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July 8, 2015 Safe Climate Caucus Rep. Paul Tonko
June 30, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Immediately Review And Strongly Support Local & State Plan To Increase And Enhance Access For Boating And Recreational Access On The Hudson River; New River Entry Points Would Increase Access For Boaters, Anglers And Nature Lovers; Would Also Bring Thousands Of New Tourists Per Year & Provide Major Boost To Local Economy Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015 Schumer Announces FEMA Has Approved Additional $563k For Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant -- Facility Will Finally Receive FEMA Funds To Repair Damages To The Facility From '06 Floods Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015 Letter to All State Governors - Input on National Energy Policy Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 29, 2015 Democratic Senators Lay Out Energy Principles, Pen Letter to Governors Requesting Policy Input Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 29, 2015 Schumer: Farmers Could Experience Economic Peril & Average Price Of Vegetables Could Rise, Unless Orelans County Farmers Get Much Needed Workers To Tend Crops; Schortage Of Workers Puts Farmers & Consumers In Jeopardy; Senator Urges Feds To Immediately Fix Backlog Of Workers Caused By June 9th Computer Glitch Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2015 Letter to Joseph Martens, Commissioner New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Waste and Rail Projects Rep. Grace Meng, ...
June 25, 2015 Schumer: Private Sale & Future Development Of Plum Island Would Destroy Key Ecological Resources & Negatively Impact Endangered Species In The Long Island Region; Announces Legislation To Prevent Plum Island From Being Sold To Highest Bidder & Ensure Land Is Preserved & Protected Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2015 Schumer Launches Push To Secure Major fed Funding For Cornell University To Develop New, Innovative Technologies That Could Grow Production And Revolutionize New York's Grape & Wine Industries Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2015 Velázquez Comments on U.S. House Puerto Rico Hearing Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 24, 2015 Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 Rep. Paul Tonko
June 23, 2015 Congressman Nadler and NYC Parks Announce Federal Funding to Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Manahatta Park for Superstorm Sandy Repairs Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 23, 2015 #RecordOfSuccess: House Overwhelmingly Approves Updating Chemical Safety Laws for the 21st Century Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 23, 2015 Climate Change is Real Rep. Paul Tonko
June 23, 2015 TSCA Modernization Act Rep. Paul Tonko
June 22, 2015 Senator Gillibrand Announces New Push To Designate Finger Lakes Region As a National Heritage Area Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 22, 2015 Schumer: Average Price Of Eggs Up Nearly 50 Percent & Will Keep Climbing Because Of Bird Flu Epidemic -- Yet Proposed Fed Budget Slashes USDA Efforts That Help Beat Back Bird Flu By $500M; As Grocery Bills Rise, Schumer Launches Effort To Thwart Cuts Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2015 Gillibrand, Schumer, Blumenthal, Murphy, Israel & Zeldin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect & Restore Long Island Sound Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 18, 2015 Garamendi Statement on Pope Francis Climate Change Encyclical Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 10, 2015 Queens Courier - Congresswoman Meng Pushes for EPA Action on Airplane Noise Rep. Grace Meng
June 8, 2015 Schumer Reveals: Hundreds Of Millions Of New Federal Dollars Now Available To Potentially Fund Bay Park Ocean Outfall Pipe; Resiliency Project Needed To Protect Communities Surrounding Reynolds Channel; Senator Led Fight To Secure Over A Billion In Federal Funds For Bay Park; Outfall Pipe Is Final Piece Of Puzzle Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2015 Schumer: Utility Poles In Central New York Have Been Treated With A Highly Toxic Chemical Known To Cause Serious Health Issues; Senator Calls On National Grid To Suspend Further Use Of Chemical On Poles Until Completion Of EPA Safety Assessment Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2015 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Finalize Pathogen Standards Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 4, 2015 Pallone, DeGette, Tonko Highlight Shortcomings in EPA Assessment Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on email Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 3, 2015 Committee Advances Bipartisan Breakthrough To Bring Chemical Safety Law Into 21st Century Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 3, 