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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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04/21/2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Sinema, Kelly Urge Administration to Quickly Fix Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for Arizona Entertainment Businesses
03/19/2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rubio Joins Menendez, Colleagues in Calling on Biden to Officially Recognize Armenian Genocide
11/11/2020 Letter to Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Senator steps up to the plate & hits a home run for Binghamton Rumble Ponies; following his relentless advocacy on behalf of the beloved Southern Tier team, Schumer announces, not only are the Mets keeping the Rumble Ponies in Bing, but the team will also remain class AA
10/14/2020 Letter to Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress - Menendez, Colleagues Call on Library of Congress to Recognize Armenian Genocide Despite Trump Administration's Denial
08/28/2020 Letter to Sherry Frear, Chief of the National Register of Historic Places & National Historic Landmarks Program for the National Parks Service - Schumer renews major push to designate historic Saratoga Gem, Grant Cottage, site where legendary personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant were completed, as a national historic landmark; official designation will revitalize Capital Region tourism economy
07/24/2020 Letter to Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - After personal intervention, Schumer announces Toronto Blue Jays choose Buffalo as their home for the 2020 MLB season
07/23/2020 Letter to Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - As the Toronto Blue Jays decide their home for the 2020 MLB season, Schumer, in letter & personal call to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, pitches Buffalo's Sahlen field to host the team for the 2020 season
06/11/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy
02/27/2020 Letter to Jon Parrish Reede, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities - In the wake of the devastating fire in Chinatown Museum, Schumer urges National Endowment for the Humanities to award an emergency grant to the Museum of Chinese in America; emergency funds will aid museum in recovery efforts after fire damaged up to 85,000 artifacts
02/13/2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Shaheen Leads Bipartisan Effort to Add Lost Navy Sailors to Vietnam Memorial, Requests Meeting with Defense Secretary
01/29/2020 Letter to Bill Byrne, Global Director of Aer Lingus - Schumer calls on Aer Lingus to consider Stewart International Airport for new flights, specifically to Ireland and Great Britain; senator says new routes from Stewart would help boost economic development, tourism economy in the Hudson Valley
12/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Jim Reilly, Dir. of the U.S. Geological Survey - Gillibrand, Schumer announce that following their push, Adirondack mountain renamed after New York suffragist Inez Milholland
12/15/2019 Letter to Tara Wallace, Chair of the U.S. Board of Geographic Names - Gillibrand, Schumer announce that following their push, Adirondack mountain renamed after New York suffragist Inez Milholland
12/06/2019 Letter to Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Schumer meets with Minor League Baseball president & team owners to dissect plan that could strike Minor League Baseball out of Upstate NY; senator continues effort to pick-off MLB proposal to upend minor leagues
11/20/2019 Letter to Robert Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Following MLB's curveball, upending minor league baseball across Upstate NY, Schumer calls on MLB to stop, rework plan & engage with NY communities before making any decisions; going to bat for all NY teams, senator says MLB owes transparency to the thousands of loyal fans, avoid playing hardball & hear them out ASAP
08/09/2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - With federal funding for Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor at risk, Gillibrand, Schumer, Tonko, Higgins, Morelle, Delgado push to extend canalway's funding cap in must-pass national defense bill
08/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families
06/17/2019 Letter to the Hon. P. Daniel Smith, Acting Director of the National Parks Service - At Historic Grant Cottage, Site Where Legendary Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Were Completed, Schumer Launches Major Push to Designate Saratoga Gem as A National Historic Landmark; Official Designation Would Be a Boon to Capital Region Tourism Economy
10/02/2018 Letter to Congressional Colleagues - With 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Set To Expire In 2020, Stand Up For 9/11 Heroes; Cosponsor Upcoming Legislation To Permanently Reauthorize And Fund VCF
10/02/2018 Letter to Colleagues - With 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Set to Expire In 2020, Reps. Maloney, Nadler, & King and Sens. Schumer & Gillibrand Urge Congress to Stand Up For 9/11 Heroes; Cosponsor Upcoming Legislation to Permanently Reauthorize and Fund VCF
02/25/2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support of US-Canada-Mexico United Bid for 2026 FIFA World Cup
02/21/2018 Letter to the President - Blunt, Van Hollen, and 42 Senators Urge Support of US-Canada-Mexico United Bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
12/11/2017 Letter to Mr. Loether, National Park Service - Approve the Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project Request for Property to the National Register of Historic Places
10/03/2017 Letter to Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - State Dept. Should Continue to Work with Iraqi Jewish Community to Ensure Artifacts Remain Accessible to Jews Worldwide
09/20/2017 Letter to Acting Director Reynolds - Syracuse Project

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