Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On May 7, 2008, Senator Schumer, along with Congresswoman Nita Lowey, visited the Ossining Children's Center to call for a ban on a potential toxic chemical found in baby bottles and other plastic containers. Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical found to be dangerous in a recent study, has been found in children's products across the Hudson Valley. Chuck called on the CDC to perform a comprehensive study of BPA.