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July 6, 2015
Schumer: Tonawanda Creek Road Has Been Closed For Months, After Completely Collapsing Due To Erosion & Lack of Fed Funding To Maintain Roads; Closure Causing Major Inconvenience For Local Residents And Forcing Cars & First Responders To Divert To Different Roads; Senator Calls For Immediate Passage Of Federal Highway Bill To Help Pay For Local Needs, Like Urgent Erie County Road Projects
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Denouncing Refusals by State Officials to Follow Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 29, 2015
Schumer: Because Of Federal Red Tape, Distilleries Like Cooperstown Distillery In Otsego County Are Forced To Wait Over 200 Days To Get Basic Approvals To Expand; Distilleries & Craft Industry Have Expanded By Over 50%, Yet Federal Distillery Inspectors - Who Approve Requests - Have Been Cut By 10%; Senator Calls For More inspectors To Reduce Backlog That Is Costing Distillery Industry Millions
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2015
Schumer: Federal Aviation Administration Should Stay Out Of Aircraft Noise Lawsuit Between Town Of East Hampton & Aviation Industry
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Preserve the Disparate Impact Standard
Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 26, 2015
Velázquez on Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 26, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2015
Tonko Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep. Paul Tonko
June 25, 2015
Tonko Statement on ACA Supreme Court Ruling
Rep. Paul Tonko
June 25, 2015
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on King v. Burwell
Rep. Yvette Clarke
June 25, 2015
Congresswoman Stefanik Statement on the Supreme Court's King v. Burwell Ruling
Rep. Elise Stefanik
June 25, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in the King v. Burwell Case
Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 25, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $760k In Fed Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport In Onondaga County
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2015
Rep. Jeffries statement on today's Supreme Court's decision to allow nationwide health care subsidies
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 25, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding ACA in King v. Burwell
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $315k In Fed Funding For Westchester County Airport
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand & Tonko Announce Over $554,000 In Federal Funding For Albany International Airport
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2015
Velázquez on Affordable Care Act Ruling
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 24, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Urging Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2015
Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, Tanco V. Haslam, DeBoer v. Snyder, and Bourke v. Beshear
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 23, 2015
Letter to John Roberts, Chief Justice - Live Audio to the Courtroom
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 23, 2015
Letter to President Barrack Obama - Call for Greater Transparency in Political Spending
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 23, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Order Requiring Disclosure of Political Spending by Government Contractors
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 22, 2015
Schumer: Newly Available Fed Money Will Finally Move Upper Susquehanna River Basin Study Forward; Senator Urges US Army Corps Of Engineers To Provide Detailed Timetable & Plan To Launch Flood Mitigation Study
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2015
Schumer Recommends Long Island's Gary R Brown To Fill Islip Seat On United States District Court For Eastern District Of New York; Most Notably, Brown's Ruling As A Magistrate Judge Exposed Fraudulent Practices Among Flood Insurance Companies In Aftermath Of Sandy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Swiftly Approve Village Of Gowanda's Application For Funding For Repairs To Reservoir Damaged By MAssive 2014 Flooding -- Project Would Reduce Future Flood Damage & Help Avoid Costly Battle Against Flood Waters Year After Year
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Be Ready To Immediately Approve Disaster Declaration For Up To 14 Counties In The Southern Tier & Finger Lakes That Were Severely Impacted By Last Weekend's Flash Flooding
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $585,000 In Federal Funding For Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $151,000 In Federal Funding For Adirondack Regional Airport
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2015
Schumer: Binghamton University's Downtown Center Suffered Severe Flood Damage During Tropical Storm Lee, But FEMA Paperwork Mistake Deducted $2.8 Million Meant To Help Rebuild & Recover -- Schumer urges FEMA To Swiftly Review & Approve Binghamton's Appeal For Full Fed Funding
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2015
Letter to James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Explain Surveillance Program
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 2, 2015
Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Applaud Clean Passage of the USA FREEDOM Act in the Senate
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 2, 2015
Schumer: In Light Of Disturbing TSA Failure To Detect Explosives & Weapons At Airports Across The Country, Senator Calls For Top-To-Bottom Review Of Employee Training & Equipment Testing By DHS Inspector General; Continuation Of 'Red Team' Tests At All Major Airports
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Transparency for Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 1, 2015
Schumer Launches Push To Secure Fed Funding For The Long-Awaited Runway Extension At Ogdensburg Airport -- Longer Runway Will Help New Flights Land & Enable Airport To Begin Low-Fare Airline Service With Allegiant Air, A Key For Regional Job Growth And Increased Tourism
