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Press releases from: October 2019

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EIGHT MONTHS SINCE ITS EXPIRATION & SIX MONTHS AFTER BIPARTISAN HOUSE PASSAGE, THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REMAINS BLOCKED BY SENATE LEADERSHIP, LEAVING CRITICAL PROGRAMS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN LIMBO; WITH +1K DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS IN SYRACUSE LAST YEAR, SCHUMER PUSHES FOR SENATE VOTE ASAP
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $267K IN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDING FOR LIVINGSTON COUNTY TO KEEP 20-YEAR CRIME VICTIM SPECIALIST PROGRAM FROM ENDING
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ONE-YEAR TO-THE-DAY OF TRAGIC UPSTATE LIMO CRASH & STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND FAMILIES WHO ENDURED OWN LOCAL TRAGEDY, SCHUMER PUSHES FINALIZED PLAN TO SET FED LIMOUSINE-SAFETY REGS & CLOSE SAFETY LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW UNSAFE LIMOS ON THE STREETS, WHERE THEY DO NOT BELONG IN THE FIRST PLACE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE +$11.8K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NIAGARA ENGINE COMPANY NO. 6 IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $150K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TRIPLE CITIES MAKERSPACE IN BROOME COUNTY
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SCHUMER: DELAWARE COUNTY’S $400M TOURISM INDUSTRY, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND COUNTLESS YEARLY VISITORS JEOPARDIZED BY LACK OF EARLY FLOOD NOTIFICATION SYSTEM; SENATOR PUSHES TO SECURE FEDERAL GRANT TO INSTALL LONG-SOUGHT AND DESPERATELY-NEEDED AUDIBLE EXTREME WEATHER ALERT SYSTEM
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STANDING WITH FAMILIES OF TRAGIC CAPITAL REGION LIMO CRASH, SCHUMER, TONKO, DELGADO UNVEIL CONGRESSIONAL PLAN TO SET FEDERAL LIMOUSINE-SAFETY REGULATIONS & CLOSE SAFETY LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW UNSAFE LIMOS ON THE STREETS, WHERE THEY DO NOT BELONG IN THE FIRST PLACE
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SCHUMER: AS E-CIG USE PLAGUES MOHAWK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLS, AND AS DEATHS SPIKE NATIONWIDE, FEDS MUST DO MORE TO CURB EPIDEMIC & PROTECT KIDS; SENATOR LAUNCHES NEW TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO BAN KID-FRIENDLY FLAVORS & EDUCATE STUDENTS ON DANGERS OF UNDER-REGULATED DEVICES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $110K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ADIRONDACK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN SARANAC LAKE
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON NTSB’S RELEASE OF STRETCH LIMOUSINE SAFETY RECOMMENDATION REPORT
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $500K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $25K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE BAY RIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC. IN WARREN COUNTY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: SOUTHERN TIER WINERIES ARE MISSING OUT ON HOT NEW CANNED WINE TREND & BARRELS OF BUSINESS DUE TO ONEROUS CAN-SIZE LIMITS; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO CUT THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE & CRACK OPEN CANNED WINE PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHERN TIER
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SCHUMER REVEALS: WAYNE COUNTY RAIL LINES ARE VITAL TO REGION’S TOP EMPLOYERS BUT RAILROAD TAX CREDIT IS KEY TO BEGINNING +$3M IN REPAIRS & UPGRADES; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO MAKE TAX CREDIT PERMANENT & GREEN-LIGHT MAJOR UPGRADES, INCREASE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES SHIPPING, & BOOST ECONOMY
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SCHUMER: GROWTH OF RAPIDLY-EMERGING INDUSTRIAL HEMP INDUSTRY IN ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES REGION & WNY HINDERED BY LACK OF ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE CROP; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO ISSUE NEW GUIDANCE TO BETTER HARVEST POTENTIAL OF VERSATILE AND VALUABLE CROP
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SCHUMER REVEALS: BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE HAS HELD UP VITAL PFOS FILTRATION SYSTEM AT RECREATION POND FOR MONTHS; SENATOR URGES AIR FORCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD & PORT AUTHORITY TO IRON OUT ISSUES—ASAP—FINALLY IMPLEMENT CRITICAL REMEDIATION MEASURES & START CLEANING UP THE MESS DOD MADE

Press releases from: September 2019

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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO FIX MATCHING REQUIREMENT IN SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT JEOPARDIZED MILLIONS IN FED FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY & UPSTATE AG. AS PART OF RECENTLY-PASSED FEDERAL BUDGET EXTENSION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $78K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE WEST HEMPSTEAD FIRE DISTRICT IN NASSAU COUNTY
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SCHUMER: DESPITE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY, CONGRESS & WHITE HOUSE SHOULD MOVE FWD ON UNIVERSAL GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS; OVAL POW-WOW BETWEEN LAPIERRE & TRUMP, WHERE NRA ADMONISHED WHITE HOUSE FOR ‘GAMES,’ IS NO WAY TO GOVERN; CONGRESS CAN MOVE ON ISSUES WHILE INQUIRY ADVANCES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $113K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GROUNDSWELL CENTER FOR LOCAL FOOD AND FARMING, INC.