Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn May 28, 2008, Sen. Schumer called on National Grid to use profits from the sale of its Ravenswood plant in Queens to repower the Northport power plant as a modernized and efficient facility. Sen. Schumer said repowering the plant would eliminate the consumption of foreign oil at Northport and reduce the cost of producing energy, potentially saving rate payers hundreds of dollars on their electric bills.