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June 2, 2015 Schumer, Meeks, Goldfeder: Following Army Corps' Public Meeting & Community Input, Lawmakers Urge Feds To Provide Rockaway Communities With Most Resilient Beach Protection Plan And The Maximum Number Of Rock Jetties And Groins; Push Army Corps To Choose 'Alternative III' Proposal, Which Will Install New Rock Groins Along Peninsula Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2015 With More than One-In-Three New York Bridges in Need of Repair, Gillibrand Announces New Measure to Give States the Authority to Use More Federal Funds on Local Bridge Improvement Projects Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 1, 2015 Schumer: Hundreds Of Recent Copper Thefts On Mass Transit Have Caused Major Delays, Put NYC Passengers At Risk, & Cost Millions Of Dollars; With Copper Theft On Rise, Schumer Calls For Crackdown On Metal Theft Trafficking Network Through Legislation That Stops Large, Untraceable Cash Payments To Copper Thieves Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Key Committee Approval of More Than Seven Million to the 107th Air Wing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 1, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Key Committee Approval of More than Four Million to the Army Reserve Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 1, 2015 Schumer Launches Push To Secure Fed Funding For The Long-Awaited Runway Extension At Ogdensburg Airport -- Longer Runway Will Help New Flights Land & Enable Airport To Begin Low-Fare Airline Service With Allegiant Air, A Key For Regional Job Growth And Increased Tourism Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2015 Schumer: In Wake Of Most Recent, Dangerous Green-Laser Attack On Five Pilots Flying Out Of And To New York, Senator Renews Push For FDA To Ban The Sale Of The Most High-Powered, Long-Range Green Laser Pointers; Evil-Doers & Pranksters Purposely Use Green Lasers To Harass Pilots, But Serious Consequences Include Blindness & Disorientation While Flying Plane Full Of Passengers In The Air Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015 Schumer: Wyoming County Fire And Emergency Services Communications Are Delayed Because First Responders Cannot Gain Access To Radio Frequencies Without Canadian Approval -- Urges Feds To Go To Bat For Wyoming County & Break Through Red Tape That Has Help Up Approval Process Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2015 Rep. Jeffries Statement on the Importance of Ride-Sharing Services in New York City Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 28, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $57,000 In Federal Funding For The Plattsburgh Fire Department Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015 Schumer Announces, Following His Push, FEMA Has Agreed To Fund $3.1 Million Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Previouisly Urged Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Fed Funds To Make Village Fire Dept Construction A Reality Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015 Schumer: 'Swatting' Attacks On Dramatic Rise Across Hudson Valley -- Recent Attack Caused A School To Go On Lockdown, And Are Costing Police Depts. Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives; Schumer Introduces New Federal Bill To Crack Down On 'Swatting' & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Residents & Law Enforcement Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $24k In Fed Funding For Belgium Cold Springs Volunteer Fire District In Central New York Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 21, 2015 Schumer Calls On USDA To Meet With Locals Regarding Expensive Flood Repair And Mitigation Projects; Village Of Avon Was Pummeled By Recent Floods & Now The Villiage Could Be Stuck Paying For Expensive Projects To Update Local Water System Infratructure Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015 Schumer Announces FAA Will Install Critically-Needed Runway Lighting Systems At New York's 3 Major Airports By End Of Year; After Plane Skidded Off Runway Senator Demanded FAA Get System In Place; Will Help Prevent Crashes & Dangerous Collisions At NY's Three Airports Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015 Schumer urges Feds To Ensure Critical Safety System Is Installed & Immediately Implemented Along Rail Routes Throughout Upstate New York, Before It's Too Late; Lessons From Philadelphia Derailment Need To Be Applied In New York Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2015 Transportation Infrastructure Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 19, 2015 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 18, 2015 Schumer: Gateway National Recreation Area's Iconic Jacob Riis Bathhouse Should Be Refurbished Into A Multi-Functional Modern Visitor Facility For Beach Goers; Urges Feds To Provide Federal Funding To Transform Historic Art Deco Bathhouse & Make Major Ecological Improvements To Jamaica Bay's West Pond Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 Roll Call - Schumer Rebuts Boehner, Ties Amtrak Funding to Crash Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015 U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Death of Midshipman Justin Zemser Rep. Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2015 Blumenthal, Schumer Statement on Amtrak Derailment 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 13, 2015 Schumer, Blumenthal: Safety Must Come First; We Have To Examine Rail Safety Across The Country 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 Congressman Nadler Statement on Derailment of New York City-bound Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 12, 2015 Schumer: NYC's Gateway National Recreation Area Should Be More Accessible To New Yorkers & Tourists; Senator Urges Dept. Of Interior To Begin Top-to-Bottom Review That could Link Subway Stops With Bus Routes & More - Plan Could Boost Park's Visitors, Better Support After-School & Youth Programs Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $16,000 In Federal Funding For Brier Hill Fire District Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015 Syracuse.com - NY congressman: Feds Should Help Us Fix Water Infrastructure Rep. Paul Tonko
