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05/17/11 BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sen. Charles Schumer is convening a Senate committee hearing to press for updates on security initiatives along the northern border.
05/17/11 Sen. Charles Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs.
05/04/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer , D-NY, is calling for a pilot program in Upstate New York that would make child daycare available to female veterans receiving medical treatment at VA health care facilities.
04/29/11 ALBANY -- Commuters beware. You may have fines on your E-ZPass account and you won't find out about them until it's too late. After complaints from constituents on this matter, Sen. Charles Schumer called for a solution to the problem Thursday.
04/27/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says a new maple production facility could create hundreds of new jobs in Dutchess County and help New York state catch up with its maple industry potential.
04/25/11 Payne: Liberal New Yorkers send moral scolds like Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton to D.C. to rein in Detroit's sinful SUV ways. New York is in the global warming-fearing, 'Earth in the Balance' bible belt. New York even mandates restaurant calorie counts on Cold Stone creamery menus. This is a city that sees obese cars as a sin, right? Wrong. The Big Apple loves big cars.
04/10/11 Bob Schieffer spoke with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on the debate over raising the debt ceiling; Then, Major Garrett of the National Journal and CBS News' Nancy Cordes on the politics behind the budget deal that averted a government shutdown; Also, Bob Schieffer comments on congress averting a government shutdown noting that there were no winners and losers.
03/29/11 Whoops! This one is all over Capitol Hill today. Richard Blumenthal and a few other senators were on the telephone line waiting for a conference call to reporters to begin today. New York Sen. Charles Schumer didn't think reporters were on the line yet. Big mistake. The Times and numerous others report: After thanking his colleagues -- Barbara Boxer of California, Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland ...
03/28/11 After much talk about the need to locate a new veterans' cemetery close to Batavia, only two potential sites announced today by Sen. Charles Schumer are in Genesee County. Three sites are in Alden and one in Akron. The two potential sites in Genesee County are in Le Roy and East Bethany. Schumer was in Batavia on March 7 to announce his plans to fast track the construction of a cemetery with a ...
03/26/11 New York officials have reached a consensus on the Census: It's a mess. US Census counters used "highly suspect" methods to count New York City residents, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday, calling the final tally "dead wrong." "The Census Bureau needs to go back to the drawing board," said...
03/22/11 A long-forgotten military report written by the commander of U.S. forces in Europe during World War I and two others recently uncovered accounts of a soldier's heroics in the trenches of France bolster efforts to get a posthumous Medal of Honor for the New York doughboy, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday.
03/21/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Two New York politicians say the American Airpower Museum on Long Island is moving to clear the way a new runway project at Republic Airport. The FAA is improving its runway safety program at the Farmingdale airport, putting the museum which sits on the property at risk. Sen. Charles Schumer and Congressman Steve Israel say they passed ...
03/06/11 MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. Five U.S. senators are calling for a federal crackdown on what they say are phony colleges handing out student visas to potential criminals and terrorists. Sens. Diane Feinstein (FINE-stine) of California, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Jon Tester of Montana, Bill Nelson of Florida and Charles Schumer (SHOO-mer) of New York say the colleges are fronts ...
02/21/11 WASHINGTON -- There's a shutdown showdown on Capitol Hill. The GOP's "reckless" demand for immediate budget cuts all but guarantees a government shutdown next month, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned yesterday. Schumer was on the warpath over House Speaker John Boehner's spending-slash plan, blasting him for trying...
02/13/11 ALBANY, N.Y. - Sen. Charles Schumer of New York warns national air safety regulations proposed after a Buffalo airliner crash two years ago are being watered down in Washington.
02/10/11 Sen. Charles Schumer plan to submit amendment establishing 10 test sites for the unmanned aircraft to the FAA reauthorization bill. FAA officials still have safety concerns about the Reapers.
02/07/11 VERONA, Feb. 8, 2010 -- The Oneida Indian Nation revealed on Monday that it would be launching an ad campaign against U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer for his support of a deal that would bring an Indian-owned casino to the Catskills.
01/31/11 Baseball lovers could get an alternate route to Citi Field and Yankee Stadium if U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has his way. Schumer, D-NY, has reached out to both the New York Mets and New York Yankees asking the teams to consider offering ticket incentives for baseball fans to take the Glen Cove ferry to ball games. Although [...]
01/30/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says he wants the federal government to ban new designer drugs known as bath salts that pack as much punch as cocaine...
01/30/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says he wants the federal government to ban new designer drugs known as bath salts that pack as much punch as cocaine or methamphetamines.
01/30/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says he wants the federal government to ban new designer drugs known as bath salts | 
