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Press releases from: April 2023

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SCHUMER: WITH LIFESAVING FED FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDING AT RISK OF ELIMINATION, PROGRAMS THAT HAVE PROVIDED OVER $16.5 MILLION TO CAP REGION 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 REVEALS: A NEW #1 MADE-IN-CHINA E-CIG—'ELF BAR’—IS HOOKING STUDENTS IN FULTON, SYRCAUSE & ACROSS CENTRAL NY WITH KID-FRIENDLY FLAVORS & “GEN Z COLORS,” LIKELY EVADING FDA ADVERTISING RULES BY USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO COVERTLY SELL THE PRODUCT; SENATOR DEMANDS FDA INVESTIGATE & TAKE ON ELF BAR’S ATTEMPTS TO FILL VOID WHEN JUUL EXITED
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WITH BILLIONS IN FED RAIL INVESTMENT COMING DOWN THE TRACK, SCHUMER BRINGS BIDEN ADMIN TRANSPORTATION TOP BRASS TO ALSTOM’S HORNELL FACILITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW SOUTHERN TIER WORKERS CAN BUILD THE FUTURE OF AMERICA’S TRANSPORTATION

Press releases from: March 2023

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SCHUMER INVITES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIRECTOR TO SYRACUSE TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW UPSTATE NEW YORK CAN LEAD AMERICA’S INNOVATION ECONOMY; WITH MAJOR INVESTMENT FROM MICRON AND OTHER COMPANIES ON THE HORIZON, SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO INVEST IN TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS IN CNY
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SCHUMER DOUBLES DOWN ON PUSH FOR ARMY TO SELECT FORT DRUM FOR MULTI-DOMAIN TASK FORCE SITE; WITH NORTH COUNTRY BASE IN FINAL ROUNDS OF SELECTION PROCESS, SCHUMER PERSONALLY CALLS ARMY SECRETARY TO MAKE THE CASE FOR FORT DRUM AS IDEAL LOCATION FOR FUTURE OF AMERICA’S NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: LONG ISLAND FIRE DEPTS NEED A MAJOR RESCUE; FIREHOSE OF FED FUNDS THAT’S FUELED OVER 90 LI DEPARTMENTS RECENTLY WITH MILLIONS OF BADLY-NEEDED DOLLARS TO SAVE LIVES & LOCAL BUDGETS IS NOW IN LIMBO; FEMA FUNDS FOR LI ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED THROUGH THIS YEAR AS REQUEST FOR LOCAL HELP PILES UP; SENATOR & DEPTS PUSH FIX
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AMID CLAIMS THAT CAPITAL REGION UNION JOBS ARE BEING RIPPED AWAY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO CALL ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO INVESTIGATE AND PROTECT LOCAL JOBS AT KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY IN NISKAYUNA
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1.7 MILLION FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW FOR ITHACA – PAVING THE WAY FOR SAFER STREETS DOWNTOWN FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN AND FIRST RESPONDERS
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, AMERICAN HERO, ALBANY RESIDENT & HARLEM HELLFIGHTER, SGT. HENRY JOHNSON WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE FORT POLK RENAMED IN HIS HONOR THIS SUMMER
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FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES FEDS RELEASE ROADMAP FOR GAME CHANGING CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT’S INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT – TO GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND BOOST SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY JOBS IN UPSTATE NY
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SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF SCHENECTADY & THE CAPITAL REGION, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS UPSTATE NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
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SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF ROCHESTER & THE FINGER LAKES, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS UPSTATE NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
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SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF WATERTOWN & THE NORTH COUNTRY, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS UPSTATE NY; SENATOR WILL LAUNCH THREE-PRONGED PLAN TO CUT OFF SUPPLY, AID LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, & BOLSTER ADDICTION SERVICES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
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SCHUMER DELIVERS $750,000 TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN BROOME COUNTY
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SCHUMER BRINGS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG TO WNY TO SPOTLIGHT BUFFALO AS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW’S HISTORIC RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
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SCHUMER REVEALS: PRESIDENT’S BUDGET BLUEPRINT A BOON FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK; SENATOR HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR INVESTMENTS FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES, WORKERS, AND UPSTATE COMMUNITIES
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AFTER RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DEADLY WINTER STORM ELLIOTT UNLOCKING FEDERAL FUNDS TO HELP BUFFALO, WESTERN NY AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE RECOVER
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON FIRST-EVER PROPOSED EPA STANDARD TO LIMIT TOXIC PFAS IN DRINKING WATER
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $400,000 IN FED FUNDING TO HELP THE CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUIT AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF FIREFIGHTERS
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ON THE HEELS OF HAVERSTRAW’S LATEST HORRIFYING TRAIN-TRUCK CRASH, SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM CSX TO REPLACE NEARBY DANGEROUS CROSSING AND CALLS ON COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE OTHER ROCKLAND RAIL CROSSINGS ASAP