| April 16, 2015
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Top US Lawmakers to Discuss Police Killings as Reform Momentum Builds
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 16, 2015
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Schumer, Higgins Urge Feds to Expedite Approvals for Life-Saving Helicopter Landing Pad at New John R. OiShei Children's Hospital on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 16, 2015
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Schumer, Higgins Urge Feds To Expedite Approvals For Life-Saving Helicopter Landing Pad At New John R. Oishei Children's Hospital On The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus -- Helipad Will Be Crucial For Pediatric Emergency Crews Transporting Critically Ill & Injured Patients
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 16, 2015
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Top US Lawmakers to Discuss Police Killings as Reform Momentum Builds
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 15, 2015
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Rep. Nadler Announces $1.3 Million in Federal Funding for the Battery Park Community Center
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| April 14, 2015
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Opening Our Eyes to the Epidemic of Police Violence in America
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 14, 2015
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Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senate and House Lawmakers From Across the Country Introduce Critical Reauthorization of James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| April 13, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3 Million In Funding For Positive Train Control, Rail Safety Improvements
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 9, 2015
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Schumer: With Only 1 Federal Railroad Inspector For All 3,000 Train Bridges In NYS, Which Are Now Carrying Dangerous Crude Oil Trains, Senator Calls For More Railroad Bridge Inspectors
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2015
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Schumer Announces: "Prepare For Takeoff"; JetBlue Airways Will Begin Long-Awaited Albany Flights On December 10th With Non-Stop Service To Ft. Lauderdale & Orlando -- Flights Available For Purchase Online Starting Today; Will Enable Capital Region Travelers To Fly Directly To Florida Without Layovers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 2, 2015
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Obama Signs Slain Officer Family Support Act
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 1, 2015
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President Obama Signs Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 Into Law
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
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| April 1, 2015
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Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Standards for Transporting Flammable Material
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| March 31, 2015
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Schumer: New I-95 Tolls Placed By Connecticut On NY Border Could Back Up 14,000 Trucks And Cars & Divert Traffic Into Rye & Port Chester, Overwhelming Local Streets As Drivers Avoid Toll; Plan Should Not Progress Without Adequate Community Input -- Schumer Calls On CT Officials To Listen To And Incorporate NY Concerns Before Moving Forward
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 27, 2015
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Letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx, Department of Transportation - Bird Strike Prevention Technology at Nation's Airports
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| March 26, 2015
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Schumer Launches Push To Create First-Ever Dedicated Funding Stream For Federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Testing Sites Like Nuair In Central New York - Funding Would Allow Test Sites To Further Develop Technology * Perform Cutting-Edge Research
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 26, 2015
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Schumer Leads Group Of Senators From Six Key States In Full-Court Press Urging Feds To Release Strongest Rul Possible, As Soon As Possible, To Toughen Tank Car Standards For Crude Oil Transportation By Rail
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 26, 2015
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Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the Department of Transportation - DOT Study on Commercial Trucks
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| March 25, 2015
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Schumer Launches New Effort To Provide Additional Grants Instead Of Just Loans For NYS Sewer Repair Projects - Fed Sewer Funds, Currently Available As Loans, Can Make Upgrades Difficult For Communities To Afford
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 25, 2015
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Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| March 25, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler Announce Over $343 Million In Federal Sandy-Relief Funding For MTA's South Ferry Terminal Station
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 24, 2015
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Schumer Urges FEMA to Swiftly Review & Approve Additional Fed Funding For The City of Troy to Cover Cost of Major Repairs to Campbell Avenue & Adjoining Sewer, Which Were Severely Damaged During Hurricane Irene - Fed REimbursement Will Help Prevent Local Taxpayers From Shouldering Costs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 23, 2015
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Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Finalize New Oil Tank Car Standards
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 23, 2015
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Feinstein Supports Call for Crude-by-Rail Safety Investments
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| March 23, 2015
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Velázquez Releases Report on GOP Budget and NYC
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 23, 2015
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Letter to the Honorable Susan Collins, Charmin of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Crude Oil by Rail
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 23, 2015
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Schumer Calls on FAA to End Delays & Approve Critical Plan to Extend Runway at Macarthur Airport to Attract More Airlines & Improve Safety For Flyers; With FAA Predicting Major Flight Congestion at JFK & LGA in Next Decade - Time is of the Essence to Get Macarthur infrastructure Up to Speed
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 23, 2015
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Women's History Month
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| March 23, 2015
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Schumer Calls For TSA Pre-Check Enrollment Center at Syracuse Hancock International Airport; Currently, Local Residents Who Want to Enroll Must Travel to Oswego - New Enrollment Center Would Mean Shorter, More Convenient Security Lines For Syracuse Travelers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 23, 2015
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Letter to Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, and David Price, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee - TIGER Transportation Funding
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 21, 2015
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Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Tragic Fire in Midwood, Brooklyn
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| March 20, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey Urge FEMA To Expedite Over $5 Million in Federal Funding For Critical Power Grid Improvements at Norther Westchester Hospital; Hospital Lost Power For Three Days During Superstorm Sandy - Upgrades Will Help Hospital Better Withstand Future Storms
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 17, 2015
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Letter to Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, Mike Simpson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, and Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations - Harbor Maintenance Funding
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| 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 13, 2015
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Schumer Announces Rockland County Resident Michael Greco Unanimously Confirmed to be the Next U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York - Will Now be the First Latino to Hold This Prestigious & Vital Post in SDNY
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, De Blasio, Jeffries Announce Over $15 Million In Sandy-Relief Funding For Repairs Made To The Louis Marshall School In Brooklyn
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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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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 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 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 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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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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Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| March 3, 2015
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Schumer Pushes for Fed Funds to Fully Dredge Rochester Harbor, Which Was Last Dredged on Routine Schedule in 2009; Urges Fed Appropriators to Allocate $2.3 Million to Effort - "Keeping Rochester Harbor Navigable is Critical for Safety & the Local Economy", Schumer
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 26, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Town Of Marshall To Receive More Than $2.7 Million In FEMA Funds To Upgrade Flood-Prone Bridge Over The Oriskany Creek
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Feb. 26, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Town of Marshall to Receive More Than $2.7 Million in FEMA Funds to Upgrade Flood-Prone Bridge Over the Oriskany Creek
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 26, 2015
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Schumer Announces Feds Have Agreed to Critical First Step in Developing Ice-Control Plan For West Seneca to Limit Ice Jams & Flooding Along Buffalo Creek - Following Schumer's Push, Army Corps to Launch Study; Senator Urges Study To Be Completed Quickly & Will Push For Plan To Be In Place ASAP
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 26, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Town Of Keene To Receive More Than $3.4 Million In FEMA Funds To Upgrade Flood-Prone Bridge Over East Branch Ausable River
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Feb. 26, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Town of Keene To Receive More Than $3.4 Million in FEMA Funds to Upgrade Flood-Prone Bridge Over East Branch Ausable River
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, DeBlasio 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 Announce Nearly $700,000 In Federal Funds For New Water Infrastructure In Orleans County
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer Announces U.S. Postal Service Has Heeded His Call & Agreed To Undertake Review Process That Could Give Halfmoon Its Own Zip Code; Town Is Currently Split Among Four Different Towns' Zip Codes - Review is Critical First Step Toward Preventing Confusion That Hinders Emergency Response & Hurts Local Businesses
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 24, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $700,000 In Federal Funds For New Water Infrastructure In Orleans County
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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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. 19, 2015
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Governor Cuomo Announces $28 Million for Flood Protection at LaGuardia Airport
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2015
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In Light Of Recent Electrocution of Hiker on FDR Estate, Schumer Calls On Amtrak To Audit All Of Its Power Lines In Dutchess County & Ensure They Are Not Putting Lives At Risk - Amtrak Trains Run Alongside Many Parks & Hiking Trails In Dutchess County
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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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| Feb. 18, 2015
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Menendez, Sires, Nadler Back Prieto-Sacco Bill to Ban Tourist Helicopters over Hudson River
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2015
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Schumer Pushes For Federal 'Transportation Safety Audit' At Site Of Deadly Ithaca Commons Truck Crash - Feds Should Analyze Intersection, Make Safety Recommendations & Then Implement Them To Prevent Accidents Like This Summer's From Happening Again
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 15, 2015
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In Light Of Fatal Metro-North Collision, Schumer, Blumenthal Introduce New Highway-Rail Grade Safety Crossing Bill; There Are Over 5,000 Rail Crossings In NY & CT, With Nearly 400 Accidents in Recent Years
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 13, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2.4 Million In Funding For Sandy-Related Repairs To Staten Island's St. George Ferry Terminal & Whitehall Ferry Terminal
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Feb. 13, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2.4 Million In Funding For Sandy-Related Repairs To Staten Island's St. George Ferry Terminal & Whitehall Ferry Terminal
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 11, 2015
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Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Improving Transportation Infrastructure
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| Feb. 11, 2015
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Letter to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, United States Representatives - Highway Funding
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $787 Million Federal Funding For MTA Sandy Repairs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney and Lowey Announce Significant $100 Million Metro-North Investment
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer Receives Assurance USPS Has No Plans To Further Consolidate Pitcher Street Post Office In Utica - Schumer, In Personal Meeting With Postmaster General, Stressed Importance Of Pitcher Street & Vowed To Fight To Keep Mohawk Valley Postal Hub Alive And Well
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $800,000 In Federal Funding For Water And Infrastructure Upgrades In The Town Of Richmond
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Town Of New Castle To Receive More Than $8.6 Million In FEMA Funds To Replace, Upgrade Flood-Prone Bridge Over The Kisco River Damaged By Superstorm Sandy
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Rice Announce Over $2.7M Million in Federal Transit Administration Sandy Funding for Long Beach to Replace 8 Buses & Vehicles
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Rice Announce Over $2.7 Million In Federal Transit Administration Sandy Funding For Long Beach To Replace 8 Buses & Vehicles
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Velazquez Announce Over $1.6 Million In Federal Sandy Funding For Permanent Repairs To Red Hook Container Terminal
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand, Maloney and Lowey Announce Significant $100 Million Metro-North Investment
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2015
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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $787 Million Federal Funding For MTA Sandy Repairs
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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