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• Schumer asks airlines to drop seat fee for kids

  Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra.The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to find it harder to   Read more »

• Schumer: Address freight car debris danger

  Rail companies that send open freight cars through densely populated areas should be required to cover the cars to ensure debris doesn't fall off at high speeds, putting people and property at risk, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday.Standing outsid   Read more »

• Senate bill would punish 'tax dodgers'

  Two senators Thursday denounced Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin as a tax dodger for renouncing his U.S. citizenship ahead of the company's initial public offering, and introduced legislation to punish him and others who leave the country to duck   Read more »

• Aiming to give craft beer brewers a break

  Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sen. Lee Zeldin were among legislators who gathered Sunday in a Manhattan tavern to clink glasses together in agreement to fight for local craft beer makers."Our craft brewing industry has become one of the fastest growing   Read more »

• Transportation bill stymied in Congress

  May will be a crucial month for a stalled federal transportation bill that would give Nassau and Suffolk commuters a tax break, fund critical capacity improvements on the LIRR and make dangerous Long Island roads safer, Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday.I   Read more »

Around the web

• N.Y. senator calls for grill brush investigation after River Edge man consumed bristle

  to alert consumers to this hazard, he said. “Metal bristles are one topping no one wants on their burger this holiday season,” Schumer said. He was joined in calling for an investigation and warnings at a news conference in New York on Memorial Day by Chuck 5/30/12 from NorthJersey.com Read more »

• Pelosi Admits Goalpost Shift on Bush Tax Cuts

  to expire. I got a little pushback from some who argued that this is nothing new, and that Democrats, particularly Chuck Schumer, had been flirting with the millionaire dividing line for a while. I’m not sure why that was any better, but there’s no question 5/30/12 from Firedoglake Read more »

• U.S. senators push for quick agreement on rail pre-clearance centre in Montreal

  will spur job creation and economic opportunities on both sides of the border." The letter is from New York Democrats Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, as well as Bernie Sanders, an independent also from the so-called 5/30/12 from Vancouver Sun Read more »

• Local Lawmakers Urge Canadian Government to Keep Consulate in Buffalo

  will reverse course after considering the negative effects of the closure on both sides of the border. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand along with Representatives Louise Slaughter, Brian Higgins and Kathy Hochul stressed the importance of the 5/30/12 from WGRZ | Buffalo, NY Read more »

• Mica, Rahall to offer conference updates - Private railroad chugs along - A profile of T&I legend Jimmy Miller - LaHood, McDonnell talk transpo

  in the head) first. This could result in a severe injury or even fatality for the infant.” TAKE A (FEE-FREE) SEAT: Sen. Chuck Schumer wrote ( http://bit.ly/L1WOuK ) the DOT and leading trade group A4A to ask that airlines allow families to sit together without 5/30/12 from The Politico Read more »