Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On October 23, 2023, after delivering an unprecedented federal investment to jumpstart Binghamton’s growing battery hub last year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer visited Binghamton University to announce that the New Energy New York (NENY) project has just won the prestigious federal Tech Hub designation, which he created in the CHIPS & Science Act, accelerating the Southern Tier’s emergence as America’s next battery tech hub. Binghamton will now be part of an exclusive group, comprised of only 31 regions in America, with the opportunity to compete for significant federal funding to transform Upstate NY into the core of America’s battery belt.