Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On September 7, 2009 Schumer and Representative Peter King presented the family of Glenn Winuk the 9/11 Medal of Valor. Glenn was a volunteer Jericho firefighter who was killed on 9/11 when he heroically raced to Ground Zero to help even though he was off duty. The 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor is a special Medal of Valor for the Public Safety Officers who were killed as a result of the terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.