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May 1, 2015 After Schumer's Push, Senator Announces $3.3 Million For South Farmingdale Water District As A Result Of Major Settlement Reached With U.S. Navy; First Installment Of Funding Means Local Ratepayers Will Not Be On The Hook For New Water Treatment Facility Needed To Purify Groundwater Impacted By Bethpage Plume Contamination, Which Navy Caused Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Airplane Noise Rep. Grace Meng
April 30, 2015 Schumer:New York State's $65 Million Potato Industry At Severe Risk From Invasive Species; Senator Launches Push To Replace Cornell University's Outdated Nematode Lab With New State-Of-The-Art Facility At The University Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2015 Letter to James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 22, 2015 Schumer: With Turbulent Milk Prices, Upstate Dairy Farmers Are Getting Squeezed On All Sides, Including Large, Lump-Sum Milk Insurance Payments -- Schumer Urges USDA To Implement New Program To Ease Burden Of Cash-Strapped Dairy Farms Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 21, 2015 Schumer: For The First Time Ever, Greek Yogurt Will Be Available Nationwide In School Lunch Programs Through The USDA School Lunch Program; Senator Announces, Starting In Fall 2015, USDA Will Officially Expand Nationwide The Greek-Yogurt Pilot Program He Helped Launch Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2015 Illibrand Introduce Bill That Would Create First-Ever Conservation Program To Protect And Improve Delaware River Watershed Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2015 Sens. Carper, Coons, Booker, Menendez, Schumer, Gillibrand and Casey Introduce Bill that Preserves and Improves the Delaware River Watershed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 14, 2015 Senators Casey, Carper, Coons, Booker, Menendez, Schumer, Gillibrand Introduce Bill that Preserves Delaware River Watershed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 9, 2015 HUD Secretary Castro, Senator Charles Schumer, and Mayor De Blasio Announce Nation's Largest Energy Savings Program for a Public Housing Authority Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 7, 2015 Schumer: Craft Brewing Is On The Rise In Dutchess County But Brewers Need Access To Locally-Grown Malt Barley For Industry To Thrive; Local Farmers Hesitant To Grow Crop Due To Lack Of Fed Insurance -- Schumer Launches Push To Establish Essential Crop Insurance For Dutchess County Malt Barley Farmers Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 6, 2015 Letter to Administrator Craig Fugate, FEMA - Flood Insurance and Sandy Rep. Nydia Velázquez
April 2, 2015 Meng, Crowley Announce Federal Funding to Dredge Channel in Flushing Bay Rep. Grace Meng
April 2, 2015 Meng, Crowley Announce Federal Funding to Dredge Channel in Flushing Bay Rep. Grace Meng
April 1, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Has Agreed To Purchase $9.6 Million In Surplus Concord Grape Juice To Stabilize Prices For Grape Growers In Upstate New York Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 31, 2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 31, 2015 Following Kick-Off Of Maple Tapping Season, Schumer Announces Push For Fed Funds To Support And Enhance The Growth Of The Untapped Potential Of NYS Maple Syrup Industry Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 30, 2015 Schumer: New Distilleries Are Playing A Major Role In Buffalo's Transformation & Positioning WNY As Center Of Distilling Boom, But They Do Not Have Access To The Malt Barley They Need Due To Risks Associated With Growing The Crop -- Schumer Launches Push To Establish Essential Crop Assurance For WNY Malt Barley Farmers Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 27, 2015 Letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx, Department of Transportation - Bird Strike Prevention Technology at Nation's Airports Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
March 26, 2015 Schumer, In Personal Meeting With Fed Official Who Will Oversee West Valley Demonstration Project, Pushes To Restore Full Funding For Radioactive Waste Cleanup At The Cattaraugus County Site - Program Has Been Shortchanged For Years & Continues To Pose Environmental Risk To WNY Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Agricultural Labor Reforms to Accompany E-Verify Measures Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
March 24, 2015 Rep. Jeffries, Seven House Members, Call for Inspector General Investigation Into FEMA Flood Insurance Fraud Debacle Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 24, 2015 Letter to Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member David Price, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development: Full Funding of Safe Shipment of Energy Products Rep. Paul Tonko
March 19, 2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
March 17, 2015 Middle Class Economics Rep. Paul Tonko
March 16, 2015 Letter to Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, and Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
March 12, 2015 After Feds Give Green Light To Dangerous Powdered Alcohol - Palcohol - Schumer Introduces Legislation to Make Substance Illegal & Keep It From Hitting Store Shelves as Soon as This Summer Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 12, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces $4.9 Million to Repair Historic Properties Damaged by Superstorm Sandy Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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 6, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Institute of Technology Unveils State of the Art Battery Prototyping Center Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
March 4, 2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science Rep. Grace Meng, ...
