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  1. 12.16.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF VITAL TAX BENEFIT FOR MASS TRANSIT COMMUTERS INCLUDED IN JUST-UNVEILED TAX PACKAGE; LEGISLATION PERMANENTLY EXTENDS MASS TRANSIT BENEFIT WHICH SAVES SUBWAY, LIRR AND OTHER MASS TRANSIT COMMUTERS OVER $1,000 PER YEAR
    Over 300K Commuters Who Take LIRR Daily Were Eligible to Receive Up to 250 in Pre Tax Savings in 2014 On LIRR Commute Each Month Until the Provision Expired Jan 1st of This Year Dropping Monthly Savings to 130 Schumer Successfully Pushed to Rei...

  2. 12.16.2015

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MALONEY ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHLAND FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT IN JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS BILL – PASSAGE IN CONGRESS WOULD SEND LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
    Omnibus Spending Bill Secures about 3 5 Million in Federal Aid To Highland Falls School District For FY2016 That Could Have Been Lost For Years Schumer Gillibrand Maloney Have Worked to Boost Funding for Cash Strapped Highland Falls School D...

  3. 12.07.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, TOWN OF UNION WILL RECEIVE FULL FED FUNDING FOR REPAIRS MADE TO IMPORTANT ROADWAY THAT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED IN TROPICAL STORM LEE – SCHUMER URGED FEMA TO STEP UP TO PLATE & APPROVE APPEAL AFTER FEDS INITIALLY DENIED TOWN ADDITIONAL $100K IT DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR REPAIRS & REBUILDING
    Struble Road Is A Major Thoroughfare In Town Of Union Was Severely Damaged During Tropical Storm Lee Floodwaters Overwhelmed Road s Drainage Pipe Washed Away a 50 Foot Stretch Of Road In 2012 FEMA Approved Initial 290K In Fed Funds For T...

  4. 12.07.2015

    SCHUMER, BOOKER, AMTRAK CHAIR ANNOUNCE BREAKTHROUGHS ACHIEVED IN JUST-PASSED TRANSPO BILL THAT PROVIDES CLEAR PATH TO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GATEWAY TUNNEL; NEW LAW PUTS GATEWAY ON TRACK FOR BILLIONS OF MUCH-NEEDED, ADDITIONAL FEDERAL DOLLARS
    In Trifecta Victory Bill Allows 1 Profits on Northeast Amtrak Line To Be Used for Tunnel Approximately 200 300M A Year 2 New Federal Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing RRIF Rules Making Federal Low Interest Loans More Accessible To Deve...

  5. 12.04.2015

    FOLLOWING YEARS OF WORK, SCHUMER SECURES MAJOR VICTORIES FOR NEW YORK IN JUST-PASSED 5-YEAR TRANSPORTATION BILL
    FAST Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act Will Provide Over 16 Billion in Direct Infrastructure Funding To NY State Over The Next 5 Years NYC Will Benefit Greatly With Approximately 1 5B Increase for Projects Over 5 Years Bill Rolls Back Threa...

  6. 12.03.2015

    SCHUMER SECURES, FOLLOWING YEARS OF WORK, MAJOR VICTORIES FOR NEW YORK IN 5-YEAR TRANSPORTATION BILL, WHICH IS SET TO BE PASSED THIS WEEK
    FAST Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act Will Provide Over 16 Billion in Direct Infrastructure Funding To NY State Over The Next 5 Years Upstate NY Will Benefit Greatly From 16 5 Increase From Previous Years Schumer Fought For Provis...

  7. 12.02.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, CONGRESS IS SET TO RE-AUTHORIZE THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK, ONE OF NY’S MORE IMPORTANT FED JOB-CREATION PROGRAMS – EX-IM BANK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BILLIONS IN SALES & THOUSANDS OF JOBS ACROSS NY STATE; BANK HELPS LI BUSINESSES LOCATE EXPORT MARKETS
    Fed Export Import Bank is a Critical Tool For Small Medium Large Manufacturers Across Long Island Like D addario Love Quiches Gourmet Seal Dynamics to Ship Products Abroad Create Jobs At Home Ex Im Bank Supports Dozens of Businesses in Area ...

  8. 12.02.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS PUSH, SENATE & HOUSE LEADERS HAVE AGREED TO RESTORE CRITICAL TRANSIT PROGRAM FUNDING IN TRANSPORTATION BILL & LEGISLATION WILL EVEN INCREASE PROGRAM BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS—A WIN-WIN FOR NEW YORK COMMUTERS; SCHUMER SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT A PROVISION THAT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED PROGRAM FUNDING & COST NYC/LI TRANSIT AGENCIES MORE THAN $75 MILLION PER YEAR
    Critical Program High Density States Program Was Completely Capriciously Eliminated in House Transpo Bill Schumer Said Final Transportation Bill Will Include Full Funding of Critical 5340 Program Funds Provide NYS Close To 100M Per Year In Mass T...

  9. 12.02.2015

    FUNDS FOR CRITICAL GRANT PROGRAM FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS ARE DANGEROUSLY LOW; SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO INCREASE FUNDING TO HELP FIRE DEPARTMENTS BUY FIRE EQUIPMENT & RECRUIT MORE FIREFIGHTERS
    Two Important Firefighter Grant Programs Help Local Departments Protect Their Communities But Are Continually Short Changed By Congress Department Needs Are Far Outpacing Available Resources For Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Only ...

  10. 12.01.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SENATE & HOUSE LEADERS HAVE AGREED TO RESTORE CRITICAL 5340 TRANSIT PROGRAM FUNDING – SCHUMER SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT A PROVISION THAT WOULD HAVE SLASHED PROGRAM FUNDING & COST UPSTATE & DOWNSTATE TRANSIT AGENCIES NEARLY $100M PER YEAR
    Schumer Says Final Transportation Bill Will Include Full Funding of Critical 5340 Program Funds Provide NYS Close To 100M Per Year In Mass Transit Funding Regional Transit Agencies Across Upstate Like the NFTA RGRTA CDTA Stood To Lose Millions P...