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Earlier this week, news broke that Democratic New York Sen. Charles Schumer had decried recently publicized efforts by airlines to charge fliers for priority seating with family and friends. Schumer's declaration was reported far and wide ...  

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are ...  

And boosting small business could pave the way to recovery. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke to the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce yesterday to tout the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, which he said could help the economy ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer was in Staten Island Tuesday to discuss legislation designed to save small businesses money and help them grow. NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed the following report. Ed Gomez is no stranger to the ups and downs of the economy. Gomez owns ...  

NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to ...  

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has raised a new concern about the metal bristles from grill cleaning brushes, especially with the warm holiday weekends approaching. This comes after two men from New Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has raised a new concern ...  

Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families ...  

NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking for an investigation of whether lenders have forced homeowners with federally insured loans to buy excessive flood insurance coverage. Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a press release this week that insurance coverage ...  

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging ...  

Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families ...  

Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families ...  

Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) urges airlines to stop charging families extra fees so parents and young children can sit together. "Children need access to their parents and parents need access to their children," Schumer said. "Unnecessary airline fees shouldn't serve as a literal barrier between mother and child. ... A parent should not have to pay a premium to supervise and protect their child on an airplane."  

NEW YORK -- Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going ...  

NEW YORK - Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to find it ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to find it ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat does not want airlines to charge fees that would keep parents from sitting with their kids while on flights.  

NEW YORK • U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to ...  

There's more than a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals at stake in the Round 3 series between the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers. The U.S. senators from New York and New Jersey are wagering pizza on the outcome. "He does not want to share his real ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to find it harder to sit together without paying fees that can...  

Sen. Charles Schumer wants an investigation to determine if additional federal regulations are required for the sale and safe use of metal barbecue grill brushes. Of the millions of weekly barbecue grill cleanings, there have been several ...  

The bill on the deadly drug known variously as "pot pourri" or "herbal incense " has been passed after thorough ... thus paving the way for President Barack Obama signing it into law. "By passing this amendment today, we finally get these ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer on Thursday responded to conservative critics who had compared his Ex-PATRIOT Act to laws imposed by the Nazis. “I know a thing or two about what Nazis did,” Schumer, a Jew, said on the Senate floor. “Some of my ...  

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has raised a new concern about the metal bristles from grill cleaning brushes, especially with the warm ... swallowed a metal bristle that had broken off the brush and became attached to the consumed food.  

Senator Charles Schumer is urging airlines to rethink a new fee for window an aisle seats. He says families who don't want to pay extra are getting split up. Schumer says your children could end up sitting with complete strangers and he wants ...  

CITY OF NEWBURGH — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has asked President Barack Obama to host Newburgh Free Academy's solar car team at the White House after winning a global solar car competition in Texas. Twenty-eight students went to Houston as ...  

(CNN) - The busy summer travel season starts this week, and New York Senator Charles Schumer is using the occasion to ask the airlines a favor. He's asking them to allow families to sit together, without having to pay extra fees for aisle or window seats ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, is co-sponsoring federal legislation with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., that proposes to expand research into Lyme disease, improve education and require the secretary of Health and Human Services to produce a report educating health professionals about the latest research on the disease.  

U.S. airlines should let families with children sit together without paying new fees some carriers are charging passengers to sit in aisle and window seats, Senator Charles Schumer said.  

ALBANY — Sen. Charles Schumer says it’s a “grave injustice” that the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 was allowed to die in freedom rather than behind bars. The plane crash in Lockerbie, Scotland, took a ...  

U.S. airlines should let families with children sit together without paying new fees some carriers are charging passengers to sit in aisle and window seats, Senator Charles Schumer said. Saying major airlines are imposing fees as high as $59 for ...  

We wrote about Facebook co-founder, Eduardo Saverin, defecting from the US last week ("The Great Defection From The West"). Apparently we weren't the only ones to notice. Today, Lyin' Chuck Schumer held a news conference to unveil the "Ex-PATRIOT ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has sent a letter to the heads of two federal agencies urging them to develop a comprehensive plan to combat hydrilla, an invasive species that has been found in the Cayuga Lake inlet. Schumer, in the letter to Acting U.S ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) recently wrote to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and New York & Atlantic Railway requesting the launch of a safety investigation into reports that uncovered freight cars are dropping loose debris on MTA Long ...  

IRVINE, Laurella A. Cross: It’s hilarious to watch Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., huffing and puffing indignantly that Eduardo Saverin of Facebook fame and fortune has renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid our punitive and convoluted tax ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer is joining Mineola residents in calling for an investigation into the issue. Schumer wants the Federal Railroad Administration to require freight trains traveling through densely populated areas to cover cars carrying loose debris.  

