Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On April 11, 2011 Schumer called on unused harbor maintenance funds collected for critical dredging projects to be used in the Port of Rochester and Irondequoit Bay. Billions of dollars worth of funds are available but have not been freed up. Without this legislation the Port could have been closed to local business and tourism, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenues.