| Oct. 26, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Foxx Leads Letter Commending DOL's Efforts to Protect Independent Contractors
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| Oct. 26, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - House Democrats to DOL: Proposed Rule to Increase Employee Misclassification Will Cost Workers and the Economy
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2020
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Tweet - "Sen. Brown demanded --Protecting Americans w/ Preexisting Conditions --Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination --BRIDGE for Workers --Danny's Law --Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance --Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity GOP objected to keep their sham process"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 24, 2020
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Tweet - "Sen Blumenthal demanded: --Enhanced Background Checks --Paycheck Fairness --Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal --Domestic Violence Survivor Protection --Veterans' Access to Child Care --Securing America's Federal Elections --Congressional Budget Justification Transparency GOP objected"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 22, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration's Attempt to Misclassify Workers
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Oct. 20, 2020
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Chairman Nadler Statement on DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Oct. 20, 2020
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Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill on PPP is inadequate for hard-hit, underserved small biz There's no dedicated relief for minority-owned businesses, restaurants, theaters, music venues, all nonprofits, more Dems are fighting to pass the HEROES Act to give small businesses the help they need"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 19, 2020
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Senator Gillibrand, Representative Delgado Visit Hudson To Call For Legislation To Create New Loan Program To Help Small Businesses Recover From Months Of Limited Operations
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Oct. 14, 2020
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After relentless advocacy & securing over $100 million, Schumer announces latest completion of major moderization project at the Lewiston-Queenston bridge; senator says newly completed processing facility will improve security and enhance flow of commerce once border re-opens
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 11, 2020
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Chairwoman Velázquez on Trump Administration's COVID-19 Relief Proposal
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Oct. 8, 2020
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Tweet - "We need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators. The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process. Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Velázquez Calls on SBA to Provide COVID-19 Relief Program Data to Government Watchdog
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Oct. 7, 2020
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Tweet - "Republicans have made the Senate a COVID hot spot We need action now to safeguard workers, staff, & Senators Americans see the similarity in GOP willingness to put workers, staff, & Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 7, 2020
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Tweet - "Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, and Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and we need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 6, 2020
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Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Investigation Reveals Digital Economy Highly Concentrated, Impacted By Monopoly Power
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Oct. 6, 2020
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Senator Gillibrand Calls For Bipartisan Restart Act To Help Small Businesses And Live Event Venues Recover From Summer Of Limited Operations
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Oct. 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. But President Trump and his administration still refuse to require masks. Unacceptable."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 1, 2020
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Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans for Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| Oct. 1, 2020
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Gillibrand Joins Call To Extend Small Business Debt Relief Program To Help Hard-Hit Businesses Recover From Economic Crisis
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Oct. 1, 2020
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Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Proposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Oct. 1, 2020
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Tweet - "I'm proud I fought to make sure federal employees have paid parental leave. I'll keep fighting to ensure air traffic controllers and others--who the GOP left out--have this leave. And I won't stop fighting until every American has access to this benefit."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 30, 2020
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Governor Cuomo Announces $18 Million Initiative to Train Workers and Support Entrepreneurs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| Sept. 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Oversight Chairs Condemn Trump Administration on Cancellation of Diversity, Anti-Racism Training
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| Sept. 29, 2020
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Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup of H.R. 7370, the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Sept. 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 25, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA's Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| Sept. 22, 2020
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Velázquez, Chabot Introduce Resolution In Honor of National Small Business Week
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Sept. 18, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management - Menendez Leads Call to Prohibit NRA Foundation from Soliciting, Receiving Charitable Donations from Federal Employees
