Chuck Schumer
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 30: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wait to speak at a news conference at the Hudson Yards site in Manhattan on May 30, 2013 in New York City. LaHood said $185 million in Federal Transit Administration funds will be used to construct an encasement around two proposed train tunnels at the site in order to prevent the type of tunnel flooding that happened during Hurricane Sandy as part of the larger 'Gateway' Amtrak tunnel project.
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When used properly to treat a legitimately diagnosed attention disorder, drugs like Adderall and Ritalin can help students focus and learn, but all too often these cases are the minority on college campuses. Plain and simple: using Adderall as a study drug is academic doping, and what's more, it can lead to abuse and serious negative effects like depression, anxiety, and in some cases, psychosis ... That's why I'm asking New York colleges to ... look at what resources they have and (restructure) their current programs to crack down on fakers.
When used properly to treat a legitimately diagnosed attention disorder, drugs like Adderall and Ritalin can help students focus and learn, but all too often these cases are the minority on college campuses. Plain and simple: using Adderall as a study drug is academic doping, and what's more, it can lead to abuse and serious negative effects like depression, anxiety, and in some cases, psychosis ... That's why I'm asking New York colleges to ... look at what resources they have and (restructure) their current programs to crack down on fakers.
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NY lawmakers push Amtrak for bike baggage cars
are pushing Amtrak to add baggage cars to its passenger trains that would be capable of carrying bicycles.U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sens. Betty Little of Warren County and Brad Hoylman of Manhattan say such a move would get more visitors and tourism Read more »
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Cuomo backs project to bolster South Shore
100 percent federal funding.Since then, and most recently in an open letter to the Army Corps and state DEC earlier this month, Schumer, fellow New York Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) pressed both the state and the Army Read more »
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Schumer's daughter could get White House chief of staff job
to Jason Furman, nominated Monday to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers.If the Senate confirms Furman, Jessica Schumer, 28, is expected to be promoted to a post working with the top tier of economic advisers to President Barack Obama.Two years Read more »
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Schumer: Interjet, FlyA inquire about MacArthur
commercial flights since 2007 because of several economic and industry factors. The figure was noted in a news release and in Schumer's letter to Thomas Winkowski, acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection."The loss of flights is particularly devastating Read more »
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LI lawmakers react to NSA surveillance
week, even though they have allowed the terrorist surveillance program to continue since 2001.Democratic New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and three of Long Island's Democratic representatives said they were not aware of how many Americans Read more »
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WATCH: John Oliver tackles the politics of immigration reform
John Oliver is an immigrant — a "legal" one: He has permanent residency status — so of course he has views on the comprehensive immigration reform package wending its way through Congress. And, as summer host of The Daily Show, he gets a nice platform to 5:00 AM from The Week Read more »
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CBO: 75% of Illegal Immigration Would Continue Under Senate Immigration Bill
Marco Rubio, Charles Schumer and John McCain at a press conference on immigration reform on April 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (CNSNews.com) - The advocates of S. 744, the immigration bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate that would legalize 12:42 AM from CNSNews.com Read more »
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Schumer Announces Over $6 Million In Federal Funds For Department Of Environmental Conservation After Superstorm Sandy
NY - June 18th, 2013 - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will receive approximately $6,736,500 in federal aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds 6/18/13 from LongIsland.com Read more »
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Gomez Would Help GOP More Than Amnesty
voting block. Karl Rove likes to berate conservatives that the party will lose Hispanic voters unless it gets behind Chuck Schumer's immigration bill. Why isn't he leveraging his considerable resources to support Gomez? Having Hispanic officeholders who can 6/18/13 from Big Government Read more »
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Can you trust the cruise lines’ new passenger ‘bill of rights’?
caught off guard by the sudden announcement, made at a time when no one was likely to pay attention to it. In a letter to CLIA, Schumer pressed the association for specifics on its new pledge. Who determines that essential provisions such as food and water 6/18/13 from Seattle Post Intelligencer Read more »
