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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
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
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