2015 After Senator Gillibrand's Yearlong Push for Reform, White House Announces New Regulations to Prevent Dangerous Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Food Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 2, 2015 Schumer: Funding For Nassau Back Bay Feasibility Study Secured In Senate Appropriations Bill; Bill Contains $1.8 Million In Federal Funds For Nassau Back Bay Feasibility Study; Back Bay Study Is Critical Step To Help Prevent Future Storm Damage In South Shore Communities Of Nassau County Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2015 For Earth Day, Nadler Proposes Ban on Toxic Dispersants Used in Oil Spills Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 2, 2015 Blumenauer Organizes Effort on House Floor to Underscore Importance of Funding Climate Research Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 29, 2015 Press Republican - Stefanik Has Busy Month of May Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 27, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FERC To Extend Public Comment Period For Compressor Project in Pendleton; Proposal Seeks To Install A Compressor Station Near Residential Homes To Support Expansion Of Empire Pipeline -- Senators Say Residents Need More Time To Respond To Proposal Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015 Bipartisan Leaders Formally Introduce Breakthrough Chemical Safety Bill Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 26, 2015 On Memorial Day: Schumer: After Serving Their Country, Veterans Should Be Able To Easily Adopt & Bring Home Their Military Working Dogs After Retirement; Senate Defense Bill Includes Key Provision Schumer Will Push To Allow Former Service Dogs To Enjoy The Rest Of Their Days With Handlers On US Soil Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015 Post Star - Stefanik Introduces Legislation to Expedite EPA Review of Building Demolition Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 22, 2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior - Halting Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 21, 2015 Schumer: New York State's $52 Million Grape Crop At Undue Risk Due To Outdated Facility That Provides Critical Research To Local Grape Growers; Senator Launches Push To Replace USDA's Outdated Grape Research Lab In Geneva With New State-Of-The-Art Facility Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015 Congresswoman Stefanik Introduces Common Sense Waiver Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 20, 2015 America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015 Rep. Paul Tonko
May 18, 2015 Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015 Subcommittee Unanimously Approves TSCA Modernization Act Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015 Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 12, 2015 Committee Releases Bipartisan TSCA Modernization Act, Markup This Week Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015 Schumer Urges National Fish And Wildlife Foundation To Immediately Approve Over $50k In Federal Funding To Restore Port Washington's Hempstead Harbor - Project Will Strengthen Shoreline & Further Protect Surrounding North Hempstead Communities Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2015 Letter to Ernest Moniz, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Establish US-Israel Energy Center to Advance Energy Research and Innovation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 7, 2015 Watertown Daily TImes - Stefanik Touts Biomass As Potential Growth Sector for North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 7, 2015 Schumer: Army Corps Should Extend Deadline On Pending Wetlands Permit For Proposed Expansion of CWM's Cheimical Waste LAndfill, Allowing Residents And Local Officials More Time To Fully Examine Local Impact; Niagara County Deserves At Least 90 Days To Review The Complicated Proposal Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $5.5 Million in Federal Funding for Cornell University to Study & Improve Crop Sustainability Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 6, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $5.5 Million In Federal Funding For Cornell University To Study & Improve Crop Sustainability Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Schumer: Western NY Company, Ecology And Environment, Inc., Completed Numerous Environmental Cleanup Projects In Kuwait & Saudi Arabia, But Has Yet To Be Paid Nearly $7 Million For Its Work - E&E Has Been Waiting 5 Long Years For Payment & Is Now In Danger Of Laying Off WNY Employees - Schumer Calls On Kuwait Ambassador & Saudi Officials To Resolve Cases Immediately Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Crowley, Meng Call on Federal Government to Grant Temporary Protected Status to Nepali Nationals in Wake of Devastating Earthquake Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Date Title Politician
