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  1. 01.06.2016

    SCHUMER: ONONDAGA COUNTY HAS SECOND HIGHEST CASES OF INFANTS BORN DEPENDENT ON RX DRUGS & OPIOIDS IN UPSTATE NY – WITH NEW ANTI-DRUG RESOURCES IN JUST-PASSED BUDGET, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY DIRECT FUNDS TO ONONDAGA COUNTY SERVICE PROVIDERS – LIKE CROUSE HOSPITAL – TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC; NUMBER OF DRUG-DEPENDENT BABIES BORN AT CROUSE UP 100%
    Across CNY Schumer Joined by Pediatric Doctors Nurses Calls For an Federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA Funding to Be Used Specifically To Help Treat and Prevent Growing...drugs Schumer called on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA which is a part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services HHS to use its increase in federal dollars...support the appropriations bill recently allocated 47 million towards the Substance...

  2. 12.23.2015

    SCHUMER: DUTCHESS COUNTY HAS HIGHEST INCIDENCES OF INFANTS BORN DEPENDENT ON RX DRUGS & OPIOIDS – WITH NEW ANTI-DRUG RESOURCES IN JUST-PASSED BUDGET, SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY DIRECT FUNDS TO DUTCHESS COUNTY TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC; NUMBER OF DRUG-DEPENDENT BABIES UP 1,000% IN DUTCHESS COUNTY ALONE OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS
    York State Schumer Joined by Pediatric Doctors Nurses Calls For an Federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA Funding to Be Used Specifically To Help Treat and Prevent Growing...drugs Schumer called on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA which is a part of the federal Department of Health and Humans Services HHS to use its increase in federal dollars...support the appropriations bill recently allocated 47 million towards the Substance...

  3. 12.17.2015

    SCHUMER ANNOUNCES JUST-UNVEILED OMNIBUS INCLUDES CRITICAL PROVISIONS THAT WILL HELP ELIMINATE UNFAIR DISPARITIES IN PUERTO RICO’S MEDICARE PROGRAM; WITH PUERTO RICO DANGLING ON THE ABYSS OF FISCAL MELTDOWN, SENATOR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS TO HELP PUERTO RICO ADDRESS DIRE ECONOMIC ISSUES
    2025 Omnibus Bill Also Provides Puerto Rico Hospitals With Bonus Payments If They Use Electronic Health Records Bonus Payments Under Medicare Are Already Provided to Hospitals in the States New Law Could...Over 10 Years Schumer Will Continue to Push for More Equitable Federal Funding for Puerto Rico s Health Care Programs Work to Give Puerto Rico Authority Access to Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protections U S Senator...that negatively affect Puerto Rico hospitals Residents of Puerto Rico are American...

  4. 11.05.2015

    SCHUMER STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SOMOS RALLY TO ADDRESS THE LOOOMING FINANCIAL AND HEALTH CARE CRISIS IN PUERTO RICO
    Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act S 1774 Three and a half million Americans in Puerto Rico are facing a dire economic crisis and a health care system on life support but in trying to address these crises Puerto...constantly getting the short end of the stick when it comes to health care reimbursements from the federal government Fair treatment for Americans in Puerto Rico and their families in all 50 states is long...sponsoring one to provide Puerto Rico with the same treatment U S states currently...

  5. 10.07.2015

    SCHUMER TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS ‘FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH’; APPROXIMATELY 3.4 MILLION FILIPINO AMERICANS ARE SECOND LARGEST ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER GROUP IN UNITED STATES AND CONTRIBUTE IMMENSELY TO THE NATION
    Filipino American Contributions Spanning First Recorded Presence in 1587 to Present Day Schumer It is Fitting and Just to Recognize the Rich History and Numerous Contributions of the Filipino Americans In The...legislation to recognize October as Filipino American History Month The legislation recognizes the numerous contributions of Filipino Americans to American culture and society Specifically this bi partisan...partisan legislation establishes Filipino American History Month as a time to...

  6. 02.02.2015

    SCHUMER URGES SENATE COLLEAGUES TO PASS MOMENTOUS LEGISLATION TOMORROW THAT WOULD IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE & SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS
    Schumer Says Effort Would Help 1 Million NYS Veterans Get Access To Better Care Bill Has Already Passed The House of Representatives Senate is Last Remaining Hurdle Schumer We Must Do All We Can To Bring...Schumer today urged his Senate colleagues to pass bipartisan legislation aimed at improving mental health care and suicide prevention resources for America s veterans including approximately one million veterans...veterans living in New York State The bill called The Clay Hunt Suicide...

  7. 12.15.2014

    SCHUMER: NYC’S 4 DESIGNATED EBOLA TREATMENT CENTERS HAVE SPENT MILLIONS FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE COST OF TRAINING, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, PURCHASING HAZMAT SUITS TO PREPARE FOR EBOLA THREAT; CALLS ON FEDS TO REIMBURSE HOSPITALS THROUGH SENATOR’S NEWLY SECURED ‘EBOLA FUND’
    International Ebola Work Reimbursements to Hospitals for Training More Urges Fair Reimbursement As Federal Health Human Services Secretary Creates Spending Plan in Next 30 Days Schumer The Readiness of New York...spent millions dollars in order to prepare for the Ebola crisis and will call for the Department of Health and Human Services HHS to ensure that they are fairly reimbursed for that effort through a new Ebola...billion in new funding for the Ebola response 700 million of which HHS will...

  8. 10.15.2014

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $10 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WESTCHESTER- PUTNAM LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD TO COMBAT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IN WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS, ROCKLAND & ORANGE – FUNDS WILL HELP CONNECT RESIDENTS WHO ARE READY-TO-WORK WITH READY-TO-BE- FILLED JOBS
    collaborations between employers non profit organizations and job training programs in order to connect Americans who are ready to work with jobs that are ready to be filled The Westchester Putnam Local Workforce...are unemployed but require retraining or jobs in information technology advanced manufacturing health care and other high demand industries Finally the organization will implement and further develop strategies...funding which is a major investment in the people and workforce of the...

  9. 10.15.2014

    SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $5.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ROCHESTERWORKS TO COMBAT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT – FUNDS WILL HELP CONNECT ROCHESTER- FINGER LAKES RESIDENTS WHO ARE READY-TO-WORK WITH READY-TO-BE-FILLED JOBS
    collaborations between employers non profit organizations and job training programs in order to connect Americans who are ready to work with jobs that are ready to be filled RochesterWorks will utilize these funds...are unemployed but require retraining for jobs in information technology advanced manufacturing health care and other high demand industries Finally RochesterWorks will implement and further develop strategies...this kind of funding which is a major investment in the people and...

  10. 10.08.2014

    SCHUMER, FOLLOWING CALL WITH CDC DIRECTOR FRIEDEN, EXPECTS THAT THIS WEEK, THE CDC WILL UNVEIL TOUGHER EBOLA SCREENING REQUIREMENTS ON U.S. SOIL SENATOR HAD PROPOSED SEVERAL CHANGES CDC SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THESE AND OTHERS STEPS
    Schumer The CDC has been doing a very good job thus far in combating the threat but you can t be too careful when it comes to stopping a deadly epidemic I m pleased the CDC will be going further and ramping...fill out a detailed CDC health form to help detect any contact had with Ebola before they arrived in America Schumer said that CDC and CBP should also conduct this intense health screening for personnel...abroad Schumer noted that the CDC has done a good job thus far in protecting Americans...