Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
Standing at Essie’s Restaurant in downtown Poughkeepsie, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer formally announced that Hudson Valley restaurants are now eligible for their own, direct, federal pandemic relief, thanks to a provision he championed in the American Rescue Plan which he led to passage in the U.S. Senate. With New York state boosting Dutchess County restaurant capacity to 75% less than a month ago, Schumer said more help is on the way for the Hudson Valley economy BUT that local restaurants need to apply, and that the SBA will need to be ready to help Hudson Valley restaurants like Essie’s in the City of Poughkeepsie. Schumer is pushing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to stand up the new program immediate so that Hudson Valley eateries can be first in line for these funds, given that the Mid-Hudson region has been so hard hit by the pandemic.