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Press releases from: February 2018

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ON HEELS OF JUST-PASSED BI-PARTISAN BUDGET, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES RE-PROGRAMMING OF $730 MILLION IN ARMY CORPS FUNDS FOR DESPERATELY-NEEDED & LONG-DELAYED SANDY PROJECTS, LIKE CONSTRUCTION OF STORM PROTECTION MEASURES IN ROCKAWAY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $474,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ARC, ONEIDA-LEWIS CHAPTER IN UTICA
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SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR VICTORY FOR CAPITAL REGION’S PLUG POWER; SENATOR SAYS BUDGET PACKAGES INCLUDES TAX CREDIT THAT IS VITAL TO INVEST IN NEXT-GEN FORKLIFT BATTERY POWER, JOBS & PLUG POWER’S CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE CAPITAL REGION
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AFTER MAJOR SCHUMER PUSH, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE APPROVES HISTORIC DESIGN OF NORTHLAND CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT; PROPERTY DESIGN WOULD NOW MEET CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, WHICH COULD TOTAL $19M, FOR THIS KEY PROJECT TO ADDRESS BUFFALO’S WAGE GAP
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SCHUMER DELIVERS MAJOR VICTORIES FOR NEW YORK STATE; SENATOR SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL THAT WILL INJECT NEW FEDERAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $96,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE IRA DAVENPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN STEUBEN COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $460,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-ERIE-WYOMING BOCES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $500,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH
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SCHUMER REVEALS: TENS-OF-THOUSANDS OF LONG ISLANDERS HAVE PREPAID 2018 PROPERTY TAXES HOPING TO EASE PAIN OF NEW FED TAX LAW; BUT MANY UNSURE IF THEIR EFFORT WAS FOR NAUGHT; SENATOR DEMANDS IRS HONOR PRE-PAYMENTS & IMMEDIATELY ALLOW LI’ERS TO DEDUCT PREPAID TAXES THIS FILING SEASON
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $11.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION ORG OF ERIE COUNTY

Press releases from: January 2018

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND PUSH ARMY CORPS FOR PLAN TO PROTECT LAKE ONTARIO, LAKE ERIE & ST. LAWRENCE RIVER SHORELINE FROM FLOOD, EROSION DAMAGE; AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY, SIMILAR PLAN SUPPORTED MORE RESILIENT EASTERN ATLANTIC COAST BUT NO PLAN EXISTS NOW FOR GREAT LAKES SHORELINE; SENATORS SAY LACK OF GREAT LAKES SHORELINE PLAN IS MAJOR GAP AND PUSH FOR ARMY CORPS TO INCLUDE THE GREAT LAKES COASTAL RESILIENCE STUDY START IN 2019 BUDGET REQUEST
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SCHUMER APPOINTS NEW YORK’S RABBI HERSHEL BILLET, OF YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE, TO U.S. COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE ABROAD
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT NEW YORK MOTHER OF U.S. SOLDIER WHO TRAGICALLY OVERDOSED ON HEROIN - STEPHANIE KEEGAN OF SOMERS - WILL BE HIS GUEST TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR WILL CALL ON CONGRESS TO INVEST IN MORE OPIOID TREATMENT & PREVENTION PROGRAMS
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT WESTCHESTER COUNTY RESIDENT & MOTHER OF U.S. SOLIDER WHO TRAGICALLY OVERDOSED ON HEROIN - STEPHANIE KEEGAN OF SOMERS - WILL BE HIS GUEST TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR WILL CALL ON CONGRESS TO INVEST IN MORE OPIOID TREATMENT & PREVENTION PROGRAMS
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SCHUMER PUSHES PLAN TO RESTORE PENSION TO THOUSANDS OF CAPITAL REGION FAMILIES WHO WORKED THEIR WHOLE LIVES & ARE LOSING LONG-PROMISED PENSION PAYMENTS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN; NEW LEGISLATION COULD PULL PENSION PLAN OUT OF FINANCIAL TROUBLE TO AVOID FURTHER BENEFIT CUTS IN YEARS TO COME
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SCHUMER: LOCAL SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER COULD BE FORCED TO CLOSE 3 PATIENT CENTERS, LAY OFF 75 HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND REDUCE DESPERATELY NEEDED PATIENT SERVICES IF CONGRESS FAILS TO RENEW CRITICAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM; SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS MUST ACT FAST TO AVOID PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
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IN ORDER TO HELP BEAT BACK NEW YORK FLU EPIDEMIC, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS SEND IN SPECIAL CDC ‘DOMESTIC FLU SURVEILLANCE TEAM’; EXPERTS HELP LOCALS TRACK WHICH STRAINS ARE HITTING, WHICH TREATMENT WORKS BEST & MAP OUT A PLAN TO FIGHT FLU ACROSS AREAS & AGE GROUPS
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SCHUMER: NY JOBS & UPSTATE/LOCAL PAPERS ARE ON THE LINE; CALLS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND COMMERCE SECRETARY TO PROTECT NEW YORK’S AT-RISK NEWPAPER INDUSTRY; SENATOR SAYS IF NEW PLAN TAKES SHAPE, NEWSPAPERS COULD BE FORCED TO SLASH LOCAL STAFF – OR EVEN GO OUT OF BUSINESS
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SCHUMER URGES THE VA TO OVERCOME REMAINING IMPEDIMENT TO CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY; SENATOR PUSHES VA TO COMPLETE FINAL ACQUISITION OF TWO LAND PARCELS AND COMMIT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR; SCHUMER PREVIOUSLY SECURED FED FUNDING TO BUILD CEMETERY AND IS NOW URGING VA TO START CONSTRUCTION
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SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO WORK WITH NEW WINDSOR TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM SOLUTION AT TEMPLE HILL ROAD AND ROUTE 300 RAILROAD CROSSINGS; SENATOR SAYS CROSSINGS ARE DETERIORATING RAPIDLY AND POSE A SAFETY RISKS FOR RESIDENTS & FIRST RESPONDERS; SENATOR SAYS CSX MUST ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND NEW WINDSOR RESIDENTS AND IMPLEMENT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION