Fair 68°
Politics
Shutdown Countdown: Schumer Meets Trump, Maloney Will Give Up Paycheck Shutdown Countdown: Schumer Meets Trump, Maloney Will Give Up Paycheck
Shutdown Countdown: Schumer Meets Trump, Maloney Will Give Up Paycheck President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met Friday afternoon and made "progress" toward avoiding a U.S. Government shutdown, according to Schumer, but "have a good number of disagreements."  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a key procedural vote for 10 p.m. Friday to avert a shutdown prior to the midnight deadline. Trump tweeted after the Schumer meeting: "Excellent preliminary meeting in Oval with @SenSchumer - working on solutions for Security and our great Military together with @SenateMajLdr McConnell and @Spea…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Politics
Schumer Visits New Windsor Following Cosmetics Factory Explosion Schumer Visits New Windsor Following Cosmetics Factory Explosion
Schumer Visits New Windsor Following Cosmetics Factory Explosion In the wake of a cosmetics factory explosion that killed one person in the Hudson Valley, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for more coordination from government officials when a company is cited for violations. At New Windsor Town Hall Friday, Schumer called for an immediate improvement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) coordination and communication system protocols to notify local governments, fire departments and first responders and other public utility entities if and when a local company is cited for serious violations like Verla International was. The ex…

SHARE

by Sam Barron