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Press releases from: February 2019

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AS GLOBAL RACE TO ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPUTING ACCELERATES, SCHUMER BACKS SUNY PLANNED BID TO BE NAMED ONE OF NEW NATIONAL CENTERS FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING, CREATING NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES & GOOD PAYING JOBS; SENATOR SAYS EXISTING CAPABILITIES AT SUNY POLY & ROME LAB’S QUANTUM COMPUTING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE POSITION REGION & STATE TO BE LEADERS IN QUANTUM TECH BREAKTHROUGHS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION DESIGNATING JAMESTOWN COMEDY CENTER THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER AS PART OF 2019 LANDS PACKAGE; SENATORS VOW TO SHEPHERD LEGISLATION THROUGH CONGRESS & TO THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, NADLER, MEEKS, CLARKE, ESPAILLAT INTRODUCE BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIRST-EVER FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN ROCHESTER; PROJECT WILL SPUR 100 NEW JOBS & ANCHOR DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER REVITALIZATION
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: AFTER WEEKS OF WAITING – AND JUST DAYS AFTER SENATOR’S MAJOR PUSH – FEDS HAVE FINALLY APPROVED GENESEE BREWERY’S OUTSTANDING PRODUCT APPLICATIONS; SAYS VITAL APPROVALS WILL KEEP GENESEE BREWERY OUT OF FINANCIAL JEOPARDY & ADD MILLIONS TO ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES ECONOMY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.4 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER; SENATORS SAY GRANT WILL ALLOW CORNELL TO CONTINUE LEADING INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PRESERVING PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THAT SENATE CLEARS LEGISLATION TO PERMANENTLY REAUTHORIZE THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, AND HISTORIC SITES
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: WITH SENATE PASSAGE OF FED LANDS PACKAGE, STATEN ISLAND SEAWALL WILL MOVE FORWARD; SCHUMER PROVISION SMASHES MADDENING BUREAUCRATIC LOGJAM; SENATOR ALREADY SECURED FED FUNDS & WORKED OUT OTHER KINKS TO GET WALL PROJECT GOING
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND AND BRINDISI URGE FEMA TO APPROVE MUCH-NEEDED $3.9 MILLION GRANT TO HELP ALLEVIATE SEVERE & REPETITIVE FLOODING ALONG SAUQUOIT CREEK; SAY FED FUNDING WOULD ADVANCE CRITICAL PHASES OF CURRENT MITIGATION PROJECTS INTENDED TO PROTECT RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES FROM FURTHER DESTRUCTION
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ON THE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TRAGIC CRASH OF FLIGHT 3407, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON FAA TO FINALLY IMPLEMENT OVERDUE AIRLINE SAFETY REFORM TO ESTABLISH ELECTRONIC PILOT TRAINING DATABASE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, RICE ANNOUNCE NEARLY $13 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HARDENING OF SANDY-DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON LONG ISLAND, NY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, FED BACKLOG OF NEW BEER APPLICATIONS PUTS GENESEE BREWERY & OTHERS AT RISK OF LOSING MILLIONS; SENATOR CALLS ON TTB TO IMMEDIATELY CLEAR MASSIVE LOG JAM & APPROVE GENESEE’S APPLICATIONS – TO AVOID LOSING MILLIONS IN REVENUE & HURTING ROCHESTER ECONOMY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, FED BACKLOG OF NEW BEER APPLICATIONS PUTS LABATT USA & OTHERS AT RISK OF LOSING MILLIONS; SENATOR CALLS ON TTB TO IMMEDIATELY CLEAR MASSIVE LOG JAM & APPROVE LABATT USA’S APPLICATIONS – TO AVOID LOSING MILLIONS IN REVENUE & HURTING WESTERN NEW YORK ECONOMY
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SCHUMER PUSHES FOR VOTE ON CRITICAL BILL THAT WILL ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF STATEN ISLAND SEAWALL TO FINALLY MOVE FORWARD; SENATOR’S LEGISLATIVE FIX JUMPS BUREAUCRATIC HURDLE STANDING IN WAY; SENATOR ALREADY SECURED FED FUNDS & WORKED OUT OTHER KINKS; VOTE IS FINAL STEP
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SCHUMER: CHINESE LABORATORIES, COOKING UP FORMULAS OF DEATH, FREELY PRODUCE & EXPORT LETHAL FENTANYL TO NYC/LI WITH NO CONSEQUENCE--KILLING TENS-OF-THOUSANDS; SENATOR UNVEILS FIRST-EVER TARGETTED FENTANYL SANCTIONS BILL TO HOLD CHINA ACCOUNTABLE, SIMILAR TO RUSSIA SANCTIONS
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE $10 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO COMPLETE MAJOR ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL AIRPORT OVERHAUL; SAYS FUNDING IS VITAL TO TRANSFORM AIRPORT INTO A WORLD-CLASS INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY
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AS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS NATIONWIDE ARE TARGETED BY NEW & ADVANCED ONLINE & SOCIAL MEDIA PREDATORY BLACKMAILING SCHEMES, INCLUDING FOUR RECENTLY IMPACTED ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SENATOR CALLS ON NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN TO IMMEDIATELY MOBILIZE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO IMPACTED ROCHESTER DISTRICTS; ANNOUNCES PUSH FOR NEW LEGISLATION DESIGNATING ONLINE PREDATOR BLACKMAILING AS FEDERAL CRIME
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES IMMINENT PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN 2019 LANDS PACKAGE, OFFICIALLY DESIGNATING THE JAMESTOWN COMEDY CENTER AS THE “NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER OF THE UNITED STATES”; SENATOR SAYS NEW DESIGNATION WILL MAKE JAMESTOWN THE "COOPERSTOWN OF COMEDY," ATTRACTING VISITORS FROM FAR & WIDE, CREATING NEW JOBS & BRINGING A BOON OF TOURISM DOLLARS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WNY
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SCHUMER INVITES NEW YORK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, RONAN BYRNE, TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; AFTER 35 DAYS WITHOUT PAY DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT HELD HOSTAGE 800,000 INNOCENT FEDERAL WORKERS & JEOPARDIZED PUBLIC SAFETY FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, BYRNE, FATHER OF 4 CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD, EXEMPLIFIES THE VITAL NECESSITY OF KEEPING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FULLY-FUNDED & OPEN
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM