| March 15, 2015
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Schumer Calls on FDA to Ban The Sale of the Most Dangerous High-Powered, Long-Range Green Laser Pointers, Which Are The Weapon of Choice that Evil-Doers & Pranksters Use to Blind & Disorient Pilots While in the Air; Cites New Data on Recent Surge of Incidents
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 13, 2015
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Governor Cuomo Announces Reconstruction of Routes 3 and 30 in Tupper Lake
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| March 12, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $2.6 Million in Head Start Funds for Cattaraugus County Organization
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2015
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After Feds Give Green Light To Dangerous Powdered Alcohol - Palcohol - Schumer Introduces Legislation to Make Substance Illegal & Keep It From Hitting Store Shelves as Soon as This Summer
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $1.3 Million in Head Start Funds for Glens Falls Organization
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2015
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Governor Cuomo Announces $4.9 Million to Repair Historic Properties Damaged by Superstorm Sandy
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| March 12, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More than $2 Million in Head Start Funds for Broome County Organization
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $1.2 Million in Head Start Funds for Chenango County Organization
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2015
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Schumer Announces Major Victory For Amityville's Liberty Village; After Senator's Push, Federal Dept of Housing is Reversing Denial of Thousands of Dollars in REntal Assistance Needed to Cover Cost of REnt & Support Services at Liberty Village
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $5 Million in HUD Funding For Central New York
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 11, 2015
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Watertown Daily Times - Reps. Stefanik, Katko and Hanna tout Fort Drum's strengths during regional tour
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| March 11, 2015
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Boxer, Davis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide an Independent Advocate for Survivors of Sexual Assault on Every Campus
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 11, 2015
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Schumer Calls for New Legislation Requiring Safety Standards for Liquid Detergent Packets, Including Child-Safe Caps on All containers - Thousands of Children Remain At-Risk of Ingesting Colorful, Extra-Toxic Detergent Gel Pods Because of Easy-to-Open Lids
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 10, 2015
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Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 10, 2015
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After Administration Proposes Cut to One of Souther Tier's Most Important Fed Programs, Schumer Vows to Fight For Full Funding in Congress to Preserve It - Fed Community Development Block Grand Program Has Been Critical to Development Projects, Infrastructure Improvements; Cuts Could Slow Progress
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 9, 2015
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Gillibrand, Daines To Help Thousands Of "Blue Water" Vietnam Vets Harmed By Agent Orange, But Ignored By Feds Due To Technicality In The Law
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 9, 2015
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Schumer: At LEast 95,000 Utility Poles on Long Island Have Been Treated With A Highly Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Issues; Senator Urges Environmental Protection Agency to Immediately Investigate the Use of "Penta" On Wooden Utility Poles - Calls on PSEG to Suspend Further Use of Chemical on Poles Until Completion
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 9, 2015
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Eight Members Of Congress Ask Uber, Lyft, Sidecar To Adopt Fingerprint-Based Background Checks
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| March 9, 2015
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Congreswoman Clarke's Statement on Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| March 9, 2015
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Letter to Bill de Blasio - Lunar New Year
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 9, 2015
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Entire NYC Congressional Delegation Sends Letter to De Blasio Calling for School Holiday for Lunar New Year
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| March 9, 2015
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Watertown Daily Times - Reps. Stefanik, Hanna and Katko to Visit Hancock Field and Fort Drum Tuesday
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| March 9, 2015
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Schumer: Anthony L. Jordan Health Center in Rochester Needs Fed Approval for Close to $2.4M in "Vital Access Provider" Funding; Center Has Been Waiting Two Years to Receive Funds - Senator Urges Feds to Expedite Release of Desperately Needed Funding to Help Keep Life-Saving Agency Operationg at FUll Capacity
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 8, 2015
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Schumer: New GAO Report Reveals That FAA's Computer System is Dangerously Vulnerable to Hackers, Which Could Lead to Sony-Like Takeover of System by Cyber-Criminals While Thousands of Planes Are in Air; Calls on FAA to Expeditiously Implement All Expert-Recommended Cybersecurity Upgrades
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 8, 2015
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Gillibrand Statement On 50th Anniversary Of "Bloody Sunday" Selma March For Equal Voting Rights
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| March 6, 2015
