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Oct. 15, 2017 Letter to Commissioner Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administration - Regulate E-Cigarrettes Popular Among Teens like "Juul" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 30, 2017 Letter to Dr. Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Investigate Phthalates in Fast Food and Food Packaging Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 19, 2017 Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 10, 2017 Letter to the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Investigate "Coco Loko", a Dangerous and Snortable Powder Being Innocently Masked as Everyday "Chocolate" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2017 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Step Up Enforcement Of Inferior And Mislabeled Imported Goods Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2017 Meng Reintroduces Legislation to Ban the Sale of Expired Baby Formula Rep. Grace Meng
June 22, 2017 Following Schumer and Gillibrand Push, USDA Will Finally Provide Malt Barley Crop Insurance For 44 NYS Counties; Victory For Growing Craft Brewing Industry, Farmers & Those Looking To Enter Booming NY Industry & Grow Jobs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Robert Aderholt, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Ranking Member - Help Life-Science Start-Ups Navigate Regulatory Process Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 28, 2016 Meng and Markey Call for Ban on BPA in All Food and Beverage Containers Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 1, 2016 Letter to Earl F. Gohl, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission - Additional federal funding for Center for Craft Food and Beverage would help solidify craft beverage industry in Central New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 1, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Additional federal funding for Center for Craft Food and Beverage would help solidify craft beverage industry in Central New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 15, 2016 Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere - Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture - Antimicrobial Sanitizers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 16, 2016 Letter to his Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China - Hastings Urges China's President Xi to end the Dog Meat Trade Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
June 10, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Update Food Recall Process Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 16, 2016 Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
March 11, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 29, 2016 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, US Department of Agriculture - Kosher and Halal Food for Food Banks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 23, 2016 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Swift FDA Action to Reduce Birth Defects in the Hispanic Community Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Feb. 9, 2016 Congressman Nadler Statement on Current European Union Product Labeling Proposal Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 5, 2016 Gillibrand, Feinstein & Durbin Announce New USDA Food Safety Measures to Reduce Foodborne Illnesses in Poultry Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 16, 2015 Tonko Bill to Provide Safe Drinking Water to Rural Communities Signed into Law Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 16, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $157,000 In Federal Usda Value-added Producer Grants For Agricultural Centers In Hudson Valley Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2015 Funds Will Help Farms In The Southern Tier Region Study New Products & Increase Marketing Capabilities For Current Products Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 9, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Reporting Requirements for Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 8, 2015 Schumer: Highly Caffeinated Peanut Butter Should Give Everyone The Jitters Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 4, 2015 Bonamici and Stefanik Introduce Legislation to Improve Nutrition Program for Young Children Rep. Elise Stefanik
Nov. 3, 2015 Bonamici and Stefanik Introduce Legislation to Improve Nutrition Program for Young Children Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Oct. 16, 2015 Letter to Sandy Kennedy, RILA President, and Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO - Call for Retail Boycott of Harmful Plastic Microbeads Threatening Long Island Sound Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 24, 2015 Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Dark Act Rep. Yvette Clarke
