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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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02/13/2024 SCHUMER ANNOUNCES - AFTER MONTHS OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FLIGHT 3407 FAMILIES – SENATE HAS SUCCESFULLY PROTECTED VITAL 1,500 HOUR RULE PILOT TRAINING STANDARDS AND AVIATION SAFETY LAWS IN SENATE FAA MARKUP
11/20/2023 SCHUMER REVEALS: AS NEW YORKERS PREPARE FOR BUSY THANKSGIVING TRAVEL WEEK, AIRLINES ARE CHARGING PARENTS JUNK FEES JUST TO SIT WITH THEIR KIDS; SCHUMER SAYING THIS DECEPTIVE PRACTICE THAT SPLITS UP FAMILIES NEEDS TO END NOW AND IS LAUNCHING NEW PUSH FOR LEGISLATION TO KEEP FAMILIES FLYING TOGETHER
11/08/2023 SCHUMER, RYAN: "PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF"- BREEZE AIRWAYS WILL LAUNCH NEW SERVICE AT ORANGE COUNTY'S STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS TO ORLANDO AND CHARLESTON
11/06/2023 AFTER A DECADE OF RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S NEW BUSPLUS PURPLE LINE -- CONNECTING UALBANY, THE DOWNTOWN, AND BEYOND - BOOSTING FAST, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION
09/26/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $23 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE RAILROAD SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY IN CENTRAL NY, THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE FINGER LAKES
09/18/2023 FOLLOWING NEW REPORT ON BINGHAMTON'S RAIL BRIDGES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WORK WITH CITY TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN CONDITIONS, AND ON FEDS TO INVESTIGATE SAFETY CONCERNS
09/01/2023 SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS RUNOFF DIVERTED FROM RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER MAIN COXSACKIE STREET TO SIDEWALKS AND RESOLVE ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN ONCE AND FOR ALL
09/01/2023 SCHUMER CALLS ON CSX TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS RUNOFF DIVERTED FROM RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER MAIN COXSACKIE STREET TO SIDEWALKS AND RESOLVE ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN ONCE AND FOR ALL
04/12/2023 FOLLOWING NATIONAL GUARD BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR ROCHESTER IN 2021, SCHUMER REVEALS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GAO REPORT ON HELICOPTER SAFETY; SENATOR PERSONALLY REQUESTED GAO REPORT AFTER ACCIDENT - NOW SCHUMER OUTLINES VITAL CHANGES NEEDED TO PROTECT BRAVE SERVICEMEMBERS & DEMANDS SWIFT ADOPTION
04/07/2023 SCHUMER: TRAIN CARS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN THROUGH WESTERN NY, WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN RUNNING THROUGH THE HEART OF WYOMING COUNTY; IN WAKE OF NATIONAL RAIL ACCIDENTS SENATOR SAYS SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO WNY AND LAUNCHES PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN RAIL REFORMS, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, AND KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
04/04/2023 WITH BILLIONS IN FED RAIL INVESTMENT COMING DOWN THE TRACK, SCHUMER BRINGS BIDEN ADMIN TRANSPORTATION TOP BRASS TO ALSTOM'S HORNELL FACILITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW SOUTHERN TIER WORKERS CAN BUILD THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION
03/10/2023 AFTER FIGHTING TO RESTORE SERVICES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE AMTRAK'S ADIRONDACK LINE TO RESUME THIS APRIL
11/01/2022 Letter to Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Wyden, Colleagues Urge FAA Action to Prevent Shrinking Plane Seat Sizes, Ensure Passenger Safety
10/19/2022 Letter to Stephanie Pollack, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration - Schumer Calls for Federal Safety Audit on Long Island's "deadliest Roads,' Including Routes 25 & 27; Jericho Turnpike & Middle County Road--alone--have Logged Dozens of Deaths With Fed Safety Admin; Senator Says Audit Could Drive Critical Transpo/safety Funds--he'll Push for--to LI
08/10/2022 Tweet - "This is big for NYC: The MTA will receive $116 million from @USDOT for clean, electric buses from our infrastructure law. This will drive the MTA to a clean-energy future and reduce dirty diesel carbon emissions in NYC neighborhoods."
05/13/2022 Reps. Rice, Meeks, Suozzi, Zeldin, and Garbarino Introduce Bipartisan COVID-19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act
04/26/2022 Tweet - "I'm so proud to deliver millions in federal funding to @CDTA for the new Schenectady Gateway Mobility Hub. This will increase transit accessibility, accelerate economic recovery, and help revolutionize transportation for the entire Capital Region!"
04/25/2022 Schumer & Capital District Transportation Authority Announce Ground Breaking of First-of-its-kind Schenectady Gateway Mobility Hub; Across Covid Relief and New Investment, Schumer Delivers Unprecedented Over Quarter of a Billion in Fed $$$ to Pave the Way for Capital Region's Transportation Transformation
04/14/2022 Tweet - "I'm working to secure a @USDOT grant to turn Staten Island's Arthur Kill Terminal into a cutting-edge offshore wind port facility--built with good-paying UNION jobs and supporting American manufacturing!"
04/13/2022 Following His Visit to Syracuse, Schumer Announces Next Step for I-81 to Be Released Tomorrow; Senator Says Project Will Have Cleared Biggest Hurdle Yet, One Step Closer to Shovels in the Ground & Downtown Syracuse's I-81 Transformation
03/31/2022 Letter to Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Senator Gillibrand, Representative Cohen Call On Dot To Swiftly Execute Provisions In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package To Address Preventable Deaths Caused By Underride Crashes
03/28/2022 Schumer, Espaillat Statement on President Biden's FY23 Discretionary Budget Proposal
03/08/2022 Schumer announces: Breeze Airways to launch service at Syracuse Hancock International Airport
03/07/2022 Tweet - "When we passed the infrastructure law, I said it'd make the Rochester Inner Loop North redevelopment a reality Now that day has come $100M in infrastructure funds will transform Rochester by filling in the Inner Loop North, creating jobs, and reversing decades of disinvestment"
03/07/2022 Schumer statement on funding for Rochester's Inner Loop
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