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 18, 2020
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REPRESENTATIVES JOE MORELLE, LORI TRAHAN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE WORKERS' ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Committee Passes Set of Bipartisan Bills to Improve SBA Lending and Federal Contracting Programs
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Sept. 14, 2020
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Tweet - "I'm fighting for the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act in the Senate. Heavy check mark It ends federal prohibition. Heavy check mark It addresses much-needed criminal justice reforms. Heavy check mark It provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 14, 2020
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House Passes Four Committee Bills to Improve and Expand SBA Programs
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Sept. 14, 2020
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Tweet - "What I told @Leafly about why I'm fighting for the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act: It ends federal prohibition. It addresses much-needed criminal justice reforms. It provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand reveal: As mail slows, Upstate NY small businesses lose customers & profits; senators fight for NY small biz hurt by USPS changes, demand DeJoy address postal slowdown's impact on Upstate economies
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2020
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Letter to Jim Arthurs, President & CEO of Institutional Casework Inc. - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Institutional Casework Inc. to reverse course and halt closure of Jamestown metal products; senators call for company to work with local leaders to protect jobs and surrounding community
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2020
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Tweet - "This shouldn't be hard. We are fighting for money to pay teachers, transit workers, and firefighters. There is a pandemic going on, and they need our help. But you and Senate Republicans are blocking it."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Hannibal Ware, Inspector General of the Small Business Administration, and the Hon. Richard Delmar, Acting Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury - Gottheimer Leads Bipartisan Group Asking SBA, Treasury What Additional Resources They Need to Combat PPP Loan Fraud
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Velázquez, Hearing on Transparency in Small Business Lending
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Velázquez Pushes for More Transparency and Accessibility in Fintech Space for Small Business Lending
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Tweet - "The Senate GOP COVID bill leaves out funding for Cross mark Food assistance Cross mark Rental assistance Cross mark State & local govt Cross mark Worker protections Cross mark Hazard pay Cross mark Broadband Cross mark Safe elections Cross mark Census Dems will not stop fighting to help workers, families, people--We must pass the HEROES Act!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump's radical Supreme Court nominees would continue the effort to reverse important progress America has made over the last 50 years on women's reproductive freedom, strip away critical pre-existing condition protections, and gut labor, environmental, and civil rights"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Sept. 8, 2020
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Tweet - "We need poll workers to make sure our election runs safely and fairly. These companies giving poll workers a paid day off to do this important work are exactly what we need."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 7, 2020
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Tweet - "This Labor Day, we're so thankful for the work of our incredible essential workers fighting for us across New York and across the country. We need to pass the HEROES Act now to fight for them like they're fighting for us. #HonorEssentialWorkers"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 7, 2020
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Senator Gillibrand, Representative Delgado Visit Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, Push For Legislation To Support Live Event Venues And Small Businesses
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 7, 2020
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Tweet - "This Labor Day, Democrats are fighting for workers, and families, and people across this country. We must pass the HEROES Act. Immediately."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 7, 2020
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Tweet - "It's Labor Day, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 2, 2020
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Senator Gillibrand Calls For Strengthened Public Service Loan Forgiveness In Next COVID-19 Relief Package During Visit To NY Public Employees Federation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Sept. 2, 2020
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Tweet - "Employers have refused to go along with this Trump plan. They've called it unworkable. So now President Trump is trying to force hardworking federal employees to take on a huge tax debt many can't afford. @RonWyden and I are fighting to stop it."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 31, 2020
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Senator Gillibrand Visits Stony Brook University, Calls For Public Service Loan Forgiveness In Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Legislation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 29, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate must vote to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level I've been fighting in the Senate for Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act I introduced to end the federal prohibition, make criminal justice reform, & provide opportunities for minority- and women-owned small biz"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 27, 2020
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Chairwoman Velázquez on Hurricane Laura Landfall, Recent Devastation from Natural Disasters
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Aug. 27, 2020
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Velazquez Announces Small Business Loan Data for Chinatown