After hearing complaints of several residents living near Long Island Rail Road tracks, Sen. Charles Schumer today called on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate claims that uncovered freight cars are traveling the Island’s rails. The freight cars allegedly are carrying unfettered debris that has been flying out of them and into residential communities, where [...]  

Sen. Charles Schumer says loose debris flying from uncovered freight trains is raising safety concerns on Long Island. The Democrat is joining Mineola residents in calling for an investigation into the issue. Schumer wants the Federal Railroad ...  

New York – A New York senator says loose debris flying from uncovered freight trains is raising safety concerns on Long Island. Sen. Charles Schumer is joining Mineola residents in calling for an investigation into the issue. Schumer wants the Federal Railroad Administration to require freight trains traveling through densely populated areas to cover cars [...]  

school superintendents from around Oswego County and center staff. The Violence Against Women Act, which Schumer originally wrote in 1994, would finance training for health care providers so they can easily identify symptoms of child abuse and ...  

New York Sen. Charles Schumer is backing efforts to create a stamp for autism awareness. The Autism Coalition of Long Island and Autism Speaks have launched a petition drive urging a U.S. Postal Service stamp. A 23-year-old man with autism from ...  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., proposed legislation Thursday that would impose a 30 percent capital gains tax on people such as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin unless they show they didn't renounce their U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes.  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer made an interesting - and fairly socialistic - point last week at the news conference. In urging the company to adhere to the payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement, Schumer stated the company made $200 million in profits the ...  

Syracuse qualifies for a 10 percent discount under the National Flood Insurance Program ... Contact Washington correspondent Mark Weiner at mweiner@syracuse.com of 571-970-3751.  

Less than a week after U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked the National Park Service to nix another review of Kaufman Astoria Studios’ plans to create an outdoor movie lot in Astoria, the federal agency switched gears and gave the project ...  

Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) would surely extend the immigration ... to establish a uniform immigration policy for the nation,” said Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. “If Congress does not preempt ...  

The federal government should be prepared to assist farmers who have lost crops from a spring freeze, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said. He is asking Tom Vilsack, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to prepare an emergency declaration for much of ...  

In response to a Democrat and Chronicle report on a costly tutoring program that is failing students, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is pushing the federal government to allow New York school districts to have more flexibility in how they implement the program.  

Charles Schumer scolded anti-tax activist Grover Norquist for comparing the legislation to efforts taken in Nazi Germany. “When people do well in America, they should do well by America,” Schumer said. “…That is why it is so baffling ...  

Senator Charles Schumer says it is time for FEMA to cut the red tape when it comes to funding flood recovery in Tioga County. Yesterday the Senator met with FEMA officials. He says that plans for rebuilding important buildings like the court house and local schools have been hitting roadblocks at the hands of FEMA. Schumer also states that the delays are actually making some repairs more ...  

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Charles Schumer met with FEMA leaders in hopes of improving recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Lee. In a meeting in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Schumer discussed the delays and roadblocks he says Southern Tier ...  

“This is a great American success story gone wrong,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. “Mr. Saverin wants to de-friend the United States just to avoid paying taxes, and we’re not going to let him get away with it.” Schumer said Saverin ...  

“This is a great American success story gone wrong,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. “Mr. Saverin wants to de-friend the United States just to avoid paying taxes, and we’re not going to let him get away with it.” Schumer said Saverin ...  

Charles Schumer. "Let this be a warning to those who make a profit manufacturing and selling killer chemical components to our teens and children," Schumer (D-NY) said. "This bill closes loopholes that have allowed manufacturers to circumvent local and ...  

While area counties like Dutchess and Ulster have ratcheted up their Lyme disease education and prevention efforts, US Senator Charles Schumer Wednesday lent his support to proposed federal legislation. The Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention ...  

He may be gone, but Sen. Charles Schumer's visit to the city of Dunkirk pier Monday was still a topic of discussion when Common Council met Tuesday. Mayor Anthony J. Dolce used his report time during the regular meeting to discuss the event. He thanked ...  

Megan Leavey, who spent years fighting for permission to take the aging dog home. “They performed the most dangerous job in the military,” the New York Democrat said of Leavey’s mission in Iraq, which entailed using the highly-trained dog ...  

"This is a great American success story gone wrong," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. "Mr. Saverin wants to de-friend the United States just to avoid paying taxes, and we’re not going to let him get away with it." Schumer said Saverin could ...  

With the possibility the NRG Energy plant in Dunkirk may be mothballed in the future, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer was in Dunkirk this afternoon to ask the company to uphold its part of the bargain in the payment in lieu of taxes deal. In a press conference ...  