July 20, 2015 Gillibrand & Schneiderman Announce New Push to Ban Plastic Microbeads in Personal Care Products Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 3, 2015 After Senator Gillibrand's Yearlong Push for Reform, White House Announces New Regulations to Prevent Dangerous Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Food Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 18, 2015 Schumer: Distilleries Like Black Button Distillery In Rochester Are Forced To Wait Over 200 Days To Get Basic Approvals To Expand Their Business; While Distilleries & Craft Industry Are Growing Nationally By Over 50%, Federal Distillery Inspectors - Who Approve Requests - Have Been Cut By 10%; Senator Calls For More Inspectors To Reduce Backlog That Is Costing Distilleries, Industry Millions Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Provide Clarity to Businesses Before Enforcing Menu Labeling Rule Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015 New Investigation Finds Failing American Food Safety System Causing Millions Of Illness, Gillibrand Introduces New Legislation To Final Establish Mandatory Recall Of Contaminated Meat & Poultry Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 24, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 6, 2015 Schumer Celebrates Opening Of New Constantino's Grocery Store; Supermarket Desperately Needed In Mt. Hope Area Set To Open This Week In Rochester's College Town -- Schumer Leads First Look At New 21,000 Square Foot Store Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015 Gillibrand Statement On Mcdonald's Decision: "Chicken Nuggets Shouldn't Pose Public Health Risk" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 25, 2015 Letter to Tim Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Senators Urge Update to Pathogen Standards for Beef and Prok Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 5, 2015 As An Est. 3 Million New Yorkers Contract Foodborne Illness Each Year, Senator Gillibrand Announces New Push To Improve Food Safety Standards Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 12, 2015 Schumer: More Must Be Done to Ensure Cannolis, Chinese Food, Pizza Dough & Other Food Products Are Only Items on the Menu Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 8, 2014 Governor Cuomo Announces New York Selected For USDA Pilot to Increase Procurement of Locally-Grown Produce in Schools Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 18, 2014 New York State Hunger Action Network Rep. Paul Tonko
Nov. 6, 2014 Schumer: Third Round of Greek Yogurt Pilot Program Now Open Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Schumer: Port of Oswego Could Be Exportng Over 1 Million Bushels of Grain Per Year, But Needs Special Fed Designation to Make It Happen Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Letter to Michael Froman, US Trade Representative, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Opening Foreign Markets to More Concord Grape Juice Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Schumer Launches Campaign to Get US Trade Rep to Open Foreign Markets to More Concord Grape Juice Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Making Grain Exports a Reality at Port of Oswego Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 21, 2014 Schumer: Fed Support of New Local Company Creates Opportunity for Area's Farmers & Healthy Food Options for Families Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 20, 2014 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Release of GAO Food Safety Report Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date Title Politician
Oct. 15, 2017 Letter to Commissioner Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administration - Regulate E-Cigarrettes Popular Among Teens like "Juul" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 30, 2017 Letter to Dr. Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Investigate Phthalates in Fast Food and Food Packaging Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 19, 2017 Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 10, 2017 Letter to the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Investigate "Coco Loko", a Dangerous and Snortable Powder Being Innocently Masked as Everyday "Chocolate" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2017 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Step Up Enforcement Of Inferior And Mislabeled Imported Goods Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2017 Meng Reintroduces Legislation to Ban the Sale of Expired Baby Formula Rep.Grace Meng
June 22, 2017 Following Schumer and Gillibrand Push, USDA Will Finally Provide Malt Barley Crop Insurance For 44 NYS Counties; Victory For Growing Craft Brewing Industry, Farmers & Those Looking To Enter Booming NY Industry & Grow Jobs Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Robert Aderholt, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Ranking Member - Help Life-Science Start-Ups Navigate Regulatory Process Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 28, 2016 Meng and Markey Call for Ban on BPA in All Food and Beverage Containers Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 1, 2016 Letter to Earl F. Gohl, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission - Additional federal funding for Center for Craft Food and Beverage would help solidify craft beverage industry in Central New York Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 1, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Additional federal funding for Center for Craft Food and Beverage would help solidify craft beverage industry in Central New York Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 15, 2016 Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere - Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture - Antimicrobial Sanitizers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 16, 2016 Letter to his Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China - Hastings Urges China's President Xi to end the Dog Meat Trade Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
June 10, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Update Food Recall Process Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 16, 2016 Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
