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July 13, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $6 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Delgado, Tonko Lead NY Delegation Demanding Answers on Food Box Failures Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 13, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for immediate fiscal relief for local governments throughout Western New York that project crippling revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "I called on President Trump months ago to invoke the DPA to increase production of PPE. He failed. Now with record levels of COVID, frontline workers are risking their lives without critical protective equipment. President Trump isn't getting the job done." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "More than 130,000 deaths. More than 17 million unemployed. But President Trump is calling everyone a liar. And Senate Republicans are still sitting on their hands when we need action now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "We cannot continue the Trump admin's haphazard approach to COVID-19. Senate Democrats are fighting for a $25 billion plan to ensure vaccines are effective, free, and widely available and administered. It must be included in the next COVID-relief bill." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Schumer reveals: Without Fed funds Rochester-Finger Lakes schools might not be able to safely reopen; costs of PPE, physical barriers & other supplies could badly drain local resources, making it much harder for Rochester districts to open safely; senator pushes plan to cover those costs with Fed dollars in "COVID-4' & allow schools to safely reopen Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2020 Tweet - "I'm standing with @SenWarren and @RepPressley . Because President Trump using a pandemic to throw out international students is callous and counterproductive. His administration must rescind this decision ASAP." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Secretary DeVos: We all want our schools to re-open. Stop threatening to take away their funding, and get to work helping them! If we want them to open safely for our teachers and students, our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2020 Tweet - "Everyone wants our schools to reopen. But if we want to keep our students and teachers safe, we need MORE federal funding to make it happen. We need to take action in COVID-4 and commit $175 billion to the goal of safely reopening K-12 schools for all." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2020 Tweet - "What are President Trump, Senator McConnell, and the Senate Republicans waiting for?! The House passed the Heroes Act almost 2 months ago We have to act to fight this crisis On Long Island. In New York. Across the country. Americans can't keep waiting!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2020 Tweet - "It's been 25 years since more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred in Srebrenica. We will never forget the victims and survivors of the Srebrenica massacre. #Srebrenica25" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump: You've had MONTHS to increase production of PPE. You failed. Now with record levels of COVID, frontline workers are risking their lives without critical protective equipment. What will it take for you to take this problem seriously?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Stefanik Announces $2.5 Million in Hhs Funding for Samaritan Medical, Wrote Formula for Hhs to Ensure Rural Hospitals Got Funding Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 10, 2020 With Pandemic & Heat Wave Underway, Higgins Wants Answers on Decision to Block Residents from Access to Water at Frederick Douglass Towers & Townhomes Rep. Joe Morelle
July 10, 2020 Following Stefanik Advocacy, Apple and Specialty Crop Producers Now Eligible for Cfap Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Hon. Diana Bianchi, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Engel Leads 80 Members Calling on Nih to Study the Impact of Covid-19 on Children Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - As New York Hospitals Face Sustained Revenue Losses Due To COVID-19 Crisis, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Provide Additional Relief And Forgive Loans In Next Relief Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 10, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump: We all want our schools to re-open. But if we want them to open safely for our teachers and students, our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding. Stop threatening to take away their funding, and get to work helping them!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Tweet - "We all want our schools to re-open. But if we want them to open safely for our students, workers, and families, our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding to make it happen. President Trump's erratic demands and threats won't do anything to keep people safe." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Stefanik Announces $4.1 Million in Funding for Glens Falls Hospital Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 10, 2020 Tweet - "Proud I fought alongside @SenSanders to ensure we vote in July on his amendment to cut $740B defense budget by 10% and put $$ into priorities like health care, housing, childcare in communities with 25%+ poverty--including many communities of color I proudly support the amendment" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Stefanik Announces $3.9 Million in Hhs Funding for St. Lawrence Psychiatric Hospital Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, and Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Rubio, Cardin Call for Funding in Next Emergency Supplemental to Stop the Threat of COVID-19 Internationally Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Rep Lieu Leads 27 Member Letter Urging SBA to Allow COVID Expenses Through Loan Program Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 9, 2020 Higgins Announces Federal Funding Supporting Personal Protective Equipment for Fire Departments in East Amherst & Hamburg Rep. Joe Morelle
July 9, 2020 Stefanik Participates in House Armed Services Committee Hearing with General Milley and Secretary Esper, Asks Questions on Force Protection in Afghanistan Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Gillibrand Joins Call To Strengthen Public Health Workforce To Reinforce Nation's Response To COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 9, 2020 Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Drug Makers for Price Hikes During Global Pandemic Rep. Joe Morelle
July 9, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Rep. Susan Davis Leads Letter Calling on Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deport Foreign Students if Coursework Moves Online Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Maloney Joins 87 Colleagues in Urging the DoD to Investigate Vanessa Guillen's Tragic Death Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 9, 2020 McKinley, Tonko Advance Bill to Strengthen Review of Rare Disease Treatments Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 9, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors the Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Stabenow Letter To Secretary Perdue: Farmers To Families Food Box Program Must Have Kosher And Halal Options Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 9, 2020 GAO Report: Education Department Decision to Scrap Obama-Era School Discipline Guidance in Response to Mass Shootings is Unfounded Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 9, 2020 Tweet - "To open schools safely for teachers and students, President Trump can't be undermining the CDC guidelines. We need clear, science-based guidelines, not political pronouncements." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 9, 2020 Letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director of the US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secreatry of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pressley, Lawmakers Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 9, 2020 Tweet - "We all want our schools to re-open. But if that's going to happen, we have to keep our kids and teachers safe. President Trump: Our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding--not less--to be able to safely open." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Congressman Higgins Announces $360,000 for Housing Opportunities Made Equal Rep. Joe Morelle
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Our schools & child care providers need MORE federal funding--not less--to be able to safely open @PattyMurray and I have a bill to provide $430B to help students, families, teachers, schools, & child care centers amid COVID-19 Pres. Trump & GOP have no plan to keep families safe" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump using a pandemic to throw out international students is callous and counterproductive It makes no sense for public health, hurts universities and their communities, and cruelly disrupts lives for no good reason They must rescind it ASAP" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating Rochester-Finger Lakes area economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; surrounded by Rochester-Finger Lakes area business owners, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; Rochester-Finger Lakes area's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Administration wants to reopen schools this Fall. They have no plan to keep our children safe. Has anyone heard from the so-called Education Secretary during any part of this pandemic? There. Is. No. Bottom." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Grocery store workers put their lives on the line amid COVID I'm joining @RWDSU frontline workers to call on Stop & Shop and other grocery stories to extend hazard pay And I won't stop fighting in the Senate for hazard pay for all frontline workers @local338 @ufcw1500 @ufcw342" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for Senate to step up to the plate and provide immediate fiscal relief for local governments like Otsego County that project devastating revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin Join Call for $32 Billion in Transit Funding in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth, Carper, Durbin and Colleagues Urge EPA to Exercise Its Full Authority Under the Clean Air Act as It Begins ETO Rulemaking Process Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "We should extend and expand PPP. I'm standing with business owners at Partners Packaging in South Buffalo to announce the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act. This will give truly small businesses hardest hit by COVID the chance for a 2nd round of help they need ASAP." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating WNY economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; at WNY business, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; WNY's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Join Call For $32 Billion In Transit Funding In Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 7, 2020 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ways & Means Democrats Urge Administration to Provide Accurate, Comprehensive Pandemic Nursing Home Data Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 7, 2020 With Evictions Across New York Expected To Rise, Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Increased Housing Protections Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 7, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.5 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "250,000 new COVID-19 cases in five days. What did the President do about it? Play golf in Virginia. SAD." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Dems took to the floor last week to demand we pass a bill to provide federal aid to schools and child care centers to keep kids and teachers safe What happened? Republicans blocked it. President Trump & Senate GOP are not serious about fighting for schools amid COVID-19" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans across America are suffering from Agent-Orange-linked illnesses But too many of them have been blocked from the benefits they need and deserve I'm standing on Long Island to announce we'll use the upcoming defense bill to fight for these Vietnam veteran health benefits" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "There are so many areas where President Trump has been derelict in this coronavirus crisis, but the lack of testing may be the worst. When is he going to understand that we need a Marshall Plan for testing?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "130,000 Americans have died. Experts are saying there may be 700,000 new cases per day this week. President Trump needs to focus on ramping up testing, not telling his staff to purposefully slow it down." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 7th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate GOP blocked last week Rental assistance Food assistance Funding for COVID testing & tracing Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Suozzi Announced Long-Overdue Award of Contract for Demolition of Buildings at Northport VA Rep. Tom Suozzi
