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Schumer & Metro IAF—Nation’s Largest & Longest-Standing Network Of Local Faith & Community-Based Organizations—Say Federal Government and Other Top Gun Purchasers Can Do More To Stem Gun Violence; Fed Government’s Purchasing Power Must be Leveraged to Change Gun Makers’ Deadly Ways U.S. Government Makes Up 25% of Gun Market; With DOD/Army Currently Considering Massive $580M Purchase of Small Arms, Now Is The Time To Rewrite Requirements For Federal... Read More
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The Perkins Student Loan Program Expired On September 30th, Jeopardizing The Education Of Students Across the Country Who Rely On The Program To Attend College The House of Representatives Passed an Extension Unanimously; Now, Schumer Will Call On Senate Republicans To Take Up And Immediately Pass Extension Of The Perkins Loan Program Schumer: With College Costs Skyrocketing, We Must Renew Perkins Loan Program That Is Vital Lifeline For Thousands Of Struggling Students Standing at Molloy... Read More
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Schumer is a Co-Sponsor of Legislation, Which Recognizes & Honors 400 Years of Filipino American Contributions Spanning First Recorded Presence in 1587 to Present Day Schumer: It is Fitting and Just that We Recognize the Rich History and Numerous Contributions of the Filipino Americans In The United States U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced Senate passage of his resolution which recognizes October as “Filipino American History Month.” The legislation... Read More
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For Years, Canadian Pacific Ran Its Holiday Train On D&H South Line To Capital Region Communities; Local Residents Attended Annual Train Light Show And Donated To Those In Need Through Local Charities & Food Banks Attending Christmas Event This Year, Canadian Pacific Sold 280 Miles Of Track To Norfolk Southern & Announced Holiday Train Would Be Discontinued As Result; Schumer Urges CP & NS To Work Together To Ensure Southern Tier Families Can Enjoy Annual Christmas... Read More
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For Years, Canadian Pacific Ran Its Holiday Train On D&H South Line To Binghamton, and Oneonta Communities; Local Residents Attended Annual Train Light Show And Donated To Those In Need Through Local Charities & Food Banks Attending Christmas Event This Year, Canadian Pacific Sold 280 Miles Of Track To Norfolk Southern & Announced Holiday Train Would Be Discontinued As Result; Schumer Urges CP & NS To Work Together To Ensure Southern Tier Families Can Enjoy Annual... Read More
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In Personal Letter To FEMA, Schumer Says Agency Must Be Sure That Prior To Any Case Referral To Treasury FEMA Must Conduct A Review Of The Matter And Ensure That Recoupment of Funds Is Necessary; Says Anything Less Is Disservice To Sandy Victims, Confuses Residents & Is Plain Unfair; Urges Establishment Of Review Process Before Collection Attempts Schumer: Great Majority Of LI Residents Rightfully Depended On FEMA Funds To Make Critical Repairs That Got Them Back On Their Feet; Any... Read More
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Hackers Are Using Computer Bots To Snatch-up Thousands Of Concert Tickets Immediately After They Go On Sale, Which They Then Re-Sell On Other Ticket Websites At Much Higher Prices; Schumer Says Live Nation, New Promoter For The Lakeview Amphitheater In Onondaga County, Supports Bill To Prevent Venue From Being Next Site of Major Concert Ruined By Bots Schumer Says Feds Must Crack Down On Cyber-Scalpers, Introduced Legislation That Would Institute Harsh Punishments For Hackers Found Guilty Of Bot... Read More
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October 22, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $113 MILLION IN USDA FUNDING FOR CONSORTIUM OF COLLEGES INCLUDING MORE THAN $6 MILLION FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Federal Funds to Advance Specialty Crop Program Ithaca, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $6,129,896 in federal funding for Cornell University. This funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to advance and support research and programs that help support specialty crop growers, including locally... Read More -
October 22, 2015
SCHUMER, ALONG WITH TEN OTHER DEMOCRATIC SENATORS, URGES SECRETARY KERRY TO TAKE UNILATERAL OR MULTILATERAL RESPONSE TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, along with Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed profound concern in a letter to Secretary Kerry about the October 11th Iranian ballistic missile test. In the letter, the Senators write: “We are writing to express our profound concern about Iran's... Read More -
Cornell University Will Use Grant To Develop Alternative Energy Sources And Enhance Rural Energy Production U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1 million in federal funding for Cornell University in Ithaca. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in honor of the Third Annual National Biology Day. The grant will be used by Cornell researchers to study the plants and... Read More