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Schumer Announces Feds Take Critical Step Toward Leveling the Playing Field For Finch Paper, Which is Under Threat From Producers in China & Other Countries Who Are Unfairly Dumping Huge Amounts of Paper into U.S. - Feds Have Concluded There is Evidence That Imports are Hurting Industry; Next Step is For Dept of Commerce to Determine Potential Action to Level Playing Field
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 6, 2015
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Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation - Grant Funding to Airports
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| March 6, 2015
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Governor Cuomo Announces Rochester Institute of Technology Unveils State of the Art Battery Prototyping Center
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| March 5, 2015
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Schumer: Fed Funds Are Crucial to Keeping Intact Quality Resources & Educational Services for Students at Cash-Strapped Lake Shore Central School District - Calls on Feds to Approve Fed Aid for School District
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 5, 2015
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Meng Secures More Airplane Noise Monitors for Queens
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| March 4, 2015
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Hatch, Collins, Whitehouse, Jeffries, Alexander and Corker Introduce Music Licensing Reform Bill
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
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| March 4, 2015
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Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| March 4, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand: FEMA Must Ensure That Pending Sandy Flood Insurance Settlement Applies to All Affected Policy Holders, Even if They Didn't File Lawsuit - Also Urge That New Yorkers With Sandy Damage Have Access to Engineering & Insurance Documents to Determine if Fraud Has Occurred
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 4, 2015
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Schumer: Bakken Crude Oil Shipped Through Upstate NY in Hundreds of Tank Cars Each Day is Far More Flammable & Dangerous Than Other Types - Senator Demands Fed Require Oil Companies to Make Highly Flammable Crude Oil Less Volatile Before it is Shipped Through NY Communities
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 4, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million For Westchester And Rockland Head Start And Early Head Start Programs
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 4, 2015
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Meng Hails De Blasio for Creating School Holidays for Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| March 4, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $12 Million for Westchester and Rockland Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 4, 2015
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Letter to Brad Kieserman, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance - Flood Insurance Fraud
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| March 3, 2015
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Senators Collins and Schumer Introduce Legislation to Make Home Health Care More Accessible to Medicare Patients
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| March 3, 2015
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Stefanik Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Congressional Address
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| March 2, 2015
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Schumer: Northrop Grumman Has Again Missed NY's Dec Deadline to Take Responsibility for Bethpage Plume Cleanup; Senator Calls on EPA to Step in & Issue Legal "Unilateral Administrative Order" Requiring Northrop Grumman to Work with Navy & Help With Cleanup
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 2, 2015
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Schumer Urges FEMA to Fully Fund Repair of Asher Dam in Rhinebeck; Dam & Pedestrian Bridge Were Damaged by Hurricane Irene & Tropical Storm Lee - Repairs Have Been Made, But FEMA is Withholding Funding Due to Administrative Error That Can be Easily Corrected
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 2, 2015
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After Administration Proposes Cut to One of Jamestown's Most Important Fed Programs, Schumer Vows to Fight For Full Funding in Congress to Preserve it - Fed Community Development Block Grant Program Has Been Critical To Downtown Development, Revival; Cuts Could Slow Progress
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 27, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.5 Million in Sandy-Relief Funding For Repairs to Fire Island Pines, Davis Park, & Ocean Bay Park
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 27, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Rangel, Nadler, Meeks, Clarke, Jefferies Announce Legislation to Establish African Burial Ground Museum in NYC
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 27, 2015
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Letter to Tom Price, Chair of the House Budget Committee - Budget Views and Estimates Letter for FY2016
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| Feb. 27, 2015
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As Fed Funding Decision for Sing Sing Prison Museum Looms, Schumer Places Personal Call to Head of Humanities Agency to Plug Project - Fed Funds Would Support Design & Marketing for Museum That Could Be 'Alcatraz of the East', Attrack 200k Tourists Per Year
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 27, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $3.3 Million in Head Start Funds for Dutchess County Organization
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 26, 2015
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Meng Measure Calling on Congress to Recognize Lunar New Year Passed by U.S. Senate
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Feb. 25, 2015
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WWNY TV: Stefanik "Disappointed' In Obama's Keystone Veto
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Feb. 25, 2015
