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May 29, 2015
In Wake Of Memorial Day, Schumer Backs Syracuse Father's Push To Get Son's Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Larry Reilly Jr. Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea In 1969, But Because Accident Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015
Tonko to Introduce Legislation Establishing National Uniform Drug Testing and Enforcement in American Thoroughbred Racing
Rep. Paul Tonko
May 28, 2015
Schumer Urges US Army To Reconsider Phasing Out Critical Soldier Wellness Program At River Hospital In Alexandria Bay, Which Treats Many Troops From Fort Drum For Post-Traumantic Stress -- Schumer Says New Program May Not Offer The Full Line Of Mental Health & Therapeutic Services
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2015
Rep. Jeffries Statement on the Importance of Ride-Sharing Services in New York City
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 27, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FERC To Extend Public Comment Period For Compressor Project in Pendleton; Proposal Seeks To Install A Compressor Station Near Residential Homes To Support Expansion Of Empire Pipeline -- Senators Say Residents Need More Time To Respond To Proposal
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015
Schumer Convenes Orange County Tourism Summit To Ensure Local Businesses Get The Most Out Of New Sullivan Casino -- Schumer Brings Together Fed Officials, Orange County Tourism, & Orange County Chamber To Develop Comprehensive Tourism Strategy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015
Bipartisan Leaders Formally Introduce Breakthrough Chemical Safety Bill
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 27, 2015
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - Family Detention
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 26, 2015
Schumer: Children Across NYC Are vulnerable To Identity Thieves; Kids Under 18 Are Easy Targets Because Their Credit Reports Are Often Clean & Unmonitored; Senator to Introduce Legislation That Will Automatically Freeze Credit For Kids -- Until Parents Unfreeze It -- Will Protect Kids From Several Types Of ID Theft
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015
Schumer Announces West Point Projects Clear Key Hurdles In Congress -- House And Senate Appropriations Bills Bill Include Major Funding For New $70 Million Waste Water Treatment Plant On Base & $55 Million to Rebuild West Point Elementary School
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015
Schumer Announces Ft. Drum Training Facility Clears Key Hurdles In Congress -- House And Senate Appropriations Bills Include Major Funding For $19 Million State-Of-The-Art Ft. Drum Military Training Academy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015
Schumer: It's Time To Retire FEMA's 'WYO' Model From The 80's; Senator Urges FEMA To Do Away With 'Write Your Own' Insurance Companies; As Many As 80 Private Insurance Companies Are Short-Changing New York Sandy Victims, Churning Proft & Unfairly Reducing Payments To Homeowners
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015
Schumer: New York State's $52 Million Grape Crop At Undue Risk Due To Outdated Facility That Provides Critical Research To Local Grape Growers; Senator Launches Push To Replace USDA's Outdated Grape Research Lab In Geneva With New State-Of-The-Art Facility
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Study on Forced Arbitration
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 21, 2015
Letter to Susan Collins, Chairman, and Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Increasing Funding for Positive Train Control
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2015
Transportation Infrastructure
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 20, 2015
America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015
Rep. Paul Tonko
May 20, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2015
Ayotte Urges Reinstatement of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2015
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - TRID Regulation
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 19, 2015
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 18, 2015
Congresswoman Stefanik Co-Chairs Congressional STEAM Caucus
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 16, 2015
Watertown Daily Times - House Version of Defense Spending Bill Includes Fort Drum Items
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 15, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Approve University of Buffalo's Application For Majory Fed Funding That Could Be A Game-Changer For Cancer Research in WNY - Funds Would Enable UB And Its Partners To Immediately Begin New Cancer Research Projects
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2015
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Temporary Protected Status for African Ebola Victims
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 15, 2015
Stefanik Fights for Important Measures for Fort Drum and the North Country as NDAA Passes House
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 15, 2015
Schumer, Blumenthal Launch Major Campaign To Get Congress To Pass Four Point Rail Safety Plan in 2015; Dramatic Uptick in Rail Deaths This Year & This Week's Tragic Derailment Gives Optimism That Congress Can Finally Act; Railroads Must Create Culture of Safety
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 14, 2015
IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015
Subcommittee Unanimously Approves TSCA Modernization Act
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 14, 2015
Schumer Announces TSA Pre-Check Enrollment Center Is Coming to Syracuse Hancock International Airport; Currently, Local Residents Who Want To Enroll Must Travel To Oswego - New Enrollment Center Will Mean Shorter, More Convenient Security Lines For Travelers
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 14, 2015
