Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 1, 2021, Senator Schumer met with Chenango County local leaders at Commerce Chenango in downtown Norwich to discuss the economic future of the county. Specifically, Schumer detailed the impact of the American Rescue Plan he led to passage in the Senate which will provide $9,169,406 for the county in state and local aid. Schumer explained that as part of the state and local provisions he secured, he made sure that localities would have flexibility in how they used the funding, allowing Chenango County to use a portion of their allotment to improve high-speed internet access for their communities. Schumer also revealed that he had called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ramp up outreach efforts to New York’s farmers and to increase data collection on specialty crops and small farms in the state to ensure that farmers were getting their fair share of the $24 billion in agricultural aid the senator negotiated. Schumer was joined by Kerri Green, President & CEO of Commerce Chenango, Shane Butler, Director of Planning for Chenango County, George Seneck, Chair of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors, Bradd Vickers, President of the Chenango County Farm Bureau, Melissa Stagnaro UHS Chenango Memorial Director of Fundraising and Business Development, and other Chenango County leaders.