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
May 8, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $23k In Fed Funds For Western Turnpike Rescue Squad In Albany County Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $12k In Fed Funds For Lackawanna Fire Department In Erie County Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 7, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $20,000 Federal Grant For Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps; Funding Means Vital Protective Equipment For First Responders Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 7, 2015 Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, United States Postal Service - U.S. Postal Service Must Invest in Modern and Efficient Delivery Fleet Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 7, 2015 Schumer: House Slashes Funding For Critical TIGER Grant Program That Would Make It Nearly Impossible For NY Communities To Access Vital Infrastructure Grants - Urges Restoration of Funding To Key Program Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations - Body Cameras for Police Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 5, 2015 Schumer: Local Residents Irked And Frustrated When Trains Idle For hours Outside Their Homes, Polluting The Air & Spewing Noxious Fumes Into Homes; Senator Says Norfolk Southern Made The Right Call By Creating A Direct Line For Locals To Report Complaints Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Schumer Urges FEMA To Be Ready To Expedite Approval For Fire-Related Disaster Declaration For Hudson Valley Areas Impacted By The Currently Raging & Fast-Moving Forest Fire In Shawangunk Ridge State Forest - Fighting Flames Are Currently Exhausting All Resources & Over 25 Fire Departments Are Battling To Put Out Fires & Help Evacuate Residents From Homes Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2015 Schumer Announces Legislation To Fix Major Shortcomings Of Recent Promulgated Fed Rule On Oil-By-Rail; Current Rule Takes 8 Years To Fully Phase Out Dangerous Oil Cars & Leaves Out Capital Region From Major Speed Protections; New Legislation To Fix These & Other Shortcomings Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $300,000 For The New York State Fire Training Academy In Montour Falls Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2015 Boxer, Schumer, McCaskill Re-Introduce 'Safe Rental Car Act' to Keep Rental Cars Under Safety Recall Off the Roads Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 1, 2015 Tonko Releases Statement on Oil Train Safety Announcement Rep. Paul Tonko
May 1, 2015 Schumer, Boxer, McCaskill Re-Introduce Safe Rental Car Act To Keep Rental Cars Under Recall Off The Roads And Ban Rental Car Companies From Renting Or Selling Recalled Vehicles Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2015 Schumer Pushes Feds T Cut Red Tape And Approve Fed Funding To Rebuild Broome County's Glen Aubry Fire Department Outside Of Flood Zone Feds Have Previously Denied Funding For Relocation, Depriving Community Of Essential Fire & Public Safety Services Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Wyden, Schumer, Feinstein, Casey, Merkley, Brown, Warner Introduce Bill to Protect Communities from Oil Train Accidents Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 30, 2015 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Airplane Noise Rep. Grace Meng
April 30, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $800,000 In Federal Funding For Clinton County Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Schumer Introduces Legislation To Incentivize Rail Companies To Phase Out Dangerous Crude Oil-Carrying Tanker Cars Sooner Rather Than Later -- Bill Would Place A Fee on Old & Dangerous Rail Cars Carrying Volatile Crude, And Give Financial Incentive To Those Who Phase Out Within 3 Years Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - U.S. Open Skies Policy Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
April 29, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Immediately Approve Sidney's Innovative, Long-Term Flood Protection Proposal -- Project Would Reduce Future Flood Damage & Avoid Costly Battle Against Flood Waters Year After Year Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 29, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $270K In Fed Funds For Greenburgh Police Department In Westchester County Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2015 Schumer: More Fed Funding Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Urges Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Funds For Village To Make Fire Dept. Construction A Reality Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2015 Letter to Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Committee on Finance - Highway Trust Fund Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 28, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, Jeffries Announce Over $3 Million In Federal Sandy Funding For Repairs To Coney Island's Steeplechase Pier Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2015 Schumer: 'Swatting' Attacks On Dramatic Rise Across Long Island -- Over 50 Incidents Have Occurred In Past Year -- Costing Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives; Schumer Introduces New Bill To Crack Down On Swatting & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Local Residents, Law Enforcement Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $177k In Fed Funds For Two Wester New York Fire Departments Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $460k For In Fed Funds For Two