Senator Charles E. Schumer

Date	Title
11/05/12	SCHUMER CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND – HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY DISASTER GET FEDERAL AID
11/05/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE APPROVED FOR STRUGGLING NEW YORKERS REELING FROM HURRICANE SANDY
11/02/12	SCHUMER TOURS FLOOD DAMAGE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY & LAUNCHES PUSH TO EXPAND MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR COUNTY TO INCLUDE ALL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
11/02/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: FALLEN TREES AND BRANCHES GREATLY SLOWING POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS – ANNOUNCE EXPERT FEDERAL TEAMS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO NEW YORK TO HELP CLEAR ROADS AND POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
11/02/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: FALLEN TREES AND BRANCHES GREATLY SLOWING POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS – ANNOUNCE EXPERT FEDERAL TEAMS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO NEW YORK TO HELP CLEAR ROADS AND POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
11/02/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE FEMA HAS APPROVED MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND COUNTIES
11/01/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, HOCHUL HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANT WORK OF NFARS NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS DURING SANDY RESPONSE; URGE DOD TO CONSIDER LIFESAVING EFFORTS IN FUTURE BASE DECISIONS
11/01/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR WESTCHESTER & ROCKLAND COUNTIES
11/01/12	SCHUMER: PORT OF NY NOW OPEN FOR FUEL TRANSPORT, HELPING TO ALLEVIATE GAS SHORTAGE
10/31/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $2.5 MILLION DEPT. OF ENERGY AWARD FOR PLUG POWER IN THE CAPITAL REGION
10/26/12	With Over 2,000 Unemployed Veterans in the Southern Tier… SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN TO SAVE EXPIRING TAX CREDITS FOR BUSINESSES THAT HIRE VETS – CREDITS ARE A PROVEN SUCCESS & GIVE COMPANIES LIKE LUFKIN-RMT UP TO $9,600 PER VET HIRED
10/26/12	SCHUMER: NEW CANANDAIGUA VA CAMPUS HOUSING FACILITY & TREATMENT CENTER MEANS HOMELESS VETS FROM CANANDAIGUA & BEYOND WILL SOON HAVE A HOME AND NEEDED CARE – SENATOR MARKS START OF WORK ON CADENCE SQUARE PROJECT
10/25/12	SCHUMER: IMPROPERLY USED GPS DEVICES CAUSING DOZENS OF TRUCKS TO HIT OVERPASSES IN WNY EACH YEAR – CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO CAUSE OF PROBLEM, AND FOR NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR GPS
10/24/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE DOZENS OF COUNTIES IN UPSTATE NY ELIGIBLE FOR DISASTER FUNDING AFTER THIS YEAR’S DROUGHT- DAMAGED CROPS ACROSS THE STATE
10/24/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS DESIGNATED CANANDAIGUA STC A “TRUSTED AGGREGATOR” OF CRITICAL NEW COMPONENTS FOR MILITARY—PRIZED DESIGNATION MEANS STC CAN COLLABORATE ON CRITICAL DEFENSE-RELATED PROJECTS
10/24/12	SCHUMER UNVEILS NATIONAL ONLINE PETITION IN SUPPORT OF MEDAL OF HONOR FOR WWI HERO, SERGEANT HENRY JOHNSON
10/22/12	SCHUMER HOLDS RALLY TO KEEP 450 HICKEY FREEMAN JOBS IN ROCHESTER AFTER SUITMAKER THAT DRESSES OBAMA, ROMNEY FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
10/22/12	SCHUMER HOLDS RALLY AT HICKEY FREEMAN WITH LOCAL WORKFORCE – PLEDGES TO AGAIN FIGHT FOR ICONIC ROCHESTER COMPANY & PRESERVE NEARLY 450 JOBS
10/19/12	IN WAKE OF FOILED TERRORIST ATTACK ON FEDERAL RESERVE, SCHUMER URGES IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF HIS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO INCREASE OVERSIGHT OF STUDENT VISA PROGRAM – NAFIS ENTERED U.S. ON STUDENT VISA
10/19/12	SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE, FACEBOOK PAGE FOR 2013 PRESIDENTIAL INUAGURATION CEREMONIES
10/17/12	SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FOR $4.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL DISASTER FUNDING TO REPAIR DAMAGED RAIL LINES IN CHENANGO – FREIGHT RAIL LINK IS CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN TIER
10/17/12	SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND: MORE THAN $635K COMING TO UPSTATE NEW YORK COMMUNITIES FOR NEW BULLETPROOF VESTS
10/16/12	SCHUMER: KEY PROGRAM PROVIDING $1.7 MILLION IN MEDICARE PAYMENT TO THREE ‘GLOW’ REGION HOSPITALS HAS EXPIRED & MUST BE REVIVED – SENATOR TOURS ORLEANS NEW HEALTH CENTER & LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN TO EXTEND MEDICARE PROGRAM CRITICAL TO JOBS & QUALITY CARE IN WNY HOSPITALS
10/16/12	SCHUMER LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN TO SAVE EXPIRING TAX CREDITS FOR BUSINESSES & MANUFACTURERS THAT HIRE VETS – CREDIT IS A PROVEN SUCCESS & GIVES EMPLOYERS, LIKE OTIS TECHNOLOGY, UP TO $9,600 PER VET HIRED
10/16/12	AFTER SCHUMER, MALONEY PUSH, NPS APPROVES KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS’ APPLICATION FOR A 99 YEAR LEASE TERM
10/16/12	SCHUMER: WITH SPIKE IN PRICE OF IRON, COPPER, AND OTHER METALS, CROOKS ARE STEALING FROM ONEIDA COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE, HOMES, BUSINESSES & MORE – LAUNCHES PLAN TO CRACK DOWN ON THEFT FROM CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENDANGERS LOCAL RESIDENTS
10/16/12	SCHUMER: KEY PROGRAM PROVIDING $1.7 MILLION IN MEDICARE PAYMENT TO THREE ‘GLOW’ REGION HOSPITALS HAS EXPIRED & MUST BE REVIVED – SENATOR TOURS ORLEANS NEW HEALTH CENTER & LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN TO EXTEND MEDICARE PROGRAM CRITICAL TO JOBS & QUALITY CARE IN WNY HOSPITALS
10/15/12	SCHUMER REVEALS: ONE BABY PER HOUR NOW BORN ADDICTED TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OR OTHER OPIATES; PUSHES PLAN TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST DISTURBING AND GROWING TREND
10/15/12	SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FOR $3.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL DISASTER FUNDING FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY FOOD & BEVERAGE ALLIANCE, CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, TO HELP HUDSON VALLEY FARMERS BOUNCE BACK FROM TROPICAL STORMS
10/15/12	SCHUMER: WITH SPIKE IN PRICE OF IRON, COPPER, AND OTHER METALS, CROOKS ARE STEALING FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY UNIVERSITIES, HOMES, PARKS, BUSINESSES & MORE – LAUNCHES PLAN TO CRACK DOWN ON THEFT FROM CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENDANGERS LOCAL RESIDENTS