Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 30, 2015, Senator Schumer visited the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department to launch a two-pronged push to secure the funds needed to hire additional police officers to Poughkeepsie’s force and make significant changes to the federal program that helps cities like Poughkeepsie hire more officers, called the COPS Hiring Program (CHP). First, Schumer pledged his support for the City of Poughkeepsie’s application for CHP funding, through which they are seeking to hire five new police officers, and will promise to do everything in his power to fight for this funding. Second, Schumer renewed his push to make significant changes to the federal program that helps cities like Poughkeepsie hire these additional police officers, called the COPS Hiring Program (CHP). Schumer was joined by members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.