That was the message to the owners of the NRG Dunkirk plant Monday from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer as he stood on the city of Dunkirk pier, with the power plant looming in the background. Schumer made the trip to emphasize his belief that the NRG Dunkirk ...  

WASHINGTON – US Senator Charles Schumer has asked President Obama to host the Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team that recently won a Global solar competition in Texas. The team took home the 2012 Solar Prototype Championship for their ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., shared his parents’ disappointment over his decision to enter politics instead of becoming a lawyer. In the end, though, everything worked out, Schumer said. He encouraged the graduates to follow their dreams.  

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday introduced legislation that would extend Medicare payment programs for rural hospitals, including Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville.  

Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday. Standing outside the Birchwood Court co-ops in Mineola, Schumer said he was calling on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate the matter and...  

Story Created: May 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM EDT Story Updated: May 22, 2012 at 11:21 AM EDT UTICA, N.Y. - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has announced that USA Sewing in Utica was awarded a $3,507,500 contract from the Department of Defense (DOD). According to ...  

Our old friend Richard Samuelson, former NR intern and now a history professor at California State University, San Bernadino, gives a revolutionary perspective to Senator Charles Schumer’s blast at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s plan to renounce his U.S. citizenship: Schumer’s attack is fundamentally misguided, and reveals a disturbing attitude toward private property. Should it impose such a tax, the American government would be...  

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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced support Wednesday for legislation that would help families with disabled children save money for expenses. The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, or ABLE Act, has been introduced in the House and the Senate.  

Safety review needed for metal-bristle grill brushes, says Sen Schumer Following reports of people injured after they ingested metal bristles that had fallen off grill brushes and stuck to meat they were cooking, U.S. Sen Charles E. Schumer called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether the grill brushes are safe to use. Schumer...  

Safety review needed for metal-bristle grill brushes, says Sen. Schumer Following reports of people injured after they ingested metal bristles that had fallen off grill brushes and stuck to meat they were cooking, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether the grill brushes are safe to use. Schumer...  

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday that fuel-cell funding that would benefit Plug Power Inc. in Latham cleared a hurdle and was headed to the full Senate. Schumer said the Senate Committee on Energy and Water passed legislation that would restore $15 million in federal funding for a fuel-cell program backed by President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Energy. Schumer said the funding was crucial for Plug Power (Nasdaq...  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday. The contract is expected to expand the facility on Broad Street by hiring 100 workers, 60 of whom already have been hired, according to Schumer’s office. Officials at USA Sewing could be immediately reached.  

The loss of a New York state tax credit for craft brewers jeopardizes the growth of an expanding industry, according to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and local brewers. Schumer announced this week that he's backing legislation that would ease federal taxes on ...  

Diplomats’ tax debt in Westchester County has Sen. Charles Schumer calling on the State Department to pressure the foreigners to pay up. Schumer, D-New York, sent a letter today to the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations Susan ...  

Diplomats’ tax debt in Westchester County has Sen. Charles Schumer calling on the State Department to pressure the foreigners to pay up. Schumer, D-New York, sent a letter today to the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations Susan ...  

Tags: beer, Blue Point Brewing Co., breweries, excise tax, Long Island, New York, Sen. Charles Schumer, Sen. Lee Zeldin, tax breaks Following a New York Court of Appeals ruling last month that will cost local beer makers thousands of dollars in ...  

Calling Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s renunciation of American citizenship an “outrage,” that allows him to “duck up to $67 million in taxes,” Senator Charles Schumer wants to create a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]  

Charles Schumer and Bob Casey announced they plan to punish Mr. Saverin and other expatriates like him by slapping a 30 percent tax on capital gains for those who renounce their U.S. citizenship and permanently barring reentry into the country.  

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced that the colleges will receive $6,725,270 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound program. Of that, SUNY Adirondack will receive $262,500, according to Schumer’s office.  

Sen. Charles Schumer will be in Rochester today at the Veterans Outreach Center. He is expected to call on the U.S. government to help preserve a program that helps the center find jobs for hundreds of local veterans. Right now, there are plans to end ...  

Senator Charles Schumer (D) says homeowners in the Southern Tier will benefit with a bill in the works on flood insurance. Schumer says re-authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program should come to the floor of the Senate as soon as next week.  

COLONIE — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is pushing for tens of millions of dollars in funding for a Department of Energy program that benefits local fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power of Latham. Schumer says $24 million had been cut from the budget for a DOE ...  

