Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On September 8, 2020, warning that independent music venues throughout the Capital Region and the rest of the state face an uncertain future without dedicated federal assistance, Senator Schumer, standing with Grammy Award-winning Music Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, local independent venue operators, and the International Alliance for Theatrical Stage Employees union, pushed to provide vital support for independent live music venues through the bipartisan Save Our Stages Act (S. 4258). Schumer, a cosponsor of the legislation, said that 90% of independent venues report that they will have to close permanently without federal funding, according to a survey of National Independent Venue Association members. Schumer said that the bipartisan Save Our Stages Act is crucial to saving independent venues, like concert halls, theaters, and other places of entertainment, including Palace Theatre, Proctors Theater, The Egg, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, which generate economic activity within communities and are the lifeblood of New York. Schumer said the Senate needs to act in an immediate way if independent venues are going to stay afloat and reopen when it is safe to do so and he will fight to include federal assistance for independent venues in any upcoming coronavirus relief legislation.