March 11, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 29, 2016 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, US Department of Agriculture - Kosher and Halal Food for Food Banks Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 23, 2016 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Swift FDA Action to Reduce Birth Defects in the Hispanic Community Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Feb. 9, 2016 Congressman Nadler Statement on Current European Union Product Labeling Proposal Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 5, 2016 Gillibrand, Feinstein & Durbin Announce New USDA Food Safety Measures to Reduce Foodborne Illnesses in Poultry Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 16, 2015 Tonko Bill to Provide Safe Drinking Water to Rural Communities Signed into Law Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 16, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $157,000 In Federal Usda Value-added Producer Grants For Agricultural Centers In Hudson Valley Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2015 Funds Will Help Farms In The Southern Tier Region Study New Products & Increase Marketing Capabilities For Current Products Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 9, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Reporting Requirements for Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 8, 2015 Schumer: Highly Caffeinated Peanut Butter Should Give Everyone The Jitters Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 4, 2015 Bonamici and Stefanik Introduce Legislation to Improve Nutrition Program for Young Children Rep.Elise Stefanik
Nov. 3, 2015 Bonamici and Stefanik Introduce Legislation to Improve Nutrition Program for Young Children Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Oct. 16, 2015 Letter to Sandy Kennedy, RILA President, and Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO - Call for Retail Boycott of Harmful Plastic Microbeads Threatening Long Island Sound Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 24, 2015 Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Dark Act Rep.Yvette Clarke
July 20, 2015 Gillibrand & Schneiderman Announce New Push to Ban Plastic Microbeads in Personal Care Products Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 3, 2015 After Senator Gillibrand's Yearlong Push for Reform, White House Announces New Regulations to Prevent Dangerous Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Food Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 18, 2015 Schumer: Distilleries Like Black Button Distillery In Rochester Are Forced To Wait Over 200 Days To Get Basic Approvals To Expand Their Business; While Distilleries & Craft Industry Are Growing Nationally By Over 50%, Federal Distillery Inspectors - Who Approve Requests - Have Been Cut By 10%; Senator Calls For More Inspectors To Reduce Backlog That Is Costing Distilleries, Industry Millions Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Provide Clarity to Businesses Before Enforcing Menu Labeling Rule Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015 New Investigation Finds Failing American Food Safety System Causing Millions Of Illness, Gillibrand Introduces New Legislation To Final Establish Mandatory Recall Of Contaminated Meat & Poultry Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 24, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 6, 2015 Schumer Celebrates Opening Of New Constantino's Grocery Store; Supermarket Desperately Needed In Mt. Hope Area Set To Open This Week In Rochester's College Town -- Schumer Leads First Look At New 21,000 Square Foot Store Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015 Gillibrand Statement On Mcdonald's Decision: "Chicken Nuggets Shouldn't Pose Public Health Risk" Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 25, 2015 Letter to Tim Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Senators Urge Update to Pathogen Standards for Beef and Prok Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 5, 2015 As An Est. 3 Million New Yorkers Contract Foodborne Illness Each Year, Senator Gillibrand Announces New Push To Improve Food Safety Standards Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 12, 2015 Schumer: More Must Be Done to Ensure Cannolis, Chinese Food, Pizza Dough & Other Food Products Are Only Items on the Menu Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 8, 2014 Governor Cuomo Announces New York Selected For USDA Pilot to Increase Procurement of Locally-Grown Produce in Schools Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 18, 2014 New York State Hunger Action Network Rep.Paul Tonko
Nov. 6, 2014 Schumer: Third Round of Greek Yogurt Pilot Program Now Open Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Schumer: Port of Oswego Could Be Exportng Over 1 Million Bushels of Grain Per Year, But Needs Special Fed Designation to Make It Happen Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Letter to Michael Froman, US Trade Representative, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Opening Foreign Markets to More Concord Grape Juice Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Schumer Launches Campaign to Get US Trade Rep to Open Foreign Markets to More Concord Grape Juice Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 30, 2014 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Making Grain Exports a Reality at Port of Oswego Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 21, 2014 Schumer: Fed Support of New Local Company Creates Opportunity for Area's Farmers & Healthy Food Options for Families Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 20, 2014 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Release of GAO Food Safety Report Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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