Today the Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived in New York City today, thanks to a lift from a Boeing 747. Tthe Intrepid Museum, its future resting place, held a small welcome ceremony for several hundred guests, who included Leonard Nimoy and Senator Charles Schumer.  

Touting some efforts in Washington, along with local initiatives including Accelerate Long Island, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer told those at LISTnet’s Long Island Software Awards on Wednesday night that more still needed to be done before the ...  

In today's "Movers & Shakers" Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker reports that Senator Charles Schumer wants to prevent people like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin from re-entering the United States ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer made a surprise appearance and took the opportunity to discuss the importance of technology and LISTnet on Long Island.  Schumer stated that LISTnet is the future of Long Island, and cited the outstanding research done ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer on Tuesday called on the federal government to preserve funding for job training for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Some 68,000 veterans live in the Rochester region, said Schumer, D-N.Y., who spoke at the Veterans ...  

Citing the most recent numbers available from the division, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) after it cleared the Senate on Thursday. House ...  

Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) are introducing legislation today that would impose strict penalties on Americans seeking to renounce their citizenship to avoid paying taxes, like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.  

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer proposed legislation that would impose a 30 percent capital gains tax on people like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin unless they show they didn’t renounce their U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes. News that ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Monday urged the federal Surface Transportation Board to approve, without delay, a request from Iowa Pacific Holdings to reopen the rail line between North Creek and Newcomb for freight service. “I urge ...  

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer proposed a 30 percent ... Tom Goodman, said in an e-mailed statement this month. Net Worth Schumer's proposal requires the IRS to determine whether individuals with a net worth of at least ...  

“This is a reunion for me,” Nimoy said during a ceremony after Enterprise’s touchdown. “Thirty-five years ago, I met the Enterprise for the first time.” “When this ship was first built, it was named Constitution,” Nimoy said.  

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is calling on Congress to act to make revisions to a bill that will stop the Postmaster General's plan for eliminating day-to-day home mail delivery in rural communities, including Dayton.  

Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) are introducing legislation today that would impose strict penalties on Americans seeking to renounce their citizenship to avoid paying taxes, like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Saverin ...  

New York Senator Charles Schumer wants Congress to act on a bill that will prevent college loans from doubling in July.  Schumer says a bill needs to be extended that keeps federally-subsidized Stafford loans at three-point-eight percent.  If nothing is done, that rate will nearly double to six-point-eight percent in July.  

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer proposed a 30 percent capital gains tax on people such as Facebook co- founder Eduardo Saverin unless they show they didn't renounce their U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes. Saverin, 30 ...  

Senator Charles Schumer is trying to get federal funding for a new transportation center in downtown Rochester. Schumer and fellow New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are urging the U.S. transportation department to sign off on a $19-million grant.  

Charles Schumer said Wednesday. The New York Democrat wrote Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to say that a federal marketing order akin to the one being pushed by California growers could cost Sovena, which supplies about 50 percent of private label ...  

Legislators are launching a last-minute push to stop federally subsidized Stafford student loan rates from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent in July, adding thousands of dollars to the amount students would have to pay. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday said he’s fighting to block the increase, as legislation that held the rates down [...]  

Video description: Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced new legislation seeking to make an example of Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, who recently renounced his U.S. citizenship. Schumer proposed legislation which would deny U.S. visas to anyone ...  

The contract, announced last week by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, also will allow the plant to buy new equipment and expand its facility. Schumer has been a point man for Remington in securing government contracts for Remington in recent years. Last year ...  

"What we're announcing here today will make a stolen cellphone about as worthless as an empty wallet," said Sen. Charles Schumer, who called smartphones "catnip for criminals" because they're valuable, exposed and easy to steal. Schumer ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Tuesday he is introducing legislation to preserve door-to-door mail delivery service for the U.S. Postal Service, and is showing his support for legislation that would put a two year moratorium on rural post office closings.  

NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer wants to speed up adoptions for retired combat dogs after helping an ex-Marine corporal reunite with the German Shepherd wounded with her in Iraq. Schumer held a celebration on April 15 in his Manhattan office f ...  

HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Sen. Charles Schumer has not only introduced an amendment to a bill that would protect door-to-door postal delivery but is also backing a bill to keep 53 rural post offices that are slated to close, including one in North ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer has not only introduced an amendment to a bill that would protect door-to-door postal delivery but is also backing a bill to keep 53 rural post offices that are slated to close, including one in North Hoosick, open for at le ...  

With interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford student loans set to double in July, Sen. Charles Schumer joined the growing chorus of Democratic leaders nationwide pushing for legislation to block the increase. Alongside local college ...  