July 8, 2015 Safe Climate Caucus Rep.Paul Tonko
June 30, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Immediately Review And Strongly Support Local & State Plan To Increase And Enhance Access For Boating And Recreational Access On The Hudson River; New River Entry Points Would Increase Access For Boaters, Anglers And Nature Lovers; Would Also Bring Thousands Of New Tourists Per Year & Provide Major Boost To Local Economy Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015 Schumer Announces FEMA Has Approved Additional $563k For Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant -- Facility Will Finally Receive FEMA Funds To Repair Damages To The Facility From '06 Floods Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015 Letter to All State Governors - Input on National Energy Policy Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 29, 2015 Democratic Senators Lay Out Energy Principles, Pen Letter to Governors Requesting Policy Input Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 29, 2015 Schumer: Farmers Could Experience Economic Peril & Average Price Of Vegetables Could Rise, Unless Orelans County Farmers Get Much Needed Workers To Tend Crops; Schortage Of Workers Puts Farmers & Consumers In Jeopardy; Senator Urges Feds To Immediately Fix Backlog Of Workers Caused By June 9th Computer Glitch Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2015 Letter to Joseph Martens, Commissioner New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Waste and Rail Projects Rep.Grace Meng, ...
June 25, 2015 Schumer: Private Sale & Future Development Of Plum Island Would Destroy Key Ecological Resources & Negatively Impact Endangered Species In The Long Island Region; Announces Legislation To Prevent Plum Island From Being Sold To Highest Bidder & Ensure Land Is Preserved & Protected Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2015 Schumer Launches Push To Secure Major fed Funding For Cornell University To Develop New, Innovative Technologies That Could Grow Production And Revolutionize New York's Grape & Wine Industries Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2015 Velázquez Comments on U.S. House Puerto Rico Hearing Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 24, 2015 Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 Rep.Paul Tonko
June 23, 2015 Congressman Nadler and NYC Parks Announce Federal Funding to Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Manahatta Park for Superstorm Sandy Repairs Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 23, 2015 #RecordOfSuccess: House Overwhelmingly Approves Updating Chemical Safety Laws for the 21st Century Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 23, 2015 Climate Change is Real Rep.Paul Tonko
June 23, 2015 TSCA Modernization Act Rep.Paul Tonko
June 22, 2015 Senator Gillibrand Announces New Push To Designate Finger Lakes Region As a National Heritage Area Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 22, 2015 Schumer: Average Price Of Eggs Up Nearly 50 Percent & Will Keep Climbing Because Of Bird Flu Epidemic -- Yet Proposed Fed Budget Slashes USDA Efforts That Help Beat Back Bird Flu By $500M; As Grocery Bills Rise, Schumer Launches Effort To Thwart Cuts Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2015 Gillibrand, Schumer, Blumenthal, Murphy, Israel & Zeldin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect & Restore Long Island Sound Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 18, 2015 Garamendi Statement on Pope Francis Climate Change Encyclical Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 10, 2015 Queens Courier - Congresswoman Meng Pushes for EPA Action on Airplane Noise Rep.Grace Meng
June 8, 2015 Schumer Reveals: Hundreds Of Millions Of New Federal Dollars Now Available To Potentially Fund Bay Park Ocean Outfall Pipe; Resiliency Project Needed To Protect Communities Surrounding Reynolds Channel; Senator Led Fight To Secure Over A Billion In Federal Funds For Bay Park; Outfall Pipe Is Final Piece Of Puzzle Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2015 Schumer: Utility Poles In Central New York Have Been Treated With A Highly Toxic Chemical Known To Cause Serious Health Issues; Senator Calls On National Grid To Suspend Further Use Of Chemical On Poles Until Completion Of EPA Safety Assessment Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2015 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Finalize Pathogen Standards Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 4, 2015 Pallone, DeGette, Tonko Highlight Shortcomings in EPA Assessment Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on email Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 3, 2015 Committee Advances Bipartisan Breakthrough To Bring Chemical Safety Law Into 21st Century Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 3, 2015 After Senator Gillibrand's