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Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Wyden, Merkley Demand DOT Hold Railroads Accountable for PTC Implementation after Fatal Derailments, Safety Shortfalls Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and the Hon. Nita Lowey - Bipartisan National Infrastructure Bill Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Stefanik Applauds Canadian Passage of Preclearance Agreement Rep. Elise Stefanik
Dec. 12, 2017 Schumer Statement on Supporting Truck Underride Guard Legislation in Wake of Tragic I-81 Accident Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2017 Representatives Desaulnier and Cohen Join Senators Gillibrand and Rubio to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Keep Drivers Safe from Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accidents Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Congressman Cohen Joins Senators Gillibrand and Rubio and Congressman DeSaulnier Introducing Truck Underride Bills Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 10, 2017 Tweet - ".@USDOT's out-of-thin-air decision to scrap consumer protection proposals on bag fees, missing wheelchairs & more is nothing more than a Christmas gift to the airlines who will now rake in even more profit." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2017 Schumer Reveals: MTA/LIRR Trains Carrying Cargo & Supplies Pass Through Garden City Neighborhood Without Even The Simplest Of Safety Precautions In Place At Grade Crossing; No Real Warnings Of Oncoming Trains; Citing Neighbor Complaints & Alongside Dangerous Photo Proving Point, Senator Urges Swift Safety Action Before It's Too Late Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2017 Schumer: Despite Continuing Threat Of Laptop Bombs And Other Explosives, TSA Still Failing To Detect Explosives & Components For Weapons At Airports; Senator Calls On New DHS, TSA Leaders To Conduct Top-to-bottom Review Of Training & Detection Equipment & Address Shortfalls Asap; New Technology Upgrades Must Be Considered Because Terrorists Exploit Our Weak Points Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 3, 2017 Schumer Touts The Long-awaited Filling In Of Sunken Portion Of Rochester's Inner Loop And The Completion Of The New Union Street -- Senator Says Project's Completion Will Grow The Rochester Economy, Bringing Good-paying Jobs And Economic Investment To The Region; Redevelopment Project Created 5 Shovel-ready Jobs Sites; Schumer Helped Secure $16.5 Million In Fed Funds To Make Project A Reality Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 1, 2017 Gillibrand Introduces Pedestrian Safety Bill To Provide Federal Funding For Installation Of Bollards And Traffic Barriers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 30, 2017 Schumer Reveals: MTA May Not Meet Critical Safety Deadline To Install Positive Train Control That Prevents Deadly Rail Crashes; New Data Shows Despite Authority Having A Near Decade To Finish Job, Only 50% Is Complete & Now Deadline Is Around Corner; With Clock Ticking, Senator Calls For Immediate Action Because PTC-install Will Save Lives And Cannot Get Delayed, Again… Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 26, 2017 Schumer Announces: Federal Dept. Of Transportation Chose American Airlines to Continue Essential Air Passenger Service for Watertown & North Country Residents--feds Will Provide More Than $3 Million in Federal Funding to Maintain Service Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 12, 2017 Meng, Joined by Members of NYC Congressional Delegation, Seek to Help Borrowers Who Used Queens-Based Melrose Credit Union to Finance Purchase of New York City Taxi Medallions Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Oct. 12, 2017 Letter to the Honorable J. Mark McWatters, Chairman of National Credit Union Administration - Melrose Credit Union Financing of New York City Taxi Medallions Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Oct. 2, 2017 Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Require Every Charter Bus to Post Safety Grade in Windshield to Give Passengers Information to Choose a Safer Bus Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 28, 2017 Schumer, Booker: Sleep Apnea Testing A Must; With Now-confirmed Apnea A Factor In Lirr & Njt Derailments & Feds Saying They Will Not Require A Test, Senators Introduce New Law Forcing Feds To Check For Dangerous Sleep Disorders--before It's Too Late Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 28, 2017 Menendez, Booker, Schumer, Gillibrand, Pascrell, Sires Announce Introduction of Legislation Protecting Commuters, Operators from Dangers of Sleep Apnea Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 13, 2017 Velázquez Seeks to Address Airline Price Gouging During Disasters Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Modernize Western New York's Public Transportation and Secure Federal Funding Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2017 Meng Introduces Legislation to Ban School Bus Drivers Convicted of Drunk Driving Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 6, 2017 Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act Rep. Yvette Clarke
Aug. 21, 2017 Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Rollback of Sleep Apnea Rule Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 10, 2017 Schumer Urges Jetblue To Establish More Routes In Upstate New York Including Syracuse To Boston; With Limited Options For Cny Travelers Heading To Boston, Schumer Urges Jetblue To Bring More Affordable Air Service Options To Syracuse Residents & Businesses Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 9, 2017 Rep. Meeks Statement on LaGuardia Airport Developments Rep. Gregory Meeks