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Schumer and Gillibrand Introduced Senate Bill in September to Rename Post Office After Kingston Native Killed in Action During WWII Schumer, Gillibrand & Gibson: Dedication of Kingston Post Office in Staff Sergeant Dietz’s Name Will Be Fitting Memorial to His Heroic Service Kingston, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson today announced that the bill to rename the Kingston Post Office... Read More
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Major Wireless Carriers Are Displaying Areas In Upstate Counties As Having Good Quality Coverage, When Many Of Those Areas Are Actually Dead Zones; Schumer Launches Online Campaign To Help Identify Dead Zones New Yorkers Can Go Online To Submit Their Dead Zones Directly To The Senator's Office – Results Will Be Sent Directly To FCC To Crack Down On False Coverage Maps Schumer: Submit Your Cell Phone Dead Zones To Schumer.Senate.Gov/WirelessDeadzone On... Read More
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In September 2014, Rochester Police Officer Daryl Pierson Tragically Lost His Life In The Line Of Duty; A Decorated Officer & U.S. Army Veteran, Pierson Embodied The True Spirit of Selflessness & Bravery In February, Schumer Stood With Pierson Family In Rochester & Pushed For Passage of a Bill To Rename Officer Pierson’s Hometown Post Office In His Honor – Today, Bill Passes Senate; Schumer & Gillibrand Vow To Fight Until Signed By President Schumer,... Read More
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Oswego Health Waited For Months To Receive Matching Fed Funds; Critical Health Center Needed Fed Approval Of NY State Amendment To Lift Funding Caps – Amendment Will Now Allow Oswego Health To Receive Matching Fed Funding And Prevent Devastating Cuts After Senators’ Push, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Approves NYS Funding – CMS Approval Means Oswego Health Can Get Critical Federal Investment It Needs Schumer, Gillibrand: Oswego Health Will No Longer Be Forced To... Read More
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October 20, 2015
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER HIS RECOMMENDATION, ANN DONNELLY CONFIRMED BY SENATE TO SERVE ON EASTERN DISTRICT COURT OF NEW YORK
Donnelly, a Justice in Kings County Supreme Court, Has Also Served as a Judge in NYS Court of Claims, and Worked as Top Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA’s Office, Including Bureau Chief of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau Since Graduating from Law School, Donnelly Has Been Employed in Public Service, Including Her Work at the Manhattan DA’s Office for 25 Years; “Donnelly Has The Exemplary Legal And Public Service Record To Make A Great... Read More -
Schumer Announces New Legislation Called UTRIP That Will Provide First Ever Federal Funding for a National College Student Discounted Transit Fare Program Hundreds of Thousands of NYC College Students Commute Each Day to Classes & Internships and the Monthly Costs of MetroCards, Bus Can Add Up Quickly; Schumer’s UTRIP Proposal Would Cut Students Costs, Increase Ridership and Decrease Pollution All While Providing Additional Federal Support to Agencies like the MTA Schumer:... Read More
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October 19, 2015
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & KATKO ANNOUNCE OVER $1.6 MILLION FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER
Grant Will Enable CCWC to Advance New Thriving Family Program Rochester, N.Y. – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative John Katko today announced $1,658,429 in federal funding for the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester. The grant was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy Marriage and Education Grant Program to fund a new family initiative in Wayne County. Catholic Charities of Wayne County... Read More -
In May, A Car Crossed the Median & Crashed Into Parkside Neighborhood’s Delaware Park – Which Route 198 Cuts Through – Killing A Three-Year-Old Boy And Injuring His Mother & Younger Sister Schumer: Plan Will Finally Pump The Brakes On Speeding Cars Through the Park & Make the Road Safer U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to approve a plan that would permanently slow traffic and help make Rt.... Read More
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Halloween Makeup Often Tests Positive For Range Of Unlisted Chemicals—Industry Report Found Slew Of Chemicals In 10 Out of 10 Tests; Halloween Products Like Lipstick, Eye Glitters & Face Paints Are Brewed In China, Shipped to U.S. & Stocked On Shelves Where Parents Get Tricked Into Buying Metals Like Lead, Which CDC Says Can Severely Impact A Child’s Brain As It Accumulates Masked Metals, Chemicals or Carcinogens That Don’t Belong on Anyone’s Face Require... Read More
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Schumer Announces New Legislation Called UTRIP That Will Provide First Ever Federal Funding for a National College Student Discounted Transit Fare Program Thousands of Staten Island College Students Commute Each Day to Classes & Internships and the Monthly Costs of MetroCards, Bus Can Add Up Quickly; Schumer’s UTRIP Proposal Would Cut Students Costs, Increase Ridership and Decrease Pollution All While Providing Additional Federal Support to Agencies like the MTA Schumer:... Read More