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SCHUMER
RELEASES ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT CARD
REVEALING: AFTER SEVEN YEARS, GOVERNMENT EFFORT HAS SLACKENED;
MASSIVE SECURITY HOLES STILL REMAIN - FEDERAL GOV'T GETS OVERALL
GRADE OF "C-"
Schumer's Report Gives Lower Overall Grade Due to
Lack of Progress Made Over the Last Year by the Administration
in Implementing Long-Delayed and Over-Budget Programs
Report Thoroughly Analyzes Major Security Areas Including
Energy Infrastructure Security for the First Time, Aviation
and Truck Security, and Protecting Our Borders
Senator: As We Close the Book on the Bush Administration,
New York and the Rest of the Country Remain Wide Open
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SCHUMER
ANNOUNCES OVER $120,000 FOR REDUCING GUN AND GANG CRIME IN
ROCHESTER AND BUFFALO
Rochester Institute of Technology Will Use Funds to Support
Programs For At-Risk Youth, Help Curb Violence in Communities
Schumer: Fighting Gang Violence is a Top Priority
for Community Safety
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SCHUMER,
HALL: VOLUNTEERS LEFT IN THE DUST AS GAS MILEAGE RATE INCREASES
ONLY FOR BUSINESS; BUSINESS TRAVELERS GET 58.5 CENTS/MILE AS VOLUNTEERS
GET APPALLING 14 CENTS/MILE
Schumer and Hall Announce Legislation Permanently Setting
Charity Mileage Reimbursement Rate At 70 Percent of the Business
Rate. Proposal Supported By More Than 100 Charitable Organizations,
Including Local Red Cross, Catholic Charities, Family Services,
Inc. Standing with Representatives from Local Charities at Dutchess
CAP Office, Schumer and Hall Make Push to Ease Pain at the Pump
for Local Charities and Volunteers
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SCHUMER
ANNOUNCES HUGE VICTORY IN EFFORTS TO DREDGE PORT OF OSWEGO - LONG-AWAITED
EQUIPMENT HAS ARRIVED, MUCH-NEEDED DREDGING BEGINS MONDAY
Dangerously Shallow Port Channels in Oswego Have Not Been
Dredged Since 2004, and, Without Funding, Port May Have Been Forced
to Wait Until 2009 For Maintenance
To Ensure Dredging Took Place in 2008, Schumer Identified
$6.5 Million Pot for Backlogged Dredging Projects in the Great Lakes
- Oswego Project Needed $650K
In January, Schumer Personally Urged Army Corp
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