Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn May 1, 2012 Schumer visited the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester to call on the federal government to preserve a key program that has helped the center find jobs for hundreds of local veterans in the Rochester area. The federal funding helps finance about 40% of the job placement work the center currently conducts, and losing the assistance would be a severe blow to its work.