Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn January 27, 2014, Senator Schumer called on the feds to designate Dutchess County as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), which will enhance coordination of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies by providing equipment, technology and additional resources to combat drug-related crimes in that County. Second, Schumer called for the establishment of a statewide, comprehensive database that Dutchess County law enforcement and health officials could access and use to determine trends and patterns of drug related crimes in the region. He was joined by Steven Minard, City of Poughkeepsie Police Captain, Ronald Knapp, Chief of Police, and other local law enforcement officials.