Rochester Fire Departments Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $21k In Fed Funds For Schuyler Ambulance, Inc. In Oneida County Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $430,000 In Federal Funding For Ithaca And Trumansburg Fire Departments Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $470,000 In Federal Funding For The Yonkers Fire Department And Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance Corps Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $100,000 In Federal Funds For Black River Ambulance Squad, Inc. In Jefferson County Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $290,000 For Binghamton Fire Department Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple North Country Bus And Train Manufacturers Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple Rochester Finger Lakes Area Bus And Train Manufacturers Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple Southern Tier Bus and Train Manufacturers Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 21, 2015 Water Infrastructure, Safe Climate Caucus Rep. Paul Tonko
April 21, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Seeks Solutions for the Country, Keeps Brooklyn at Heart Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 20, 2015 Schumer, Blumenthal: Despite Recent Rail Crashes, Like Puyten Duyvil & Derailment Of Dangerous Oil Cars, Positive Train Control, Best Way To Prevent Dangerous Crashes, Has Not Yet Been Implemented; Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring PTC By 2018, For Both Passenger & Freight Trains Carrying Hazardous Oil Cars Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2015 Schumer: Feds Must Fund $64M Modernization Project For the US Plaza At the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge To Help Alleviate Crippling Delays; Would Create And Sustain Over 1,500 Construction Jobs & Cut Down On Egregious Wait Times -- Schumer Launches Campaign to Have Feds Approve Funds ASAP Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2015 Nationwide Rash Of 'Swatting' Attacks Now Threatening Local Rochester Residents, Costing Law Enforcement Thousands of Dollars When Wrongdoers Call In False Threats; Schumer Introduces New Bill To Crack Down On Swatting And Deter Alarming New Crime Trend; Over 12 Swatting Attacks In Rochester Have Triggered Police Swat Teams To Respond To Homes Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2015 Schumer, Blumenthal: Despite Recent Rail Crashes, Like Spuyten Duyvil & Derailment of Dangerous Oil Cars, Positive Train Control, Best Way to Prevent Dangerous Crashes, Has Not Yet Been Implemented; Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring PTC by 2018, For Both Passenger & Freight Trains Carrying Hazardous Oil Cars Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Date Title Politician
June 2, 2015 Schumer, Meeks, Goldfeder: Following Army Corps' Public Meeting & Community Input, Lawmakers Urge Feds To Provide Rockaway Communities With Most Resilient Beach Protection Plan And The Maximum Number Of Rock Jetties And Groins; Push Army Corps To Choose 'Alternative III' Proposal, Which Will Install New Rock Groins Along Peninsula Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2015 With More than One-In-Three New York Bridges in Need of Repair, Gillibrand Announces New Measure to Give States the Authority to Use More Federal Funds on Local Bridge Improvement Projects Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 1, 2015 Schumer: Hundreds Of Recent Copper Thefts On Mass Transit Have Caused Major Delays, Put NYC Passengers At Risk, & Cost Millions Of Dollars; With Copper Theft On Rise, Schumer Calls For Crackdown On Metal Theft Trafficking Network Through Legislation That Stops Large, Untraceable Cash Payments To Copper Thieves Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Key Committee Approval of More Than Seven Million to the 107th Air Wing Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 1, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Key Committee Approval of More than Four Million to the Army Reserve Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 1, 2015 Schumer Launches Push To Secure Fed Funding For The Long-Awaited Runway Extension At Ogdensburg Airport -- Longer Runway Will Help New Flights Land & Enable Airport To Begin Low-Fare Airline Service With Allegiant Air, A Key For Regional Job Growth And Increased Tourism Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2015 Schumer: In Wake Of Most Recent, Dangerous Green-Laser Attack On Five Pilots Flying Out Of And To New York, Senator Renews Push For FDA To Ban The Sale Of The Most High-Powered, Long-Range Green Laser Pointers; Evil-Doers & Pranksters Purposely Use Green Lasers To Harass Pilots, But Serious Consequences Include Blindness & Disorientation While Flying Plane Full Of Passengers In The Air Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015 Schumer: Wyoming County Fire And Emergency Services Communications Are Delayed Because First Responders Cannot Gain Access To Radio Frequencies Without Canadian Approval -- Urges Feds To Go To Bat For Wyoming County & Break Through Red Tape That Has Help Up Approval Process Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2015 Rep. Jeffries Statement on the Importance of Ride-Sharing Services in New York City Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 28, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $57,000 In Federal Funding For The Plattsburgh Fire Department Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015 Schumer Announces, Following His Push, FEMA Has Agreed To Fund $3.1 Million Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Previouisly Urged Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Fed Funds To Make Village Fire Dept Construction A Reality Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2015 Schumer: 'Swatting' Attacks On Dramatic Rise Across Hudson Valley -- Recent Attack Caused A School To Go On Lockdown, And Are Costing Police Depts. Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives; Schumer Introduces New Federal Bill To Crack Down On 'Swatting' & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Residents & Law Enforcement Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $24k In Fed Funding For Belgium Cold Springs Volunteer Fire District In Central New York Sen.Chuck Schumer