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Schumer: Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island Needs Federal Approval For "Vital Access Provider" Funding; Urges Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services To Expedite Release of Desperately Needed Funding To Help Keep Life-Saving Agency Operating
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 25, 2015
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Congresswoman Clarke Congratulates the Brooklyn Public Library,a Finalist for the 2015 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Senator Gillibrand & Congressman Higgins Announce Award Of More Than $2 Million For Roswell Park Study On Breast Cancer Metastasis
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Governor Cuomo Announces Structural Steel Going Up For SolarCity GigaFactory Complex at RiverBend
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Rep. Tim Kennedy, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Congresswoman Stefanik Commemorates "Miracle on Ice" on House Floor
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, De Blasio Announce $116 Million In Federal Sandy Relief Funding For NYC's Rapid Repairs Program
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins & Collins Urge Air Force To Make Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Host For New Refuel Tankers
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Miracle on Ice
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins & Collins Urge Air Force To Make Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Host For New Refuel Tankers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer Calls On USDA To Expedite Review & Approval Of New Wyoming County Business & Agriculture Center That Could Be Major Economic Development Hub For Warsaw Area - USDA Has Yet To Sign Off On Final Design Plans & Fed Delay Could Threaten Entire Construction Timeline; Schumer Says USDA Should Get Project Underway ASAP
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 23, 2015
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Ahead Of National Debate On Child Nutrition Standards, Senator Gillibrand Pushes For Fresh Fruits And Vegetables At School & Announces Legislation To Provide More Students With Nutritious Meals When School Is Out For Summer
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Feb. 23, 2015
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Meng, Nadler, and Matsui Secure $30 Million to Upgrade Nation's Old Diesel Engines
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Feb. 23, 2015
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Schumer: Formerly Homeless Veterans At Li's Liverty Village Are Caught In Catch-22 That Could Mean Loss Of Legal, Job Training, & Other Critical Services; Urges The Federal Dept of Housing To Reverse Denial Of Thousands Of Dollars In Rental Assistance That Liberty Village Needs To Cover Cost Of Rent & Support Services
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 23, 2015
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At North Shore Lij's Unified Behavioral Health Center, Gillibrand, King And Zeldin Hail Passage Of The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention For American Veterans Act And Make Push For Continued Bipartisan Action To Help Veterans
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 21, 2015
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Watertown Daily Times - Following Middle East trip, Rep. Stefanik Says Collaboration Key to Stopping ISIS Threat
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Feb. 20, 2015
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Post Star - Stefanik visits Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Feb. 20, 2015
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Schumer Announces $32+ Million In Federal Funding For New York State's Ebola Expenses; Senator Fought For Ebola Funds To Reimbuse Dedicated Ebola Treatment Hospitals For Building Containment Rooms, Hazmat Suits, Training & Other Expenses
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 20, 2015
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Schumer Pushes Feds To Preserve Medicare Advantage Program That Provides 16 Million Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities With High Quality Health Plan Choices And Benefits
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 20, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Meeks, DeBlasio Announce Over $1.2 Million In Federal Sandy-Relief Funding For Eight Hard-Hit Parks In Rockaway & Far Rockaway
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 20, 2015
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Meng Reintroduces Measure to Promote International Mother Language Day
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Feb. 19, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand: Superstorm Sandy Victims Should Not Be Blindsided By FEMA Recoupment Letters Asking To Return Thousands In Much-Needed Sandy Relief Dollars; Senators Announce Legislation To Require FEMA To Waive Debts For Victims Of Disasters Since 2012
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 19, 2015
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Governor Cuomo Announces $28 Million for Flood Protection at LaGuardia Airport
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2015
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Velázquez on Lunar New Year
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Feb. 19, 2015
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Schumer Announces he Will Convene Orange County Tourism Summit To Ensure Local Businesses Get The Most Out Of New Sullivan Casino - Schumer Joins With Hudson Valley Tourism, HVEDC & Vows To Bring Fed Entities To Table to Develop Comprehensive Strategy
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 19, 2015
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Schumer Pushes Coast Guard To Keep Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry Running More Frequently In Winter - Ferry Service Linking 150k Riders Per Year To Metro-North's Hudson Line Has Been Shut Down 17 Days This Winter Due To Ice Levels
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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