March 2, 2015 Meng Receives Grade of 97 from Country's Leading Environmental Advocacy Organization Rep. Grace Meng
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
Feb. 27, 2015 Schumer Announces New Legislation to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes - New Bill Aims to Head Off Noxious Invasive Species At The Pass; Will Help WNY Communities and Businesses That Depend on Lake Erie & Lake Ontario Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2015 WWNY TV: Stefanik "Disappointed' In Obama's Keystone Veto Rep. Elise Stefanik
Feb. 24, 2015 Schumer Calls On USDA To Expedite Review & Approval Of New Wyoming County Business & Agriculture Center That Could Be Major Economic Development Hub For Warsaw Area - USDA Has Yet To Sign Off On Final Design Plans & Fed Delay Could Threaten Entire Construction Timeline; Schumer Says USDA Should Get Project Underway ASAP Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Structural Steel Going Up For SolarCity GigaFactory Complex at RiverBend Rep. Tim Kennedy, ...
Feb. 23, 2015 Ahead Of National Debate On Child Nutrition Standards, Senator Gillibrand Pushes For Fresh Fruits And Vegetables At School & Announces Legislation To Provide More Students With Nutritious Meals When School Is Out For Summer Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 23, 2015 Meng, Nadler, and Matsui Secure $30 Million to Upgrade Nation's Old Diesel Engines Rep. Grace Meng
Feb. 19, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces $28 Million for Flood Protection at LaGuardia Airport Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 14, 2015 Schumer, Nadler, Jeffries & Local Officials Break Ground on Coney Island's Long-Awaited Beach-Protection Project; $25M Army Corps Project, Funded By Sandy Relief Bill, Will Provide Much-Needed Jetties & Harden Shoreline To Protect Against Future Storms & Erosion Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 11, 2015 Stefanik Votes in Support of Keystone XL Pipeline Rep. Elise Stefanik
Feb. 11, 2015 Schumer-Authored Bill That Would Be Major Boon For NY Apple Producers By Modernizing Definition Of Hard Apple Cider Has Cleared Key Senate Committee - Schumer Urges Full Senate Passage Of Bill That Would Lower Taxes On Product, Improve Ability To Compete In Foreign Markets, Increase Sales For Over 650 Apple Growers in NYS Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Coney Island School Gets More Than $16M for Sandy-Related Repairs Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Feb. 10, 2015 Letter to Cheryl A. Lafleur, Chairwoman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Regarding the Algonquin Pipeline Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $740,000 In USDA Funding To Support Beginning Farmers Program At Stone Barns In Westchester Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 2, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand: Two Ithaca Organizations Will Use $1.4M in Fed Funds to Bring More Farmers, Vets Into NYS Ag Careers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2015 Glens Falls Post Star - Stefanik Makes Headway in First Month in Office Rep. Elise Stefanik
Jan. 28, 2015 Keystone XL Pipeline Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 27, 2015 Schumer Encourages Current or Prospective Announces First Major Webinar Feb 11th For Local Growers to Partner & Learn About Fed Assistance, Opportunities -- Schumer Vows to Continue Fighting For Fed Crop Insurance Growers Need to Increase Malt Barley Production Over Next Decade Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
May 1, 2015 After Schumer's Push, Senator Announces $3.3 Million For South Farmingdale Water District As A Result Of Major Settlement Reached With U.S. Navy; First Installment Of Funding Means Local Ratepayers Will Not Be On The Hook For New Water Treatment Facility Needed To Purify Groundwater Impacted By Bethpage Plume Contamination, Which Navy Caused Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Airplane Noise Rep.Grace Meng