Roll Call - Schumer Rebuts Boehner, Ties Amtrak Funding to Crash
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 13, 2015
Blumenthal, Schumer Statement on Amtrak Derailment
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - Foreign Airline Subsidies
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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
May 13, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Death of Midshipman Justin Zemser
Rep. Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on Derailment of New York City-bound Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 13, 2015
Letter to Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia - Aerial Fumigation of Coca Crops
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 13, 2015
Schumer: Children Are Vulnerable To Identity Theives; Kids Under 18 Are Easy Targets Because Their Credit Reports Are often Clean And Unmonitored; Senator To Introduce Legislation That Will Automatically Freeze Credit For Kids - Until Parents Unfreeze It - Will Protect Kids From Several Types Of ID Theft
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 13, 2015
Schumer, Blumenthal: Safety Must Come First; We Have To Examine Rail Safety Across The Country
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 13, 2015
As Infrastructure Week Begins, Tonko Calls on House to Avert Shutdown of Highway Trust Fund
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015
Schumer urges HBO To Film New Harriet Tubman Movie In Auburn; Senator Says, Filming In Auburn Would Create Local Jobs & Spark Untapped Tourism Opportunities
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2015
Committee Releases Bipartisan TSCA Modernization Act, Markup This Week
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015
Governor Cuomo Announces $141.3 Million to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing Across the State
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015
Letter to Ernest Moniz, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Establish US-Israel Energy Center to Advance Energy Research and Innovation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 11, 2015
Tonko Announces Winner of Congressional Art Competition
Rep. Paul Tonko
May 11, 2015
Schumer Reveals: Surprise $250 Surcharge Being Sprung On Tens-Of-Thousands- Of LI & NY Homeowners With FEMA Flood Insurance; New & Unfair Policy On Renewals Spurs Senator To Warn Residents On How To Avoid Undercover Policy Change; Urges FEMA To Scrap The Confusing And Punitive Policy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015
Schumer Reveals: Amtrak Police Are Not Able To Directly Communicate With Other First Responders -- Could Create Huge Disaster Where Police On Trains & In Penn Station Are Not Able To Efficiently Reach Local Police & Fire Departments -- Reminiscent of 9/11; Schumer Pushes Feds To Grant Amtrak Full Access To NYC First-Responder Radio Line
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
May 29, 2015
In Wake Of Memorial Day, Schumer Backs Syracuse Father's Push To Get Son's Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Larry Reilly Jr. Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea In 1969, But Because Accident Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015
Tonko to Introduce Legislation Establishing National Uniform Drug Testing and Enforcement in American Thoroughbred Racing
Rep.Paul Tonko
May 28, 2015
Schumer Urges US Army To Reconsider Phasing Out Critical Soldier Wellness Program At River Hospital In Alexandria Bay, Which Treats Many Troops From Fort Drum For Post-Traumantic Stress -- Schumer Says New Program May Not Offer The Full Line Of Mental Health & Therapeutic Services
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2015
Rep. Jeffries Statement on the Importance of Ride-Sharing Services in New York City
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 27, 2015
Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FERC To Extend Public Comment Period For Compressor Project in Pendleton; Proposal Seeks To Install A Compressor Station Near Residential Homes To Support Expansion Of Empire Pipeline -- Senators Say Residents Need More Time To Respond To Proposal
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015
Schumer Convenes Orange County Tourism Summit To Ensure Local Businesses Get The Most Out Of New Sullivan Casino -- Schumer Brings Together Fed Officials, Orange County Tourism, & Orange County Chamber To Develop Comprehensive Tourism Strategy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015
Bipartisan Leaders Formally Introduce Breakthrough Chemical Safety Bill
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 27, 2015
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - Family Detention
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 26, 2015
Schumer: Children Across NYC Are vulnerable To Identity Thieves; Kids Under 18 Are Easy Targets Because Their Credit Reports Are Often Clean & Unmonitored; Senator to Introduce Legislation That Will Automatically Freeze Credit For Kids -- Until Parents Unfreeze It -- Will Protect Kids From Several Types Of ID Theft
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015
Schumer Announces West Point Projects Clear Key Hurdles In Congress -- House And Senate Appropriations Bills Bill Include Major Funding For New $70 Million Waste Water Treatment Plant On Base & $55 Million to Rebuild West Point Elementary School
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015
Schumer Announces Ft. Drum Training Facility Clears Key Hurdles In Congress -- House And Senate Appropriations Bills Include Major Funding For $19 Million State-Of-The-Art Ft. Drum Military Training Academy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015
Schumer: It's Time To Retire FEMA's 'WYO' Model From The 80's; Senator Urges FEMA To Do Away With 'Write Your Own' Insurance Companies; As Many As 80 Private Insurance Companies Are Short-Changing New York Sandy Victims, Churning Proft & Unfairly Reducing Payments To Homeowners
