Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On May 3, 2021, Senator Schumer stood outside the Corning Children’s Center to detail plans that will dramatically impact the lives of thousands of working families across the Southern Tier in a direct effort to combat the scourge of child poverty, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, through an expansion of the Child Tax Credit expansion – which experts say will cut child poverty in half – and the additional round of $1,400 direct payments to low and middle-income families that many Southern Tier residents have already begun receiving. Schumer said the plan is one of the boldest initiatives ever taken to combat child poverty in America, and will have a significant impact on Corning. The senator was joined by Bill Boland, Mayor of Corning, Paula Detar, Executive Director of the Corning Children’s Center, Cindy Lewis-Black, Development Director of the Corning Children Center, families, and local officials.