July 6, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for immediate fiscal relief for local governments throughout the capital region that project crippling revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schumer reveals: As pandemic leaves CNY hospitals strapped for cash & layoffs on the horizon, they miss out on federal recovery $$$ due to bureaucratic guidelines; Schumer calls on Feds to immediately give financially-devastated NY hospitals -- like Crouse & St. Joe's -- their fair share Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2 Million In Federal Funding For Local Housing And Financial Counseling Programs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 5, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week --Rental assistance --Food assistance --Funding for COVID testing & tracing --Protections for workers --Protections for Dreamers --Resources for elections --Resources for schools & nursing homes --Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, I was so proud to join the @Sept11Memorial as it re-opens today to family members, the 9/11 community, and workers on the frontlines of COVID-19. Find out more about helping to stay safe if you visit: https://911memorial.io/2ZvM3Pc" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, be safe and wear a mask!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "Today, we recommit ourselves to the cause of forming a more perfect union with equality and liberty and justice for every American. Wishing you and your families a happy and safe 4th of July." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED this week: Resources for state & local governments & tribes Funding for COVID testing & tracing Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Food assistance Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Rental assistance" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "2.6M infections. Over 120,000 American deaths. Over 17M unemployed. But President Trump says "I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think at some point that's going to sort of just disappear" He's totally disconnected from reality--He's living in a bubble." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "Our Armed Forces would be better served if President Trump spent more time reading his daily briefing and less time planning military parades and defending relics of the Confederacy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump must not repeat the same mistakes with this economic crisis that he made initially with COVID-19--ignoring it and brushing it aside now will only ensure that things will get worse once again." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "Coronavirus cases are at record highs and more than 17 million Americans are unemployed. What's President Trump's reaction? A victory lap." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
July 13, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $6 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Delgado, Tonko Lead NY Delegation Demanding Answers on Food Box Failures Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 13, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for immediate fiscal relief for local governments throughout Western New York that project crippling revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "I called on President Trump months ago to invoke the DPA to increase production of PPE. He failed. Now with record levels of COVID, frontline workers are risking their lives without critical protective equipment. President Trump isn't getting the job done." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "More than 130,000 deaths. More than 17 million unemployed. But President Trump is calling everyone a liar. And Senate Republicans are still sitting on their hands when we need action now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Tweet - "We cannot continue the Trump admin's haphazard approach to COVID-19. Senate Democrats are fighting for a $25 billion plan to ensure vaccines are effective, free, and widely available and administered. It must be included in the next COVID-relief bill." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2020 Schumer reveals: Without Fed funds Rochester-Finger Lakes schools might not be able to safely reopen; costs of PPE, physical barriers & other supplies could badly drain local resources, making it much harder for Rochester districts to open safely; senator pushes plan to cover those costs with Fed dollars in "COVID-4' & allow schools to safely reopen Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2020 Tweet - "I'm standing with @SenWarren and @RepPressley . Because President Trump using a pandemic to throw out international students is callous and counterproductive. His administration must rescind this decision ASAP." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Secretary DeVos: We all want our schools to re-open. Stop threatening to take away their funding, and get to work helping them! If we want them to open safely for our teachers and students, our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2020 Tweet - "Everyone wants our schools to reopen. But if we want to keep our students and teachers safe, we need MORE federal funding to make it happen. We need to take action in COVID-4 and commit $175 billion to the goal of safely reopening K-12 schools for all." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2020 Tweet - "What are President Trump, Senator McConnell, and the Senate Republicans waiting for?! The House passed the Heroes Act almost 2 months ago We have to act to fight this crisis On Long Island. In New York. Across the country. Americans can't keep waiting!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2020 Tweet - "It's been 25 years since more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred in Srebrenica. We will never forget the victims and survivors of the Srebrenica massacre. #Srebrenica25" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump: You've had MONTHS to increase production of PPE. You failed. Now with record levels of COVID, frontline workers are risking their lives without critical protective equipment. What will it take for you to take this problem seriously?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Stefanik Announces $2.5 Million in Hhs Funding for Samaritan Medical, Wrote Formula for Hhs to Ensure Rural Hospitals Got Funding Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 10, 2020 With Pandemic & Heat Wave Underway, Higgins Wants Answers on Decision to Block Residents from Access to Water at Frederick Douglass Towers & Townhomes Rep.Joe Morelle