Aug. 8, 2017 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Calls on Federal Highway Administration to Address New York State's Violation of Federal Law Rep. Claudia Tenney
Aug. 8, 2017 Schumer Reveals: Effort To Make Sleep Apnea Testing & Screening Law Of The Land For Rail Workers & Commercial Drivers Has Just Been Abruptly Cancelled By The Feds--and For No Good Reason; Senator Cites Lirr Lessons From Accidents Like Atlantic Terminal & Spuyten Duyvil In Demanding Feds Get National Sleep Apnea Testing Plan Back On Track Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 4, 2017 Stefanik Announces Northern Border Regional Commission Infrastructure Development Grants Rep. Elise Stefanik
Aug. 4, 2017 Standing At Adirondack Regional Airport, Schumer Doubles Down On His Effort To Fight Harmful Cuts To Essential Air Service Program; Senator Says Fed Funding Is Vital To Air Service In The North Country And Vows To Prevent Harmful Cuts From Ever Taking-off Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Urging the Secretary to Reconsider Controversial Changes to INFRA Grant Program Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 21, 2017 Following Fatal Accident On I-81, Schumer Launches A Major Effort To Make Truck Rigs Safer For Cars Sharing The Roads; Trucks Should Be Equipped With Energy-absorbing "underride Guards" To Protect Drivers And Passengers From Crashes - Could Help Prevent Future Fatal Accidents Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.6 Million In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2017 Letter to Brooke Chapman, Associate Director of Small Community Air Service Development - Expand Air Service At Elmira Corning Regional Airport Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.6 Million In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 17, 2017 Schumer: New Amtrak Idea To Shrink Seats Is Right Out Of The Airline Playbook & Would Become--yet Another--pain In The Neck For Travelers; Senator Says Railroad Should Skip The "study' & Find Other Ways To Save Money; What Sets Amtrak Apart From The Airlines Has Always Been The Comfort Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 17, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $820,000 In Department of Transportation Funding To Upgrade Airports Throughout Upstate New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2017 House Passes Meng Legislation to Authorize Jet Noise Reduction Program Within the Department of the Navy Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 10, 2017 Schumer, Booker: Summer Repairs At Penn Demonstrate Dire Need For Gateway Tunnel Project To Get Going & Soon; Senators Join Together And Call On President Trump To Keep Fed Commitment To Investing In Gateway--first Real Test As To Whether President Is Serious On Infrastructure Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2017 Congressman Nadler Offers Amendment Requiring Air Traffic Control Corporation to Pay Taxpayers Fair Market Value for Assets Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 27, 2017 Congressmen Nadler and Carson's Amendment Adding Secondary Cockpit Security Barriers on New Aircraft Passes House Transportation Committee Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 27, 2017 Letter to the Hon. John Thune and the Hon. Bill Nelson, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Expressing Support for Current Pilot and First Officer Training and Qualification Requirements for Part 121 Airline Pilots in FAA Reauthorization Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 23, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $14.5 Million In Federal Funding For Orange County Airport Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 23, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $14.5 Million in Federal Funding for Orange County Airport Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Clean Air Act Pollution Safeguards Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 16, 2017 Meng Announces that New York and Atlantic Railway will Move its Noisy Train Repair Facility out of Glendale, Queens Rep. Grace Meng
June 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means - Fix the Highway Trust Fund Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
June 11, 2017 Schumer: Trump Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control Would Put Airlines in Charge; Could Saddle Travelers with Even More Fees to Fly; Handing Over Control to Same Industry that Squeezes Seats, Reduces Leg Room & Delivers Consumer Headaches is No Way to Improve Air Travel; Senator Pushes Against Privatizing ATC Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2017 Meng Issues Statement on the MTA's Possible Demolishing of Businesses on the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge in Kew Gardens Rep. Grace Meng
June 1, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funds for Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip; FAA Grant Will Rehabilitate the Airport's Longest Runway Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 31, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $17 Million in Department of Transportation Funding to Upgrade Airports Throughout Upstate New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Date Title Politician