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Reader - Rep. Jeffries Holds Outdoor Office Hours for Bed-Stuy Residents
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 28, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $57,000 In Federal Funding For The Plattsburgh Fire Department
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015
Schumer Announces, Following His Push, FEMA Has Agreed To Fund $3.1 Million Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Previouisly Urged Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Fed Funds To Make Village Fire Dept Construction A Reality
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015
Schumer Announces, Following His Push, Black Button Distilling In Rochester Has Received Fed Approvals Necessary To Expand Business And Increase Production -- Schumer Previously Pushed Feds To Expedite Approvals For Local Craft Distillery That Had Waited Over 200 Days As Permit Application Languished -- Schumer Vows To Continue Pushing For More Fed Distillery Inspectors To Reduce The Kinds Of Backlogs Black Button Had To Endure
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015
Schumer Cuts Ribbon With Boaters And NPS At Official Grand Opening Of Staten Island's Great Kills Park Nichols Marina; 2015 Summer Season Is The First Time The Marina Has Been Fully Repaired And Operational Since Senator Secured Major Victory For Local Boaters After Superstorm Sandy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015
Congresswoman Stefanik Cosponsors Important Good Governance Legislation
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 1, 2015
Slaughter's Official Portrait as Chair of Committee on Rules Unveiled
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
April 30, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $800,000 In Federal Funding For Clinton County
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2015
Schumer: More Fed Funding Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Urges Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Funds For Village To Make Fire Dept. Construction A Reality
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Confirmation of Loretta Lynch
Rep. Yvette Clarke
April 23, 2015
Gillibrand Statement on Loretta Lynch Confirmation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 23, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Loretta Lynch's Attorney General Confirmation
Rep. Gregory Meeks
April 23, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple North Country Bus And Train Manufacturers
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015
Rep. Jeffries Statement on the Confirmation of Loretta Lynch As Attorney General of the United States
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 20, 2015
Letter to Aashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Making the Department of Defense Fully Auditable
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 6, 2015
Schumer: Tonawanda Creek Road Has Been Closed For Months, After Completely Collapsing Due To Erosion & Lack of Fed Funding To Maintain Roads; Closure Causing Major Inconvenience For Local Residents And Forcing Cars & First Responders To Divert To Different Roads; Senator Calls For Immediate Passage Of Federal Highway Bill To Help Pay For Local Needs, Like Urgent Erie County Road Projects
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Denouncing Refusals by State Officials to Follow Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 29, 2015
Schumer: Because Of Federal Red Tape, Distilleries Like Cooperstown Distillery In Otsego County Are Forced To Wait Over 200 Days To Get Basic Approvals To Expand; Distilleries & Craft Industry Have Expanded By Over 50%, Yet Federal Distillery Inspectors - Who Approve Requests - Have Been Cut By 10%; Senator Calls For More inspectors To Reduce Backlog That Is Costing Distillery Industry Millions
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2015
Schumer: Federal Aviation Administration Should Stay Out Of Aircraft Noise Lawsuit Between Town Of East Hampton & Aviation Industry
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Preserve the Disparate Impact Standard
Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 26, 2015
Velázquez on Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 26, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2015
Tonko Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep.Paul Tonko
June 25, 2015
Tonko Statement on ACA Supreme Court Ruling
Rep.Paul Tonko
June 25, 2015
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on King v. Burwell
Rep.Yvette Clarke
June 25, 2015
Congresswoman Stefanik Statement on the Supreme Court's King v. Burwell Ruling
Rep.Elise Stefanik
June 25, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in the King v. Burwell Case
Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 25, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $760k In Fed Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport In Onondaga County
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2015
Rep. Jeffries statement on today's Supreme Court's decision to allow nationwide health care subsidies
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 25, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding ACA in King v. Burwell
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $315k In Fed Funding For Westchester County Airport
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand & Tonko Announce Over $554,000 In Federal Funding For Albany International Airport
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2015
Velázquez on Affordable Care Act Ruling
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 24, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Urging Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2015
Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, Tanco V. Haslam, DeBoer v. Snyder, and Bourke v. Beshear
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 23, 2015
