Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On January 5, 2023, standing at Onondaga Community College, flanked by doctors and healthcare professionals, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed that he has secured over $12 million to boost hospitals and health providers across Central New York, including a game changing investment in OCC to help train the next generation of health workers and expand programs to help address local staffing shortages. This new facility will help bolster the OCC School of Health’s expansion as it prepares to launch new programs for a variety of high demand healthcare career paths, which they project will nearly double the current enrollment in health programs. The senator said this funding will work hand in hand with additional provisions included in the end-of-year spending bill to boost nursing programs and residency slots– helping to expand healthcare infrastructure in Syracuse and across CNY, while simultaneously ensuring residents have access to the training they need to fill these good paying, in-demand jobs.