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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Infrastructure

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01/22/2024 SCHUMER: AFTER CSX-OWNED BRIDGE IN MONROE COUNTY WAS FORCED TO CLOSE INDEFINITELY DUE TO DANGEROUS STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES FROM RAILROAD FAILING TO MAINTAIN IT, SCHUMER DEMANDS CSX ACT NOW TO RESTORE THIS VITAL ROADWAY FOR OGDEN & ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
01/17/2024 WITH USPS PROPOSING TO TRANSFER MAIL PROCESSING OPERATIONS FROM BUFFALO, SCHUMER DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM USPS ASAP; SAYS ANY PLANS THAT COULD UNDERMINE POSTAL SERVICE FOR BUFFALO AND WESTERN NY COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE STAMPED "RETURN TO SENDER"
09/01/2023 SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS RUNOFF DIVERTED FROM RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER MAIN COXSACKIE STREET TO SIDEWALKS AND RESOLVE ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN ONCE AND FOR ALL
11/01/2022 Letter to Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Wyden, Colleagues Urge FAA Action to Prevent Shrinking Plane Seat Sizes, Ensure Passenger Safety
10/19/2022 Letter to Stephanie Pollack, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration - Schumer Calls for Federal Safety Audit on Long Island's "deadliest Roads,' Including Routes 25 & 27; Jericho Turnpike & Middle County Road--alone--have Logged Dozens of Deaths With Fed Safety Admin; Senator Says Audit Could Drive Critical Transpo/safety Funds--he'll Push for--to LI
03/31/2022 Letter to Marcia Fudge, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Major Push to Revitalize Syracuse's 15th Ward Neighborhood, Dramatically Increase Fed Investment in Affordable Housing Surrounding I-81; Senators Urge Hud Secretary to Make Syracuse a National Model for Housing Transformation, Reconnecting CNY Disadvantaged Communities to New Economic Opportunities
03/03/2022 Letter to the Hon. Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Hon. Shelly Moore Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Schumer, Gillibrand lead effort to reauthorize and secure a critical increase in funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission -- to accelerate pandemic recovery, job creation, housing and childcare expansion, & infrastructure investment throughout Upstate New York
02/18/2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General USPS - SENATORS SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, CONGRESSMAN TONKO PUSH POSTMASTER GENERAL DEJOY TO KEEP ACADEMY STATION POST OFFICE DOORS OPEN
01/14/2022 Letter to Hon. Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army; Hon. Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers - Schumer, Velázquez Urge Federal Agencies to Fund Restoration of Caño Martín Peña in Puerto Rico
12/10/2021 Letter to Hon. Nuria Fernandez, Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration - Gillibrand, Schumer Call on Federal Transit Administration to Fund the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
11/17/2021 Letter to Deane Criswell, FEMA Administrator - Schumer, Gillibrand Urge FEMA to Reverse Decision Denying Individual Assistance to Steuben County for the Damage Caused By Tropical Storm Fred in August; Senators Say Flooding Cost Millions of Dollars in Damages Impacting Hundreds of Residents, and that FEMA's Denial is Shortsighted
11/08/2021 Letter to Jamie Pinkham, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Scott A Spellmon, Lieutenant General - Following His Visit to Mamaroneck, Schumer Calls Top Brass at Army to Demand Prioritization of Mamroneck Project; Hours After His Confirmation, Schumer Calls New Assistant Secretary to Make Mamaroneck Top Priority, Fully Fund Project, and Save Lives
04/09/2021 Letter to Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Schumer, Gillibrand Sound The Alarm On Sediment Build-Up In Barcelona Harbor; Senators Call On Army Corp Of Engineers To Dredge Federal Portion Of Harbor, Say Sediment Accumulation Threatens Operational Viability Of Harbor And Regional Economy
03/19/2021 Letter to Mr. Dominic J. Mancini, Deputy Administrator - Sens. Ossoff and Warnock, Colleagues Call on Office of Management and Budget to Reject Change That Could Reduce Local Funding
02/23/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Schumer, Gillibrand Urge DOT To Implement Local Hire Pilot Program For Highway And Other Infrastructure Projects
02/23/2021 Letter to The Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of The United States Department of Transportation - Schumer, Gillibrand Urge Dot to Implement Local Hire Pilot Program for Highway and Other Infrastructure Projects
09/15/2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Schumer, Gillibrand announce massive grant -- $11.5 million in FEMA funding for Yonkers fire department to hire 30 additional firefighters
09/04/2020 Letter to Hon. Matthew Luzzatto, Colonel for the Army Corps of Engineers, the Hon. Jason Toth, Colonel for the Army Corps of Engineers, John Litz, Colonel for the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Hon. Andrew Short, Colonel for the Army Corps of Engineers - After tragic dam failures in Michigan forced evacuation of thousands earlier this year, Schumer, Gillibrand demand Feds disclose what is being done to shore up the nearly 2,000 dams in New York, especially high -- and significant -- hazard dams
09/03/2020 Letter to Mr. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Defending Maine's Small Businesses, King Presses Postmaster General on Harmful Changes to Delivery Policy
08/20/2020 Letter to Mr. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Tester, Colleagues to Dejoy: Usps Operational Changes Disproportionately Harm Deployed Servicemembers
08/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - As Dejoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad
08/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Duncan, Chairman of the USPS Board of Governors, the Hon. Jon Barger, Member of the USPS Board of Governors, the Hon. Ron Bloom, Member of the USPS Board of Governors, the Hon. Roman Martinez, Member of the USPS Board of Governors, the Hon. Donald Moak, Member of the USPS Board of Governors, and the Hon. William Zollars, Member of the USPS Board of Governors - Wyden Joins Colleagues to Call on Postal Board of Governors to Immediately Reverse Changes Made by Trump Megadonor Turned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy That Have Degraded and Delayed Postal Service Operations
08/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mary Neumayr, Chairman on the Council of Environmental Quality - Bennet Joins Carper, 55 Colleagues in Bicameral Letter to White House Demanding Release of Public Records about Fast-Tracked Projects
08/05/2020 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Klobuchar, Peters, Carper, Schumer Call on USPS to Reliably Deliver Election Mail
07/30/2020 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Peters, Klobuchar, Carper & Schumer Demand Answers from USPS on Reported Changes to Delivery Services

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