Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
Standing in Orange County on May 26th, 2017, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer stated that the Department of Defense (DOD) is once again dragging its feet following last month’s media reports that Air Force (USAF) is actively pursuing avenues for indemnification under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Schumer said USAF has indicated that it does not intend to produce a report on the extent of contamination or a corresponding Work Plan until the fall due to an internal policy that requires DOD take its own samples of the contamination. Schumer said this is an unnecessarily duplicative and time consuming approach, as DOD is not required by federal law to take its own samples to develop a plan for remediation.