| Dec. 21, 2017
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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
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 16, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and the Hon. Nita Lowey - Bipartisan National Infrastructure Bill
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2017
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Representatives Desaulnier and Cohen Join Senators Gillibrand and Rubio to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Keep Drivers Safe from Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accidents
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2017
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Stefanik Applauds Canadian Passage of Preclearance Agreement
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Dec. 12, 2017
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Congressman Cohen Joins Senators Gillibrand and Rubio and Congressman DeSaulnier Introducing Truck Underride Bills
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2017
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Schumer Statement on Supporting Truck Underride Guard Legislation in Wake of Tragic I-81 Accident
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 10, 2017
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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."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 21, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 13, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 3, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 1, 2017
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Gillibrand Introduces Pedestrian Safety Bill To Provide Federal Funding For Installation Of Bollards And Traffic Barriers
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Oct. 30, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 26, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 12, 2017
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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
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Oct. 12, 2017
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Letter to the Honorable J. Mark McWatters, Chairman of National Credit Union Administration - Melrose Credit Union Financing of New York City Taxi Medallions
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Oct. 2, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 28, 2017
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Menendez, Booker, Schumer, Gillibrand, Pascrell, Sires Announce Introduction of Legislation Protecting Commuters, Operators from Dangers of Sleep Apnea
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Sept. 28, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Sept. 13, 2017
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Velázquez Seeks to Address Airline Price Gouging During Disasters
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Sept. 12, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Modernize Western New York's Public Transportation and Secure Federal Funding
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 8, 2017
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Meng Introduces Legislation to Ban School Bus Drivers Convicted of Drunk Driving
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Sept. 6, 2017
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Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| Aug. 21, 2017
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Letter to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Rollback of Sleep Apnea Rule
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 9, 2017
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Rep. Meeks Statement on LaGuardia Airport Developments
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| Aug. 8, 2017
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Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Calls on Federal Highway Administration to Address New York State's Violation of Federal Law
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Rep. Claudia Tenney
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| Aug. 8, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 4, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 4, 2017
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Stefanik Announces Northern Border Regional Commission Infrastructure Development Grants
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| July 27, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Urging the Secretary to Reconsider Controversial Changes to INFRA Grant Program
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 21, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 18, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.6 Million In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 18, 2017
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Letter to Brooke Chapman, Associate Director of Small Community Air Service Development - Expand Air Service At Elmira Corning Regional Airport
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 18, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $4.6 Million In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 17, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $820,000 In Department of Transportation Funding To Upgrade Airports Throughout Upstate New York
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 17, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 14, 2017
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House Passes Meng Legislation to Authorize Jet Noise Reduction Program Within the Department of the Navy
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
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| July 10, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| June 27, 2017
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Congressman Nadler Offers Amendment Requiring Air Traffic Control Corporation to Pay Taxpayers Fair Market Value for Assets
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| June 27, 2017
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Congressmen Nadler and Carson's Amendment Adding Secondary Cockpit Security Barriers on New Aircraft Passes House Transportation Committee
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| June 27, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| June 23, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $14.5 Million In Federal Funding For Orange County Airport
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| June 23, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $14.5 Million in Federal Funding for Orange County Airport
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| June 16, 2017
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Letter to the Honorable Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Clean Air Act Pollution Safeguards
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| June 16, 2017
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Meng Announces that New York and Atlantic Railway will Move its Noisy Train Repair Facility out of Glendale, Queens
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| June 12, 2017
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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
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| June 11, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| June 1, 2017
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Meng Issues Statement on the MTA's Possible Demolishing of Businesses on the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge in Kew Gardens
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| June 1, 2017
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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
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 31, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $17 Million in Department of Transportation Funding to Upgrade Airports Throughout Upstate New York
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 26, 2017
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Meng Introduces Legislation Requiring Train, Ship, and Bus Passengers to be Compensated for Lost Luggage
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 26, 2017
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After Major Push, Schumer Successfully Secures Over $33 Million to Install Lifesaving PTC Technology for Empire Line Tracks from Poughkeepsie to Schenectady; Senator Says Grant Could Save Lives and Prevent Dangerous Accidents
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 25, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand: In the Face of Penn Station's Crumbling Infrastructure Crisis, Trump's Response is to Double Down on Dilapidation; Senators Say Just-Released Budget, Which Yet Again Cuts Amtrak Capital Budget, Will Lead to More Delays, Derailments & Collapsing Infrastructure
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 24, 2017
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $33 Million in Funding for Positive Train Control, Rail Safety Improvements
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 22, 2017
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Meng Reintroduces Bill to Put EPA in Charge of Combating Airplane Noise; Measure Would Take Job Away from FAA
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 22, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Secretary of Transportation and Director of the Hoffice of Management and Budget - Denouncing Trump Administration's Threat to Cancel Funding for Shovel-Ready Public Transit Projects
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 11, 2017
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Suozzi Statement on LIRR Service Disruptions and Delays
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Rep. Tom Suozzi
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| May 5, 2017
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Governor Cuomo and Congressman Nadler Announce Milestone in Cross Harbor Freight Project
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| May 4, 2017
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Schumer Announces New Bipartisan Federal Spending Agreement Includes $328M For Amtrak's Northeast Corridor & An Overall Increase of Over $105M for Amtrak
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 27, 2017
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Letter to the Honorable Thad Cochran and the Honorable Patrick Leahy, Chairman and Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, andthe Honorable Susan Collins, Chairwoman, and the Honorable Jack Reed, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Northeast Corridor Grants Program
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 24, 2017
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Schumer: Penn Station Panic Revealed Dangerous Flaws in Security That Puts Commuters at Risk
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 19, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - Senators Urge U.S. DOT Secretary Chao to Visit Century-old NJ, NY Rail Infrastructure
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 19, 2017
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Schumer: Recent CSX Derailment in Batavia Is a Sobering Reminder That Oil by Rail Standards Are Still Off Track
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 17, 2017
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Schumer: Yet Another Grade Crossing Accident, This Time in Rockland County, Is a Sobering Reminder That Oil by Rail Standards Are Still Off Track
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 17, 2017
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Letter to Mr. Harrison, CSX - Repeated Concerns by Residents Throughout Ulster County About Nearby Rail-crossings Routinely Blocked by CSX Trains
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 14, 2017
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Standing at Watertown International Airport, Schumer Will Double Down on His Effort to Fight Harmful Cuts to Essential Air Service Program
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 13, 2017
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Maloney, Latimer, Buchwald, and Burdick Announce Over $6.5 Million Investment for Major Road Repair Project on I-684
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Rep. George Latimer, ...
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| April 12, 2017
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Letter to Mr. Oscar Munoz, President and CEO of United Airlines - Velázquez Demands Answers from United
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 11, 2017
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Letter to Mr. Oscar Munoz, Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines, Inc. - Meng Sends Letter to United Airlines CEO About Forcible Removal of Passenger in Chicago
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| April 11, 2017
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Congressman Meeks Statement on NYC Ferry Opening in Less than a Month
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| April 11, 2017
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The New York Times - Think New York Transit Is Bad? Just Wait
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 11, 2017
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Letter to Mr. Oscar Munoz, United Airlines CEO - United Airlines Passenger Scandal
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 11, 2017
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Letter to Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines - United's Boarding Policy
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 10, 2017
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Schumer: Recent Derailments--such as One at Penn Station--will Only Get Worse Unless Long-delayed & Critical Investments to Amtrak, NJT, MTA & LIRR Are Made
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 10, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Susan Collins, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Call for Continued Investment in Public Transportation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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