Pearce offered to testify in support of the law, and his offer was accepted by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., chairman of the immigration subcommittee. The hearing will be led by Schumer, a blunt-spoken Brooklyn native who opposes Arizona's law ...  

That's because some airlines are charging for carry-on bags but not plainly showing the fee. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer isn't happy with that arrangement, and we aren't either. Schumer has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to require ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer called it an “American imperative” to keep interest rates on federal loans for college students from doubling this summer. Joining a push being led by President Obama, Schumer said Sunday he will co-sponsor a bill ...  

Veterans in New York and other states along the East Coast are waiting much longer than veterans in other parts of the country to have their applications for education benefits processed this year, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday.  

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is set to announce the legislation a day before the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case challenging Arizona’s 2010 law, The Washington Post reported. The Post noted that Schumer’s measure would have little ...  

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer wants to speed up adoptions for retired combat dogs after helping an ex-Marine corporal reunite with the German Shepherd wounded with her in Iraq. Schumer held a celebration Sunday in his Manhattan office ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer announced his support for a bill that would halt student loan interest rate increases on the steps of the Hall of Languages on Monday at noon. Unless a bill is passed, interest rates on federal Stafford loans will nearly double on July ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer wants to speed up adoptions for retired combat dogs after helping an ex-Marine corporal reunite with the German Shepherd wounded with her in Iraq. Schumer held a celebration Sunday in his Manhattan office for "Sergeant Rex" and former Cpl.  

Sen. Charles Schumer wants to see the adoption process for retired military dogs get streamlined. Schumer held a homecoming celebration at his office today for Sgt. Rex, a German shepherd wounded in Iraq, and the dog's handler, former Cpl. Megan Leavey ...  

NEW YORK -- Sen. Charles Schumer wants to speed up adoptions for retired combat dogs after helping an ex-Marine corporal reunite with the German Shepherd wounded with her in Iraq. Schumer, D-N.Y., held a celebration Sunday in his Manhattan ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) leaves following a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are ...  

Apparently there are reports that someone went over the Falls last week. I wonder how many reports they get each year, and how many remain unsolved since they can’t find the body (I hope that doesn’t sound too morbid). WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Witness: person went over U.S. Falls Buffalo News – Parks [...] Related posts: Schumer: Falls State Park a top priority From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Senator Charles Schumer is... Kurt Russell movie...  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday, demanding regulators investigate conflicts of interest in the so-called maker-taker system. Schumer published a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro threatening to draft ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited the Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Plant on Thursday. The 7 megawatt plant in Columbia County is expected to be turned on soon after significant renovations. It was originally constructed in 1899 by the Albany  & Hudson Railroad Co. Schumer passed federal legislation in 2003 to give the federal license for the [...]  

Sen. Charles Schumer wants to see the adoption process for retired military dogs get streamlined. Schumer held a homecoming celebration at his office Sunday for Sgt. Rex, a German shepherd wounded in Iraq, and the dog's handler, former Cpl.  

The rate on new loans is scheduled to go back to 6.8 percent July 1. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday came to Corning Community College to speak about Senate bill 2051, which would extend the 3.4 percent discounted rate for another year.  

NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer wants to speed up adoptions for retired combat dogs after helping an ex-Marine corporal reunite with the German Shepherd wounded with her in Iraq. Schumer held a celebration Sunday in his Manhattan office for ...  

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Sen. Charles Schumer wants to speed up adoptions for retired combat dogs after helping an ex-Marine corporal reunite with the German Shepherd wounded with her in Iraq. Schumer held a celebration Sunday in his Manhattan office for ...  

New legislation presented by Senators Richard Blumenthal, Charles Schumer, Ron Wyden, Jeanne Shaheen, and Amy Klobuchar is aiming to prevent employers from ever demanding access to the password-protected online accounts of current or perspective employees. It’s called the Password Protection Act of 2012, and it carriers monetary penalties if violated. Senator Schumer explained his reasoning behind more »  

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is again calling for legislation that would make penalties for pharmacy robberies tougher following last week's deadly hold-up at a drug store in Manhattan. Schumer called for passage of the Safe Doses Act at the ...  

Allegiant Travel Co. Chairman and CEO Maurice Gallagher formally voiced his opposition Monday to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer's request that carry-on bag fees be included in the up-front price of a plane ticket. Last week, Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel's ...  

Senator Charles Schumer has introduced an amendment to protect Door to Door postal delivery to rural communities. The current bill before the senate would have created apartment style mailboxes farther away from homes. Senator Schumer is pushing for the postal service to enact a moratorium for two years on the closure of anymore rural Post Offices.  

