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March 7, 2014 After Last Friday's Capital Region Derailment of Tanker with Crude Oil, Gillibrand Calls on DOT to Expedite New Rules for Transporting Hazardous Materials Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 26, 2014 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation - Strengthen Oversight of Crude Oil Transport in Lower Hudson Valley Following Regional Derailments Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 26, 2014 Schumer: Just Announced Rail Safety Deal Does not Go Far Enough in Protecting Upstate NY - Agreement Must be Amended so that Crude Oil Companies Phase out DOT 111 Cars and Consider Reduced Speeds in Highly Populated Areas Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2014 Congresswoman Clarke Commends Reopening of MTA Negotiations With LIRR Workers Rep. Yvette Clarke
Feb. 24, 2014 Schumer Reveals: Cars are Collecting Reams of Data on Drivers, Allowing Car GPS and Auto Device Companies to Keep Tabs on Your Every Movement and Sell Data to Highest Bidder - Calls on FTC and NHTSA to Establish Clear, Robust Guidelines to Ensure Privacy Behind the Wheel Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 20, 2014 Negotiate With Transit Workers Rep. Yvette Clarke
Feb. 13, 2014 Congresswoman Clarke Asks FAA to Protect Musical Instruments Rep. Yvette Clarke
Feb. 10, 2014 Schumer Urges JetBlue to Establish First-Ever Service to Albany International Airport - Senator Just Helped Ensure JetBlue Could Secure New Flight Slots Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 7, 2014 Letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and Thomas Bostick, Chief of Engineers - Great Lakes Senators Call for Funding to End Harbor Maintenance Backlog Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 7, 2014 After Years of Work, Schumer Announces Peace Bridge Preclearance Pilot to Begin on February 24th Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 5, 2014 Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - FAA Regulation of the General Aviation Industry Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Jan. 31, 2014 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Tier 3 Standards Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 24, 2014 Letter to Jeff Denham, Chairman, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials - Hearing on Rail Safety Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 22, 2014 Schumer Announces Long-Sought 'Explosive Detection System' for Baggage Screening at the Ithaca-Tompkins Airport - Senator Appealed Directly to TSA for Equipment That Will Improve Traveler Experience & Safety Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 17, 2014 Schumer: Five-Day Staten Island Ferry Disruption Due to Sandy Flooding was Longest in History; Announces Push for $2.7 Million in Federal Funds to Stormproof St. George and Whitehall Ferry Terminals to Avoid Future Service Outages Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 17, 2014 Schumer Announces Completion of Hudson River Greenway Project Study That Would Transform Westchester Waterfront by Linking Manhattan to Yonkers With Bicycle - And Pedestrian-Friendly Pathways - Unveils Next Steps for Federal Funding Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2014 Meng and Nadler Hail Grant Funding to Upgrade Old Diesel Engines Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 15, 2014 Letter to Jeff Denham, Chairman, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials - Rail Safety Hearing Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 14, 2014 Gillibrand Announces Federal Funding Bill Prohibits Border Crossing Fee Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 20, 2013 Letter to Carmine Gallo, Eastern Regional Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Gillibrand, Schumer, Nadler, Velazquez, Grimm Urge FAA to Develop Plan to Reduce Excessive Helicopter Noise for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island Residents Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 19, 2013 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 19, 2013 Letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Office of Mangement and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell - Airline Fee Transparency Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 16, 2013 Schumer Announces "Commuter Benefits Equity Act' To Extend Federal Mass Transit Benefit Currently Scheduled to Expire at End of Year Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013 Schumer, Blumenthal Push For Additional Funds In FY14 Appropriations Bill -- Made Possible By Last Week's Budget Deal Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 13, 2013 New York, Connecticut Delegation Members Lead Effort to Strengthen Metro-North Safety Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 12, 2013 Letter to FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff - Hagan Pushes for Transportation Infrastructure Funding Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 11, 2013 Letter to Tom Wheeler, Chairmans of the Federal Communications Commission - DeFazio Sponsors Bill to Ban Cell Phone Conversations on Planes Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 8, 2013 Letter to Federal Railroad Administration - Schumer, Blumenthal Reveal: Over Five Years Ago, NTSB Recommended Critical Safety Monitoring Systems On All Passenger Trains That Could Prevent The Next Accident - But Federal Railroad Authority Has Yet To Take Any Action Putting Those Requirements In Place; Senators Demand FRA To Immediately Begin Implementing Requirements Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 2, 2013 Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Metro-North Train Derailment Rep. Yvette Clarke