July 10, 2020 Following Stefanik Advocacy, Apple and Specialty Crop Producers Now Eligible for Cfap Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Hon. Diana Bianchi, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Engel Leads 80 Members Calling on Nih to Study the Impact of Covid-19 on Children Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - As New York Hospitals Face Sustained Revenue Losses Due To COVID-19 Crisis, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Provide Additional Relief And Forgive Loans In Next Relief Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 10, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump: We all want our schools to re-open. But if we want them to open safely for our teachers and students, our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding. Stop threatening to take away their funding, and get to work helping them!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Tweet - "We all want our schools to re-open. But if we want them to open safely for our students, workers, and families, our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding to make it happen. President Trump's erratic demands and threats won't do anything to keep people safe." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Stefanik Announces $4.1 Million in Funding for Glens Falls Hospital Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 10, 2020 Tweet - "Proud I fought alongside @SenSanders to ensure we vote in July on his amendment to cut $740B defense budget by 10% and put $$ into priorities like health care, housing, childcare in communities with 25%+ poverty--including many communities of color I proudly support the amendment" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 10, 2020 Stefanik Announces $3.9 Million in Hhs Funding for St. Lawrence Psychiatric Hospital Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, and Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Rubio, Cardin Call for Funding in Next Emergency Supplemental to Stop the Threat of COVID-19 Internationally Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Rep Lieu Leads 27 Member Letter Urging SBA to Allow COVID Expenses Through Loan Program Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 9, 2020 Higgins Announces Federal Funding Supporting Personal Protective Equipment for Fire Departments in East Amherst & Hamburg Rep.Joe Morelle
July 9, 2020 Stefanik Participates in House Armed Services Committee Hearing with General Milley and Secretary Esper, Asks Questions on Force Protection in Afghanistan Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Gillibrand Joins Call To Strengthen Public Health Workforce To Reinforce Nation's Response To COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 9, 2020 Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Drug Makers for Price Hikes During Global Pandemic Rep.Joe Morelle
July 9, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Rep. Susan Davis Leads Letter Calling on Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deport Foreign Students if Coursework Moves Online Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Maloney Joins 87 Colleagues in Urging the DoD to Investigate Vanessa Guillen's Tragic Death Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 9, 2020 McKinley, Tonko Advance Bill to Strengthen Review of Rare Disease Treatments Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 9, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors the Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Stabenow Letter To Secretary Perdue: Farmers To Families Food Box Program Must Have Kosher And Halal Options Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 9, 2020 GAO Report: Education Department Decision to Scrap Obama-Era School Discipline Guidance in Response to Mass Shootings is Unfounded Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 9, 2020 Tweet - "To open schools safely for teachers and students, President Trump can't be undermining the CDC guidelines. We need clear, science-based guidelines, not political pronouncements." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 9, 2020 Letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director of the US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secreatry of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pressley, Lawmakers Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 9, 2020 Tweet - "We all want our schools to re-open. But if that's going to happen, we have to keep our kids and teachers safe. President Trump: Our schools and child care providers need MORE federal funding--not less--to be able to safely open." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Congressman Higgins Announces $360,000 for Housing Opportunities Made Equal Rep.Joe Morelle
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Our schools & child care providers need MORE federal funding--not less--to be able to safely open @PattyMurray and I have a bill to provide $430B to help students, families, teachers, schools, & child care centers amid COVID-19 Pres. Trump & GOP have no plan to keep families safe" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump using a pandemic to throw out international students is callous and counterproductive It makes no sense for public health, hurts universities and their communities, and cruelly disrupts lives for no good reason They must rescind it ASAP" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating Rochester-Finger Lakes area economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; surrounded by Rochester-Finger Lakes area business owners, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; Rochester-Finger Lakes area's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Administration wants to reopen schools this Fall. They have no plan to keep our children safe. Has anyone heard from the so-called Education Secretary during any part of this pandemic? There. Is. No. Bottom." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "Grocery store workers put their lives on the line amid COVID I'm joining @RWDSU frontline workers to call on Stop & Shop and other grocery stories to extend hazard pay And I won't stop fighting in the Senate for hazard pay for all frontline workers @local338 @ufcw1500 @ufcw342" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for Senate to step up to the plate and provide immediate fiscal relief for local governments like Otsego County that project devastating revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin Join Call for $32 Billion in Transit Funding in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth, Carper, Durbin and Colleagues Urge EPA to Exercise Its Full Authority Under the Clean Air Act as It Begins ETO Rulemaking Process Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "We should extend and expand PPP. I'm standing with business owners at Partners Packaging in South Buffalo to announce the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act. This will give truly small businesses hardest hit by COVID the chance for a 2nd round of help they need ASAP." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Schumer: As the pandemic rages on, devastating WNY economy, many small businesses need second PPP loan to stay afloat; at WNY business, senator pushes to extend "PPP" program to give local small biz owners another loan & continued assistance; WNY's economic recovery is critical for all of NYS Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Join Call For $32 Billion In Transit Funding In Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 7, 2020 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ways & Means Democrats Urge Administration to Provide Accurate, Comprehensive Pandemic Nursing Home Data Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 7, 2020 With Evictions Across New York Expected To Rise, Schumer, Gillibrand Push For Increased Housing Protections Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 7, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $2.5 Million In Federal Funding For Telehealth Services Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "250,000 new COVID-19 cases in five days. What did the President do about it? Play golf in Virginia. SAD." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Dems took to the floor last week to demand we pass a bill to provide federal aid to schools and child care centers to keep kids and teachers safe What happened? Republicans blocked it. President Trump & Senate GOP are not serious about fighting for schools amid COVID-19" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans across America are suffering from Agent-Orange-linked illnesses But too many of them have been blocked from the benefits they need and deserve I'm standing on Long Island to announce we'll use the upcoming defense bill to fight for these Vietnam veteran health benefits" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "There are so many areas where President Trump has been derelict in this coronavirus crisis, but the lack of testing may be the worst. When is he going to understand that we need a Marshall Plan for testing?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "130,000 Americans have died. Experts are saying there may be 700,000 new cases per day this week. President Trump needs to focus on ramping up testing, not telling his staff to purposefully slow it down." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's July 7th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate GOP blocked last week Rental assistance Food assistance Funding for COVID testing & tracing Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Suozzi Announced Long-Overdue Award of Contract for Demolition of Buildings at Northport VA Rep.Tom Suozzi
July 6, 2020 With millions on the line, Schumer calls for immediate fiscal relief for local governments throughout the capital region that project crippling revenue and job losses amid ongoing COVID-19 fight Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schumer reveals: As pandemic leaves CNY hospitals strapped for cash & layoffs on the horizon, they miss out on federal recovery $$$ due to bureaucratic guidelines; Schumer calls on Feds to immediately give financially-devastated NY hospitals -- like Crouse & St. Joe's -- their fair share Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2 Million In Federal Funding For Local Housing And Financial Counseling Programs Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 5, 2020 Tweet - "What Senate Republicans BLOCKED last week --Rental assistance --Food assistance --Funding for COVID testing & tracing --Protections for workers --Protections for Dreamers --Resources for elections --Resources for schools & nursing homes --Resources for state & local governments & tribes" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, I was so proud to join the @Sept11Memorial as it re-opens today to family members, the 9/11 community, and workers on the frontlines of COVID-19. Find out more about helping to stay safe if you visit: https://911memorial.io/2ZvM3Pc" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "This July 4th, be safe and wear a mask!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 4, 2020 Tweet - "Today, we recommit ourselves to the cause of forming a more perfect union with equality and liberty and justice for every American. Wishing you and your families a happy and safe 4th of July." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "Here's what Senate Republicans BLOCKED this week: Resources for state & local governments & tribes Funding for COVID testing & tracing Resources for elections Resources for schools & nursing homes Food assistance Protections for workers Protections for Dreamers Rental assistance" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "2.6M infections. Over 120,000 American deaths. Over 17M unemployed. But President Trump says "I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think at some point that's going to sort of just disappear" He's totally disconnected from reality--He's living in a bubble." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 3, 2020 Tweet - "Our Armed Forces would be better served if President Trump spent more time reading his daily briefing and less time planning military parades and defending relics of the Confederacy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump must not repeat the same mistakes with this economic crisis that he made initially with COVID-19--ignoring it and brushing it aside now will only ensure that things will get worse once again." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "Coronavirus cases are at record highs and more than 17 million Americans are unemployed. What's President Trump's reaction? A victory lap." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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