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Press releases from: May 2016

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $68,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CITY OF CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $24,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BRIER HILL FIRE DISTRICT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $41K IN FED FUNDS FOR STEUBEN & ALLEGANY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $24K IN FED FUNDS FOR CITY OF LACKAWANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $165K IN FED FUNDS FOR CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN DUTCHESS COUNTY
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SCHUMER: MANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS STAY WITH ABUSER BECAUSE ABUSER THREATENS SAFETY OF BELOVED PET; SENATOR PUSHES BILL THAT WOULD HELP FUND & EXPAND WILLOW CENTER’S WORK WITH LOLLYPOP FARM TO CREATE SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR PETS
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SCHUMER: WITH NEWLY CONFIRMED ZIKA CASE IN ONEIDA COUNTY, SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO GET CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS EMERGENCY FUNDING TO DEVELOP ANTI-ZIKA VACCINE, COULD GREATLY BENEFIT SUNY UPSTATE, WHERE RESEARCH FOR VACCINE HAS ALREADY STARTED
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY CALL ON EPA TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO HELP CITY OF NEWBURGH COMPREHENSIVELY TEST WATER FOR PFOA-RELATED CONTAMINATION; SAY EPA EXPERTS SHOULD HELP NEWBURGH TO IDENTIFY SOURCES – AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO ERADICATE ANY THREATS
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SCHUMER: RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN TRADE RULES COULD THREATEN UPSTATE DAIRY INDUSTRY, INCLUDING PRODUCERS LIKE IDEAL DAIRY FARM IN HUDSON FALLS AND MANY WASHINGTON COUNTY DAIRY FARMERS; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS ENSURE CANADA PLAYS BY THE RULES
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SCHUMER REVEALS: NORTH HEMPSTEAD IS LOCKED OUT OF USING $2 MILLION IN FED FUNDS THAT COULD REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN PORT WASHINGTON, BE USED FOR HARBOR TRAIL & MORE; SENATOR PUSHES TO UNLOCK FEDERAL DOLLARS SO EVERY PENNY CAN STAY IN LI TOWN & MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE
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SCHUMER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR NEW DUTCHESS COUNTY BIKE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT; PLAN WOULD EXPAND THE HARLEM VALLEY BIKE RAIL TRAIL WHICH CONNECTS DUTCHESS & COLUMBIA COUNTIES; SENATOR SAYS NEW BIKE PATH WOULD EXTEND SUCCESS OF WALKWAY OVER HUDSON AND BE A MAGNET FOR TOURISTS AND DUTCHESS COUNTY BICYCLISTS AND HIKERS
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SCHUMER URGES MAJOR PHARMACY CHAINS & OTHER INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES TO JOIN WALGREENS AND INSTALL CONVENIENT DRUG TAKE-BACK KIOSKS TO GET ADDICTING DRUGS OUT OF MEDICINE CABINETS AND HELP CURB RX DRUG ABUSE; OPIOID ABUSE IS WREAKING HAVOC IN ULSTER & ORANGE COUNTIES
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SCHUMER AND GIRL SCOUT LEADERS FROM NEW YORK KICK OFF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE “GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD” AT NYC HEADQUARTERS
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SCHUMER: MANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS STAY WITH ABUSERS BECAUSE SAFETY OF BELOVED PET IS RISKED SHOULD VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE LEAVE; SENATOR PUSHES BILL THAT WOULD HELP FUND & EXPAND WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND COUNTIES’ EFFORT ?TO ALLOW PETS AND VICTIMS TO STAY TOGETHER
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SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW BILLBOARDS BEING INSTALLED ACROSS COUNTRY WILL BE USED TO COLLECT YOUR MOBILE PHONE DATA; WHETHER YOU WALK OR DRIVE BY, YOU COULD BE TRACKED; SCHUMER ASKS FEDS TO INVESTIGATE & ENSURE THAT PRIVACY OF MILLIONS IS PROTECTED

Press releases from: April 2016

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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY GRANT TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS TO ECUADORIAN NATIONALS RESIDING IN U.S.—WILL ALLOW THEM TO STAY IN U.S. WHILE ECUADOR RECOVERS FROM DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE
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SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW LONG ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD TESTING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN SENATE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT – WHICH JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE - SENATOR CALLS $20 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL LEAD TESTING A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE FED FUNDING
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SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW STATEN ISLAND SCHOOLS & OTHER NY SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD TESTING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN SENATE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT – WHICH JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE - SENATOR CALLS $20 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL LEAD TESTING A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE FED FUNDING
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SCHUMER: NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW UPSTATE NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS YAWNING GAP IN LEAD TESTING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN SENATE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT – WHICH JUST PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE – SENATOR CALLS $20 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL LEAD TESTING A CRITICAL FIRST STEP & VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE FED FUNDING
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF BEACH RENOURISHMNET PROJECT AT LONG ISLAND’S SMITH POINT COUNTY PARK; DUNES AND BERMS ARE PART OF 83-MILE LONG FEDERALLY-FUNDED ‘FIRE ISLAND TO MONTAUK POINT’ PROTECTION PROJECT