Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On September 3, 2013 Senator Schumer urged the USDA to create a National Dairy Safety Research and Training facility which would provide unified training for dairy industry food safety. He highlighted the positive impact it would have on Cornell and New York States Dairy Farming Industry. He was joined by Martha Robertson, chair of Tompkins County Legislature and Svante Myrick, Mayor of Ithaca.