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Aug. 22, 2020
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Rep. Cleaver, Bipartisan House Members Join to Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Aug. 21, 2020
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Bipartisan House Members Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Aug. 21, 2020
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Schumer: As the pandemic continues to impact the North Country economy, small businesses need second PPP forgivable loan & more EIDL loans & grants to stay afloat; flanked by Plattsburgh business owners, senator announces two-pronged plan to give local small biz owners additional federal relief
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 20, 2020
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Schumer reveals: With negotiations at a standstill, Upstate New York wineries miss out on critical small business loans & grants; senator calls for additional EIDL funding & the elimination of all caps that limit the amount of relief to wineries and uncork potential for Finger-Lakes Region vineyards
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 18, 2020
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Velázquez Bill Would Increase SNAP Accessibility, Help Restaurants
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Aug. 17, 2020
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Suozzi, joined by letter carriers and mail handlers: "We need an urgent call to arms to address cuts, slowdowns, and removal of equipment by Postmaster General that will not only endanger elections, but hurt seniors, veterans, small businesses, consumers
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Rep. Tom Suozzi
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| Aug. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Americans depend on the USPS for their medicine, for their small businesses, for their right to vote. But now, because of actions taken by President Trump & Postmaster DeJoy, unnecessary and devastating mail delays are roiling communities across the country. We will fight this."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 13, 2020
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Tweet - "On #BlackWomensEqualPayDay we are reminded that Black women are paid $0.62 for every $1 a white man earns. Unacceptable. Black women need & deserve equal pay. We must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate, and fight to close the gender and race pay gaps in our country."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 12, 2020
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Gillibrand Cosponsors Bipartisan Restart Act To Support Small And Mid Sized Businesses; Bill Would Especially Help New York's Theaters, Live Events, Restaurants And Hospitality
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 10, 2020
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After senator's 2013 intervention with Bausch Health -- formerly Valeant Pharmaceuticals -- kept jobs & lens production in Rochester, again Schumer advocates for region; following recent news of Bausch splitting into two companies, Schumer, in phone call to CEO Joseph Papa, secures confirmation Bausch Health will maintain Rochester plant, possibly even add jobs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 6, 2020
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CNN "Newsroom" - Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 6, 2020
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Tweet - "If Senate Republicans are finally worried about how little many of our essential workers are making, they'd support our proposal to give essential workers hazard pay."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate Republicans refuse to acknowledge that state, local, and tribal governments need federal support to prevent teachers, firefighters, and bus drivers from being laid off amid a pandemic. Sen. McConnell said that states should just go bankrupt. That's not acceptable."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 5, 2020
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Waters, Warren and Gillibrand Introduce Legislation Requiring the Fed to Close Racial Employment and Wage Gaps
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Waters, Gottheimer, Sherman, Foster, and Lynch Lead Call For SEC Investigation into Kodak; Cite Concern Over Insider Trading Related to Defense Production Act Deal
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Hon. Russell Vought, Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Haaland Leads the Stand Against Using Civil Servants as Pawns, Advocates For Their Safety in the Workplace
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2020
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Stefanik Cosponsors the Local Journalism Sustainability Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Aug. 3, 2020
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Tweet - "State and local governments must have funding. This is not an abstract concept. These are firefighters, teachers, health care workers, bus drivers, and more. We won't stop fighting until the American people have the relief they deserve."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Harold Parker, Co-Chair of the Northern Border Regional Commission - On the heels of his successful push to include game-changing semiconductor amendment in defense bill, Schumer announces plan to jolt U.S. semiconductor industry & WNY economy into high gear, bring critical federal investment to Genesee's stamp campus, & create thousands of new jobs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - On the heels of his successful push to include game-changing semiconductor amendment in defense bill, Schumer announces plan to jolt U.S. semiconductor industry & WNY economy into high gear, bring critical federal investment to Genesee's stamp campus, & create thousands of new jobs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 31, 2020
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On the heels of his successful push to include game-changing semiconductor amendment, senator pushes massive federal initiative for semiconductor manufacturing in final national defense bill -- to bring massive federal investment to globalfoundries, create new jobs, and kick capital region economy into high gear
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Blumenauer Leads 100+ Bipartisan Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Independent Restaurants
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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