Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On August 12, 2015, Senator Schumer visited the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center in Kingston to urge the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy to designate Ulster County a federal High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), which will help Ulster County address a recent and disturbing uptick in heroin usage and drug-related crime by improving coordination among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as providing equipment, technology and additional resources. Despite the best efforts of law enforcement officials and County officials, dangerous drugs have found the way into communities throughout Ulster County and the entire Hudson Valley. Schumer explained that Ulster County applied for HIDTA designation last year and was rejected, but is submitting an improved application this year in the face of the growing heroin and opioid drug use problem in the area. As a result, Schumer renewed his push to have Ulster County receive this crucial designation that will allow it to curb this emerging threat by utilizing increased federal resources and technology.