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  1. 08.27.2018

    IN WAKE OF RAIL BRIDGE PARTIALLY COLLAPSING ONTO SOUTH CLINTON STREET, SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS IMMEDIATELY HIRE MORE FEDERAL RAILROAD BRIDGE INSPECTORS TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS; REITERATES CALL FOR FRA TO SEND A BRIDGE INSPECTOR DIRECTLY TO SYRACUSE TO AUDIT & INSPECT CITY’S ELEVATED RAIL LINE
    Schumer Reveals There Are Only Three Bridge Safety Inspectors Responsible For Bridges Not Only In New York But Over A Dozen Other States While Railroad Companies Are Responsible To Fix Their Own Bridges Fed Inspectors Have The Nearly Impossible Task To ...

  2. 08.27.2018

    AFTER LEADING THE CHARGE, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF HIS SENATE AMENDMENT, INCREASING BY OVER 12% CDC FUNDING TO COMBAT LYME DISEASE; SCHUMER AMENDMENT IN UPCOMING HHS APPROPRIATIONS BILL SECURES FIRST INCREASE IN CDC LYME FUNDING IN YEARS; SENATOR SAYS YEARS-OVERDUE BOOST IN FUNDING WILL SUPPORT ALL-OUT STATE AND LOCAL WAR AGAINST TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES
    In Recent Years Upstate New York Has Seen An Explosion Of Ticks Lyme Disease And Other Tick Borne Illnesses Making New York The 1 Target For Ticks In The Country Schumer s Recently Passed Amendment To The Health And Human Services Appropriat...

  3. 08.26.2018

    SCHUMER REVEALS: STORE SHELVES STILL BEING STOCKED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES THAT COULD BE LADEN WITH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS; DESPITE NEW WARNINGS, FEDS HAVE NOT ACTED; SENATOR WANTS IMMEDIATE ACTION BECAUSE PARENTS ARE SHOPPING RIGHT NOW
    New Report Reveals That Common School Supplies Bought By Parents Including Crayons Markers Rulers 3 Ring Binders Notebooks Glue And Lunch Boxes Contain Dangerous Levels Of Toxic Chemicals Many From China ...

  4. 08.24.2018

    SENATORS SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE THE EPA TO REESTABLISH OFFICE OF NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL TO ADDRESS NOISE POLLUTION FROM AIRCRAFT NOISE
    Washington D C U S Senate Minority Leader Charles E Schumer and U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the Quiet Communities Act legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency EPA to reestablish an Office of Noise Abat...

  5. 08.24.2018

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE OVER $243K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE WARWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ORANGE COUNTY
    Funding Will Be Used to Replace Outdated Breathing Equipment for Firefighters Washington DC U S Senate Minority Leader Charles E Schumer U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U S Representative Sean Patrick Maloney today announced 243 182 ...

  6. 08.24.2018

    SCHUMER: CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP ORLEANS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS QUICKLY & EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFY LETHAL DRUGS LIKE FENTANYL; SENATOR SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PASS NEW GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP LOCAL POLICE PAY FOR HIGH-TECH TOOL AS PART OF UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE OPIOIDS PACKAGE
    Senator Launches Push To Include In Upcoming Anti Opioids Package New POWER Act Grant Program To Help Local Police Pay For High Tech Chemical Detection Tool To Sniff Out Illegal Drugs Like Fentanyl According To Drug Enforcement Experts It Onl...

  7. 08.24.2018

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $29K IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HAMMOND FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
    Federal Funding Will Be Used To Purchase Communication Devices U S Senate Minority Leader Charles E Schumer and U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced 29 143 in federal funding for the Hammond Fire Rescue Department in St Lawrence ...

  8. 08.24.2018

    SCHUMER REVEALS: OUTDATED FED LAW IS HOLDING BACK TIOGA COUNTY FARMERS FROM COMMERCIALLY GROWING INDUSTRIAL HEMP, USED TO MAKE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GOODS; SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW SOUTHERN TIER FARMERS TO GROW NEW CROP WITHOUT HARSH RESTRICTIONS
    Currently Hemp Is Classified As A Controlled Substance Putting It On Par With Other Substances Like Heroin And Other Opioids Due To Trace Amounts Of THC However Senator Says Industrial Hemp Can Be Used To Make A Variety Of Products Like Paper Clothing ...

  9. 08.24.2018

    SCHUMER: DANGEROUS INVASIVE PLANT THAT CAN CAUSE EXTREME BURNS AND EVEN BLINDNESS IS RUNNING RAMPANT THROUGH WESTERN NEW YORK; SENATOR CALLS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IMMEDIATELY BOOST ONGOING LOCAL EFFORTS TO ERADICATE HARMFUL PLANT; MUST ALSO INVEST FEDERAL RESOURCES TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF GIANT HOGWEED
    Giant Hogweed An Invasive Species That Can Cause Both Burns And Blindness When Touched Has Spread Rampantly Through Wyoming County And Across Western New York In Wyoming County Schumer Sounds The Alarm On The Dangerous Giant Hogweed Senator...

  10. 08.23.2018

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR TAXIWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT
    Department Of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Support Critical Infrastructure Upgrades U S Senate Minority Leader Charles E Schumer and U S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced 1 860 921 in federal funding for the Genesee County ...