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Wyden, Merkley Demand DOT Hold Railroads Accountable for PTC Implementation after Fatal Derailments, Safety Shortfalls Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and the Hon. Nita Lowey - Bipartisan National Infrastructure Bill Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Stefanik Applauds Canadian Passage of Preclearance Agreement Rep.Elise Stefanik
Dec. 12, 2017 Schumer Statement on Supporting Truck Underride Guard Legislation in Wake of Tragic I-81 Accident Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2017 Representatives Desaulnier and Cohen Join Senators Gillibrand and Rubio to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Keep Drivers Safe from Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accidents Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Congressman Cohen Joins Senators Gillibrand and Rubio and Congressman DeSaulnier Introducing Truck Underride Bills Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 10, 2017 Tweet - ".@USDOT's out-of-thin-air decision to scrap consumer protection proposals on bag fees, missing wheelchairs & more is nothing more than a Christmas gift to the airlines who will now rake in even more profit." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2017 Schumer Reveals: MTA/LIRR Trains Carrying Cargo & Supplies Pass Through Garden City Neighborhood Without Even The Simplest Of Safety Precautions In Place At Grade Crossing; No Real Warnings Of Oncoming Trains; Citing Neighbor Complaints & Alongside Dangerous Photo Proving Point, Senator Urges Swift Safety Action Before It's Too Late Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2017 Schumer: Despite Continuing Threat Of Laptop Bombs And Other Explosives, TSA Still Failing To Detect Explosives & Components For Weapons At Airports; Senator Calls On New DHS, TSA Leaders To Conduct Top-to-bottom Review Of Training & Detection Equipment & Address Shortfalls Asap; New Technology Upgrades Must Be Considered Because Terrorists Exploit Our Weak Points Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 3, 2017 Schumer Touts The Long-awaited Filling In Of Sunken Portion Of Rochester's Inner Loop And The Completion Of The New Union Street -- Senator Says Project's Completion Will Grow The Rochester Economy, Bringing Good-paying Jobs And Economic Investment To The Region; Redevelopment Project Created 5 Shovel-ready Jobs Sites; Schumer Helped Secure $16.5 Million In Fed Funds To Make Project A Reality Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 1, 2017 Gillibrand Introduces Pedestrian Safety Bill To Provide Federal Funding For Installation Of Bollards And Traffic Barriers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 30, 2017 Schumer Reveals: MTA May Not Meet Critical Safety Deadline To Install Positive Train Control That Prevents Deadly Rail Crashes; New Data Shows Despite Authority Having A Near Decade To Finish Job, Only 50% Is Complete & Now Deadline Is Around Corner; With Clock Ticking, Senator Calls For Immediate Action Because PTC-install Will Save Lives And Cannot Get Delayed, Again… Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 26, 2017 Schumer Announces: Federal Dept. Of Transportation Chose American Airlines to Continue Essential Air Passenger Service for Watertown & North Country Residents--feds Will Provide More Than $3 Million in Federal Funding to Maintain Service Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 12, 2017 Meng, Joined by Members of NYC Congressional Delegation, Seek to Help Borrowers Who Used Queens-Based Melrose Credit Union to Finance Purchase of New York City Taxi Medallions Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Oct. 12, 2017 Letter to the Honorable J. Mark McWatters, Chairman of National Credit Union Administration - Melrose Credit Union Financing of New York City Taxi Medallions Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Oct. 2, 2017 Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Require Every Charter Bus to Post Safety Grade in Windshield to Give Passengers Information to Choose a Safer Bus Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 28, 2017 Schumer, Booker: Sleep Apnea Testing A Must; With Now-confirmed Apnea A Factor In Lirr & Njt Derailments & Feds Saying They Will Not Require A Test, Senators Introduce New Law Forcing Feds To Check For Dangerous Sleep Disorders--before It's Too Late Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 28, 2017 Menendez, Booker, Schumer, Gillibrand, Pascrell, Sires Announce Introduction of Legislation Protecting Commuters, Operators from Dangers of Sleep Apnea Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 13, 2017 Velázquez Seeks to Address Airline Price Gouging During Disasters Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Modernize Western New York's Public Transportation and Secure Federal Funding Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2017 Meng Introduces Legislation to Ban School Bus Drivers Convicted of Drunk Driving Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 6, 2017 Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act Rep.Yvette Clarke
Aug. 21, 2017 Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Rollback of Sleep Apnea Rule Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 10, 2017 Schumer Urges Jetblue To Establish More Routes In Upstate New York Including Syracuse To Boston; With Limited Options For Cny Travelers Heading To Boston, Schumer Urges Jetblue To Bring More Affordable Air Service Options To Syracuse Residents & Businesses Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 9, 2017 Rep. Meeks Statement on LaGuardia Airport Developments Rep.Gregory Meeks