Dec. 2, 2013 Letter to Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo - Urges Feds to Conduct Comprehensive Safety Review of MTA's Commuter Rail System After Deadly Train Derailment in the Bronx Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 18, 2013 Schumer to New American Airlines: Actions Speak Louder Than Words -- Must Keep Airfare, Service, and Jobs at Upstate NY Regional Airports Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2013 Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Bill Shuster - River Basin Commission Funding Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 14, 2013 After Calling for its Formation, Reps. Israel And Meng, Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand Commend Creation of Airplane Noise Community Roundtable Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Nov. 7, 2013 After Push, Schumer Announces New Sign on I-690 to Divert Truck Traffic Away from Village of Baldwinsville-Signage Will Alleviate Traffic in Downtown Baldwinsville and Alert Truck Drivers to More Direct Route to RT-31 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2013 Schumer: FERC Plan for Rezoning Hudson Valley Power Grid Would Unfairly Hike Rates Before In-Progress Transmission Upgrades Are Finished- Senator Urges Ferc to Delay New Zone and Resulting Rate Hikes Until Three Energy Highway Iniatives are Completed Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 29, 2013 Special T&I Panel Releases Report on Improving U.S. Freight Transportation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 29, 2013 Special T&I Panel Releases Report on Improving U.S. Freight Transportation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 28, 2013 Tonko Introduces Hero Flight Act Rep. Paul Tonko
Oct. 28, 2013 Schumer: People Inc. Does Top-Notch Work for Erie County Seniors in Housing, Transportation, Health Care & More -- Senior Companion Program Will Be a Perfect Fit Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 21, 2013 Schumer Joined By Mother Who Accidently Ran Over 3 Year Old Daughter And Who Has Been Crusading To End DOT Delays Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2013 Letter to Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx - Urges Funding New East River Ferry Landings Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - US Airways and American Airlines Lawsuit Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Sept. 29, 2013 Letter to Sec. Kathleen Burgess, New York State Public Service Commission, and Sec. Patricia Hoffman, United States Dept of Energy - Call for Federal Audit into Power Failure Along Metro-North's New Haven Line Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 25, 2013 Letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Rand Beers - Issue Permit So Goethals Bridge Replacement Project Can Move Forward on Schedule; Timely Permit Will Save Thousands of Jobs and Millions of Dollars Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2013 Reps. Israel, Meng and Crowley Urge FAA to Continue Environmental Reviews for LaGuardia and JFK Flights Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 17, 2013 With Customs Wait Times at JFK the Highest in the Nation, Schumer Makes Personal Appeal to DHS Head for Additional Technological Resources and Manpower - Says Continued Delays Put Regional Economy at Risk Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2013 Schumer: Staten Island's Goethals Bridge Replacement Project Could Be Delayed Into Next Year if US Coast Guard Doesn't Act Quickly - Agency Has Said Review Cannot Be Prioritized; Schumer Pushes Feds to Expedite Review of Critical Bridge Permit Needed to Move Forward Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 30, 2013 After Senators Push, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1.5m Investment in Port of Oswego to Modernize Rail Link -- Connector Project Will Ensure CNY Businesses, Global Users Have Reliable Supply Chain & Will Keep Port Globally Competitive Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 30, 2013 Schumer Calls For Vacancy On Amtrak's Top Board To Go To LI'er Commuter Rep, So LIRR Tunnels Critical To Hundreds Of Thousands of Long Island Commuters Get Attention They Need Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 29, 2013 Ahead of Labor Day Weekend, Gillibrand Renews Call for Amtrak to Include Bicycle Racks on New Baggage Cars Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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March 7, 2014 After Last Friday's Capital Region Derailment of Tanker with Crude Oil, Gillibrand Calls on DOT to Expedite New Rules for Transporting Hazardous Materials Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 26, 2014 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation - Strengthen Oversight of Crude Oil Transport in Lower Hudson Valley Following Regional Derailments Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 26, 2014 Schumer: Just Announced Rail Safety Deal Does not Go Far Enough in Protecting Upstate NY - Agreement Must be Amended so that Crude Oil Companies Phase out DOT 111 Cars and Consider Reduced Speeds in Highly Populated Areas Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2014 Congresswoman Clarke Commends Reopening of MTA Negotiations With LIRR Workers Rep.Yvette Clarke
Feb. 24, 2014 Schumer Reveals: Cars are Collecting Reams of Data on Drivers, Allowing Car GPS and Auto Device Companies to Keep Tabs on Your Every Movement and Sell Data to Highest Bidder - Calls on FTC and NHTSA to Establish Clear, Robust Guidelines to Ensure Privacy Behind the Wheel Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 20, 2014 Negotiate With Transit Workers Rep.Yvette Clarke
Feb. 13, 2014 Congresswoman Clarke Asks FAA to Protect Musical Instruments Rep.Yvette Clarke
Feb. 10, 2014 Schumer Urges JetBlue to Establish First-Ever Service to Albany International Airport - Senator Just Helped Ensure JetBlue Could Secure New Flight Slots Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 7, 2014 Letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and Thomas Bostick, Chief of Engineers - Great Lakes Senators Call for Funding to End Harbor Maintenance Backlog Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 7, 2014 After Years of Work, Schumer Announces Peace Bridge Preclearance Pilot to Begin on February 24th Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 5, 2014 Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - FAA Regulation of the General Aviation Industry Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Jan. 31, 2014 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Tier 3 Standards Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 24, 2014 Letter to Jeff Denham, Chairman, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials - Hearing on Rail Safety Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 22, 2014 Schumer Announces Long-Sought 'Explosive Detection System' for Baggage Screening at the Ithaca-Tompkins Airport - Senator Appealed Directly to TSA for Equipment That Will Improve Traveler Experience & Safety Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 17, 2014 Schumer: Five-Day Staten Island Ferry Disruption Due to Sandy Flooding was Longest in History; Announces Push for $2.7 Million in Federal Funds to Stormproof St. George and Whitehall Ferry Terminals to Avoid Future Service Outages Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 17, 2014 Schumer Announces Completion of Hudson River Greenway Project Study That Would Transform Westchester Waterfront by Linking Manhattan to Yonkers With Bicycle - And Pedestrian-Friendly Pathways - Unveils Next Steps for Federal Funding Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2014 Meng and Nadler Hail Grant Funding to Upgrade Old Diesel Engines Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 15, 2014 Letter to Jeff Denham, Chairman, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials - Rail Safety Hearing Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 14, 2014 Gillibrand Announces Federal Funding Bill Prohibits Border Crossing Fee Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 20, 2013 Letter to Carmine Gallo, Eastern Regional Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Gillibrand, Schumer, Nadler, Velazquez, Grimm Urge FAA to Develop Plan to Reduce Excessive Helicopter Noise for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island Residents Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 19, 2013 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 19, 2013 Letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Office of Mangement and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell - Airline Fee Transparency Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 16, 2013 Schumer Announces "Commuter Benefits Equity Act' To Extend Federal Mass Transit Benefit Currently Scheduled to Expire at End of Year Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 16, 2013 Schumer, Blumenthal Push For Additional Funds In FY14 Appropriations Bill -- Made Possible By Last Week's Budget Deal Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 13, 2013 New York, Connecticut Delegation Members Lead Effort to Strengthen Metro-North Safety Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 12, 2013 Letter to FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff - Hagan Pushes for Transportation Infrastructure Funding Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 11, 2013 Letter to Tom Wheeler, Chairmans of the Federal Communications Commission - DeFazio Sponsors Bill to Ban Cell Phone Conversations on Planes Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 8, 2013 Letter to Federal Railroad Administration - Schumer, Blumenthal Reveal: Over Five Years Ago, NTSB Recommended Critical Safety Monitoring Systems On All Passenger Trains That Could Prevent The Next Accident - But Federal Railroad Authority Has Yet To Take Any Action Putting Those Requirements In Place; Senators Demand FRA To Immediately Begin Implementing Requirements Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 2, 2013 Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Metro-North Train Derailment Rep.Yvette Clarke
