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Yom Hashoah
Yom Hashoah By: Charles E. Schumer Each year on Yom Hashoah, we are called on to do something that sounds very simple-"remember." But in fact, it is much more than just a simple task of recollection; it is a moral imperative, as sacred and as holy as a commandment. We must remember the innocent victims of the Holocaust who cannot speak for themselves, whose memory calls down to us through the decades for justice. We must teach our children and the children of the world what happened to the Jew… Continue Reading
04.19.17
SCHUMER: RECENT CSX DERAILMENT IN BATAVIA IS A SOBERING REMINDER THAT OIL BY RAIL STANDARDS ARE STILL OFF TRACK; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY EXPEDITE RULE TO MAKE FLAMMABLE CRUDE OIL LESS VOLATILE BEFORE IT IS SHIPPED THROUGH UPSTATE NEW YORK
Last Month, A CSX Cargo Train - One Car Was Carrying Gunpowder -Traveling Through Batavia & Rochester, On a Track That Is No Stranger To Trains Carrying Flammable Crude, Derailed After Powerful 78 MPH Wind Storm Many Lives Could Have Been Put At Risk If Train Carried Crude; Schumer Urges Feds To Prioritize Effort To Stabilize Highly Volatile Crude, Making Oil-By-Rail Safer Schumer: Batavia Dodged a Bullet So Feds Need To Fix Shipping Standards Before It's Too Late In the wake of the CSX t… Continue Reading
04.19.17
SCHUMER: SOUTHERN TIER DISTILLERY POSITIONS CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY & WESTERN NY AS A CRITICAL LINK IN THE FUTURE OF NYS CRAFT BEVERAGE INDUSTRY, BUT THEIR BARLEY GROWING PARTNERS LACK PROTECTION AGAINST RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING THE CROP; SENATOR RELAUNCHES PUSH TO EXPAND ESSENTIAL CROP INSURANCE FOR MORE NYS MALT BARLEY FARMERS
Insurance Currently Available to Farmers Growing Malt Barley In Four NYS Counties; Schumer Calls on Feds To Immediately Expand Vital Malt Barley Crop Insurance For More NYS Farmers Due To NYS Law, Over Next Decade Most NYS Craft Brewers Will Be Required To Source 90% Of Ingredients From Local Farms & Malt Houses; Southern Tier Distillery Will Be Ready To Meet Ingredient Demand, But Their Growing Partners Need Security Schumer: USDA Needs To Hops on Board Effor… Continue Reading
04.18.17
STANDING AT NYCHA APARTMENTS, SCHUMER & “NO CUTS COALITION” HOUSING ADVOCATES HAMMER PROPOSED $6 BILLION TRUMP ADMIN HOUSING CUT & PUSH FOR REVERSAL; SENATOR MAKES CASE FOR COUNTLESS FAMILIES THAT WOULD SUFFER IF CUTS GO THROUGH; AFFORDABILITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, BASIC UPKEEP & SECURITY WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY
NYCHA Provides Housing, Vouchers & Other Assistance to 400K+ New Yorkers; Recently Proposed Cuts in Trump Budget Will Exacerbate NYCHA Repair Backlog & Impact Quality and Services for Countless Working Families & Seniors Schumer & Affordable Housing Advocates Demand Reversal; Pledge to Fight Back Against Any Efforts to Cut Critical Housing Funds That NYCHA Relies On Standing in Chelsea at NYCHA apartments, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer local housing advocates from the newl… Continue Reading
04.18.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW U.S. CUSTOMS VIDEO PHONE FOR ROCHESTER MARINA; NEW REMOTE CUSTOMS STATION WILL ATTRACT CANADIAN BOATERS, TOURISTS TO PORT OF ROCHESTER
Easier Access Expected To Triple Canadian Boaters For Marina's 2017 Summer Season Announcement Follows Millions In Fed Funding Secured By Schumer For New Marina Schumer: Boating is Big Business for Rochester; This New Video Phone Is Crucial for Strengthening Waterfront Attractions, Economic Activity, Job Creation And Economic Growth U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that he has successfully pushed federal officials to install a new video phone at the Port of Rochester Marina i… Continue Reading
04.17.17
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO EXPEDITE APPROVALS FOR NEW RIVERFRONT DOCK EXPANSION PROJECT IN POUGHKEEPSIE; APPROVAL WILL BE THE FIRST STEP IN FINALIZING THE OBSERVATION DECK, INCREASING AND ENHANCING TOURISM & ACCESS TO THE HUDSON RIVER; SENATOR SAYS DOCKS COULD HELP ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS & PROVIDE BOOST TO LOCAL ECONOMY
Senator Says U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Should Avoid Any Delays In Approving Proposal To Begin Dock Construction; Urges Feds To Review Request And Immediately Approve Plan To Help Poughkeepsie Enhance Quiet Cove Riverfront Park Schumer: Approving Plan Will Be A Welcome Improvement For ?Tourists, Residents And Other Recreation Users Across The Hudson Valley Schumer To Feds: Don't Let Bureaucratic Snafus And Red Tape Delay The Process Any Longer U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Sc… Continue Reading
04.17.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MENENDEZ & BOOKER ANNOUNCE OVER $229 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR REPAIRS TO THE HOLLAND TUNNEL