It looks like a step in the right direction for small businesses. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D) visited Livingston County Chamber of Commerce Wednesday morning to announce, for the first time in New York, a bill that he will introduce on the United ...  

Schumer calls on Congress to address rising student loan rates by summerBy Ramsey Cox - 04/06/12 03:08 PM ET Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday announced his support for a bill to extend a reduced student loan rate for one year. In July, the interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford Loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent unless Congress acts. Schumer called on Congress to pass Sen. Jack Reed's (D-R.I.) bill, S. 2051...  

Peekskill has enlisted a powerful ally in its effort to redevelop the city's waterfront. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is throwing his political muscle behind the $10 million project, vowing to prod the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fast ...  

STUYVESANT — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited the Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Plant on Thursday. The 7 megawatt plant in Columbia County is expected to be turned on soon after significant renovations. It was originally built in 1899 by the Albany ...  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have persuaded the feds and phone carriers to crack down on cell phone theft, the fastest-growing crime in New York City. Schumer and Kelly will join other officials ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, says Poland is the only country whose troops are fighting alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan whose citizens can't visit America without undergoing a time-consuming visa process. His bill would ...  

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (AP) -- Sen. Charles Schumer is visiting central New York to talk about his efforts to secure federal dollars for fuel cell development and firefighter training. Schumer will be in the Rochester suburb of Henrietta Monday morning ...  

ENDICOTT -- U.S. Sen Charles Schumer said today BAE's relocation to Endicott serves as a "metaphor for the whole region," previewing a potential resurgence of the regional economy. "The work force has believed in this company, Schumer said.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for up-front fee disclosures by airlines related to carry-on bags. He has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to require airlines that charge for carry-on baggage to fully disclose those ...  

Alumni of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point said they were buoyed by support from Sen. Charles Schumer, who visited the school Monday and promised to fight a proposed budget cut. Schumer (D-N.Y.) toured the 82-acre campus with ...  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said he is not worried about Obama’s support among minority voters. “I think you'll see as large an African American turnout, if not larger than, previously in the last election. The Hispanic turnout will be large ...  

Washington – A bill in Washington would waive the need for Polish visitors to obtain visas before visiting the United States. Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, says Poland is the only country whose troops are fighting alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan whose citizens can’t visit America without undergoing a time-consuming visa process. His [...]  

Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have officially joined the 43 U.S. Senators urging the U.S. Postal Service to extend its moratorium on closing post offices. The current moratorium ends May 15. Last fall, the USPS announced its plans to ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has asked the agency to force airlines to include any carry-on bag fees in the first screen of a their reservation websites. "Because bringing a carry-on bag is effectively a compulsory part of flying," Schumer wrote in a ...  

You remember U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., don’t you? He was the guy who said “the American people don’t care” about the wasteful, pork-barrel spending habits of Congress. He was also the guy who called a flight attendant the “B-word” because she asked him to turn off his cellphone prior to a flight. He was also the guy who told the state of New Jersey how it should spend its own highway funds, much to the displeasure of that state’s very...  

United States Senator Charles Schumer has secured a grant worth $5 million for the Hudson Headwaters Health Network through new federal funding from the Capital Development Building Capacity grant program from the U.S. Department of Health and ...  

WASHINGTON – The US Postal Services has set May 15 as the date to end a moratorium on the closure of post office branches, but Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have joined a group of 43 senators urging the Postal Service to keep ...  

Senator Charles Schumer is appalled — appalled, he says — that anybody would compare his proposed legislative plan to fleece anybody who wants to leave the country to a similar law enacted decades ago and wielded by a famously nasty regime. The case that haunted the headlines in 1979 may finally be solved. Pedro Hernandez, a former convenience-store clerk, was arrested and charged with murdering Etan Patz. Gary Johnson's so-far Internet...  

PEARL RIVER – As Pfizer plans to downscale its Pearl River pharmaceutical production operations, US Senator Charles Schumer has urged company officials to seek other bio-tech or high-tech companies to purchase the property rather than let it ...  

It was a happy New York reunion as ex-Marine Corporal Megan Leavey was reunited with her 11-year-old German Shepherd canine military companion after four years. Yesterday a special celebration was held at Senator Charles Schumer's Manhattan office honoring ...  

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer demonstrates the difference in size and material between typical solar panels, at right, and new solar power technology being developed at Binghamton University, at left. Schumer spoke at a press conference yesterday at the ...  

Senator Charles Schumer is pushing for legislation that, if renewed by the House of Representatives, would provide grant money to train police officers on how to better curb violence and stalking. Urging the House to pass the Violence Against ...  