Dec. 2, 2013 Letter to Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo - Urges Feds to Conduct Comprehensive Safety Review of MTA's Commuter Rail System After Deadly Train Derailment in the Bronx Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 18, 2013 Schumer to New American Airlines: Actions Speak Louder Than Words -- Must Keep Airfare, Service, and Jobs at Upstate NY Regional Airports Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2013 Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Bill Shuster - River Basin Commission Funding Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 14, 2013 After Calling for its Formation, Reps. Israel And Meng, Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand Commend Creation of Airplane Noise Community Roundtable Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Nov. 7, 2013 After Push, Schumer Announces New Sign on I-690 to Divert Truck Traffic Away from Village of Baldwinsville-Signage Will Alleviate Traffic in Downtown Baldwinsville and Alert Truck Drivers to More Direct Route to RT-31 Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2013 Schumer: FERC Plan for Rezoning Hudson Valley Power Grid Would Unfairly Hike Rates Before In-Progress Transmission Upgrades Are Finished- Senator Urges Ferc to Delay New Zone and Resulting Rate Hikes Until Three Energy Highway Iniatives are Completed Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 29, 2013 Special T&I Panel Releases Report on Improving U.S. Freight Transportation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 29, 2013 Special T&I Panel Releases Report on Improving U.S. Freight Transportation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 28, 2013 Tonko Introduces Hero Flight Act Rep.Paul Tonko
Oct. 28, 2013 Schumer: People Inc. Does Top-Notch Work for Erie County Seniors in Housing, Transportation, Health Care & More -- Senior Companion Program Will Be a Perfect Fit Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 21, 2013 Schumer Joined By Mother Who Accidently Ran Over 3 Year Old Daughter And Who Has Been Crusading To End DOT Delays Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2013 Letter to Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx - Urges Funding New East River Ferry Landings Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - US Airways and American Airlines Lawsuit Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Sept. 29, 2013 Letter to Sec. Kathleen Burgess, New York State Public Service Commission, and Sec. Patricia Hoffman, United States Dept of Energy - Call for Federal Audit into Power Failure Along Metro-North's New Haven Line Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 25, 2013 Letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Rand Beers - Issue Permit So Goethals Bridge Replacement Project Can Move Forward on Schedule; Timely Permit Will Save Thousands of Jobs and Millions of Dollars Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2013 Reps. Israel, Meng and Crowley Urge FAA to Continue Environmental Reviews for LaGuardia and JFK Flights Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 17, 2013 With Customs Wait Times at JFK the Highest in the Nation, Schumer Makes Personal Appeal to DHS Head for Additional Technological Resources and Manpower - Says Continued Delays Put Regional Economy at Risk Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2013 Schumer: Staten Island's Goethals Bridge Replacement Project Could Be Delayed Into Next Year if US Coast Guard Doesn't Act Quickly - Agency Has Said Review Cannot Be Prioritized; Schumer Pushes Feds to Expedite Review of Critical Bridge Permit Needed to Move Forward Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 30, 2013 After Senators Push, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1.5m Investment in Port of Oswego to Modernize Rail Link -- Connector Project Will Ensure CNY Businesses, Global Users Have Reliable Supply Chain & Will Keep Port Globally Competitive Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 30, 2013 Schumer Calls For Vacancy On Amtrak's Top Board To Go To LI'er Commuter Rep, So LIRR Tunnels Critical To Hundreds Of Thousands of Long Island Commuters Get Attention They Need Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 29, 2013 Ahead of Labor Day Weekend, Gillibrand Renews Call for Amtrak to Include Bicycle Racks on New Baggage Cars Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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