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Gillibrand Statement on Importance of Network Security
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May 29, 2009
Senators Schumer and Gillibrand Announce Over $1.1 Million For Plattsburgh International Airport
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded two grants totaling $1,140,000 to Plattsburgh International Airport for infrastructure improvements and safety enhancements. A $950,000 grant will be used to upgrade nose doc hangars and a grant of $190,000 will be used to perform terminal expansion and security improvements. "Upgrading our airports is essential to keeping our passengers and pilots safe," said … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $5 Million for Medical Research, Services in New York City
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $5,437,612 in federal dollars to support medical research and training programs at hospitals, universities, laboratories and research facilities in New York City. These funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will help move forward on critical research and treatment to help improve the lives of all New Yorkers, and are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $700,000 to Support Medical Research at New York Medical College
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $727,425 in federal dollars to help advance medical research and treatment at New York Medical College in Valhalla. These funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will help move forward on critical research and treatment to help improve the lives of all New Yorkers, and are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $300,000 for Medical Research, Treatment for Syracuse
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $341,280 in federal dollars from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance research and treatment for heart-related birth defects at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. The federal investment is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year. "Federal funding for medical research and training is needed … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $300,000 to Support Medical Research, Training in Rochester
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $333,475 in federal dollars to support medical training and research programs at Rochester General Hospital and the University of Rochester. The funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will help advance medical research and treatment, as well as give student and teachers hands-on training and experience in National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories. The federal investments … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $400,000 for Medical Research, Training in the Hudson Valley
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $430,031 in federal dollars to support medical research and training programs at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Public Research. The federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will help move forward on critical research and give Hudson Valley students and teachers hands-on training and research experience in National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories. The federal … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $25,000 to Support Medical Training in Buffalo
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $25,836 in federal dollars to support medical training programs at the University at Buffalo. These federal dollars from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will help move forward on critical research and treatment to help improve the lives of all New Yorkers, and are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year. … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $300,000 to Improve Medical Reasearch on Long Island
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $295,326 to advance research and treatment at SUNY Stony Brook. The federal dollars will help Stony Brook move forward on critical research and treatment to help improve the lives of all New Yorkers, and are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year. "Long Island is growing and its medical research needs to grow with it. … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $35,000 to Support Medical Services in the Southern Tier
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $35,160 in federal dollars to help give students and teachers at Binghamton University hands-on training and research experience in National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories. These federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year."Federal funding for … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $70,000 to Support Medical Training Opportunities in Capital Region
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $70,294 in federal dollars to help give students and teachers in the Capital Region hands-on training and experience in National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories. These federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year. "Federal funding for medical … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $100,000 to Support Medical Research, Training at Cornell
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $124,541 in federal dollars to support medical training and research programs at Cornell University. The funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will help advance medical research and treatment, as well as give student and teachers hands-on training and experience in National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories. The federal investments for Cornell are part of the American … Continue Reading
May 28, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $445,000 for Medical Reasearch, Treatment in the North Country
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $445,000 in federal dollars from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance research and treatment to fight influenza at Trudeau Institute, Inc. The federal investment for this North Country institute is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Senators Schumer and Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year. "Federal funding for medical research and training is … Continue Reading
May 27, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand Request Additional $350 Million in Federal Funding to Prepare for and Respond to H1N1 Influenza Virus
Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced their push to include no less than $350 million in the final Supplemental Appropriations bill to upgrade state and local ability to prepare for and respond to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and other potential pandemics. The Senators are asking that this money be included in addition to funding already set aside for the Department of Health and Human Services to address vaccine development and general preparedness. As the … Continue Reading
May 26, 2009
In Conversation With President Obama This Morning, Gillibrand Praised Historic Decision to Nominate Judge Sotomayor
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand praised President Barack Obama's historic move to select Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court. Earlier this month, Senators Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer sent a personal letter to President Obama recommending that he appoint Judge Sotomayor to serve as the first Latino on the nation's highest court. "I spoke with President Obama this morning and told him that he had made a historic and … Continue Reading
May 22, 2009
Gillibrand Gets Commitment From U.S. Post Office that they Will Continue to Honor Fallen Hero From Washington Heights
New York, NY - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has agreed to carry the dedication to local fallen hero Sergeant Riayan Tejeda to a new facility, if the Post Office on West 180th Street in Washington Heights currently dedicated in his honor is forced to close. According to the USPS the lease for the property on which the Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office is located expires on July 31, 2009. While the USPS has been working to … Continue Reading
May 21, 2009
Gillibrand Statement on Arrests in NYC Terror Plot
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May 21, 2009
Gillibrand Joins Senators To Introduce Resolution Calling For Consumer Choice In Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C. - Twenty-eight U.S. Senators today introduced a resolution calling for the inclusion of federally-backed health insurance option in health care reform. The Senators resolution says that any reform of our nation's health care system should give consumers a choice of an affordable, federally-backed option to introduce competition in the health insurance market and contain health care costs. A copy of the resolution can be found here. The Senators' resolution expresses that the … Continue Reading
May 21, 2009
Schumer, Gillibrand: Coyotes In Ontario Would Be Too Close For Comfort; New Hockey Team Would Threaten Future Of Buffalo Sabres
United States Senators Charles E Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, in a personal letter to National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, today expressed their opposition to the Phoenix Coyotes professional hockey team's potential move to Hamilton, Ontario - 45 miles away from Buffalo. The senators contend that locating another hockey team so close to Buffalo would threaten the Sabres by potentially reducing their fan base and reducing their revenue. The Sabres receive approximately … Continue Reading
May 21, 2009
Gillibrand, Murkowski Offer Amendment to Strengthen Afghanistan Reconstruction Efforts
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