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 21, 2015 Schumer Calls On USDA To Meet With Locals Regarding Expensive Flood Repair And Mitigation Projects; Village Of Avon Was Pummeled By Recent Floods & Now The Villiage Could Be Stuck Paying For Expensive Projects To Update Local Water System Infratructure Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015 Schumer Announces FAA Will Install Critically-Needed Runway Lighting Systems At New York's 3 Major Airports By End Of Year; After Plane Skidded Off Runway Senator Demanded FAA Get System In Place; Will Help Prevent Crashes & Dangerous Collisions At NY's Three Airports Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2015 Schumer urges Feds To Ensure Critical Safety System Is Installed & Immediately Implemented Along Rail Routes Throughout Upstate New York, Before It's Too Late; Lessons From Philadelphia Derailment Need To Be Applied In New York Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2015 Transportation Infrastructure Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 19, 2015 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 18, 2015 Schumer: Gateway National Recreation Area's Iconic Jacob Riis Bathhouse Should Be Refurbished Into A Multi-Functional Modern Visitor Facility For Beach Goers; Urges Feds To Provide Federal Funding To Transform Historic Art Deco Bathhouse & Make Major Ecological Improvements To Jamaica Bay's West Pond Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 Roll Call - Schumer Rebuts Boehner, Ties Amtrak Funding to Crash Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 13, 2015 U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Death of Midshipman Justin Zemser Rep.Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2015 Blumenthal, Schumer Statement on Amtrak Derailment 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 13, 2015 Schumer, Blumenthal: Safety Must Come First; We Have To Examine Rail Safety Across The Country 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 Congressman Nadler Statement on Derailment of New York City-bound Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 12, 2015 Schumer: NYC's Gateway National Recreation Area Should Be More Accessible To New Yorkers & Tourists; Senator Urges Dept. Of Interior To Begin Top-to-Bottom Review That could Link Subway Stops With Bus Routes & More - Plan Could Boost Park's Visitors, Better Support After-School & Youth Programs Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $16,000 In Federal Funding For Brier Hill Fire District Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015 Syracuse.com - NY congressman: Feds Should Help Us Fix Water Infrastructure Rep.Paul Tonko
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
May 8, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $23k In Fed Funds For Western Turnpike Rescue Squad In Albany County Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $12k In Fed Funds For Lackawanna Fire Department In Erie County Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 7, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $20,000 Federal Grant For Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps; Funding Means Vital Protective Equipment For First Responders Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 7, 2015 Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, United States Postal Service - U.S. Postal Service Must Invest in Modern and Efficient Delivery Fleet Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 7, 2015 Schumer: House Slashes Funding For Critical TIGER Grant Program That Would Make It Nearly Impossible For NY Communities To Access Vital Infrastructure Grants - Urges Restoration of Funding To Key Program Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations - Body Cameras for Police Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 5, 2015 Schumer: Local Residents Irked And Frustrated When Trains Idle For hours Outside Their Homes, Polluting The Air & Spewing Noxious Fumes Into Homes; Senator Says Norfolk Southern Made The Right Call By Creating A Direct Line For Locals To Report Complaints Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2015 Schumer Urges FEMA To Be Ready To Expedite Approval For Fire-Related Disaster Declaration For Hudson Valley Areas Impacted By The Currently Raging & Fast-Moving Forest Fire In Shawangunk Ridge State Forest - Fighting Flames Are Currently Exhausting All Resources & Over 25 Fire Departments Are Battling To Put Out Fires & Help Evacuate Residents From Homes Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2015 Schumer Announces Legislation To Fix Major Shortcomings Of Recent Promulgated Fed Rule On Oil-By-Rail; Current Rule Takes 8 Years To Fully Phase Out Dangerous Oil Cars & Leaves Out Capital Region From Major Speed Protections; New Legislation To Fix These & Other Shortcomings Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $300,000 For The New York State Fire Training Academy In Montour Falls Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2015 Boxer, Schumer, McCaskill Re-Introduce 'Safe Rental Car Act' to Keep Rental Cars Under Safety Recall Off the Roads Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 1, 2015 Tonko Releases Statement on Oil Train Safety Announcement Rep.Paul Tonko