Senator Charles Schumer will be making two stops in the Rochester area today. Schumer will begin the day at the Livingston County Chamber of Commerce in Geneseo, where he is expected to unveil a proposal designed to help small businesses in ...  

“To pull the rug out from underneath this center in the middle of a tough economy, at a time when more and more veterans are coming home… that’s just mind-boggling,” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY, who was in Rochester on ...  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y A FEMA team, called a Building Assessment Team, swooped into the county in the past few weeks, denying claims that were approved by previous FEMA officials and leaving Tioga officials without the funding needed to make repairs.  

After mulling over a number of possibilities, Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced legislation that will see the recently-opened federal courthouse in downtown Buffalo named after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson. Their bill is a companion piece to one previously introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo. Schumer and Gillibrand’s joint legislative bill comes two...  

Senator Charles Schumer is pushing legislation to block interest rate hikes on student loans nationwide. The bill would delay a July 1 interest rate increase on federally subsidized Stafford Loans. Passage of the legislation would extend the current rate ...  

Charles Schumer, who has the pompous audacity to lecture Arizona on the evils of SB 1070, declaring the state is usurping the authority of the federal government. Schumer conveniently ignores the fact the federal government has utterly failed to ...  

Senator Charles Schumer, (D) New York, agrees saying next day delivery should not be eliminated from Buffalo. "Buffalo is a big metropolitan area it's in the top-50 in the country and to not have a distribution center makes no sense," Schumer said.  

The bill would delay an interest rate hike set to take effect on July 1 for federally-subsidized Stafford loans. Unless Congress intervenes, the rate will double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Senator Charles Schumer says that could cost students up to an ...  

CUNA President & CEO Bill Cheney reacted to a report today by American Banker that Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said a vote on S. 2231 has been delayed until this summer. “If the banks want to go to sleep on this legislation, that’s fine ...  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., applied pressure Wednesday on the General Services Administration to get the deal — potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars — done. Initially, the 20-year government lease was reported to be for 600,000 square feet ...  

The U.S. Department of Justice has brought the suit. The day before the court hearing, a Senate subcommittee headed by Democrat Charles Schumer will do some political grandstanding on the issue in a hearing of its own. Schumer sent a letter to ...  

With the help of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sheriff Robert Maciol has applied to receive one of more than a dozen surplus vehicles that are currently sitting unused at the Fort Drum military base. Such a vehicle would help face treacherous ...  

A bridge over Scottsville-Chili Road, renamed in 2007 in honor of a fallen Vietnam War veteran, is in poor condition according to Senator Charles Schumer. Schumer says the James Widener Memorial Bridge in Chili is in need of maintenance and the ...  

In the wake of several robberies of pharmacies in the area, Senator Charles Schumer is urging Congress to pass a bill calling for tougher penalties. The Safe Doses Act, which was waiting for a Senate vote this weekend, would increase punishments ...  

Senator Charles Schumer wants to make it easier to adopt military dogs that have retired from the service. He is backing a bill that would streamline the process. Schumer helped cut through some red tape to help a retired Marine adopt the bomb sniffing dog ...  

CORNING, N.Y. -- Senator Charles Schumer stopped by Corning Community College Friday to discuss the importance of making college tuition affordable. In 2007, Congress lowered the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent.  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who organized the news conference ... Schumer said that interest rates in general are low and that there is no reason students should have to pay higher rates. Any loss in federal revenue from keeping these rates low ...  

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y, who organized the news conference and urged support for the legislation. The bill would extend for a year the current interest rate of 3.4 percent on federally subsidized Stafford loans, with backers hoping the lower rate ...  

The following information was released by New York Senator Charles Schumer: Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Schuyler Volunteer Fire Department will receive a grant totaling $85,263 in Round 18 of the FY11 Assistance to ...  

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer together billed taxpayers for $449,433 in chartered aircraft fees for the 12 months ending Sept. 30. • Schumer lately has flown in a 1981 Piper Navajo Chieftain owned by Air Charter Express of Rome ...  

NY senator Charles Schumer and NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly, with the help of the FCC and a deal with cell phone carriers, are cracking down to try to make phone theft an obsolete crime.  Today Schumer and Kelly will be announcing the launch ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, is supporting legislation that would create tax-advantaged savings accounts for family members of individuals with disabilities to help them better afford the cost of care. The Achieving a Better Life Experience ...  

I couldn't read the recent letter to the editor on Senator Charles Schumer's plans to incentivize milk production (Schumer has no fix for dairy woes, April 1) without thinking of an old black and white television show. The thinking was old, predictable ...  

A top Democrat vowed congressional action if the Supreme Court upholds Arizona's tough immigration law, as the court was to hear arguments on the law Wednesday. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said during a Senate Judiciary ...  

