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March 9, 2015
Letter to Bill de Blasio - Lunar New Year
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
March 9, 2015
Schumer: At LEast 95,000 Utility Poles on Long Island Have Been Treated With A Highly Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Issues; Senator Urges Environmental Protection Agency to Immediately Investigate the Use of "Penta" On Wooden Utility Poles - Calls on PSEG to Suspend Further Use of Chemical on Poles Until Completion
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2015
Schumer: New GAO Report Reveals That FAA's Computer System is Dangerously Vulnerable to Hackers, Which Could Lead to Sony-Like Takeover of System by Cyber-Criminals While Thousands of Planes Are in Air; Calls on FAA to Expeditiously Implement All Expert-Recommended Cybersecurity Upgrades
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2015
CBS News "Face the Nation" Transcript: March 8, 2015: Netanyahu, McConnell, Gowdy
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 8, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On 50th Anniversary Of "Bloody Sunday" Selma March For Equal Voting Rights
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 6, 2015
Schumer Announces Feds Take Critical Step Toward Leveling the Playing Field For Finch Paper, Which is Under Threat From Producers in China & Other Countries Who Are Unfairly Dumping Huge Amounts of Paper into U.S. - Feds Have Concluded There is Evidence That Imports are Hurting Industry; Next Step is For Dept of Commerce to Determine Potential Action to Level Playing Field
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2015
Nadler, Pelosi, Reid and Feinstein Lead Bicameral Amicus to Supreme Court on Marriage Equality Cases
Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 6, 2015
Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Institute of Technology Unveils State of the Art Battery Prototyping Center
Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
March 6, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Trans Pacific Partnership
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
March 6, 2015
Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation - Grant Funding to Airports
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 6, 2015
Syracuse Post Standard - U.S. Reps. Katko, Hanna, Stefanik Unite to Protect Fort Drum, 174th Attack Wing from Pentagon Cuts
Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 5, 2015
Meng Secures More Airplane Noise Monitors for Queens
Rep. Grace Meng
March 5, 2015
Letter to Meredith Broadbent, Chairwoman of the U.S. International Trade Commission - Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 5, 2015
Schumer: Fed Funds Are Crucial to Keeping Intact Quality Resources & Educational Services for Students at Cash-Strapped Lake Shore Central School District - Calls on Feds to Approve Fed Aid for School District
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2015
Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Anti-Poverty Task Force Holds First Meeting
Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
March 4, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand: FEMA Must Ensure That Pending Sandy Flood Insurance Settlement Applies to All Affected Policy Holders, Even if They Didn't File Lawsuit - Also Urge That New Yorkers With Sandy Damage Have Access to Engineering & Insurance Documents to Determine if Fraud Has Occurred
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million For Westchester And Rockland Head Start And Early Head Start Programs
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 4, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On Mcdonald's Decision: "Chicken Nuggets Shouldn't Pose Public Health Risk"
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2015
Effort to Secure Medal of Honor for Albany Resident Sgt. Henry Johnson Passes House
Rep. Paul Tonko
March 4, 2015
Stefanik Applauds Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg, and Massena for Being Recognized as Top Micropolitan Areas by Site Selection Magazine
Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 4, 2015
Meng Hails De Blasio for Creating School Holidays for Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr
Rep. Grace Meng
March 4, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Iran Review Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 4, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million for Westchester and Rockland Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015
Schumer: Bakken Crude Oil Shipped Through Upstate NY in Hundreds of Tank Cars Each Day is Far More Flammable & Dangerous Than Other Types - Senator Demands Fed Require Oil Companies to Make Highly Flammable Crude Oil Less Volatile Before it is Shipped Through NY Communities
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015
Letter to Brad Kieserman, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance - Flood Insurance Fraud
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2015
Hatch, Collins, Whitehouse, Jeffries, Alexander and Corker Introduce Music Licensing Reform Bill
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
March 4, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
March 4, 2015
Senate and House Democrats Introduce Bills to Put More Money in Pockets of Working Families, Reduce Costs of College, Child Care
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 4, 2015
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Submitted by the National Labor Relations Board
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2015
A Tribute to Thomas Alomes and the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program
Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 4, 2015
Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015
Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 3, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Full Access for Women to the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 3, 2015
Joint NY GOP Statement on DHS Funding Vote
Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 3, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On Netanyahu's Address To Congress
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 3, 2015
Senators Collins and Schumer Introduce Legislation to Make Home Health Care More Accessible to Medicare Patients
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 3, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Address to Congress
Rep. Gregory Meeks
March 3, 2015
Tonko Statement on Passage of Long-Term Extension of DHS Funding
Rep. Paul Tonko
March 3, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand: U.S. Retailers Are Missing Out on Canadian Customers Because Canadian Duty Free Policies for Short Trips Across the Border Discourage Residents From Shopping in U.S. - Senators Push Canadian Government to Bring Duties on Par With More Favorable Ones in U.S.; Would be Big Boost to Buffalo, Watertown, Plattsburgh Retailers
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2015
Providing For Congressional Disapproval Of A Rule Submitted By The National Labor Relations Board
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2015
Schumer Pushes for Fed Funds to Fully Dredge Rochester Harbor, Which Was Last Dredged on Routine Schedule in 2009; Urges Fed Appropriators to Allocate $2.3 Million to Effort - "Keeping Rochester Harbor Navigable is Critical for Safety & the Local Economy", Schumer
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2015
Stefanik Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Congressional Address
Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 3, 2015
Rep. Jeffries Statement on the House Approval of a Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 2, 2015
Reps. Royce and Meeks Move to Bolster Lending Ability of Credit Unions
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
March 2, 2015
Meng Receives Grade of 97 from Country's Leading Environmental Advocacy Organization
Rep. Grace Meng
March 2, 2015
Letter to Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs - Hurricane Sandy Insurance Fraud
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 2, 2015
Schumer: Northrop Grumman Has Again Missed NY's Dec Deadline to Take Responsibility for Bethpage Plume Cleanup; Senator Calls on EPA to Step in & Issue Legal "Unilateral Administrative Order" Requiring Northrop Grumman to Work with Navy & Help With Cleanup
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Schumer: Because of NRA Pressure, Individuals on the Terrorist Watch List Can Legally Purchase Firearms & Explosives in U.S.; Senator Calls for Legislation to Add Known & Suspected Terrorists to NICS Database, in Light of Recent Rise in Domestic Terrorism Threats
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Schumer Urges FEMA to Fully Fund Repair of Asher Dam in Rhinebeck; Dam & Pedestrian Bridge Were Damaged by Hurricane Irene & Tropical Storm Lee - Repairs Have Been Made, But FEMA is Withholding Funding Due to Administrative Error That Can be Easily Corrected
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
After Administration Proposes Cut to One of Jamestown's Most Important Fed Programs, Schumer Vows to Fight For Full Funding in Congress to Preserve it - Fed Community Development Block Grant Program Has Been Critical To Downtown Development, Revival; Cuts Could Slow Progress
Sen. Chuck Schumer
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March 9, 2015
Letter to Bill de Blasio - Lunar New Year
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
March 9, 2015
Schumer: At LEast 95,000 Utility Poles on Long Island Have Been Treated With A Highly Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Issues; Senator Urges Environmental Protection Agency to Immediately Investigate the Use of "Penta" On Wooden Utility Poles - Calls on PSEG to Suspend Further Use of Chemical on Poles Until Completion
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2015
Schumer: New GAO Report Reveals That FAA's Computer System is Dangerously Vulnerable to Hackers, Which Could Lead to Sony-Like Takeover of System by Cyber-Criminals While Thousands of Planes Are in Air; Calls on FAA to Expeditiously Implement All Expert-Recommended Cybersecurity Upgrades
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2015
CBS News "Face the Nation" Transcript: March 8, 2015: Netanyahu, McConnell, Gowdy
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 8, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On 50th Anniversary Of "Bloody Sunday" Selma March For Equal Voting Rights
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 6, 2015
Schumer Announces Feds Take Critical Step Toward Leveling the Playing Field For Finch Paper, Which is Under Threat From Producers in China & Other Countries Who Are Unfairly Dumping Huge Amounts of Paper into U.S. - Feds Have Concluded There is Evidence That Imports are Hurting Industry; Next Step is For Dept of Commerce to Determine Potential Action to Level Playing Field
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2015
Nadler, Pelosi, Reid and Feinstein Lead Bicameral Amicus to Supreme Court on Marriage Equality Cases
Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 6, 2015
Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Institute of Technology Unveils State of the Art Battery Prototyping Center
Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
March 6, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Trans Pacific Partnership
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
March 6, 2015
Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation - Grant Funding to Airports
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 6, 2015
Syracuse Post Standard - U.S. Reps. Katko, Hanna, Stefanik Unite to Protect Fort Drum, 174th Attack Wing from Pentagon Cuts
Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 5, 2015
Meng Secures More Airplane Noise Monitors for Queens
Rep.Grace Meng
March 5, 2015
Letter to Meredith Broadbent, Chairwoman of the U.S. International Trade Commission - Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 5, 2015
Schumer: Fed Funds Are Crucial to Keeping Intact Quality Resources & Educational Services for Students at Cash-Strapped Lake Shore Central School District - Calls on Feds to Approve Fed Aid for School District
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2015
Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Anti-Poverty Task Force Holds First Meeting
Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