Schumer, Gillibrand, Menendez & Booker Secure FEMA Funds to Cover Repairs to 22 Damaged Sites on the Holland Tunnel FEMA Funds to Cover 90 Percent of the $255M Price Tag for Repairs and Renovations New York, NY - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $229,627,041.30 of new federal funding to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The funding was allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (… Continue Reading
04.17.17
SCHUMER: ULSTER RESIDENTS ARE IRKED AND FRUSTRATED WHEN CSX TRAIN IDLES FOR HOURS BLOCKING SEVERAL MAJOR ROADS IMPACTING RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES; SENATOR SAYS CSX NEEDS TO FIND ANOTHER AREA TO LEAVE TRAINS – CURRENT STOP IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN
After Hearing Pleas From Ulster Residents, Schumer Urges CSX To Move Its Idling Cars, Which Are Blocking Off A Major Road, Preventing Residents From Traveling, Hurting Local Businesses & Severing Closest Fire Department From Town Schumer To CSX: Old Neighborhood Rd Isn't The Neighborhood Rest Stop For Your Trains U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today joined residents, small business owners and local officials to call on CSX to immediately find another area to pa… Continue Reading
04.17.17
SCHUMER: YET ANOTHER GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT, THIS TIME IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, IS A SOBERING REMINDER THAT OIL BY RAIL STANDARDS ARE STILL OFF TRACK; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY EXPEDITE RULE TO MAKE FLAMMABLE CRUDE OIL LESS VOLATILE BEFORE IT IS SHIPPED THROUGH NEW YORK
On Wednesday Evening, A CSX Freight Train Traveling In Rockland, On a Track That Is No Stranger To Trains Carrying Flammable Crude, Derailed After Slamming Into A Truck In Haverstraw At The New Main Street Crossing Many Lives Could Have Been Put At Risk If Train Carried Crude; Schumer Urges Feds To Prioritize Effort To Stabilize Highly Volatile Crude, Making Oil-By-Rail Safer In the wake of last week's freight train derailment in Haverstraw, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer calle… Continue Reading
04.14.17
SCHUMER: THE LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE-ELMIRA COLLEGE PROPOSAL TO BUILD A NEW MED SCHOOL IN ELMIRA HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY REJECTED WITH LITTLE RHYME OR REASON; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO PUSH ACCREDITATION OFFICIALS TO IMMEDIATELY REVIEW & APPROVE APPEAL OF THE LECOM-ELMIRA PROPOSAL
Senator Says The LECOM-Elmira Proposal Is A Win-Win For The Southern Tier Region: Will Provide A Major Economic Boost To Chemung County And Boost The Health Of The Region New Medical College Is A Cornerstone Of Efforts To Revitalize Downtown Elmira And The Surrounding Area; Influx Of Primary Care Physicians Will Remedy A Medically Underserved Area Of The State And Improve Health Outcomes Of Its Residents Schumer: Med School Expansion Could Be A Booster Shot For The Region Standing… Continue Reading
04.14.17
STANDING AT WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SCHUMER WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON HIS EFFORT TO FIGHT HARMFUL CUTS TO ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE PROGRAM; SENATOR SAYS FED FUNDING IS VITAL TO AIR SERVICE IN WATERTOWN & REST OF NORTH COUNTRY AND WILL VOW TO FIGHT HARMFUL CUTS FROM EVER TAKING-OFF
Newly Released Admin Budget Seeks to Eliminate Funds that are Critical to Air Service in Watertown, Massena, Ogdensburg and Many Other Airports Schumer: Cuts To North Country's Airports and Air Service Should Not Clear Senate Runway U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today launched a major push to protect important air service in Upstate New York, especially at Watertown, Massena and Ogdensburg International Airports from proposed cuts by the administration. The recently released A… Continue Reading
04.14.17
SCHUMER VISITS GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL & LAUNCHES EFFORT TO EXTEND DESPERATELY NEEDED FUNDING FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH PROGRAM, THAT PROVIDES OVER 8 THOUSAND KIDS IN GLENS FALLS AREA WITH QUALITY & AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE; SENATOR WILL SAY CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT BEFORE PROGRAM EXPIRES THIS YEAR
Children's Health Insurance Program Provides Critical, Low-cost Health Care For 330K Kids In NY State, Nearly 20K In Capital Region, & 8K Children In Glens Falls Hospital's Service Area In 2015, Schumer Successfully Pushed Congress To Extend CHIP Finding And Preserved Health Care Plans That Low- To Moderate- Income Families Depend On Schumer: Ensuring Our Kids Can Get Treatment They Need Should Not Be A Partisan Issue U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Gl… Continue Reading
04.13.17
SCHUMER: 1,4 DIOXANE, LIKELY CARCINOGEN IN LI WATER SUPPLY, EMANATES FROM CONSUMER & KIDS’ PRODUCTS LIKE SHAMPOO & HAND SOAP; SENATOR CALLS ON FDA TO REQUIRE COMPANIES TO FINALLY ‘STRIP’ DANGEROUS TOXIN; ACTION WILL MAKE PRODUCTS & LI WATER SUPPLY SAFER FOR COUNTLESS FAMILIES