Yearlong Push for Reform, White House Announces New Regulations to Prevent Dangerous Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Food Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 2, 2015 Schumer: Funding For Nassau Back Bay Feasibility Study Secured In Senate Appropriations Bill; Bill Contains $1.8 Million In Federal Funds For Nassau Back Bay Feasibility Study; Back Bay Study Is Critical Step To Help Prevent Future Storm Damage In South Shore Communities Of Nassau County Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2015 For Earth Day, Nadler Proposes Ban on Toxic Dispersants Used in Oil Spills Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 2, 2015 Blumenauer Organizes Effort on House Floor to Underscore Importance of Funding Climate Research Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 29, 2015 Press Republican - Stefanik Has Busy Month of May Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 27, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FERC To Extend Public Comment Period For Compressor Project in Pendleton; Proposal Seeks To Install A Compressor Station Near Residential Homes To Support Expansion Of Empire Pipeline -- Senators Say Residents Need More Time To Respond To Proposal Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015 Bipartisan Leaders Formally Introduce Breakthrough Chemical Safety Bill Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 26, 2015 On Memorial Day: Schumer: After Serving Their Country, Veterans Should Be Able To Easily Adopt & Bring Home Their Military Working Dogs After Retirement; Senate Defense Bill Includes Key Provision Schumer Will Push To Allow Former Service Dogs To Enjoy The Rest Of Their Days With Handlers On US Soil Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015 Post Star - Stefanik Introduces Legislation to Expedite EPA Review of Building Demolition Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 22, 2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior - Halting Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 21, 2015 Schumer: New York State's $52 Million Grape Crop At Undue Risk Due To Outdated Facility That Provides Critical Research To Local Grape Growers; Senator Launches Push To Replace USDA's Outdated Grape Research Lab In Geneva With New State-Of-The-Art Facility Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015 Congresswoman Stefanik Introduces Common Sense Waiver Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 20, 2015 America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015 Rep.Paul Tonko
May 18, 2015 Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015 Subcommittee Unanimously Approves TSCA Modernization Act Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015 Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 12, 2015 Committee Releases Bipartisan TSCA Modernization Act, Markup This Week Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015 Schumer Urges National Fish And Wildlife Foundation To Immediately Approve Over $50k In Federal Funding To Restore Port Washington's Hempstead Harbor - Project Will Strengthen Shoreline & Further Protect Surrounding North Hempstead Communities Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2015 Letter to Ernest Moniz, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Establish US-Israel Energy Center to Advance Energy Research and Innovation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 7, 2015 Watertown Daily TImes - Stefanik Touts Biomass As Potential Growth Sector for North Country Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 7, 2015 Schumer: Army Corps Should Extend Deadline On Pending Wetlands Permit For Proposed Expansion of CWM's Cheimical Waste LAndfill, Allowing Residents And Local Officials More Time To Fully Examine Local Impact; Niagara County Deserves At Least 90 Days To Review The Complicated Proposal Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $5.5 Million in Federal Funding for Cornell University to Study & Improve Crop Sustainability Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 6, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $5.5 Million In Federal Funding For Cornell University To Study & Improve Crop Sustainability Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Schumer: Western NY Company, Ecology And Environment, Inc., Completed Numerous Environmental Cleanup Projects In Kuwait & Saudi Arabia, But Has Yet To Be Paid Nearly $7 Million For Its Work - E&E Has Been Waiting 5 Long Years For Payment & Is Now In Danger Of Laying Off WNY Employees - Schumer Calls On Kuwait Ambassador & Saudi Officials To Resolve Cases Immediately Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Crowley, Meng Call on Federal Government to Grant Temporary Protected Status to Nepali Nationals in Wake of Devastating Earthquake Rep.Grace Meng, ...
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