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Press releases from: May 2023

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SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR FEDS TO GREENLIGHT ROCHESTER’S URBAN TREE TRANSFORMATION AND MAKE ROCHESTER ONE OF FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP HISTORIC INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FUNDING TO PLANT OVER 6,000 NEW TREES ACROSS THE CITY
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO SUPERCHARGE BUFFALO BATTERY COMPANY, VIRIDI PARENTE, TO ADD HUNDREDS OF GOOD PAYING JOBS WITH NEW $200+ MILLION DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN TO ACCELERATE THEIR GROWTH AND USHER IN A NEW AGE OF MANUFACTURING FOR BUFFALO’S EAST SIDE
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SCHUMER REVEALS: AFTER YEARS OF RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, UPSTATE NY HOSPITALS COULD RECEIVE A MASSIVE NEARLY $1 BILLION INCREASE EVERY SINGLE YEAR UNDER NEW PROPOSED CHANGE TO MEDICARE WAGE PAYMENTS; SCHUMER BREAKS DOWN REGION BY REGION, HOW MUCH EACH IMPACTED UPSTATE HOSPITAL SHOULD RECEIVE AS HE PUSHES TO FINALIZE RULE ASAP
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LEAD EFFORT TO REVITALIZE & PROTECT HUDSON RIVER AND NEW YORK WATERWAYS; SENATORS RE-INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN NY-NJ WATERSHED PROTECTION ACT TO HELP MILLIONS IN NEW FED FUNDING FLOW TO CONSERVE AND CLEANUP NY’S SCENIC WATERS

Press releases from: April 2023

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SCHUMER: THE HOUSE’S EXTREME DEBT CEILING “PLAN” IS A GUT PUNCH TO UPSTATE NY– WILL SEND US CLOSER TO DEFAULT & JEOPARDIZING VITAL PROGRAMS UPSTATE FAMILIES RELY ON; SENATOR BREAKS DOWN IMPACTS THAT WOULD RIPPLE THROUGHOUT NY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TORRES: CHEAP, CHINESE-MADE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES ARE SHORT CIRCUITING & EXPLODING MORE & MORE ACROSS NY; ON HEELS OF MAJOR FIRES, INJURIES & SPIKING NUMBERS, SENATORS PUSH BIPARTISAN PLAN TO REGULATE THE MOST COMMON, BUT VERY DANGEROUS BATTERIES IN SCOOTERS, E-BIKES & MORE; FDNY BACKS PLAN AS FIRES CLIMB
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LAWLER CALL ON FRA TO INVESTIGATE LAST WEEK’S DANGEROUS BRUSH FIRES ALONG CSX TRAIN TRACKS IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
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AFTER SOUNDING ALARM FOR UPSTATE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES HE HAS PASSED THE FIRE GRANTS AND SAFETY ACT TO PROTECT FED LIFELINE THAT HAS DELIVERED NEARLY $700 MILLION IN FUNDING TO HIRE NY FIREFIGHTERS AND PURCHASED LIVESAVING EQUIPMENT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON NEW PROPOSED CMS RULE CHANGE THAT WOULD BRING TENS OF MILLIONS TO HOSPITALS ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION
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FOLLOWING NATIONAL GUARD BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR ROCHESTER IN 2021, SCHUMER REVEALS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GAO REPORT ON HELICOPTER SAFETY; SENATOR PERSONALLY REQUESTED GAO REPORT AFTER ACCIDENT - NOW SCHUMER OUTLINES VITAL CHANGES NEEDED TO PROTECT BRAVE SERVICEMEMBERS & DEMANDS SWIFT ADOPTION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $21 MILLION FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW FOR NYS THRUWAY AUTHORITY TO RESTORE VITAL CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON BRIDGE AND ENSURE SAFETY OF CAPITAL REGION TRAVELERS
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SCHUMER: WITH LIFESAVING FED FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDING AT RISK OF ELIMINATION, PROGRAMS THAT HAVE PROVIDED OVER $23 MILLION TO HUDSON VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS IN RECENT YEARS, SENATOR WILL REVEAL FOR FIRST TIME HIS PLAN TO PASS A NEW BILL BY THE END OF THIS MONTH TO SAVE THESE PROGRAMS
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SCHUMER: IN WAKE OF UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF ‘SWATTING’ ATTACKS THE PAST TWO WEEKS IN THE CAPITAL REGION, TERRIFYING COMMUNITIES AND CAUSING POLICE TO RESPOND AT OVER 220 SCHOOLS ACROSS NY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO GET FEDS TO CRACK DOWN ON DANGEROUS HOAX CALLS TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
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SCHUMER, MICRON, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF NORTHEAST UNIVERSITY SEMICONDUCTOR NETWORK – A FIRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE IN CNY AND ACROSS UPSTATE NY; WITH MAJOR INVESTMENT FROM MICRON AND OTHER COMPANIES ON THE HORIZON, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO SUPERCHARGE INVESTMENT TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS IN UPSTATE NY
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SCHUMER: TRAIN CARS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN THROUGH WESTERN NY, WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN RUNNING THROUGH THE HEART OF WYOMING COUNTY; IN WAKE OF NATIONAL RAIL ACCIDENTS SENATOR SAYS SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO WNY AND LAUNCHES PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN RAIL REFORMS, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, AND KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
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SCHUMER: SOUTH UTICA & NEW HARTFORD RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES ARE AT WIT’S END, PLAGUED BY VERIZON CELL PHONE ‘DEAD ZONE’ THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM MAKING CALLS, TAKING MOBILE PAYMENTS & COULD EVEN RISK PUBLIC SAFETY; STANDING WITH NEIGHBORS, ELECTEDS, BIZ OWNERS & FIRE DEPTS, SENATOR PUBLICLY CALLS ON VERIZON TO INVESTIGATE, MEET WITH LOCALS & FIX THE PROBLEM ASAP
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SCHUMER: WITH LIFESAVING FED FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDING AT RISK OF ELIMINATION, PROGRAMS THAT HAVE PROVIDED OVER $5.6 MILLION TO SOUTHERN TIER FIREFIGHTERS IN PAST THREE YEARS, INCLUDING $700K IN CHENANGO COUNTY ALONE, SENATOR REVEALS PLAN TO PASS A NEW BILL BY THE END OF THIS MONTH TO SAVE THESE PROGRAMS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $2.1 MILLION IN FED FUNDING FOR THE UTICA FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HELP HIRE UP TO 8 NEW FIREFIGHTERS
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SCHUMER: IN WAKE OF UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF ‘SWATTING’ ATTACKS LAST WEEK IN LOCKPORT & BUFFALO, TERRIFYING COMMUNITIES AND CAUSING POLICE TO RESPOND AT OVER 220 SCHOOLS ACROSS NY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES THREE PRONGED PLAN TO GET FEDS TO CRACK DOWN ON DANGEROUS HOAX CALLS TO KEEP WESTERN NY COMMUNITIES SAFE
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SCHUMER: IN WAKE OF UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF ‘SWATTING’ ATTACKS LAST WEEK IN ROCHESTER, TERRIFYING COMMUNITIES AND CAUSING POLICE TO RESPOND AT OVER 220 SCHOOLS ACROSS NY, SCHUMER LAUNCHES THREE PRONGED PLAN TO GET FEDS TO CRACK DOWN ON DANGEROUS HOAX CALLS TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE