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April 16, 2015 Top US Lawmakers to Discuss Police Killings as Reform Momentum Builds Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 16, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 16, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 16, 2015 Top US Lawmakers to Discuss Police Killings as Reform Momentum Builds Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 15, 2015 Rep. Nadler Announces $1.3 Million in Federal Funding for the Battery Park Community Center Rep. Jerry Nadler
April 14, 2015 Opening Our Eyes to the Epidemic of Police Violence in America Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 14, 2015 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 Rep. Grace Meng, ...
April 13, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3 Million In Funding For Positive Train Control, Rail Safety Improvements Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 6, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 2, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Obama Signs Slain Officer Family Support Act Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 1, 2015 President Obama Signs Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 Into Law Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
April 1, 2015 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Standards for Transporting Flammable Material Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 31, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 27, 2015 Letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx, Department of Transportation - Bird Strike Prevention Technology at Nation's Airports Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 26, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the Department of Transportation - DOT Study on Commercial Trucks Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 25, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 25, 2015 Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 25, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler Announce Over $343 Million In Federal Sandy-Relief Funding For MTA's South Ferry Terminal Station Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 24, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 23, 2015 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Finalize New Oil Tank Car Standards Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015 Feinstein Supports Call for Crude-by-Rail Safety Investments Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 23, 2015 Velázquez Releases Report on GOP Budget and NYC Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 23, 2015 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 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 23, 2015 Women's History Month Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 23, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 23, 2015 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 Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 21, 2015 Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Tragic Fire in Midwood, Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke
March 20, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 17, 2015 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 Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
March 15, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 13, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Reconstruction of Routes 3 and 30 in Tupper Lake Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
March 13, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, De Blasio, Jeffries Announce Over $15 Million In Sandy-Relief Funding For Repairs Made To The Louis Marshall School In Brooklyn Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 9, 2015 Eight Members Of Congress Ask Uber, Lyft, Sidecar To Adopt Fingerprint-Based Background Checks Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
March 8, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2015 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation - Grant Funding to Airports Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 5, 2015 Meng Secures More Airplane Noise Monitors for Queens Rep. Grace Meng
March 4, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015 Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 3, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
April 16, 2015 Top US Lawmakers to Discuss Police Killings as Reform Momentum Builds Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 16, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 16, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 16, 2015 Top US Lawmakers to Discuss Police Killings as Reform Momentum Builds Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 15, 2015 Rep. Nadler Announces $1.3 Million in Federal Funding for the Battery Park Community Center Rep.Jerry Nadler
April 14, 2015 Opening Our Eyes to the Epidemic of Police Violence in America Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 14, 2015 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 Rep.Grace Meng, ...
April 13, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $3 Million In Funding For Positive Train Control, Rail Safety Improvements Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 6, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 2, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Obama Signs Slain Officer Family Support Act Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 1, 2015 President Obama Signs Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 Into Law Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
April 1, 2015 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Standards for Transporting Flammable Material Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 31, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 27, 2015 Letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx, Department of Transportation - Bird Strike Prevention Technology at Nation's Airports Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 26, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 26, 2015 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the Department of Transportation - DOT Study on Commercial Trucks Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 25, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 25, 2015 Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 25, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, Nadler Announce Over $343 Million In Federal Sandy-Relief Funding For MTA's South Ferry Terminal Station Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 24, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 23, 2015 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Finalize New Oil Tank Car Standards Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015 Feinstein Supports Call for Crude-by-Rail Safety Investments Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 23, 2015 Velázquez Releases Report on GOP Budget and NYC Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 23, 2015 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 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 23, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 23, 2015 Women's History Month Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 23, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 23, 2015 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 Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 21, 2015 Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Tragic Fire in Midwood, Brooklyn Rep.Yvette Clarke
March 20, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 17, 2015 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 Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
March 15, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 13, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces Reconstruction of Routes 3 and 30 in Tupper Lake Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
March 13, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, De Blasio, Jeffries Announce Over $15 Million In Sandy-Relief Funding For Repairs Made To The Louis Marshall School In Brooklyn Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 9, 2015 Eight Members Of Congress Ask Uber, Lyft, Sidecar To Adopt Fingerprint-Based Background Checks Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
March 8, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2015 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation - Grant Funding to Airports Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 5, 2015 Meng Secures More Airplane Noise Monitors for Queens Rep.Grace Meng
March 4, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2015 Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 3, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 26, 2015 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
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