SCHUMER TO BRING LONG ISLANDER ALESHANDRA FERNANDES, A UNION IRONWORKER FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS, AS HIS PERSONAL GUEST TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced he will bring Long Islander Aleshandra Fernandes, a union ironworker for offshore wind projects, as his personal guest to attend President Trump's State of the Union. Trump's Department of the Interior (DOI) has abruptly paused leases for five offshore wind projects, including two off the coast of New York, threatening to raise electricity bills, kill good-paying union jobs, and undermine grid reliability. Earlier this month, Trump received his 5th straight loss in the courts in his crusade to stop offshore wind and kill thousands of jobs, allowing New York's Empire Wind 1 and Sunrise Wind Projects to re...