Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On August 28th, standing with several Long Island homeowners while Dorian strengthens in the Atlantic, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer both waged a fight and debuted a new bipartisan federal legislative reform plan to reshape the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and make it work better for New Yorkers. Schumer first explained that the NFIP’s authorization will expire September 30th unless Congress extends the program that protects Long Island homeowners in the event of major flooding, like from hurricanes. He said Long Island homeowners are worried that Congress could allow the program to lapse in the middle of hurricane season. And he also debuted the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S. 2187).