WITH ROCHESTER'S BLACK BUTTON DISTILLING MISSING OUT ON BARRELS OF BUSINESS FROM FEDS HOLDING UP EXPANSION PLANS, SCHUMER CALLS ON TTB TO CUT THROUGH RED TAPE & APPROVE PLANS TO HELP BLACK BUTTON EXPAND

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"Black Button Distilling is not only a vital part of the booming beverage industry in Rochester, but a favorite spot for locals to meet, celebrate, and socialize. It's unacceptable that waiting on approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is putting Black Button's expansion plans on the rocks and causing them to miss out on barrels of new business. That's why I'm pushing TTB to stop their idling and immediately approve this expansion project, so more home-grown NY products can be distilled into more Rochester-made bourbon, boosting both good paying jobs and the region's economy. This is the last call for the feds, because I am going to do everything I can to get Black Button the approval they need to grow and thrive in New York and beyond."

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