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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: National Security

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07/14/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SWIFTLY APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR NEW YORK COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY EXTREME FLASH FLOODING
09/27/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Supporters of Outbound Investment Legislation Urge Administration to Take Executive Action to Safeguard National Security, Protect Supply Chains
03/02/2022 Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chris Murphy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Shelley Capito, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Gillibrand, Schumer Push For Boost In Cybersecurity Funding As Russia Cyber Attacks Threaten New York State
01/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Kaine & Colleagues Sound Alarm Following Reports of High Denial Rates for At-Risk Afghans Applying for Humanitarian Parole into U.S.
09/22/2021 Letter to President Joe Biden - Schumer, Gillibrand Push President Biden To Swiftly Approve Disaster Declaration Following Severe Flooding From Tropical Storm Fred In Upstate NY
09/02/2021 Letter to the Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration For New York City, Long Island & Hudson Valley Communities Ravaged By Tropical Storm Ida
08/21/2021 Letter to the Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Schumer And Gillibrand Letter Urging Fema To Stand Ready To Quickly Approve Potential Disaster Declaration For New York In Anticipation Of Hurricane Henri
04/13/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Risch, Cornyn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
04/12/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senator Hassan, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Fully Fund Measure to Help United States Out-Compete China by Increasing Domestic Semiconductor Production
04/12/2021 Letter to President Joseph Biden - Cotton, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Support Funding for Increased U.S. Semiconductor Production
04/12/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Tonko, Schumer, Gillibrand, Katko Call on Biden Administration to Invest in U.S. Semiconductor Production
12/08/2020 Letter to Honorable Christopher Wray, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mr. Joseph B. Maher, Principal Deputy General Counsel Senior Official Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security - Heinrich And Senate Democrats Write To FBI And DHS Requesting Information On QAnon Threat Posed To America And Abroad
11/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Admin. of the General Services Administration - Udall and Heinrich to GSA: Stop Playing Politics with Presidential Transition
10/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - As hospitals face reduced services & potential closures, Schumer successfully secures change to provider relief fund he helped to establish, ensuring funding can be used to shore up crippling lost revenues; Feds heed Schumer's call to issue new guidance, allowing $$$ to go towards protecting hospitals & thousands of NY patients
10/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Schumer, Gillibrand warn: Complicated USDA classifications exclude meat sourced from breeding animals from the coronovirus relief program; senators demand USDA reverse course and reinstate breeding animal eligibility to allow hard-hit Upstate dairy farmers to recuperate losses and receive federal assistance
10/22/2020 Letter to General Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau - Feinstein, Wyden, Leahy, Schumer, Merkley, Colleagues Ask National Guard for Wildfire Readiness Assessment
10/15/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - After Schumer secured $10.7 billion for NY hospitals & providers this Spring, Feds now reverse course, threaten ability for funding to be used for crippling lost revenues; as NY hospitals face reduced services & potential closures, Schumer demands Feds immediately issue new guidance allowing $$$ for lost revenues to protect hospitals & thousands of NY patients
10/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Into Political Inference With Coronavirus Information
09/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Schumer, Gillibrand Urge President Trump To Support Major Disaster Declaration For New York State In Wake Of Tropical Storm Isaias
09/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Durbin, Leading Senate Dems Demand Immediate U.S. Sanctions For Russian Interference In 2020 Elections
08/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Blasting Trump Administration's Constant, Dangerous Political Interference In COVID-19 Response
08/11/2020 Letter to John McAvoy, President and CEO of Consolidated Edison Inc. - Schumer, Gillibrand call on Con Edison for answers regarding massive power outages impacting New Yorkers
08/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Press White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard's COVID-19 Response
08/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Schumer reveals: As Upstate New York economies continue to recover from pandemic, NY hemp farmers have major concerns with proposed USDA guidelines that would hinder growth & devastate future of hemp industry; however, USDA shuts Upstate farmers out of Fed process, leading to problematic, impending final rules; senator calls on USDA to immediately halt Reg implementations, hear out Upstate hemp producers & make critical improvements to final plan to help NY hemp farms harvest potential
08/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - Following reports of new penalties for boaters crossing into the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence river mid-transit, Schumer calls for common sense, clear, & consistent cross-border travel enforcement; fines for boats on water & undocked, hurt already-devastated cross-border tourism industry in Northern New York

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