April 30, 2015 Schumer:New York State's $65 Million Potato Industry At Severe Risk From Invasive Species; Senator Launches Push To Replace Cornell University's Outdated Nematode Lab With New State-Of-The-Art Facility At The University Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2015 Letter to James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 22, 2015 Schumer: With Turbulent Milk Prices, Upstate Dairy Farmers Are Getting Squeezed On All Sides, Including Large, Lump-Sum Milk Insurance Payments -- Schumer Urges USDA To Implement New Program To Ease Burden Of Cash-Strapped Dairy Farms Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 21, 2015 Schumer: For The First Time Ever, Greek Yogurt Will Be Available Nationwide In School Lunch Programs Through The USDA School Lunch Program; Senator Announces, Starting In Fall 2015, USDA Will Officially Expand Nationwide The Greek-Yogurt Pilot Program He Helped Launch Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2015 Illibrand Introduce Bill That Would Create First-Ever Conservation Program To Protect And Improve Delaware River Watershed Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2015 Sens. Carper, Coons, Booker, Menendez, Schumer, Gillibrand and Casey Introduce Bill that Preserves and Improves the Delaware River Watershed Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 14, 2015 Senators Casey, Carper, Coons, Booker, Menendez, Schumer, Gillibrand Introduce Bill that Preserves Delaware River Watershed Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 9, 2015 HUD Secretary Castro, Senator Charles Schumer, and Mayor De Blasio Announce Nation's Largest Energy Savings Program for a Public Housing Authority Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 7, 2015 Schumer: Craft Brewing Is On The Rise In Dutchess County But Brewers Need Access To Locally-Grown Malt Barley For Industry To Thrive; Local Farmers Hesitant To Grow Crop Due To Lack Of Fed Insurance -- Schumer Launches Push To Establish Essential Crop Insurance For Dutchess County Malt Barley Farmers Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 6, 2015 Letter to Administrator Craig Fugate, FEMA - Flood Insurance and Sandy Rep.Nydia Velázquez
April 2, 2015 Meng, Crowley Announce Federal Funding to Dredge Channel in Flushing Bay Rep.Grace Meng
April 2, 2015 Meng, Crowley Announce Federal Funding to Dredge Channel in Flushing Bay Rep.Grace Meng
April 1, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Has Agreed To Purchase $9.6 Million In Surplus Concord Grape Juice To Stabilize Prices For Grape Growers In Upstate New York Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 31, 2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 31, 2015 Following Kick-Off Of Maple Tapping Season, Schumer Announces Push For Fed Funds To Support And Enhance The Growth Of The Untapped Potential Of NYS Maple Syrup Industry Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 30, 2015 Schumer: New Distilleries Are Playing A Major Role In Buffalo's Transformation & Positioning WNY As Center Of Distilling Boom, But They Do Not Have Access To The Malt Barley They Need Due To Risks Associated With Growing The Crop -- Schumer Launches Push To Establish Essential Crop Assurance For WNY Malt Barley Farmers Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 27, 2015 Letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx, Department of Transportation - Bird Strike Prevention Technology at Nation's Airports Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
March 26, 2015 Schumer, In Personal Meeting With Fed Official Who Will Oversee West Valley Demonstration Project, Pushes To Restore Full Funding For Radioactive Waste Cleanup At The Cattaraugus County Site - Program Has Been Shortchanged For Years & Continues To Pose Environmental Risk To WNY Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Agricultural Labor Reforms to Accompany E-Verify Measures Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
March 24, 2015 Rep. Jeffries, Seven House Members, Call for Inspector General Investigation Into FEMA Flood Insurance Fraud Debacle Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 24, 2015 Letter to Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member David Price, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development: Full Funding of Safe Shipment of Energy Products Rep.Paul Tonko
March 19, 2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
March 17, 2015 Middle Class Economics Rep.Paul Tonko
March 16, 2015 Letter to Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, and Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
March 12, 2015 After Feds Give Green Light To Dangerous Powdered Alcohol - Palcohol - Schumer Introduces Legislation to Make Substance Illegal & Keep It From Hitting Store Shelves as Soon as This Summer Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 12, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces $4.9 Million to Repair Historic Properties Damaged by Superstorm Sandy Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
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 6, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Institute of Technology Unveils State of the Art Battery Prototyping Center Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
March 4, 2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science Rep.Grace Meng, ...
