Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn February 21,2013 Schumer joined local experts in optics technology and high-tech manufacturing to launch the first-ever plan to create a national network of manufacturing hubs, with the aim of bringing one to Upstate New York. Schumer highlighted that the Eastman Business Park, one of the largest manufacturing parks in the country, is home to cutting-edge, high-tech companies in need of advanced research support in the manufacturing technologies of tomorrow. For the first time, Schumer revealed details of the legislation that he is crafting with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), called the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2013 that would authorize the creation of 15 unique manufacturing hubs throughout the country, through a competitive application process.