Letter to John Roberts, Chief Justice - Live Audio to the Courtroom
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 23, 2015
Letter to President Barrack Obama - Call for Greater Transparency in Political Spending
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 23, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Order Requiring Disclosure of Political Spending by Government Contractors
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 22, 2015
Schumer: Newly Available Fed Money Will Finally Move Upper Susquehanna River Basin Study Forward; Senator Urges US Army Corps Of Engineers To Provide Detailed Timetable & Plan To Launch Flood Mitigation Study
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2015
Schumer Recommends Long Island's Gary R Brown To Fill Islip Seat On United States District Court For Eastern District Of New York; Most Notably, Brown's Ruling As A Magistrate Judge Exposed Fraudulent Practices Among Flood Insurance Companies In Aftermath Of Sandy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Swiftly Approve Village Of Gowanda's Application For Funding For Repairs To Reservoir Damaged By MAssive 2014 Flooding -- Project Would Reduce Future Flood Damage & Help Avoid Costly Battle Against Flood Waters Year After Year
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Be Ready To Immediately Approve Disaster Declaration For Up To 14 Counties In The Southern Tier & Finger Lakes That Were Severely Impacted By Last Weekend's Flash Flooding
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $585,000 In Federal Funding For Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 12, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $151,000 In Federal Funding For Adirondack Regional Airport
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2015
Schumer: Binghamton University's Downtown Center Suffered Severe Flood Damage During Tropical Storm Lee, But FEMA Paperwork Mistake Deducted $2.8 Million Meant To Help Rebuild & Recover -- Schumer urges FEMA To Swiftly Review & Approve Binghamton's Appeal For Full Fed Funding
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2015
Letter to James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Explain Surveillance Program
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 2, 2015
Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler Applaud Clean Passage of the USA FREEDOM Act in the Senate
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 2, 2015
Schumer: In Light Of Disturbing TSA Failure To Detect Explosives & Weapons At Airports Across The Country, Senator Calls For Top-To-Bottom Review Of Employee Training & Equipment Testing By DHS Inspector General; Continuation Of 'Red Team' Tests At All Major Airports
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Transparency for Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 1, 2015
Schumer Launches Push To Secure Fed Funding For The Long-Awaited Runway Extension At Ogdensburg Airport -- Longer Runway Will Help New Flights Land & Enable Airport To Begin Low-Fare Airline Service With Allegiant Air, A Key For Regional Job Growth And Increased Tourism
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Reader - Rep. Jeffries Holds Outdoor Office Hours for Bed-Stuy Residents
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 28, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $57,000 In Federal Funding For The Plattsburgh Fire Department
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015
Schumer Announces, Following His Push, FEMA Has Agreed To Fund $3.1 Million Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Previouisly Urged Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Fed Funds To Make Village Fire Dept Construction A Reality
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015
Schumer Announces, Following His Push, Black Button Distilling In Rochester Has Received Fed Approvals Necessary To Expand Business And Increase Production -- Schumer Previously Pushed Feds To Expedite Approvals For Local Craft Distillery That Had Waited Over 200 Days As Permit Application Languished -- Schumer Vows To Continue Pushing For More Fed Distillery Inspectors To Reduce The Kinds Of Backlogs Black Button Had To Endure
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015
Schumer Cuts Ribbon With Boaters And NPS At Official Grand Opening Of Staten Island's Great Kills Park Nichols Marina; 2015 Summer Season Is The First Time The Marina Has Been Fully Repaired And Operational Since Senator Secured Major Victory For Local Boaters After Superstorm Sandy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2015
Congresswoman Stefanik Cosponsors Important Good Governance Legislation
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 1, 2015
Slaughter's Official Portrait as Chair of Committee on Rules Unveiled
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
April 30, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $800,000 In Federal Funding For Clinton County
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2015
Schumer: More Fed Funding Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Urges Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Funds For Village To Make Fire Dept. Construction A Reality
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Confirmation of Loretta Lynch
Rep.Yvette Clarke
April 23, 2015
Gillibrand Statement on Loretta Lynch Confirmation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 23, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Loretta Lynch's Attorney General Confirmation
Rep.Gregory Meeks
April 23, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple North Country Bus And Train Manufacturers
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015
Rep. Jeffries Statement on the Confirmation of Loretta Lynch As Attorney General of the United States
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 20, 2015
Letter to Aashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Making the Department of Defense Fully Auditable
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
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