Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On November 4th, 2019, on the heels of his successful multi-year push to deliver vital federal funds to the facility, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer returned to the Port of Albany to see first-hand how the $17.6 million U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant he secured in 2016 is being used to modernize the Port’s operations. Schumer said that the grant was critical to ensure that the Port remained a hub of job creation and economic activity to the Capital Region economy, as well as announced a new push for federal funding to further enhance its infrastructure.