March 4, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand: FEMA Must Ensure That Pending Sandy Flood Insurance Settlement Applies to All Affected Policy Holders, Even if They Didn't File Lawsuit - Also Urge That New Yorkers With Sandy Damage Have Access to Engineering & Insurance Documents to Determine if Fraud Has Occurred
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million For Westchester And Rockland Head Start And Early Head Start Programs
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 4, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On Mcdonald's Decision: "Chicken Nuggets Shouldn't Pose Public Health Risk"
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2015
Effort to Secure Medal of Honor for Albany Resident Sgt. Henry Johnson Passes House
Rep.Paul Tonko
March 4, 2015
Stefanik Applauds Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg, and Massena for Being Recognized as Top Micropolitan Areas by Site Selection Magazine
Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 4, 2015
Meng Hails De Blasio for Creating School Holidays for Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr
Rep.Grace Meng
March 4, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Iran Review Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 4, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million for Westchester and Rockland Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015
Schumer: Bakken Crude Oil Shipped Through Upstate NY in Hundreds of Tank Cars Each Day is Far More Flammable & Dangerous Than Other Types - Senator Demands Fed Require Oil Companies to Make Highly Flammable Crude Oil Less Volatile Before it is Shipped Through NY Communities
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015
Letter to Brad Kieserman, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance - Flood Insurance Fraud
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2015
Hatch, Collins, Whitehouse, Jeffries, Alexander and Corker Introduce Music Licensing Reform Bill
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
March 4, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
March 4, 2015
Senate and House Democrats Introduce Bills to Put More Money in Pockets of Working Families, Reduce Costs of College, Child Care
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 4, 2015
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Submitted by the National Labor Relations Board
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 4, 2015
A Tribute to Thomas Alomes and the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program
Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 4, 2015
Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015
Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 3, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Full Access for Women to the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 3, 2015
Joint NY GOP Statement on DHS Funding Vote
Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 3, 2015
Gillibrand Statement On Netanyahu's Address To Congress
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 3, 2015
Senators Collins and Schumer Introduce Legislation to Make Home Health Care More Accessible to Medicare Patients
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 3, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Address to Congress
Rep.Gregory Meeks
March 3, 2015
Tonko Statement on Passage of Long-Term Extension of DHS Funding
Rep.Paul Tonko
March 3, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand: U.S. Retailers Are Missing Out on Canadian Customers Because Canadian Duty Free Policies for Short Trips Across the Border Discourage Residents From Shopping in U.S. - Senators Push Canadian Government to Bring Duties on Par With More Favorable Ones in U.S.; Would be Big Boost to Buffalo, Watertown, Plattsburgh Retailers
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2015
Providing For Congressional Disapproval Of A Rule Submitted By The National Labor Relations Board
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2015
Schumer Pushes for Fed Funds to Fully Dredge Rochester Harbor, Which Was Last Dredged on Routine Schedule in 2009; Urges Fed Appropriators to Allocate $2.3 Million to Effort - "Keeping Rochester Harbor Navigable is Critical for Safety & the Local Economy", Schumer
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2015
Stefanik Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Congressional Address
Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 3, 2015
Rep. Jeffries Statement on the House Approval of a Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 2, 2015
Reps. Royce and Meeks Move to Bolster Lending Ability of Credit Unions
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
March 2, 2015
Meng Receives Grade of 97 from Country's Leading Environmental Advocacy Organization
Rep.Grace Meng
March 2, 2015
Letter to Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs - Hurricane Sandy Insurance Fraud
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 2, 2015
Schumer: Northrop Grumman Has Again Missed NY's Dec Deadline to Take Responsibility for Bethpage Plume Cleanup; Senator Calls on EPA to Step in & Issue Legal "Unilateral Administrative Order" Requiring Northrop Grumman to Work with Navy & Help With Cleanup
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Schumer: Because of NRA Pressure, Individuals on the Terrorist Watch List Can Legally Purchase Firearms & Explosives in U.S.; Senator Calls for Legislation to Add Known & Suspected Terrorists to NICS Database, in Light of Recent Rise in Domestic Terrorism Threats
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
Schumer Urges FEMA to Fully Fund Repair of Asher Dam in Rhinebeck; Dam & Pedestrian Bridge Were Damaged by Hurricane Irene & Tropical Storm Lee - Repairs Have Been Made, But FEMA is Withholding Funding Due to Administrative Error That Can be Easily Corrected
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2015
After Administration Proposes Cut to One of Jamestown's Most Important Fed Programs, Schumer Vows to Fight For Full Funding in Congress to Preserve it - Fed Community Development Block Grant Program Has Been Critical To Downtown Development, Revival; Cuts Could Slow Progress
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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