIVATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER & PROVIDE ANY AND ALL SUPPORT TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL DAMAGE
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON CANOPY’S OFFICIAL DECISION TO SITE $125 MILLION INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROCESSING PARK IN THE HEART OF BROOME COUNTY; SCHUMER SAYS THE MOVE WILL SPUR GROWTH OF MAJOR NEW AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IN THE REGION
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SCHUMER: RECENT REPORT SHOWING FOODBORNE BACTERIA THRIVING IN ICE CREAM ACROSS 32 STATES—INCLUDING NY—REVEALS WEAK LINKS IN FOOD SAFETY THAT FEDS MUST STRENGTHEN; SENATOR ANNOUNCES PLAN TO BOOST FDA WITH DOLLARS THAT CAN HELP QUICKLY IDENTIFY & REIN IN OUTBREAKS OF SALMONELLA, LISTERIA, E. COLI & OTHERS THAT MAKE US SICK—OR WORSE
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FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NASA ASTRONAUT STANLEY G. LOVE – SPACE SHUTTLE, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND SPACEWALK VET – WILL ATTEND THE UNVEILING OF THE ASTRONAUT GREGORY JARVIS MEMORIAL IN HERKIMER COUNTY
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GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE NEW PUSH TO PROTECT FAMILIES FROM LEAD POISONING AND FUND EPA PROGRAMS THAT HELP NEW YORKERS DETECT AND REMOVE LEAD FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THEIR PUSH TO SECURE AT LEAST $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK