Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 29, 2021, Following a year of tireless advocacy for federal aid and support for hard-hit New York state amidst the COVID pandemic, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand brought Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit I-81 in Syracuse where together they pushed for the Reconnecting Communities Act and to make permanent an expansion of the local hire pilot program as part of the American Jobs Plan, which would help fund the I-81 transformation project while supporting local workers and revitalizing Syracuse.