May 1, 2015 Schumer, Boxer, McCaskill Re-Introduce Safe Rental Car Act To Keep Rental Cars Under Recall Off The Roads And Ban Rental Car Companies From Renting Or Selling Recalled Vehicles Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2015 Schumer Pushes Feds T Cut Red Tape And Approve Fed Funding To Rebuild Broome County's Glen Aubry Fire Department Outside Of Flood Zone Feds Have Previously Denied Funding For Relocation, Depriving Community Of Essential Fire & Public Safety Services Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Wyden, Schumer, Feinstein, Casey, Merkley, Brown, Warner Introduce Bill to Protect Communities from Oil Train Accidents Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 30, 2015 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Airplane Noise Rep.Grace Meng
April 30, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $800,000 In Federal Funding For Clinton County Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Schumer Introduces Legislation To Incentivize Rail Companies To Phase Out Dangerous Crude Oil-Carrying Tanker Cars Sooner Rather Than Later -- Bill Would Place A Fee on Old & Dangerous Rail Cars Carrying Volatile Crude, And Give Financial Incentive To Those Who Phase Out Within 3 Years Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - U.S. Open Skies Policy Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
April 29, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Immediately Approve Sidney's Innovative, Long-Term Flood Protection Proposal -- Project Would Reduce Future Flood Damage & Avoid Costly Battle Against Flood Waters Year After Year Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 29, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $270K In Fed Funds For Greenburgh Police Department In Westchester County Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2015 Schumer: More Fed Funding Needed To Replace Village Of Wellsburg Fire Dept. & Save Local Taxpayers Hundreds Of Thousands -- Senator, Who Has Long Advocated For Wellsburg, Urges Feds To Expedite & Approve Additional Funds For Village To Make Fire Dept. Construction A Reality Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2015 Letter to Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Committee on Finance - Highway Trust Fund Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 28, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, Jeffries Announce Over $3 Million In Federal Sandy Funding For Repairs To Coney Island's Steeplechase Pier Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2015 Schumer: 'Swatting' Attacks On Dramatic Rise Across Long Island -- Over 50 Incidents Have Occurred In Past Year -- Costing Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives; Schumer Introduces New Bill To Crack Down On Swatting & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Local Residents, Law Enforcement Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $177k In Fed Funds For Two Wester New York Fire Departments Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $460k For In Fed Funds For Two Rochester Fire Departments Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $21k In Fed Funds For Schuyler Ambulance, Inc. In Oneida County Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $430,000 In Federal Funding For Ithaca And Trumansburg Fire Departments Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $470,000 In Federal Funding For The Yonkers Fire Department And Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance Corps Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $100,000 In Federal Funds For Black River Ambulance Squad, Inc. In Jefferson County Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 24, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $290,000 For Binghamton Fire Department Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple North Country Bus And Train Manufacturers Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple Rochester Finger Lakes Area Bus And Train Manufacturers Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 23, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Reverse Course On Transit Proposal That Could Put Hundreds Of Local Jobs At Risk & Cripple Southern Tier Bus and Train Manufacturers Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 21, 2015 Water Infrastructure, Safe Climate Caucus Rep.Paul Tonko
April 21, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Seeks Solutions for the Country, Keeps Brooklyn at Heart Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 20, 2015 Schumer, Blumenthal: Despite Recent Rail Crashes, Like Puyten Duyvil & Derailment Of Dangerous Oil Cars, Positive Train Control, Best Way To Prevent Dangerous Crashes, Has Not Yet Been Implemented; Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring PTC By 2018, For Both Passenger & Freight Trains Carrying Hazardous Oil Cars Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2015 Schumer: Feds Must Fund $64M Modernization Project For the US Plaza At the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge To Help Alleviate Crippling Delays; Would Create And Sustain Over 1,500 Construction Jobs & Cut Down On Egregious Wait Times -- Schumer Launches Campaign to Have Feds Approve Funds ASAP Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2015 Nationwide Rash Of 'Swatting' Attacks Now Threatening Local Rochester Residents, Costing Law Enforcement Thousands of Dollars When Wrongdoers Call In False Threats; Schumer Introduces New Bill To Crack Down On Swatting And Deter Alarming New Crime Trend; Over 12 Swatting Attacks In Rochester Have Triggered Police Swat Teams To Respond To Homes Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2015 Schumer, Blumenthal: Despite Recent Rail Crashes, Like Spuyten Duyvil & Derailment of Dangerous Oil Cars, Positive Train Control, Best Way to Prevent Dangerous Crashes, Has Not Yet Been Implemented; Senators Introduce Legislation Requiring PTC by 2018, For Both Passenger & Freight Trains Carrying Hazardous Oil Cars Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
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