WASHINGTON -- One week after proposing a law that would punish Americans who avoid paying large tax bills by renouncing their citizenship, Sen. Charles E. Schumer scolded anti-tax activist Grover Norquist for comparing the legislation to efforts taken in Germany in the 1930s .  

Sen. Charles Schumer (left) and Sen. Bob Casey arrive for a news conference to unveil their proposed response to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship. (AP Image) “I think Schumer can probably find the ...  

From the Niagara Gazette: One section of the Robert Moses Parkway will soon be no more. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has confirmed that it will release a plan in June to remove the southern section of the controversial roadway [...] Related posts: Schumer Puts Shoulder Behind Wheel To Remove Robert Moses parkway From WGRZ Channel 2 in...  

Diplomats' tax debt in Westchester County has Sen. Charles Schumer calling on the State Department to pressure the foreigners to pay up. Schumer, D-New York, sent a letter today to the United States' ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking them to meet with ambassadors of countries who owe about $2.2 million in taxes on 16 houses in six Westchester County municipalities. Schumer wrote the...  

If the Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of Arizona's immigration enforcement law, Sen. Charles Schumer, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, says he will introduce legislation that bars all states from enforcing their own immigration laws. Republican members boycotted the subcommittee hearing where the Democratic senator from New York made the announcement Tuesday morning. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona called it...  

Hilarious. The New York Times has a piece out today on the “line” Team Obama is trying to walk in soliciting donations from the financial industry, while at the same time bashing it. And this is what New York’s Senate delegation had to add to the story: It is one of the most delicate topics within the party these days. Two Democrats with close ties to Wall Street, Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand of New York, declined to...  

And while we're on the subject of the Romneys... Democratic message man Sen. Charles Schumer is blasting Mitt Romney for only sharing his government-slashing plans with his big-check donors, our Alison Gendar reports: "This weekend, at a closed-door fundraiser, Romney revealed specific ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer wants to ban wealthy Americans who renounce their citizenship to get a tax break from ever returning to the US — a measure his critics ripped as a job killer. The idea was prompted by news of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s ...  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer proposed legislation that would impose a 30 percent capital gains tax on people such as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin unless they show they didn't renounce their U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes. News that Saverin ...  

Sen. Charles Schumer confronted the author of Arizona’s tough immigration enforcement law on Tuesday, demanding to know how state and local officials could enforce the measure without engaging in illegal racial profiling of Latinos.“What does an illegal immigrant dress like?” Senator Schumer asked during a hearing of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security.The New York Democrat cited an Arizona police training...  

WASHINGTON, DC (release) - United States Senator Charles E. Schumer called on U.S. airlines to allow families with children to sit together in consecutive seats without having to pay a premium for an aisle or window seat assignment. Over the last year ...  

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said college is becoming a necessity, yet is increasingly unaffordable for many students. And that situation could get worse if the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford loans doubles from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, as it will unless Congress acts by July 1.  

WASHINGTON D.C. ( release ) United States Senator Charles E. Schumer called on U.S. airlines to allow families with children to sit together in consecutive seats without having to pay a premium for an aisle or window seat assignment. Over the last year ...  

Senator Charles Schumer on Thursday vowed not to let Eduardo Saverin, a Facebook co-founder, get away with renouncing his U.S. citizenship in order to avoid capital gains taxes. "Eduardo Saverin wants to defriend the United States of America ...  

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said "smelled of a deal for oil." Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on CNN ...  

Washington – Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Senate has passed his bipartisan legislation that would allow Israeli nationals access to E-2 investor visas, which permit foreign investors to live and work in close proximity to the companies they wish to support, creating jobs in the United States. After obtaining an E-2 visa, [...]  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said "smelled of a deal for oil." Schumer, a New York Democrat ...  

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced Thursday he will urge the federal Army Corps of Engineers to support Genesee County’s most ambitious industrial development project. The Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Plant in the ...  

US Senator Charles Schumer has criticised the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said “smelled of a deal for oil.” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on CNN that the ...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said "smelled of a deal for oil." Schumer, a New York Democrat ...  

(WKBW release) New York Senator Charles E. Schumer announced Thursday that the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would make synthetic marijuana and the chemical compounds found in bath salts illegal in the United States. According to a news release: Passed as ...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said "smelled of a deal for oil." Schumer, a New York ...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Sunday criticized the Scottish government for allowing convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi to die a free man in what he said "smelled of a deal for oil." Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on CNN that the death of Megrahi, reported on Sunday by the former Libyan intelligence officer's brother, meant the full truth about the ...