March 2, 2015 Meng Receives Grade of 97 from Country's Leading Environmental Advocacy Organization Rep.Grace Meng
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
Feb. 27, 2015 Schumer Announces New Legislation to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes - New Bill Aims to Head Off Noxious Invasive Species At The Pass; Will Help WNY Communities and Businesses That Depend on Lake Erie & Lake Ontario Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2015 WWNY TV: Stefanik "Disappointed' In Obama's Keystone Veto Rep.Elise Stefanik
Feb. 24, 2015 Schumer Calls On USDA To Expedite Review & Approval Of New Wyoming County Business & Agriculture Center That Could Be Major Economic Development Hub For Warsaw Area - USDA Has Yet To Sign Off On Final Design Plans & Fed Delay Could Threaten Entire Construction Timeline; Schumer Says USDA Should Get Project Underway ASAP Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Structural Steel Going Up For SolarCity GigaFactory Complex at RiverBend Rep.Tim Kennedy, ...
Feb. 23, 2015 Ahead Of National Debate On Child Nutrition Standards, Senator Gillibrand Pushes For Fresh Fruits And Vegetables At School & Announces Legislation To Provide More Students With Nutritious Meals When School Is Out For Summer Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 23, 2015 Meng, Nadler, and Matsui Secure $30 Million to Upgrade Nation's Old Diesel Engines Rep.Grace Meng
Feb. 19, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces $28 Million for Flood Protection at LaGuardia Airport Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 14, 2015 Schumer, Nadler, Jeffries & Local Officials Break Ground on Coney Island's Long-Awaited Beach-Protection Project; $25M Army Corps Project, Funded By Sandy Relief Bill, Will Provide Much-Needed Jetties & Harden Shoreline To Protect Against Future Storms & Erosion Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 11, 2015 Stefanik Votes in Support of Keystone XL Pipeline Rep.Elise Stefanik
Feb. 11, 2015 Schumer-Authored Bill That Would Be Major Boon For NY Apple Producers By Modernizing Definition Of Hard Apple Cider Has Cleared Key Senate Committee - Schumer Urges Full Senate Passage Of Bill That Would Lower Taxes On Product, Improve Ability To Compete In Foreign Markets, Increase Sales For Over 650 Apple Growers in NYS Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Coney Island School Gets More Than $16M for Sandy-Related Repairs Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Feb. 10, 2015 Letter to Cheryl A. Lafleur, Chairwoman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Regarding the Algonquin Pipeline Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $740,000 In USDA Funding To Support Beginning Farmers Program At Stone Barns In Westchester Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 2, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand: Two Ithaca Organizations Will Use $1.4M in Fed Funds to Bring More Farmers, Vets Into NYS Ag Careers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2015 Glens Falls Post Star - Stefanik Makes Headway in First Month in Office Rep.Elise Stefanik
Jan. 28, 2015 Keystone XL Pipeline Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 27, 2015 Schumer Encourages Current or Prospective Announces First Major Webinar Feb 11th For Local Growers to Partner & Learn About Fed Assistance, Opportunities -- Schumer Vows to Continue Fighting For Fed Crop Insurance Growers Need to Increase Malt Barley Production Over Next Decade Sen.Chuck Schumer
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