Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 12, 2023, building on years of advocacy to elevate Albany NanoTech and the Capital Region as a global center for semiconductor research and manufacturing, Senator Schumer joined the National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT) and the U.S. Department of Labor at Albany Nanotech to announce New York as the nation’s first ever Career Opportunity Hub. This hub will help build the tech workforce needed for the major expansion in the domestic semiconductor industry, including in Upstate New York, spurred by Schumer’s CHIPS and Science Act.Â