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Press releases from: February 2020

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IN FULL-COURT PUSH & STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND VIETNAM VETS, SCHUMER WILL DEMAND FEDS ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL APPROVE VA CARE & COMPENSATION FOR LOCAL VETS SUFFERING FROM AGENT-ORANGE LINKED SICKNESSES; SENATOR SAYS NY’S +240,000 VIETNAM VETS—MANY ON LI—FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY & SHOULDN’T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS, TOOIN FULL-COURT PUSH & STANDING WITH LONG ISLAND VIETNAM VETS, SCHUMER WILL DEMAND FEDS ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL APPROVE VA CARE & COMPENSATION FOR LOCAL VETS SUFFERING FROM AGENT-ORAN
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SCHUMER REVEALS: BURIED IN JUST-OUT POTUS BUDGET IS RISKY PLAN TO TOTALLY ELIMINATE DOG-SNIFFING BOMB DETECTION TEAMS AT NYC TRANSIT HUBS LIKE PENN, AIRPORTS & MORE; TEAMS ACROSS COUNTRY WOULD BE SLASHED TO ZERO; SENATOR ANNOUNCES NEW FIGHT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFETY PACK PROTECTING US
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FOLLOWING SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND PUSH, FEMA, NYS DHSES & CISA LED SECURITY GRANT WORKSHOP TO AID NONPROFIT APPLICANTS
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SCHUMER REVEALS: NYC COULD SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS TO HELP FEDS TACKLE CORONAVIRUS—BUT CITY STILL HAS NO GUARANTEE FROM FEDS THAT THEY’LL BE REIMBURSED; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS SIGN ON DOTTED LINE & REIMBURSE CITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENSES
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SCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE FED WARNING ‘DOLLAR’ STORES ACROSS ERIE COUNTY & WESTERN NEW YORK ARE STILL STOCKING CHEAP, DANGEROUS, CHINA-MADE, OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS & PRODUCTS THAT COULD MAKE YOU SICK—OR WORSE; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS HONE IN ON WNY STORES & URGES 85 LOCAL STORES TO CHECK THE SHELVES & TOSS WHAT’S BAD
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SCHUMER REVEALS: ONONDAGA LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SEEING FRIGHTENING RISE OF ‘GHOST GUNS’ USED IN CRIMES; SENATOR CALLS ON FEDS TO USE LAW ALREADY ON BOOKS TO CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE THAT TRIGGERS UNREGISTERED GHOST GUNS & WORK WITH LOCALS TO MAP EXTENT OF GHOST GUN PARTS IN CNY
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STANDING WITH TWO ‘MISS STATEN ISLAND’ WINNERS, SCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE FED WARNING ‘DOLLAR’ STORES ACROSS ISLAND ARE STILL STOCKING CHEAP, DANGEROUS CHINA-MADE OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS & PRODUCTS THAT COULD MAKE YOU SICK—OR WORSE; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS HONE IN ON SI STORES & URGES 11 LOCAL STORES TO CHECK THE SHELVES & TOSS WHAT’S BAD
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SCHUMER INVITES 6-YEAR-OLD BRONX NATIVE, JONATHAN FISHER, TO STATE OF THE UNION; SENATOR SAYS IF TRUMP’S HEALTHCARE SABOTAGE IS SUCCESSFUL, JONATHAN’S HEALTHCARE—AND MILLIONS MORE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS—WOULD CALLOUSLY BE RIPPED AWAY

Press releases from: January 2020

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WITH NEARLY $2 MILLION AT RISK & CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR 10,000+ WESTERN NEW YORK STUDENTS IN JEOPARDY, SCHUMER PRESSES BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS TO CUT THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE AND SECURE IMPACT AID FOR SIX NATIVE AMERICAN WNY DISTRICTS
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FOLLOWING HORRIFIC MONSEY ATTACK, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LOWEY ANNOUNCE FEMA & DHS-LED WEBINARS FOR ROCKLAND NONPROFITS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP, ON FED SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM; CALL ON NYS DHSES TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM TO ASSIST ROCKLAND APPLICANTS ASAP
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON NAVY AWARDING LOCKHEED MARTIN IN SALINA +$185M CONTRACT TO MODERNIZE ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
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AMIDST PERSISTENT AND GROWING SPATE OF HATE CRIMES IN NEW YORK CITY, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA & DHS-LED WEBINARS ON NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FOR NYC NONPROFITS LIKE SCHOOLS, SHULS, CONGREGATIONS AND MORE; SENATORS CALL ON FEMA & NYS DHSES TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM IN BROOKLYN TO ASSIST APPLICANTS
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AMIDST PERSISTENT AND GROWING SPATE OF HATE CRIMES ACROSS NEW YORK, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA & DHS-LED WEBINARS ON NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FOR LI NONPROFITS LIKE SCHOOLS, SHULS, CONGREGATIONS AND MORE; SENATORS CALL ON FEMA & NYS DHSES TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM IN FIVE TOWNS COMMUNITY TO ASSIST APPLICANTS
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SCHUMER URGES AIRLINES TO CONSIDER BRAND NEW ROUTE FROM BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO SAN FRANCISCO; SENATOR SAYS NEW JETBLUE OR UNITED ROUTE WOULD LINK BUFFALO’S EXPANDING TECH SECTOR WITH SILICON VALLEY, PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH & CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS
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SCHUMER CALLS ON AER LINGUS TO CONSIDER STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR NEW FLIGHTS, SPECIFICALLY TO IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN; SENATOR SAYS NEW ROUTES FROM STEWART WOULD HELP BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM ECONOMY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
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SCHUMER REVEALS: CDC CANNOT ACCESS ‘RAPID RESPONSE DOLLARS’ THAT CAN HELP STOP POTENTIALLY DEADLY CORONAVIRUS UNTIL FEDS DECLARE OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO MAKE THE DECLARATION NOW SO CDC CAN UNLOCK TENS-OF-MILLIONS IN THE PROACTIVE WAR TO BEAT BACK SPREAD
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SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH TO PREVENT BRIDGE STRIKES THAT HAVE PLAGUED WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR DECADES; SENATOR CALLS ON LEADING GPS DEVELOPERS TO INTEGRATE DATA WARNING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS OF ROAD RESTRICTIONS, PROMOTE DRIVER SAFETY & DECREASE TRAFFIC
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE ARMY TO SELECT FORT DRUM FOR NEW CORPS HEADQUARTERS; SENATORS SAY FORT DRUM’S WORLD-CLASS PERSONNEL, EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEPLOYABLE READINESS CAPABILITIES MAKE IT THE PERFECT HOME FOR CRITICAL CAPACITY
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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, FEDS APPROVE PERMIT ALLOWING AMTRAK TO MOVE NEXT GEN HIGH-SPEED TRAIN & KEEP AMTRAK GROWTH IN HORNELL ON TRACK; SENATOR SAYS REVOLUTIONARY TRAINS SUPPORT 400 SOUTHERN TIER JOBS & IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY, COMFORT & SPEED
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LOWEY CALL ON FEDS TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD FOR INDIAN POINT TRANSFER; REPS SAY 30 DAYS ISN’T NEARLY ENOUGH TO ENSURE THOUSANDS OF NY’ERS IMPACTED BY INDIAN POINT’S CLOSURE HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD