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Press releases from: August 2020

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AFTER SENATOR’S 2013 INTERVENTION WITH BAUSCH HEALTH – FORMERLY VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS – KEPT JOBS & LENS PRODUCTION IN ROCHESTER, AGAIN SCHUMER ADVOCATES FOR REGION; FOLLOWING RECENT NEWS OF BAUSCH SPLITTING INTO TWO COMPANIES, SCHUMER, IN PHONE CALL TO CEO JOSEPH PAPA, SECURES CONFIRMATION BAUSCH HEALTH WILL MAINTAIN ROCHESTER PLANT, POSSIBLY EVEN ADD JOBS
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SCHUMER: PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS LEAVE OUT MONEY FOR STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MONEY TO REOPEN SCHOOLS SAFELY & EXCLUDE COVID-19 TESTING, TRACING & TREATMENT; SENATOR ASKS TRUMP & GOP TO MEET DEMOCRATS IN THE MIDDLE & COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL HELP AMERICANS AND NY-ERS
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SCHUMER REVEALS: AS UPSTATE NEW YORK ECONOMIES CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC, NY HEMP FARMERS HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH PROPOSED USDA GUIDELINES THAT WOULD HINDER GROWTH & DEVASTATE FUTURE OF HEMP INDUSTRY; HOWEVER, USDA SHUTS UPSTATE FARMERS OUT OF FED PROCESS, LEADING TO PROBLEMATIC, IMPENDING FINAL RULES; SENATOR CALLS ON USDA TO IMMEDIATELY HALT REG IMPLEMENTATIONS, HEAR OUT UPSTATE HEMP PRODUCERS & MAKE CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO FINAL PLAN TO HELP NY HEMP FARMS HARVEST POTENTIAL
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AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS RIPPED THROUGH THE HUDSON VALLEY THIS WEEK, THOUSANDS ARE STILL LEFT WITHOUT POWER; SCHUMER CALLS HUDSON VALLEY ELECTRIC COMPANIES’ TOP BRASS TO DEMAND EXPEDITED TIMELINE AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION TO HELP NEW YORKERS LEFT IN THE DARK
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $300K IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE ANNOUNCE $9.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN ROCHESTER
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FOLLOWING REPORTS OF NEW PENALTIES FOR BOATERS CROSSING INTO THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MID-TRANSIT, SCHUMER CALLS FOR COMMON SENSE, CLEAR, & CONSISTENT CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL ENFORCEMENT; FINES FOR BOATS ON WATER & UNDOCKED, HURT ALREADY-DEVASTATED CROSS-BORDER TOURISM INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, RICE ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO RESOLVE HEMPSTEAD BEACH EROSION DUE TO FLOODING AND TROPICAL STORMS
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SCHUMER: AS MADISON COUNTY CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM COVID-19 AND CHILDREN GET READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, MANY STILL DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT—OR ANY—ACCESS TO BROADBAND; SENATOR CALLS FOR USDA TO APPROVE $15 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE COUNTY’S DIRE INTERNET ACCESS NEEDS
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SCHUMER: AS LIVINGSTON COUNTY CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM COVID-19 AND CHILDREN GET READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, OVER 40% OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY STILL DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT- OR ANY- ACCESS TO BROADBAND; IN LIVINGSTON ON FRIDAY, SENATOR CALLED FOR USDA TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE $14.4 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE COUNTY’S INTERNET ACCESS NEEDS
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $12 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE THE BIPARTISAN, GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW, GIVING OVER $17 BILLION TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING PUBLIC LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, & HISTORIC SITES

Press releases from: July 2020

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ON THE HEELS OF HIS SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO INCLUDE GAME-CHANGING SEMICONDUCTOR AMENDMENT IN DEFENSE BILL, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO JOLT U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY & WNY ECONOMY INTO HIGH GEAR, BRING CRITICAL FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO GENESEE’S STAMP CAMPUS, & CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS
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SCHUMER REVEALS: WITHOUT FED FUNDS CENTRAL NEW YORK SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REOPEN; COSTS OF PPE, PHYSICAL BARRIERS & OTHER SUPPLIES COULD BADLY DRAIN LOCAL RESOURCES, MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK DISTRICTS TO OPEN SAFELY; SENATOR PUSHES PLAN TO COVER THOSE COSTS WITH FED DOLLARS IN ‘COVID-4’ & ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SAFELY REOPEN
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ON THE HEELS OF HIS SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO INCLUDE GAME-CHANGING SEMICONDUCTOR AMENDMENT, SENATOR PUSHES MASSIVE FEDERAL INITIATIVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING IN FINAL NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL – TO BRING MASSIVE FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO GLOBALFOUNDRIES, CREATE NEW JOBS, AND KICK CAPITAL REGION ECONOMY INTO HIGH GEAR
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $3.3 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING FOR FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK
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AFTER MONTHS OF CALLOUS INACTION & CYNICAL DELAYS, SENATE REPUBLICANS FINALLY INTRODUCE COVID RESPONSE PROPOSAL THAT FALLS FAR SHORT FOR NEW YORKERS; SCHUMER CALLS ON LEADER MCCONNELL TO IMMEDIATELY COME TO THE TABLE WITH SENATE DEMOCRATS, ADOPT URGENTLY NEEDED ELEMENTS INCLUDING: BILLIONS FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, MUNICIPALITIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, FRONTLINE WORKERS TO HELP UPSTATE NY REBUILD & RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, & BRINDISI ANNOUNCE SIX-FIGURE GRANT FOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RECOVERY
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK’S SOUTHERN TIER AND CAPITAL REGION
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, DELGADO ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5 MILLION IN FEDERAL EMERGENCY TRANSIT FUNDING FOR ULSTER COUNTRY AREA TRANSIT