Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn May 21, 2012, Schumer visited Birchwood Co-Ops in Mineola, Long Island to call on the FRA to launch a safety investigation into reports that uncovered freight cars are transporting loose debris on Long Island. Metal scraps flying off the freight cars have damaged residents' cars and ended up on private property. Schumer called for the FRA to mandate that any freight cars traveling through densely populated urban and suburban communities be required by federal rules to cover cars carrying loose debris.