Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On October 18th, 2021, citing the U.S.’s inability to quickly ramp up domestic PPE production during the pandemic, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer stood with Hickey Freeman workers in Rochester to launch his ‘Marshall Plan’ campaign to secure an onshore supply chain for American-made PPE created by domestic manufacturers like Hickey Freeman and its parent company Rochester Tailored Clothing. Specifically, the Senator unveiled the ‘Make PPE In America Act’ provision which he helped secure in the recently-Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will guarantee long-term contracts for U.S.-made PPE for federal agencies and the federal strategic stockpile. Additionally, during his visit, Schumer announced that following his years of work to keep the Hickey Freeman factory in business, Hickey Freeman will now add 100 new jobs to their Rochester facility as a result of new agreements secured by the factory to produce new product for its customers.