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015
Schumer: New York State's $52 Million Grape Crop At Undue Risk Due To Outdated Facility That Provides Critical Research To Local Grape Growers; Senator Launches Push To Replace USDA's Outdated Grape Research Lab In Geneva With New State-Of-The-Art Facility
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Study on Forced Arbitration
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 21, 2015
Letter to Susan Collins, Chairman, and Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Increasing Funding for Positive Train Control
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2015
Transportation Infrastructure
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 20, 2015
America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2015
Rep.Paul Tonko
May 20, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2015
Ayotte Urges Reinstatement of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2015
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - TRID Regulation
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 19, 2015
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 18, 2015
Congresswoman Stefanik Co-Chairs Congressional STEAM Caucus
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 16, 2015
Watertown Daily Times - House Version of Defense Spending Bill Includes Fort Drum Items
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 15, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Approve University of Buffalo's Application For Majory Fed Funding That Could Be A Game-Changer For Cancer Research in WNY - Funds Would Enable UB And Its Partners To Immediately Begin New Cancer Research Projects
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2015
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Temporary Protected Status for African Ebola Victims
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 15, 2015
Stefanik Fights for Important Measures for Fort Drum and the North Country as NDAA Passes House
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 15, 2015
Schumer, Blumenthal Launch Major Campaign To Get Congress To Pass Four Point Rail Safety Plan in 2015; Dramatic Uptick in Rail Deaths This Year & This Week's Tragic Derailment Gives Optimism That Congress Can Finally Act; Railroads Must Create Culture of Safety
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 14, 2015
IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015
Subcommittee Unanimously Approves TSCA Modernization Act
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 14, 2015
Schumer Announces TSA Pre-Check Enrollment Center Is Coming to Syracuse Hancock International Airport; Currently, Local Residents Who Want To Enroll Must Travel To Oswego - New Enrollment Center Will Mean Shorter, More Convenient Security Lines For Travelers
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 14, 2015
Roll Call - Schumer Rebuts Boehner, Ties Amtrak Funding to Crash
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 13, 2015
Blumenthal, Schumer Statement on Amtrak Derailment
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - Foreign Airline Subsidies
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
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
May 13, 2015
U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Death of Midshipman Justin Zemser
Rep.Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on Derailment of New York City-bound Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 13, 2015
Letter to Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia - Aerial Fumigation of Coca Crops
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 13, 2015
Schumer: Children Are Vulnerable To Identity Theives; Kids Under 18 Are Easy Targets Because Their Credit Reports Are often Clean And Unmonitored; Senator To Introduce Legislation That Will Automatically Freeze Credit For Kids - Until Parents Unfreeze It - Will Protect Kids From Several Types Of ID Theft
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 13, 2015
Schumer, Blumenthal: Safety Must Come First; We Have To Examine Rail Safety Across The Country
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 13, 2015
As Infrastructure Week Begins, Tonko Calls on House to Avert Shutdown of Highway Trust Fund
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015
Schumer urges HBO To Film New Harriet Tubman Movie In Auburn; Senator Says, Filming In Auburn Would Create Local Jobs & Spark Untapped Tourism Opportunities
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2015
Committee Releases Bipartisan TSCA Modernization Act, Markup This Week
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015
Governor Cuomo Announces $141.3 Million to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing Across the State
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 12, 2015
Letter to Ernest Moniz, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Establish US-Israel Energy Center to Advance Energy Research and Innovation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 11, 2015
Tonko Announces Winner of Congressional Art Competition
Rep.Paul Tonko
May 11, 2015
Schumer Reveals: Surprise $250 Surcharge Being Sprung On Tens-Of-Thousands- Of LI & NY Homeowners With FEMA Flood Insurance; New & Unfair Policy On Renewals Spurs Senator To Warn Residents On How To Avoid Undercover Policy Change; Urges FEMA To Scrap The Confusing And Punitive Policy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015
Schumer Reveals: Amtrak Police Are Not Able To Directly Communicate With Other First Responders -- Could Create Huge Disaster Where Police On Trains & In Penn Station Are Not Able To Efficiently Reach Local Police & Fire Departments -- Reminiscent of 9/11; Schumer Pushes Feds To Grant Amtrak Full Access To NYC First-Responder Radio Line
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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