Cost-Effective Technology To Remove Chemical From Products Already Exists, Known as "Vacuum Stripping," But Mandating It Requires Feds To Act Many of Consumer & Children's Bath Products Contain Toxic Chemical; Toxin Gets Into Water Supply When Consumers Wash Hands, Hair Or When Kids Take Baths, Chemical Mixes With Water Going Down Your Drain & EPA Has Said It Spells Real Trouble Schumer: It's Time To Drain 1,4 Dioxane From Everyday Products & Make LI, NY Water Safer On the heels … Continue Reading
04.13.17
SCHUMER: WITH OPIOID CRISIS STILL RAGING ON STATEN ISLAND, NOW EXACERBATED BY FENTANYL, SENATOR PUSHES NEW BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FEDS WITH MORE BORDER AGENTS, NEW PORTABLE LABS AND OTHER HIGH-TECH TOOLS TO INTERCEPT ILLICIT FENTANYL FROM CHINA & MEXICO
Schumer: Bipartisan Bill Will Provide Feds With More Resources: Including Additional Border Agents And Scientists, Drug Labs, Training & New Portable Devices To Detect & Intercept Illicit Fentanyl And Other Synthetic Opioids Senator Says Staten Island Has Experienced An Explosion Of Drug Use Including Fentanyl-Laced Heroin; At Least 48 People This Year Have Been Charged With Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin And Other Drugs Throughout SI & At Least 20 Suspected Overdose Death… Continue Reading
04.13.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & LOWEY ANNOUNCE OVER $95,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STONY POINT AMBULANCE CORPS
Funding will be used to purchase new safety equipment for first responders U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Nita Lowey today announced $95,239 in federal funding for the Stony Point Ambulance Corps. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the Stony Point Ambulance Corps will use the federal funding to purchase new Stryker Power-Load Model 6390 Cot Loaders… Continue Reading
04.13.17
SCHUMER: RECENT DISCOVERY OF 27 ACRE AREA OF HYDRILLA IN CAYUGA LAKE MEANS INVASIVE SPECIES COULD SOON CONQUER WATERWAYS; SENATOR PUSHES FOR CRITICAL FED FUNDS TO HELP ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES ONCE AND FOR ALL
Senator Says Once Again Hydrilla Weeds Have Begun Showing Up In Finger Lakes Region - Plant Could Put A Stranglehold On Finger Lakes, Turning Away Fishing, Boating, Other Lake-Based Recreation In Region Worth Millions To Upstate Economy In Letters to EPA & US Fish and Wildlife Service, Schumer Calls for $850,000 in Federal Funding and the Support for Long-Term Plan To Eradicate Weed & Keep It From Coming Back Schumer: We Can't Allow Hydrilla To Take Root In Seneca County U.S. Senate… Continue Reading
04.12.17
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO SWIFTLY APPROVE HERKIMER’S APPLICATION FOR FUNDING TO REPAIR STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DAMAGED BY SEVERE 2013 FLOODING – VILLAGE REMAINS VULNERABLE TO FUTURE FLOOD DAMAGE & NEEDS FINAL SIGNOFF ASAP TO MAKE REPAIRS
In 2013, Flooding Rains Submerged The Streets Of Herkimer, Which Caused Extensive Damage At Their North Bellinger Street & Marginal Road Storm Drains Herkimer Remains Vulnerable To Future Flooding Until Drainage System Is Repaired, But Cannot Move Forward Without FEMA Sign-Off; Village Has Sought Approval As Far Back As 2014 Schumer: Herkimer Cannot Wait Any Longer; FEMA Needs To Cut Through Red Tape & Approve Project ASAP U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer joined resident… Continue Reading
04.12.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $65,000 IN FED FUNDS FOR RANDOLPH REGIONAL EMS CORPORATION IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
Funds Will Be Used To Enhance Response Capabilities And Acquire Safety & Operations Supplies U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $65,239 in federal funding for the Randolph Regional EMS Corporation in Cattaraugus County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the federal funding will be used to improve their ability to protect the health and safety of th… Continue Reading
04.12.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $23K IN FED FUNDS FOR VICTOR-FARMINGTON VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP. IN ONTARIO COUNTY
Funds Will Be Used To Improve Ability to Protect Health and Safety of the Growing Communities of Ontario County U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $22,691 in federal funding for the Victor-Farmington Volunteer Ambulance Corp. in Ontario County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The Victor-Farmington Ambulance Corp. will use federal funding to enhance support fo… Continue Reading
04.12.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $15K IN FED FUNDS FOR SIDNEY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN DELAWARE COUNTY
Grant Funds Will Be Used To Enhance Response Capabilities And Acquire Safety & Operations Supplies U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $14,903 in federal funding for Sidney EMS in Delaware County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Specifically, the funding will be used to improve their ability to protect the health and safety of the public and allow them to purcha… Continue Reading
