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Press releases from: April 2019

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SCHUMER: GAPING LOOPHOLE IN FED LABOR LAW, WHICH ALLOWED “FRIENDLY’S” TO SKIRT STANDARD CORPORATE DUTY TO UPSTATE WORKERS—AND THEN FIRE THEM WITH NO NOTICE—MUST BE CLOSED; SENATOR ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE & BETTER PROTECT SOUTHERN TIER WORKERS
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SCHUMER: GAPING LOOPHOLE IN FED LABOR LAW, WHICH ALLOWED “FRIENDLY’S” TO SKIRT STANDARD CORPORATE DUTY TO UPSTATE WORKERS—AND THEN FIRE THEM WITH NO NOTICE—MUST BE CLOSED; SENATOR ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE & BETTER PROTECT CENTRAL NEW YORK WORKERS
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SCHUMER: GAPING LOOPHOLE IN FED LABOR LAW, WHICH ALLOWED “FRIENDLY’S” TO SKIRT STANDARD CORPORATE DUTY TO UPSTATE WORKERS—AND THEN FIRE THEM WITH NO NOTICE—MUST BE CLOSED; SENATOR ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE & BETTER PROTECT ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES WORKERS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $172 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO AID NY STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $86 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO WORK WITH HARD HIT NY UPSTATE COUNTIES TO COMBAT SPIKING OPIOID EPIDEMIC DEATHS
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STANDING AT NOVELIS, SCHUMER CALLS ON FEDS TO DROP UNREASONABLE TARIFFS ON CANADIAN IMPORTS, THREATENING FACTORY, ITS +1K EMPLOYEES & THE CNY ECONOMY; SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO EXPEDITE NOVELIS’S PENDING TARIFF EXCLUSION REQUESTS & GIVE RELIEF TO MAJOR OSWEGO COUNTY EMPLOYER
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SCHUMER: WITH BASEBALL SEASON IN FULL SWING, EMERALD ASH BORER IS CREEPING INTO OTSEGO COUNTY AND THREATENING LOCAL ASH TREES USED TO MAKE WORLD FAMOUS BASEBALL BATS; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP STRIKE OUT DESTRUCTIVE INVASIVES
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ON THE HEELS OF NEW DATA REPORTING ROCHESTER SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE HAS NY’S LONGEST WAIT TIMES, SCHUMER STANDS WITH ROCHESTER SENIORS TO DEMAND MORE FED FUNDING & RESOURCES BE SENT TO ROCHESTER OFFICE; SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO IMPROVE ROCHESTER OPERATIONS SO NO MORE SENIORS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A RECORD-BREAKING TIME
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SCHUMER REVEALS: NUKE WASTE CONTINUES TO SIT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF NIAGARA COUNTY—DESPITE FED PROMISE 4 YEARS AGO TO CLEAN IT UP; SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO SECURE +$250M INCREASE TO VITAL CLEANUP PROGRAM FOR NIAGARA SITE SO ARMY CORPS & ENERGY DEPT. CAN—ONCE AND FOR ALL—CLEAN. UP. THE. MESS.
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO FOUR UPSTATE NEW YORK ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO STOP HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LAUNCH PUSH TO SECURE OVER $82 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER LASER LAB IN 2020 BUDGET – FUNDING WOULD KEEP 350 WORKERS ON THE JOB AND UNITED STATES AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF HIGH-TECH ENERGY RESEARCH
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SCHUMER: ABRUPT CLOSURE OF ICONIC ‘FRIENDLY’S’ RESTAURANTS ACROSS UPSTATE NY DEMANDS ANSWERS; CORPORATION SHOULD HAVE GIVEN WORKERS FAR BETTER NOTICE THEY WERE BEING LET GO; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO INVESTIGATE MANNER BY WHICH SERVICE WORKERS WERE NOTIFIED OF LAYOFFS & IF BETTER PROTECTIONS ARE NEEDED
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SCHUMER REVEALS: BROKEN VA CAREGIVER PROGRAM IS PREVENTING LOVED ONES FROM GIVING CNY VETS THE CARE THEY NEED & DESERVE; SENATOR DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ANSWERS FROM FEDS & TIMELINE TO FIX ISSUES ONCE & FOR ALL
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STANDING AT SCHENECTADY’S SEAT CENTER, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT TO MAINTAIN FUNDING AND REVERSE ADMIN.’S DAMAGING CUTS TO YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM; SENATOR SAYS PROGRAM SERVING +1K STUDENTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION IS IN JEOPARDY, THREATENING RESOURCES FOR HUNDREDS OF LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS TO GET & KEEP GOOD-PAYING JOBS
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SCHUMER REVEALS: CHINESE TRAFFICKERS’ OPIOID ASSEMBLY LINE RELIES ON JFK’S MAIL PROCESSING FACILITY & USPS TO KEEP ROLLING; ILLICIT DRUGS THAT ESCAPE DETECTION AT JFK END UP ON THE STREETS OF NYC & LI; SENATOR PUSHES NEW & NEEDED FED FUNDS TO ADD DETECTORS, OTHER PROTECTIONS AT JFK THAT PUT A WRENCH IN CHINA’S SUPPLY CHAIN & COMPLEMENT NEW SANCTIONS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LEAD PUSH IN SENATE TO SECURE MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR RIT-LED REMADE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT HIGH-TECH JOBS AND CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION IN ROCHESTER
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FOLLOWING HIS ALMOST 3 YEAR PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO FINALLY INSTALL A FILTRATION SYSTEM & HALT PFOS CONTAMINATION IN NEWBURGH
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SCHUMER REVEALS: UNDER-THE-RADAR FED PLAN TO ‘REFORM’ NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM COULD SOAK LI’ERS WITH INCREASED PREMIUMS & LOWER PROPERTY VALUES; PLAN WOULD USE DATA IN A WAY THAT UNFAIRLY PUTS A BULLSEYE ON LI HOMEOWNERS; SENATOR DEMANDS ADMIN IMMEDIATELY HALT PLAN & ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS, NOW
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR FULMONT COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY IN MONTGOMERY AND FULTON COUNTIES
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: FOLLOWING HIS 2-YEAR PUSH & LESS THAN 5 MONTHS SINCE THEIR LAST VISIT, THE AIR FORCE & AIR NATIONAL GUARD WILL RETURN TO NEWBURGH FOR SECOND TOWN HALL MEETING & GIVE UPDATE ON PFOA/PFOS REMEDIATION EFFORTS & HEAR FROM COMMUNITY