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  1. 12.23.2014

    SCHUMER PUSHES FOR FED SAFETY AUDIT OF TWO CRUMBLING BRIDGES THAT CARRY CRUDE OIL TRAINS ALONG HUDSON RIVER IN TOWN OF CORNWALL – CONCRETE FOUNDATION HAS DETERIORATED & FED INSPECTORS MUST STEP IN TO ENSURE BRIDGES NOT AT RISK OF COLLAPSE
    Two Bridges Just South of Storm King Mountain Were Recently Revealed to Have Significant Decay Crumbling Foundations If Bridges Are Not Sound Results Could Be Disastrous Since Many Hazardous Materials Are Transported Along The Route Bridges Are Owne...

  2. 12.23.2014

    WITH HEAVILY-TRAVELED NASSAU EXPRESSWAY IN HIGHLY-DEGRADED CONDITION, DUE IN PART TO FLOODING, SCHUMER CALLS FOR ARMY CORPS TO USE SANDY DOLARS TO FUND A STORM-SURGE PROTECTION & REPAIR PLAN; WILL PROTECT ROAD & SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON VITALLY NEEDED EVACUATION ROUTE
    Repair Work Was Most Recently Delayed Due to Complicated Engineering Concerns Over Nearby Soil Erosion Tidal Wetlands Schumer Is Urging U S Army Corps Flood Mitigation Soil Erosion Experts To Step In With a Repair Plan for Nassau Expressway Senat...

  3. 12.23.2014

    SCHUMER PUSHES FOR FED SAFETY AUDIT OF CRUMBLING BRIDGE THAT CARRIES CRUDE OIL TRAINS OVER RONDOUT CREEK IN KINGSTON – CONCRETE FOUNDATION HAS DETERIORATED & FED INSPECTORS MUST STEP IN TO ENSURE BRIDGES NOT AT RISK OF COLLAPSE
    Bridge in Kingston Over Rondout Creek Recently Revealed to Have Significant Decay Crumbling Foundations If Bridges Are Not Sound Results Could Be Disastrous Since Many Hazardous Materials Are Transported Along The Route Bridges Are Owned By CSX Whi...

  4. 12.22.2014

    SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR 16TH YEAR IN A ROW; ANNUAL TOUR OF STATE FINISHES WITH VISIT TO SARATOGA SPRINGS – YEAR CONCLUDES WITH A TOTAL OF 248 VISITS TO UPSTATE NY & LONG ISLAND; PLEDGES TO VISIT ALL 62 COUNTIES AGAIN IN 2015
    Many Achievements Include Securing JetBlue Air Service to Albany Int l Keeping the Buffalo Bills in Western NY Fighting For Major Helicopter Contracts for Lockheed Martin in Owego Continuing to Preserve Thousands of Jobs at Lockheed Martin Salina and Ma...

  5. 12.22.2014

    SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH FOR FED FUNDS TO HELP ATTRACT MORE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO LIVE & WORK IN SARATOGA SPRINGS BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL ARTS SCENE – FED FUNDS WOULD HELP DEVELOP FIRST-EVER “ARTS MASTER PLAN,” A MAJOR STEP IN BUILDING A VIBRANT CREATIVE ECONOMY
    Schumer Pushes For Fed Funding To Help Make Saratoga Springs Vision To Grow Arts Community Attract More Young Professionals A Reality In Small Cities Towns Across The Country Arts Play Major Role in Growing the Economy Saratoga Springs Already Has ...

  6. 12.22.2014

    SCHUMER: NEW INFORMATION COULD PREVENT 150 PROPERTIES FROM BEING ADDED TO SYRACUSE FLOOD ZONE MAP SET TO COME OUT SOON – URGES FEMA TO FIRST INCORPORATE NEW DATA TO PREVENT HOMEOWNERS FROM UNNECESSARY & ONEROUS FLOOD INSURANCE COSTS
    Schumer Pushes FEMA To Use New More Accurate Data When Rolling Out Revised Flood Map If FEMA Does Not Incorporate This Data In Its Revised Map It Could Be Very Difficult to Correct Later Would Be Devastating For Affected Homeowners Who Could Be Force...

  7. 12.22.2014

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS, COLLINS, REED ANNOUNCE FEMA HAS ISSUED DISASTER DECLARATION FOR 9 WNY COUNTIES IMPACTED BY HISTORIC SNOWSTORM
    Now Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Genesee Jefferson Lewis Orleans St Lawrence and Wyoming Counties Will Be Immediately Eligible for FEMA Funds to Help Cover Clean Up Recovery Costs Schumer Gillibrand Higgins Collins Reed...

  8. 12.20.2014

    SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO SECURE CRITICAL FED FUNDING TO GET INNOVATIVE, LONG-TERM FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT IN SIDNEY OFF THE GROUND – PLAN WOULD REDUCE DAMAGE FROM FUTURE FLOODING & AVOID VILLAGE HAVING TO FIGHT SAME BATTLE AGAINST FLOOD WATERS YEAR AFTER YEAR
    Village of Sidney s History of Devastating Flooding Most Recently in 2011 Left 420 Buildings Damaged Lower River Street Neighborhood s Proximity to Susquehanna River Weir Creek Make Potential Flooding A Constant Threat ...

  9. 12.20.2014

    SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO MAKE TAX BENEFIT THAT PRESERVES UPPER HUDSON VALLEY’S PRISTINE FARM LANDS PERMANENT – WILL HELP MAINTAIN CHARACTER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY & KEEP FAMILY FARMS ALIVE BY PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT INCENTIVE FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE LAND INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING IT
    Schumer Pushes To Make Important Deduction Permanent in Next Congress Schumer Bill Could Allow Some Farmers To Potentially Zero Out Taxes Over 16 Years Conservation Projects Around NYS Have Almost Doubled With This Tax Benefit In Place Schumer Says Bene...

  10. 12.19.2014

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $300,000 IN FUNDING TO PROVIDE COLLEGE COURSES FOR STUDENTS IN RURAL NORTHERN CATSKILLS SCHOOL DISTRICTS
    Washington D C U S Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced 312 138 in federal funding for the Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES The federal funding was allocated through the U S Departm...