Chuck Around
New York

Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all
62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.

Filter by year

Filter by county

{"A3A97CF7-5056-A066-60F6-0A64114576E7":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"A3A97CF7-5056-A066-60F6-0A64114576E7","title":"Oswego Child Tax Credit ","summary":"Fulton, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"April 6, 2021","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/oswego-child-tax-credit-","city":"Fulton","county":"Oswego","lat":43.3255433,"lng":-76.4150602,"description":"On April 6, 2021, following his successful steering to passage of the broader American Rescue Plan and standing at Oswego County Opportunities in Oswego County, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer detailed plans that will dramatically impact the lives of thousands of working families across Central New York in a direct effort to combat the scourge of child poverty, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, through an expansion of the Child Tax Credit – which, experts say, will cut child poverty in half – and an additional round of $1,400 direct payments to low and middle-income families, that will flow to upwards of 85% of Central New Yorkers.\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.oswegocountybusiness.com/special-features/the-persistency-of-poverty-in-oswego-county/\">poverty rate</a> in Oswego County had slightly decreased in the years leading up to the pandemic, 17.9% in 2019 which was down from 18.3% in 2018. However, despite the decrease, Oswego County still remains one of the poorest counties in New York, ranking 55th out of 62. Additionally, <a href=\"https://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US36075-oswego-county-ny/\">roughly 30%</a> of children living in Oswego are living below the poverty line. Therefore, the Schumer-secured expansion of the CTC will significantly impact Oswego County and the rest of the region, delivering approximately $237 million to the Syracuse metropolitan area (Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga counties), including $42 million to Oswego County  and $167M for Onondaga County. <a href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-5-19tax-factsheets-ny.pdf\">Estimates</a> of similar legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit indicate that approximately 98,000 households in the NY-24 Congressional District and 99,000 in the NY-22 Congressional District will benefit from the strengthened credit. Nationwide, the tax credit expansion will benefit nearly 66 million children, and it will lift nearly 10 million children above or closer to the federal poverty line, while providing a significant boost for working families."}}

Filter events