Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On March 23rd, 2009, Sen. Schumer announced that he is introducing legislation that will lower the burdensome threshold that Syracuse area veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have to meet to receive treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Schumer was joined by local veterans, family members affected by a loved one's PTSD, and members of the health care community.