Aug. 8, 2017 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Calls on Federal Highway Administration to Address New York State's Violation of Federal Law Rep.Claudia Tenney
Aug. 8, 2017 Schumer Reveals: Effort To Make Sleep Apnea Testing & Screening Law Of The Land For Rail Workers & Commercial Drivers Has Just Been Abruptly Cancelled By The Feds--and For No Good Reason; Senator Cites Lirr Lessons From Accidents Like Atlantic Terminal & Spuyten Duyvil In Demanding Feds Get National Sleep Apnea Testing Plan Back On Track Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 4, 2017 Stefanik Announces Northern Border Regional Commission Infrastructure Development Grants Rep.Elise Stefanik
Aug. 4, 2017 Standing At Adirondack Regional Airport, Schumer Doubles Down On His Effort To Fight Harmful Cuts To Essential Air Service Program; Senator Says Fed Funding Is Vital To Air Service In The North Country And Vows To Prevent Harmful Cuts From Ever Taking-off Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 27, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Urging the Secretary to Reconsider Controversial Changes to INFRA Grant Program Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 21, 2017 Following Fatal Accident On I-81, Schumer Launches A Major Effort To Make Truck Rigs Safer For Cars Sharing The Roads; Trucks Should Be Equipped With Energy-absorbing "underride Guards" To Protect Drivers And Passengers From Crashes - Could Help Prevent Future Fatal Accidents Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.6 Million In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2017 Letter to Brooke Chapman, Associate Director of Small Community Air Service Development - Expand Air Service At Elmira Corning Regional Airport Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.6 Million In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 17, 2017 Schumer: New Amtrak Idea To Shrink Seats Is Right Out Of The Airline Playbook & Would Become--yet Another--pain In The Neck For Travelers; Senator Says Railroad Should Skip The "study' & Find Other Ways To Save Money; What Sets Amtrak Apart From The Airlines Has Always Been The Comfort Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 17, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $820,000 In Department of Transportation Funding To Upgrade Airports Throughout Upstate New York Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2017 House Passes Meng Legislation to Authorize Jet Noise Reduction Program Within the Department of the Navy Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 10, 2017 Schumer, Booker: Summer Repairs At Penn Demonstrate Dire Need For Gateway Tunnel Project To Get Going & Soon; Senators Join Together And Call On President Trump To Keep Fed Commitment To Investing In Gateway--first Real Test As To Whether President Is Serious On Infrastructure Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2017 Congressman Nadler Offers Amendment Requiring Air Traffic Control Corporation to Pay Taxpayers Fair Market Value for Assets Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 27, 2017 Congressmen Nadler and Carson's Amendment Adding Secondary Cockpit Security Barriers on New Aircraft Passes House Transportation Committee Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 27, 2017 Letter to the Hon. John Thune and the Hon. Bill Nelson, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Expressing Support for Current Pilot and First Officer Training and Qualification Requirements for Part 121 Airline Pilots in FAA Reauthorization Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 23, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $14.5 Million In Federal Funding For Orange County Airport Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 23, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $14.5 Million in Federal Funding for Orange County Airport Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Clean Air Act Pollution Safeguards Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 16, 2017 Meng Announces that New York and Atlantic Railway will Move its Noisy Train Repair Facility out of Glendale, Queens Rep.Grace Meng
June 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means - Fix the Highway Trust Fund Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
June 11, 2017 Schumer: Trump Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control Would Put Airlines in Charge; Could Saddle Travelers with Even More Fees to Fly; Handing Over Control to Same Industry that Squeezes Seats, Reduces Leg Room & Delivers Consumer Headaches is No Way to Improve Air Travel; Senator Pushes Against Privatizing ATC Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2017 Meng Issues Statement on the MTA's Possible Demolishing of Businesses on the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge in Kew Gardens Rep.Grace Meng
June 1, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funds for Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip; FAA Grant Will Rehabilitate the Airport's Longest Runway Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 31, 2017 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $17 Million in Department of Transportation Funding to Upgrade Airports Throughout Upstate New York Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
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