September 5, 2011
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Schumer promises to push FEMA for as much aid as possible for New York
 Pine Island farmer Christopher Pawelski and Schumer discuss crop losses from Irene |
COLD SPRING – US Senator Charles Schumer is spending a rainy Labor
Day Monday driving from one end of the region to the other to take a firsthand
look at the flood damage from Hurricane Irene last week. Monday’s
new rains threaten to create new flood conditions.
Schumer started his day in Cold Spring followed by stops at an onion farm
in the Pine Island black dirt region and a tour of the flood ravaged area
of Phoencia.
The senator said he will search for “every last dollar of federal
aid” to help New York rebuild.
“The devastation in the Hudson Valley is unimaginable and it’s
clear we need the full support of the federal government to help get things
back on track.”
He is pushing to have Putnam County declared eligible for individual assistance.
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