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Press releases from: March 2023

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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
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SCHUMER KEYNOTES SWEARING IN OF CAPITAL REGION NATIVE, ANNE NARDACCI, TO SERVE AS FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE – SWEARING IN MARKS HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR BENCH – MAKING NDNY A MAJORITY WOMEN BENCH
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AFTER FIGHTING TO RESTORE SERVICES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE AMTRAK’S ADIRONDACK LINE TO RESUME THIS APRIL
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AS OPIOID DEATHS CONTINUE TO SOAR & WITH SULLIVAN STILL LACKING KEY FEDERAL DRUG-TRAFFICKING DESIGNATION, SCHUMER BRINGS NEW YORK HIDTA AND DEA TOP BRASS TO SULLIVAN COUNTY – DOUBLING DOWN TO SECURE FED RESOURCES TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN NEW YORK’S OVERDOSE DEATH EPICENTER
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SCHUMER: XYLAZINE, A DEADLY SKIN-ROTTING ZOMBIE DRUG, OFTEN MIXED W FENTANYL, IS ON THE DOORSTEP OF CORTLAND & ONONDAGA COUNTIES, ALREADY FUELING A HORRIFIC WAVE OF OVERDOSES & DEATHS ACROSS CENTRAL 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 Welcomes Chautauqua County Leaders To Washington D.C.
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SCHUMER: FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC RAIL ACCIDENT, SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO UPSTATE NEW YORK, WHERE TRAINS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN; SENATOR REVEALS 10 QUESTIONS HE IS DEMANDING RAILROADS ANSWER TO IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY FOR UPSTATE COMMUNITIES NOW
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SCHUMER: FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC RAIL ACCIDENT, SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO CITIES LIKE SYRACUSE, THROUGH WHICH TRAIN CARS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN; SENATOR WANTS NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE ASAP & LAUNCHES TWO-TRACK PLAN TO IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY FOR SYRACUSE AND UPSTATE
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SCHUMER: FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC RAIL ACCIDENT, SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO FREIGHT HUBS LIKE SOUTHERN TIER; SENATOR WANTS NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE ASAP & LAUNCHES TWO-TRACK PLAN TO IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY FOR ELMIRA, SOUTHERN TIER AND UPSTATE
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SCHUMER REVEALS: LIFESAVING FED FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDING—PREVIOUSLY DELIVERING ALMOST $700 MILLION TO NY DEPARMENTS—IS IN LIMBO; SCHUMER SOUNDS ALARM ON POTENTIAL TOTAL AND PERMENANT ELIMINATION OF PROGRAMS & LAUNCHES PUSH TO SAVE FUNDING FOR UPSTATE NY DEPARTMENTS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $10 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL’S COVID RESPONSE

Press releases from: February 2023

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SCHUMER: DANGEROUS & INFURIATING SURGE OF KIA, HYUNDAI CAR THEFTS IN UPSTATE NY IS OUT OF CONTROL – 350+ STOLEN IN BUFFALO THIS YEAR ALONE AND HUNDREDS MORE ACROSS UPSTATE NY – SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO GET INVOLVED AND DEMANDS KIA, HYUNDAI TO GIVE UPSTATE COMMUNITIES THE HELP THEY NEED NOW
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES ROCHESTER’S LI-CYCLE AWARDED GAMECHANGING $375 MILLION DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN – CREATING 270 GOOD PAYING ROCHESTER JOBS AND 1,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS - TO POWER FINGER LAKES AS GLOBAL BATTERY HUB
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SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS FOR SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT CREATED IN HIS CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT TO GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND BOOST SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY JOBS IN UPSTATE NY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE UPSTATE NEW YORK AIRPORTS AWARDED NEARLY $25 MILLION TO MODERNIZE & REHABILITATE FACILITIES THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW
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SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $3.6 MILLION FOR FINGER LAKES AND CENTRAL NY SCHOOL DISTRICTS & NONPROFITS TO EXPAND MENTAL ESSENTIAL SERVICES, HIRE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS, AND SUPPORT UPSTATE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ANNOUNCE $500,000 FEDERAL PLANNING GRANT TO RECONNECT SYRACUSE’S SOUTHSIDE ALONGSIDE THE CITY’S TRANSFORMATIVE I-81 PROJECT; SYRACUSE WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW’S HISTORIC RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HIGGINS ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT $55 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP REUNITE COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY KENSINGTON EXPRESSWAY; BUFFALO WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW’S HISTORIC RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $4.5 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING TO HIRE MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN JAMESTOWN, FULTON, AND NEW ROCHELLE
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SENATOR SCHUMER, REP. MENG ANNOUNCE RECOMMENDATION OF GLENN MAGPANTAY FOR U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS; MAGPANTAY IS A LONG-TIME CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY, PROFESSOR OF LAW & ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AND LGBTQ RIGHTS ACTIVIST