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Press releases from: January 2024

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FOLLOWING HISTORIC PENSION FIX LAW HE PASSED, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NORTH COUNTRY LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL LOCAL UNION NO. 1822 RECEIVES NEARLY $16 MILLION IN RETIREMENT FUNDS FOR 500+ MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM HIS LANDMARK AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $8 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE ARTS, MUSIC, AND BOOST EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL PROGRAMMING ACROSS NEW YORK THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
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FOLLOWING SCHUMER’S ALL OUT PUSH, SENATOR SECURES LONG OVERDUE $10+ MILLION IN PAYMENTS FOR HUDSON VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE FEDS SO THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO KEEP HUDSON VALLEY SAFE
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SCHUMER: MANY UPSTATE NY DOCTORS ARE FACING SHORTAGES OF NEW RSV IMMUNIZATION FOR KIDS, AND WITH RECENT COLD WEATHER INCREASING RISK FOR RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, SAYS WE NEED ACTION NOW; SCHUMER LAUNCHES TWO-PRONGED PLAN TO PUSH FEDS AND MANUFACTURERS TO GET ALL HANDS-ON DECK TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE AND DELIVER MORE DOSES FOR WNY PEDIATRICIANS AND FAMILIES TO COMBAT RSV
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AFTER SCHUMER’S PUSH TO GET FEDS CUT THROUGH RED TAPE FOR ROCHESTER’S BLACK BUTTON DISTILLING’S EXPANSION, SENATOR ANNOUNCES TTB HAS HEEDED HIS CALLS AND APPROVED LONG DELAYED PERMITS, OPENING DOOR TO BARRELS OF NEW BUSINESS FOR LOCAL ROCHESTER FAVORITE
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SCHUMER: AFTER CSX-OWNED BRIDGE IN MONROE COUNTY WAS FORCED TO CLOSE INDEFINITELY DUE TO DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES FROM RAILROAD FAILING TO MAINTAIN IT, SCHUMER DEMANDS CSX ACT NOW TO RESTORE THIS VITAL ROADWAY FOR OGDEN & ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
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WITH ROCHESTER’S BLACK BUTTON DISTILLING MISSING OUT ON BARRELS OF BUSINESS FROM FEDS HOLDING UP EXPANSION PLANS, SCHUMER CALLS ON TTB TO CUT THROUGH RED TAPE & APPROVE PLANS TO HELP BLACK BUTTON EXPAND
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WITH USPS PROPOSING TO TRANSFER MAIL PROCESSING OPERATIONS FROM BUFFALO, SCHUMER DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM USPS ASAP; SAYS ANY PLANS THAT COULD UNDERMINE POSTAL SERVICE FOR BUFFALO AND WESTERN NY COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE STAMPED “RETURN TO SENDER”
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Schumer Statement On Secretary Blinken 4th Visit To Israel Since October 7 Attack
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SCHUMER SECURES $15 MILLION FOR NEW YORK STATE FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW TO INSTALL NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY APPROVE DISASTER DECLARATION IF REQUESTED AND SUPPORT NEW YORK COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY MAJOR WIND AND RAIN STORMS THIS WEEK
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SCHUMER SECURES OVER $700,000 FOR ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW TO INSTALL 40+ NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY
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SCHUMER DELIVERS $7.9 MILLION THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW FOR THE LAKE SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WESTERN NY TO PURCHASE 20 NEW CLEAN, ELECTRIC BUSES AND CHARGERS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CITY OF ROME TO REPAIR DAMAGE AND HELP RESTORE PINTI FIELD PARK FROM FLOODING DAMAGE FROM TROPICAL STORM FRED
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SCHUMER REVEALS: THANKS TO THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, NEW YORK SENIORS NOW, FOR FIRST TIME EVER, HAVE A CAP ON THEIR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG SPENDING HELPING LOWER COSTS FOR 3+ MILLION NY-ERS ON MEDICARE AND SAVING SENIORS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON HEALTHCARE

Press releases from: December 2023

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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS HEEDED HIS CALLS AND APPROVED PLAN FOR LONG-SOUGHT CRASH GATE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON I-84
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SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR LANDMARK 25th YEAR; NOW WITH 4,500+ VISITS TO UPSTATE NY AND LONG ISLAND IN HIS CAREER, SENATOR SAYS HIS SILVER ANNIVERSARY WITH THE EMPIRE STATE WAS ONE OF MOST MEANINGFUL TOURS — INCLUDING DELIVERING BILLIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, CREATING THOUSANDS OF GOOD-PAYING JOBS — AND SAYS HE WILL CONTINUE TRADITION AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER NEARLY $30 MILLION TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS QUEENS BOULEVARD; THROUGH A BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW PROGRAM, FED GRANT WILL HELP IMPROVE LOCAL ROADWAY AND STRENGTHEN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WITH ELEVATED CROSSWALKS, ENHANCED MEDIANS AND PROTECTED BIKE LANES
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SCHUMER, AFTER YEARS OF ADVOCACY, ANNOUNCES FORT DRUM SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS ARMY MULTI-DOMAIN TASK FORCE BRINGING NEARLY 1,500 NEW PERSONNEL TO THE NORTH COUNTRY AND HELPING SOLIDIFY FORT DRUM AS CENTRAL TO AMERICA’S NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER NEARLY $18 MILLION FOR SAFER STREETS ACROSS UPSTATE NY–THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW–TO IMPROVE LOCAL ROADWAYS, PILOT NEW TRAFFIC UPGRADES, AND STRENGTHEN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY