Search Results | Senator Chuck Schumer of New York

11.18.2019

SCHUMER: FEDERAL FLAVORED E-CIG BAN NEWLY REVEALED TO BE ON LIFE SUPPORT; STANDING WITH WESTERN NEW YORK KIDS, SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN, INCLUDE ALL FLAVORS & IMMEDIATELY FINALIZE BAN

Schumer Has Long Pushed For A Ban On Flavored E Cigs That Trap Kids And Hook Them Fast With Dangerous Levels Of Nicotine As Feds Waver Schumer Says Congress Must Step In Pass Comprehensive Legislation If Feds Won t Get The Job Done With More...

11.17.2019

SCHUMER: ‘DOLLAR’ BARGAIN STORES—ACROSS NYC & LI—ARE STOCKING CHEAP, DANGEROUS CHINESE-MADE OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS THAT COULD MAKE YOU SICK, OR WORSE; SENATOR DEMANDS FED CRACKDOWN ON CHINA’S ABILITY TO SHIP THOSE DRUGS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE & FOR BARGAIN STORES TO TOSS ANY QUESTIONABLE DRUGS IMMEDIATELY

More Than 150 Dollar Type Bargain Stores Across NYC Long Island Are Stocking Over The Counter Drug Products That FDA Said Could Be Dangerous Now Feds Must Act To Prevent More From Coming Into Country Schumer Says Feds Need To Wage A Cooperati...

11.15.2019

SCHUMER REVEALS: VITAL FARM PROGRAM IS TREATING UPSTATE NY FARMERS UNFAIRLY, STRIPPING SORELY-NEEDED FUNDING TO RECOVER FROM CURRENT TRADE CLIMATE; SCHUMER CALLS ON USDA FOR PARITY AND TO GIVE NY FARMERS THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED & DESERVE ASAP

USDA s Market Facilitation Program Has Distributed 25B To American Farms To Help Them Recover From Chaotic Global Trade Climate New Data Shows Program Disproportionately Picked Winners Losers Harming Upstate Farmers 95 Of Top Payment Rates Given To ...

11.14.2019

SCHUMER STATEMENT ON GROUNDBREAKING OF FIRST-EVER FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN ROCHESTER; PROJECT SET TO SPUR 100 NEW JOBS & ANCHOR DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER REVITALIZATION

U S Senator Charles E Schumer today released the following statement in celebration of the groundbreaking of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation s RDDC brand new food business incubator The Commissary Downtown Kitchen Incubator which will b...

11.13.2019

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL HEAD START FUNDING FOR FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER, INC.

Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Low Income Children in Westchester County U S Senate Minority Leader Charles E Schumer and U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced 1 203 454 in federal fun...

11.12.2019

SCHUMER REVEALS: CRITICAL FED REPORT ON SCHOOL BUS SAFETY THAT STUDIES NEW TECH—LIKE STOP SIGN CAMS ON A BUS’S SIDE—SITS PARKED IN FED BUREAUCRACY; WITH +2.3M NY KIDS RIDING EACH DAY, SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS RELEASE REPORT, IMPLEMENT ANY NEEDED ACTIONS & CREATE FUND TO HELP DISTRICTS PURCHASE CAMS THAT CAN PROTECT LI KIDS

On A Single Day This Past May NY Law Enforcement Issued 600 Tickets To Motorists Who Illegally Passed A Stopped School Bus Experts Say 50 000 NY ers Illegally Pass Stopped School Buses Daily About 200 Tickets Were Issued Last Year In Nassau Suffolk...

11.10.2019

SCHUMER REVEALS: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS FAILING TO IMPLEMENT LAW GIVING NYC & LI PRESCHOOLS & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS SPECIAL ACCESS TO FBI BACKGROUND CHECKS TO SCREEN FOR SEX OFFENDERS & OTHER TRANSGRESSORS BEFORE HIRING; PROTECTING KIDS MUST BE DOJ PRIORITY

DOJ Has Failed To Implement Program Senator Passed Into Law In 2018 That Provides Orgs That Serve Vulnerable Populations With Critical FBI Background Check Info More Than 30K Sex Offenders Reside In New York Schumer Says Protecting Kids Elderly...

11.08.2019

AFTER YEARS OF SCHUMER SUPPORT & ADVOCACY, ANTI-ANIMAL CRUELTY LEGISLATION UNANIMOUSLY PASSES IN SENATE AND AWAITS PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE; SCHUMER SAYS BIPARTISAN PACT ACT WILL CLOSE EXISTING LOOPHOLE AND FINALLY MAKE ANIMAL CRUELTY A FEDERAL FELONY ONCE AND FOR ALL

While A 2010 Law Criminalized The Creation And Distribution Of Videos Depicting Animals Being Harmed It Contained A Loophole Allowing Abusers To Escape Without Punishment Schumer Today Announces His Legislation To Allow The Prosecution Of Animal...

11.08.2019

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO AID DUTCHESS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMART GROWTH

The Community Development Block Grant Program CDBG And The HOME Investment Partnerships Program HOME Provide Essential Funds For Local Development Projects Across Dutchess County Senators Say These Programs Are A Huge Win For Dutchess County ...

11.08.2019

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS EFFORTS, ROME LAB WILL BE DOD’S #1 REP ON THE QUANTUM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM; SENATOR SAYS ROME LAB’S QUANTUM CAPABILITIES WILL SPUR INNOVATION IN EMERGING FIELD

Thanks To Yearly Funding Increases Secured By Schumer The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome NY Is A Global Leader Of Quantum Computing Senator Announces DOD Selected Rome Lab To Serve As Its Rep On The Quantum Economic Development Consort...