Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On March 9, 2009, Sen. Schumer announced that Rochester would receive $2.5 million from the Federal Economic Stimulus Package for its Zero Tolerance Anti-Crime Initiative. The initiative focuses on decreasing crimes by putting more officers on the streets and ensuring that local police departments have the resources they need. This money will strengthen the program, which resulted in 12% fewer murders in 2008.