Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On August 7th, 2017, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer stood alongside Lindsay Cray, whose father, Vietnam Veteran Tom Cray was recently diagnosed with a glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor, decades after he was exposed to Agent Orange during two combat tours in Vietnam. Schumer explained that Mr. Cray does not receive service-related compensation for his cancer because it is not recognized as a service-connected illness by the Department of Veterans Affairs. After learning that Tom was diagnosed with Glioblastoma that could be linked to his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer called on the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to immediately help Tom's family's secure VA compensation for his illness and to establish a presumption of service connection for Glioblastoma.